Zuni is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Zuni typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zuni, ~38% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zuni compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zuni is the most Democratic-leaning.
Zuni runs about 68 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Zuni. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Zuni 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 Zuni, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Zuni have never been married, far above similar-sized cities (around 27%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Zuni, NM sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Zuni looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Zuni is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 12 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in Zuni rent, compared to around 27% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Zuni report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Zuni Pueblo, NM D+50
- Pescado, NM D+21
- Vanderwagen, NM D+26
- Lower Nutria, NM R+17
- Ramah, NM D+14
- Lupton, AZ D+55
- Pinehill, NM D+44
- McGaffey, NM R+28
- Houck, AZ D+51
- Mentmore, NM D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Burke, VT R+5
- Flemington, PA R+44
- Elm Grove, LA R+70
- Etna, CA R+24
- Ezel, KY R+64
- Sunny Side, GA R+25
- Orangeville, UT R+76
- Silver Point, TN R+65
- Cutler, OH R+54
- Lyons, NE R+56
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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.