Elections / 2020 · President · NM
New Mexico — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentBidenD+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Joe Biden ✓Democratic | 54.3% | 501,614 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 43.5% | 401,894 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 20,457 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2020 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+24.4 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+40.6 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+10.4 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+42.9 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+28.3 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+9.6 |
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: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2020 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 | 193,757 | 116,135 | 317,590 | |
| Catron County | R | 595 | 1,698 | 2,326 | |
| Chaves County | R | 6,381 | 15,656 | 22,443 | |
| Cibola County | D | 4,745 | 3,975 | 8,903 | |
| Colfax County | R | 2,611 | 3,271 | 6,016 | |
| Curry County | R | 4,307 | 10,444 | 15,101 | |
| De Baca County | R | 231 | 656 | 901 | |
| Doña Ana County | D | 47,957 | 32,802 | 82,641 | |
| Eddy County | R | 5,424 | 17,454 | 23,222 | |
| Grant County | D | 7,590 | 6,553 | 14,435 | |
| Guadalupe County | D | 1,234 | 917 | 2,189 | |
| Harding County | R | 179 | 319 | 505 | |
| Hidalgo County | R | 823 | 1,120 | 1,974 | |
| Lea County | R | 4,061 | 16,531 | 20,918 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 3,194 | 6,942 | 10,306 | |
| Los Alamos County | D | 7,554 | 4,278 | 12,293 | |
| Luna County | R | 3,563 | 4,408 | 8,103 | |
| McKinley County | D | 18,029 | 7,801 | 26,486 | |
| Mora County | D | 1,745 | 903 | 2,686 | |
| Otero County | R | 8,485 | 14,521 | 23,571 | |
| Quay County | R | 1,170 | 2,634 | 3,873 | |
| Rio Arriba County | D | 10,990 | 5,408 | 16,628 | |
| Roosevelt County | R | 1,802 | 4,634 | 6,608 | |
| San Juan County | R | 18,083 | 32,874 | 52,294 | |
| San Miguel County | D | 7,888 | 3,421 | 11,531 | |
| Sandoval County | D | 40,588 | 34,174 | 76,562 | |
| Santa Fe County | D | 62,530 | 18,329 | 82,227 | |
| Sierra County | R | 2,265 | 3,542 | 5,945 | |
| Socorro County | D | 3,722 | 3,255 | 7,160 | |
| Taos County | D | 13,121 | 3,715 | 17,181 | |
| Torrance County | R | 2,344 | 4,772 | 7,281 | |
| Union County | R | 383 | 1,388 | 1,789 | |
| Valencia County | R | 14,263 | 17,364 | 32,277 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.