Elections / 2000 · President · NM
New Mexico — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
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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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 33 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | D | 99,461 | 95,249 | 204,319 | |
| Catron County | R | 353 | 1,273 | 1,711 | |
| Chaves County | R | 6,340 | 11,378 | 18,149 | |
| Cibola County | D | 4,127 | 2,752 | 7,088 | |
| Colfax County | D | 2,653 | 2,600 | 5,461 | |
| Curry County | R | 3,471 | 8,301 | 11,969 | |
| De Baca County | R | 349 | 612 | 982 | |
| Doña Ana County | D | 23,912 | 21,263 | 46,653 | |
| Eddy County | R | 7,108 | 10,335 | 17,787 | |
| Grant County | D | 5,673 | 4,961 | 11,241 | |
| Guadalupe County | D | 1,076 | 548 | 1,651 | |
| Harding County | R | 214 | 366 | 593 | |
| Hidalgo County | R | 839 | 954 | 1,834 | |
| Lea County | R | 3,855 | 10,157 | 14,256 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 2,027 | 4,458 | 6,772 | |
| Los Alamos County | R | 4,149 | 5,623 | 10,218 | |
| Luna County | R | 2,975 | 3,395 | 6,612 | |
| McKinley County | D | 10,281 | 5,070 | 15,879 | |
| Mora County | D | 1,456 | 668 | 2,191 | |
| Otero County | R | 5,465 | 10,258 | 16,204 | |
| Quay County | R | 1,471 | 2,292 | 3,844 | |
| Rio Arriba County | D | 8,169 | 3,495 | 12,097 | |
| Roosevelt County | R | 1,762 | 3,762 | 5,651 | |
| San Juan County | R | 11,980 | 21,434 | 34,657 | |
| San Miguel County | D | 6,540 | 2,215 | 9,161 | |
| Sandoval County | R | 14,899 | 15,423 | 31,755 | |
| Santa Fe County | D | 32,017 | 13,974 | 49,471 | |
| Sierra County | R | 1,689 | 2,721 | 4,586 | |
| Socorro County | D | 3,294 | 3,173 | 6,826 | |
| Taos County | D | 7,039 | 2,744 | 10,895 | |
| Torrance County | R | 1,868 | 2,891 | 4,960 | |
| Union County | R | 452 | 1,269 | 1,755 | |
| Valencia County | R | 9,819 | 10,803 | 21,377 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.