1980 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1984 November 4, 1980 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 10 787,761 48.70% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 783,051 48.41% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% 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 Tennessee took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 10 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a very slim margin of 0.29% and a margin of just 4,710 votes,https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas May 21, 2015 partly because of President Jimmy Carter's southern roots. Amidst a national Republican landslide, Tennessee weighed in as 9.5 points more Democratic than the nation at-large, and Carter's 48.41% vote share has not been exceeded by any Democrat since (Bill Clinton would go on to carry the state with smaller pluralities in 1992 and 1996). Carter's strong performance given the national environment stands as a relative anomaly in Tennessee's recent electoral history; had he carried the state, it would have marked the only time since 1924 that a Republican was elected president without winning Tennessee. Reagan’s victory was the first of three consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Tennessee would not vote Democratic again until Bill Clinton in 1992. Since then, it has become a safe Republican state. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that Tipton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and the last time that a Republican carried Tennessee with a plurality, rather than a majority.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, 55% supported Reagan while 42% supported Carter.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV) Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Republican 10 787,761 48.70%Jimmy Carter (incumbent)Walter Mondale (incumbent)Democratic 0 783,051 48.41%John B. AndersonPatrick LuceyIndependent 0 35,991 2.22%Ed ClarkDavid Koch Independent 0 7,116 0.44%Barry Commoner — Independent 0 1,112 0.07%Benjamin BubarEarl Dodge Independent 0 521 0.03%David McReynoldsDiane Drufenbrock Independent 0 519 0.03%Gus HallAngela Davis Independent 0 503 0.03%Clifton DeBerryMatilde Zimmermann Independent 0 490 0.03%Deirdre GriswoldLarry Holmes Independent 0 400 0.02% — — Write-ins 0 152 0.01% Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonIndependent Ed ClarkIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 14,235 55.31% 10,194 39.61% 1,161 4.51% 102 0.40% 44 0.17% 4,041 15.70% 25,736 Bedford 3,377 35.24% 5,987 62.48% 159 1.66% 40 0.42% 20 0.21% -2,610 -27.24% 9,583 Benton 2,281 36.83% 3,811 61.54% 71 1.15% 30 0.48% 0 0.00% -1,530 -24.71% 6,193 Bledsoe 1,970 54.94% 1,585 44.20% 26 0.73% 4 0.11% 1 0.03% 385 10.74% 3,586 Blount 