88250 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 37% of adults in 88250 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88250, ~5% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88250 compares
88250 runs about 83 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88250 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 88250 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 88250, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88250 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88250 runs about 83 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 88250 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in 88250 are family households, above 95% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 88250, 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 88250 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 88250 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in 88250 have completed high school, below 87% 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.