Below is a table of all United States presidential elections in New Mexico since it became a state in 1912.
New Mexico voted for the winning Presidential candidate from 1912 until 1976. This gave the state a bellwether reputation.
Year |
Winner (nationally) |
Votes |
% |
Loser (nationally) |
Votes |
% |
Other votes |
Other % |
Electoral votes |
1912 |
Woodrow Wilson (D) |
20,437 |
41.39% |
William H. Taft (R) |
17,733 |
35.91% |
≈11,200 |
22.70% |
3 |
1916 |
Woodrow Wilson (D) |
33,527 |
50.2% |
Charles E. Hughes (R) |
31,152 |
46.6% |
≈2,130 |
3.2% |
3 |
1920 |
Warren G. Harding (R) |
57,634 |
54.7% |
James M. Cox (D) |
46,668 |
44.3% |
≈1,000 |
1.0% |
3 |
1924 |
Calvin Coolidge (R) |
54,745 |
48.5% |
John W. Davis (D) |
48,542 |
43.0% |
≈9,543 |
8.5% |
3 |
1928 |
Herbert Hoover (R) |
69,645 |
59.0% |
Al Smith (D) |
48,211 |
40.9% |
≈110 |
0.1% |
3 |
1932 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) |
95,089 |
62.7% |
(R) |
54,217 |
35.8% |
≈2,270 |
1.5% |
3 |
1936 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) |
106,037 |
62.7% |
Alf Landon (R) |
61,727 |
36.5% |
≈1,300 |
0.8% |
3 |
1940 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) |
103,699 |
56.6% |
Wendell Willkie (R) |
79,315 |
43.3% |
≈180 |
0.1% |
3 |
1944 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) |
81,389 |
53.5% |
Thomas E. Dewey (R) |
70,688 |
46.4% |
≈150 |
0.1% |
4 |
1948 |
Harry S. Truman (D) |
105,464 |
56.4% |
Thomas E. Dewey (R) |
80,303 |
42.9% |
≈1,300 |
0.7% |
4 |
1952 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) |
132,170 |
55.4% |
Adlai Stevenson (D) |
105,661 |
44.3% |
≈700 |
0.3% |
4 |
1956 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) |
146,788 |
57.8% |
Adlai Stevenson (D) |
106,098 |
41.8% |
≈1,010 |
0.4% |
4 |
1960 |
John F. Kennedy (D) |
156,027 |
50.2% |
Richard Nixon (R) |
153,733 |
49.4% |
≈1,240 |
0.4% |
4 |
1964 |
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) |
194,017 |
59.2% |
Barry Goldwater (R) |
131,838 |
40.2% |
≈1,950 |
0.6% |
4 |
1968 |
Richard Nixon (R) |
169,692 |
51.9% |
Hubert Humphrey (D) |
130,081 |
39.8% |
≈27,100 |
8.3% |
4 |
1972 |
Richard Nixon (R) |
235,606 |
61.1% |
George McGovern (D) |
141,084 |
36.6% |
≈8,870 |
2.3% |
4 |
1976 |
Jimmy Carter (D) |
201,148 |
48.3% |
Gerald Ford (R) |
211,419 |
50.8% |
≈3,750 |
0.9% |
4 |
1980 |
Ronald Reagan (R) |
250,779 |
54.9% |
Jimmy Carter (D) |
167,826 |
36.8% |
≈37,900 |
8.3% |
4 |
1984 |
Ronald Reagan (R) |
307,101 |
59.70% |
Walter Mondale (D) |
201,769 |
39.23% |
5,500 |
1.07% |
5 |
1988 |
George H.W. Bush (R) |
270,341 |
51.86% |
Michael Dukakis (D) |
244,497 |
46.90% |
6,449 |
1.24% |
5 |
1992 |
Bill Clinton (D) |
261,617 |
45.90% |
George H.W. Bush (R) |
212,824 |
37.34% |
95,545 |
16.76% |
5 |
1996 |
Bill Clinton (D) |
273,495 |
49.18% |
Bob Dole (R) |
232,751 |
41.86% |
49,828 |
8.96% |
5 |
2000 |
George W. Bush (R) |
286,417 |
47.85% |
Al Gore (D) |
286,783 |
47.91% |
25,405 |
4.24% |
5 |
2004 |
George W. Bush (R) |
376,930 |
49.84% |
John Kerry (D) |
370,942 |
49.05% |
8,432 |
1.11% |
5 |
2008 |
Barack Obama (D) |
472,422 |
56.91% |
John McCain (R) |
346,832 |
41.78% |
10,904 |
1.31% |
5 |
2012 |
Barack Obama (D) |
415,335 |
52.99% |
Mitt Romney (R) |
335,788 |
42.84% |
32,633 |
4.16% |
5 |
2016 |
Donald Trump (R) |
319,667 |
40.04% |
Hillary Clinton (D) |
385,234 |
48.26% |
93,418 |
11.70% |
5 |
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