New Mexico — 1976 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1976 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentFordR+2.5
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
| Gerald Ford ✓Republican | 50.7% | 211,419 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.3% | 201,148 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 4,023 |
1976presidential margin
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1976 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+8.9 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+10.8 |
| De Baca County, NM | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Eddy County, NM | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+1.6 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Quay County, NM | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+2.5 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+11.4 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Torrance County, NM | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Valencia County, NM | Democratic | D+4.3 |
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 | Ford, Gerald+12,665 | 76,61454.0% | 63,94945.1% | 1,3631.0% | 141,926 |
| Catron County | Ford, Gerald+85 | 60253.2% | 51745.7% | 131.1% | 1,132 |
| Chaves County | Ford, Gerald+3,492 | 10,63159.3% | 7,13939.8% | 1700.9% | 17,940 |
| Colfax County | Carter, Jimmy+459 | 2,25945.1% | 2,71854.3% | 290.6% | 5,006 |
| Curry County | Ford, Gerald+1,228 | 6,23254.9% | 5,00444.1% | 1221.1% | 11,358 |
| De Baca County | Carter, Jimmy+41 | 55647.9% | 59751.5% | 70.6% | 1,160 |
| Doña Ana County | Ford, Gerald+1,852 | 13,88853.1% | 12,03646.0% | 2330.9% | 26,157 |
| Eddy County | Carter, Jimmy+1,375 | 7,69845.6% | 9,07353.7% | 1150.7% | 16,886 |
| Grant County | Carter, Jimmy+1,081 | 4,09543.9% | 5,17655.5% | 570.6% | 9,328 |
| Guadalupe County | Carter, Jimmy+332 | 1,04742.7% | 1,37956.2% | 271.1% | 2,453 |
| Harding County | Ford, Gerald+102 | 38757.1% | 28542.0% | 60.9% | 678 |
| Hidalgo County | Carter, Jimmy+47 | 89148.6% | 93851.1% | 60.3% | 1,835 |
| Lea County | Ford, Gerald+2,240 | 8,77356.8% | 6,53342.3% | 1350.9% | 15,441 |
| Lincoln County | Ford, Gerald+905 | 2,32061.6% | 1,41537.6% | 290.8% | 3,764 |
| Los Alamos County | Ford, Gerald+2,493 | 5,38364.4% | 2,89034.6% | 821.0% | 8,355 |
| Luna County | Ford, Gerald+94 | 2,96650.2% | 2,87248.7% | 651.1% | 5,903 |
| McKinley County | Carter, Jimmy+2,239 | 4,61739.8% | 6,85659.1% | 1201.0% | 11,593 |
| Mora County | Carter, Jimmy+534 | 90438.3% | 1,43860.9% | 190.8% | 2,361 |
| Otero County | Ford, Gerald+581 | 5,91452.1% | 5,33347.0% | 1050.9% | 11,352 |
| Quay County | Carter, Jimmy+36 | 2,05949.1% | 2,09549.9% | 411.0% | 4,195 |
| Rio Arriba County | Carter, Jimmy+3,912 | 3,21330.7% | 7,12568.2% | 1111.1% | 10,449 |
| Roosevelt County | Ford, Gerald+158 | 3,26950.8% | 3,11148.4% | 490.8% | 6,429 |
| San Juan County | Ford, Gerald+2,237 | 10,85255.1% | 8,61543.8% | 2161.1% | 19,683 |
| San Miguel County | Carter, Jimmy+2,042 | 3,16237.2% | 5,20461.2% | 1411.7% | 8,507 |
| Sandoval County | Carter, Jimmy+962 | 4,11044.3% | 5,07254.7% | 870.9% | 9,269 |
| Santa Fe County | Carter, Jimmy+2,551 | 11,57644.5% | 14,12754.3% | 2941.1% | 25,997 |
| Sierra County | Ford, Gerald+101 | 1,66551.0% | 1,56447.9% | 331.0% | 3,262 |
| Socorro County | Carter, Jimmy+341 | 2,26545.9% | 2,60652.8% | 681.4% | 4,939 |
| Taos County | Carter, Jimmy+1,402 | 3,01240.1% | 4,41458.7% | 911.2% | 7,517 |
| Torrance County | Carter, Jimmy+64 | 1,46248.5% | 1,52650.7% | 240.8% | 3,012 |
| Union County | Ford, Gerald+171 | 1,14653.3% | 97545.3% | 291.3% | 2,150 |
| Valencia County | Carter, Jimmy+715 | 7,85147.4% | 8,56651.7% | 1360.8% | 16,553 |
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: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1976 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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1976 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.