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Elections / 1948 · President · NM

Harry S. Truman carried New Mexico D+13.5.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in New Mexico, 1948. The state ran 9.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)

New Mexico result
187,063 votes counted
Truman (D)
105,464
56.4%
Dewey (R)
80,303
42.9%
Thurmond + others
1,296
0.7%
Margin
D+13.5
1948 presidential election
New Mexico, 1948
TrumanD+13.5
1948 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1948 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1948 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+4.6Catron County, NM · D+10.8Chaves County, NM · D+18.7Colfax County, NM · D+20.0Curry County, NM · D+45.7De Baca County, NM · D+18.7Doña Ana County, NM · D+19.5Eddy County, NM · D+52.8Grant County, NM · D+27.8Guadalupe County, NM · TiedHarding County, NM · TiedHidalgo County, NM · D+39.0Lea County, NM · D+57.0Lincoln County, NM · R+5.6Luna County, NM · D+26.6McKinley County, NM · D+17.2Mora County, NM · R+10.2Otero County, NM · D+27.0Quay County, NM · D+37.2Rio Arriba County, NM · D+5.3Roosevelt County, NM · D+52.3San Juan County, NM · R+21.8San Miguel County, NM · D+3.1Sandoval County, NM · D+5.0Santa Fe County, NM · R+9.6Sierra County, NM · D+4.3Socorro County, NM · R+12.9Taos County, NM · D+2.1Torrance County, NM · TiedUnion County, NM · D+12.1Valencia County, NM · R+5.9
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Harry S. Truman ✓Democratic56.4%105,464
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican42.9%80,303
OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,296
D+60
R+60
31 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1948 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 — 1948
31 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+4.6%
18,30516,66835,364
Catron CountyD
+10.8%
6485211,173
Chaves CountyD
+18.7%
4,5693,1237,725
Colfax CountyD
+20.0%
3,8712,5756,480
Curry CountyD
+45.7%
5,7592,1327,941
De Baca CountyD
+18.7%
6704581,131
Doña Ana CountyD
+19.5%
5,1163,4408,593
Eddy CountyD
+52.8%
7,5932,30510,021
Grant CountyD
+27.8%
3,5921,9995,727
Guadalupe CountyR
−0.5%
1,5501,5653,115
Harding CountyD
+0.3%
6536491,307
Hidalgo CountyD
+39.0%
8593741,242
Lea CountyD
+57.0%
4,7081,2736,025
Lincoln CountyR
−5.6%
1,4061,5753,005
Luna CountyD
+26.6%
1,6299412,584
McKinley CountyD
+17.2%
2,9952,1095,149
Mora CountyR
−10.2%
1,5411,8933,437
Otero CountyD
+27.0%
2,3611,3543,733
Quay CountyD
+37.2%
3,0631,3924,493
Rio Arriba CountyD
+5.3%
4,7534,2739,043
Roosevelt CountyD
+52.3%
3,0879564,075
San Juan CountyR
−21.8%
1,5442,4073,965
San Miguel CountyD
+3.1%
4,9534,6559,629
Sandoval CountyD
+5.0%
1,8511,6753,539
Santa Fe CountyR
−9.6%
6,1727,49113,731
Sierra CountyD
+4.3%
1,3891,2742,680
Socorro CountyR
−12.9%
1,6502,1393,798
Taos CountyD
+2.1%
2,9772,8525,870
Torrance CountyR
−0.4%
1,6961,7093,412
Union CountyD
+12.1%
1,5901,2462,849
Valencia CountyR
−5.9%
2,9143,2806,227