New Mexico — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentNixonR+24.5
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 61.0% | 235,606 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 36.6% | 141,084 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 9,241 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1972 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+23.7 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+54.0 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Grant County, NM | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+29.9 |
| McKinley County, NM | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Mora County, NM | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+48.1 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+40.7 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Taos County, NM | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+14.5 |
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+31,240 | 79,99360.8% | 48,75337.1% | 2,8162.1% | 131,562 |
| Catron County | Richard Nixon+558 | 82973.5% | 27124.0% | 282.5% | 1,128 |
| Chaves County | Richard Nixon+7,197 | 11,49370.9% | 4,29626.5% | 4272.6% | 16,216 |
| Colfax County | Richard Nixon+808 | 2,66357.9% | 1,85540.3% | 831.8% | 4,601 |
| Curry County | Richard Nixon+5,976 | 8,39275.8% | 2,41621.8% | 2562.3% | 11,064 |
| De Baca County | Richard Nixon+482 | 75271.8% | 27025.8% | 252.4% | 1,047 |
| Doña Ana County | Richard Nixon+5,146 | 14,56259.8% | 9,41638.6% | 3881.6% | 24,366 |
| Eddy County | Richard Nixon+4,881 | 9,92164.6% | 5,04032.8% | 3852.5% | 15,346 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+350 | 4,43150.5% | 4,08146.5% | 2693.1% | 8,781 |
| Guadalupe County | Richard Nixon+95 | 1,29751.4% | 1,20247.6% | 261.0% | 2,525 |
| Harding County | Richard Nixon+302 | 52268.7% | 22028.9% | 182.4% | 760 |
| Hidalgo County | Richard Nixon+489 | 1,05163.4% | 56233.9% | 442.7% | 1,657 |
| Lea County | Richard Nixon+9,049 | 12,47876.4% | 3,42921.0% | 4242.6% | 16,331 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,832 | 2,52877.1% | 69621.2% | 561.7% | 3,280 |
| Los Alamos County | Richard Nixon+2,604 | 5,03966.1% | 2,43531.9% | 1502.0% | 7,624 |
| Luna County | Richard Nixon+1,398 | 2,95863.2% | 1,56033.4% | 1593.4% | 4,677 |
| McKinley County | Richard Nixon+242 | 5,36649.7% | 5,12447.5% | 2992.8% | 10,789 |
| Mora County | Richard Nixon+30 | 1,16550.3% | 1,13549.0% | 180.8% | 2,318 |
| Otero County | Richard Nixon+4,052 | 7,03365.9% | 2,98127.9% | 6566.1% | 10,670 |
| Quay County | Richard Nixon+2,063 | 3,22471.3% | 1,16125.7% | 1373.0% | 4,522 |
| Rio Arriba County | George McGovern+1,291 | 4,35142.7% | 5,64255.3% | 2022.0% | 10,195 |
| Roosevelt County | Richard Nixon+3,115 | 4,72773.0% | 1,61224.9% | 1342.1% | 6,473 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+6,492 | 10,78867.6% | 4,29626.9% | 8865.5% | 15,970 |
| San Miguel County | George McGovern+229 | 4,43447.7% | 4,66350.2% | 1962.1% | 9,293 |
| Sandoval County | Richard Nixon+214 | 3,50750.3% | 3,29347.2% | 1792.6% | 6,979 |
| Santa Fe County | Richard Nixon+1,450 | 12,21152.5% | 10,76146.3% | 2741.2% | 23,246 |
| Sierra County | Richard Nixon+1,140 | 2,07467.5% | 93430.4% | 662.1% | 3,074 |
| Socorro County | Richard Nixon+664 | 2,65856.2% | 1,99442.2% | 781.6% | 4,730 |
| Taos County | Richard Nixon+145 | 3,61750.5% | 3,47248.5% | 751.0% | 7,164 |
| Torrance County | Richard Nixon+850 | 1,75864.5% | 90833.3% | 582.1% | 2,724 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+1,049 | 1,54572.5% | 49623.3% | 904.2% | 2,131 |
| Valencia County | Richard Nixon+2,129 | 8,23956.1% | 6,11041.6% | 3392.3% | 14,688 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1972 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 — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.