87507 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 87507 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87507, ~43% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87507 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87507 is the least Democratic-leaning.
87507 runs about 36 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87507. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+36), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 87507 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 87507, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 74% of residents in 87507 live in densely developed areas, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in 87507 have never been married, above 81% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87507, 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 87507 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87507 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 87507 report food insecurity, above 84% 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.