87062 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 87062 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87062, ~25% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87062 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87062 leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
87062 runs about 24 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87062 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87062. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 87062 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 87062, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in 87062 hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 24%. 87062 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87062, 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 87062 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87062 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 8 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in 87062 report food insecurity, above 92% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 87062 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.