[1] Before President Joe Biden withdrew, it was considered a battleground state by some.

[2][3] However, after incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate, she was favored to keep New Mexico in the blue column.

[4][5][6] Although Harris won New Mexico, her 6-point margin of victory was the worst for a Democratic presidential candidate in the state since John Kerry, who narrowly lost the state to George W. Bush in 2004, and the narrowest Democratic win at this level since Al Gore's 0.06% margin of victory in 2000.

[9] The following presidential candidates have received ballot access in New Mexico:[11] Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver vs. Randall Terry Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump Joe Biden vs. Ron DeSantis Democratic Republican

Harris won 2 of 3 congressional districts, with Trump winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.