1980 United States presidential election in Colorado

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado Colorado presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Colorado 1984 November 4, 1980 x160px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 7 652,264 55.07% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 367,973 31.07% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson National Unity DDDDBB Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 130,633 11.03% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado results map by county.svg 280px County results Reagan #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% The 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado 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 seven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Colorado was won by the Republican Party candidate, former California Governor Ronald Reagan by a landslide of 24 points, defeating Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter. John B. Anderson, an Illinois Republican congressman running on the National Unity ticket, received 11% of the vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=8&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas May 22, 2015 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion where a Republican candidate carried the City and County of Denver.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Since then, Denver has remained a reliable Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, which would eventually cause the state to flip consistently Democratic from 2008 onward. Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. BushRepublican7652,26455.07%Jimmy Carter (incumbent)Walter Mondale (incumbent)Democratic0367,97331.07%John B. AndersonPatrick LuceyNational Unity0130,63311.03%Ed ClarkDavid KochLibertarian025,7442.17%Barry CommonerLaDonna HarrisCitizens05,6140.47%Benjamin BubarEarl DodgeStatesman01,1800.10%Andrew PulleyMatilde ZimmermannSocialist Workers05200.04%Gus HallAngela DavisCommunist04870.04% By county CountyOur Campaigns; CO US President, November 04, 1980Ronald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticJohn B. AndersonIndependentEd ClarkLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 42,916 50.50% 31,357 36.90% 8,342 9.82% 2,044 2.41% 316 0.37% 11,559 13.60% 84,975 Alamosa 2,601 53.87% 1,821 37.72% 289 5.99% 96 1.99% 21 0.43% 780 16.15% 4,828 Arapahoe 79,594 62.19% 30,148 23.56% 15,329 11.98% 2,307 1.80% 602 0.47% 49,446 38.63% 127,980 Archuleta 1,252 65.89% 532 28.00% 83 4.37% 30 1.58% 3 0.16% 720 37.89% 1,900 Baca 1,999 74.26% 551 20.47% 106 3.94% 35 1.30% 1 0.04% 1,448 53.79% 2,692 Bent 1,206 51.76% 894 38.37% 164 7.04% 42 1.80% 24 1.03% 312 13.39% 2,330 Boulder 40,698 46.74% 28,422 32.64% 13,712 15.75% 2,630 3.02% 1,607 1.85% 12,276 14.10% 87,069 Chaffee 3,327 60.73% 1,583 28.90% 432 7.89% 102 1.86% 34 0.62% 1,744 31.83% 5,478 Cheyenne 816 65.86% 322 25.99% 76 6.13% 19 1.53% 6 0.48% 494 39.87% 1,239 Clear Creek 1,784 56.22% 837 26.38% 402 12.67% 126 3.97% 24 0.76% 947 29.84% 3,173 Conejos 1,597 49.41% 1,503 46.50% 90 2.78% 40 1.24% 2 0.06% 94 2.91% 3,232 Costilla 489 30.89% 1,036 65.45% 38 2.40% 15 0.95% 5 0.32% -547 -34.56% 1,583 Crowley 926 62.86% 472 32.04% 57 3.87% 17 1.15% 1 0.07% 454 30.82% 1,473 Custer 674 66.73% 231 22.87% 59 5.84% 41 4.06% 5 0.50% 443 43.86% 1,010 Delta 6,179 66.97% 2,348 25.45% 455 4.93% 160 1.73% 85 0.92% 3,831 41.52% 9,227 Denver 88,398 42.19% 85,903 41.00% 28,610 13.66% 4,435 2.12% 2,162 1.03% 2,495 1.19% 209,508 Dolores 615 75.28% 157 19.22% 32 3.92% 12 1.47% 1 0.12% 458 56.06% 817 Douglas 8,126 70.08% 2,108 18.18% 1,058 9.12% 266 2.29% 38 0.33% 6,018 51.90% 11,596 Eagle 3,061 52.63% 1,608 27.65% 906 15.58% 193 3.32% 48 0.83% 1,453 24.98% 5,816 El Paso 66,199 63.66% 27,463 26.41% 7,886 7.58% 2,042 1.96% 400 0.38% 38,736 37.25% 103,990 Elbert 2,107 67.49% 698 22.36% 238 7.62% 74 2.37% 5 0.16% 1,409 