New Mexico — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentNixonR+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 51.8% | 169,692 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 39.7% | 130,081 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.4% | 27,508 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (32 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+25.7 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+13.2 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Mora County, NM | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+30.5 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+25.6 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Taos County, NM | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+1.4 |
New Mexico results by county
32 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Richard Nixon+15,399 | 56,23455.0% | 40,83539.9% | 5,2525.1% | 102,321 |
| Catron County | Richard Nixon+396 | 67462.3% | 27825.7% | 13012.0% | 1,082 |
| Chaves County | Richard Nixon+5,254 | 8,86663.6% | 3,61225.9% | 1,46010.5% | 13,938 |
| Colfax County | Hubert Humphrey+265 | 2,21244.4% | 2,47749.7% | 2945.9% | 4,983 |
| Curry County | Richard Nixon+2,647 | 5,56254.0% | 2,91528.3% | 1,82517.7% | 10,302 |
| De Baca County | Richard Nixon+313 | 65857.7% | 34530.2% | 13812.1% | 1,141 |
| Doña Ana County | Richard Nixon+3,166 | 10,82454.1% | 7,65838.3% | 1,5087.5% | 19,990 |
| Eddy County | Richard Nixon+1,100 | 7,19347.7% | 6,09340.4% | 1,78011.8% | 15,066 |
| Grant County | Hubert Humphrey+909 | 2,90838.5% | 3,81750.6% | 82410.9% | 7,549 |
| Guadalupe County | Richard Nixon+149 | 1,17651.4% | 1,02744.9% | 843.7% | 2,287 |
| Harding County | Richard Nixon+166 | 45057.7% | 28436.4% | 465.9% | 780 |
| Hidalgo County | Hubert Humphrey+72 | 60639.2% | 67843.9% | 26016.8% | 1,544 |
| Lea County | Richard Nixon+2,664 | 7,41548.2% | 4,75130.9% | 3,21620.9% | 15,382 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,202 | 2,00464.5% | 80225.8% | 3009.7% | 3,106 |
| Los Alamos County | Richard Nixon+895 | 3,44754.9% | 2,55240.7% | 2774.4% | 6,276 |
| Luna County | Richard Nixon+514 | 1,95250.1% | 1,43836.9% | 50613.0% | 3,896 |
| McKinley County | Hubert Humphrey+115 | 4,37645.7% | 4,49146.9% | 7067.4% | 9,573 |
| Mora County | Richard Nixon+86 | 1,15551.0% | 1,06947.2% | 421.9% | 2,266 |
| Otero County | Richard Nixon+497 | 4,47543.8% | 3,97838.9% | 1,77117.3% | 10,224 |
| Quay County | Richard Nixon+724 | 2,12351.4% | 1,39933.9% | 61014.8% | 4,132 |
| Rio Arriba County | Hubert Humphrey+864 | 3,93543.2% | 4,79952.7% | 3684.0% | 9,102 |
| Roosevelt County | Richard Nixon+1,709 | 3,25658.1% | 1,54727.6% | 80014.3% | 5,603 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+3,628 | 7,66454.0% | 4,03628.5% | 2,48517.5% | 14,185 |
| San Miguel County | Hubert Humphrey+61 | 4,02748.1% | 4,08848.9% | 2533.0% | 8,368 |
| Sandoval County | Hubert Humphrey+650 | 1,95941.4% | 2,60955.2% | 1603.4% | 4,728 |
| Santa Fe County | Hubert Humphrey+185 | 9,35948.1% | 9,54449.1% | 5462.8% | 19,449 |
| Sierra County | Richard Nixon+694 | 1,62457.1% | 93032.7% | 29210.3% | 2,846 |
| Socorro County | Richard Nixon+359 | 2,23052.1% | 1,87143.7% | 1824.2% | 4,283 |
| Taos County | Richard Nixon+126 | 3,11949.9% | 2,99347.9% | 1402.2% | 6,252 |
| Torrance County | Richard Nixon+342 | 1,31653.0% | 97439.2% | 1947.8% | 2,484 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+539 | 1,21755.4% | 67830.9% | 30113.7% | 2,196 |
| Valencia County | Richard Nixon+163 | 5,67647.5% | 5,51346.1% | 7586.3% | 11,947 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1968 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.