NM Votes for President and Vice President by County in the Nov. 2, 2004 and Nov. 4, 2008 General Elections

 Kerry/Edwards
 Bush/Cheney
 Others (4)
 Total for Pres.


Obama/Biden
 McCain-Palin
 Others (4)
 Total for Pres.
(% ch '04 to '08)
 Bernalillo
132,252
(51.50)
121,454
(47.29)
3,105
(1.21)
256,811


171,556
(60.03)
 110,521
(38.67)
 3,701
(1.30)
 285,778
(+11.28%)
 Catron
551
(27.65)
1,427
(71.60)
15
(0.75)
1,993


664
(31.44)
 		1,398
(66.19)
 		50
(2.37)
 		2,112
(+5.97%)
 Chaves
6,726
(30.99)
14,773
(68.06)
206
(0.95)
21,705


8,197
(37.07)
 		13,651
(61.74)
 		264
(1.19)
 		22,112
(+1.88%)
 Cibola
3,913
(52.26)
3,477
(46.04)
97
(1.30)
7,487


5,827
(64.05)
 		3,131
(34.42)
 		139
(1.53)
 		9,097
(+21.50%)
 Colfax
2,824
(47.32)
3,082
(51.64)
62
(1.04)
5,968


3,490
(54.67)
 		2,805
(43.94)
 		89
(1.39)
 		6,384
(+6.97%)
 Curry
3,541
(24.79)
10,649
(74.54)
96
(0.67)
14,286


4,670
(32.35)
 		9,599
(66.48)
 		169
(1.17)
 		14,438
(+1.06%)
 DeBaca
281
(28.30)
706
(71.10)
6
(0.60)
993


359
(34.39)
 		676
(64.75)
 		9
(0.86)
 		1,044
(+5.14%)
 Doña Ana
31,762
(51.26)
29,548
(47.69)
650
(1.05)
61,960


40,282
(58.14)
 		28,068
(40.51)
 		930
(1.34)
 		69,280
(+11.81%)
 Eddy
6,880
(33.94)
13,268
(65.46)
122
(0.60)
20,270


7,351
(36.58)
 		12,500
(62.21)
 		242
(1.20)
 		20,093
(-0.87%)
 Grant
7,095
(52.98)
6,135
(45.81)
162
(1.21)
13,392


8,142
(59.19)
 		5,406
(39.30)
 		207
(1.50)
 		13,755
(+2.71%)
 Guadalupe
1,340
(59.11)
914
(40.32)
13
(0.57)
2,267


1,557
(70.90)
 		620
(28.23)
 		19
(0.87)
 		2,196
(-3.13%)
 Harding
259
(40.22)
380
(59.01)
5
(0.78)
644


260
(41.53)
 		358
(57.19)
 		8
(1.28)
 		626
(-2.80%)
 Hidalgo
861
(43.84)
1,081
(55.04)
22
(1.12)
1,964


993
(50.90)
 		936
(47.98)
 		22
(1.13)
 		1,951
(-0.66%)
 Lea
3,646
(20.05)
14,430
(79.20)
105
(0.58)
18,181


5,108
(27.40)
 		13,347
(71.58)
 		190
(1.02)
 		18,645
(+2.55%)
 Lincoln
2,822
(31.31)
6,070
(67.34)
122
(1.35)
9,014


3,535
(36.46)
 		6,001
(61.89)
 		160
(1.65)
 		9,696
(+7.57%)
 Los Alamos
5,206
(46.49)
5,810
(51.89)
181
(1.62)
11,197


5,824
(52.62)
 		5,064
(45.75)
 		181
(1.64)
 		11,069
(-1.14%)
 Luna
3,340
(43.99)
4,164
(54.84)
89
(1.17)
7,593


4,311
(51.69)
 		3,870
(46.40)
159
(1.91)
8,340
(+9.84%)
 McKinley
13,051
(63.28)
7,351
(35.64)
221
(1.07)
20,623


16,572
(71.41)
 		6,382
(27.50)
253
(1.09)
23,207
(+12.53)
 Mora
1,876
(66.38)
928
(32.84)
22
(0.78)
2,826


