New Mexico presidential election results and history

New Mexico has voted in 29 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 25 of the 29 with a recorded winner (86%).

Current members of Congress from New Mexico (5)

Martin Heinrich Senator · Democrat
Ben Ray Luján Senator · Democrat
Melanie A. Stansbury District 1 · Democrat
Gabe Vasquez District 2 · Democrat
Teresa Leger Fernandez District 3 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris6.0 pts
Electoral votes: 5
Democratic wins: 17
Republican wins: 12

New Mexico, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in New Mexico

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	51.9%	Donald J. Trump	6.0	5	923,403	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	54.3%	Donald J. Trump	10.8	5	923,965	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	48.3%	Donald J. Trump	8.2	5	798,318	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	53.0%	Mitt Romney	10.2	5	783,758	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	56.9%	John McCain	15.1	5	830,158	Barack Obama ✓
2004	George W. Bush	49.8%	John Kerry	0.8	5	756,304	George W. Bush ✓
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	47.9%	George W. Bush	0.1	5	598,605	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	49.2%	Robert Dole	7.3	5	556,074	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	45.9%	George H. W. Bush	8.6	5	569,986	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	51.9%	Michael Dukakis	5.0	5	521,287	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	59.7%	Walter Mondale	20.5	5	514,370	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	54.9%	Jimmy Carter	18.2	4	456,971	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	50.5%	Jimmy Carter	2.5	4	418,409	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	61.0%	George McGovern	24.5	4	386,241	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	51.8%	Hubert Humphrey	12.1	4	327,350	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.0%	Barry Goldwater	18.6	4	328,645	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.2%	Richard M. Nixon	0.7	4	311,107	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	57.8%	Adlai Stevenson	16.0	4	253,926	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.4%	Adlai Stevenson	11.1	4	238,608	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	56.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	13.5	4	187,063	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	53.5%	Thomas E. Dewey	7.0	4	152,225	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	56.6%	Wendell L. Willkie	13.3	3	183,258	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	62.7%	Alfred M. Landon	26.2	3	169,135	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	62.7%	Herbert Hoover	27.0	3	151,606	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	59.0%	Alfred E. Smith	18.2	3	118,077	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	48.5%	John W. Davis	5.5	3	112,830	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	54.7%	James M. Cox	10.4	3	105,412	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Woodrow Wilson	50.4%	Charles E. Hughes	3.9	3	66,879	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	41.9%	William Howard Taft	6.7	3	48,807	Woodrow Wilson ✓

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Questions and answers

How has New Mexico voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 6.0 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 10.8 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 8.2 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 10.2 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 15.1 points.

When did New Mexico last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did New Mexico last vote Republican for president?

In 2004, for George W. Bush.

How often does New Mexico vote for the winning presidential candidate?

New Mexico backed the national winner in 25 of 29 elections in this record (86%).

Is New Mexico a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 10.2 points, Democratic by 8.2 points, Democratic by 10.8 points and Democratic by 6.0 points.

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