87024 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 87024 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87024, ~42% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87024 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87024 is the most Democratic-leaning.
87024 runs about 42 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87024. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 64 points.
Why 87024 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 87024, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 46% of adults in 87024 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 32%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87024, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 87024 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 31% of adults in 87024 report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.