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Elections / 2012 · President · NM

Barack Obama carried New Mexico D+10.1.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in New Mexico, 2012. The state ran 6.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

New Mexico result
783,757 votes counted
Obama (D)
415,335
53.0%
Romney (R)
335,788
42.8%
All others
32,634
4.2%
Margin
D+10.1
2012 presidential election
New Mexico, 2012
ObamaD+10.1
2012 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+16.4Catron County, NM · R+44.0Chaves County, NM · R+32.0Cibola County, NM · D+23.8Colfax County, NM · D+2.2Curry County, NM · R+38.4De Baca County, NM · R+33.1Doña Ana County, NM · D+14.8Eddy County, NM · R+33.4Grant County, NM · D+13.4Guadalupe County, NM · D+43.6Harding County, NM · R+11.1Hidalgo County, NM · D+5.0Lea County, NM · R+49.8Lincoln County, NM · R+32.7Los Alamos County, NM · D+3.7Luna County, NM · R+1.2McKinley County, NM · D+46.9Mora County, NM · D+52.1Otero County, NM · R+28.1Quay County, NM · R+22.1Rio Arriba County, NM · D+52.6Roosevelt County, NM · R+38.8San Juan County, NM · R+28.1San Miguel County, NM · D+56.9Sandoval County, NM · D+5.3Santa Fe County, NM · D+51.1Sierra County, NM · R+18.9Socorro County, NM · D+18.6Taos County, NM · D+60.3Torrance County, NM · R+17.2Union County, NM · R+43.4Valencia County, NM · D+2.5
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic53.0%415,335
Mitt RomneyRepublican42.8%335,788
OtherAll other candidates4.2%32,634
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+16.4%
150,739106,408270,969
Catron CountyR
−44.0%
5601,4942,123
Chaves CountyR
−32.0%
6,60413,08820,292
Cibola CountyD
+23.8%
4,9612,9988,243
Colfax CountyD
+2.2%
2,8282,6995,764
Curry CountyR
−38.4%
4,0229,25113,625
De Baca CountyR
−33.1%
287586902
Doña Ana CountyD
+14.8%
37,13927,32266,423
Eddy CountyR
−33.4%
6,14212,58319,269
Grant CountyD
+13.4%
7,0905,35812,902
Guadalupe CountyD
+43.6%
1,4885572,135
Harding CountyR
−11.1%
260327601
Hidalgo CountyD
+5.0%
9958991,935
Lea CountyR
−49.8%
4,08012,54817,015
Lincoln CountyR
−32.7%
2,9425,9619,242
Los Alamos CountyD
+3.7%
5,1914,79610,654
Luna CountyR
−1.2%
3,5833,6707,500
McKinley CountyD
+46.9%
15,8415,54621,929
Mora CountyD
+52.1%
1,9555952,611
Otero CountyR
−28.1%
6,82912,45120,012
Quay CountyR
−22.1%
1,3832,2023,707
Rio Arriba CountyD
+52.6%
11,4653,39715,343
Roosevelt CountyR
−38.8%
1,7274,0435,969
San Juan CountyR
−28.1%
15,85528,84946,237
San Miguel CountyD
+56.9%
8,8502,30311,509
Sandoval CountyD
+5.3%
27,23624,38754,078
Santa Fe CountyD
+51.1%
50,87215,50069,245
Sierra CountyR
−18.9%
1,9642,9285,102
Socorro CountyD
+18.6%
4,0582,7227,193
Taos CountyD
+60.3%
11,9782,73015,339
Torrance CountyR
−17.2%
2,4283,5296,402
Union CountyR
−43.4%
4721,2361,759
Valencia CountyD
+2.5%
13,51112,82527,728