New Mexico — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentGoreD+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 47.9% | 286,783 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 47.8% | 286,417 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.2% | 25,405 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2000 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+2.1 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+40.4 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+6.4 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+35.4 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+27.3 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+39.4 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+4.6 |
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 | Gore, Al+4,212 | 99,46148.7% | 95,24946.6% | 1,3350.7% | 204,319 |
| Catron County | Bush, George W.+920 | 35320.6% | 1,27374.4% | 281.6% | 1,711 |
| Chaves County | Bush, George W.+5,038 | 6,34034.9% | 11,37862.7% | 1240.7% | 18,149 |
| Cibola County | Gore, Al+1,375 | 4,12758.2% | 2,75238.8% | 450.6% | 7,088 |
| Colfax County | Gore, Al+53 | 2,65348.6% | 2,60047.6% | 450.8% | 5,461 |
| Curry County | Bush, George W.+4,830 | 3,47129.0% | 8,30169.4% | 500.4% | 11,969 |
| De Baca County | Bush, George W.+263 | 34935.5% | 61262.3% | 90.9% | 982 |
| Doña Ana County | Gore, Al+2,649 | 23,91251.3% | 21,26345.6% | 3200.7% | 46,653 |
| Eddy County | Bush, George W.+3,227 | 7,10840.0% | 10,33558.1% | 880.5% | 17,787 |
| Grant County | Gore, Al+712 | 5,67350.5% | 4,96144.1% | 770.7% | 11,241 |
| Guadalupe County | Gore, Al+528 | 1,07665.2% | 54833.2% | 30.2% | 1,651 |
| Harding County | Bush, George W.+152 | 21436.1% | 36661.7% | 40.7% | 593 |
| Hidalgo County | Bush, George W.+115 | 83945.7% | 95452.0% | 130.7% | 1,834 |
| Lea County | Bush, George W.+6,302 | 3,85527.0% | 10,15771.2% | 750.5% | 14,256 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+2,431 | 2,02729.9% | 4,45865.8% | 1191.8% | 6,772 |
| Los Alamos County | Bush, George W.+1,474 | 4,14940.6% | 5,62355.0% | 1171.1% | 10,218 |
| Luna County | Bush, George W.+420 | 2,97545.0% | 3,39551.3% | 560.8% | 6,612 |
| McKinley County | Gore, Al+5,211 | 10,28164.7% | 5,07031.9% | 1360.9% | 15,879 |
| Mora County | Gore, Al+788 | 1,45666.5% | 66830.5% | 180.8% | 2,191 |
| Otero County | Bush, George W.+4,793 | 5,46533.7% | 10,25863.3% | 1430.9% | 16,204 |
| Quay County | Bush, George W.+821 | 1,47138.3% | 2,29259.6% | 300.8% | 3,844 |
| Rio Arriba County | Gore, Al+4,674 | 8,16967.5% | 3,49528.9% | 560.5% | 12,097 |
| Roosevelt County | Bush, George W.+2,000 | 1,76231.2% | 3,76266.6% | 290.5% | 5,651 |
| San Juan County | Bush, George W.+9,454 | 11,98034.6% | 21,43461.8% | 3200.9% | 34,657 |
| San Miguel County | Gore, Al+4,325 | 6,54071.4% | 2,21524.2% | 620.7% | 9,161 |
| Sandoval County | Bush, George W.+524 | 14,89946.9% | 15,42348.6% | 2220.7% | 31,755 |
| Santa Fe County | Gore, Al+18,043 | 32,01764.7% | 13,97428.2% | 2650.5% | 49,471 |
| Sierra County | Bush, George W.+1,032 | 1,68936.8% | 2,72159.3% | 441.0% | 4,586 |
| Socorro County | Gore, Al+121 | 3,29448.3% | 3,17346.5% | 801.2% | 6,826 |
| Taos County | Gore, Al+4,295 | 7,03964.6% | 2,74425.2% | 480.4% | 10,895 |
| Torrance County | Bush, George W.+1,023 | 1,86837.7% | 2,89158.3% | 380.8% | 4,960 |
| Union County | Bush, George W.+817 | 45225.8% | 1,26972.3% | 150.9% | 1,755 |
| Valencia County | Bush, George W.+984 | 9,81945.9% | 10,80350.5% | 1400.7% | 21,377 |
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: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2000 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 — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.