The electoral votes from New Mexico and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
New Mexico is given one electoral vote for each New Mexico congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
New Mexico Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
New Mexico has depends on how many Representatives New Mexico has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators New Mexico has does not change, but the number of
New Mexico congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, New Mexico has 2 Senators. Furthermore, New Mexico
currently has 3 congressional districts. Thus, New Mexico has a total of
5 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does New Mexico have?" is 5.
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