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Elections / 1964 · President · NM

Lyndon B. Johnson carried New Mexico D+18.6.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in New Mexico, 1964. The state ran 4.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

New Mexico result
328,613 votes counted
Johnson (D)
194,015
59.0%
Goldwater (R)
132,838
40.4%
All others
1,760
0.5%
Margin
D+18.6
1964 presidential election
New Mexico, 1964
JohnsonD+18.6
1964 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1964 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · D+12.7Catron County, NM · D+3.3Chaves County, NM · D+1.3Colfax County, NM · D+34.4Curry County, NM · D+1.0De Baca County, NM · D+9.3Doña Ana County, NM · D+19.2Eddy County, NM · D+24.8Grant County, NM · D+43.9Guadalupe County, NM · D+21.8Harding County, NM · R+4.6Hidalgo County, NM · D+22.5Lea County, NM · D+11.5Lincoln County, NM · R+5.8Los Alamos County, NM · D+32.9Luna County, NM · D+15.6McKinley County, NM · D+39.5Mora County, NM · D+19.6Otero County, NM · D+26.5Quay County, NM · D+3.8Rio Arriba County, NM · D+39.8Roosevelt County, NM · D+2.5San Juan County, NM · D+0.7San Miguel County, NM · D+35.9Sandoval County, NM · D+51.0Santa Fe County, NM · D+36.6Sierra County, NM · D+4.2Socorro County, NM · D+14.9Taos County, NM · D+35.2Torrance County, NM · D+10.0Union County, NM · R+3.0Valencia County, NM · D+32.4
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic59.0%194,015
Barry GoldwaterRepublican40.4%132,838
OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,760
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1964 contest in context
New Mexico's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: +6.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+6.0%DR19122024
New Mexico's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+5.5%
1916+3.6%
1920−10.4%
1924−5.5%
1928−18.2%
1932+27.0%
1936+26.2%
1940+13.3%
1944+7.0%
1948+13.5%
1952−11.1%
1956−16.0%
1960+0.7%
1964+18.6%
1968−12.1%
1972−24.5%
1976−2.5%
1980−18.2%
1984−20.5%
1988−5.0%
1992+8.6%
1996+7.3%
2000+0.1%
2004−0.8%
2008+15.1%
2012+10.1%
2016+8.2%
2020+10.8%
2024+6.0%
County results — 1964
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyD
+12.7%
55,03642,58398,317
Catron CountyD
+3.3%
6245841,208
Chaves CountyD
+1.3%
8,6508,41917,112
Colfax CountyD
+34.4%
3,3671,6365,029
Curry CountyD
+1.0%
5,2285,12010,378
De Baca CountyD
+9.3%
6745591,240
Doña Ana CountyD
+19.2%
10,7487,28018,085
Eddy CountyD
+24.8%
11,2166,74718,032
Grant CountyD
+43.9%
5,2532,0427,314
Guadalupe CountyD
+21.8%
1,6491,0582,713
Harding CountyR
−4.6%
431473905
Hidalgo CountyD
+22.5%
9956281,634
Lea CountyD
+11.5%
8,8627,03315,948
Lincoln CountyR
−5.8%
1,5651,7613,351
Los Alamos CountyD
+32.9%
3,7671,8955,688
Luna CountyD
+15.6%
2,2861,6653,969
McKinley CountyD
+39.5%
6,9132,96510,000
Mora CountyD
+19.6%
1,5091,0142,527
Otero CountyD
+26.5%
6,0353,4989,560
Quay CountyD
+3.8%
2,3332,1614,515
Rio Arriba CountyD
+39.8%
6,7872,9069,757
Roosevelt CountyD
+2.5%
2,8752,7325,634
San Juan CountyD
+0.7%
6,9016,80813,892
San Miguel CountyD
+35.9%
5,7672,7148,505
Sandoval CountyD
+51.0%
3,3321,0774,420
Santa Fe CountyD
+36.6%
12,6165,83418,519
Sierra CountyD
+4.2%
1,6331,5013,149
Socorro CountyD
+14.9%
2,3971,7744,181
Taos CountyD
+35.2%
4,2042,0066,238
Torrance CountyD
+10.0%
1,4461,1832,635
Union CountyR
−3.0%
1,1591,2322,401
Valencia CountyD
+32.4%
7,7573,95011,757