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Elections / 1940 · President · NM

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Mexico D+13.3.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in New Mexico, 1940. The state ran 3.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

New Mexico result
183,258 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
103,699
56.6%
Willkie (R)
79,315
43.3%
All others
244
0.1%
Margin
D+13.3
1940 presidential election
New Mexico, 1940
RooseveltD+13.3
1940 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 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+9.2Catron County, NM · D+4.5Chaves County, NM · D+18.1Colfax County, NM · D+10.2Curry County, NM · D+48.1De Baca County, NM · D+33.9Doña Ana County, NM · D+16.7Eddy County, NM · D+50.6Grant County, NM · D+32.0Guadalupe County, NM · D+7.1Harding County, NM · TiedHidalgo County, NM · D+34.1Lea County, NM · D+53.8Lincoln County, NM · R+0.9Luna County, NM · D+13.1McKinley County, NM · D+19.5Mora County, NM · R+10.9Otero County, NM · D+5.7Quay County, NM · D+38.8Rio Arriba County, NM · D+7.2Roosevelt County, NM · D+39.3San Juan County, NM · R+9.7San Miguel County, NM · D+10.7Sandoval County, NM · D+1.7Santa Fe County, NM · D+1.5Sierra County, NM · D+5.6Socorro County, NM · R+4.1Taos County, NM · D+1.8Torrance County, NM · R+13.2Union County, NM · D+2.2Valencia County, NM · R+1.7
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic56.6%103,699
Wendell WillkieRepublican43.3%79,315
OtherAll other candidates0.1%244
D+60
R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1940 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 — 1940
31 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+9.2%
14,42811,99926,461
Catron CountyD
+4.5%
1,0399491,988
Chaves CountyD
+18.1%
4,3042,9817,299
Colfax CountyD
+10.2%
4,2343,4527,690
Curry CountyD
+48.1%
4,6701,6296,319
De Baca CountyD
+33.9%
9704791,449
Doña Ana CountyD
+16.7%
5,2083,7208,936
Eddy CountyD
+50.6%
4,9681,6256,604
Grant CountyD
+32.0%
3,9142,0155,930
Guadalupe CountyD
+7.1%
2,0821,8073,889
Harding CountyD
+0.3%
1,0049982,011
Hidalgo CountyD
+34.1%
1,0495161,565
Lea CountyD
+53.8%
4,2951,2865,592
Lincoln CountyR
−0.9%
1,7631,7943,570
Luna CountyD
+13.1%
1,3881,0662,460
McKinley CountyD
+19.5%
2,5251,7014,232
Mora CountyR
−10.9%
1,9602,4404,401
Otero CountyD
+5.7%
1,7881,5963,389
Quay CountyD
+38.8%
3,2151,4134,650
Rio Arriba CountyD
+7.2%
4,9524,2899,247
Roosevelt CountyD
+39.3%
3,1901,3844,590
San Juan CountyR
−9.7%
1,4451,7573,207
San Miguel CountyD
+10.7%
6,0544,88210,943
Sandoval CountyD
+1.7%
2,0601,9904,051
Santa Fe CountyD
+1.5%
6,4826,28512,770
Sierra CountyD
+5.6%
1,5341,3722,910
Socorro CountyR
−4.1%
2,4892,7035,197
Taos CountyD
+1.8%
3,4633,3426,810
Torrance CountyR
−13.2%
1,9212,5094,439
Union CountyD
+2.2%
1,9871,9003,899
Valencia CountyR
−1.7%
3,3183,4366,760