1980 United States presidential election in Arkansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1980 United States presidential election 1980 United States presidential election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1976 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1984 x200px Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 6 403,164 48.13% Jimmy Carter presidential portrait (cropped 1).jpg Jimmy Carter Democratic Party (United States) Georgia Walter Mondale 0 398,041 47.52% 1980 United States presidential election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 250px 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 Arkansas took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. The election was very close in Arkansas, with the state being won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by only 0.6 points.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=5&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas May 20, 2015 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas Despite incumbent Jimmy Carter having won the state four years earlier by 30 percent, Carter's perceived failures in office, including economic downturn in an election year, the Iran hostage crisis, and a riot by Cuban refugees who were temporarily placed in Fort Chaffee in western Arkansas, contributed to his defeat. While insignificant in the overall context of Reagan winning the Electoral College by a significant amount, some analysts have said the combined Democratic ticket in Arkansas in both the presidential and gubernatorial races would have won, if the riot had not occurred. This is also the last time any candidate won Arkansas with only a plurality; in 1992, it was the only state in the nation besides the District of Columbia to give native son Bill Clinton a majority of the vote.Moyer Justin The forgotten story of how refugees almost ended Bill Clinton's career https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/17/the-forgotten-story-of-how-refugees-almost-ended-bill-clintons-career/?noredirect=on Washington Post en This is the closest election in the state's history. This was the first time since 1868 that the state backed a non-incumbent Republican. Among white voters, 53% supported Reagan while 42% supported Carter.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results Ronald Reagan Republican 403,164 California 48.13% 6 George H. W. Bush Texas Jimmy Carter (incumbent) Democrat 398,041 Georgia 47.52% 0 Walter Mondale (incumbent) Minnesota John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1980&fips=5&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas May 20, 2015 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 22,468 Illinois 2.68% 0 Patrick Lucey Wisconsin Ed Clark Libertarian 8,970 California 1.07% 0 David Koch New York Barry Commoner Citizens 2,345 New York 0.28% 0 LaDonna Harris Oklahoma Benjamin Bubar Prohibition 1,350 Maine 0.16% 0 Earl Dodge Colorado Gus Hall People Before Profits 1,244 New York 0.15% 0 Angela Davis California 837,582 100.00% 6 270 Results by county Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2270 Our Campaigns AR US President Race, November 04, 1980 Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonAnderson Coalition Ed ClarkLibertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Arkansas 3,409 42.69% 4,303 53.89% 193 2.42% 16 0.20% 64 0.80% -894 -11.20% 7,985 Ashley 3,960 45.27% 4,552 52.03% 130 1.49% 45 0.51% 61 0.70% -592 -6.76% 8,748 Baxter 9,684 63.93% 4,789 31.62% 494 3.26% 132 0.87% 48 0.32% 4,895 32.31% 15,147 Benton 18,830 63.96% 9,231 31.36% 1,018 3.46% 303 1.03% 58 0.20% 9,599 32.60% 29,440 Boone 6,778 56.07% 4,576 37.86% 429 3.55% 159 1.32% 146 1.21% 2,202 18.21% 12,088 Bradley 1,650 33.74% 3,139 64.19% 66 1.35% 24 0.49% 11 0.22% -1,489 -30.45% 4,890 Calhoun 896 37.40% 1,438 60.02% 52 2.17% 9 0.38% 1 0.04% -542 -22.62% 2,396 Carroll 4,273 55.29% 2,977 38.52% 298 3.86% 135 1.75% 45 0.58% 1,296 16.77% 7,728 Chicot 2,239 38.76% 3,445 59.64% 26 0.45% 64 1.11% 2 0.03% -1,206 -20.88% 5,776 Clark 2,743 29.97% 6,122 66.89% 215 2.35% 59 0.64% 14 0.15% -3,379 -36.92% 9,153 Clay 3,091 42.17% 