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Elections / 1972 · President · NM

Richard Nixon carried New Mexico R+24.5.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Mexico, 1972. The state ran 1.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)

New Mexico result
385,931 votes counted
McGovern (D)
141,084
36.6%
Nixon (R)
235,606
61.0%
All others
9,241
2.4%
Margin
R+24.5
1972 presidential election
New Mexico, 1972
NixonR+24.5
1972 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1972 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1972 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1972 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+23.7Catron County, NM · R+49.5Chaves County, NM · R+44.4Colfax County, NM · R+17.6Curry County, NM · R+54.0De Baca County, NM · R+46.0Doña Ana County, NM · R+21.1Eddy County, NM · R+31.8Grant County, NM · R+4.0Guadalupe County, NM · R+3.8Harding County, NM · R+39.7Hidalgo County, NM · R+29.5Lea County, NM · R+55.4Lincoln County, NM · R+55.9Los Alamos County, NM · R+34.2Luna County, NM · R+29.9McKinley County, NM · R+2.2Mora County, NM · R+1.3Otero County, NM · R+38.0Quay County, NM · R+45.6Rio Arriba County, NM · D+12.7Roosevelt County, NM · R+48.1San Juan County, NM · R+40.7San Miguel County, NM · D+2.5Sandoval County, NM · R+3.1Santa Fe County, NM · R+6.2Sierra County, NM · R+37.1Socorro County, NM · R+14.0Taos County, NM · R+2.0Torrance County, NM · R+31.2Union County, NM · R+49.2Valencia County, NM · R+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican61.0%235,606
George McGovernDemocratic36.6%141,084
OtherAll other candidates2.4%9,241
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1972 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 — 1972
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−23.7%
48,75379,993131,562
Catron CountyR
−49.5%
2718291,128
Chaves CountyR
−44.4%
4,29611,49316,216
Colfax CountyR
−17.6%
1,8552,6634,601
Curry CountyR
−54.0%
2,4168,39211,064
De Baca CountyR
−46.0%
2707521,047
Doña Ana CountyR
−21.1%
9,41614,56224,366
Eddy CountyR
−31.8%
5,0409,92115,346
Grant CountyR
−4.0%
4,0814,4318,781
Guadalupe CountyR
−3.8%
1,2021,2972,525
Harding CountyR
−39.7%
220522760
Hidalgo CountyR
−29.5%
5621,0511,657
Lea CountyR
−55.4%
3,42912,47816,331
Lincoln CountyR
−55.9%
6962,5283,280
Los Alamos CountyR
−34.2%
2,4355,0397,624
Luna CountyR
−29.9%
1,5602,9584,677
McKinley CountyR
−2.2%
5,1245,36610,789
Mora CountyR
−1.3%
1,1351,1652,318
Otero CountyR
−38.0%
2,9817,03310,670
Quay CountyR
−45.6%
1,1613,2244,522
Rio Arriba CountyD
+12.7%
5,6424,35110,195
Roosevelt CountyR
−48.1%
1,6124,7276,473
San Juan CountyR
−40.7%
4,29610,78815,970
San Miguel CountyD
+2.5%
4,6634,4349,293
Sandoval CountyR
−3.1%
3,2933,5076,979
Santa Fe CountyR
−6.2%
10,76112,21123,246
Sierra CountyR
−37.1%
9342,0743,074
Socorro CountyR
−14.0%
1,9942,6584,730
Taos CountyR
−2.0%
3,4723,6177,164
Torrance CountyR
−31.2%
9081,7582,724
Union CountyR
−49.2%
4961,5452,131
Valencia CountyR
−14.5%
6,1108,23914,688