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Elections / 1988 · President · NM

George H. W. Bush carried New Mexico R+5.0.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in New Mexico, 1988. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1988 ballot here.

Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)

New Mexico result
521,287 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
244,497
46.9%
Bush (R)
270,341
51.9%
All others
6,449
1.2%
Margin
R+5.0
1988 presidential election
New Mexico, 1988
BushR+5.0
1988 presidential margin by county for New Mexico — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Mexico — 1988 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1988 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+8.4Catron County, NM · R+29.3Chaves County, NM · R+32.7Cibola County, NM · D+13.3Colfax County, NM · D+10.4Curry County, NM · R+33.3De Baca County, NM · R+14.3Doña Ana County, NM · R+4.7Eddy County, NM · R+6.8Grant County, NM · D+12.8Guadalupe County, NM · D+18.0Harding County, NM · R+12.8Hidalgo County, NM · R+9.9Lea County, NM · R+31.4Lincoln County, NM · R+34.4Los Alamos County, NM · R+33.0Luna County, NM · R+5.3McKinley County, NM · D+25.2Mora County, NM · D+26.6Otero County, NM · R+30.4Quay County, NM · R+12.5Rio Arriba County, NM · D+42.2Roosevelt County, NM · R+27.4San Juan County, NM · R+18.4San Miguel County, NM · D+37.3Sandoval County, NM · TiedSanta Fe County, NM · D+28.9Sierra County, NM · R+21.9Socorro County, NM · R+2.5Taos County, NM · D+36.4Torrance County, NM · R+16.1Union County, NM · R+33.3Valencia County, NM · R+4.9
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican51.9%270,341
Michael DukakisDemocratic46.9%244,497
OtherAll other candidates1.2%6,449
D+60
R+60
33 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1988 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 — 1988
33 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bernalillo CountyR
−8.4%
78,34692,830173,135
Catron CountyR
−29.3%
4909251,486
Chaves CountyR
−32.7%
6,73013,36720,303
Cibola CountyD
+13.3%
3,4582,6406,137
Colfax CountyD
+10.4%
2,7852,2565,085
Curry CountyR
−33.3%
3,9958,03212,138
De Baca CountyR
−14.3%
4806431,136
Doña Ana CountyR
−4.7%
19,60821,58241,747
Eddy CountyR
−6.8%
8,5449,80518,535
Grant CountyD
+12.8%
5,4434,1969,735
Guadalupe CountyD
+18.0%
1,2438612,119
Harding CountyR
−12.8%
291377672
Hidalgo CountyR
−9.9%
9011,1002,020
Lea CountyR
−31.4%
5,87911,30917,303
Lincoln CountyR
−34.4%
1,6903,5115,288
Los Alamos CountyR
−33.0%
3,2756,62210,153
Luna CountyR
−5.3%
3,0663,4156,636
McKinley CountyD
+25.2%
9,5955,69415,467
Mora CountyD
+26.6%
1,6019232,545
Otero CountyR
−30.4%
5,2849,98415,478
Quay CountyR
−12.5%
1,9012,4544,412
Rio Arriba CountyD
+42.2%
7,5033,02410,626
Roosevelt CountyR
−27.4%
2,0333,5895,681
San Juan CountyR
−18.4%
11,09416,20227,750
San Miguel CountyD
+37.3%
6,1312,7639,023
Sandoval CountyR
−0.4%
9,3329,41119,011
Santa Fe CountyD
+28.9%
23,58112,89136,927
Sierra CountyR
−21.9%
1,5952,5074,165
Socorro CountyR
−2.5%
2,9603,1146,217
Taos CountyD
+36.4%
6,2712,8979,259
Torrance CountyR
−16.1%
1,6182,2523,938
Union CountyR
−33.3%
6381,2911,960
Valencia CountyR
−4.9%
7,1367,87415,200