1980 United States presidential election in South Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1976 1984 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1984 November 4, 1980 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 8 441,207 49.57% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 427,560 48.04% File:1980 United States presidential election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 300px County results Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Carolina was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a very slim margin of 1 point and a half.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=45&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas This remains the third-closest presidential election in South Carolina history after the controversial 1876 election and the transformative 1952 election. Campaign The state weighed in for this election as 8% more Democratic than the national average, just 3% less than four years earlier. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Saluda and York.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, 64% supported Reagan while 32% supported Carter.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Carter lost in eight of the ten most populous counties.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 123 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, 1980Boca Raton NewsTyson Remer October 12, 1980 Long Shot Strategy: Reagan's Efforts in South Paying Off 12A Boca Raton NewsTossupOctober 12, 1980The Charlotte ObserverWalser Jim October 22, 1980 Carter, Reagan Battle for S.C. 1 The Charlotte Observer Observer Columbia Bureau Charlotte, North CarolinaTossupOctober 22, 1980Anderson IndependentRagan October 29, 1980 Riley Leads Carter Vote Drive 1 Anderson Independent-MailTossupOctober 29, 1980Fort Worth Star-TelegramPettys Dick October 31, 1980 Reagan Quietly Undermining Carter's '76 Support 8A Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Associated PressTossupOctober 31, 1980The StateStucker Jan November 2, 1980 Carter in the Carolinas — A Tale of Two States B1 The State Columbia, South CarolinaTossupNovember 2, 1980Daily PressDown by the Wire: State by State, It's Just too Close to Call Daily Press Victorville, California November 3, 1980 B-1Lean DNovember 3, 1980 Results Ronald Reagan Republican California 441,207 49.57% 8 George H. W. Bush Texas Jimmy Carter (incumbent) Democratic Georgia 427,560 48.04% 0 Walter Mondale (incumbent) Minnesota John B. Anderson Independent Illinois 14,150 1.59% 0 Patrick Lucey Wisconsin Ed Clark Libertarian California 4,975 0.56% 0 David Koch New York John Rarick American Independent Louisiana 1,815 0.20% 0 Eileen Shearer California — Write-ins — 37 0.04% 0 — — 890,105 100.00% 8 270 Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2307 SC US President — November 04, 1980Ronald ReaganRepublicanJimmy CarterDemocraticJohn B. AndersonIndependentVarious candidatesOther parties MarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Abbeville 2,361 35.60% 4,049 61.05% 111 1.67% 111 1.67% -1,688 -25.45% 6,632 Aiken 18,570 57.37% 13,014 40.21% 601 1.86% 184 0.57% 5,556 17.16% 32,369 Allendale 1,182 29.62% 2,778 69.62% 17 0.43% 13 0.33% -1,596 -40.00% 3,990 Anderson 15,667 44.38% 18,801 53.25% 474 1.34% 363 1.03% -3,134 -8.87% 35,305 Bamberg 2,098 38.69% 3,294 60.75% 17 0.31% 13 0.24% -1,196 -22.06% 5,422 Barnwell 3,228 48.14% 3,399 50.69% 64 0.95% 14 0.21% -171 -2.55% 6,705 Beaufort 8,620 51.62% 7,415 44.40% 513 3.07% 152 0.91% 1,205 7.22% 16,700 Berkeley 12,830 55.63% 9,850 42.71% 292 1.27% 92 0.40% 2,980 12.92% 23,064 Calhoun 1,767 45.86% 2,043 53.02% 31 0.80% 12 0.31% -276 -7.16% 3,853 Charleston 44,111 55.13% 32,727 40.90% 