ALBUQUERQUE — A week from Election Day, Democratic turnout is outpacing Republicans’ by an increasingly significant margin as early voting progresses. At this point, Democrats make up the majority of all voter turnout in New Mexico’s general election with 34% more votes cast than Republicans.
As of Oct. 21, the majority of votes cast in New Mexico’s general election were from Democrats, with just under 100,000 votes. Republicans had only cast just under 70,000 votes and Declined to State voters have cast 25,000 votes.
Democrats have built on their lead as voting surged on the first day of expanded early voting. Democrats’ advantage is most pronounced in absentee voting, where they have roughly three times as many ballots returned as Republicans. Democrats hold a voter turnout edge in all three of New Mexico’s congressional districts.
“For months, Democrats have been building up our volunteer organizing infrastructure across the state and we’re seeing that pay off with voter turnout that is increasingly overwhelming Republicans in early voting,” Democratic Party of New Mexico Spokesperson Daniel Garcia said. “Our volunteers are hearing from many middle-of-the-road New Mexican voters that Republican candidates like Trump and Yvette Herrell are just too extreme and are troubled by their records, especially when it comes to their attacks on abortion rights and democracy. The energy is on our side not just in New Mexico, but across the country.”
Democrats are pulling away from Republicans as Election Day nears, with 5,000 more votes recorded on Oct. 21 alone. Expanded early voting began in New Mexico on Oct. 19 and will continue until Nov. 2.
