1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico

Last updated April 10, 2024

The 1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1912, and all contemporary forty-eight states participated as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

This was the first presidential election in which New Mexico participated, having been admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. During the period between New Mexico's annexation by the United States and statehood, the area was divided between largely Republican machine-run highland regions and its firmly Southern Democrat and Baptist "Little Texas" region to the southeast.^[1] Running for reelection against the reformist policies of Wilson was William H. Taft, who secured the Republican nomination over Theodore Roosevelt. To counter not receiving the Republican nomination, Roosevelt then ran for president under his own Bull-Moose Party.

New Mexico is indicative of this critical split in the industrialist Republican Party, because Wilson was able to attain victory, both in the State and nationally, with about 40% of the vote, due to a split in the "Old Guard" of highland Republicanism.^[2] New Mexico was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson, in what was perhaps the most politically diverse election in United States history.^[3] Nonetheless, New Mexico was still Taft's fourth-strongest state by vote percentage after Utah, New Hampshire and Vermont,^[4] reflecting the strong Hispanic machine loyalties to him in the northern highlands.^[5] The Socialist Party of America had its best year on record under Socialist Party star Eugene V. Debs, who garnered almost six percent of the electorate in New Mexico, and nationally.

Results

1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Woodrow Wilson Thomas R. Marshall	20,437	41.39%	N/A
	Republican	William Howard Taft Nicholas Murray Butler	17,733	35.91%	N/A
	Progressive	Theodore Roosevelt Hiram Johnson	8,347	16.90%	N/A
	Socialist	Eugene V. Debs Emil Seidel	2,859	5.79%	N/A
Total votes			49,376	100.00%
	Democratic win

Results by county

County	Thomas Woodrow Wilson ^[6] Democratic		William Howard Taft ^[6] Republican		Theodore Roosevelt ^[7] Progressive		Eugene Victor Debs ^[8] Socialist		Margin
County	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Eddy	57.85%	936	8.96%	145	22.93%	371	10.26%	166	34.92%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	565
Luna	56.29%	461	9.89%	81	23.69%	194	10.13%	83	32.60%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	267
Curry	52.66%	634	10.22%	123	21.01%	253	16.11%	194	31.64%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	381
Roosevelt	49.34%	599	8.81%	107	21.33%	259	20.51%	249	28.01%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	340
Chaves	52.53%	1,339	18.24%	465	15.61%	398	13.61%	347	34.29%	874
Grant	53.33%	1,130	20.72%	439	19.63%	416	6.32%	134	32.61%	691
Quay	47.07%	884	18.69%	351	19.06%	358	15.18%	285	28.01%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	526
Sierra	56.32%	352	28.16%	176	13.76%	86	1.76%	11	28.16%	176
San Juan	46.25%	493	19.04%	203	21.48%	229	13.23%	141	24.77%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	264
Otero	41.75%	420	21.87%	220	19.98%	201	16.40%	165	19.88%	200
Union	42.86%	1,119	31.21%	815	17.20%	449	8.73%	228	11.64%	304
Guadalupe	45.79%	761	39.17%	651	9.27%	154	5.78%	96	6.62%	110
Bernalillo	31.85%	1,199	26.61%	1,002	37.03%	1,394	4.52%	170	-5.18%^{[lower-alpha 1]}	-195
Colfax	41.34%	1,182	36.24%	1,036	19.73%	564	2.69%	77	5.11%	146
Socorro	46.33%	1,078	41.25%	960	11.56%	269	0.86%	20	5.07%	118
Lincoln	40.91%	461	40.11%	452	9.67%	109	9.32%	105	0.80%	9
Doña Ana	43.36%	895	44.19%	912	11.68%	241	0.78%	16	-0.82%	-17
Mora	42.97%	1,002	43.83%	1,022	11.32%	264	1.89%	44	-0.86%	-20
Taos	39.89%	765	44.58%	855	14.44%	277	1.09%	21	-4.69%	-90
McKinley	30.60%	224	36.07%	264	32.38%	237	0.96%	7	3.69%^{[lower-alpha 2]}	27
Sandoval	13.70%	126	22.93%	211	63.37%	583	0.00%	0	-40.43%^{[lower-alpha 2]}	-372
Torrance	29.66%	390	39.54%	520	17.57%	231	13.23%	174	-9.89%	-130
Santa Fe	34.92%	1,012	49.41%	1,432	13.46%	390	2.21%	64	-14.49%	-420
San Miguel	39.07%	1,740	55.67%	2,479	4.65%	207	0.61%	27	-16.60%	-739
Rio Arriba	37.76%	1,004	58.25%	1,549	3.80%	101	0.19%	5	-20.50%	-545
Valencia	14.13%	231	77.25%	1,263	6.79%	111	1.83%	30	-63.12%	-1,032

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In this county where Taft ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote, and percentage margin is Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
1 2 In this county where Wilson ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

Related Research Articles

The 1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. This was the first time that Arizona and New Mexico took part in a presidential election having been admitted to the Union earlier in the year. Voters chose 38 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 5, 1912. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose 45 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1912. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maine was won by the Democratic nominees, New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson and Indiana Governor Thomas R. Marshall. Wilson and Marshall defeated incumbent President William Howard Taft, and his running mate Vice President James S. Sherman and Progressive Party candidates, former President Theodore Roosevelt and his running mate California Governor Hiram Johnson.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Utah was held on November 5, 1912 as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose twelve representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose five representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. In Arizona, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The 1912 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. State voters chose 15 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

References

↑ Chilton, Lance; New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, p. 95 ISBN 0826307329
↑ Hodgson, Illa D. and Garthwaite, Eloyse M.; 'New Mexico's Early Elections: Statehood to New Deal'; New Mexico Historical Review, January 1, 1995; vol. 70, issue 1, pp. 29-46
↑ "1912 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
↑ "1912 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
↑ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 42 ISBN 0786422173
1 2 Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 272-275 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press
↑ Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)
↑ Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[RooseveltdTaft-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In this county where Taft ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote, and percentage margin is Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

["RooseveltdWilson-10] 1 2 In this county where Wilson ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

[1] Chilton, Lance; New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, p. 95 ISBN 0826307329

[Early-2] Hodgson, Illa D. and Garthwaite, Eloyse M.; 'New Mexico's Early Elections: Statehood to New Deal'; New Mexico Historical Review, January 1, 1995; vol. 70, issue 1, pp. 29-46

[3] "1912 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[4] "1912 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[5] Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 42 ISBN 0786422173

[Presidential-6] 1 2 Robinson, Edgar Eugene; The Presidential Vote; 1896-1932 (second edition); pp. 272-275 Published 1947 by Stanford University Press

[7] Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote Archived 2018-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (.xlsx file for €15)

[GeoelectionsII-8] Géoelections; 1912 Presidential Election Popular Vote for Eugene Debs (.xlsx file for €15)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[lower-alpha 1]

[lower-alpha 2]