88252 is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 51% of adults in 88252 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88252, ~11% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88252 compares
88252 runs about 63 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88252 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88252. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 25 points.
Why 88252 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 88252, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 95% of residents in 88252 drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. 88252 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 88252, 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 88252 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 88252 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 8 points below the New Mexico average of 58%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in 88252 report food insecurity, above 89% 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.