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Elections / 1912 · President · NM

Woodrow Wilson carried New Mexico D+5.5.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in New Mexico, 1912. The state ran 14.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

New Mexico result
49,375 votes counted
Wilson (D)
20,437
41.4%
Taft (R)
17,733
35.9%
Roosevelt + others
11,205
22.7%
Margin
D+5.5
1912 presidential election
New Mexico, 1912
WilsonD+5.5
1912 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · D+5.2Chaves County, NM · D+34.3Colfax County, NM · D+5.1Curry County, NM · D+42.4Doña Ana County, NM · R+0.8Eddy County, NM · D+48.9Grant County, NM · D+32.6Guadalupe County, NM · D+6.6Lincoln County, NM · D+0.8Luna County, NM · D+46.4McKinley County, NM · R+5.5Mora County, NM · R+0.9Otero County, NM · D+19.9Quay County, NM · D+28.4Rio Arriba County, NM · R+20.5Roosevelt County, NM · D+40.5San Juan County, NM · D+27.2San Miguel County, NM · R+16.6Sandoval County, NM · R+9.2Santa Fe County, NM · R+14.5Sierra County, NM · D+28.2Socorro County, NM · D+5.1Taos County, NM · R+4.7Torrance County, NM · R+9.9Union County, NM · D+11.6Valencia County, NM · R+63.1
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic41.4%20,437
William H. TaftRepublican35.9%17,733
Theodore RooseveltProgressive22.7%11,205
D+60
R+60
26 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1912 contest in context
New Mexico's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: +6.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+6.0%DR19122024
New Mexico's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+5.5%
1916+3.6%
1920−10.4%
1924−5.5%
1928−18.2%
1932+27.0%
1936+26.2%
1940+13.3%
1944+7.0%
1948+13.5%
1952−11.1%
1956−16.0%
1960+0.7%
1964+18.6%
1968−12.1%
1972−24.5%
1976−2.5%
1980−18.2%
1984−20.5%
1988−5.0%
1992+8.6%
1996+7.3%
2000+0.1%
2004−0.8%
2008+15.1%
2012+10.1%
2016+8.2%
2020+10.8%
2024+6.0%
County results — 1912
26 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyO
+5.2%
1,1991,0023,765
Chaves CountyD
+34.3%
1,3394652,549
Colfax CountyD
+5.1%
1,1821,0362,859
Curry CountyD
+42.4%
6341231,204
Doña Ana CountyR
−0.8%
8959122,064
Eddy CountyD
+48.9%
9361451,618
Grant CountyD
+32.6%
1,1304392,119
Guadalupe CountyD
+6.6%
7616511,662
Lincoln CountyD
+0.8%
4614521,127
Luna CountyD
+46.4%
46181819
McKinley CountyR
−5.5%
224264732
Mora CountyR
−0.9%
1,0021,0222,332
Otero CountyD
+19.9%
4202201,006
Quay CountyD
+28.4%
8843511,878
Rio Arriba CountyR
−20.5%
1,0041,5492,659
Roosevelt CountyD
+40.5%
5991071,214
San Juan CountyD
+27.2%
4932031,066
San Miguel CountyR
−16.6%
1,7402,4794,453
Sandoval CountyO
−9.2%
126211920
Santa Fe CountyR
−14.5%
1,0121,4322,898
Sierra CountyD
+28.2%
352176625
Socorro CountyD
+5.1%
1,0789602,327
Taos CountyR
−4.7%
7658551,918
Torrance CountyR
−9.9%
3905201,315
Union CountyD
+11.6%
1,1198152,611
Valencia CountyR
−63.1%
2311,2631,635