1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1976 1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1984 66.88%Voter Turnout https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/voter-turnout#general North Carolina State Board of Elections November 4, 1980 1885 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 13 915,018 49.30% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 875,635 47.18% 400px County results 400px Congressional district results Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina barely voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter in a close battle. Independent John B. Anderson, won 2% of the vote from Reagan and Carter in the state. The final numbers were 49.30% for Reagan to 47.18% for Carter and 2.85% for Anderson. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Cleveland, Currituck, Harnett, Lee, Person and Union.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Among white voters, 57% supported Reagan while 39% supported Carter.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Campaign Predictions SourceRatingAs ofThe Times and DemocratSeptember 23, 1980 Visit Might Put Reagan "Over the Top" in S.C. 9b The Times and Democrat The Associated Press Orangeburg, South CarolinaTossupSeptember 23, 1980Bristol Herald CourierPettys Dick Dixie Remains Political Background with No "Home Turf Odds" for Carter Bristol Herald Courier October 5, 1980 Bristol, Virginia 5ALikely DOctober 5, 1980Boca Raton NewsTyson Remer October 12, 1980 Long Shot Strategy: Reagan's Efforts in South Paying Off 12A Boca Raton NewsLikely DOctober 12, 1980Kansas City StarMears Walter R. October 26, 1980 Carter–Reagan Race Tightens Near Finish 1A, 14A Kansas City StarLikely DOctober 12, 1980Fort Worth Star-TelegramPettys Dick October 31, 1980 Reagan Quietly Undermining Carter's '76 Support 8A Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Associated PressLean DOctober 31, 1980The StateStucker Jan November 2, 1980 Carter in the Carolinas — A Tale of Two States B1 The State Columbia, South CarolinaSafe DNovember 2, 1980Daily PressDown by the Wire: State by State, It's Just too Close to Call Daily Press Victorville, California November 3, 1980 B-1Likely DNovember 3, 1980 Results 1980 United States presidential election in North CarolinaDave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1980 Presidential General Election Results – North CarolinaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 915,018 49.30% 13 Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 875,635 47.18% 0 Independent John B. Anderson 52,800 2.85% 0 Libertarian Edward Clark 9,677 0.52% 0 Citizens Barry Commoner 2,287 0.12% 0 Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 416 0.02% 0 Totals 1,855,833 100.0% 13 Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered voters) 54.52%/67.0% — Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2300 NC US President