87827 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in 87827 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87827, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87827 compares
87827 runs about 51 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87827 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 87827 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 87827, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
87827 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87827 runs about 51 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 87827 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 87827, 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 87827 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in 87827 have completed high school, about 13 points above the New Mexico average of 87%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 87827 own their home, above 85% 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.