17,959 63.81% 9,412 33.44% 620 2.20% 110 0.39% 43 0.15% 8,547 30.37% 28,144 Bradley 11,869 59.63% 7,638 38.37% 316 1.59% 68 0.34% 14 0.07% 4,231 21.26% 19,905 Campbell 5,537 52.99% 4,752 45.47% 120 1.15% 24 0.23% 17 0.16% 785 7.52% 10,450 Cannon 1,403 36.76% 2,351 61.59% 41 1.07% 11 0.29% 11 0.29% -948 -24.83% 3,817 Carroll 5,681 50.98% 5,277 47.36% 125 1.12% 42 0.38% 18 0.16% 404 3.62% 11,143 Carter 11,648 64.44% 6,006 33.22% 326 1.80% 70 0.39% 27 0.15% 5,642 31.22% 18,077 Cheatham 2,296 37.03% 3,771 60.81% 90 1.45% 29 0.47% 15 0.24% -1,475 -23.78% 6,201 Chester 2,751 55.69% 2,123 42.98% 52 1.05% 9 0.18% 5 0.10% 628 12.71% 4,940 Claiborne 4,289 59.05% 2,844 39.16% 94 1.29% 30 0.41% 6 0.08% 1,445 19.89% 7,263 Clay 1,344 48.61% 1,376 49.76% 27 0.98% 15 0.54% 3 0.11% -32 -1.15% 2,765 Cocke 6,802 74.39% 2,139 23.39% 139 1.52% 38 0.42% 26 0.28% 4,663 51.00% 9,144 Coffee 5,454 40.72% 7,612 56.84% 239 1.78% 66 0.49% 22 0.16% -2,158 -16.12% 13,393 Crockett 2,117 46.14% 2,422 52.79% 27 0.59% 18 0.39% 4 0.09% -305 -6.65% 4,588 Cumberland 6,354 60.89% 3,775 36.17% 227 2.18% 51 0.49% 29 0.28% 2,579 24.72% 10,436 Davidson 65,772 37.45% 103,741 59.08% 4,834 2.75% 938 0.53% 321 0.18% -37,969 -21.63% 175,606 DeKalb 1,841 37.82% 2,948 60.56% 48 0.99% 19 0.39% 12 0.25% -1,107 -22.74% 4,868 Decatur 2,095 48.95% 2,139 49.98% 35 0.82% 8 0.19% 3 0.07% -44 -1.03% 4,280 Dickson 3,636 34.74% 6,622 63.27% 157 1.50% 37 0.35% 15 0.14% -2,986 -28.53% 10,467 Dyer 5,475 48.00% 5,713 50.08% 158 1.39% 49 0.43% 12 0.11% -238 -2.08% 11,407 Fayette 2,944 40.92% 4,141 57.55% 75 1.04% 24 0.33% 11 0.15% -1,197 -16.63% 7,195 Fentress 2,493 60.76% 1,543 37.61% 49 1.19% 14 0.34% 4 0.10% 950 23.15% 4,103 Franklin 3,995 36.02% 6,760 60.96% 251 2.26% 59 0.53% 25 0.23% -2,765 -24.94% 11,090 Gibson 6,792 40.13% 9,829 58.08% 227 1.34% 52 0.31% 23 0.14% -3,037 -17.95% 16,923 Giles 2,757 36.58% 4,653 61.74% 85 1.13% 23 0.31% 19 0.25% -1,896 -25.16% 7,537 Grainger 3,254 67.12% 1,495 30.84% 66 1.36% 24 0.50% 9 0.19% 1,759 36.28% 4,848 Greene 10,704 63.13% 5,822 34.34% 338 1.99% 64 0.38% 28 0.17% 4,882 28.79% 16,956 Grundy 1,139 28.34% 2,837 70.59% 33 0.82% 3 0.07% 7 0.17% -1,698 -42.25% 4,019 Hamblen 9,741 60.60% 5,890 36.65% 336 2.09% 87 0.54% 19 0.12% 3,851 23.95% 16,073 Hamilton 57,575 56.40% 41,913 41.05% 2,087 2.04% 374 0.37% 143 0.14% 15,662 15.35% 102,092 Hancock 1,734 69.72% 704 28.31% 32 1.29% 10 0.40% 7 0.28% 1,030 41.41% 2,487 Hardeman 2,931 40.68% 4,153 57.64% 73 1.01% 19 0.26% 29 0.40% -1,222 -16.96% 7,205 Hardin 4,152 55.84% 3,164 42.56% 76 1.02% 31 0.42% 12 0.16% 988 13.28% 7,435 Hawkins 7,836 57.92% 5,283 39.05% 310 2.29% 63 0.47% 37 0.27% 2,553 18.87% 13,529 Haywood 2,435 40.97% 3,445 57.97% 49 0.82% 11 0.19% 3 0.05% -1,010 -17.00% 5,943 Henderson 5,108 64.45% 2,702 34.09% 78 0.98% 28 0.35% 10 0.13% 2,406 