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Elections / 1960 · President · NM

John F. Kennedy carried New Mexico D+0.7.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Mexico, 1960. The state ran 0.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)

New Mexico result
311,107 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
156,027
50.2%
Nixon (R)
153,733
49.4%
Byrd) + others
1,347
0.4%
Margin
D+0.7
1960 presidential election
New Mexico, 1960
KennedyD+0.7
1960 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1960 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1960 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+4.5Catron County, NM · R+7.9Chaves County, NM · R+18.7Colfax County, NM · D+15.8Curry County, NM · R+28.3De Baca County, NM · R+8.5Doña Ana County, NM · D+6.7Eddy County, NM · D+4.3Grant County, NM · D+27.8Guadalupe County, NM · D+12.2Harding County, NM · R+21.7Hidalgo County, NM · D+8.5Lea County, NM · D+1.7Lincoln County, NM · R+16.6Los Alamos County, NM · D+2.2Luna County, NM · D+3.8McKinley County, NM · D+13.5Mora County, NM · D+3.9Otero County, NM · D+4.3Quay County, NM · R+12.8Rio Arriba County, NM · D+25.4Roosevelt County, NM · R+39.2San Juan County, NM · R+16.3San Miguel County, NM · D+16.1Sandoval County, NM · D+29.7Santa Fe County, NM · D+16.6Sierra County, NM · R+21.5Socorro County, NM · D+12.9Taos County, NM · D+16.2Torrance County, NM · R+8.5Union County, NM · R+22.4Valencia County, NM · D+17.7
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic50.2%156,027
Richard NixonRepublican49.4%153,733
OtherAll other candidates0.4%1,347
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1960 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 — 1960
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−4.5%
40,90844,80586,061
Catron CountyR
−7.9%
5736711,245
Chaves CountyR
−18.7%
6,2129,08915,392
Colfax CountyD
+15.8%
3,1872,3165,528
Curry CountyR
−28.3%
3,4216,1539,639
De Baca CountyR
−8.5%
6197341,355
Doña Ana CountyD
+6.7%
8,9057,78916,755
Eddy CountyD
+4.3%
8,7077,98616,780
Grant CountyD
+27.8%
4,3782,4686,868
Guadalupe CountyD
+12.2%
1,5891,2422,834
Harding CountyR
−21.7%
3966161,012
Hidalgo CountyD
+8.5%
8897501,643
Lea CountyD
+1.7%
7,8067,54815,474
Lincoln CountyR
−16.6%
1,4592,0423,503
Los Alamos CountyD
+2.2%
2,6922,5745,283
Luna CountyD
+3.8%
1,7081,5833,306
McKinley CountyD
+13.5%
5,5994,2629,893
Mora CountyD
+3.9%
1,4581,3492,807
Otero CountyD
+4.3%
4,9164,5079,426
Quay CountyR
−12.8%
2,0502,6524,704
Rio Arriba CountyD
+25.4%
6,2503,7169,969
Roosevelt CountyR
−39.2%
1,7614,0395,804
San Juan CountyR
−16.3%
5,3707,52113,185
San Miguel CountyD
+16.1%
5,5203,9889,514
Sandoval CountyD
+29.7%
2,6721,4474,119
Santa Fe CountyD
+16.6%
10,3857,41117,890
Sierra CountyR
−21.5%
1,2201,8903,117
Socorro CountyD
+12.9%
2,3271,7964,128
Taos CountyD
+16.2%
3,6312,6206,257
Torrance CountyR
−8.5%
1,3081,5542,884
Union CountyR
−22.4%
1,0681,6862,756
Valencia CountyD
+17.7%
7,0434,92911,976