88101 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 88101 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88101, ~20% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88101 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 88101 is the least Republican-leaning.
88101 runs about 38 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88101 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88101. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 40 points.
Why 88101 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 88101, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88101 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88101 runs about 38 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in 88101 drive to work alone, above 81% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 88101, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 88101 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 88101 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in 88101 rent, above 84% of zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in 88101 report food insecurity, above 90% 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.