Tyrone leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Tyrone typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tyrone, ~27% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tyrone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tyrone leans more Republican than 11 of 14 neighbors.
Tyrone runs about 31 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while Tyrone is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tyrone. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Tyrone leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tyrone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Tyrone drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Tyrone runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Tyrone, NM sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tyrone looks the way it does
Turnout in Tyrone sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver City, NM D+11
- Arenas Valley, NM Even
- White Signal, NM R+36
- Santa Clara, NM D+15
- Hurley, NM R+13
- Bayard, NM D+17
- Vanadium, NM D+11
- Pinos Altos, NM D+8
- Mangas Springs, NM R+29
- Whitewater, NM R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- State Line, MS R+15
- Ludlow Falls, OH R+65
- Rossiter, PA R+64
- Hickman, CA R+56
- Kimbrell, AL R+41
- Kindred, ND R+47
- Hartfield, VA R+32
- New Deal, TX R+61
- Mitchellville, TN R+61
- Ashland, IL R+49
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Mexico Secretary of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.