30.36% 7,926 Henry 4,299 38.49% 6,601 59.11% 200 1.79% 52 0.47% 16 0.14% -2,302 -20.62% 11,168 Hickman 1,903 36.39% 3,225 61.66% 78 1.49% 17 0.33% 7 0.13% -1,322 -25.27% 5,230 Houston 738 29.04% 1,757 69.15% 31 1.22% 6 0.24% 9 0.35% -1,019 -40.11% 2,541 Humphreys 1,897 31.80% 3,974 66.61% 74 1.24% 18 0.30% 3 0.05% -2,077 -34.81% 5,966 Jackson 995 28.15% 2,480 70.16% 27 0.76% 27 0.76% 6 0.17% -1,485 -42.01% 3,535 Jefferson 6,944 66.82% 3,180 30.60% 201 1.93% 42 0.40% 25 0.24% 3,764 36.22% 10,392 Johnson 3,716 74.99% 1,141 23.03% 66 1.33% 22 0.44% 10 0.20% 2,575 51.96% 4,955 Knox 66,153 56.26% 45,634 38.81% 4,801 4.08% 570 0.48% 427 0.36% 20,519 17.45% 117,585 Lake 823 32.11% 1,718 67.03% 11 0.43% 3 0.12% 8 0.31% -895 -34.92% 2,563 Lauderdale 2,818 38.95% 4,318 59.68% 73 1.01% 16 0.22% 10 0.14% -1,500 -20.73% 7,235 Lawrence 6,532 48.47% 6,082 45.13% 212 1.57% 158 1.17% 493 3.66% 450 3.34% 13,477 Lewis 1,076 32.52% 2,190 66.18% 33 1.00% 5 0.15% 5 0.15% -1,114 -33.66% 3,309 Lincoln 2,856 33.96% 5,387 64.06% 119 1.42% 34 0.40% 13 0.15% -2,531 -30.10% 8,409 Loudon 6,382 61.51% 3,699 35.65% 235 2.26% 40 0.39% 20 0.19% 2,683 25.86% 10,376 Macon 2,925 58.96% 1,947 39.25% 65 1.31% 19 0.38% 5 0.10% 978 19.71% 4,961 Madison 13,667 50.27% 12,986 47.77% 363 1.34% 103 0.38% 68 0.25% 681 2.50% 27,187 Marion 3,902 45.10% 4,623 53.44% 93 1.08% 26 0.30% 7 0.08% -721 -8.34% 8,651 Marshall 2,282 34.23% 4,277 64.16% 78 1.17% 24 0.36% 5 0.08% -1,995 -29.93% 6,666 Maury 6,637 44.16% 7,957 52.94% 225 1.50% 134 0.89% 77 0.51% -1,320 -8.78% 15,030 McMinn 7,825 57.76% 5,460 40.30% 200 1.48% 53 0.39% 9 0.07% 2,365 17.46% 13,547 McNairy 4,603 54.06% 3,801 44.64% 76 0.89% 25 0.29% 9 0.11% 802 9.42% 8,514 Meigs 1,278 55.18% 999 43.13% 31 1.34% 6 0.26% 2 0.09% 279 12.05% 2,316 Monroe 6,246 56.45% 4,612 41.68% 125 1.13% 44 0.40% 38 0.34% 1,634 14.77% 11,065 Montgomery 8,503 41.08% 11,573 55.91% 490 2.37% 85 0.41% 47 0.23% -3,070 -14.83% 20,698 Moore 551 34.55% 993 62.26% 34 2.13% 14 0.88% 3 0.19% -442 -27.71% 1,595 Morgan 2,823 56.29% 2,094 41.75% 70 1.40% 21 0.42% 7 0.14% 729 14.54% 5,015 Obion 5,397 47.49% 5,766 50.73% 138 1.21% 34 0.30% 30 0.26% -369 -3.24% 11,365 Overton 1,869 35.49% 3,343 63.47% 38 0.72% 15 0.28% 2 0.04% -1,474 -27.98% 5,267 Perry 783 35.08% 1,401 62.77% 32 1.43% 13 0.58% 3 0.13% -618 -27.69% 2,232 Pickett 1,319 62.75% 758 36.06% 12 0.57% 5 0.24% 8 0.38% 561 26.69% 2,102 Polk 2,414 48.67% 2,470 49.80% 45 0.91% 18 0.36% 13 0.26% -56 -1.13% 4,960 Putnam 6,235 42.26% 8,084 54.80% 342 2.32% 66 0.45% 26 0.18% -1,849 -12.54% 14,753 Rhea 4,689 59.44% 3,070 38.91% 93 1.18% 24 0.30% 13 0.16% 1,619 20.53% 7,889 Roane 11,096 61.03% 6,473 35.60% 481 2.65% 93 0.51% 39 0.21% 4,623 25.43% 18,182 Robertson 3,560 32.00% 7,381 66.34% 127 1.14% 45 0.40% 13 0.12% -3,821 -34.34% 11,126 Rutherford 11,208 