1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1984 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 9 635,274 49.07% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 616,417 47.61% 380px 380px County results Reagan #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% 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 Kentucky took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this marks the last time that Scott County, Shelby County, Boyle County, Woodford County, Grant County, Anderson County, Mercer County, Pendleton County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the most recent election where Kentucky voted to the left of the national popular vote.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016Kentucky Election Results https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=21&f=0&off=99 January 23, 2025 Dave Leip's Election Atlas2025-01-19 Historical U.S. Presidential Election Results Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-Presidential-Election-Results-1788863 2025-01-24 www.britannica.com en Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Ronald Reagan of CaliforniaGeorge H. W. BushRepublican9635,27449.07%Jimmy Carter (incumbent)Walter Mondale (incumbent)Democratic0616,41747.61%John B. AndersonPatrick LuceyAnderson Coalition Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential Election Results – Kentucky May 20, 2015 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas031,1272.40%Ed ClarkDavid KochLibertarian05,5310.43%Ellen McCormackCarroll DriscollRespect for Life04,2330.33%Barry CommonerWretha HansonCitizens01,3040.10%Andrew PulleyMatilde ZimmermannSocialist Workers03930.03%Gus HallAngela DavisCommunist03480.03% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; KY US Presidential Race, November 04, 1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonAnderson Coalition Ed ClarkLibertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adair 4,051 63.12% 2,285 35.60% 53 0.83% 21 0.33% 8 0.12% 1,766 27.52% 6,418 Allen 3,186 60.36% 2,010 38.08% 54 1.02% 23 0.44% 5 0.09% 1,176 22.28% 5,278 Anderson 2,052 43.07% 2,567 53.88% 90 1.89% 22 0.46% 33 0.69% -515 -10.81% 4,764 Ballard 1,190 31.10% 2,583 67.51% 23 0.60% 10 0.26% 20 0.52% -1,393 -36.41% 3,826 Barren 6,405 53.67% 5,285 44.29% 164 1.37% 61 0.51% 18 0.15% 1,120 9.38% 11,933 Bath 1,463 39.56% 2,174 58.79% 47 1.27% 13 0.35% 1 0.03% -711 -19.23% 3,698 Bell 5,433 44.95% 6,362 52.63% 150 1.24% 35 0.29% 108 0.89% -929 -7.68% 12,088 Boone 8,263 58.40% 5,374 37.98% 383 2.71% 73 0.52% 55 0.39% 2,889 20.42% 14,148 Bourbon 2,475 39.00% 3,641 57.37% 153 2.41% 28 0.44% 49 0.77% -1,166 -18.37% 6,346 Boyd 10,367 47.79% 10,702 49.33% 496 2.29% 105 0.48% 25 0.12% -335 -1.54% 21,695 Boyle 3,848 44.88% 4,429 51.66% 254 2.96% 33 0.38% 10 0.12% -581 -6.78% 8,574 Bracken 1,154 43.65% 1,420 53.71% 36 1.36% 23 0.87% 11 0.42% -266 -10.06% 2,644 Breathitt 1,532 27.69% 3,916 70.79% 68 1.23% 9 0.16% 7 0.13% -2,384 -43.10% 