Who won New Mexico in the 1916 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried New Mexico in 1916, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 1916?

New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did New Mexico vote for the national winner in 1916?

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

Progressive EraNM · 3 EV

1916

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.

Reading the 1916 result in New Mexico

New Mexico backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1916 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. New Mexico ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which New Mexico backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1912. New Mexico did not move alone — neighboring Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas broke the same way in 1916. 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 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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