1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

none June 2025 November 2022 1980 presidential straw poll in Guam Guam presidential no 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam November 4, 1980 1984 United States presidential straw poll in Guam 1984 Non-binding preference poll x160px Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 14,352 55.4% Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H.W Bush 9,658 37.3% 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam results map by village.svg 230px Village Results Carter #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% 1980 United States presidential election The 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was the first presidential straw poll held in Guam on November 4, 1980.Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly en NPR.org https://www.npr.org/2012/11/06/164428777/guams-straw-poll-picks-obama-overwhelmingly 2022-11-19 Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president.Where is Guam and what is its relationship to the U.S.? Key facts about Guam https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/09/where-is-guam-relationship-to-us-key-facts-guam 2022-11-19 MPR News August 9, 2017 en To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/07/10/guam-legislature-moves-general-election-presidential-vote-to-the-september-primary/ Guam Legislature Moves General Election Presidential Vote to the September Primary Ballot-Access.org July 10, 2008 February 19, 2020 Democratic Party nominee and incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the poll with over 55% of the vote. Results Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since 1980. The voters had the option between four candidates, then Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter, Republican Ronald Reagan, former-Republican challenger to Ronald Reagan independent candidate John B. Anderson and libertarian candidate Edward Clark. The election had 97.3% valid votes, with 2.7% of them being invalid.ECAR 1980.pdf https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_3ylv378_szaXJPZmh6Um1NelE/edit?resourcekey=0-CXBH8_7YBPH40E_R6I2hnw&usp=embed_facebook 2022-11-19 Google Docs The votes overwhelmingly favored Jimmy Carter, with Ronald Reagan coming second. 1980 United States presidential straw poll in GuamPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageDemocraticJimmy CarterWalter Mondale14,35255.4%RepublicanRonald ReaganGeorge H. W. Bush9,65837.3%IndependentJohn B. AndersonPatrick Lucey9543.7%LibertarianEdward ClarkDavid Hamilton Koch2030.8%Totals25,883100.00% See also 1980 United States presidential election 1980 Democratic Party primaries 1980 Republican Party primaries References Guam 1980 Category:1980s in Guam