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Elections / 1968 · President · NM

Richard Nixon carried New Mexico R+12.1.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Mexico, 1968. The state ran 11.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)

New Mexico result
327,281 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
130,081
39.7%
Nixon (R)
169,692
51.8%
Wallace + others
27,508
8.4%
Margin
R+12.1
1968 presidential election
New Mexico, 1968
NixonR+12.1
1968 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1968 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1968 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+15.0Catron County, NM · R+36.6Chaves County, NM · R+37.7Colfax County, NM · D+5.3Curry County, NM · R+25.7De Baca County, NM · R+27.4Doña Ana County, NM · R+15.8Eddy County, NM · R+7.3Grant County, NM · D+12.0Guadalupe County, NM · R+6.5Harding County, NM · R+21.3Hidalgo County, NM · D+4.7Lea County, NM · R+17.3Lincoln County, NM · R+38.7Los Alamos County, NM · R+14.3Luna County, NM · R+13.2McKinley County, NM · D+1.2Mora County, NM · R+3.8Otero County, NM · R+4.9Quay County, NM · R+17.5Rio Arriba County, NM · D+9.5Roosevelt County, NM · R+30.5San Juan County, NM · R+25.6San Miguel County, NM · D+0.7Sandoval County, NM · D+13.7Santa Fe County, NM · D+1.0Sierra County, NM · R+24.4Socorro County, NM · R+8.4Taos County, NM · R+2.0Torrance County, NM · R+13.8Union County, NM · R+24.5Valencia County, NM · R+1.4
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican51.8%169,692
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic39.7%130,081
George WallaceAmerican Independent8.4%27,508
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1968 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 — 1968
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−15.0%
40,83556,234102,321
Catron CountyR
−36.6%
2786741,082
Chaves CountyR
−37.7%
3,6128,86613,938
Colfax CountyD
+5.3%
2,4772,2124,983
Curry CountyR
−25.7%
2,9155,56210,302
De Baca CountyR
−27.4%
3456581,141
Doña Ana CountyR
−15.8%
7,65810,82419,990
Eddy CountyR
−7.3%
6,0937,19315,066
Grant CountyD
+12.0%
3,8172,9087,549
Guadalupe CountyR
−6.5%
1,0271,1762,287
Harding CountyR
−21.3%
284450780
Hidalgo CountyD
+4.7%
6786061,544
Lea CountyR
−17.3%
4,7517,41515,382
Lincoln CountyR
−38.7%
8022,0043,106
Los Alamos CountyR
−14.3%
2,5523,4476,276
Luna CountyR
−13.2%
1,4381,9523,896
McKinley CountyD
+1.2%
4,4914,3769,573
Mora CountyR
−3.8%
1,0691,1552,266
Otero CountyR
−4.9%
3,9784,47510,224
Quay CountyR
−17.5%
1,3992,1234,132
Rio Arriba CountyD
+9.5%
4,7993,9359,102
Roosevelt CountyR
−30.5%
1,5473,2565,603
San Juan CountyR
−25.6%
4,0367,66414,185
San Miguel CountyD
+0.7%
4,0884,0278,368
Sandoval CountyD
+13.7%
2,6091,9594,728
Santa Fe CountyD
+1.0%
9,5449,35919,449
Sierra CountyR
−24.4%
9301,6242,846
Socorro CountyR
−8.4%
1,8712,2304,283
Taos CountyR
−2.0%
2,9933,1196,252
Torrance CountyR
−13.8%
9741,3162,484
Union CountyR
−24.5%
6781,2172,196
Valencia CountyR
−1.4%
5,5135,67611,947