White Sands leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 24% of adults in White Sands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Sands, ~10% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Sands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Sands leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
White Sands runs about 21 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while White Sands is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why White Sands 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 White Sands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in White Sands are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and White Sands sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities). White Sands runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; White Sands, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in White Sands looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in White Sands rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and White Sands sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spaceport City, NM R+17
- Organ, NM R+11
- Las Cruces, NM D+5
- Mesilla Park, NM D+19
- Dona Ana, NM R+17
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Mesquite, NM R+3
- Vado, NM D+2
- Santo Tomas, NM R+4
- San Miguel, NM Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Anthony, IN R+56
- Lane, SC D+65
- Mousie, KY R+70
- Kendall, MI R+32
- Hoffman, NC D+5
- Dixon, NM D+11
- Rosebud, MO R+64
- Rexford, MT R+57
- Glenwood, WV R+60
- Eakin, SD R+53
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.