87035 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 87035 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87035, ~21% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87035 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87035 leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
87035 runs about 41 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87035 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87035. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 87035 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 87035, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in 87035 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the New Mexico average of 24%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in 87035 drive to work alone, above 88% of zip codes. 87035 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87035, 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 87035 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87035 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.