5,532 Breckinridge 3,629 52.66% 3,163 45.90% 72 1.04% 23 0.33% 4 0.06% 466 6.76% 6,891 Bullitt 6,364 50.60% 5,884 46.79% 202 1.61% 40 0.32% 86 0.68% 480 3.81% 12,576 Butler 3,129 70.31% 1,274 28.63% 28 0.63% 11 0.25% 8 0.18% 1,855 41.68% 4,450 Caldwell 2,609 46.22% 2,924 51.80% 66 1.17% 17 0.30% 29 0.51% -315 -5.58% 5,645 Calloway 4,498 37.60% 6,809 56.91% 318 2.66% 82 0.69% 257 2.15% -2,311 -19.31% 11,964 Campbell 16,743 57.32% 11,059 37.86% 943 3.23% 228 0.78% 235 0.80% 5,684 19.46% 29,208 Carlisle 975 38.31% 1,542 60.59% 8 0.31% 6 0.24% 14 0.55% -567 -22.28% 2,545 Carroll 1,076 32.33% 2,127 63.91% 82 2.46% 32 0.96% 11 0.33% -1,051 -31.58% 3,328 Carter 3,934 50.18% 3,782 48.25% 86 1.10% 22 0.28% 15 0.19% 152 1.93% 7,839 Casey 4,239 75.27% 1,298 23.05% 38 0.67% 13 0.23% 44 0.78% 2,941 52.22% 5,632 Christian 8,209 52.92% 7,048 45.44% 190 1.22% 47 0.30% 18 0.12% 1,161 7.48% 15,512 Clark 4,302 44.42% 5,071 52.36% 242 2.50% 45 0.46% 25 0.26% -769 -7.94% 9,685 Clay 4,594 67.78% 2,121 31.29% 37 0.55% 12 0.18% 14 0.21% 2,473 36.49% 6,778 Clinton 3,539 77.10% 1,000 21.79% 34 0.74% 14 0.31% 3 0.07% 2,539 55.31% 4,590 Crittenden 2,219 58.84% 1,508 39.99% 28 0.74% 14 0.37% 2 0.05% 711 18.85% 3,771 Cumberland 2,216 71.92% 821 26.65% 27 0.88% 6 0.19% 11 0.36% 1,395 45.27% 3,081 Daviess 14,643 47.67% 14,902 48.51% 752 2.45% 172 0.56% 248 0.81% -259 -0.84% 30,717 Edmonson 2,913 68.82% 1,252 29.58% 28 0.66% 6 0.14% 34 0.80% 1,661 39.24% 4,233 Elliott 551 24.59% 1,668 74.43% 15 0.67% 3 0.13% 4 0.18% -1,117 -49.84% 2,241 Estill 2,818 57.97% 1,965 40.42% 45 0.93% 20 0.41% 13 0.27% 853 17.55% 4,861 Fayette 35,349 49.22% 30,511 42.48% 4,933 6.87% 462 0.64% 562 0.78% 4,838 6.74% 71,817 Fleming 2,189 50.73% 2,051 47.53% 54 1.25% 18 0.42% 3 0.07% 138 3.20% 4,315 Floyd 4,179 27.16% 10,975 71.34% 171 1.11% 32 0.21% 28 0.18% -6,796 -44.18% 15,385 Franklin 6,455 34.84% 11,193 60.40% 610 3.29% 110 0.59% 162 0.87% -4,738 -25.56% 18,530 Fulton 1,462 41.22% 2,016 56.84% 31 0.87% 14 0.39% 24 0.68% -554 -15.62% 3,547 Gallatin 684 40.14% 988 57.98% 20 1.17% 10 0.59% 2 0.12% -304 -17.84% 1,704 Garrard 2,585 57.70% 1,774 39.60% 62 1.38% 15 0.33% 44 0.98% 811 18.10% 4,480 Grant 1,779 42.53% 2,272 54.32% 76 1.82% 21 0.50% 35 0.84% -493 -11.79% 4,183 Graves 6,556 47.45% 6,999 50.66% 135 0.98% 40 0.29% 86 0.62% -443 -3.21% 13,816 Grayson 5,084 62.95% 2,788 34.52% 78 0.97% 25 0.31% 101 1.25% 2,296 28.43% 8,076 Green 2,775 60.50% 1,758 38.33% 39 0.85% 8 0.17% 7 0.15% 1,017 22.17% 4,587 Greenup 6,857 48.04% 7,126 49.92% 220 1.54% 50 0.35% 22 0.15% -269 -1.88% 14,275 Hancock 1,367 45.51% 1,530 50.93% 52 1.73% 16 0.53% 39 1.30% -163 -5.42% 3,004 Hardin 9,779 52.19% 8,339 44.50% 452 2.41% 52 0.28% 116 0.62% 1,440 7.69% 18,738 Harlan 5,460 37.77% 8,798 60.86% 131 0.91% 45 0.31% 23 0.16% -3,338 -23.09% 14,457 Harrison 2,184 38.69% 3,319 58.80% 107 1.90% 29 0.51% 6 0.11% -1,135 -20.11% 5,645 Hart 3,129 50.44% 3,005 48.44% 42 0.68% 15 0.24% 13 0.21% 124 2.00% 6,204 Henderson 5,074 