87413 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 87413 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87413, ~20% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87413 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87413 leans more Republican than 1 of 5 neighbors.
87413 runs about 49 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87413 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87413. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+57) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 56 points.
Why 87413 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 87413, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
87413 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87413 runs about 49 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 87413 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 81% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 87413 are family households, above 77% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87413, 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 87413 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87413 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.