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Otero County, New Mexico presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Otero County by 27.0 points, out of 24,242 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+29.620002004: R+36.720042008: R+19.220082012: R+28.120122016: R+28.820162020: R+25.620202024: R+27.02024
Otero County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

New Mexico 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP15,11762.4%
Kamala Harris DEM8,58235.4%
All other candidates5432.2%
Total24,242

Otero County was R+27.0 against D+6.0 statewide, 33.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

New Mexico 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP14,52161.6%
Joseph R. Biden DEM8,48536.0%
All other candidates5652.4%
Total23,571

Otero County was R+25.6 against D+10.8 statewide, 36.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

New Mexico 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP11,88759.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM6,12430.5%
All other candidates2,04910.2%
Total20,060

Otero County was R+28.8 against D+8.2 statewide, 37.0 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

New Mexico 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP12,45162.2%
Barack Obama DEM6,82934.1%
All other candidates7323.7%
Total20,012

Otero County was R+28.1 against D+10.2 statewide, 38.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

New Mexico 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP12,80658.8%
Barack Obama DEM8,61039.6%
All other candidates3501.6%
Total21,766

Otero County was R+19.2 against D+15.1 statewide, 34.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

New Mexico 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP14,06667.7%
John Kerry DEM6,43331.0%
All other candidates2651.3%
Total20,764

Otero County was R+36.7 against R+0.8 statewide, 35.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

New Mexico 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP10,25863.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM5,46533.7%
All other candidates4813.0%
Total16,204

Otero County was R+29.6 against D+0.1 statewide, 29.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Otero County, New Mexico in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Otero County by 27.0 points, out of 24,242 votes counted for president.

Is Otero County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 27.0 points; 2020: Republican by 25.6 points; 2016: Republican by 28.8 points; 2012: Republican by 28.1 points; 2008: Republican by 19.2 points; 2004: Republican by 36.7 points; 2000: Republican by 29.6 points.

How does Otero County vote compared with the rest of New Mexico?

In 2024 it was 33.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 27.0 points against Democratic by 6.0 points statewide).

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