45.13% 3,122 Fremont 7,162 59.13% 3,952 32.63% 731 6.03% 199 1.64% 69 0.57% 3,210 26.50% 12,113 Garfield 5,416 58.08% 2,639 28.30% 978 10.49% 226 2.42% 66 0.71% 2,777 29.78% 9,325 Gilpin 694 50.04% 441 31.80% 175 12.62% 55 3.97% 22 1.59% 253 18.24% 1,387 Grand 2,133 61.28% 820 23.56% 413 11.86% 102 2.93% 13 0.37% 1,313 37.72% 3,481 Gunnison 2,756 55.45% 1,297 26.10% 704 14.16% 135 2.72% 78 1.57% 1,459 29.35% 4,970 Hinsdale 232 69.05% 76 22.62% 13 3.87% 12 3.57% 3 0.89% 156 46.43% 336 Huerfano 1,258 41.49% 1,574 51.91% 146 4.82% 22 0.73% 32 1.06% -316 -10.42% 3,032 Jackson 673 63.55% 283 26.72% 80 7.55% 21 1.98% 2 0.19% 390 36.83% 1,059 Jefferson 97,008 59.66% 41,525 25.54% 19,530 12.01% 3,929 2.42% 619 0.38% 55,483 34.12% 162,611 Kiowa 754 65.06% 331 28.56% 61 5.26% 12 1.04% 1 0.09% 423 36.50% 1,159 Kit Carson 2,622 71.78% 790 21.63% 185 5.06% 52 1.42% 4 0.11% 1,832 50.15% 3,653 La Plata 7,291 59.76% 3,034 24.87% 1,537 12.60% 225 1.84% 114 0.93% 4,257 34.89% 12,201 Lake 1,375 45.45% 1,213 40.10% 289 9.55% 120 3.97% 28 0.93% 162 5.35% 3,025 Larimer 36,240 56.51% 17,072 26.62% 8,887 13.86% 1,484 2.31% 446 0.70% 19,168 29.89% 64,129 Las Animas 2,917 39.37% 4,117 55.57% 278 3.75% 90 1.21% 7 0.09% -1,200 -16.20% 7,409 Lincoln 1,535 64.74% 602 25.39% 175 7.38% 57 2.40% 2 0.08% 933 39.35% 2,371 Logan 5,238 63.16% 2,332 28.12% 588 7.09% 122 1.47% 13 0.16% 2,906 35.04% 8,293 Mesa 22,686 68.92% 7,549 22.93% 2,004 6.09% 582 1.77% 95 0.29% 15,137 45.99% 32,916 Mineral 271 60.22% 125 27.78% 41 9.11% 13 2.89% 0 0.00% 146 32.44% 450 Moffat 3,344 67.90% 1,079 21.91% 329 6.68% 139 2.82% 34 0.69% 2,265 45.99% 4,925 Montezuma 4,120 68.60% 1,467 24.43% 275 4.58% 124 2.06% 20 0.33% 2,653 44.17% 6,006 Montrose 6,685 68.21% 2,232 22.78% 635 6.48% 225 2.30% 23 0.23% 4,453 45.43% 9,800 Morgan 5,209 62.50% 2,246 26.95% 693 8.32% 136 1.63% 50 0.60% 2,963 35.55% 8,334 Otero 4,801 54.55% 3,294 37.43% 572 6.50% 99 1.12% 35 0.40% 1,507 17.12% 8,801 Ouray 813 67.69% 237 19.73% 129 10.74% 14 1.17% 8 0.67% 576 47.96% 1,201 Park 1,623 59.34% 674 24.64% 293 10.71% 122 4.46% 23 0.84% 949 34.70% 2,735 Phillips 1,488 63.21% 640 27.19% 193 8.20% 29 1.23% 4 0.17% 848 36.02% 2,354 Pitkin 2,153 39.75% 1,760 32.49% 1,128 20.82% 285 5.26% 91 1.68% 393 7.26% 5,417 Prowers 3,115 59.77% 1,669 32.02% 340 6.52% 57 1.09% 31 0.59% 1,446 27.75% 5,212 Pueblo 20,770 44.72% 21,874 47.10% 3,102 6.68% 585 1.26% 110 0.24% -1,104 -2.38% 46,441 Rio Blanco 1,971 74.46% 462 17.45% 143 5.40% 63 2.38% 8 0.30% 1,509 57.01% 2,647 Rio Grande 2,844 63.37% 1,370 30.53% 185 4.12% 84 1.87% 5 0.11% 1,474 32.84% 4,488 Routt 3,574 53.33% 1,944 29.01% 920 13.73% 230 3.43% 34 0.51% 1,630 24.32% 6,702 Saguache 1,124 52.65% 893 41.83% 71 3.33% 41 1.92% 6 0.28% 231 10.82% 2,135 San Juan 268 48.82% 146 26.59% 94 17.12% 36 6.56% 5 0.91% 122 22.23% 549 San Miguel 774 42.79% 651 35.99% 297 16.42% 55 3.04% 32 1.77% 123 6.80% 1,809 Sedgwick 1,151 67.39% 438 25.64% 100 5.85% 15 0.88% 4 0.23% 713 41.75% 1,708 Summit 2,027 46.54% 1,285 29.51% 845 19.40% 167 3.83% 31 0.71% 742 17.03% 4,355 Teller 2,457 66.28% 802 21.63% 322 8.69% 107 2.89% 19 0.51% 1,655 44.65% 3,707 Washington 2,007 71.40% 568 20.21% 160 5.69% 70 2.49% 6 0.21% 1,439 51.19% 2,811 Weld 23,901 58.80% 11,433 28.13% 4,309 10.60% 790 1.94% 213 0.52% 12,468 30.67% 40,646 Yuma 3,220 68.89% 1,043 22.31% 319 6.82% 87 1.86% 5 0.11% 2,177 46.58% 4,674Total652,26455.07%367,97331.07%130,63311.03%25,7442.17%7,8010.65%284,29124.00%1,184,415 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Adams Bent Cheyenne Conejos Denver Dolores Gilpin Phillips Prowers San Miguel Results by congressional district District Reagan Carter RepresentativeColorado 1 1st 44.3% 41.1%Pat SchroederColorado 2 2nd 55.5% 31.0%Tim WirthColorado 3 3rd 56.5% 36.5%Ray KogovsekColorado 4 4th 60.0% 28.8%James Paul Johnson (96th Congress)Hank Brown (97th Congress)Colorado 5 5th 63.5% 26.3%Ken Kramer References Colorado 1980 Presidential election in Colorado