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1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1976 1984 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1984 November 4, 1980 x160px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan North Dakota Republican Party California George H. W. Bush 3 193,695 64.23% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Georgia Walter Mondale 0 79,189 26.26% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson Independent Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 23,640 7.84% 1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
Reagan
#E27F90 50–60%
#CC2F4A 60–70%
#D40000 70–80%
#AA0000 80–90%
Carter
#B9D7FF 40–50% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States)
The 1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota 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 three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 38-point landslide.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota May 20, 2015 uselectionatlas.org With 64.23% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to be Reagan's fourth strongest state after Utah, Idaho and Nebraska.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1980&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sioux County, home of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
Results
1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota
North Dakota Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
193,695
64.23%
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Jimmy Carter (incumbent)
79,189
26.26%
Independent (politician)
John Anderson
23,640
7.84%
Libertarian Party of North Dakota
Edward Clark
3,743
1.24%
Citizens Party (United States)
Barry Commoner
429
0.14%
Independent (politician)
Harley McLain
296
0.10%
American Party (1969)
Percy Greaves Jr.
235
0.08%
Communist Party USA
Gus Hall
93
0.03%
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
Clifton DeBerry
89
0.03%
Socialist Party USA
David McReynolds
82
0.03%
Prohibition Party
Benjamin Bubar
54
0.02%
301,545
100.00%
Results by county
CountyRonald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocratic-NPLJohn B. AndersonIndependentEd ClarkLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams1,33468.73%47024.21%1075.51%281.44%20.10%86444.52%1,941Barnes4,39259.79%2,12828.97%7059.60%841.14%370.50%2,26430.82%7,346Benson2,14959.91%1,11931.20%2627.30%501.39%70.20%1,03028.71%3,587Billings52476.05%12217.71%334.79%91.31%10.15%40258.34%689Bottineau3,39470.30%1,09022.58%2675.53%661.37%110.23%2,30447.72%4,828Bowman1,50770.49%45421.23%1426.64%311.45%40.19%1,05349.26%2,138Burke1,44273.27%41821.24%824.17%190.97%70.36%1,02452.03%1,968Burleigh18,43767.94%6,12922.59%2,1097.77%3411.26%1210.45%12,30845.35%27,137Cass23,88654.76%13,56231.09%5,42112.43%4791.10%2720.62%10,32423.67%43,620Cavalier2,58264.92%1,10527.78%2385.98%491.23%30.08%1,47737.14%3,977Dickey2,45568.69%91725.66%1614.50%381.06%30.08%1,53843.03%3,574Divide1,26766.06%50926.54%1095.68%271.41%60.31%75839.52%1,918Dunn1,70671.50%53222.30%1154.82%281.17%50.21%1,17449.20%2,386Eddy1,15361.23%53928.62%1457.70%371.96%90.48% 614 32.61%1,883Emmons2,36977.57%50216.44%1324.32%391.28%120.39%1,86761.13%3,054Foster1,53466.61%58625.45%1526.60%291.26%20.09%94841.16%2,303Golden Valley1,00674.57%25919.20%624.60%201.48%20.15%74755.37%1,349Grand Forks14,25757.65%6,99728.29%2,93211.86%3491.41%1960.79%7,26029.36%24,731Grant1,89180.85%31713.55%1104.70%150.64%60.26%1,57467.30%2,339Griggs1,34261.84%63629.31%1587.28%271.24%70.32%70632.53%2,170Hettinger1,69975.28%43419.23%1044.61%150.66%50.22%1,26556.05%2,257Kidder1,47477.05%32617.04%854.44%160.84%120.63%1,14860.01%1,913LaMoure2,13664.88%85025.82%2547.72%411.25%110.33%1,28639.06%3,292Logan1,47479.03%28315.17%693.70%321.72%70.38%1,19163.86%1,865McHenry2,92271.20%93922.88%1904.63%441.07%90.22%1,98348.32%4,104McIntosh2,47186.01%30810.72%722.51%140.49%80.28%2,16375.29%2,873McKenzie2,26567.25%86725.74%1825.40%491.45%50.15%1,39841.51%3,368McLean4,23467.79%1,61325.82%3185.09%711.14%100.16%2,62141.97%6,246Mercer3,22468.00%1,20925.50%2044.30%921.94%120.25%2,01542.50%4,741Morton7,65966.84%2,86124.97%7426.48%1481.29%480.42%4,79841.87%11,458Mountrail2,16560.36%1,18332.98%1825.07%451.25%120.33%98227.38%3,587Nelson1,61162.08%72627.98%2268.71%230.89%90.35%88534.10%2,595Oliver96673.40%27020.52%554.18%191.44%60.46%69652.88%1,316Pembina3,10165.73%1,23926.26%3036.42%671.42%80.17%1,86239.47%4,718Pierce2,27376.07%51717.30%1685.62%280.94%20.07%1,75658.77%2,988Ramsey4,07864.88%1,60725.57%5148.18%671.07%190.30% 2,471 39.31%6,285Ransom1,88359.93%97431.00%2377.54%441.40%40.13%90928.93%3,142Renville1,15462.65%57030.94%985.32%180.98%20.11%58431.71%1,842Richland5,71161.17%2,69828.90%7508.03%1521.63%260.28%3,01332.27%9,337Rolette1,59944.84%1,66046.55%2657.43%330.93%90.25% -61 -1.71%3,566Sargent1,56555.44%1,04837.12%1746.16%291.03%70.25%51718.32%2,823Sheridan1,32682.51%20812.94%654.04%40.25%40.25%1,11869.57%1,607Sioux62056.88%38335.14%726.61%90.83%60.55%23721.74%1,090Slope46271.41%12819.78%456.96%81.24%40.62%33451.63%647Stark6,31270.11%2,01622.39%5125.69%1311.46%320.36%4,29647.72%9,003Steele99753.32%61732.99%22912.25%191.02%80.43%38020.33%1,870Stutsman6,54563.86%2,57325.10%9609.37%1081.05%630.61%3,97238.76%10,249Towner1,37564.89%56826.81%1527.17%231.09%10.05%80738.08%2,119Traill3,09260.91%1,42828.13%51210.09%350.69%90.18% 1,664 32.78%5,076Walsh4,48864.69%1,85026.66%4856.99%981.41%170.25%2,63838.03%6,938Ward14,99767.59%5,55425.03%1,2345.56%3281.48%760.34%9,44342.56%22,189Wells2,66073.91%74620.73%1484.11%381.06%70.19%1,91453.18%3,599Williams6,53065.93%2,54525.70%5925.98%1301.31%1071.08%3,98540.23%9,904Totals193,69564.23%79,18926.26%23,6407.84%3,7431.24%1,2780.42%114,50637.97%301,545
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
Adams
Benson
Cavalier
Divide
Dunn
Eddy
Emmons
Foster
Griggs
McLean
Morton
Mountrail
Nelson
Pierce
Ransom
Renville
Sargent
Sioux
Steele
Towner
Walsh
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
Presidency of Ronald Reagan
References
North Dakota
1980
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