88020 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 41% of adults in 88020 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88020, ~10% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88020 compares
88020 runs about 61 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88020 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 88020 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 88020, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in 88020 live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the New Mexico average of 18%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 88020 are family households, above 89% of zip codes. 88020 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 88020, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 88020 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 88020 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.