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Elections / 1984 · President · NM

Ronald Reagan carried New Mexico R+20.5.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in New Mexico, 1984. The state ran 2.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

New Mexico result
514,370 votes counted
Mondale (D)
201,769
39.2%
Reagan (R)
307,101
59.7%
All others
5,500
1.1%
Margin
R+20.5
1984 presidential election
New Mexico, 1984
ReaganR+20.5
1984 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1984 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1984 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+21.2Catron County, NM · R+39.0Chaves County, NM · R+47.7Cibola County, NM · R+6.5Colfax County, NM · R+10.2Curry County, NM · R+49.0De Baca County, NM · R+31.9Doña Ana County, NM · R+22.7Eddy County, NM · R+23.0Grant County, NM · D+7.2Guadalupe County, NM · R+2.2Harding County, NM · R+28.1Hidalgo County, NM · R+19.5Lea County, NM · R+51.7Lincoln County, NM · R+55.2Los Alamos County, NM · R+40.7Luna County, NM · R+23.4McKinley County, NM · D+9.3Mora County, NM · D+9.5Otero County, NM · R+39.6Quay County, NM · R+34.7Rio Arriba County, NM · D+25.3Roosevelt County, NM · R+45.6San Juan County, NM · R+34.9San Miguel County, NM · D+19.7Sandoval County, NM · R+11.8Santa Fe County, NM · D+6.9Sierra County, NM · R+32.9Socorro County, NM · R+14.3Taos County, NM · D+10.5Torrance County, NM · R+29.0Union County, NM · R+50.3Valencia County, NM · R+21.9
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican59.7%307,101
Walter MondaleDemocratic39.2%201,769
OtherAll other candidates1.1%5,500
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1984 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 — 1984
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−21.2%
67,789104,694174,262
Catron CountyR
−39.0%
4189701,415
Chaves CountyR
−47.7%
5,33215,24820,782
Cibola CountyR
−6.5%
3,1403,5786,740
Colfax CountyR
−10.2%
2,4352,9945,485
Curry CountyR
−49.0%
3,1089,18812,415
De Baca CountyR
−31.9%
3867561,159
Doña Ana CountyR
−22.7%
13,87822,15336,393
Eddy CountyR
−23.0%
7,36411,81019,365
Grant CountyD
+7.2%
5,7554,97910,840
Guadalupe CountyR
−2.2%
9469901,966
Harding CountyR
−28.1%
224401631
Hidalgo CountyR
−19.5%
8601,2822,161
Lea CountyR
−51.7%
4,55814,56919,357
Lincoln CountyR
−55.2%
1,1343,9925,182
Los Alamos CountyR
−40.7%
2,8596,8829,888
Luna CountyR
−23.4%
2,5574,1456,776
McKinley CountyD
+9.3%
7,9156,55714,643
Mora CountyD
+9.5%
1,2351,0172,287
Otero CountyR
−39.6%
4,1679,75114,087
Quay CountyR
−34.7%
1,3682,8424,253
Rio Arriba CountyD
+25.3%
6,9384,11611,146
Roosevelt CountyR
−45.6%
1,6964,5986,363
San Juan CountyR
−34.9%
8,96318,69027,910
San Miguel CountyD
+19.7%
5,2273,4858,850
Sandoval CountyR
−11.8%
7,0809,00516,246
Santa Fe CountyD
+6.9%
18,26215,88634,552
Sierra CountyR
−32.9%
1,3352,6634,035
Socorro CountyR
−14.3%
2,5413,4036,048
Taos CountyD
+10.5%
5,1444,1549,432
Torrance CountyR
−29.0%
1,2742,3263,633
Union CountyR
−50.3%
4881,5032,019
Valencia CountyR
−21.9%
5,3938,47414,049