Elections in New Mexico |
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Elections in the U.S. state of New Mexico are held regularly.
In a 2020 study, New Mexico was ranked as the 20th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [1]
New Mexico takes part in United States presidential elections. New Mexico has 5 electoral votes. [2] The state has voted for the national winner all but four times since statehood in 1912, in 1976, 2000, 2016 and 2024.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 423,391 | 45.85% | 478,802 | 51.85% | 21,210 | 2.30% |
2020 | 401,894 | 43.50% | 501,614 | 54.29% | 20,457 | 2.21% |
2016 | 319,667 | 40.04% | 385,234 | 48.26% | 93,418 | 11.70% |
2012 | 335,788 | 42.84% | 415,335 | 52.99% | 32,634 | 4.16% |
2008 | 346,832 | 41.78% | 472,422 | 56.91% | 10,904 | 1.31% |
2004 | 376,930 | 49.84% | 370,942 | 49.05% | 8,432 | 1.11% |
2000 | 286,417 | 47.85% | 286,783 | 47.91% | 25,405 | 4.24% |
1996 | 232,751 | 41.86% | 273,495 | 49.18% | 49,828 | 8.96% |
1992 | 212,824 | 37.34% | 261,617 | 45.90% | 95,545 | 16.76% |
1988 | 270,341 | 51.86% | 244,497 | 46.90% | 6,449 | 1.24% |
1984 | 307,101 | 59.70% | 201,769 | 39.23% | 5,500 | 1.07% |
1980 | 250,779 | 54.97% | 167,826 | 36.78% | 37,632 | 8.25% |
1976 | 211,419 | 50.75% | 201,148 | 48.28% | 4,023 | 0.97% |
1972 | 235,606 | 61.05% | 141,084 | 36.56% | 9,241 | 2.39% |
1968 | 169,692 | 51.85% | 130,081 | 39.75% | 27,508 | 8.41% |
1964 | 131,838 | 40.24% | 194,017 | 59.22% | 1,760 | 0.54% |
1960 | 153,733 | 49.41% | 156,027 | 50.15% | 1,347 | 0.43% |
1956 | 146,788 | 57.81% | 106,098 | 41.78% | 1,040 | 0.41% |
1952 | 132,170 | 55.39% | 105,661 | 44.28% | 777 | 0.33% |
1948 | 80,303 | 42.93% | 105,464 | 56.38% | 1,296 | 0.69% |
1944 | 70,688 | 46.44% | 81,389 | 53.47% | 148 | 0.10% |
1940 | 79,315 | 43.28% | 103,699 | 56.59% | 244 | 0.13% |
1936 | 61,727 | 36.50% | 106,037 | 62.69% | 1,372 | 0.81% |
1932 | 54,217 | 35.76% | 95,089 | 62.72% | 2,300 | 1.52% |
1928 | 69,645 | 59.01% | 48,211 | 40.85% | 158 | 0.13% |
1924 | 54,745 | 48.52% | 48,542 | 43.02% | 9,543 | 8.46% |
1920 | 57,634 | 54.68% | 46,668 | 44.27% | 1,104 | 1.05% |
1916 | 31,152 | 46.64% | 33,527 | 50.20% | 2,108 | 3.16% |
1912 | 17,733 | 35.91% | 20,437 | 41.39% | 11,206 | 22.70% |
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