New Mexico Democratic primary, 2016
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The 2016 New Mexico Democratic primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of New Mexico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
The Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota are scheduled to be held the same day, as are Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own New Mexico primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party holds North Dakota caucuses the same day.
Opinion polling
| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official Primary Results | June 7, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 51.5% |
Bernie Sanders 48.5% |
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| BWD Global[2]
Margin of error: ± 2.5%
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May 25-26, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 53% |
Bernie Sanders 28% |
Others / Undecided 19% |
| Albuquerque Journal[3]
Margin of error: ± 4.9%
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February 23–25, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 47% |
Bernie Sanders 33% |
Others / Undecided 20% |
Results
| New Mexico Democratic primary, June 7, 2016 | |||||
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| 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: The Green Papers, New Mexico State Board of Elections, New Mexico Democratic Delegates Allocation | |||||
Results By County
| County [4] | 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 |
| Debaca | 45.7% | 96 | 54.3% | 114 |
| Dona 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 |
| Niagra | 44.8% | 154 | 55.2% | 190 |
| Oneida | 52.1% | 3,123 | 48.0% | 2,877 |
| Total | 51.53% | 111,334 | 48.47% | 104,741 |
Analysis
Clinton managed a 3-point-win in New Mexico, thanks to support from majority non-white areas such as Doña Ana County which contains the city of Las Cruces and is majority Hispanic/Latino, as well as McKinley and San Juan which are largely Native American and include parts of the Navajo Nation and the Apache Nation. Clinton also won in Santa Fe. Sanders, meanwhile, won by a narrow margin in Albuquerque and thus held Clinton to a fairly narrow margin state-wide.