88330 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 23% of adults in 88330 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88330, ~10% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~77% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88330 compares
88330 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
88330 runs about 18 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88330 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88330. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 88330 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 88330, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88330 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 72%, far above the New Mexico average of 18%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. 88330 runs against the grain of New Mexico, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 88330, NM does.
Why turnout in 88330 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 85% of households in 88330 rent, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 88330 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 88330 report food insecurity, above 86% 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.