2,168
(78.55)
 		569
(20.62)
23
(0.83)
2,760
(-2.34%)
 Otero
6,433
(30.98)
14,066
(67.74)
265
(1.28)
20,764


8,610
(40.39)
 		12,806
(60.08)
350
(1.64)
21,316
(+2.59%)
 Quay
1,422
(34.54)
2,661
(64.63)
34
(0.83)
4,117


1,547
(38.71)
 		2,367
(59.23)
82
(2.05)
3,996
(-2.94%)
 Rio Arriba
9,753
(65.02)
5,149
(34.33)
97
(0.65)
14,999


12,703
(74.99)
 		4,086
(24.12)
151
(0.89)
16,940
(+12.94%)
 Roosevelt
2,082
(29.14)
4,997
(69.95)
65
(0.91)
7,144


2,303
(34.27)
 		4,311
(64.15)
 		106
(1.58)
 		6,720
(-5.94%)
 Sandoval
21,421
(48.09)
22,628
(50.80)
492
(1.10)
44,541


32,669
(55.72)
 		25,193
(42.97)
 		768
(1.31)
 		58,630
(+31.63%)
 San Juan
14,843
(32.98)
29,525
(65.60)
638
(1.42)
45,006


18,028
(38.76)
 		27,869
(59.92)
 		614
(1.32)
 		46,511
(+3.34%)
 San Miguel
8,683
(71.67)
3,313
(27.34)
120
(0.99)
12,116


10,320
(79.75)
 		2,478
(19.15)
 		143
(1.11)
 		12,941
(+6.81%)
 Santa Fe
47,074
(71.11)
18,466
(27.89)
660
(1.00)
66,200


55,567
(76.94)
 		15,807
(21.89)
 		849
(1.18)
 		72,223
(+9.10%)
 Sierra
1,926
(37.35)
3,162
(61.31)
69
(1.34)
5,157


2,352
(42.88)
 		3,017
(55.00)
 		116
(2.11)
 		5,485
(+6.36%)
 Socorro
4,025
(51.27)
3,696
(47.08)
130
(1.66)
7,851


4,696
(59.48)
 		3,032
(38.40)
 		167
(2.12)
 		7,895
(+0.56%)
 Taos
10,987
(74.06)
3,666
(24.71)
182
(1.23)
14,835


13,816
(81.82)
 		2,866
(16.97)
 		204
(1.21)
16,886
(+13.83%)
 Torrance
2,386
(36.67)
4,026
(61.87)
95
(1.46)
6,507


3,087
(44.47)
 		3,735
(53.81)
 		119
(1.71)
6,941
(+6.67%)
 Union
411
(21.85)
1,454
(77.30)
16
(0.85)
1,881


492
(28.24)
 		1,227
(70.44)
 		23
(1.32)
1,742
(-7.39%)
 Valencia
11,270
(43.33)
14,474
(55.64)
268
(1.03)
26,012


15,366
(53.17)
 		13,136
(45.45)
 		397
(1.37)
 		28,899
(+11.10%)
 Total
370,942
(49.05)
376,930
(49.84)
8,432
(1.11)
756,304


472,422
(56.91)
 		346,832
(41.78)
 		10,904
(1.31)
830,158
(+9.77%)


The Obama-Biden ticket improved upon Kerry-Edwards share of the vote in every county, en route to carrying 18 counties.  Six counties switched from Bush in 2004 to Obama in 2008: Colfax, Hidalgo, Los Alamos, Luna, Sandoval, Valencia.
 

The Ten Strongest Obama Counties (% of Vote)
 Taos  San Miguel  Mora  Santa Fe  Rio Arriba  McKinley  Guadalupe  Cibola  Bernalillo  Socorro  Grant  Dona Ana
81.82
 79.75
 78.55
 76.94 74.99
 71.41
 70.90
 64.05
 60.03
 59.48 59.19
 58.14

The Ten Strongest McCain Counties (% of Vote)
 Lea  Union  Curry  Cantron  DeBaca  Roosevelt  Eddy
  Lincoln
  Chaves  Otero  San Juan  Quay
71.58
 70.44
 66.48
 66.19
 64.75
 64.15
 62.21
 61.89
 61.74
 60.08
 59.92
 59.23