1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1984 November 4, 1980 x160px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 27 2,261,872 49.59% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 1,937,540 42.48% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition DCDCDC Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 292,921 6.42% 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 300px County results Reagan #F2B3BE 40–50%#E27F90 50–60%#CC2F4A 60–70%#D40000 70–80% Carter #B9D7FF 40–50%#86B6F2 50–60% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, former Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Pennsylvania by a margin of 7.11%. This result nonetheless made Pennsylvania about 2.6% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Primaries Republican primary Candidate Votes Delegates PercentGeorge H. W. Bush626,7594651.72%Ronald Reagan527,9163943.56%Howard Baker30,84802.55%Others26,31102.17%Totals1,211,83485Turnout: 55.32% Democratic primary Candidate Votes Delegates PercentTed Kennedy736,9549946.04%Jimmy Carter (incumbent)732,3329945.75%Others131,53408.22%Totals1,600,820198Turnout: 52.10% Results 1980 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaDavid Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania 2018-03-24PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 2,261,872 49.59% 27 Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 1,937,540 42.48% 0 Anderson Coalition John Anderson 292,921 6.42% 0 Libertarian Edward Clark 33,263 0.73% 0 Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 20,291 0.44% 0 Consumer Barry Commoner 10,430 0.23% 0 Communist Gus Hall 5,184 0.11% 0 Totals 4,561,501 100.00% 27 Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonAnderson Coalition Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 13,760 61.42% 7,266 32.43% 1,139 5.08% 239 1.07% 6,494 28.99% 22,404 Allegheny 271,850 43.75% 297,464 47.87% 38,710 6.23% 13,394 2.16% -25,614 -4.12% 621,418 Armstrong 12,955 47.80% 12,718 46.92% 1,153 4.25% 278 1.03% 237 0.88% 27,104 Beaver 30,496 38.23% 43,955 55.11% 4,549 5.70% 765 0.96% -13,459 -16.88% 79,765 Bedford 10,930 66.57% 4,950 30.15% 416 2.53% 123 0.75% 5,980 36.42% 16,419 Berks 60,576 56.41% 36,449 33.94% 8,863 8.25% 1,497 1.39% 24,127 22.47% 107,385 Blair 28,931 62.41% 15,014 32.39% 2,011 4.34% 403 0.87% 13,917 30.02% 46,359 Bradford 13,139 62.97% 6,439 30.86% 1,068 5.12% 219 1.05% 6,700 32.11% 20,865 Bucks 100,536 55.49% 59,120 32.63% 18,107 9.99% 3,401 1.88% 41,416 22.86% 181,164 Butler 28,821 54.70% 19,711 37.41% 3,453 6.55% 704 1.34% 9,110 17.29% 52,689 Cambria 33,072 45.85% 36,121 50.08% 2,398 3.32% 540 0.75% -3,049 -4.23% 72,131 Cameron 1,795 59.24% 1,112 36.70% 92 3.04% 31 1.02% 683 22.54% 3,030 Carbon 10,042 51.95% 8,009 41.44% 956 4.95% 322 1.67% 2,033 10.51% 19,329 Centre 20,605 48.33% 15,987 37.50% 5,247 12.31% 792 1.86% 4,618 10.83% 42,631 Chester 73,046 60.92% 34,307 28.61% 10,911 9.10% 1,632 1.36% 38,739 32.31% 119,896 Clarion 8,812 58.35% 5,472 36.24% 678 4.49% 139 0.92% 3,340 22.11% 15,101 Clearfield 15,299 54.27% 11,647 41.31% 944 3.35% 302 1.07% 3,652 12.96% 28,192 Clinton 6,288 52.36% 4,842 40.32% 733 6.10% 147 1.22% 1,446 12.04% 12,010 Columbia 12,426 53.30% 9,449 40.53% 1,197 5.13% 241 1.03% 2,977 12.77% 23,313 Crawford 16,552 53.55% 11,778 38.11% 2,095 6.78% 484 1.57% 4,774 15.44% 30,909 Cumberland 41,152 61.18% 19,789 29.42% 5,437 8.08% 882 1.31% 21,363 31.76% 67,260 Dauphin 44,039 56.18% 27,252 34.77% 6,034 7.70% 1,062 1.35% 16,787 21.41% 78,387 Delaware 143,282 55.78% 88,314 34.38% 20,907 8.14% 4,356 1.70% 54,968 21.40% 256,859 Elk 7,175 52.49% 5,898 43.15% 472 3.45% 124 0.91% 1,277 9.34% 