New Mexico — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentReaganR+20.5
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 59.7% | 307,101 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 39.2% | 201,769 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 5,500 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Mexico cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (33 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County, NM | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Cibola County, NM | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Colfax County, NM | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+49.0 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+23.4 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+45.6 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+34.9 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+21.9 |
New Mexico results by county
33 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | Reagan, Ronald+36,905 | 104,69460.1% | 67,78938.9% | 1,7791.0% | 174,262 |
| Catron County | Reagan, Ronald+552 | 97068.6% | 41829.5% | 271.9% | 1,415 |
| Chaves County | Reagan, Ronald+9,916 | 15,24873.4% | 5,33225.7% | 2021.0% | 20,782 |
| Cibola County | Reagan, Ronald+438 | 3,57853.1% | 3,14046.6% | 220.3% | 6,740 |
| Colfax County | Reagan, Ronald+559 | 2,99454.6% | 2,43544.4% | 561.0% | 5,485 |
| Curry County | Reagan, Ronald+6,080 | 9,18874.0% | 3,10825.0% | 1191.0% | 12,415 |
| De Baca County | Reagan, Ronald+370 | 75665.2% | 38633.3% | 171.5% | 1,159 |
| Doña Ana County | Reagan, Ronald+8,275 | 22,15360.9% | 13,87838.1% | 3621.0% | 36,393 |
| Eddy County | Reagan, Ronald+4,446 | 11,81061.0% | 7,36438.0% | 1911.0% | 19,365 |
| Grant County | Mondale, Walter+776 | 4,97945.9% | 5,75553.1% | 1061.0% | 10,840 |
| Guadalupe County | Reagan, Ronald+44 | 99050.4% | 94648.1% | 301.5% | 1,966 |
| Harding County | Reagan, Ronald+177 | 40163.5% | 22435.5% | 61.0% | 631 |
| Hidalgo County | Reagan, Ronald+422 | 1,28259.3% | 86039.8% | 190.9% | 2,161 |
| Lea County | Reagan, Ronald+10,011 | 14,56975.3% | 4,55823.5% | 2301.2% | 19,357 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+2,858 | 3,99277.0% | 1,13421.9% | 561.1% | 5,182 |
| Los Alamos County | Reagan, Ronald+4,023 | 6,88269.6% | 2,85928.9% | 1471.5% | 9,888 |
| Luna County | Reagan, Ronald+1,588 | 4,14561.2% | 2,55737.7% | 741.1% | 6,776 |
| McKinley County | Mondale, Walter+1,358 | 6,55744.8% | 7,91554.1% | 1711.2% | 14,643 |
| Mora County | Mondale, Walter+218 | 1,01744.5% | 1,23554.0% | 351.5% | 2,287 |
| Otero County | Reagan, Ronald+5,584 | 9,75169.2% | 4,16729.6% | 1691.2% | 14,087 |
| Quay County | Reagan, Ronald+1,474 | 2,84266.8% | 1,36832.2% | 431.0% | 4,253 |
| Rio Arriba County | Mondale, Walter+2,822 | 4,11636.9% | 6,93862.2% | 920.8% | 11,146 |
| Roosevelt County | Reagan, Ronald+2,902 | 4,59872.3% | 1,69626.7% | 691.1% | 6,363 |
| San Juan County | Reagan, Ronald+9,727 | 18,69067.0% | 8,96332.1% | 2570.9% | 27,910 |
| San Miguel County | Mondale, Walter+1,742 | 3,48539.4% | 5,22759.1% | 1381.6% | 8,850 |
| Sandoval County | Reagan, Ronald+1,925 | 9,00555.4% | 7,08043.6% | 1611.0% | 16,246 |
| Santa Fe County | Mondale, Walter+2,376 | 15,88646.0% | 18,26252.9% | 4041.2% | 34,552 |
| Sierra County | Reagan, Ronald+1,328 | 2,66366.0% | 1,33533.1% | 370.9% | 4,035 |
| Socorro County | Reagan, Ronald+862 | 3,40356.3% | 2,54142.0% | 1041.7% | 6,048 |
| Taos County | Mondale, Walter+990 | 4,15444.0% | 5,14454.5% | 1341.4% | 9,432 |
| Torrance County | Reagan, Ronald+1,052 | 2,32664.0% | 1,27435.1% | 330.9% | 3,633 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+1,015 | 1,50374.4% | 48824.2% | 281.4% | 2,019 |
| Valencia County | Reagan, Ronald+3,081 | 8,47460.3% | 5,39338.4% | 1821.3% | 14,049 |
complete certified result
New Mexico candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.