New Mexico
Migration
Prior to statehood, the major influx of migrants came from Texas and Mexico; many of these immigrants spoke Spanish as their primary language.
Wartime prosperity during the 1940s brought a wave of Anglos into the state. New Mexico experienced a net gain through migration of 78,000 people during 1940–60, a net loss of 130,000 during the economic slump of the 1960s, and another net gain of 154,000 between 1970 and 1983. In the 1980s, New Mexico had a net gain from migration of 63,000 residents, accounting for 28% of the state's population increase during those years. Between 1990 and 1998, the state had net gains of 55,000 in domestic migration and 36,000 in international migration. In 1998, 2,199 foreign immigrants entered New
New Mexico Presidential Vote by Political Parties, 1948–2000
| YEAR | ELECTORAL VOTE | NEW MEXICO WINNER | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | PROGRESSIVE |
| * Won US presidential election. | |||||
| ** Independent candidate Ross Perot received 91,895 votes in 1992 and 32,257 votes in 1996. | |||||
| 1948 | 4 | *Truman (D) | 105,240 | 80,303 | 1,037 |
| 1952 | 4 | *Eisenhower (R) | 105,435 | 132,170 | 225 |
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| 1956 | 4 | *Eisenhower (R) | 106,098 | 146,788 | 364 |
| 1960 | 4 | *Kennedy (D) | 156,027 | 153,733 | 570 |
| 1964 | 4 | *Johnson (D) | 194,015 | 132,838 | 1,217 |
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| 1968 | 4 | *Nixon (R) | 130,081 | 169,692 | 25,737 |
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| 1972 | 4 | *Nixon (R) | 141,084 | 235,606 | 8,767 |
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| 1976 | 4 | Ford (R) | 201,148 | 211,419 | 2,462 |
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| 1980 | 4 | *Reagan (R) | 167,826 | 250,779 | 4,365 |
| 1984 | 4 | *Reagan (R) | 201,769 | 307,101 | 4,459 |
| 1988 | 4 | *Bush (R) | 244,497 | 270,341 | 3,268 |
| 1992** | 5 | *Clinton (D) | 261,617 | 212,824 | 1,615 |
| 1996** | 5 | *Clinton (D) | 273,495 | 232,751 | 2,996 |
| 2000 | 5 | Gore (D) | 286,783 | 286,417 | 2,058 |
Mexico. The state's overall population increased 14.6% between 1990 and 1998. In the period 1995–2000, 205,267 people moved into the state and 235,212 moved out, for a net loss of 29,945, many of whom moved to Texas.