88025 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 88025 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88025, ~13% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88025 compares
88025 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
88025 runs about 45 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88025 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88025. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 88025 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 88025, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88025 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88025 runs about 45 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 88025 is about 93%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 88025, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 88025 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 97% of adults in 88025 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.