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Elections / 2016 · President · NM

Hillary Clinton carried New Mexico D+8.2.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in New Mexico, 2016. The state ran 6.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

New Mexico result
798,319 votes counted
Clinton (D)
385,234
48.3%
Trump (R)
319,667
40.0%
All others
93,418
11.7%
Margin
D+8.2
New Mexico, 2016
ClintonD+8.2
2016 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 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+17.7Catron County, NM · R+50.6Chaves County, NM · R+36.2Cibola County, NM · D+6.8Colfax County, NM · R+8.6Curry County, NM · R+44.2De Baca County, NM · R+46.9Doña Ana County, NM · D+17.8Eddy County, NM · R+41.3Grant County, NM · D+7.7Guadalupe County, NM · D+20.5Harding County, NM · R+29.4Hidalgo County, NM · R+6.7Lea County, NM · R+48.4Lincoln County, NM · R+40.0Los Alamos County, NM · D+20.2Luna County, NM · R+3.9McKinley County, NM · D+39.0Mora County, NM · D+35.7Otero County, NM · R+28.7Quay County, NM · R+33.5Rio Arriba County, NM · D+40.3Roosevelt County, NM · R+40.8San Juan County, NM · R+32.7San Miguel County, NM · D+46.2Sandoval County, NM · D+2.9Santa Fe County, NM · D+51.0Sierra County, NM · R+27.0Socorro County, NM · D+10.1Taos County, NM · D+52.0Torrance County, NM · R+30.5Union County, NM · R+52.6Valencia County, NM · R+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary ClintonDemocratic48.3%385,234
Donald TrumpRepublican40.0%319,667
Gary JohnsonLibertarian11.7%93,418
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2016 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 — 2016
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+17.7%
143,41794,698274,662
Catron CountyR
−50.6%
4271,4642,049
Chaves CountyR
−36.2%
5,53412,87220,271
Cibola CountyD
+6.8%
3,7413,1958,063
Colfax CountyR
−8.6%
2,1292,5855,332
Curry CountyR
−44.2%
3,1219,03513,370
De Baca CountyR
−46.9%
193620910
Doña Ana CountyD
+17.8%
37,94725,37470,648
Eddy CountyR
−41.3%
5,03313,14719,667
Grant CountyD
+7.7%
6,2765,28812,811
Guadalupe CountyD
+20.5%
9705951,827
Harding CountyR
−29.4%
156311527
Hidalgo CountyR
−6.7%
7849101,872
Lea CountyR
−48.4%
3,93012,49517,712
Lincoln CountyR
−40.0%
2,3315,8968,902
Los Alamos CountyD
+20.2%
5,5623,35910,885
Luna CountyR
−3.9%
3,1953,4787,295
McKinley CountyD
+39.0%
13,5765,10421,703
Mora CountyD
+35.7%
1,5366652,441
Otero CountyR
−28.7%
6,12411,88720,060
Quay CountyR
−33.5%
1,0172,2123,572
Rio Arriba CountyD
+40.3%
9,5923,59914,878
Roosevelt CountyR
−40.8%
1,4543,8845,950
San Juan CountyR
−32.7%
12,86527,94646,110
San Miguel CountyD
+46.2%
7,2852,31310,751
Sandoval CountyD
+2.9%
27,70725,90561,690
Santa Fe CountyD
+51.0%
50,79314,33271,434
Sierra CountyR
−27.0%
1,6123,0105,181
Socorro CountyD
+10.1%
3,3132,6166,868
Taos CountyD
+52.0%
10,6682,72715,260
Torrance CountyR
−30.5%
1,7853,7146,324
Union CountyR
−52.6%
3201,2161,702
Valencia CountyR
−8.6%
10,84113,21527,592