New Mexico — 2008 presidential election
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentObamaD+15.1
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 56.9% | 472,422 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 41.8% | 346,832 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 10,904 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2008 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+21.4 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+34.1 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Luna County, NM | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+57.9 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+29.9 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+21.2 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+64.8 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Valencia County, NM | Democratic | D+7.7 |
New Mexico results by county
33 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 | Obama, Barack H.+61,035 | 171,55660.0% | 110,52138.7% | 3,7011.3% | 285,778 |
| Catron County | Mccain, John+734 | 66431.4% | 1,39866.2% | 502.4% | 2,112 |
| Chaves County | Mccain, John+5,454 | 8,19737.1% | 13,65161.7% | 2641.2% | 22,112 |
| Cibola County | Obama, Barack H.+2,696 | 5,82764.1% | 3,13134.4% | 1391.5% | 9,097 |
| Colfax County | Obama, Barack H.+685 | 3,49054.7% | 2,80543.9% | 891.4% | 6,384 |
| Curry County | Mccain, John+4,929 | 4,67032.3% | 9,59966.5% | 1691.2% | 14,438 |
| De Baca County | Mccain, John+317 | 35934.4% | 67664.8% | 90.9% | 1,044 |
| Doña Ana County | Obama, Barack H.+12,214 | 40,28258.1% | 28,06840.5% | 9301.3% | 69,280 |
| Eddy County | Mccain, John+5,149 | 7,35136.6% | 12,50062.2% | 2421.2% | 20,093 |
| Grant County | Obama, Barack H.+2,736 | 8,14259.2% | 5,40639.3% | 2071.5% | 13,755 |
| Guadalupe County | Obama, Barack H.+937 | 1,55770.9% | 62028.2% | 190.9% | 2,196 |
| Harding County | Mccain, John+98 | 26041.5% | 35857.2% | 81.3% | 626 |
| Hidalgo County | Obama, Barack H.+57 | 99350.9% | 93648.0% | 221.1% | 1,951 |
| Lea County | Mccain, John+8,239 | 5,10827.4% | 13,34771.6% | 1901.0% | 18,645 |
| Lincoln County | Mccain, John+2,466 | 3,53536.5% | 6,00161.9% | 1601.7% | 9,696 |
| Los Alamos County | Obama, Barack H.+760 | 5,82452.6% | 5,06445.7% | 1811.6% | 11,069 |
| Luna County | Obama, Barack H.+441 | 4,31151.7% | 3,87046.4% | 1591.9% | 8,340 |
| McKinley County | Obama, Barack H.+10,190 | 16,57271.4% | 6,38227.5% | 2531.1% | 23,207 |
| Mora County | Obama, Barack H.+1,599 | 2,16878.6% | 56920.6% | 230.8% | 2,760 |
| Otero County | Mccain, John+4,196 | 8,61039.6% | 12,80658.8% | 3501.6% | 21,766 |
| Quay County | Mccain, John+820 | 1,54738.7% | 2,36759.2% | 822.1% | 3,996 |
| Rio Arriba County | Obama, Barack H.+8,617 | 12,70375.0% | 4,08624.1% | 1510.9% | 16,940 |
| Roosevelt County | Mccain, John+2,008 | 2,30334.3% | 4,31164.2% | 1061.6% | 6,720 |
| San Juan County | Mccain, John+9,841 | 18,02838.8% | 27,86959.9% | 6141.3% | 46,511 |
| San Miguel County | Obama, Barack H.+7,842 | 10,32079.7% | 2,47819.1% | 1431.1% | 12,941 |
| Sandoval County | Obama, Barack H.+7,476 | 32,66955.7% | 25,19343.0% | 7681.3% | 58,630 |
| Santa Fe County | Obama, Barack H.+39,760 | 55,56776.9% | 15,80721.9% | 8491.2% | 72,223 |
| Sierra County | Mccain, John+665 | 2,35242.9% | 3,01755.0% | 1162.1% | 5,485 |
| Socorro County | Obama, Barack H.+1,664 | 4,69659.5% | 3,03238.4% | 1672.1% | 7,895 |
| Taos County | Obama, Barack H.+10,950 | 13,81681.8% | 2,86617.0% | 2041.2% | 16,886 |
| Torrance County | Mccain, John+648 | 3,08744.5% | 3,73553.8% | 1191.7% | 6,941 |
| Union County | Mccain, John+735 | 49228.2% | 1,22770.4% | 231.3% | 1,742 |
| Valencia County | Obama, Barack H.+2,230 | 15,36653.2% | 13,13645.5% | 3971.4% | 28,899 |
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: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.