New Mexico — 2016 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
New Mexico's 2016 Democratic primary — 33 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic primary leaderClintonSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
New Mexico 2016 Democratic presidential primary — 216,075 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓111,33451.5%
- Sanders104,74148.5%
County-by-county leaders — 33 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Sanders | +1.8 | 75,676 |
| Santa Fe County | Clinton | +1.1 | 31,908 |
| Dona Ana County | Clinton | +11.1 | 16,584 |
| Sandoval County | Clinton | +3.3 | 14,498 |
| Rio Arriba County | Clinton | +20.0 | 8,403 |
| McKinley County | Clinton | +18.3 | 8,226 |
| Taos County | Sanders | +13.8 | 7,663 |
| Valencia County | Clinton | +4.0 | 6,012 |
| San Juan County | Clinton | +5.1 | 5,951 |
| San Miguel County | Clinton | +18.6 | 5,808 |
| Grant County | Clinton | +0.1 | 4,544 |
| Cibola County | Clinton | +3.0 | 3,093 |
| Eddy County | Clinton | +7.9 | 2,912 |
| Los Alamos County | Clinton | +0.5 | 2,838 |
| Otero County | Clinton | +5.1 | 2,551 |
| Chaves County | Clinton | +13.1 | 2,190 |
| Socorro County | Clinton | +1.3 | 2,082 |
| Colfax County | Clinton | +12.2 | 1,692 |
| Luna County | Clinton | +12.5 | 1,632 |
| Mora County | Clinton | +24.0 | 1,587 |
| Curry County | Sanders | +6.4 | 1,446 |
| Lea County | Clinton | +4.1 | 1,358 |
| Torrance County | Sanders | +0.3 | 1,306 |
| Lincoln County | Sanders | +1.0 | 1,044 |
| Sierra County | Sanders | +14.0 | 933 |
| Quay County | Clinton | +3.2 | 919 |
| Hidalgo County | Clinton | +23.1 | 840 |
| Guadalupe County | Clinton | +9.2 | 731 |
| Roosevelt County | Sanders | +16.3 | 674 |
| Union County | Sanders | +10.5 | 344 |
| Catron County | Sanders | +22.4 | 299 |
| De Baca County | Sanders | +8.6 | 210 |
| Harding County | Clinton | +24.0 | 121 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.