88310 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 88310 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88310, ~26% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88310 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 88310 leans more Republican than 1 of 5 neighbors.
88310 runs about 29 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88310 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88310. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 88310 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 88310, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88310 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 88310 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; 88310, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 88310 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 88310 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.