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Elections / 1956 · President · NM

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried New Mexico R+16.0.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in New Mexico, 1956. The state ran 0.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

New Mexico result
253,926 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
106,098
41.8%
Eisenhower (R)
146,788
57.8%
All others
1,040
0.4%
Margin
R+16.0
1956 presidential election
New Mexico, 1956
EisenhowerR+16.0
1956 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1956 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1956 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · R+29.1Catron County, NM · R+19.7Chaves County, NM · R+27.5Colfax County, NM · R+9.4Curry County, NM · R+15.2De Baca County, NM · R+19.1Doña Ana County, NM · R+17.6Eddy County, NM · D+7.7Grant County, NM · D+12.2Guadalupe County, NM · R+12.4Harding County, NM · R+23.9Hidalgo County, NM · R+1.2Lea County, NM · D+4.0Lincoln County, NM · R+29.7Los Alamos County, NM · R+4.1Luna County, NM · R+0.7McKinley County, NM · R+14.3Mora County, NM · R+16.9Otero County, NM · R+21.0Quay County, NM · R+7.5Rio Arriba County, NM · R+3.1Roosevelt County, NM · R+9.3San Juan County, NM · R+36.0San Miguel County, NM · R+11.7Sandoval County, NM · R+11.4Santa Fe County, NM · R+14.4Sierra County, NM · R+30.6Socorro County, NM · R+23.1Taos County, NM · R+6.1Torrance County, NM · R+13.1Union County, NM · R+21.7Valencia County, NM · R+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican57.8%146,788
Adlai StevensonDemocratic41.8%106,098
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,040
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1956 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 — 1956
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−29.1%
22,95441,89365,143
Catron CountyR
−19.7%
4777111,188
Chaves CountyR
−27.5%
4,2707,53811,896
Colfax CountyR
−9.4%
2,4502,9595,409
Curry CountyR
−15.2%
3,5454,8268,427
De Baca CountyR
−19.1%
5287791,313
Doña Ana CountyR
−17.6%
4,9187,02511,991
Eddy CountyD
+7.7%
7,8206,69114,618
Grant CountyD
+12.2%
4,1223,2247,377
Guadalupe CountyR
−12.4%
1,1911,5292,723
Harding CountyR
−23.9%
4126711,083
Hidalgo CountyR
−1.2%
7717901,564
Lea CountyD
+4.0%
6,1405,66111,879
Lincoln CountyR
−29.7%
1,0591,9563,020
Los Alamos CountyR
−4.1%
2,2142,4064,629
Luna CountyR
−0.7%
1,5061,5263,067
McKinley CountyR
−14.3%
3,3314,4507,811
Mora CountyR
−16.9%
1,2331,7362,969
Otero CountyR
−21.0%
2,5583,9196,483
Quay CountyR
−7.5%
1,9882,3114,318
Rio Arriba CountyR
−3.1%
4,2914,5668,860
Roosevelt CountyR
−9.3%
2,2472,7084,963
San Juan CountyR
−36.0%
2,4255,1947,690
San Miguel CountyR
−11.7%
4,0145,0839,100
Sandoval CountyR
−11.4%
1,5741,9793,554
Santa Fe CountyR
−14.4%
6,9979,35916,441
Sierra CountyR
−30.6%
1,0351,9543,006
Socorro CountyR
−23.1%
1,4762,3653,841
Taos CountyR
−6.1%
2,7433,1005,847
Torrance CountyR
−13.1%
1,2011,5672,787
Union CountyR
−21.7%
1,0611,6492,711
Valencia CountyR
−13.6%
3,5474,6638,218