New Mexico — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentReaganR+18.2
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 55.0% | 250,779 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 36.8% | 167,826 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.2% | 37,632 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (32 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+37.4 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Grant County, NM | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+18.8 |
| McKinley County, NM | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+26.4 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+37.8 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+22.4 |
New Mexico results by county
32 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Reagan, Ronald+29,115 | 83,95653.5% | 54,84134.9% | 18,26611.6% | 157,063 |
| Catron County | Reagan, Ronald+440 | 90662.7% | 46632.3% | 725.0% | 1,444 |
| Chaves County | Reagan, Ronald+7,152 | 12,50267.2% | 5,35028.8% | 7424.0% | 18,594 |
| Colfax County | Reagan, Ronald+271 | 2,53749.9% | 2,26644.6% | 2835.6% | 5,086 |
| Curry County | Reagan, Ronald+4,510 | 8,13267.4% | 3,62230.0% | 3162.6% | 12,070 |
| De Baca County | Reagan, Ronald+171 | 65556.2% | 48441.5% | 272.3% | 1,166 |
| Doña Ana County | Reagan, Ronald+4,700 | 15,53953.9% | 10,83937.6% | 2,4428.5% | 28,820 |
| Eddy County | Reagan, Ronald+2,789 | 9,81756.6% | 7,02840.5% | 5143.0% | 17,359 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+28 | 4,62847.4% | 4,60047.1% | 5335.5% | 9,761 |
| Guadalupe County | Reagan, Ronald+85 | 1,06549.7% | 98045.7% | 1004.7% | 2,145 |
| Harding County | Reagan, Ronald+131 | 35659.2% | 22537.4% | 203.3% | 601 |
| Hidalgo County | Reagan, Ronald+219 | 1,05953.2% | 84042.2% | 924.6% | 1,991 |
| Lea County | Reagan, Ronald+5,721 | 10,72766.3% | 5,00630.9% | 4522.8% | 16,185 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+1,882 | 3,00968.8% | 1,12725.8% | 2385.4% | 4,374 |
| Los Alamos County | Reagan, Ronald+3,092 | 5,46058.2% | 2,36825.2% | 1,55516.6% | 9,383 |
| Luna County | Reagan, Ronald+1,193 | 3,63657.3% | 2,44338.5% | 2674.2% | 6,346 |
| McKinley County | Reagan, Ronald+2,460 | 7,32956.7% | 4,86937.6% | 7365.7% | 12,934 |
| Mora County | Carter, Jimmy+237 | 1,03743.5% | 1,27453.4% | 743.1% | 2,385 |
| Otero County | Reagan, Ronald+3,099 | 7,21060.3% | 4,11134.4% | 6445.4% | 11,965 |
| Quay County | Reagan, Ronald+1,077 | 2,49962.1% | 1,42235.3% | 1042.6% | 4,025 |
| Rio Arriba County | Carter, Jimmy+2,451 | 3,79435.8% | 6,24559.0% | 5525.2% | 10,591 |
| Roosevelt County | Reagan, Ronald+1,710 | 3,95060.9% | 2,24034.5% | 2944.5% | 6,484 |
| San Juan County | Reagan, Ronald+8,874 | 15,57966.3% | 6,70528.5% | 1,2155.2% | 23,499 |
| San Miguel County | Carter, Jimmy+1,222 | 3,29239.3% | 4,51453.9% | 5636.7% | 8,369 |
| Sandoval County | Reagan, Ronald+2,022 | 6,76253.7% | 4,74037.7% | 1,0808.6% | 12,582 |
| Santa Fe County | Carter, Jimmy+297 | 12,36142.9% | 12,65843.9% | 3,81913.2% | 28,838 |
| Sierra County | Reagan, Ronald+1,053 | 2,22262.5% | 1,16932.9% | 1644.6% | 3,555 |
| Socorro County | Reagan, Ronald+459 | 2,68549.5% | 2,22641.1% | 5119.4% | 5,422 |
| Taos County | Carter, Jimmy+762 | 3,58441.7% | 4,34650.5% | 6717.8% | 8,601 |
| Torrance County | Reagan, Ronald+646 | 1,90757.4% | 1,26138.0% | 1534.6% | 3,321 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+732 | 1,40765.9% | 67531.6% | 542.5% | 2,136 |
| Valencia County | Reagan, Ronald+4,291 | 11,17758.4% | 6,88636.0% | 1,0795.6% | 19,142 |
complete certified result
New Mexico candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.