1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1976 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1984 72.14%http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/ Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www.sos.state.mn.us en 2017-07-22 November 4, 1980 x160px Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Georgia Walter Mondale 10 954,174 46.50% Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Independent-Republicans of Minnesota California George H. W. Bush 0 873,241 42.56% John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg John B. Anderson DCDCDC Anderson Coalition Illinois Patrick Lucey 0 174,990 8.53% 320px 320px County results Carter #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% Reagan #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% President Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-president. After having leaned strongly Republican until the 1930s, Minnesota had become one of the most Democratic states in the country during the 1970s: in 1972 it was George McGovern’s second-best state in his disastrous landslide loss and more than one-seventh of the 130 counties he won nationally lay within the state. In 1974, Governor Wendell Anderson won every county in the state in a landslide gubernatorial triumph during the aftermath of Watergate. Late in February, Carter won the state’s Democratic Party caucus over Ted Kennedy,‘Carter Beats Kennedy In Minnesota Voting; Reagan Takes a Lead: Carter Runaway Was Expected’; The New York Times, February 27, 1980, p. A18 and defeated 1976 challenger Reagan did the same for the Republicans.‘Carter and Reagan Win in Minnesota’; The Boston Globe, February 27, 1980, p. 1 At the beginning of the campaign in July, Reagan aimed to focus on the problem of Carter and his lack of leadership in the industrial strongholds of the Midwest like Minnesota,‘Reagan to Attack “Failed Presidency”: Reagan to Make Carter the Issue in Democratic Strongholds’; The Washington Post, 19 July 1980, p. A1 although by August polls were suggesting Carter was strong in the state despite John Anderson’s third-party candidacy.Cattani, richard J.; ‘Carter, Reagan hustle to bolster bids in key states’; The Christian Science Monitor; September 22, 1980 However, by the middle of October Minnesota was once again rated as a “tossup”.‘Campaign Report: Associated Press-NBC Poll Says Reagan Leads Carter’; The New York Times, October 14, 1980, p. D22 Incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter carried the state by 80,933 votes over former California Governor Ronald Reagan. This gave him one of just seven victories in the election (the others being Maryland, West Virginia, Hawaii, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia). Carter became the first Democrat to win Minnesota consecutively since Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state every year from 1932 to 1944. Despite Carter's win in Minnesota, Reagan became the first Republican to carry Mahnomen County since Warren G. Harding in 1920. Freeborn County would not vote Republican again until 2016 and Big Stone County