New Mexico — 1936 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1936 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentRooseveltD+26.2
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 62.7% | 106,037 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 36.5% | 61,727 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 1,371 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (31 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Catron County, NM | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Chaves County, NM | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Curry County, NM | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| De Baca County, NM | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Eddy County, NM | Democratic | D+61.2 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Harding County, NM | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Lea County, NM | Democratic | D+74.7 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Luna County, NM | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Otero County, NM | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Quay County, NM | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| San Juan County, NM | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Sierra County, NM | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Torrance County, NM | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Union County, NM | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Valencia County, NM | Democratic | D+6.3 |
New Mexico results by county
31 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 | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,198 | 15,30567.8% | 7,10731.5% | 1700.8% | 22,582 |
| Catron County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+658 | 1,45664.1% | 79835.1% | 180.8% | 2,272 |
| Chaves County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,889 | 4,39462.6% | 2,50535.7% | 1181.7% | 7,017 |
| Colfax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,916 | 4,66162.6% | 2,74536.8% | 450.6% | 7,451 |
| Curry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,666 | 4,68980.9% | 1,02317.6% | 851.5% | 5,797 |
| De Baca County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+566 | 1,01069.2% | 44430.4% | 60.4% | 1,460 |
| Doña Ana County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,050 | 5,54468.4% | 2,49430.8% | 640.8% | 8,102 |
| Eddy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,322 | 4,34980.2% | 1,02718.9% | 490.9% | 5,425 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,746 | 3,21567.9% | 1,46931.0% | 521.1% | 4,736 |
| Guadalupe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+412 | 2,18755.1% | 1,77544.8% | 40.1% | 3,966 |
| Harding County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+388 | 1,27658.8% | 88840.9% | 50.2% | 2,169 |
| Hidalgo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+789 | 1,11576.4% | 32622.3% | 181.2% | 1,459 |
| Lea County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,356 | 3,90587.0% | 54912.2% | 370.8% | 4,491 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+442 | 2,02155.5% | 1,57943.4% | 411.1% | 3,641 |
| Luna County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+694 | 1,50063.4% | 80634.1% | 612.6% | 2,367 |
| McKinley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,122 | 2,52664.0% | 1,40435.6% | 140.4% | 3,944 |
| Mora County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+201 | 2,46052.1% | 2,25947.8% | 60.1% | 4,725 |
| Otero County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+656 | 1,98959.3% | 1,33339.7% | 331.0% | 3,355 |
| Quay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,607 | 3,42379.8% | 81619.0% | 511.2% | 4,290 |
| Rio Arriba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+598 | 4,69153.3% | 4,09346.5% | 180.2% | 8,802 |
| Roosevelt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,274 | 2,95176.5% | 67717.6% | 2275.9% | 3,855 |
| San Juan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+185 | 1,53052.0% | 1,34545.7% | 692.3% | 2,944 |
| San Miguel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,502 | 6,19956.8% | 4,69743.1% | 100.1% | 10,906 |
| Sandoval County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+294 | 2,09453.7% | 1,80046.2% | 40.1% | 3,898 |
| Santa Fe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,185 | 6,14555.2% | 4,96044.6% | 270.2% | 11,132 |
| Sierra County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+636 | 1,58761.9% | 95137.1% | 240.9% | 2,562 |
| Socorro County | Alf Landon+53 | 2,47749.3% | 2,53050.4% | 160.3% | 5,023 |
| Taos County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+133 | 3,05151.0% | 2,91848.8% | 100.2% | 5,979 |
| Torrance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+503 | 2,34655.5% | 1,84343.6% | 380.9% | 4,227 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+980 | 2,60561.0% | 1,62538.1% | 370.9% | 4,267 |
| Valencia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+395 | 3,33653.0% | 2,94146.7% | 140.2% | 6,291 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1936 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 — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.