2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico facts for kids
The 2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico was held on 8 November 2016. It was part of the 2016 United States presidential election, in which all other states plus the District of Columbia voted.
On 7 June 2016, the state also voted for who they wanted to be the nominee of their respective parties.
Contents
Presidential
Polling
Below is a table with the polling results in New Mexico. New Mexico has voted Democrat in the general election since 2008.
| Poll source | Date administered | Democrat | % | Republican | % | Libertarian | % | Green | % | Lead margin | Sample size | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia Poll | November 6, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 44% | Gary Johnson | 6% | Jill Stein | 1% | 2 | 8,439 | ± 1.8% |
| Research & Polling Inc | November 1–3, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 40% | Gary Johnson | 11% | Jill Stein | 3% | 5 | 504 | ± 4.4% |
| Breitbart News/Gravis Marketing | November 1–2, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 37% | Gary Johnson | 11% | Jill Stein | 3% | 8 | 1,327 | ± 2.7% |
| Zia Poll | November 1–2, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 43% | Gary Johnson | 7% | Jill Stein | 1% | 3 | 1,102 | ± 3.0% |
| Zia Poll | October 24, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 45% | Donald Trump | 40% | Gary Johnson | 9% | Jill Stein | 2% | 5 | 1,899 | ± 2.25% |
| Zia Poll | October 11, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 36% | Gary Johnson | 12% | Jill Stein | 2% | 10 | 1,536 | ± 2.5% |
| SurveyUSA | September 28 – October 2, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 46% | Donald Trump | 33% | Gary Johnson | 14% | Jill Stein | 2% | 13 | 594 | ± 4.1% |
| Research & Polling Inc | September 27–29, 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 35% | Donald Trump | 31% | Gary Johnson | 24% | Jill Stein | 2% | 4 | 501 | ± 4.4% |
Results
Turnout was 62.36%.
| Presidential election | ||
|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Hillary Clinton (DEM) | 385,234 | 48.26% |
| Donald Trump (REP) | 319,667 | 40.04% |
| Gary Johnson | 74,541 | 9.34% |
| Jill Stein | 9,879 | 1.24% |
| Evan McMullin | 5,825 | 0.73% |
| Darrell Castle | 1,514 | 0.19% |
| Gloria La Riva | 1,184 | 0.14% |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 475 | 0.06% |
| Total votes | 100.0% | |
Results by county
| County | Clinton# | Clinton% | Trump# | Trump% | Johnson# | Johnson% | Stein# | Stein% | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 143,417 | 52.22% | 94,698 | 34.48% | 29,682 | 10.81% | 3,614 | 1.32% | 274,662 |
| Catron | 427 | 20.84% | 1,464 | 71.45% | 111 | 5.42% | 23 | 1.12% | 2,049 |
| Chaves | 5,534 | 27.30% | 12,872 | 63.50% | 1,609 | 7.94% | 86 | 0.42% | 20,271 |
| Cibola | 3,741 | 46.40% | 3,195 | 39.63% | 970 | 12.03% | 73 | 0.91% | 8,063 |
| Colfax | 2,129 | 39.93% | 2,585 | 48.48% | 527 | 9.88% | 37 | 0.69% | 5,332 |
| Curry | 3,121 | 23.34% | 9,035 | 67.58% | 973 | 7.28% | 74 | 0.55% | 13,370 |
| De Baca | 193 | 21.21% | 620 | 68.13% | 89 | 9.78% | 6 | 0.66% | 910 |
