1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Country:	New Mexico
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Next Year:	1984
Election Date:	November 4, 1980
Image1:	Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg
Nominee1:	Ronald Reagan
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	California
Running Mate1:	George H. W. Bush
Electoral Vote1:	4
Popular Vote1:	250,779
Percentage1:	54.97%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	167,826
Percentage2:	36.78%
Image3:	John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	John B. Anderson
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Illinois
Running Mate3:	Patrick Lucey
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	29,459
Percentage3:	6.46%
Map Size:	265px
President
Before Election:	Jimmy Carter
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ronald Reagan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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.

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., 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

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Bernalillo		83,956		53.45%		54,841		34.92%		15,118		9.63%		3,148		2.00%		29,115		18.53%		157,063
	Catron		906		62.74%		466		32.27%		40		2.77%		32		2.22%		440		30.47%		1,444
	Chaves		12,502		67.24%		5,350		28.77%		543		2.92%		199		1.07%		7,152		38.47%		18,594
	Colfax		2,537		49.88%		2,266		44.55%		199		3.91%		84		1.65%		271		5.33%		5,086
	Curry		8,132		67.37%		3,622		30.01%		183		1.52%		133		1.10%		4,510		37.36%		12,070
	De Baca		655		56.17%		484		41.51%		14		1.20%		13		1.11%		171		14.66%		1,166
	Dona Ana		15,539		53.92%		10,839		37.61%		1,863		6.46%		579		2.01%		4,700		16.31%		28,820
	Eddy		9,817		56.55%		7,028		40.49%		326		1.88%		188		1.08%		2,789		16.06%		17,359
	Grant		4,628		47.41%		4,600		47.13%		349		3.58%		184		1.89%		28		0.28%		9,761
	Guadalupe		1,065		49.65%		980		45.69%		58		2.70%		42		1.96%		85		3.96%		2,145
	Harding		356		59.23%		225		37.44%		14		2.33%		6		1.00%		131		21.79%		601
	Hidalgo		1,059		53.19%		840		42.19%		59		2.96%		33		1.66%		219		11.00%		1,991
	Lea		10,727		66.28%		5,006		30.93%		298		1.84%		154		0.95%		5,721		35.35%		16,185
	Lincoln		3,009		68.79%		1,127		25.77%		172		3.93%		66		1.51%		1,882		43.02%		4,374
	Los Alamos		5,460		58.19%		2,368		25.24%		1,388		14.79%		167		1.78%		3,092		32.95%		9,383
	Luna		3,636		57.30%		2,443		38.50%		157		2.47%		110		1.73%		1,193		18.80%		6,346
	McKinley		7,329		56.66%		4,869		37.64%		498		3.85%		238		1.84%		2,460		19.02%		12,934
	Mora		1,037		43.48%		1,274		53.42%		44		1.84%		30		1.26%		-237		-9.94%		2,385
	Otero		7,210		60.26%		4,111		34.36%		478		3.99%		166		1.39%		3,099		25.90%		11,965
	Quay		2,499		62.09%		1,422		35.33%		58		1.44%		46		1.14%		1,077		26.76%		4,025
	Rio Arriba		3,794		35.82%		6,245		58.97%		379		3.58%		173		1.63%		-2,451		-23.15%		10,591
	Roosevelt		3,950		60.92%		2,240		34.55%		208		3.21%		86		1.33%		1,710		26.37%		6,484
	San Juan		15,579		66.30%		6,705		28.53%		741		3.15%		474		2.02%		8,874		37.77%		23,499
	San Miguel		3,292		39.34%		4,514		53.94%		416		4.97%		147		1.76%		-1,222		-14.60%		8,369
	Sandoval		6,762		53.74%		4,740		37.67%		789		6.27%		291		2.31%		2,022		16.07%		12,582
	Santa Fe		12,361		42.86%		12,658		43.89%		3,123		10.83%		696		2.41%		-297		-1.03%		28,838
	Sierra		2,222		62.50%		1,169		32.88%		117		3.29%		47		1.32%		1,053		29.62%		3,555
	Socorro		2,685		49.52%		2,226		41.05%		387		7.14%		124		2.29%		459		8.47%		5,422
	Taos		3,584		41.67%		4,346		50.53%		482		5.60%		189		2.20%		-762		-8.86%		8,601
	Torrance		1,907		57.42%		1,261		37.97%		101		3.04%		52		1.57%		646		19.45%		3,321
	Union		1,407		65.87%		675		31.60%		32		1.50%		22		1.03%		732		34.27%		2,136
	Valencia		11,177		58.39%		6,886		35.97%		825		4.31%		254		1.33%		4,291		22.42%		19,142
Totals	250,779	54.97%	167,826	36.78%	29,459	6.46%	8,173	1.79%	82,953	18.19%	456,237

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Grant
• McKinley
• Guadalupe
• Sandoval
• Colfax
• Eddy
• Socorro
• Valencia
• De Baca
• Hidalgo
• Torrance
• Quay

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-02-11.
2. News: A historic victory. A changed nation. Now, can Obama deliver? . Jerry Lanson . Christian Science Monitor . 2008-11-06 . 2013-04-27.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016