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Elections / 1980 · President · NM

Ronald Reagan carried New Mexico R+18.2.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in New Mexico, 1980. The state ran 8.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

New Mexico result
456,237 votes counted
Carter (D)
167,826
36.8%
Reagan (R)
250,779
55.0%
All others
37,632
8.2%
Margin
R+18.2
1980 presidential election
New Mexico, 1980
ReaganR+18.2
1980 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Bernalillo County, NM · R+18.5Catron County, NM · R+30.5Chaves County, NM · R+38.5Colfax County, NM · R+5.3Curry County, NM · R+37.4De Baca County, NM · R+14.7Doña Ana County, NM · R+16.3Eddy County, NM · R+16.1Grant County, NM · TiedGuadalupe County, NM · R+4.0Harding County, NM · R+21.8Hidalgo County, NM · R+11.0Lea County, NM · R+35.3Lincoln County, NM · R+43.0Los Alamos County, NM · R+33.0Luna County, NM · R+18.8McKinley County, NM · R+19.0Mora County, NM · D+9.9Otero County, NM · R+25.9Quay County, NM · R+26.8Rio Arriba County, NM · D+23.1Roosevelt County, NM · R+26.4San Juan County, NM · R+37.8San Miguel County, NM · D+14.6Sandoval County, NM · R+16.1Santa Fe County, NM · D+1.0Sierra County, NM · R+29.6Socorro County, NM · R+8.5Taos County, NM · D+8.9Torrance County, NM · R+19.5Union County, NM · R+34.3Valencia County, NM · R+22.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican55.0%250,779
Jimmy CarterDemocratic36.8%167,826
John B. AndersonIndependent8.2%37,632
D+60
R+60
32 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1980 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 — 1980
32 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−18.5%
54,84183,956157,063
Catron CountyR
−30.5%
4669061,444
Chaves CountyR
−38.5%
5,35012,50218,594
Colfax CountyR
−5.3%
2,2662,5375,086
Curry CountyR
−37.4%
3,6228,13212,070
De Baca CountyR
−14.7%
4846551,166
Doña Ana CountyR
−16.3%
10,83915,53928,820
Eddy CountyR
−16.1%
7,0289,81717,359
Grant CountyR
−0.3%
4,6004,6289,761
Guadalupe CountyR
−4.0%
9801,0652,145
Harding CountyR
−21.8%
225356601
Hidalgo CountyR
−11.0%
8401,0591,991
Lea CountyR
−35.3%
5,00610,72716,185
Lincoln CountyR
−43.0%
1,1273,0094,374
Los Alamos CountyR
−33.0%
2,3685,4609,383
Luna CountyR
−18.8%
2,4433,6366,346
McKinley CountyR
−19.0%
4,8697,32912,934
Mora CountyD
+9.9%
1,2741,0372,385
Otero CountyR
−25.9%
4,1117,21011,965
Quay CountyR
−26.8%
1,4222,4994,025
Rio Arriba CountyD
+23.1%
6,2453,79410,591
Roosevelt CountyR
−26.4%
2,2403,9506,484
San Juan CountyR
−37.8%
6,70515,57923,499
San Miguel CountyD
+14.6%
4,5143,2928,369
Sandoval CountyR
−16.1%
4,7406,76212,582
Santa Fe CountyD
+1.0%
12,65812,36128,838
Sierra CountyR
−29.6%
1,1692,2223,555
Socorro CountyR
−8.5%
2,2262,6855,422
Taos CountyD
+8.9%
4,3463,5848,601
Torrance CountyR
−19.5%
1,2611,9073,321
Union CountyR
−34.3%
6751,4072,136
Valencia CountyR
−22.4%
6,88611,17719,142