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1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Montana 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Montana 1984 1980 11 04 160x160px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 4 206,814 56.82% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 118,032 32.43% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson Independent Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 29,281 8.05% 350px 350px County results
Reagan
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Carter
#86b6f2 50–60% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States)
The 1980 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 24.39%. This was the last presidential election until 2024 in which Big Horn County voted for the Republican candidate.
Results
1980 United States presidential election in MontanaDavid Leip https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=30&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Montana Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2008-03-18PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 206,814 56.82% 4 Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 118,032 32.43% 0 Independent John B. Anderson 29,281 8.05% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 9,825 2.70% 0 Totals 363,952 100.00% 4
Results by county
County Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonIndependent Ed ClarkLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 2,955 72.02% 842 20.52% 205 5.00% 101 2.46% 2,113 51.50% 4,103 Big Horn 1,730 46.32% 1,644 44.02% 308 8.25% 53 1.42% 86 2.30% 3,735 Blaine 1,686 56.29% 1,107 36.96% 163 5.44% 39 1.30% 579 19.33% 2,995 Broadwater 1,052 67.26% 401 25.64% 69 4.41% 42 2.69% 651 41.62% 1,564 Carbon 2,471 56.64% 1,468 33.65% 331 7.59% 93 2.13% 1,003 22.99% 4,363 Carter 766 72.40% 237 22.40% 37 3.50% 18 1.70% 529 50.00% 1,058 Cascade 17,664 54.80% 11,105 34.45% 2,655 8.24% 810 2.51% 6,559 20.35% 32,234 Chouteau 2,448 68.32% 853 23.81% 216 6.03% 66 1.84% 1,595 44.51% 3,583 Custer 3,533 60.75% 1,822 31.33% 369 6.34% 92 1.58% 1,711 29.42% 5,816 Daniels 1,086 65.19% 483 28.99% 77 4.62% 20 1.20% 603 36.20% 1,666 Dawson 3,045 59.50% 1,543 30.15% 424 8.28% 106 2.07% 1,502 29.35% 5,118 Deer Lodge 1,905 33.79% 3,077 54.58% 474 8.41% 182 3.23% -1,172 -20.79% 5,638 Fallon 1,286 66.98% 512 26.67% 94 4.90% 28 1.46% 774 40.31% 1,920 Fergus 4,455 65.02% 1,840 26.85% 388 5.66% 169 2.47% 2,615 38.17% 6,852 Flathead 15,102 63.54% 6,349 26.71% 1,621 6.82% 695 2.92% 8,753 36.83% 23,767 Gallatin 12,738 58.63% 5,747 26.45% 2,432 11.19% 809 3.72% 6,991 32.18% 21,726 Garfield 760 78.03% 169 17.35% 29 2.98% 16 1.64% 591 60.68% 974 Glacier 2,283 55.78% 1,394 34.06% 297 7.26% 119 2.91% 889 21.72% 4,093 Golden Valley 362 65.11% 155 27.88% 28 5.04% 11 1.98% 207 37.23% 556 Granite 811 59.15% 439 32.02% 76 5.54% 45 3.28% 372 27.13% 1,371 Hill 