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New Mexico · 1928 presidential election

New Mexico presidential election results 1928

Herbert Hoover carried New Mexico by 18.21 points (21,497 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
118,077
NM result
R+18.2
Compared with the nation
0.8 pts more Republican
Swing since 1924
12.7 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Herbert HooverRepublican69,70859.00%3
Alfred E. SmithDemocratic48,21140.80%—
Total votes118,077

Sources: 1928

Questions and answers

Who won New Mexico in 1928?

Herbert Hoover won New Mexico by 18.21 percentage points (21,497 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 1928?

New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes in 1928.

How many people voted for president in New Mexico in 1928?

118,077 votes were counted for president.

How did New Mexico change from 1924 to 1928?

The margin moved 12.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 5.5 points to Republican by 18.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data