until 2012.Menendez, Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 228-232 0786422173 Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75% of the popular vote. Minnesota was the only state not to back Reagan in either of his presidential campaigns, casting its electoral votes in favor of Walter Mondale (a Minnesota native) in 1984. Results 1980 United States presidential election in Minnesotahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&f=1&off=0&elect=0&fips=27&submit=Retrieve 2014-01-23 1980 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic (DFL) Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 954,174 46.50% 10 Republican Ronald Reagan 873,241 42.56% 0 Anderson Coalition John B. Anderson 174,990 8.53% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 31,592 1.54% 0 Citizens Barry Commoner 8,407 0.41% 0 American No Candidate 6,139 0.30% 0 Communist Gus Hall 1,184 0.03% 0 Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 711 0.03% 0 Workers World Deirdre Griswold 698 0.03% 0 Socialist David McReynolds 536 0.03% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 281 0.01% 0 Invalid or blank votes — Totals 2,079,451 100.00% 10 Voter turnout 75% — Results by county CountyOur Campaigns MN US President Race, November 04, 1980 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2290 Jimmy CarterDFL Ronald ReaganRepublican John B. AndersonAnderson Coalition Ed ClarkLibertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,677 47.94% 3,396 44.28% 380 4.95% 163 2.13% 54 0.70% 281 3.66% 7,670 Anoka 45,532 51.83% 33,100 37.68% 6,828 7.77% 1,631 1.86% 752 0.86% 12,432 14.15% 87,843 Becker 5,221 39.75% 6,848 52.14% 866 6.59% 151 1.15% 48 0.37% -1,627 -12.39% 13,134 Beltrami 7,432 47.83% 6,481 41.71% 1,254 8.07% 253 1.63% 117 0.75% 951 6.12% 15,537 Benton 5,272 44.75% 5,513 46.79% 646 5.48% 213 1.81% 138 1.17% -241 -2.04% 11,782 Big Stone 1,814 44.34% 1,950 47.67% 249 6.09% 56 1.37% 22 0.54% -136 -3.33% 4,091 Blue Earth 10,930 41.82% 11,966 45.78% 2,698 10.32% 327 1.25% 217 0.83% -1,036 -3.96% 26,138 Brown 4,915 34.80% 8,051 57.01% 842 5.96% 256 1.81% 58 0.41% -3,136 -22.21% 14,122 Carlton 8,822 59.48% 4,760 32.09% 883 5.95% 279 1.88% 89 0.60% 4,062 27.39% 14,833 Carver 6,621 35.83% 9,909 53.62% 1,496 8.09% 333 1.80% 122 0.66% -3,288 -17.79% 18,481 Cass 4,717 41.07% 6,119 53.28% 434 3.78% 178 1.55% 37 0.32% -1,402 -12.21% 11,485 Chippewa 3,164 39.08% 4,252 52.51% 532 6.57% 117 1.44% 32 0.40% -1,088 -13.43% 8,097 Chisago 6,240 49.83% 5,017 40.06% 939 7.50% 264 2.11% 63 0.50% 1,223 9.77% 12,523 Clay 8,940 39.72% 10,447 46.41% 2,773 12.32% 221 0.98% 127 0.56% -1,507 -6.69% 22,508 Clearwater 1,955 47.26% 1,919 46.39% 185 4.47% 60 1.45% 18 0.44% 36 0.87% 4,137 Cook 871 38.44% 1,147 50.62% 182 8.03% 48 2.12% 18 0.79% -276 -12.18% 2,266 Cottonwood 2,958 37.70% 4,258 54.26% 535 6.82% 77 0.98% 19 0.24% -1,300 -16.56% 7,847 Crow Wing 9,323 43.01% 10,844 50.03% 1,046 4.83% 367 1.69% 97 0.45% -1,521 -7.02% 21,677 Dakota 43,433 45.84% 40,708 42.96% 8,588 9.06% 1,526 1.61% 500 0.53% 2,725 2.88% 94,755 Dodge 2,698 38.00% 3,900 54.93% 367 5.17% 92 1.30% 43 0.61% -1,202 -16.93% 7,100 Douglas 5,530 38.28% 7,778 53.85% 844 5.84% 226 1.56% 67 0.46% -2,248 -15.57% 14,445 Faribault 3,620 34.54% 6,206 59.21% 525 5.01% 105 1.00% 25 0.24% -2,586 -24.67% 10,481 Fillmore 4,010 35.45% 6,452 57.04% 650 5.75% 157 1.39% 43 0.38% -2,442 -21.59% 11,312 Freeborn 8,212 46.17% 8,475 47.65% 808 4.54% 225 1.27% 65 0.37% -263 -1.48% 17,785 Goodhue 8,566 42.31% 9,329 46.07% 1,964 9.70% 288 1.42% 101 0.50% -763 -3.76% 20,248 Grant 1,822 42.65% 2,054 48.08% 333 7.79% 54 1.26% 9 0.21% -232 -5.43% 4,272 Hennepin 239,592 47.41% 194,898 38.57% 56,390 11.16% 6,647 1.32% 7,845 1.55% 44,694 8.84% 505,372 Houston 3,218 33.94% 5,582 58.88% 477 5.03% 149 1.57% 55 0.58% -2,364 -24.94% 9,481 Hubbard 2,840 37.80% 4,172 55.53% 365 4.86% 105 1.40% 31 0.41% -1,332 -17.73% 7,513 Isanti 5,457 50.49% 4,480 41.45% 641 5.93% 179 1.66% 52 0.48% 977 9.04% 10,809 Itasca 12,134 54.59% 8,368 37.65% 1,080 4.86% 487 2.19% 159 0.72% 3,766 16.94% 22,228 Jackson 3,062 43.35% 3,391 48.00% 463 6.55% 123 1.74% 25 0.35% -329 -4.65% 7,064 Kanabec 2,654 48.18% 2,500 45.39% 269 4.88% 68 1.23% 17 0.31% 154 2.79% 5,508 Kandiyohi 8,038 44.42% 8,480 46.86% 1,244 6.87% 276 1.53% 57 0.32% -442 -2.44% 18,095 Kittson 1,407 39.33% 1,875 52.42% 243 6.79% 36 1.01% 16 0.45% -468 -13.09% 3,577 Koochiching 4,181 50.68% 3,433 41.61% 496 6.01% 110 1.33% 30 0.36% 748 9.07% 8,250 Lac qui Parle 2,457 41.62% 2,981 50.50% 334 5.66% 112 1.90% 19 0.32% -524 -8.88% 5,903 Lake 3,864 55.75% 2,414 34.83% 443 6.39% 160 2.31% 50 0.72% 1,450 20.92% 6,931 Lake of the Woods 763 38.15% 1,052 52.60% 128 6.40% 44 2.20% 13 0.65% -289 -14.45% 2,000 Le Sueur 5,161 44.40% 5,478 47.12% 731 6.29% 187 1.61% 68 0.58% -317 -2.72% 11,625 Lincoln 1,640 39.80% 2,122 51.49% 295 7.16% 48 1.16% 16 0.39% -482 -11.69% 4,121 Lyon 5,626 43.58% 5,852 45.33% 1,129 8.74% 237 1.84% 67 0.52% -226 -1.75% 12,911 Mahnomen 1,175 44.59% 1,275 48.39% 153 5.81% 23 0.87% 9 0.34% -100 -3.80% 2,635 Marshall 2,636 38.91% 3,638 53.70% 397 5.86% 80 1.18% 24 0.35% -1,002 -14.79% 6,775 Martin 4,301 34.98% 7,057 57.40% 751 6.11% 148 1.20% 37 0.30% -2,756 -22.42% 12,294 McLeod 4,987 35.53% 7,819 55.71% 852 6.07% 308 2.19% 69 0.49% -2,832 -20.18% 14,035 Meeker 4,238 41.98% 5,032 49.85% 668 6.62% 124 1.23% 33 0.33% -794 -7.87% 10,095 Mille Lacs 4,443 49.30% 3,860 42.83% 550 6.10% 126 1.40% 34 0.38% 583 6.47% 9,013 Morrison 6,930 49.44% 6,296 44.91% 559 3.99% 174 1.24% 59 0.42% 634 4.53% 14,018 Mower 10,538 51.85% 7,908 38.91% 1,465 7.21% 281 1.38% 133 0.65% 2,630 12.94% 20,325 Murray 2,714 43.87% 3,004 48.56% 359 5.80% 88 1.42% 21 0.34% -290 -4.69% 6,186 Nicollet 5,400 39.64% 6,436 47.25% 1,519 11.15% 201 1.48% 66 0.48% -1,036 -7.61% 13,622 Nobles 4,703 45.37% 4,706 45.40% 657 6.34% 178 1.72% 121 1.17% -3 -0.03% 10,365 Norman 2,253 46.17% 2,192 44.92% 369 7.56% 46 0.94% 20 0.41% 61 1.25% 4,880 Olmsted 13,983 34.18% 22,704 55.50% 3,638 8.89% 438 1.07% 148 0.36% -8,721 -21.32% 40,911 Otter Tail 9,108 34.85% 15,091 57.74% 1,538 5.88% 331 1.27% 70 0.27% -5,983 -22.89% 26,138 Pennington 3,101 41.81% 3,715 50.09% 465 6.27% 69 0.93% 66 0.89% -614 -8.28% 7,416 Pine 5,121 52.86% 3,899 40.25% 467 