87943 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 87943 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 87943, ~29% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 87943 compares
87943 runs about 49 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87943 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 87943. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 87943 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 87943, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
87943 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 87943 runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 87943 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 87943, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 87943 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in 87943 own their home, about 15 points above the New Mexico average of 80%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 87943 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 87943 have completed high school, above 82% 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.