Race, November 04, 1980Ronald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticJohn B. AndersonIndependentEd ClarkLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # % # % Alamance 18,077 53.06% 15,042 44.16% 760 2.23% 164 0.48% 23 0.07% 3,035 8.90% 34,066 Alexander 6,376 57.39% 4,546 40.92% 137 1.23% 44 0.40% 6 0.05% 1,830 16.47% 11,109 Alleghany 1,995 46.29% 2,198 51.00% 91 2.11% 24 0.56% 2 0.05% -203 -4.71% 4,310 Anson 1,968 27.77% 4,973 70.17% 111 1.57% 23 0.32% 12 0.17% -3,005 -42.40% 7,087 Ashe 5,643 54.72% 4,461 43.26% 154 1.49% 47 0.46% 7 0.07% 1,182 11.46% 10,312 Avery 3,480 67.16% 1,527 29.47% 147 2.84% 22 0.42% 6 0.12% 1,953 37.68% 5,183 Beaufort 6,773 51.95% 6,024 46.21% 186 1.43% 49 0.38% 5 0.04% 749 5.74% 13,037 Bertie 1,695 30.10% 3,863 68.59% 45 0.80% 16 0.28% 13 0.23% -2,168 -38.49% 5,632 Bladen 2,745 30.70% 6,104 68.27% 64 0.72% 26 0.29% 2 0.02% -3,359 -37.57% 8,941 Brunswick 5,897 45.35% 6,761 52.00% 265 2.04% 71 0.55% 9 0.07% -864 -6.65% 13,003 Buncombe 26,124 48.80% 24,837 46.40% 2,153 4.02% 299 0.56% 117 0.22% 1,287 2.40% 53,530 Burke 12,956 50.97% 11,680 45.95% 558 2.20% 169 0.66% 54 0.21% 1,276 5.02% 25,417 Cabarrus 15,143 59.19% 9,768 38.18% 562 2.20% 96 0.38% 16 0.06% 5,375 21.01% 25,585 Caldwell 12,965 58.11% 8,738 39.17% 440 1.97% 135 0.61% 32 0.14% 4,227 18.94% 22,310 Camden 813 38.94% 1,212 58.05% 45 2.16% 12 0.57% 6 0.29% -399 -19.11% 2,088 Carteret 7,733 52.37% 6,485 43.92% 460 3.12% 73 0.49% 16 0.11% 1,248 8.45% 14,767 Caswell 2,156 37.32% 3,529 61.09% 66 1.14% 21 0.36% 5 0.09% -1,373 -23.77% 5,777 Catawba 22,873 60.39% 13,873 36.63% 866 2.29% 242 0.64% 24 0.06% 9,000 23.76% 37,878 Chatham 5,414 41.00% 7,144 54.10% 481 3.64% 99 0.75% 67 0.51% -1,730 -13.10% 13,205 Cherokee 3,849 54.37% 3,114 43.99% 80 1.13% 33 0.47% 3 0.04% 735 10.38% 7,079 Chowan 1,424 38.91% 2,146 58.63% 71 1.94% 16 0.44% 3 0.08% -722 -19.72% 3,660 Clay 2,136 60.22% 1,324 37.33% 53 1.49% 28 0.79% 6 0.17% 812 22.89% 3,547 Cleveland 10,828 46.08% 12,219 52.00% 333 1.42% 111 0.47% 7 0.03% -1,391 -5.92% 23,498 Columbus 5,522 34.64% 10,212 64.07% 148 0.93% 55 0.35% 3 0.02% -4,690 -29.43% 15,940 Craven 8,554 50.97% 7,781 46.36% 356 2.12% 81 0.48% 11 0.07% 773 4.61% 16,783 Cumberland 21,540 47.63% 22,073 48.80% 1,261 2.79% 293 0.65% 61 0.13% -533 -1.17% 45,228 Currituck 1,668 44.06% 1,980 52.30% 97 2.56% 37 0.98% 4 0.11% -312 -8.24% 3,786 Dare 2,794 49.76% 2,497 44.47% 260 4.63% 50 0.89% 14 0.25% 297 5.29% 5,615 Davidson 22,794 59.56% 14,579 38.10% 679 1.77% 202 0.53% 15 0.04% 8,215 21.46% 38,269 Davie 6,302 63.79% 3,289 33.29% 223 2.26% 63 0.64% 3 0.03% 3,013 30.50% 9,880 Duplin 5,403 41.34% 7,524 57.57% 109 0.83% 32 0.24% 1 0.01% -2,121 -16.23% 13,069 Durham 19,276 40.24% 24,969 52.13% 3,052 6.37% 274 0.57% 330 0.69% -5,693 -11.89% 47,901 Edgecombe 5,916 42.09% 7,945 56.52% 148 1.05% 36 0.26% 11 0.08% -2,029 -14.43% 14,056 Forsyth 42,389 49.99% 38,870 45.84% 2,897 3.42% 527 0.62% 115 0.13% 3,519 