4.82% 152 1.57% 48 0.50% 1,222 12.61% 9,687 Pipestone 2,392 38.31% 3,207 51.37% 561 8.99% 72 1.15% 11 0.18% -815 -13.06% 6,243 Polk 7,151 40.53% 9,036 51.21% 1,207 6.84% 163 0.92% 87 0.49% -1,885 -10.68% 17,644 Pope 2,527 41.07% 3,159 51.34% 354 5.75% 75 1.22% 38 0.62% -632 -10.27% 6,153 Ramsey 124,774 53.61% 78,860 33.88% 23,222 9.98% 3,650 1.57% 2,238 0.96% 45,914 19.73% 232,744 Red Lake 1,318 48.69% 1,223 45.18% 116 4.29% 31 1.15% 19 0.70% 95 3.51% 2,707 Redwood 2,952 30.44% 5,993 61.79% 548 5.65% 151 1.56% 55 0.57% -3,041 -31.35% 9,699 Renville 4,058 38.85% 5,544 53.08% 653 6.25% 155 1.48% 34 0.33% -1,486 -14.23% 10,444 Rice 9,531 46.10% 8,168 39.51% 2,414 11.68% 350 1.69% 210 1.02% 1,363 6.59% 20,673 Rock 2,089 36.57% 3,164 55.38% 397 6.95% 54 0.95% 9 0.16% -1,075 -18.81% 5,713 Roseau 2,616 41.41% 3,358 53.16% 259 4.10% 55 0.87% 29 0.46% -742 -11.75% 6,317 St. Louis 69,403 60.52% 33,407 29.13% 8,719 7.60% 2,202 1.92% 943 0.82% 35,996 31.39% 114,674 Scott 9,115 45.49% 9,018 45.00% 1,475 7.36% 356 1.78% 74 0.37% 97 0.49% 20,038 Sherburne 6,229 45.73% 6,035 44.31% 985 7.23% 300 2.20% 71 0.52% 194 1.42% 13,620 Sibley 2,521 32.99% 4,460 58.36% 509 6.66% 121 1.58% 31 0.41% -1,939 -25.37% 7,642 Stearns 21,862 42.43% 24,888 48.31% 3,555 6.90% 861 1.67% 356 0.69% -3,026 -5.88% 51,522 Steele 5,095 35.68% 7,805 54.66% 1,087 7.61% 240 1.68% 52 0.36% -2,710 -18.98% 14,279 Stevens 2,559 39.52% 3,283 50.69% 524 8.09% 74 1.14% 36 0.56% -724 -11.17% 6,476 Swift 3,245 47.56% 2,943 43.13% 511 7.49% 102 1.49% 22 0.32% 302 4.43% 6,823 Todd 4,975 41.08% 6,451 53.27% 451 3.72% 194 1.60% 40 0.33% -1,476 -12.19% 12,111 Traverse 1,258 41.52% 1,574 51.95% 159 5.25% 28 0.92% 11 0.36% -316 -10.43% 3,030 Wabasha 3,712 39.27% 4,986 52.75% 549 5.81% 165 1.75% 41 0.43% -1,274 -13.48% 9,453 Wadena 2,635 37.10% 4,089 57.57% 265 3.73% 97 1.37% 17 0.24% -1,454 -20.47% 7,103 Waseca 3,535 38.01% 4,801 51.62% 777 8.35% 163 1.75% 25 0.27% -1,266 -13.61% 9,301 Washington 25,634 46.69% 22,718 41.38% 5,050 9.20% 1,183 2.15% 317 0.58% 2,916 5.31% 54,902 Watonwan 2,442 37.07% 3,629 55.09% 415 6.30% 80 1.21% 21 0.32% -1,187 -18.02% 6,587 Wilkin 1,496 36.43% 2,224 54.15% 318 7.74% 58 1.41% 11 0.27% -728 -17.72% 4,107 Winona 9,814 42.85% 10,332 45.11% 1,780 7.77% 573 2.50% 404 1.76% -518 -2.26% 22,903 Wright 12,383 45.88% 12,293 45.54% 1,692 6.27% 526 1.95% 97 0.36% 90 0.34% 26,991 Yellow Medicine 2,833 38.18% 4,004 53.95% 456 6.14% 111 1.50% 17 0.23% -1,171 -15.77% 7,421Totals954,17446.50%873,24142.56%174,9908.53%31,5921.54%17,9560.88%80,9333.94%2,051,953 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 18em Becker Benton Big Stone Blue Earth Chippewa Clay Cass Crow Wing Douglas Freeborn Grant Hubbard Jackson Kandiyohi Kittson Lac qui Parle Lake of the Woods Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon Mahnomen Marshall Meeker Murray Nobles Pennington Pipestone Red Lake Polk Pope Renville Roseau Stevens Stearns Todd Traverse Wadena Winona Wilkin Yellow Medicine See also United States presidential elections in Minnesota References expanded Notes lower-alpha 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