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Elections / 1980 · President

Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

1980 presidential election
ReaganR+9.7
1980 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1980 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+1.3 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+27.9 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+32.4 · 6 electoral votesColorado · R+24.0 · 7 electoral votesFlorida · R+17.0 · 17 electoral votesGeorgia · D+14.8 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+18.4 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+24.6 · 7 electoral votesMaine · R+3.4 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+0.2 · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · D+3.9 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+13.4 · 17 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+2.1 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+38.0 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+25.5 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+7.1 · 27 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+28.8 · 4 electoral votesTexas · R+13.9 · 26 electoral votesWyoming · R+34.7 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+9.6 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+6.8 · 12 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+4.5 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+7.9 · 26 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+18.2 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · R+0.6 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+16.8 · 45 electoral votesDelaware · R+2.3 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+61.5 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+1.9 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+12.7 · 8 electoral votesKentucky · R+1.5 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · D+3.0 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · R+6.5 · 21 electoral votesMississippi · R+1.3 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+24.4 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+29.4 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+2.7 · 41 electoral votesOhio · R+10.6 · 25 electoral votesOregon · R+9.7 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · R+0.3 · 10 electoral votesUtah · R+52.2 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+12.7 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+12.3 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · R+4.7 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+39.5 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+1.5 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+41.3 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+35.6 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+6.0 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+5.5 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+10.5 · 4 electoral votes
1980presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1980 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+6.03 EVNHR+29.44 EVMAR+0.214 EVRID+10.54 EVCTR+9.68 EVNJR+13.417 EVDER+2.33 EVMDD+3.010 EVDCD+61.53 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Reagan won 489 of 538 electoral votes.

Carter49Reagan489
National popular vote
86,503,942 votes counted
Carter (D)
35,480,058
41.0%
Reagan (R)
43,903,180
50.8%
All others
7,244,986
8.4%
Margin
R+9.7
The county map
3,140 county-level results on record for 1980

Democrats carried 903 counties, Republicans 2,236, third-party candidates 1. 844 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Parmer County, TX (R+69.4 swing) · Emmons County, ND (R+64.1 swing) · Cimarron County, OK (R+61.4 swing) · Sherman County, TX (R+60.6 swing) · Pierce County, ND (R+60.1 swing) · Kidder County, ND (R+59.1 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaR
−27.9%
41,84086,110158,445
AlabamaR
−1.3%
636,730654,1921,341,929
ArkansasR
−0.6%
398,041403,164837,582
ArizonaR
−32.4%
246,843529,688873,945
CaliforniaR
−16.8%
3,083,6414,524,8588,585,801
ColoradoR
−24.0%
367,973652,2641,184,415
ConnecticutR
−9.6%
541,720677,1901,405,413
District of ColumbiaD
+61.5%
130,23123,313173,889
DelawareR
−2.3%
105,754111,252235,668
FloridaR
−17.0%
1,419,4752,046,9513,687,026
GeorgiaD
+14.8%
890,733654,1681,596,583
HawaiiD
+1.9%
135,857130,085303,228
IowaR
−12.7%
508,672676,0261,317,661
IdahoR
−41.3%
110,192290,699437,431
IllinoisR
−7.9%
1,981,4132,358,0494,749,721
IndianaR
−18.4%
844,1971,255,6562,242,033
KansasR
−24.6%
326,150566,812979,795
KentuckyR
−1.5%
616,417635,2741,294,627
LouisianaR
−5.5%
708,453792,8531,548,591
MassachusettsR
−0.2%
1,053,8021,057,6312,524,298
MarylandD
+3.0%
726,161680,6061,540,496
MaineR
−3.4%
220,974238,522523,011
MichiganR
−6.5%
1,661,5321,915,2253,909,725
MinnesotaD
+3.9%
954,174873,2412,051,672
MissouriR
−6.8%
931,1821,074,1812,099,220
MississippiR
−1.3%
429,281441,089892,620
MontanaR
−24.4%
118,032206,814363,952
North CarolinaR
−2.1%
875,635915,0181,855,833
North DakotaR
−38.0%
79,189193,695301,545
NebraskaR
−39.5%
166,851419,937640,854
New HampshireR
−29.4%
108,864221,705383,931
New JerseyR
−13.4%
1,147,3641,546,5572,975,684
New MexicoR
−18.2%
167,826250,779456,237
NevadaR
−35.6%
66,666155,017247,885
New YorkR
−2.7%
2,728,3722,893,8316,201,673
OhioR
−10.6%
1,752,4142,206,5454,283,603
OklahomaR
−25.5%
402,026695,5701,149,708
OregonR
−9.7%
456,890571,0441,181,516
PennsylvaniaR
−7.1%
1,937,5402,261,8724,561,501
Rhode IslandD
+10.5%
198,342154,793415,967
South CarolinaR
−1.5%
427,559441,206890,105
South DakotaR
−28.8%
103,855198,343327,703
TennesseeR
−0.3%
783,051787,7611,617,616
TexasR
−13.9%
1,881,1472,510,7054,541,637
UtahR
−52.2%
124,266439,687604,222
VirginiaR
−12.7%
752,174989,6091,866,032
VermontR
−6.0%
81,89194,598213,207
WashingtonR
−12.3%
650,193865,2441,742,394
WisconsinR
−4.7%
981,5841,088,8452,271,884
West VirginiaD
+4.5%
367,462334,206737,715
WyomingR
−34.7%
49,427110,700176,713