1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Flag of New Mexico.svg
  1976 November 4, 1980 1984  
  Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Carter cropped.jpg John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote400
Popular vote250,779167,82629,459
Percentage54.97%36.78%6.46%

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County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

New Mexico was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by an 18-point landslide. [1] President of the United States Jimmy Carter failed to gain reelection against Reagan. New Mexico election results reflect the Republican Party's re-consolidation under what is popularly called the "Reagan Revolution," [2] which sounded overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time when McKinley County and Grant County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [3] To date, Jimmy Carter remains the only Democrat to have been elected president without ever winning the state of New Mexico in an election since the state’s founding. He is also the first of only two presidents to have held office to have never won the state with Donald Trump having lost the state consecutively in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

Results

1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican 250,779 54.97% +4.22
Democratic
167,82636.78%−11.50
Independent 29,4596.46%N/A
Libertarian 4,3650.96%+0.69
Citizens 2,2020.48%N/A
Statesman 1,2810.28%+0.23
Socialist Workers 3250.07%−0.52
Total votes456,237 100.00%
Republican win

Results by county

CountyRonald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 83,95653.45%54,84134.92%15,1189.63%3,1482.00%29,11518.53%157,063
Catron 90662.74%46632.27%402.77%322.22%44030.47%1,444
Chaves 12,50267.24%5,35028.77%5432.92%1991.07%7,15238.47%18,594
Colfax 2,53749.88%2,26644.55%1993.91%841.65%2715.33%5,086
Curry 8,13267.37%3,62230.01%1831.52%1331.10%4,51037.36%12,070
De Baca 65556.17%48441.51%141.20%131.11%17114.66%1,166
Dona Ana 15,53953.92%10,83937.61%1,8636.46%5792.01%4,70016.31%28,820
Eddy 9,81756.55%7,02840.49%3261.88%1881.08%2,78916.06%17,359
Grant 4,62847.41%4,60047.13%3493.58%1841.89%280.28%9,761
Guadalupe 1,06549.65%98045.69%582.70%421.96%853.96%2,145
Harding 35659.23%22537.44%142.33%61.00%13121.79%601
Hidalgo 1,05953.19%84042.19%592.96%331.66%21911.00%1,991
Lea 10,72766.28%5,00630.93%2981.84%1540.95%5,72135.35%16,185
Lincoln 3,00968.79%1,12725.77%1723.93%661.51%1,88243.02%4,374
Los Alamos 5,46058.19%2,36825.24%1,38814.79%1671.78%3,09232.95%9,383
Luna 3,63657.30%2,44338.50%1572.47%1101.73%1,19318.80%6,346
McKinley 7,32956.66%4,86937.64%4983.85%2381.84%2,46019.02%12,934
Mora 1,03743.48%1,27453.42%441.84%301.26%-237-9.94%2,385
Otero 7,21060.26%4,11134.36%4783.99%1661.39%3,09925.90%11,965
Quay 2,49962.09%1,42235.33%581.44%461.14%1,07726.76%4,025
Rio Arriba 3,79435.82%6,24558.97%3793.58%1731.63%-2,451-23.15%10,591
Roosevelt 3,95060.92%2,24034.55%2083.21%861.33%1,71026.37%6,484
San Juan 15,57966.30%6,70528.53%7413.15%4742.02%8,87437.77%23,499
San Miguel 3,29239.34%4,51453.94%4164.97%1471.76%-1,222-14.60%8,369
Sandoval 6,76253.74%4,74037.67%7896.27%2912.31%2,02216.07%12,582
Santa Fe 12,36142.86%12,65843.89%3,12310.83%6962.41%-297-1.03%28,838
Sierra 2,22262.50%1,16932.88%1173.29%471.32%1,05329.62%3,555
Socorro 2,68549.52%2,22641.05%3877.14%1242.29%4598.47%5,422
Taos 3,58441.67%4,34650.53%4825.60%1892.20%-762-8.86%8,601
Torrance 1,90757.42%1,26137.97%1013.04%521.57%64619.45%3,321
Union 1,40765.87%67531.60%321.50%221.03%73234.27%2,136
Valencia 11,17758.39%6,88635.97%8254.31%2541.33%4,29122.42%19,142
Totals250,77954.97%167,82636.78%29,4596.46%8,1731.79%82,95318.19%456,237

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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