88028 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 42% of adults in 88028 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88028, ~13% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88028 compares
88028 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
88028 runs about 46 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88028 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 88028 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 88028, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88028 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88028 runs about 46 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 88028 is about 94%, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 78%).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 88028, 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 88028 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 97% of adults in 88028 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.