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| Elections in New Mexico |
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The2016 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state ofNew Mexico as one of theDemocratic Party's primaries ahead of the2016 presidential election.
TheDemocratic Party's primaries inCalifornia,Montana,New Jersey andSouth Dakota were scheduled to be held the same day, as were theRepublican primaries in the same five states, including their ownNew Mexico primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party held theNorth Dakota caucuses the same day.
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Primary results[2] | June 7, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 51.5% | Bernie Sanders 48.5% | |
| BWD Global[3] Margin of error: ± 2.5% | May 25–26, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 53% | Bernie Sanders 28% | Others / Undecided 19% |
| Albuquerque Journal[4] Margin of error: ± 4.9% | February 23–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 47% | Bernie Sanders 33% | Others / Undecided 20% |
| New Mexico Democratic primary, June 7, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 111,334 | 51.53% | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| Bernie Sanders | 104,741 | 48.47% | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Uncommitted | N/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 216,075 | 100% | 34 | 9 | 43 |
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
| County[7] | Clinton | Votes | Sanders | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo | 49.1% | 36,937 | 50.9% | 38,247 |
| Catron | 38.6% | 115 | 61.4% | 183 |
| Chaves | 56.6% | 1,238 | 43.4% | 950 |
| Cibola | 51.5% | 1,586 | 48.5% | 1,494 |
| Colfax | 56.2% | 949 | 43.8% | 740 |
| Curry | 46.7% | 672 | 53.3% | 768 |
| De Baca | 45.7% | 96 | 54.3% | 114 |
| Doña Ana | 55.7% | 9,097 | 44.3% | 7,243 |
| Eddy | 53.9% | 1,566 | 46.1% | 1,340 |
| Grant | 50.1% | 2,272 | 49.9% | 2,267 |
| Guadalupe | 54.7% | 399 | 45.3% | 330 |
| Harding | 62.0% | 75 | 38.0% | 46 |
| Hidalgo | 61.5% | 515 | 38.5% | 323 |
| Lea | 52.0% | 705 | 48.0% | 651 |
| Lincoln | 49.4% | 515 | 50.6% | 527 |
| Los Alamos | 50.4% | 1,424 | 49.4% | 1,404 |
| Luna | 56.2% | 917 | 43.8% | 714 |
| McKinley | 59.1% | 4,761 | 40.9% | 3,299 |
| Mora | 62.1% | 986 | 37.9% | 603 |
| Otero | 52.7% | 1,324 | 47.3% | 1,190 |
| Quay | 51.5% | 473 | 48.5% | 445 |
| Rio Arriba | 60.2% | 4,915 | 39.8% | 3,252 |
| Roosevelt | 41.8% | 281 | 58.2% | 392 |
| Sandoval | 51.7% | 7,448 | 48.3% | 6,958 |
| San Juan | 52.5% | 3,019 | 47.5% | 2,735 |
| San Miguel | 59.4% | 3,418 | 40.6% | 2,341 |
| Santa Fe | 50.6% | 16,087 | 49.4% | 15,703 |
| Sierra | 43.0% | 400 | 57.0% | 530 |
| Socorro | 50.6% | 1,050 | 49.4% | 1,024 |
| Taos | 43.2% | 3,285 | 56.8% | 4,325 |
| Torrance | 49.9% | 649 | 50.1% | 651 |
| Union | 44.8% | 154 | 55.2% | 190 |
| Valencia | 52.1% | 3,123 | 48.0% | 2,877 |
| Total | 51.53% | 111,334 | 48.47% | 104,741 |
After being projected to win the state by double digits, Clinton managed a 3-point-win in New Mexico, thanks to support from majority non-white areas such asDoña Ana County which contains the city ofLas Cruces and is majorityHispanic/Latino, as well asMcKinley andSan Juan which are largelyNative American and include parts of theNavajo Nation and theApache Nation. Clinton won by a narrow margin inSanta Fe. Sanders, meanwhile, won by a larger margin inAlbuquerque, the state's largest city, and thus held Clinton to a very narrow margin statewide.
