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Elections / 1976 · President · NM

Gerald Ford carried New Mexico R+2.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in New Mexico, 1976. The state ran 4.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

New Mexico result
416,590 votes counted
Carter (D)
201,148
48.3%
Ford (R)
211,419
50.7%
All others
4,023
1.0%
Margin
R+2.5
1976 presidential election
New Mexico, 1976
FordR+2.5
1976 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 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+8.9Catron County, NM · R+7.5Chaves County, NM · R+19.5Colfax County, NM · D+9.2Curry County, NM · R+10.8De Baca County, NM · D+3.5Doña Ana County, NM · R+7.1Eddy County, NM · D+8.1Grant County, NM · D+11.6Guadalupe County, NM · D+13.5Harding County, NM · R+15.0Hidalgo County, NM · D+2.6Lea County, NM · R+14.5Lincoln County, NM · R+24.0Los Alamos County, NM · R+29.8Luna County, NM · R+1.6McKinley County, NM · D+19.3Mora County, NM · D+22.6Otero County, NM · R+5.1Quay County, NM · D+0.9Rio Arriba County, NM · D+37.4Roosevelt County, NM · R+2.5San Juan County, NM · R+11.4San Miguel County, NM · D+24.0Sandoval County, NM · D+10.4Santa Fe County, NM · D+9.8Sierra County, NM · R+3.1Socorro County, NM · D+6.9Taos County, NM · D+18.7Torrance County, NM · D+2.1Union County, NM · R+8.0Valencia County, NM · D+4.3
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican50.7%211,419
Jimmy CarterDemocratic48.3%201,148
OtherAll other candidates1.0%4,023
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1976 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 — 1976
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−8.9%
63,94976,614141,926
Catron CountyR
−7.5%
5176021,132
Chaves CountyR
−19.5%
7,13910,63117,940
Colfax CountyD
+9.2%
2,7182,2595,006
Curry CountyR
−10.8%
5,0046,23211,358
De Baca CountyD
+3.5%
5975561,160
Doña Ana CountyR
−7.1%
12,03613,88826,157
Eddy CountyD
+8.1%
9,0737,69816,886
Grant CountyD
+11.6%
5,1764,0959,328
Guadalupe CountyD
+13.5%
1,3791,0472,453
Harding CountyR
−15.0%
285387678
Hidalgo CountyD
+2.6%
9388911,835
Lea CountyR
−14.5%
6,5338,77315,441
Lincoln CountyR
−24.0%
1,4152,3203,764
Los Alamos CountyR
−29.8%
2,8905,3838,355
Luna CountyR
−1.6%
2,8722,9665,903
McKinley CountyD
+19.3%
6,8564,61711,593
Mora CountyD
+22.6%
1,4389042,361
Otero CountyR
−5.1%
5,3335,91411,352
Quay CountyD
+0.9%
2,0952,0594,195
Rio Arriba CountyD
+37.4%
7,1253,21310,449
Roosevelt CountyR
−2.5%
3,1113,2696,429
San Juan CountyR
−11.4%
8,61510,85219,683
San Miguel CountyD
+24.0%
5,2043,1628,507
Sandoval CountyD
+10.4%
5,0724,1109,269
Santa Fe CountyD
+9.8%
14,12711,57625,997
Sierra CountyR
−3.1%
1,5641,6653,262
Socorro CountyD
+6.9%
2,6062,2654,939
Taos CountyD
+18.7%
4,4143,0127,517
Torrance CountyD
+2.1%
1,5261,4623,012
Union CountyR
−8.0%
9751,1462,150
Valencia CountyD
+4.3%
8,5667,85116,553