Who won New Mexico in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried New Mexico in 1936, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 1936?

New Mexico cast 3 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did New Mexico vote for the national winner in 1936?

Yes. New Mexico backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1936

New Mexico: Roosevelt carries 3 EV.

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

What happened in New Mexico, 1936

In 1936, New Mexico awarded its 3 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. New Mexico ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt 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 1932. New Mexico did not move alone — neighboring Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas broke the same way in 1936. 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 New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 523 of the 531 electoral votes, against Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

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