Editing McKinley County, New Mexico (section)

==Politics==
During its early history from 1912 to 1928, McKinley County voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election. From 1932 onward, the county, with its large Native American majority, has strongly backed Democratic candidates in all but three presidential elections that were national landslides for the Republican Party.

Democratic strength in the county lies in most of Gallup and the Navajo and Zuni Reservations, which cover a large majority of the county's land area. The community of Ramah has previously been one of the only Republican-leaning parts of the county. In 2024 the county saw the strongest shift toward the Republican party of any county in New Mexico, along with [[Guadalupe County, New Mexico|Guadalupe]], [[Mora County, New Mexico|Mora]], and [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba]] Counties. Parts of southern Gallup and the Thoreau area flipped to a Republican majority, and many parts of the Navajo and Zuni Reservations experienced shifts as well along with most other rural areas.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.9CUE.eUcpg0mNRL9r&smid=url-share | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2025 | last1=Datar | first1=Saurabh | last2=Marcus | first2=Ilana | last3=Murray | first3=Eli | last4=Singer | first4=Ethan | last5=Lemonides | first5=Alex | last6=Zhang | first6=Christine }}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|7,801|18,029|656|New Mexico}}
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{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|5,546|15,841|542|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,382|16,572|253|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|7,351|13,051|221|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,070|10,281|528|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,470|10,124|932|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,720|9,405|1,406|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,694|9,595|178|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|6,557|7,915|171|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|7,329|4,869|736|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,617|6,856|120|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,366|5,124|299|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,376|4,491|706|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,965|6,913|122|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,262|5,599|32|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,450|3,331|30|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,091|3,097|19|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,109|2,995|45|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,547|2,210|3|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,701|2,525|6|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,404|2,526|14|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,373|2,096|20|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,075|1,247|13|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,653|1,150|423|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,525|989|27|New Mexico}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|669|550|7|New Mexico}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Republican|264|224|244|New Mexico}}