2,222 2.78% 952 1.19% 11,384 14.23% 80,012 Cherokee 5,379 43.32% 6,889 55.48% 86 0.69% 64 0.52% -1,510 -12.16% 12,418 Chester 3,104 37.12% 5,145 61.52% 87 1.04% 27 0.32% -2,041 -24.40% 8,363 Chesterfield 3,478 34.88% 6,393 64.11% 64 0.64% 37 0.37% -2,915 -29.23% 9,972 Clarendon 4,158 40.79% 5,979 58.65% 28 0.27% 29 0.28% -1,821 -17.86% 10,194 Colleton 4,719 44.76% 5,745 54.49% 58 0.55% 21 0.20% -1,026 -9.73% 10,543 Darlington 8,289 48.39% 8,489 49.55% 220 1.28% 133 0.78% -200 -1.16% 17,131 Dillon 3,385 42.31% 4,518 56.48% 59 0.74% 38 0.48% -1,133 -14.17% 8,000 Dorchester 10,893 59.53% 7,237 39.55% 140 0.77% 28 0.15% 3,656 19.98% 18,298 Edgefield 2,415 40.68% 3,465 58.36% 29 0.49% 28 0.47% -1,050 -17.68% 5,937 Fairfield 2,098 33.18% 4,153 65.68% 37 0.59% 35 0.55% -2,055 -32.50% 6,323 Florence 17,069 50.19% 16,391 48.19% 348 1.02% 203 0.60% 678 2.00% 34,011 Georgetown 5,151 42.78% 6,701 55.65% 148 1.23% 42 0.35% -1,550 -12.87% 12,042 Greenville 46,168 57.41% 32,135 39.96% 1,600 1.99% 512 0.64% 14,033 17.45% 80,415 Greenwood 7,290 43.17% 9,283 54.97% 230 1.36% 85 0.50% -1,993 -11.80% 16,888 Hampton 2,217 33.58% 4,329 65.56% 35 0.53% 22 0.33% -2,112 -31.98% 6,603 Horry 14,323 49.62% 13,888 48.12% 528 1.83% 125 0.43% 435 1.50% 28,864 Jasper 1,617 32.54% 3,312 66.65% 32 0.64% 8 0.16% -1,695 -34.11% 4,969 Kershaw 6,652 55.55% 5,103 42.62% 145 1.21% 74 0.62% 1,549 12.93% 11,974 Lancaster 6,410 42.25% 8,283 54.60% 331 2.18% 146 0.96% -1,873 -12.35% 15,170 Laurens 6,036 42.83% 7,856 55.74% 125 0.89% 76 0.54% -1,820 -12.91% 14,093 Lee 2,952 37.48% 4,818 61.17% 18 0.23% 89 1.13% -1,866 -23.69% 7,877 Lexington 28,313 67.60% 12,334 29.45% 762 1.82% 477 1.14% 15,979 38.15% 41,886 McCormick 797 30.60% 1,774 68.10% 22 0.84% 12 0.46% -977 -37.50% 2,605 Marion 3,321 37.73% 5,379 61.12% 75 0.85% 26 0.30% -2,058 -23.39% 8,801 Marlboro 2,585 32.15% 5,378 66.89% 52 0.65% 25 0.31% -2,793 -34.74% 8,040 Newberry 5,568 52.96% 4,825 45.90% 80 0.76% 40 0.38% 743 7.06% 10,513 Oconee 5,651 41.58% 7,677 56.49% 189 1.39% 74 0.54% -2,026 -14.91% 13,591 Orangeburg 11,313 40.79% 16,178 58.33% 141 0.51% 101 0.36% -4,865 -17.54% 27,733 Pickens 9,575 53.42% 7,789 43.46% 402 2.24% 157 0.88% 1,786 9.96% 17,923 Richland 36,337 49.87% 33,158 45.50% 1,812 2.49% 1,562 2.14% 3,179 4.37% 72,869 Saluda 2,450 47.40% 2,651 51.29% 38 0.74% 30 0.58% -201 -3.89% 5,169 Spartanburg 30,092 51.12% 27,245 46.28% 941 1.60% 591 1.00% 2,847 4.84% 58,869 Sumter 10,557 52.45% 9,205 45.74% 250 1.24% 114 0.57% 1,352 6.71% 20,126 Union 4,035 38.59% 6,274 60.00% 93 0.89% 54 0.52% -2,239 -21.41% 10,456 Williamsburg 5,110 38.29% 8,135 60.96% 64 0.48% 35 0.26% -3,025 -22.67% 13,344 York 11,265 46.85% 12,075 50.22% 539 2.24% 164 0.68% -810 -3.37% 24,043Totals441,20749.57%427,56048.04%14,1501.59%7,1660.81%13,6471.53%890,083 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Beaufort Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Florence Horry Kershaw Newberry Pickens Richland Spartanburg Sumter Results by congressional district Reagan and Carter both won three congressional districts. Carter won a district that elected a Republican.1980 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=a7173c0dfbd84c2b8a8790c809d1114e District Reagan Carter RepresentativeSouth Carolina 1 1st53.7%44.4%Mendel Jackson DavisThomas F. HartnettSouth Carolina 2 2nd 52.3% 45.9%Floyd SpenceSouth Carolina 3 3rd 48.2% 50.3%Butler DerrickSouth Carolina 4 4th 54.7% 43.5%Carroll A. Campbell Jr.South Carolina 5 5th 44.7% 54.0%Kenneth Lamar HollandSouth Carolina 6 6th44.8%54.2% John JenretteJohn Light Napier 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 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 South Carolina 1980 Category:1980 South Carolina elections