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New Mexico presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried New Mexico by 0.06 points (366 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
598,605
NM result
D+0.1
Compared with the nation
0.4 pts more Republican
Swing since 1996
7.3 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic286,78347.90%5
George W. BushRepublican286,41747.80%—
Ralph NaderGreen21,2513.60%—
Total votes598,605

Sources: 2000

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Bernalillo County: Albert Gore, Jr. +2.1Cibola County: Albert Gore, Jr. +19.4Eddy County: George W. Bush +18.1Lincoln County: George W. Bush +35.9Los Alamos County: George W. Bush +14.4San Juan County: George W. Bush +27.3Socorro County: Albert Gore, Jr. +1.8Colfax County: Albert Gore, Jr. +1.0Guadalupe County: Albert Gore, Jr. +32.0Harding County: George W. Bush +25.6Lea County: George W. Bush +44.2Mora County: Albert Gore, Jr. +36.0Rio Arriba County: Albert Gore, Jr. +38.6Roosevelt County: George W. Bush +35.4Sandoval County: George W. Bush +1.7Santa Fe County: Albert Gore, Jr. +36.5Torrance County: George W. Bush +20.6Valencia County: George W. Bush +4.6Doña Ana County: Albert Gore, Jr. +5.7Grant County: Albert Gore, Jr. +6.3Quay County: George W. Bush +21.4Union County: George W. Bush +46.6De Baca County: George W. Bush +26.8San Miguel County: Albert Gore, Jr. +47.2Sierra County: George W. Bush +22.5Taos County: Albert Gore, Jr. +39.4Hidalgo County: George W. Bush +6.3Luna County: George W. Bush +6.4McKinley County: Albert Gore, Jr. +32.8Otero County: George W. Bush +29.6Catron County: George W. Bush +53.8Chaves County: George W. Bush +27.8Curry County: George W. Bush +40.4
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Bernalillo 99,46195,2499,609 204,319 2.1
Catron 3531,27385 1,711 53.8
Chaves 6,34011,378431 18,149 27.8
Cibola 4,1272,752209 7,088 19.4
Colfax 2,6532,600208 5,461 1.0
Curry 3,4718,301197 11,969 40.4
De Baca 34961221 982 26.8
Dona Ana 23,91221,2631,478 46,653 5.7
Eddy 7,10810,335344 17,787 18.1
Grant 5,6734,961607 11,241 6.3
Guadalupe 1,07654827 1,651 32.0
Harding 21436613 593 25.6
Hidalgo 83995441 1,834 6.3
Lea 3,85510,157244 14,256 44.2
Lincoln 2,0274,458287 6,772 35.9
Los Alamos 4,1495,623446 10,218 14.4
Luna 2,9753,395242 6,612 6.4
McKinley 10,2815,070528 15,879 32.8
Mora 1,45666867 2,191 36.0
Otero 5,46510,258481 16,204 29.6
Quay 1,4712,29281 3,844 21.4
Rio Arriba 8,1693,495433 12,097 38.6
Roosevelt 1,7623,762127 5,651 35.4
San Juan 11,98021,4341,243 34,657 27.3
San Miguel 6,5402,215406 9,161 47.2
Sandoval 14,89915,4231,433 31,755 1.7
Santa Fe 32,01713,9743,480 49,471 36.5
Sierra 1,6892,721176 4,586 22.5
Socorro 3,2943,173359 6,826 1.8
Taos 7,0392,7441,112 10,895 39.4
Torrance 1,8682,891201 4,960 20.6
Union 4521,26934 1,755 46.6
Valencia 9,81910,803755 21,377 4.6

Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.

Notes on how this document was read
  • Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).

Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).

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Questions and answers

Who won New Mexico in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won New Mexico by 0.06 percentage points (366 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 2000?

New Mexico cast 5 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in New Mexico in 2000?

598,605 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in New Mexico in 2000?

George W. Bush 20, Albert Gore, Jr. 13 (out of 33 counties with results).

How did New Mexico change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 7.3 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 7.3 points to Democratic by 0.1 points.

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