New Mexico — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentClintonD+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 45.9% | 261,617 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 37.3% | 212,824 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 16.8% | 95,545 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (33 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+24.8 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Eddy County, NM | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Luna County, NM | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+0.02 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+16.0 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+7.0 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Sierra County, NM | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Valencia County, NM | Democratic | D+7.1 |
New Mexico results by county
33 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Clinton, Bill+13,559 | 90,86345.3% | 77,30438.5% | 1,2900.6% | 200,698 |
| Catron County | Bush, George H.W.+306 | 46529.9% | 77149.6% | 281.8% | 1,553 |
| Chaves County | Bush, George H.W.+2,512 | 6,36033.7% | 8,87246.9% | 760.4% | 18,898 |
| Cibola County | Clinton, Bill+1,283 | 3,33453.1% | 2,05132.6% | 520.8% | 6,284 |
| Colfax County | Clinton, Bill+877 | 2,60749.9% | 1,73033.1% | 200.4% | 5,228 |
| Curry County | Bush, George H.W.+3,132 | 3,69929.3% | 6,83154.1% | 470.4% | 12,633 |
| De Baca County | Bush, George H.W.+75 | 45138.1% | 52644.4% | 40.3% | 1,185 |
| Doña Ana County | Clinton, Bill+3,586 | 19,89445.0% | 16,30836.9% | 3330.8% | 44,217 |
| Eddy County | Clinton, Bill+96 | 7,40940.7% | 7,31340.2% | 500.3% | 18,202 |
| Grant County | Clinton, Bill+2,686 | 5,60354.5% | 2,91728.4% | 720.7% | 10,277 |
| Guadalupe County | Clinton, Bill+534 | 1,22558.3% | 69132.9% | 130.6% | 2,102 |
| Harding County | Bush, George H.W.+44 | 26839.5% | 31246.0% | 00.0% | 678 |
| Hidalgo County | Clinton, Bill+124 | 99543.0% | 87137.6% | 70.3% | 2,315 |
| Lea County | Bush, George H.W.+2,874 | 5,04730.9% | 7,92148.6% | 1100.7% | 16,311 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George H.W.+939 | 1,73029.5% | 2,66945.6% | 270.5% | 5,857 |
| Los Alamos County | Bush, George H.W.+423 | 3,89736.6% | 4,32040.6% | 860.8% | 10,642 |
| Luna County | Clinton, Bill+471 | 2,63742.0% | 2,16634.5% | 240.4% | 6,272 |
| McKinley County | Clinton, Bill+4,685 | 9,40560.6% | 4,72030.4% | 1020.7% | 15,531 |
| Mora County | Clinton, Bill+887 | 1,55564.2% | 66827.6% | 100.4% | 2,421 |
| Otero County | Bush, George H.W.+2,104 | 5,37733.2% | 7,48146.2% | 880.5% | 16,203 |
| Quay County | Bush, George H.W.+1 | 1,75841.0% | 1,75941.0% | 170.4% | 4,289 |
| Rio Arriba County | Clinton, Bill+5,152 | 7,83267.9% | 2,68023.2% | 460.4% | 11,542 |
| Roosevelt County | Bush, George H.W.+1,043 | 2,17233.3% | 3,21549.4% | 410.6% | 6,513 |
| San Juan County | Bush, George H.W.+2,113 | 11,30237.3% | 13,41544.3% | 2130.7% | 30,281 |
| San Miguel County | Clinton, Bill+4,003 | 6,18665.9% | 2,18323.3% | 530.6% | 9,387 |
| Sandoval County | Clinton, Bill+2,460 | 10,95146.5% | 8,49136.0% | 1780.8% | 23,574 |
| Santa Fe County | Clinton, Bill+17,505 | 27,18963.4% | 9,68422.6% | 3880.9% | 42,917 |
| Sierra County | Clinton, Bill+209 | 1,77140.1% | 1,56235.4% | 300.7% | 4,418 |
| Socorro County | Clinton, Bill+722 | 2,90847.8% | 2,18635.9% | 761.2% | 6,088 |
| Taos County | Clinton, Bill+4,791 | 7,05166.0% | 2,26021.2% | 700.7% | 10,681 |
| Torrance County | Bush, George H.W.+5 | 1,66239.9% | 1,66740.0% | 280.7% | 4,167 |
| Union County | Bush, George H.W.+456 | 51928.0% | 97552.6% | 50.3% | 1,854 |
| Valencia County | Clinton, Bill+1,190 | 7,49544.7% | 6,30537.6% | 660.4% | 16,768 |
complete certified result
New Mexico candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.