87364 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 87364 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87364, ~38% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87364 compares
87364 runs about 26 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87364. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 22 points.
Why 87364 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 87364, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in 87364 have never been married, far above similar-sized zip codes (around 27%).
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87364, NM sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 87364 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87364 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 43%, about 15 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in 87364 report food insecurity, in the top fraction of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 87364 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.