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Elections / 1944 · President · NM

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Mexico D+7.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in New Mexico, 1944. The state ran 0.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)

New Mexico result
152,225 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
81,389
53.5%
Dewey (R)
70,688
46.4%
All others
148
0.1%
Margin
D+7.0
1944 presidential election
New Mexico, 1944
RooseveltD+7.0
1944 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1944 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1944 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+2.4Catron County, NM · R+8.5Chaves County, NM · D+3.1Colfax County, NM · D+6.3Curry County, NM · D+16.8De Baca County, NM · D+8.7Doña Ana County, NM · D+14.0Eddy County, NM · D+42.9Grant County, NM · D+27.6Guadalupe County, NM · R+3.5Harding County, NM · R+11.8Hidalgo County, NM · D+37.5Lea County, NM · D+41.1Lincoln County, NM · R+4.0Luna County, NM · D+12.6McKinley County, NM · D+17.6Mora County, NM · R+11.2Otero County, NM · D+12.6Quay County, NM · D+22.1Rio Arriba County, NM · D+3.5Roosevelt County, NM · D+18.9San Juan County, NM · R+13.6San Miguel County, NM · D+7.7Sandoval County, NM · R+3.0Santa Fe County, NM · R+5.5Sierra County, NM · R+4.9Socorro County, NM · R+1.6Taos County, NM · R+0.6Torrance County, NM · R+16.7Union County, NM · R+8.6Valencia County, NM · R+5.8
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic53.5%81,389
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican46.4%70,688
OtherAll other candidates0.1%148
D+60
R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1944 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 — 1944
31 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+2.4%
12,22911,66223,904
Catron CountyR
−8.5%
5896991,289
Chaves CountyD
+3.1%
3,3503,1496,516
Colfax CountyD
+6.3%
3,0172,6615,685
Curry CountyD
+16.8%
3,2712,3265,609
De Baca CountyD
+8.7%
6605541,216
Doña Ana CountyD
+14.0%
4,1723,1497,327
Eddy CountyD
+42.9%
5,2282,0837,327
Grant CountyD
+27.6%
3,4721,9705,446
Guadalupe CountyR
−3.5%
1,5391,6493,188
Harding CountyR
−11.8%
6478201,467
Hidalgo CountyD
+37.5%
8073671,174
Lea CountyD
+41.1%
2,9381,2274,168
Lincoln CountyR
−4.0%
1,3421,4552,801
Luna CountyD
+12.6%
1,3831,0742,459
McKinley CountyD
+17.6%
2,2101,5473,760
Mora CountyR
−11.2%
1,4251,7833,209
Otero CountyD
+12.6%
1,8921,4673,362
Quay CountyD
+22.1%
2,2721,4493,732
Rio Arriba CountyD
+3.5%
3,7923,5327,327
Roosevelt CountyD
+18.9%
2,3591,6103,969
San Juan CountyR
−13.6%
1,0931,4382,540
San Miguel CountyD
+7.7%
4,6844,0148,702
Sandoval CountyR
−3.0%
1,3541,4392,795
Santa Fe CountyR
−5.5%
4,9155,48210,397
Sierra CountyR
−4.9%
1,0081,1122,128
Socorro CountyR
−1.6%
1,9672,0304,000
Taos CountyR
−0.6%
2,5252,5575,084
Torrance CountyR
−16.7%
1,4382,0143,456
Union CountyR
−8.6%
1,3501,6042,959
Valencia CountyR
−5.8%
2,4612,7655,229