37.15% 8,082 59.17% 354 2.59% 111 0.81% 38 0.28% -3,008 -22.02% 13,659 Henry 1,723 35.82% 2,999 62.35% 69 1.43% 13 0.27% 6 0.12% -1,276 -26.53% 4,810 Hickman 1,143 42.84% 1,456 54.57% 28 1.05% 10 0.37% 31 1.16% -313 -11.73% 2,668 Hopkins 6,238 40.63% 8,810 57.38% 213 1.39% 49 0.32% 45 0.29% -2,572 -16.75% 15,355 Jackson 3,379 81.95% 702 17.03% 29 0.70% 8 0.19% 5 0.12% 2,677 64.92% 4,123 Jefferson 127,254 47.97% 125,844 47.44% 9,686 3.65% 1,078 0.41% 1,424 0.54% 1,410 0.53% 265,286 Jessamine 4,809 56.38% 3,310 38.80% 278 3.26% 40 0.47% 93 1.09% 1,499 17.58% 8,530 Johnson 5,039 60.50% 3,142 37.72% 96 1.15% 34 0.41% 18 0.22% 1,897 22.78% 8,329 Kenton 25,965 56.16% 17,907 38.73% 1,583 3.42% 376 0.81% 401 0.87% 8,058 17.43% 46,232 Knott 1,602 22.68% 5,405 76.50% 25 0.35% 18 0.25% 15 0.21% -3,803 -53.82% 7,065 Knox 5,539 59.95% 3,543 38.34% 113 1.22% 25 0.27% 20 0.22% 1,996 21.61% 9,240 Larue 2,000 47.07% 2,183 51.38% 43 1.01% 20 0.47% 3 0.07% -183 -4.31% 4,249 Laurel 8,868 68.23% 3,969 30.54% 114 0.88% 33 0.25% 13 0.10% 4,899 37.69% 12,997 Lawrence 2,564 51.49% 2,362 47.43% 32 0.64% 19 0.38% 3 0.06% 202 4.06% 4,980 Lee 1,650 60.53% 1,017 37.31% 41 1.50% 13 0.48% 5 0.18% 633 23.22% 2,726 Leslie 3,536 71.86% 1,327 26.97% 40 0.81% 7 0.14% 11 0.22% 2,209 44.89% 4,921 Letcher 3,426 43.82% 4,280 54.75% 78 1.00% 23 0.29% 11 0.14% -854 -10.93% 7,818 Lewis 2,802 63.78% 1,543 35.12% 34 0.77% 10 0.23% 4 0.09% 1,259 28.66% 4,393 Lincoln 3,034 49.70% 2,991 48.99% 58 0.95% 14 0.23% 8 0.13% 43 0.71% 6,105 Livingston 1,670 41.67% 2,287 57.06% 30 0.75% 16 0.40% 5 0.12% -617 -15.39% 4,008 Logan 3,366 43.26% 4,264 54.80% 85 1.09% 18 0.23% 48 0.62% -898 -11.54% 7,781 Lyon 968 38.31% 1,496 59.20% 26 1.03% 11 0.44% 26 1.03% -528 -20.89% 2,527 Madison 8,437 47.74% 8,208 46.45% 739 4.18% 134 0.76% 153 0.87% 229 1.29% 17,671 Magoffin 2,265 42.76% 2,986 56.37% 25 0.47% 10 0.19% 11 0.21% -721 -13.61% 5,297 Marion 2,126 36.55% 3,577 61.50% 87 1.50% 12 0.21% 14 0.24% -1,451 -24.95% 5,816 Marshall 4,403 40.85% 6,231 57.81% 96 0.89% 43 0.40% 6 0.06% -1,828 -16.96% 10,779 Martin 2,793 63.05% 1,567 35.37% 51 1.15% 6 0.14% 13 0.29% 1,226 27.68% 4,430 McCracken 10,281 42.27% 13,365 54.94% 369 1.52% 73 0.30% 237 0.97% -3,084 -12.67% 24,325 McCreary 3,786 71.27% 1,377 25.92% 40 0.75% 26 0.49% 83 1.56% 2,409 45.35% 5,312 McLean 1,497 40.35% 2,147 57.87% 44 1.19% 14 0.38% 8 0.22% -650 -17.52% 3,710 Mason 2,926 46.54% 3,181 50.60% 127 2.02% 33 0.52% 20 0.32% -255 -4.06% 6,287 Meade 2,740 45.22% 3,205 52.90% 90 1.49% 16 0.26% 8 0.13% -465 -7.68% 6,059 Menifee 547 35.45% 966 62.61% 11 0.71% 2 0.13% 17 1.10% -419 -27.16% 1,543 Mercer 3,275 46.99% 3,528 50.62% 92 1.32% 19 0.27% 56 0.80% -253 -3.63% 6,970 Metcalfe 2,013 54.30% 1,628 43.92% 39 1.05% 17 0.46% 10 0.27% 385 10.38% 3,707 Monroe 4,592 79.00% 1,156 19.89% 47 0.81% 16 0.28% 2 0.03% 3,436 59.11% 5,813 Montgomery 2,869 44.70% 3,391 52.84% 117 1.82% 25 0.39% 16 0.25% -522 -8.14% 6,418 Morgan 1,450 34.53% 2,698 64.25% 31 0.74% 11 