| Doña Ana | 37,947 | 53.71% | 25,374 | 35.92% | 5,471 | 7.74% | 953 | 1.35% | 70,648 |
| Eddy | 5,033 | 25.59% | 13,147 | 66.85% | 1,275 | 6.48% | 84 | 0.43% | 19,667 |
| Grant | 6,276 | 48.99% | 5,288 | 41.28% | 899 | 7.02% | 218 | 1.70% | 12,811 |
| Guadalupe | 970 | 53.09% | 595 | 32.57% | 238 | 13.03% | 18 | 0.99% | 1,827 |
| Harding | 156 | 29.60% | 311 | 59.01% | 55 | 10.44% | 3 | 0.57% | 527 |
| Hidalgo | 784 | 41.88% | 910 | 48.61% | 137 | 7.32% | 6 | 0.32% | 1,872 |
| Lea | 3,930 | 22.19% | 12,495 | 70.55% | 1,098 | 6.20% | 56 | 0.32% | 17,712 |
| Lincoln | 2,331 | 26.19% | 5,896 | 66.23% | 560 | 6.29% | 59 | 0.66% | 8,902 |
| Los Alamos | 5,562 | 51.10% | 3,359 | 30.86% | 1,512 | 13.89% | 120 | 1.10% | 10,885 |
| Luna | 3,195 | 43.80% | 3,478 | 47.68% | 481 | 6.59% | 66 | 0.90% | 7,295 |
| McKinley | 13,576 | 62.55% | 5,104 | 23.52% | 2,412 | 11.11% | 284 | 1.31% | 21,703 |
| Mora | 1,536 | 62.93% | 665 | 27.24% | 194 | 7.95% | 35 | 1.43% | 2,441 |
| Otero | 6,124 | 30.53% | 11,886 | 59.26% | 1,613 | 8.04% | 169 | 0.84% | 20,059 |
| Quay | 1,017 | 28.47% | 2,212 | 61.93% | 299 | 8.37% | 15 | 0.42% | 3,572 |
| Rio Arriba | 9,592 | 64.47% | 3,599 | 24.19% | 1,425 | 9.58% | 188 | 1.26% | 14,878 |
| Roosevelt | 1,454 | 24.44% | 3,884 | 65.28% | 482 | 8.10% | 48 | 0.81% | 5,950 |
| San Juan | 12,865 | 27.90% | 27,946 | 60.61% | 4,200 | 9.11% | 352 | 0.76% | 46,110 |
| San Miguel | 7,285 | 67.76% | 2,313 | 21.51% | 915 | 8.51% | 160 | 1.49% | 10,751 |
| Sandoval | 27,707 | 44.91% | 25,905 | 41.99% | 6,657 | 10.79% | 627 | 1.02% | 61,690 |
| Santa Fe | 50,793 | 71.10% | 14,332 | 20.06% | 4,362 | 6.11% | 1,452 | 2.03% | 71,434 |
| Sierra | 1,612 | 31.11% | 3,010 | 58.10% | 442 | 8.53% | 78 | 1.51% | 5,181 |
| Socorro | 3,313 | 48.24% | 2,616 | 38.09% | 802 | 11.68% | 60 | 0.87 | 6,868 |
| Taos | 10,668 | 69.91% | 2,727 | 17.87% | 1,179 | 7.73% | 617 | 4.04% | 15,260 |
| Torrance | 1,785 | 28.23% | 3,714 | 58.73% | 692 | 10.94% | 66 | 1.04% | 6,324 |
| Union | 320 | 18.80% | 1,216 | 71.45% | 134 | 7.87% | 13 | 0.76% | 1,702 |
| Valencia | 10,841 | 39.29% | 13,215 | 47.89% | 3,046 | 11.04% | 219 | 0.79% | 27,592 |
| Totals | 385,234 | 48.26% | 319,666 | 40.04% | 74,541 | 9.34% | 9,879 | 1.24% | 798,318 |
Primaries
Democratic
The Democratic primary occurred on 7 June 2016.
| Democratic primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Hillary Clinton | 111,334 | 51.53% | 27 |
| Bernie Sanders | 104,741 | 48.47% | 16 |
| Total votes | 216,075 | 100% | 43 |
Republican
The Republican primary occurred on 7 June 2016.
| Republican primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Donald Trump | 73,908 | 70.64% | 24 |
| Ted Cruz (withdrawn) | 13,925 | 13.31% | 0 |
| John Kasich (withdrawn) | 7,925 | 7.57% | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 3,830 | 3.66% | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 3,531 | 3.37% | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 1,508 | 1.44% | 0 |
| Total votes | 104,627 | 100% | 24 |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color
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