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Elections / 1916 · President · NM

Woodrow Wilson carried New Mexico D+3.6.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in New Mexico, 1916. The state ran 0.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

New Mexico result
66,787 votes counted
Wilson (D)
33,527
50.2%
Hughes (R)
31,152
46.6%
All others
2,108
3.2%
Margin
D+3.6
1916 presidential election
New Mexico, 1916
WilsonD+3.6
1916 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · R+6.1Chaves County, NM · D+42.5Colfax County, NM · D+4.4Curry County, NM · D+44.2Doña Ana County, NM · R+19.5Eddy County, NM · D+50.6Grant County, NM · D+10.2Guadalupe County, NM · D+4.6Lincoln County, NM · R+1.4Luna County, NM · D+29.9McKinley County, NM · R+9.7Mora County, NM · R+2.7Otero County, NM · D+17.4Quay County, NM · D+39.3Rio Arriba County, NM · R+13.2Roosevelt County, NM · D+58.0San Juan County, NM · D+23.6San Miguel County, NM · R+13.5Sandoval County, NM · D+9.1Santa Fe County, NM · R+13.0Sierra County, NM · D+3.4Socorro County, NM · R+11.2Taos County, NM · R+18.0Torrance County, NM · R+15.8Union County, NM · D+13.4Valencia County, NM · R+59.7
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic50.2%33,527
Charles E. HughesRepublican46.6%31,152
OtherAll other candidates3.2%2,108
D+60
R+60
26 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
26 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−6.1%
2,3942,7115,188
Chaves CountyD
+42.5%
2,2758623,328
Colfax CountyD
+4.4%
2,0061,8353,880
Curry CountyD
+44.2%
1,1753551,855
Doña Ana CountyR
−19.5%
1,0781,6062,706
Eddy CountyD
+50.6%
1,4024251,932
Grant CountyD
+10.2%
2,3051,8694,274
Guadalupe CountyD
+4.6%
1,1721,0672,275
Lincoln CountyR
−1.4%
8638891,796
Luna CountyD
+29.9%
7964181,263
McKinley CountyR
−9.7%
5506691,226
Mora CountyR
−2.7%
1,5051,5903,108
Otero CountyD
+17.4%
8245611,515
Quay CountyD
+39.3%
1,5395982,397
Rio Arriba CountyR
−13.2%
1,5281,9923,521
Roosevelt CountyD
+58.0%
1,0882301,479
San Juan CountyD
+23.6%
6373851,068
San Miguel CountyR
−13.5%
2,2312,9325,201
Sandoval CountyD
+9.1%
7346111,345
Santa Fe CountyR
−13.0%
1,4061,8303,258
Sierra CountyD
+3.4%
493460976
Socorro CountyR
−11.2%
1,5581,9543,534
Taos CountyR
−18.0%
9101,3202,278
Torrance CountyR
−15.8%
6799481,698
Union CountyD
+13.4%
1,9961,4953,749
Valencia CountyR
−59.7%
3831,5401,937