Political party strength in New Mexico has been divided between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Since the 2008 presidential election the state has been considered a safe blue state.

Partisan identification in the electorate

+ Party registration as of April 30, 2026PartyNumberof votersFractionDemocratic573,29740.3%Republican443,22031.2%Independent / other406,02728.6%Total1,422,544100.0%

As of July 2025, New Mexico's registered voters include 570,873 Democrats (42.1%), 436,647 Republicans (32.2%), 26,864 "Other" (2%), and 320,988 Unaffiliated (23.7%).

Contents The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of state Attorney general State auditor State treasurer Commissioner of public lands

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate State House of Representatives State delegation to the U.S. Senate State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1846–1911)

YearExecutive officesTerritorial LegislatureUnited States CongressGovernorSecretary of Terr.AuditorTreasurerComm. of Pub. LandsSenateHouseDelegate1846Charles Bent1847none...18501851James Calhoun Richard Hanson Weightman 1852William Carr Lane 1853David Meriwether José Manuel Gallegos 185418551856Miguel Antonio Otero 1857Abraham Rencher ...18601861Henry Connelly John Sebrie Watts 18621863Francisco Perea 18641865José Francisco Chaves 1866Robert Byington Mitchell 1867Charles P. Clever 18681869William A. Pile José Francisco Chaves 18701871Marsh Giddings José Manuel Gallegos 18721873Stephen B. Elkins 18741875Samuel Beach Axtell 18761877Trinidad Romero 1878Lew Wallace 1879Mariano S. Otero 18801881Lionel Allen Sheldon Tranquilino Luna 18821883Francisco Antonio Manzanares 18841885Edmund G. Ross Antonio Joseph ...18881889L. Bradford Prince ...18921893William Taylor Thornton 18941895Marcelino GarciaSamuel EldodtThomas B. Catron 18961897Miguel Antonio Otero George H. WallaceHarvey Butler Fergusson 18981899Luis M. OrtizAlpheus KeenPedro Perea 19001901James W. RaynoldsWilliam G. SargentJohn H. VaughanBernard Shandon Rodey ...19041905William Henry Andrews 1906Herbert James Hagerman 1907George Curry 190819091910William J. Mills 1911

Statehood (1911–present)

YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votesGovernorLieutenantGovernorSecretaryof StateAttorneyGeneralAuditorTreasurerComm. ofPub. LandsSenateHouseSenator(Class I)Senator(Class II)House1912William C. McDonald Ezequiel C. De Baca Antonio J. Lucero Frank C. Clancy William G. Sargent Owen N. Marron Robert P. Ervien 16R, 7D, 1Prog30R, 16D, 3ProgThomas B. Catron Albert B. Fall 1R, 1DWilson/Marshall 1913Harvey ButlerFergusson 1914191533R, 14D, 2ProgBenigno C.Hernández 19161917Ezequiel C. De Baca Washington E. Lindsey Manuel Martínez Harry L. Patton H. L. Hall 14R, 10D30R, 19DWilliam B. Walton Washington E. Lindsey vacantFred Muller Andrieus A. Jones 19181919Octavio Larrazolo Benjamin F. Pankey Oscar O. Askren Edward G. Sargent Charles U. Strong Nelson A. Field 14R, 10D30R, 19DBenigno C.Hernández 1920Harding/Coolidge 1921Merritt C. Mechem William H. Duckworth Harry S. Bowman Edward L. Safford Holm O. Bursum Néstor Montoya 1922O. A. Matson 1923James F. Hinkle José A. Baca Soledad Chacón Milton J. Helmick Juan N. Vigil John W. Corbin Justiniano Baca 33D, 16RJohn Morrow Warren R. Graham Sr. 1924Coolidge/Dawes 1925Arthur T. Hannett Edward G. Sargent John W. Armstrong Edwin B. Swope 13R, 11D28D, 21RSam G. Bratton 1926Fred E. Wilson 1927Richard C. Dillon Jennie Fortune Robert C. Dow Miguel A. Otero III Benjamin F. Pankey 28D, 21RBronson M. Cutting 1928Octavio Larrazolo Hoover/Curtis 1929Hugh B. Woodward E. A. Perrault Miguel A. Otero III Victoriano Ulibarrí Emerson Watts 18R, 6D37R, 12DAlbert G. Simms vacantAustin D. Crile Bronson M. Cutting 19301931Arthur Seligman Andrew W. Hockenhull Marguerite P. Baca Ernest K. Neumann Arsenio Velarde Warren R. Graham Sr. James F. Hinkle 16R, 8D28D, 21RDennis Chávez 1932Roosevelt/Garner 1933Clinton Anderson Frank Vesely 20D, 4R41D, 8RAndrew W. Hockenhull vacantCarl Hatch 193442D, 7R1935Clyde Tingley Louis Cabeza de Baca Elizabeth F. Gonzales Frank H. Patton José O. García James J. Connelly 18D, 6R37D, 12RJohn J. Dempsey Dennis Chávez 19361937Hiram M. Dow Frank Worden 23D, 1R47D, 2R19381939John E. Miles James Murray Sr. Jessie M. Gonzales Filo Sedillo E. D. Trujillo Rex French 42D, 7R1940Roosevelt/Wallace 1941Ceferino Quintana Edward P. Chase H. R. Rodgers 21D, 3R40D, 9RClinton Anderson 19421943John J. Dempsey James B. Jones Cecilia T. Cleveland J. D. Hannah Guy Shepard 33D, 16R2D1944Clyde P. McCulloh Roosevelt/Truman 1945John E. Miles 18D, 6R30D, 19R19461947Thomas J. Mabry Joseph Montoya Alicia Valdéz Romero E. D. Trujillo H. R. Rodgers 1948Truman/Barkley 1949Joe L. Martinez Guy Shepard 19D, 5R36D, 13RClinton Anderson 19501951Edwin L. Mechem Tibo J. Chávez Beatrice Roach Gottlieb Robert D. Castner R. H. Grissom 18D, 6R46D, 9R1952Eisenhower/Nixon 1953Richard H. Robinson E. S. Johnny Walker 22D, 9R28R, 27D19541955John F. Simms Joseph Montoya Natalie Smith Buck J. D. Hannah Joseph B. Grant 23D, 9R51D, 4R19561957Edwin L. Mechem Fred M. Standley Ben Chavez Murray E. Morgan 24D, 8R43D, 23R1958vacant1959John Burroughs Ed V. Mead Betty Fiorina Frank B. Zinn Robert D. Castner Joe Callaway 60D, 6R1960Hilton A. Dickson Jr. Kennedy/Johnson 1961Edwin L. Mechem Tom Bolack Earl E. Hartley E. S. Johnny Walker 28D, 4R59D, 7R1962Tom Bolack vacantEdwin L. Mechem 1963Jack M. Campbell Mack Easley Alberta Miller Alex J. Armijo Joseph B. Grant 55D, 11R1964Johnson/Humphrey 1965Boston E. Witt Guyton B. Hays 59D, 18RJoseph Montoya 19661967David Cargo Lee Francis Ernestine D. Evans Harold G. Thompson H. E. Thomas Jr. 25D, 17R45D, 25R1968Merrill B. Johns Nixon/Agnew 1969James A. Maloney Jesse D. Kornegay Alex J. Armijo 44D, 26R2R19701971Bruce King Roberto Mondragón Betty Fiorina David L. Norvell Frank Olmstead 28D, 14R48D, 22R1R, 1D1972197330D, 12R51D, 19RPete Domenici 197450D, 20R1975Jerry Apodaca Robert E. Ferguson Ernestine D. Evans Toney Anaya Max R. Sanchez Edward M. Murphy Phil R. Lucero 29D, 13R51D, 19R197630D, 12RFord/Dole 197733D, 9R48D, 22RHarrison Schmitt 1978Alvino E. Castillo 1979Bruce King Roberto Mondragón Shirley Hooper Jeff Bingaman Jan Alan Hartkey Alex J. Armijo 41D, 29R198032D, 10RReagan/Bush 198122D, 20R41D, 29R2R198223D, 19R1983Toney Anaya Mike Runnels Clara Padilla Jones Paul Bardacke Albert Romero Earl E. Hartley Jim Baca 46D, 24RJeff Bingaman 2R, 1D198447D, 23R198521D, 21R43D, 27R1986James B. Lewis 22R, 20D22R, 20D1987Garrey Carruthers Jack L. Stahl Rebecca Vigil-Giron Hal Stratton Harroll H. Adams W. R. Humphries 21D, 21R47D, 23R198821D, 21R46D, 24RBush/Quayle 198926D, 16R45D, 25R199025D, 17R1991Bruce King Casey Luna Stephanie Gonzales Tom Udall Robert E. Vigil David W. King Jim Baca 26D, 16R49D, 21R1992Clinton/Gore 1993Ray Powell 27D, 15R53D, 17R19941995Gary Johnson Walter Dwight Bradley Michael A. Montoya 46D, 24R1996199725D, 17R42D, 28R3R19981999Rebecca Vigil-Giron Patricia A. Madrid Domingo Martinez 40D, 30R2R, 1D2000Gore/Lieberman 200124D, 18R42D, 28R20022003Bill Richardson Diane Denish Robert E. Vigil Patrick H. Lyons 24D, 18R43D, 27R2004Bush/Cheney 2005Douglas M. Brown 42D, 28R20062007Mary Herrera Gary King Hector Balderas James B. Lewis 2008Obama/Biden 200927D, 15R45D, 25RTom Udall 3D20102011Susana Martinez John Sanchez Dianna Duran Ray Powell 36D, 34R2D, 1R2012201325D, 17R38D, 32RMartin Heinrich 201437D, 33R2015Hector Balderas Tim Keller Tim Eichenberg Aubrey Dunn Jr. 24D, 18R37R, 33D2016Brad Winter Clinton/Kaine 2017Maggie Toulouse Oliver 26D, 16R38D, 32R2018Wayne Johnson Aubrey Dunn Jr. 2019Michelle Lujan Grisham Howie Morales Brian Colón Stephanie GarciaRichard 46D, 24R3D2020Biden/Harris 202127D, 15R45D, 24R, 1IBen Ray Luján 2D, 1R20222023Raúl Torrez Joseph Maestas Laura Montoya 45D, 25R3D2024Harris/Walz 202526D, 16R44D, 26R2026

See also Politics in New Mexico

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