New Mexico — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentBidenD+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Joe Biden ✓Democratic | 54.3% | 501,614 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 43.5% | 401,894 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 20,457 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 2020 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+24.4 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+40.6 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+10.4 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+42.9 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+28.3 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Socorro County, NM | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+9.6 |
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 | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+77,622 | 193,75761.0% | 116,13536.6% | 7,6982.4% | 317,590 |
| Catron County | Trump, Donald J.+1,103 | 59525.6% | 1,69873.0% | 331.4% | 2,326 |
| Chaves County | Trump, Donald J.+9,275 | 6,38128.4% | 15,65669.8% | 4061.8% | 22,443 |
| Cibola County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+770 | 4,74553.3% | 3,97544.6% | 1832.1% | 8,903 |
| Colfax County | Trump, Donald J.+660 | 2,61143.4% | 3,27154.4% | 1342.2% | 6,016 |
| Curry County | Trump, Donald J.+6,137 | 4,30728.5% | 10,44469.2% | 3502.3% | 15,101 |
| De Baca County | Trump, Donald J.+425 | 23125.6% | 65672.8% | 141.6% | 901 |
| Doña Ana County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+15,155 | 47,95758.0% | 32,80239.7% | 1,8822.3% | 82,641 |
| Eddy County | Trump, Donald J.+12,030 | 5,42423.4% | 17,45475.2% | 3441.5% | 23,222 |
| Grant County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+1,037 | 7,59052.6% | 6,55345.4% | 2922.0% | 14,435 |
| Guadalupe County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+317 | 1,23456.4% | 91741.9% | 381.7% | 2,189 |
| Harding County | Trump, Donald J.+140 | 17935.4% | 31963.2% | 71.4% | 505 |
| Hidalgo County | Trump, Donald J.+297 | 82341.7% | 1,12056.7% | 311.6% | 1,974 |
| Lea County | Trump, Donald J.+12,470 | 4,06119.4% | 16,53179.0% | 3261.6% | 20,918 |
| Lincoln County | Trump, Donald J.+3,748 | 3,19431.0% | 6,94267.4% | 1701.6% | 10,306 |
| Los Alamos County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+3,276 | 7,55461.4% | 4,27834.8% | 4613.8% | 12,293 |
| Luna County | Trump, Donald J.+845 | 3,56344.0% | 4,40854.4% | 1321.6% | 8,103 |
| McKinley County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+10,228 | 18,02968.1% | 7,80129.5% | 6562.5% | 26,486 |
| Mora County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+842 | 1,74565.0% | 90333.6% | 381.4% | 2,686 |
| Otero County | Trump, Donald J.+6,036 | 8,48536.0% | 14,52161.6% | 5652.4% | 23,571 |
| Quay County | Trump, Donald J.+1,464 | 1,17030.2% | 2,63468.0% | 691.8% | 3,873 |
| Rio Arriba County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+5,582 | 10,99066.1% | 5,40832.5% | 2301.4% | 16,628 |
| Roosevelt County | Trump, Donald J.+2,832 | 1,80227.3% | 4,63470.1% | 1722.6% | 6,608 |
| San Juan County | Trump, Donald J.+14,791 | 18,08334.6% | 32,87462.9% | 1,3372.6% | 52,294 |
| San Miguel County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+4,467 | 7,88868.4% | 3,42129.7% | 2221.9% | 11,531 |
| Sandoval County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+6,414 | 40,58853.0% | 34,17444.6% | 1,8002.4% | 76,562 |
| Santa Fe County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+44,201 | 62,53076.0% | 18,32922.3% | 1,3681.7% | 82,227 |
| Sierra County | Trump, Donald J.+1,277 | 2,26538.1% | 3,54259.6% | 1382.3% | 5,945 |
| Socorro County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+467 | 3,72252.0% | 3,25545.5% | 1832.6% | 7,160 |
| Taos County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+9,406 | 13,12176.4% | 3,71521.6% | 3452.0% | 17,181 |
| Torrance County | Trump, Donald J.+2,428 | 2,34432.2% | 4,77265.5% | 1652.3% | 7,281 |
| Union County | Trump, Donald J.+1,005 | 38321.4% | 1,38877.6% | 181.0% | 1,789 |
| Valencia County | Trump, Donald J.+3,101 | 14,26344.2% | 17,36453.8% | 6502.0% | 32,277 |
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: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 2020 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 — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.