New Mexico — 1988 presidential election
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Akashicstate1988 presidential electionNew Mexico · PresidentBushR+5.0
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 51.9% | 270,341 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 46.9% | 244,497 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 6,456 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
33 counties, each filled by 1988 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+8.4 |
| Catron County, NM | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Chaves County, NM | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Cibola County, NM | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Colfax County, NM | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Curry County, NM | Republican | R+33.3 |
| De Baca County, NM | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Doña Ana County, NM | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Eddy County, NM | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Grant County, NM | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Guadalupe County, NM | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Harding County, NM | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Hidalgo County, NM | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Lea County, NM | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Lincoln County, NM | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Luna County, NM | Republican | R+5.3 |
| McKinley County, NM | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Mora County, NM | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Otero County, NM | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Quay County, NM | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Rio Arriba County, NM | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Roosevelt County, NM | Republican | R+27.4 |
| San Juan County, NM | Republican | R+18.4 |
| San Miguel County, NM | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Sandoval County, NM | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Santa Fe County, NM | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Sierra County, NM | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Socorro County, NM | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Taos County, NM | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Torrance County, NM | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Union County, NM | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Valencia County, NM | Republican | R+4.9 |
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 | George H. W. Bush+14,484 | 92,83053.6% | 78,34645.3% | 1,9591.1% | 173,135 |
| Catron County | George H. W. Bush+435 | 92562.2% | 49033.0% | 714.8% | 1,486 |
| Chaves County | George H. W. Bush+6,637 | 13,36765.8% | 6,73033.1% | 2061.0% | 20,303 |
| Cibola County | Michael Dukakis+818 | 2,64043.0% | 3,45856.3% | 390.6% | 6,137 |
| Colfax County | Michael Dukakis+529 | 2,25644.4% | 2,78554.8% | 440.9% | 5,085 |
| Curry County | George H. W. Bush+4,037 | 8,03266.2% | 3,99532.9% | 1110.9% | 12,138 |
| De Baca County | George H. W. Bush+163 | 64356.6% | 48042.3% | 131.1% | 1,136 |
| Doña Ana County | George H. W. Bush+1,974 | 21,58251.7% | 19,60847.0% | 5571.3% | 41,747 |
| Eddy County | George H. W. Bush+1,261 | 9,80552.9% | 8,54446.1% | 1861.0% | 18,535 |
| Grant County | Michael Dukakis+1,247 | 4,19643.1% | 5,44355.9% | 961.0% | 9,735 |
| Guadalupe County | Michael Dukakis+382 | 86140.6% | 1,24358.7% | 150.7% | 2,119 |
| Harding County | George H. W. Bush+86 | 37756.1% | 29143.3% | 40.6% | 672 |
| Hidalgo County | George H. W. Bush+199 | 1,10054.5% | 90144.6% | 190.9% | 2,020 |
| Lea County | George H. W. Bush+5,430 | 11,30965.4% | 5,87934.0% | 1150.7% | 17,303 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+1,821 | 3,51166.4% | 1,69032.0% | 871.6% | 5,288 |
| Los Alamos County | George H. W. Bush+3,347 | 6,62265.2% | 3,27532.3% | 2562.5% | 10,153 |
| Luna County | George H. W. Bush+349 | 3,41551.5% | 3,06646.2% | 1552.3% | 6,636 |
| McKinley County | Michael Dukakis+3,901 | 5,69436.8% | 9,59562.0% | 1781.2% | 15,467 |
| Mora County | Michael Dukakis+678 | 92336.3% | 1,60162.9% | 210.8% | 2,545 |
| Otero County | George H. W. Bush+4,700 | 9,98464.5% | 5,28434.1% | 2101.4% | 15,478 |
| Quay County | George H. W. Bush+553 | 2,45455.6% | 1,90143.1% | 571.3% | 4,412 |
| Rio Arriba County | Michael Dukakis+4,479 | 3,02428.5% | 7,50370.6% | 990.9% | 10,626 |
| Roosevelt County | George H. W. Bush+1,556 | 3,58963.2% | 2,03335.8% | 591.0% | 5,681 |
| San Juan County | George H. W. Bush+5,108 | 16,20258.4% | 11,09440.0% | 4541.6% | 27,750 |
| San Miguel County | Michael Dukakis+3,368 | 2,76330.6% | 6,13167.9% | 1291.4% | 9,023 |
| Sandoval County | George H. W. Bush+79 | 9,41149.5% | 9,33249.1% | 2681.4% | 19,011 |
| Santa Fe County | Michael Dukakis+10,690 | 12,89134.9% | 23,58163.9% | 4551.2% | 36,927 |
| Sierra County | George H. W. Bush+912 | 2,50760.2% | 1,59538.3% | 631.5% | 4,165 |
| Socorro County | George H. W. Bush+154 | 3,11450.1% | 2,96047.6% | 1432.3% | 6,217 |
| Taos County | Michael Dukakis+3,374 | 2,89731.3% | 6,27167.7% | 911.0% | 9,259 |
| Torrance County | George H. W. Bush+634 | 2,25257.2% | 1,61841.1% | 681.7% | 3,938 |
| Union County | George H. W. Bush+653 | 1,29165.9% | 63832.6% | 311.6% | 1,960 |
| Valencia County | George H. W. Bush+738 | 7,87451.8% | 7,13646.9% | 1901.3% | 15,200 |
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
New Mexico's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1988 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 — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.