0.26% 9 0.21% -1,248 -29.72% 4,199 Muhlenberg 4,893 41.80% 6,616 56.52% 148 1.26% 26 0.22% 23 0.20% -1,723 -14.72% 11,706 Nelson 3,349 36.75% 5,514 60.50% 162 1.78% 33 0.36% 56 0.61% -2,165 -23.75% 9,114 Nicholas 915 38.92% 1,349 57.38% 56 2.38% 4 0.17% 27 1.15% -434 -18.46% 2,351 Ohio 5,272 59.10% 3,486 39.08% 103 1.15% 48 0.54% 12 0.13% 1,786 20.02% 8,921 Oldham 5,586 58.74% 3,487 36.67% 351 3.69% 61 0.64% 25 0.26% 2,099 22.07% 9,510 Owen 944 28.23% 2,323 69.47% 43 1.29% 15 0.45% 19 0.57% -1,379 -41.24% 3,344 Owsley 1,250 73.57% 437 25.72% 7 0.41% 2 0.12% 3 0.18% 813 47.85% 1,699 Pendleton 1,757 45.45% 1,992 51.53% 69 1.78% 25 0.65% 23 0.59% -235 -6.08% 3,866 Perry 4,226 40.76% 6,031 58.17% 72 0.69% 18 0.17% 20 0.19% -1,805 -17.41% 10,367 Pike 10,550 41.02% 14,878 57.85% 204 0.79% 54 0.21% 34 0.13% -4,328 -16.83% 25,720 Powell 1,716 45.55% 2,006 53.25% 33 0.88% 7 0.19% 5 0.13% -290 -7.70% 3,767 Pulaski 12,970 65.11% 6,570 32.98% 257 1.29% 88 0.44% 34 0.17% 6,400 32.13% 19,919 Robertson 416 41.64% 562 56.26% 14 1.40% 6 0.60% 1 0.10% -146 -14.62% 999 Rockcastle 3,543 71.62% 1,345 27.19% 37 0.75% 17 0.34% 5 0.10% 2,198 44.43% 4,947 Rowan 2,758 46.07% 2,975 49.69% 191 3.19% 34 0.57% 29 0.48% -217 -3.62% 5,987 Russell 3,804 68.66% 1,693 30.56% 29 0.52% 8 0.14% 6 0.11% 2,111 38.10% 5,540 Scott 2,868 43.02% 3,531 52.96% 197 2.95% 28 0.42% 43 0.64% -663 -9.94% 6,667 Shelby 3,423 42.22% 4,429 54.63% 178 2.20% 45 0.56% 33 0.41% -1,006 -12.41% 8,108 Simpson 2,020 41.92% 2,713 56.30% 59 1.22% 21 0.44% 6 0.12% -693 -14.38% 4,819 Spencer 935 42.50% 1,216 55.27% 27 1.23% 7 0.32% 15 0.68% -281 -12.77% 2,200 Taylor 4,243 54.62% 3,400 43.77% 84 1.08% 23 0.30% 18 0.23% 843 10.85% 7,768 Todd 1,945 48.86% 1,956 49.13% 44 1.11% 11 0.28% 25 0.63% -11 -0.27% 3,981 Trigg 1,913 41.54% 2,619 56.87% 56 1.22% 13 0.28% 4 0.09% -706 -15.33% 4,605 Trimble 824 34.45% 1,478 61.79% 49 2.05% 29 1.21% 12 0.50% -654 -27.34% 2,392 Union 1,847 33.97% 3,479 63.99% 68 1.25% 33 0.61% 10 0.18% -1,632 -30.02% 5,437 Warren 12,184 53.90% 9,643 42.66% 602 2.66% 120 0.53% 55 0.24% 2,541 11.24% 22,604 Washington 2,008 47.26% 2,147 50.53% 43 1.01% 13 0.31% 38 0.89% -139 -3.27% 4,249 Wayne 3,972 59.14% 2,673 39.80% 50 0.74% 13 0.19% 8 0.12% 1,299 19.34% 6,716 Webster 1,939 35.03% 3,506 63.34% 52 0.94% 26 0.47% 12 0.22% -1,567 -28.31% 5,535 Whitley 7,007 63.26% 3,889 35.11% 125 1.13% 41 0.37% 15 0.14% 3,118 28.15% 11,077 Wolfe 951 33.90% 1,814 64.67% 19 0.68% 3 0.11% 18 0.64% -863 -30.77% 2,805 Woodford 3,105 47.66% 3,122 47.92% 213 3.27% 25 0.38% 50 0.77% -17 -0.26% 6,515Totals635,27449.07%616,41747.61%31,1272.40%5,5310.43%6,2780.49%18,8571.46%1,294,627 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Barren Boone (was tied) Breckinridge Bullitt Carter Christian Crittenden Caldwell Calloway Clark Daviess Fulton Fleming Hardin Hart Lawrence Madison Metcalfe Taylor Warren Notes lower-alpha References Kentucky 1980 Category:1980 Kentucky elections Category:Long stubs with short prose