New Mexico — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentEisenhowerR+16.0
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 57.8% | 146,788 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 41.8% | 106,098 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 1,040 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (32 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+15.2 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Eddy County, NM | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Lea County, NM | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+0.7 |
| McKinley County, NM | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Mora County, NM | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+9.3 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+36.0 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Taos County, NM | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+13.6 |
New Mexico results by county
32 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 | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,939 | 41,89364.3% | 22,95435.2% | 2960.5% | 65,143 |
| Catron County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+234 | 71159.8% | 47740.2% | 00.0% | 1,188 |
| Chaves County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,268 | 7,53863.4% | 4,27035.9% | 880.7% | 11,896 |
| Colfax County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+509 | 2,95954.7% | 2,45045.3% | 00.0% | 5,409 |
| Curry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,281 | 4,82657.3% | 3,54542.1% | 560.7% | 8,427 |
| De Baca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+251 | 77959.3% | 52840.2% | 60.5% | 1,313 |
| Doña Ana County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,107 | 7,02558.6% | 4,91841.0% | 480.4% | 11,991 |
| Eddy County | Adlai Stevenson+1,129 | 6,69145.8% | 7,82053.5% | 1070.7% | 14,618 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+898 | 3,22443.7% | 4,12255.9% | 310.4% | 7,377 |
| Guadalupe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+338 | 1,52956.2% | 1,19143.7% | 30.1% | 2,723 |
| Harding County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+259 | 67162.0% | 41238.0% | 00.0% | 1,083 |
| Hidalgo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+19 | 79050.5% | 77149.3% | 30.2% | 1,564 |
| Lea County | Adlai Stevenson+479 | 5,66147.7% | 6,14051.7% | 780.7% | 11,879 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+897 | 1,95664.8% | 1,05935.1% | 50.2% | 3,020 |
| Los Alamos County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+192 | 2,40652.0% | 2,21447.8% | 90.2% | 4,629 |
| Luna County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20 | 1,52649.8% | 1,50649.1% | 351.1% | 3,067 |
| McKinley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,119 | 4,45057.0% | 3,33142.6% | 300.4% | 7,811 |
| Mora County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+503 | 1,73658.5% | 1,23341.5% | 00.0% | 2,969 |
| Otero County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,361 | 3,91960.5% | 2,55839.5% | 60.1% | 6,483 |
| Quay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+323 | 2,31153.5% | 1,98846.0% | 190.4% | 4,318 |
| Rio Arriba County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+275 | 4,56651.5% | 4,29148.4% | 30.0% | 8,860 |
| Roosevelt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+461 | 2,70854.6% | 2,24745.3% | 80.2% | 4,963 |
| San Juan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,769 | 5,19467.5% | 2,42531.5% | 710.9% | 7,690 |
| San Miguel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,069 | 5,08355.9% | 4,01444.1% | 30.0% | 9,100 |
| Sandoval County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+405 | 1,97955.7% | 1,57444.3% | 10.0% | 3,554 |
| Santa Fe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,362 | 9,35956.9% | 6,99742.6% | 850.5% | 16,441 |
| Sierra County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+919 | 1,95465.0% | 1,03534.4% | 170.6% | 3,006 |
| Socorro County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+889 | 2,36561.6% | 1,47638.4% | 00.0% | 3,841 |
| Taos County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+357 | 3,10053.0% | 2,74346.9% | 40.1% | 5,847 |
| Torrance County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+366 | 1,56756.2% | 1,20143.1% | 190.7% | 2,787 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+588 | 1,64960.8% | 1,06139.1% | 10.0% | 2,711 |
| Valencia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,116 | 4,66356.7% | 3,54743.2% | 80.1% | 8,218 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1956 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 — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.