Who won New Mexico in the 1972 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried New Mexico in 1972, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Mexico have in 1972?

New Mexico cast 4 electoral votes in the 1972 presidential election.

Did New Mexico vote for the national winner in 1972?

Yes. New Mexico backed Richard Nixon, who won the presidency that year.

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1972

New Mexico: Nixon carries 4 EV.

New Mexico cast its 4 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — New Mexico voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New Mexico, 1972

In 1972, New Mexico awarded its 4 electoral votes to Nixon of the Republican party. New Mexico ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which New Mexico backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. New Mexico did not move alone — neighboring Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas broke the same way in 1972. 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 Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Richard Nixon took 520 of the 538 electoral votes, against George McGovern's 17. Richard Nixon led the national popular vote with 60.67% of the ballots cast.

The 1972 national map

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