New Mexico Primary Facts and Figures
Presidential Primary Winners
Democrats
- 1988 Michael Dukakis
- 1992 Bill Clinton
- 1996 Bill Clinton
- 2000 Al Gore
- 2004 John Kerry (caucus)
Republicans
- 1988 George H. W. Bush
- 1992 George H. W. Bush
- 1996 Bob Dole
- 2000 George W. Bush
- 2004 George W. Bush
2008 Voter Registration Data
1,077,318 registered voters as of 9/20/2007
Party Affiliation
- Democrats: 49%
- Republicans: 33%
- Decline-to-State: 15%
- Other: 3%
General Election Winners
- 1988 George H. W. Bush
- 1992 Bill Clinton
- 1996 Bill Clinton
- 2000 Al Gore
- 2004 George W. Bush
Exit Poll Demographics
2004 Presidential Election
Gender
- Male: 45%
- Female: 55%
Race
- White: 57%
- African-American: 2%
- Latino: 32%
- Asian: 0%
- Other: 9%
Age
- 18-29: 17%
- 30-44: 27%
- 45-59: 32%
- 60+: 25%
- 18-64: 83%
- 65+: 17%
Religion
- Protestant: 49%
- Catholic: 32%
- Jewish: 1%
- Other: 8%
- None: 10%
3 Things You Didn't Know About New Mexico Primaries
1. New Mexico is a closed primary state. Independents and voters who don't register with a party cannot participate.
2. The New Mexico Democratic nominating contest is officially called the Presidential Preference Caucus, but the rules are similar to voting in a regular election. The polls are open for several hours, and voters cast private ballots, unlike a caucus, where it is public. Republicans will hold their primary in June.
3. New Mexico has been a bellwether state in the presidential elections, voting for every winning candidate all but twice (1976 and 2000), since 1912.
Sources:
New Mexico Bureau of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State
CNN.com Election Results
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