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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
235,606 |
61.05% | 4 |
| George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
141,084 |
36.56% | 0 |
| John Schmitz | Thomas Anderson | American Ind. |
8,767 |
2.27% | 0 |
| Linda Jenness | Andrew Pulley | Soc. Workers |
474 |
0.12% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 1,303,302 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 4.1 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 1,077,815 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 3.4 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 1,017,055 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 3.2 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 4 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 269,454 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 314,309 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.5 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: New Mexico State Canvassing Board, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 7, 1972 - State of New Mexico (Santa Fe, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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