New Mexico — 1912 presidential election
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentWilsonD+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic | 41.4% | 20,437 |
|---|---|---|
| William H. TaftRepublican | 35.9% | 17,733 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 22.7% | 11,205 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
26 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (26 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Other / independent | D+5.2 |
| Chaves County, NM | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Curry County, NM | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Eddy County, NM | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Luna County, NM | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| McKinley County, NM | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Mora County, NM | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Otero County, NM | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Quay County, NM | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| San Juan County, NM | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Other / independent | R+9.2 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Sierra County, NM | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Taos County, NM | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Union County, NM | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+63.1 |
New Mexico results by county
26 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Other+365 | 1,19931.8% | 1,00226.6% | 1,56441.5% | 3,765 |
| Chaves County | Woodrow Wilson+594 | 1,33952.5% | 46518.2% | 74529.2% | 2,549 |
| Colfax County | Woodrow Wilson+146 | 1,18241.3% | 1,03636.2% | 64122.4% | 2,859 |
| Curry County | Woodrow Wilson+187 | 63452.7% | 12310.2% | 44737.1% | 1,204 |
| Doña Ana County | William H. Taft+17 | 89543.4% | 91244.2% | 25712.5% | 2,064 |
| Eddy County | Woodrow Wilson+399 | 93657.8% | 1459.0% | 53733.2% | 1,618 |
| Grant County | Woodrow Wilson+580 | 1,13053.3% | 43920.7% | 55026.0% | 2,119 |
| Guadalupe County | Woodrow Wilson+110 | 76145.8% | 65139.2% | 25015.0% | 1,662 |
| Lincoln County | Woodrow Wilson+9 | 46140.9% | 45240.1% | 21419.0% | 1,127 |
| Luna County | Woodrow Wilson+184 | 46156.3% | 819.9% | 27733.8% | 819 |
| McKinley County | William H. Taft+20 | 22430.6% | 26436.1% | 24433.3% | 732 |
| Mora County | William H. Taft+20 | 1,00243.0% | 1,02243.8% | 30813.2% | 2,332 |
| Otero County | Woodrow Wilson+54 | 42041.7% | 22021.9% | 36636.4% | 1,006 |
| Quay County | Woodrow Wilson+241 | 88447.1% | 35118.7% | 64334.2% | 1,878 |
| Rio Arriba County | William H. Taft+545 | 1,00437.8% | 1,54958.3% | 1064.0% | 2,659 |
| Roosevelt County | Woodrow Wilson+91 | 59949.3% | 1078.8% | 50841.8% | 1,214 |
| San Juan County | Woodrow Wilson+123 | 49346.2% | 20319.0% | 37034.7% | 1,066 |
| San Miguel County | William H. Taft+739 | 1,74039.1% | 2,47955.7% | 2345.3% | 4,453 |
| Sandoval County | Other+372 | 12613.7% | 21122.9% | 58363.4% | 920 |
| Santa Fe County | William H. Taft+420 | 1,01234.9% | 1,43249.4% | 45415.7% | 2,898 |
| Sierra County | Woodrow Wilson+176 | 35256.3% | 17628.2% | 9715.5% | 625 |
| Socorro County | Woodrow Wilson+118 | 1,07846.3% | 96041.3% | 28912.4% | 2,327 |
| Taos County | William H. Taft+90 | 76539.9% | 85544.6% | 29815.5% | 1,918 |
| Torrance County | William H. Taft+115 | 39029.7% | 52039.5% | 40530.8% | 1,315 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+304 | 1,11942.9% | 81531.2% | 67725.9% | 2,611 |
| Valencia County | William H. Taft+1,032 | 23114.1% | 1,26377.2% | 1418.6% | 1,635 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1912 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.