87049 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 87049 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87049, ~33% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87049 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87049 leans more Democratic than 4 of 7 neighbors.
87049 runs about 42 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87049. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+64) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 74 points.
Why 87049 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 87049, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in 87049 have never been married, far above similar-sized zip codes (around 25%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87049, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 87049 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 30% of adults in 87049 report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 87049 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.