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Elections / 2000 · President · NM

Al Gore carried New Mexico D+0.1.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in New Mexico, 2000. The state ran 1.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

New Mexico result
598,605 votes counted
Gore (D)
286,783
47.9%
Bush (R)
286,417
47.8%
All others
4,154
0.7%
Margin
D+0.1
2000 presidential election
New Mexico, 2000
2000 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · D+2.1Catron County, NM · R+53.8Chaves County, NM · R+27.8Cibola County, NM · D+19.4Colfax County, NM · D+1.0Curry County, NM · R+40.4De Baca County, NM · R+26.8Doña Ana County, NM · D+5.7Eddy County, NM · R+18.1Grant County, NM · D+6.3Guadalupe County, NM · D+32.0Harding County, NM · R+25.6Hidalgo County, NM · R+6.3Lea County, NM · R+44.2Lincoln County, NM · R+35.9Los Alamos County, NM · R+14.4Luna County, NM · R+6.4McKinley County, NM · D+32.8Mora County, NM · D+36.0Otero County, NM · R+29.6Quay County, NM · R+21.4Rio Arriba County, NM · D+38.6Roosevelt County, NM · R+35.4San Juan County, NM · R+27.3San Miguel County, NM · D+47.2Sandoval County, NM · R+1.7Santa Fe County, NM · D+36.5Sierra County, NM · R+22.5Socorro County, NM · D+1.8Taos County, NM · D+39.4Torrance County, NM · R+20.6Union County, NM · R+46.6Valencia County, NM · R+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic47.9%286,783
George W. BushRepublican47.8%286,417
OtherAll other candidates0.7%4,154
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2000 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 — 2000
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+2.1%
99,46195,249204,319
Catron CountyR
−53.8%
3531,2731,711
Chaves CountyR
−27.8%
6,34011,37818,149
Cibola CountyD
+19.4%
4,1272,7527,088
Colfax CountyD
+1.0%
2,6532,6005,461
Curry CountyR
−40.4%
3,4718,30111,969
De Baca CountyR
−26.8%
349612982
Doña Ana CountyD
+5.7%
23,91221,26346,653
Eddy CountyR
−18.1%
7,10810,33517,787
Grant CountyD
+6.3%
5,6734,96111,241
Guadalupe CountyD
+32.0%
1,0765481,651
Harding CountyR
−25.6%
214366593
Hidalgo CountyR
−6.3%
8399541,834
Lea CountyR
−44.2%
3,85510,15714,256
Lincoln CountyR
−35.9%
2,0274,4586,772
Los Alamos CountyR
−14.4%
4,1495,62310,218
Luna CountyR
−6.4%
2,9753,3956,612
McKinley CountyD
+32.8%
10,2815,07015,879
Mora CountyD
+36.0%
1,4566682,191
Otero CountyR
−29.6%
5,46510,25816,204
Quay CountyR
−21.4%
1,4712,2923,844
Rio Arriba CountyD
+38.6%
8,1693,49512,097
Roosevelt CountyR
−35.4%
1,7623,7625,651
San Juan CountyR
−27.3%
11,98021,43434,657
San Miguel CountyD
+47.2%
6,5402,2159,161
Sandoval CountyR
−1.7%
14,89915,42331,755
Santa Fe CountyD
+36.5%
32,01713,97449,471
Sierra CountyR
−22.5%
1,6892,7214,586
Socorro CountyD
+1.8%
3,2943,1736,826
Taos CountyD
+39.4%
7,0392,74410,895
Torrance CountyR
−20.6%
1,8682,8914,960
Union CountyR
−46.6%
4521,2691,755
Valencia CountyR
−4.6%
9,81910,80321,377