4,448 54.99% 2,875 35.54% 604 7.47% 162 2.00% 1,573 19.45% 8,089 Jefferson 1,841 57.12% 1,055 32.73% 216 6.70% 111 3.44% 786 24.39% 3,223 Judith Basin 1,030 63.31% 480 29.50% 93 5.72% 24 1.48% 550 33.81% 1,627 Lake 5,083 59.58% 2,615 30.65% 573 6.72% 261 3.06% 2,468 28.93% 8,532 Lewis and Clark 12,128 57.18% 6,815 32.13% 1,793 8.45% 476 2.24% 5,313 25.05% 21,212 Liberty 872 69.43% 283 22.53% 71 5.65% 30 2.39% 589 46.90% 1,256 Lincoln 4,202 57.19% 2,422 32.96% 485 6.60% 239 3.25% 1,780 24.23% 7,348 McCone 1,000 67.98% 349 23.73% 86 5.85% 36 2.45% 651 44.25% 1,471 Madison 2,220 70.59% 676 21.49% 174 5.53% 75 2.38% 1,544 49.10% 3,145 Meagher 689 69.60% 247 24.95% 41 4.14% 13 1.31% 442 44.65% 990 Mineral 800 48.28% 660 39.83% 138 8.33% 59 3.56% 140 8.45% 1,657 Missoula 16,161 46.72% 13,115 37.91% 3,847 11.12% 1,471 4.25% 3,046 8.81% 34,594 Musselshell 1,279 58.03% 784 35.57% 106 4.81% 35 1.59% 495 22.46% 2,204 Park 3,929 63.42% 1,663 26.84% 459 7.41% 144 2.32% 2,266 36.58% 6,195 Petroleum 225 65.98% 90 26.39% 15 4.40% 11 3.23% 135 39.59% 341 Phillips 1,723 64.95% 745 28.08% 146 5.50% 39 1.47% 978 36.87% 2,653 Pondera 2,270 66.14% 897 26.14% 207 6.03% 58 1.69% 1,373 40.00% 3,432 Powder River 985 68.26% 336 23.28% 94 6.51% 28 1.94% 649 44.98% 1,443 Powell 1,770 59.14% 883 29.50% 198 6.62% 142 4.74% 887 29.64% 2,993 Prairie 580 62.57% 283 30.53% 57 6.15% 7 0.76% 297 32.04% 927 Ravalli 7,268 63.73% 3,063 26.86% 743 6.52% 330 2.89% 4,205 36.87% 11,404 Richland 3,348 66.45% 1,252 24.85% 343 6.81% 95 1.89% 2,096 41.60% 5,038 Roosevelt 2,298 55.24% 1,504 36.15% 304 7.31% 54 1.30% 794 19.09% 4,160 Rosebud 1,875 54.46% 1,167 33.89% 265 7.70% 136 3.95% 708 20.57% 3,443 Sanders 2,194 54.86% 1,395 34.88% 291 7.28% 119 2.98% 799 19.98% 3,999 Sheridan 1,658 56.94% 955 32.80% 247 8.48% 52 1.79% 703 24.14% 2,912 Silver Bow 7,301 37.68% 9,721 50.17% 1,752 9.04% 603 3.11% -2,420 -12.49% 19,377 Stillwater 1,828 61.26% 919 30.80% 181 6.07% 56 1.88% 909 30.46% 2,984 Sweet Grass 1,169 67.22% 440 25.30% 98 5.64% 32 1.84% 729 41.92% 1,739 Teton 2,415 67.76% 902 25.31% 186 5.22% 61 1.71% 1,513 42.45% 3,564 Toole 2,000 70.18% 634 22.25% 154 5.40% 62 2.18% 1,366 47.93% 2,850 Treasure 321 57.94% 181 32.67% 34 6.14% 18 3.25% 140 25.27% 554 Valley 3,242 62.47% 1,567 30.19% 264 5.09% 117 2.25% 1,675 32.28% 5,190 Wheatland 742 60.33% 381 30.98% 88 7.15% 19 1.54% 361 29.35% 1,230 Wibaux 450 61.56% 219 29.96% 45 6.16% 17 2.33% 231 31.60% 731 Yellowstone 27,332 56.57% 15,272 31.61% 4,590 9.50% 1,119 2.32% 12,060 24.96% 48,313Totals206,81456.82%118,03232.43%29,2818.05%9,8252.70%88,78224.39%363,952
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Big Horn
Blaine
Hill
Lincoln
McCone
Mineral
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Wibaux
See also
United States presidential elections in Montana
Presidency of Ronald Reagan
References
Montana
1980
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