40.98% 15,213 55.62% 703 2.57% 153 0.56% 73 0.27% -4,005 -14.64% 27,350 Scott 3,014 62.38% 1,724 35.68% 63 1.30% 17 0.35% 14 0.29% 1,290 26.70% 4,832 Sequatchie 1,512 49.54% 1,509 49.44% 23 0.75% 6 0.20% 2 0.07% 3 0.10% 3,052 Sevier 10,576 73.25% 3,450 23.89% 338 2.34% 48 0.33% 27 0.19% 7,126 49.36% 14,439 Shelby 140,157 45.43% 159,240 51.61% 7,180 2.33% 1,362 0.44% 578 0.19% -19,083 -6.18% 308,517 Smith 1,755 31.73% 3,674 66.43% 69 1.25% 23 0.42% 10 0.18% -1,919 -34.70% 5,531 Stewart 985 29.69% 2,274 68.54% 42 1.27% 11 0.33% 6 0.18% -1,289 -38.85% 3,318 Sullivan 25,963 51.44% 22,341 44.27% 1,874 3.71% 196 0.39% 96 0.19% 3,622 7.17% 50,470 Sumner 11,876 44.42% 14,150 52.93% 540 2.02% 138 0.52% 31 0.12% -2,274 -8.51% 26,735 Tipton 4,339 46.15% 4,934 52.48% 109 1.16% 16 0.17% 3 0.03% -595 -6.33% 9,401 Trousdale 629 26.72% 1,674 71.11% 30 1.27% 14 0.59% 7 0.30% -1,045 -44.39% 2,354 Unicoi 3,828 65.50% 1,880 32.17% 97 1.66% 18 0.31% 21 0.36% 1,948 33.33% 5,844 Union 2,453 62.09% 1,435 36.32% 45 1.14% 12 0.30% 6 0.15% 1,018 25.77% 3,951 Van Buren 499 35.54% 886 63.11% 11 0.78% 4 0.28% 4 0.28% -387 -27.57% 1,404 Warren 3,680 37.16% 6,021 60.79% 148 1.49% 41 0.41% 14 0.14% -2,341 -23.63% 9,904 Washington 17,457 57.71% 11,599 38.35% 934 3.09% 173 0.57% 86 0.28% 5,858 19.36% 30,249 Wayne 3,418 64.53% 1,633 30.83% 78 1.47% 38 0.72% 130 2.45% 1,785 33.70% 5,297 Weakley 5,668 48.15% 5,910 50.21% 136 1.16% 51 0.43% 6 0.05% -242 -2.06% 11,771 White 2,100 37.41% 3,415 60.84% 64 1.14% 28 0.50% 6 0.11% -1,315 -23.43% 5,613 Williamson 11,597 54.98% 8,815 41.79% 551 2.61% 104 0.49% 28 0.13% 2,782 13.19% 21,095 Wilson 7,535 39.09% 11,248 58.36% 380 1.97% 92 0.48% 19 0.10% -3,713 -19.27% 19,274Totals787,76148.70%783,05148.41%35,9912.22%7,1160.44%3,6970.23%4,7100.29%1,617,616 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Anderson Bledsoe Campbell Carroll Chester Claiborne Cumberland Fentress Hamblen Hardin Lawrence Loudon Madison McMinn McNairy Meigs Monroe Morgan Rhea Roane Sequatchie Sullivan Williamson Results by congressional district In Tennessee, Reagan won 5 out of the 8 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats, while Carter won the other three.1980 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=a7173c0dfbd84c2b8a8790c809d1114e 2026-01-29 U.S. Presidential Election Results by Congressional District Western Washington University DistrictReagan CarterRepresentative1st 61.3% 36.2%Jimmy Quillen2nd 58.3% 38.7%John Duncan Sr.3rd 56.6% 41.2%Marilyn Lloyd4th 41.2% 57.0%Al Gore5th 39.0% 58.4%Bill Boner6th 53.7% 44.2%Robin Beard7th 50.6% 47.8%Ed Jones8th 29.6% 68.4%Harold Ford Sr. See also United States presidential elections in Tennessee Presidency of Ronald Reagan 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 Tennessee 1980 Category:1980 Tennessee elections