New Mexico 2016 presidential results by county

United States presidential election in New Mexico, 2016

The 2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the

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in which all 50 states plus the

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participated.

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voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the

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's nominee, businessman

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, and running mate Indiana Governor

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against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State

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, and her running mate Virginia

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. New Mexico has five electoral votes in the Electoral College. Clinton won the state of New Mexico with a plurality, by a margin of 8.2 percentage points. The state had long been considered leaning Democratic, or a state Clinton would win, due to its large population of

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/ Latino and Native American voters. Former

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Gary Johnson Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician. He served as the 29th governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for Presid ...

achieved 9% in his home state, his best performance of any state and the Libertarian Party's best performance in any single state since

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received 11.66% of the vote in Alaska in 1980. Johnson's result was also the best result for a third party or independent candidate in New Mexico since

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's campaign in

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. This is the third time since 1912, when New Mexico attained statehood, that the state voted for a candidate who did not win the Electoral College, the other instances being

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and

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. However, in this election and in 2000, the state did vote for the winner of the popular vote.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Four candidates appeared on the

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presidential primary ballot: *

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 20 ...

* Rocky De La Fuente *

Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as the 61st Governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. O'Malley ...

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Republican primary

Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot: *

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Ben Carson Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he ...

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Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, lobbyist, and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. Christie, who was born in N ...

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Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas fro ...

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Carly Fiorina Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (''née'' Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP). As chief executive officer of HP from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was ...

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Jim Gilmore James Stuart Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is an American politician, diplomat, statesman, and former attorney who was the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002 and Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2001. A native Vir ...

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Mike Huckabee Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, Baptist minister, and political commentator who served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nominati ...

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John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, author, and television news host who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001 and as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, Kasic ...

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Rand Paul Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party (Un ...

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Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the ...

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Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's third ...

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Donald Trump, the only candidate with an active campaign, won every delegate from New Mexico.

Polling

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October 2, 2016 * Clinton 35% * Trump 31% * Johnson 24% * Stein 2% Albuquerque Journal November 5, 2016 * Clinton 45% * Trump 40% * Johnson 11% * Stein 3% Clinton won every pre-election poll conducted. Her margin of victory varied from 2 points to 13 points. The last poll showed Clinton ahead of Trump 46% to 44%, while the average of the last three had Clinton leading Trump 45% to 40%, with many undecided voters who probably considered

, the state's former governor. Johnson even reached 24% in one poll conducted by the

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

Official results from New Mexico Secretary of State.

= Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

= * Colfax (largest city: Raton) *

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(largest city: Lordsburg) *

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(largest village:

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)

By congressional district

Clinton won 2 of 3 congressional districts.

References

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United States presidential

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Polling

General election

Predictions

Results

By county

= Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

See also

References