88339 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in 88339 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 88339, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 88339 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 88339 leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
88339 runs about 47 points more Republican than New Mexico as a whole. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88339 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 88339. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 39 points.
Why 88339 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 88339, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
88339 votes against the grain of New Mexico. New Mexico leans Democratic overall, while 88339 runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 88339 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of zip codes).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 88339, NM sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 88339 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 88339 have completed high school, about 11 points above the New Mexico average of 87%. 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.