13,669 Erie 48,918 47.42% 45,946 44.54% 6,349 6.15% 1,949 1.89% 2,972 2.88% 103,162 Fayette 19,252 38.99% 27,963 56.62% 1,348 2.73% 820 1.66% -8,711 -17.63% 49,383 Forest 1,206 56.12% 819 38.11% 93 4.33% 31 1.44% 387 18.01% 2,149 Franklin 22,716 61.83% 12,061 32.83% 1,724 4.69% 240 0.65% 10,655 29.00% 36,741 Fulton 2,740 64.90% 1,342 31.79% 107 2.53% 33 0.78% 1,398 33.11% 4,222 Greene 5,336 37.79% 8,193 58.02% 450 3.19% 142 1.01% -2,857 -20.23% 14,121 Huntingdon 8,140 58.44% 5,094 36.57% 567 4.07% 127 0.91% 3,046 21.87% 13,928 Indiana 15,607 49.62% 13,828 43.97% 1,708 5.43% 308 0.98% 1,779 5.65% 31,451 Jefferson 9,628 57.38% 6,296 37.53% 687 4.09% 167 1.00% 3,332 19.85% 16,778 Juniata 4,139 57.80% 2,696 37.65% 280 3.91% 46 0.64% 1,443 20.15% 7,161 Lackawanna 44,242 46.35% 45,257 47.42% 4,209 4.41% 1,739 1.82% -1,015 -1.07% 95,447 Lancaster 79,963 67.25% 30,026 25.25% 7,442 6.26% 1,466 1.23% 49,937 42.00% 118,897 Lawrence 18,404 45.77% 19,506 48.51% 1,908 4.74% 395 0.98% -1,102 -2.74% 40,213 Lebanon 24,495 68.99% 8,281 23.32% 2,314 6.52% 417 1.17% 16,214 45.67% 35,507 Lehigh 50,782 52.91% 34,827 36.28% 8,977 9.35% 1,399 1.46% 15,955 16.63% 95,985 Luzerne 67,822 50.21% 59,976 44.40% 4,947 3.66% 2,335 1.73% 7,846 5.81% 135,080 Lycoming 23,415 57.74% 14,609 36.02% 2,034 5.02% 495 1.22% 8,806 21.72% 40,553 McKean 9,229 60.85% 5,064 33.39% 661 4.36% 212 1.40% 4,165 27.46% 15,166 Mercer 22,372 48.54% 19,716 42.78% 3,247 7.04% 755 1.64% 2,656 5.76% 46,090 Mifflin 7,541 55.78% 5,226 38.65% 578 4.28% 175 1.29% 2,315 17.13% 13,520 Monroe 12,357 55.44% 7,551 33.88% 1,967 8.82% 414 1.86% 4,806 21.56% 22,289 Montgomery 156,996 57.81% 84,289 31.04% 26,133 9.62% 4,135 1.52% 72,707 26.77% 271,553 Montour 3,399 55.76% 2,272 37.27% 375 6.15% 50 0.82% 1,127 18.49% 6,096 Northampton 35,787 47.07% 31,920 41.98% 6,823 8.97% 1,507 1.98% 3,867 5.09% 76,037 Northumberland 20,608 56.79% 13,750 37.89% 1,515 4.17% 417 1.15% 6,858 18.90% 36,290 Perry 8,026 63.70% 3,681 29.22% 717 5.69% 175 1.39% 4,345 34.48% 12,599 Philadelphia 244,108 33.99% 421,253 58.66% 42,967 5.98% 9,772 1.36% -177,145 -24.67% 718,100 Pike 5,249 65.83% 2,132 26.74% 452 5.67% 140 1.76% 3,117 39.09% 7,973 Potter 4,073 61.07% 2,299 34.47% 225 3.37% 72 1.08% 1,774 26.60% 6,669 Schuylkill 36,273 55.83% 24,968 38.43% 3,079 4.74% 649 1.00% 11,305 17.40% 64,969 Snyder 7,634 72.08% 2,418 22.83% 451 4.26% 88 0.83% 5,216 49.25% 10,591 Somerset 17,729 58.21% 11,695 38.40% 815 2.68% 216 0.71% 6,034 19.81% 30,455 Sullivan 1,676 57.75% 1,074 37.01% 130 4.48% 22 0.76% 602 20.74% 2,902 Susquehanna 8,994 61.23% 4,660 31.72% 786 5.35% 249 1.70% 4,334 29.51% 14,689 Tioga 8,770 63.33% 4,273 30.85% 664 4.79% 142 1.03% 4,497 32.48% 13,849 Union 6,798 66.28% 2,687 26.20% 628 6.12% 143 1.39% 4,111 40.08% 10,256 Venango 11,547 56.04% 7,800 37.86% 1,015 4.93% 242 1.17% 3,747 18.18% 20,604 Warren 9,165 57.37% 5,560 34.81% 922 5.77% 327 2.05% 3,605 22.56% 15,974 Washington 32,532 39.66% 45,295 55.23% 3,413 4.16% 778 0.95% -12,763 -15.57% 82,018 Wayne 8,468 67.48% 3,375 26.90% 496 3.95% 209 1.67% 5,093 40.58% 12,548 Westmoreland 63,140 45.06% 68,627 48.97% 5,985 4.27% 2,387 1.70% -5,487 -3.91% 140,139 Wyoming 5,919 64.57% 2,766 30.17% 384 4.19% 98 1.07% 3,153 34.40% 9,167 York 61,098 59.96% 33,406 32.79% 5,779 5.67% 1,608 1.58% 27,692 27.17% 101,891Totals2,261,87249.59%1,937,54042.48%292,9216.42%69,1681.52%324,3327.11%4,561,501 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Armstrong Carbon Clearfield Clinton Columbia Elk Erie Luzerne Mercer Northampton Schuylkill See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania References Notes lower-alpha Pennsylvania 1980 Category:1980 Pennsylvania elections