88112 is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 88112 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88112, ~5% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88112 compares
88112 runs about 90 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88112 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 88112 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 88112, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88112 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88112 runs about 90 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 88112 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 88112, NM sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 88112 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in 88112 have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of zip codes. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and 88112 sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 95% of adults in 88112 have completed high school, above 76% 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.