United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico,_2016

2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico

2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico

Election in New Mexico

The 2016 United States presidential election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Mexico voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. New Mexico has five electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2]

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Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color
Treemap of the popular vote by county

Clinton won the state of New Mexico with a plurality, by a margin of 8.2 percentage points. The state had long been considered leaning Democratic, or a state Clinton would win, due to its large population of Hispanic/Latino and Native American voters. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson achieved 9% in his home state, his best performance of any state, and the Libertarian Party's best performance in any single state since Ed Clark received 11.66% of the vote in Alaska in 1980.[3] Johnson's result was also the best result for a third party or independent candidate in New Mexico since Ross Perot's campaign in 1992.

This is the third time since 1912, when New Mexico attained statehood, that the state voted for a candidate who did not win the Electoral College, the other instances being 1976 and 2000. However, in this election and in 2000, the state did vote for the winner of the popular vote. Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Los Alamos County since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952, as well as the first to do so without carrying Sandoval County since Richard Nixon in 1968.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Main article: 2016 New Mexico Democratic primary

Four candidates appeared on the Democratic Party (United States) presidential primary ballot:

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Republican primary

Republican primary results by county:
  Donald Trump
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:

Donald Trump, the only candidate with an active campaign, won every delegate from New Mexico.

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General election

Polling

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election § New Mexico

Albuquerque Journal October 2, 2016[4]

  • Clinton 35%
  • Trump 31%
  • Johnson 24%
  • Stein 2%

Albuquerque Journal November 5, 2016[5]

  • Clinton 45%
  • Trump 40%
  • Johnson 11%
  • Stein 3%

Clinton won every pre-election poll conducted. Her margin of victory varied from 2 points to 13 points. The last poll showed Clinton ahead of Trump 46% to 44%, while the average of the last three had Clinton leading Trump 45% to 40%, with many undecided voters who probably considered Gary Johnson, the state's former governor.[6] Johnson even reached 24% in one poll conducted by the Albuquerque Journal.

Predictions

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Results

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By county

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

Clinton won 2 of 3 congressional districts.[17]

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See also

References

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    "Presidential Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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    Sabato, Larry J. (November 7, 2016). "2016 President". University of Virginia Center for Politics. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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    New Mexico Secretary of State (November 25, 2016). "2016 General Election Official Results – Federal". Retrieved November 14, 2021.
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    Bump, Philip. "The counties that flipped parties to swing the 2016 election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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