87575 is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 87575 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87575, ~24% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87575 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 87575 sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 3 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
87575 runs about 6 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87575. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 28 points.
Why 87575 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 87575. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 87575, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 87575 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 87575 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of homes in 87575 have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 87575 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.