87059 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 87059 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87059, ~34% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87059 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87059 leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
87059 runs about 15 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87059 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87059. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+17) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 87059 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 87059, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 87059 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. 87059 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 87059, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 87059 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 87059 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 87059 own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 87059 have completed high school, above 92% 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.