Election Results
In the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris won New Mexico with about 51.9% of the vote versus Donald Trump's 45.9%.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share (%) | 51.9 | 48.3 |
Governors
New Mexico's governor is Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat serving her second term since 2019.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 2019–present |
| Susana Martinez | Republican | 2011–2019 |
| Bill Richardson | Democratic | 2003–2011 |
| Gary E. Johnson | Republican | 1995–2003 |
| Garrey E. Carruthers | Republican | 1987–1991 |
| Toney Anaya | Democratic | 1983–1987 |
| Jerry Apodaca | Democratic | 1975–1979 |
| Jack M. Campbell | Democratic | 1963–1967 |
| Thomas Felix Bolack | Republican | 1962–1963 |
| John Burroughs | Democratic | 1959–1961 |
| John Field Simms | Democratic | 1955–1957 |
| Thomas Jewett Mabry | Democratic | 1947–1951 |
| John Joseph Dempsey | Democratic | 1943–1947 |
| John Esten Miles | Democratic | 1939–1943 |
| Clyde Tingley | Democratic | 1935–1939 |
| Andrew W. Hockenhull | Democratic | 1933–1935 |
| Arthur Seligman | Democratic | 1931–1933 |
| Richard Charles Dillon | Republican | 1927–1931 |
| Arthur Thomas Hannett | Democratic | 1925–1927 |
| James Fielding Hinkle | Democratic | 1923–1925 |
| Merritt Cramer Mechem | Republican | 1921–1923 |
| Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo | Republican | 1919–1921 |
| Washington Ellsworth Lindsey | Republican | 1917–1919 |
| Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca | Democratic | 1917–1917 |
| William Calhoun McDonald | Democratic | 1912–1917 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic governors nationwide | 23 | 50 |
Senators
New Mexico's two U.S. Senators are both Democrats: Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Senate seats | 2 | 47 |
Representatives
New Mexico's three U.S. House seats are all held by Democrats: Melanie Stansbury (NM-1), Gabe Vasquez (NM-2), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3).
U.S. House seats apportioned to New Mexico
1920–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House seats | 3 | 435 |
Voting Trends
New Mexico has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2004 except a narrow Republican win in 2004, and is considered a reliably blue state.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share trend (2024 %) | 51.9 | 48.3 |
Party Distribution
New Mexico's voter registration leans Democratic, with roughly 45% registered Democrat, 32% Republican and 23% independent or other.
| Indicator | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democrat registration share (%) | 45 | 33 |