87562 leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 87562 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87562, ~33% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87562 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87562 leans more Democratic than 3 of 5 neighbors.
87562 runs about 14 points more Democratic than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87562. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 33 points.
Why 87562 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 87562, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in 87562 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 28%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 87562, 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 87562 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87562 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 5 points above the New Mexico average of 16%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 87562 report food insecurity, above 90% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in 87562 have completed high school, below 95% 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.