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Elections / 2008 · President · NM

Barack Obama carried New Mexico D+15.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in New Mexico, 2008. The state ran 7.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

New Mexico result
830,158 votes counted
Obama (D)
472,422
56.9%
McCain (R)
346,832
41.8%
All others
10,904
1.3%
Margin
D+15.1
2008 presidential election
New Mexico, 2008
ObamaD+15.1
2008 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+21.4Catron County, NM · R+34.8Chaves County, NM · R+24.7Cibola County, NM · D+29.6Colfax County, NM · D+10.7Curry County, NM · R+34.1De Baca County, NM · R+30.4Doña Ana County, NM · D+17.6Eddy County, NM · R+25.6Grant County, NM · D+19.9Guadalupe County, NM · D+42.7Harding County, NM · R+15.7Hidalgo County, NM · D+2.9Lea County, NM · R+44.2Lincoln County, NM · R+25.4Los Alamos County, NM · D+6.9Luna County, NM · D+5.3McKinley County, NM · D+43.9Mora County, NM · D+57.9Otero County, NM · R+19.3Quay County, NM · R+20.5Rio Arriba County, NM · D+50.9Roosevelt County, NM · R+29.9San Juan County, NM · R+21.2San Miguel County, NM · D+60.6Sandoval County, NM · D+12.8Santa Fe County, NM · D+55.1Sierra County, NM · R+12.1Socorro County, NM · D+21.1Taos County, NM · D+64.8Torrance County, NM · R+9.3Union County, NM · R+42.2Valencia County, NM · D+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic56.9%472,422
John McCainRepublican41.8%346,832
OtherAll other candidates1.3%10,904
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+21.4%
171,556110,521285,778
Catron CountyR
−34.8%
6641,3982,112
Chaves CountyR
−24.7%
8,19713,65122,112
Cibola CountyD
+29.6%
5,8273,1319,097
Colfax CountyD
+10.7%
3,4902,8056,384
Curry CountyR
−34.1%
4,6709,59914,438
De Baca CountyR
−30.4%
3596761,044
Doña Ana CountyD
+17.6%
40,28228,06869,280
Eddy CountyR
−25.6%
7,35112,50020,093
Grant CountyD
+19.9%
8,1425,40613,755
Guadalupe CountyD
+42.7%
1,5576202,196
Harding CountyR
−15.7%
260358626
Hidalgo CountyD
+2.9%
9939361,951
Lea CountyR
−44.2%
5,10813,34718,645
Lincoln CountyR
−25.4%
3,5356,0019,696
Los Alamos CountyD
+6.9%
5,8245,06411,069
Luna CountyD
+5.3%
4,3113,8708,340
McKinley CountyD
+43.9%
16,5726,38223,207
Mora CountyD
+57.9%
2,1685692,760
Otero CountyR
−19.3%
8,61012,80621,766
Quay CountyR
−20.5%
1,5472,3673,996
Rio Arriba CountyD
+50.9%
12,7034,08616,940
Roosevelt CountyR
−29.9%
2,3034,3116,720
San Juan CountyR
−21.2%
18,02827,86946,511
San Miguel CountyD
+60.6%
10,3202,47812,941
Sandoval CountyD
+12.8%
32,66925,19358,630
Santa Fe CountyD
+55.1%
55,56715,80772,223
Sierra CountyR
−12.1%
2,3523,0175,485
Socorro CountyD
+21.1%
4,6963,0327,895
Taos CountyD
+64.8%
13,8162,86616,886
Torrance CountyR
−9.3%
3,0873,7356,941
Union CountyR
−42.2%
4921,2271,742
Valencia CountyD
+7.7%
15,36613,13628,899