4.15% 84,798 Franklin 3,508 38.63% 5,427 59.76% 104 1.15% 38 0.42% 4 0.04% -1,919 -21.13% 9,081 Gaston 25,139 55.61% 19,016 42.07% 823 1.82% 201 0.44% 25 0.06% 6,123 13.54% 45,204 Gates 957 27.60% 2,435 70.23% 61 1.76% 11 0.32% 3 0.09% -1,478 -42.63% 3,467 Graham 1,961 54.25% 1,608 44.48% 36 1.00% 6 0.17% 4 0.11% 353 9.77% 3,615 Granville 3,513 37.99% 5,556 60.09% 133 1.44% 29 0.31% 15 0.16% -2,043 -22.10% 9,246 Greene 2,221 43.44% 2,835 55.45% 34 0.66% 20 0.39% 3 0.06% -614 -12.01% 5,113 Guilford 53,291 51.93% 44,516 43.38% 4,019 3.92% 636 0.62% 160 0.16% 8,775 8.55% 102,622 Halifax 6,033 41.19% 8,364 57.10% 180 1.23% 56 0.38% 15 0.10% -2,331 -15.91% 14,648 Harnett 7,284 44.70% 8,791 53.95% 165 1.01% 42 0.26% 13 0.08% -1,507 -9.25% 16,295 Haywood 7,217 41.33% 9,814 56.20% 349 2.00% 66 0.38% 16 0.09% -2,597 -14.87% 17,462 Henderson 13,573 61.19% 7,578 34.16% 901 4.06% 97 0.44% 32 0.15% 5,995 27.03% 22,181 Hertford 1,854 30.59% 4,102 67.69% 80 1.32% 20 0.33% 4 0.07% -2,248 -37.10% 6,060 Hoke 1,168 25.24% 3,376 72.95% 56 1.21% 21 0.45% 7 0.15% -2,208 -47.41% 4,628 Hyde 807 38.95% 1,221 58.93% 37 1.79% 5 0.24% 2 0.10% -414 -19.98% 2,072 Iredell 14,926 53.70% 12,067 43.42% 624 2.25% 158 0.57% 19 0.07% 2,859 10.28% 27,794 Jackson 4,140 44.47% 4,857 52.17% 246 2.64% 50 0.54% 17 0.18% -717 -7.70% 9,310 Johnston 10,444 51.26% 9,601 47.12% 271 1.33% 54 0.27% 6 0.03% 843 4.14% 20,376 Jones 1,401 38.60% 2,198 60.55% 18 0.50% 11 0.30% 2 0.06% -797 -21.95% 3,630 Lee 4,847 45.84% 5,426 51.31% 251 2.37% 40 0.38% 10 0.09% -579 -5.47% 10,574 Lenoir 9,832 55.50% 7,546 42.60% 263 1.48% 57 0.32% 16 0.09% 2,286 12.90% 17,714 Lincoln 9,009 52.39% 7,796 45.34% 299 1.74% 85 0.49% 7 0.04% 1,213 7.05% 17,196 Macon 4,727 52.34% 4,105 45.45% 153 1.69% 39 0.43% 7 0.08% 622 6.89% 9,031 Madison 2,629 44.02% 3,202 53.62% 108 1.81% 21 0.35% 12 0.20% -573 -9.60% 5,972 Martin 2,564 34.59% 4,750 64.09% 81 1.09% 16 0.22% 1 0.01% -2,186 -29.50% 7,412 McDowell 5,680 53.55% 4,703 44.34% 175 1.65% 44 0.41% 4 0.04% 977 9.21% 10,606 Mecklenburg 68,384 47.80% 66,995 46.83% 6,560 4.59% 956 0.67% 163 0.11% 1,389 0.97% 143,058 Mitchell 4,322 68.93% 1,765 28.15% 146 2.33% 32 0.51% 5 0.08% 2,557 40.78% 6,270 Montgomery 3,587 45.74% 4,129 52.65% 99 1.26% 25 0.32% 2 0.03% -542 -6.91% 7,842 Moore 10,158 53.71% 8,084 42.75% 563 2.98% 91 0.48% 15 0.08% 2,074 10.96% 18,911 Nash 11,043 56.34% 8,184 41.75% 293 1.49% 74 0.38% 7 0.04% 2,859 14.59% 19,601 New Hanover 17,243 53.48% 13,670 42.40% 1,114 3.45% 182 0.56% 35 0.11% 3,573 11.08% 32,244 Northampton 1,847 26.92% 4,933 71.90% 62 0.90% 16 0.23% 3 0.04% -3,086 -44.98% 6,861 Onslow 8,861 52.95% 7,371 44.04% 400 2.39% 90 0.54% 14 0.08% 1,490 8.91% 16,736 Orange 9,261 32.39% 15,226 53.26% 3,364 11.77% 300 1.05% 438 1.53% -5,965 -20.87% 28,589 Pamlico 1,504 39.55% 2,224 58.48% 48 1.26% 20 0.53% 7 0.18% -720 -18.93% 3,803 Pasquotank 3,340 43.39% 4,128 53.62% 179 2.33% 37 0.48% 14 0.18% -788 -10.23% 7,698 