87052 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 47% of adults in 87052 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87052, ~34% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87052 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87052 leans more Democratic than 3 of 6 neighbors.
87052 runs about 39 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87052. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 87052 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 87052, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in 87052 have never been married, far above similar-sized zip codes (around 30%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87052, 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 87052 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87052 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 49%, about 9 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in 87052 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. 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.