Elections / 2016 · President · NM
New Mexico — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentClintonD+8.2
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 48.3% | 385,234 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 40.0% | 319,667 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.7% | 93,418 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2016 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+17.7 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+44.2 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+3.9 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+40.8 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+32.7 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+51.0 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+52.0 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+8.6 |
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: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2016 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 | 143,417 | 94,698 | 274,662 | |
| Catron County | R | 427 | 1,464 | 2,049 | |
| Chaves County | R | 5,534 | 12,872 | 20,271 | |
| Cibola County | D | 3,741 | 3,195 | 8,063 | |
| Colfax County | R | 2,129 | 2,585 | 5,332 | |
| Curry County | R | 3,121 | 9,035 | 13,370 | |
| De Baca County | R | 193 | 620 | 910 | |
| Doña Ana County | D | 37,947 | 25,374 | 70,648 | |
| Eddy County | R | 5,033 | 13,147 | 19,667 | |
| Grant County | D | 6,276 | 5,288 | 12,811 | |
| Guadalupe County | D | 970 | 595 | 1,827 | |
| Harding County | R | 156 | 311 | 527 | |
| Hidalgo County | R | 784 | 910 | 1,872 | |
| Lea County | R | 3,930 | 12,495 | 17,712 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 2,331 | 5,896 | 8,902 | |
| Los Alamos County | D | 5,562 | 3,359 | 10,885 | |
| Luna County | R | 3,195 | 3,478 | 7,295 | |
| McKinley County | D | 13,576 | 5,104 | 21,703 | |
| Mora County | D | 1,536 | 665 | 2,441 | |
| Otero County | R | 6,124 | 11,887 | 20,060 | |
| Quay County | R | 1,017 | 2,212 | 3,572 | |
| Rio Arriba County | D | 9,592 | 3,599 | 14,878 | |
| Roosevelt County | R | 1,454 | 3,884 | 5,950 | |
| San Juan County | R | 12,865 | 27,946 | 46,110 | |
| San Miguel County | D | 7,285 | 2,313 | 10,751 | |
| Sandoval County | D | 27,707 | 25,905 | 61,690 | |
| Santa Fe County | D | 50,793 | 14,332 | 71,434 | |
| Sierra County | R | 1,612 | 3,010 | 5,181 | |
| Socorro County | D | 3,313 | 2,616 | 6,868 | |
| Taos County | D | 10,668 | 2,727 | 15,260 | |
| Torrance County | R | 1,785 | 3,714 | 6,324 | |
| Union County | R | 320 | 1,216 | 1,702 | |
| Valencia County | R | 10,841 | 13,215 | 27,592 |
Same ballot, 2016NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.