Pender 3,018 40.05% 4,382 58.15% 103 1.37% 26 0.35% 7 0.09% -1,364 -18.10% 7,536 Perquimans 1,210 42.40% 1,560 54.66% 63 2.21% 17 0.60% 4 0.14% -350 -12.26% 2,854 Person 3,281 43.55% 4,111 54.57% 104 1.38% 34 0.45% 4 0.05% -830 -11.02% 7,534 Pitt 12,816 48.60% 12,590 47.74% 827 3.14% 101 0.38% 37 0.14% 226 0.86% 26,371 Polk 3,021 53.86% 2,375 42.34% 160 2.85% 49 0.87% 4 0.07% 646 11.52% 5,609 Randolph 19,881 64.72% 10,107 32.90% 563 1.83% 145 0.47% 21 0.07% 9,774 31.82% 30,717 Richmond 3,911 33.69% 7,416 63.88% 224 1.93% 49 0.42% 9 0.08% -3,505 -30.19% 11,609 Robeson 6,982 27.89% 17,618 70.39% 331 1.32% 72 0.29% 27 0.11% -10,636 -42.50% 25,030 Rockingham 11,205 47.64% 11,708 49.77% 463 1.97% 130 0.55% 16 0.07% -503 -2.13% 23,522 Rowan 18,566 59.68% 11,671 37.52% 707 2.27% 155 0.50% 10 0.03% 6,895 22.16% 31,109 Rutherford 8,363 49.29% 8,315 49.01% 203 1.20% 78 0.46% 7 0.04% 48 0.28% 16,966 Sampson 8,097 46.06% 9,090 51.71% 308 1.75% 58 0.33% 25 0.14% -993 -5.65% 17,578 Scotland 2,133 31.45% 4,446 65.56% 155 2.29% 41 0.60% 7 0.10% -2,313 -34.11% 6,782 Stanly 9,734 54.54% 7,784 43.62% 248 1.39% 69 0.39% 11 0.06% 1,950 10.92% 17,846 Stokes 7,275 54.93% 5,764 43.52% 151 1.14% 50 0.38% 5 0.04% 1,511 11.41% 13,245 Surry 10,065 51.86% 8,987 46.31% 256 1.32% 92 0.47% 8 0.04% 1,078 5.55% 19,408 Swain 1,457 41.39% 1,987 56.45% 70 1.99% 5 0.14% 1 0.03% -530 -15.06% 3,520 Transylvania 4,826 52.60% 4,008 43.68% 274 2.99% 58 0.63% 9 0.10% 818 8.92% 9,175 Tyrrell 466 34.01% 887 64.74% 14 1.02% 3 0.22% 0 0.00% -421 -30.73% 1,370 Union 9,012 45.77% 10,073 51.16% 487 2.47% 102 0.52% 14 0.07% -1,061 -5.39% 19,688 Vance 4,217 43.15% 5,415 55.40% 101 1.03% 35 0.36% 6 0.06% -1,198 -12.25% 9,774 Wake 49,768 47.31% 49,003 46.58% 5,455 5.19% 741 0.70% 226 0.22% 765 0.73% 105,193 Warren 1,582 29.13% 3,750 69.06% 74 1.36% 15 0.28% 9 0.17% -2,168 -39.93% 5,430 Washington 1,943 38.57% 3,008 59.72% 68 1.35% 15 0.30% 3 0.06% -1,065 -21.15% 5,037 Watauga 6,149 51.42% 5,022 42.00% 645 5.39% 105 0.88% 37 0.31% 1,127 9.42% 11,958 Wayne 12,860 56.31% 9,586 41.98% 322 1.41% 62 0.27% 6 0.03% 3,274 14.33% 22,836 Wilkes 14,462 62.74% 8,184 35.51% 282 1.22% 102 0.44% 19 0.08% 6,278 27.23% 23,049 Wilson 8,329 49.86% 8,042 48.14% 243 1.45% 71 0.43% 19 0.11% 287 1.72% 16,704 Yadkin 7,530 65.08% 3,850 33.28% 136 1.18% 50 0.43% 4 0.03% 3,680 31.80% 11,570 Yancey 3,363 44.57% 4,010 53.14% 110 1.46% 31 0.41% 32 0.42% -647 -8.57% 7,546Totals915,01849.30%875,63547.18%52,8002.85%9,6770.52%2,7030.15%39,3832.12%1,855,833 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Alamance Alexander Ashe Beaufort Buncombe Burke Caldwell Carteret Cherokee Clay Craven Dare Forsyth Gaston Graham Guilford Iredell Johnston Lincoln Macon McDowell Mecklenburg Nash New Hanover Onslow Pitt Polk Rowan Rutherford Stanly Stokes Surry Transylvania Wilson References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 North Carolina 1980 Category:1980 North Carolina elections