Who won New Mexico in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried New Mexico in 1912, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 1912?

New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did New Mexico vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. New Mexico backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraNM · 3 EV

1912

New Mexico: Wilson carries 3 EV.

New Mexico cast its 3 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — New Mexico voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Mexico, 1912

In 1912, New Mexico awarded its 3 electoral votes to Wilson of the Democratic party. New Mexico ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

1912 was the first presidential election in which New Mexico cast electoral votes. New Mexico did not move alone — neighboring Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas broke the same way in 1912. Across the 29 presidential elections New Mexico has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (17 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 435 of the 531 electoral votes, against Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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