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Elections / 1920 · President · NM

Warren G. Harding carried New Mexico R+10.4.

James M. Cox (D) vs Warren G. Harding (R) in New Mexico, 1920. The state ran 15.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+26.2 nationally).

Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)

New Mexico result
105,421 votes counted
Cox (D)
46,668
44.3%
Harding (R)
57,634
54.7%
All others
1,119
1.1%
Margin
R+10.4
1920 presidential election
New Mexico, 1920
HardingR+10.4
1920 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1920 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1920 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1920 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+1.6Chaves County, NM · D+8.1Colfax County, NM · R+10.5Curry County, NM · D+39.6De Baca County, NM · D+25.1Doña Ana County, NM · R+33.0Eddy County, NM · D+24.0Grant County, NM · R+8.5Guadalupe County, NM · R+13.2Hidalgo County, NM · D+10.7Lea County, NM · D+47.3Lincoln County, NM · R+16.1Luna County, NM · D+8.9McKinley County, NM · R+21.1Mora County, NM · R+6.4Otero County, NM · R+5.6Quay County, NM · D+19.4Rio Arriba County, NM · R+31.9Roosevelt County, NM · D+33.4San Juan County, NM · R+8.3San Miguel County, NM · R+16.2Sandoval County, NM · R+14.9Santa Fe County, NM · R+28.4Sierra County, NM · R+14.5Socorro County, NM · R+26.9Taos County, NM · R+29.9Torrance County, NM · R+21.5Union County, NM · R+12.2Valencia County, NM · R+49.6
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
Warren G. Harding ✓Republican54.7%57,634
James M. CoxDemocratic44.3%46,668
OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,119
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1920 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 — 1920
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−1.6%
4,8084,9699,833
Chaves CountyD
+8.1%
2,0801,7653,876
Colfax CountyR
−10.5%
2,7093,3516,107
Curry CountyD
+39.6%
2,1438843,179
De Baca CountyD
+25.1%
6934121,121
Doña Ana CountyR
−33.0%
1,3182,6273,964
Eddy CountyD
+24.0%
1,6119822,624
Grant CountyR
−8.5%
1,8792,2304,148
Guadalupe CountyR
−13.2%
1,2241,5992,840
Hidalgo CountyD
+10.7%
5514431,011
Lea CountyD
+47.3%
7332551,011
Lincoln CountyR
−16.1%
1,0471,4562,540
Luna CountyD
+8.9%
1,0008341,868
McKinley CountyR
−21.1%
9891,5252,541
Mora CountyR
−6.4%
2,1792,4784,685
Otero CountyR
−5.6%
1,0951,2292,393
Quay CountyD
+19.4%
1,8131,2133,098
Rio Arriba CountyR
−31.9%
2,0563,9866,042
Roosevelt CountyD
+33.4%
1,1785711,817
San Juan CountyR
−8.3%
8319851,845
San Miguel CountyR
−16.2%
3,9905,5359,525
Sandoval CountyR
−14.9%
8841,1942,078
Santa Fe CountyR
−28.4%
1,7003,0604,787
Sierra CountyR
−14.5%
6428621,518
Socorro CountyR
−26.9%
1,8073,1504,987
Taos CountyR
−29.9%
1,3592,5193,884
Torrance CountyR
−21.5%
1,1251,7512,905
Union CountyR
−12.2%
2,2732,9305,388
Valencia CountyR
−49.6%
9512,8393,806