3,985 54.37% 121 1.65% 126 1.72% 7 0.10% -894 -12.20% 7,330 Cleburne 4,042 48.38% 4,021 48.13% 204 2.44% 82 0.98% 6 0.07% 21 0.25% 8,355 Cleveland 1,124 36.76% 1,856 60.69% 36 1.18% 33 1.08% 9 0.29% -732 -23.93% 3,058 Columbia 5,259 52.76% 4,445 44.60% 107 1.07% 131 1.31% 25 0.25% 814 8.16% 9,967 Conway 4,145 45.11% 4,698 51.13% 232 2.52% 102 1.11% 12 0.13% -553 -6.02% 9,189 Craighead 11,010 51.31% 9,231 43.02% 708 3.30% 283 1.32% 224 1.04% 1,779 8.29% 21,456 Crawford 8,542 66.22% 3,948 30.61% 245 1.90% 131 1.02% 33 0.26% 4,594 35.61% 12,899 Crittenden 6,248 45.20% 7,022 50.80% 185 1.34% 224 1.62% 144 1.04% -774 -5.60% 13,823 Cross 2,895 44.59% 3,471 53.47% 89 1.37% 35 0.54% 2 0.03% -576 -8.88% 6,492 Dallas 1,596 35.16% 2,838 62.52% 74 1.63% 25 0.55% 6 0.13% -1,242 -27.36% 4,539 Desha 2,057 34.07% 3,748 62.08% 77 1.28% 47 0.78% 108 1.79% -1,691 -28.01% 6,037 Drew 2,272 36.74% 3,757 60.75% 117 1.89% 32 0.52% 6 0.10% -1,485 -24.01% 6,184 Faulkner 7,544 44.19% 8,528 49.95% 769 4.50% 181 1.06% 51 0.30% -984 -5.76% 17,073 Franklin 3,448 53.66% 2,716 42.27% 197 3.07% 61 0.95% 4 0.06% 732 11.39% 6,426 Fulton 2,101 49.35% 2,037 47.85% 83 1.95% 30 0.70% 6 0.14% 64 1.50% 4,257 Garland 15,739 52.96% 12,515 42.11% 1,042 3.51% 250 0.84% 171 0.58% 3,224 10.85% 29,717 Grant 2,007 38.04% 3,078 58.34% 102 1.93% 55 1.04% 34 0.64% -1,071 -20.30% 5,276 Greene 4,514 41.64% 5,996 55.31% 219 2.02% 106 0.98% 6 0.06% -1,482 -13.67% 10,841 Hempstead 3,852 44.65% 4,671 54.14% 72 0.83% 31 0.36% 2 0.02% -819 -9.49% 8,628 Hot Spring 3,561 32.92% 6,897 63.76% 244 2.26% 87 0.80% 28 0.26% -3,336 -30.84% 10,817 Howard 2,386 47.12% 2,564 50.63% 63 1.24% 28 0.55% 23 0.45% -178 -3.51% 5,064 Independence 5,076 45.63% 5,683 51.08% 276 2.48% 69 0.62% 21 0.19% -607 -5.45% 11,125 Izard 2,266 43.13% 2,750 52.34% 160 3.05% 54 1.03% 24 0.46% -484 -9.21% 5,254 Jackson 3,191 39.49% 4,651 57.55% 174 2.15% 51 0.63% 14 0.17% -1,460 -18.06% 8,081 Jefferson 10,697 35.60% 17,292 57.55% 802 2.67% 625 2.08% 630 2.10% -6,595 -21.95% 30,046 Johnson 3,619 47.39% 3,709 48.57% 187 2.45% 93 1.22% 28 0.37% -90 -1.18% 7,636 Lafayette 1,756 46.50% 1,947 51.56% 47 1.24% 21 0.56% 5 0.13% -191 -5.06% 3,776 Lawrence 3,245 46.60% 3,547 50.94% 117 1.68% 51 0.73% 3 0.04% -302 -4.34% 6,963 Lee 1,711 35.09% 3,103 63.64% 47 0.96% 12 0.25% 3 0.06% -1,392 -28.55% 4,876 Lincoln 1,243 32.29% 2,517 65.39% 56 1.45% 30 0.78% 3 0.08% -1,274 -33.10% 3,849 Little River 2,272 45.22% 2,631 52.37% 41 0.82% 43 0.86% 37 0.74% -359 -7.15% 5,024 Logan 4,511 50.61% 4,098 45.98% 166 1.86% 117 1.31% 21 0.24% 413 4.63% 8,913 Lonoke 5,619 48.50% 5,605 48.38% 246 2.12% 84 0.73% 31 0.27% 14 0.12% 11,585 Madison 3,180 54.50% 2,434 41.71% 126 2.16% 75 1.29% 20 0.34% 746 12.79% 5,835 Marion 3,059 57.11% 2,046 38.20% 160 2.99% 84 1.57% 7 0.13% 1,013 18.91% 5,356 Miller 6,770 52.40% 5,996 46.41% 105 0.81% 40 0.31% 10 0.08% 774 5.99% 12,921 Mississippi 7,170 43.67% 8,908 54.26% 234 1.43% 88 0.54% 17 0.10% -1,738 -10.59% 16,417 Monroe 2,027 41.98% 2,686 55.62% 82 1.70% 28 0.58% 6 0.12% -659 -13.64% 4,829 Montgomery 1,585 43.88% 1,878 51.99% 86 2.38% 38 1.05% 25 0.69% -293 -8.11% 3,612 Nevada 1,697 38.22% 2,631 59.26% 50 1.13% 46 1.04% 16 0.36% -934 -21.04% 4,440 Newton 2,423 60.08% 1,436 35.61% 100 2.48% 57 1.41% 17 0.42% 987 24.47% 4,033 Ouachita 4,329 35.46% 7,152 58.58% 248 2.03% 110 0.90% 369 3.02% -2,823 -23.12% 12,208 Perry 1,459 45.79% 1,606 50.41% 73 2.29% 43 1.35% 5 0.16% -147 -4.62% 3,186 Phillips 4,270 38.31% 6,642 59.59% 163 1.46% 44 0.39% 27 0.24% -2,372 -21.28% 11,146 Pike 1,916 46.77% 2,094 51.11% 58 1.42% 23 0.56% 6 0.15% -178 -4.34% 4,097 Poinsett 4,040 44.01% 4,894 53.31% 153 1.67% 83 0.90% 10 0.11% -854 -9.30% 9,180 Polk 3,993 58.51% 2,617 38.35% 139 2.04% 69 1.01% 6 0.09% 1,376 20.16% 6,824 Pope 7,217 50.72% 6,364 44.72% 471 3.31% 153 1.08% 25 0.18% 853 6.00% 14,230 Prairie 1,855 47.63% 1,928 49.50% 64 1.64% 35 0.90% 13 0.33% -73 -1.87% 3,895 Pulaski 52,125 46.15% 54,839 48.56% 4,657 4.12% 1,003 0.89% 313 0.28% -2,714 -2.41% 112,937 Randolph 2,579 43.50% 3,070 51.78% 125 2.11% 144 2.43% 11 0.19% -491 -8.28% 5,929 St. Francis 4,485 42.77% 5,816 55.46% 132 1.26% 51 0.49% 3 0.03% -1,331 -12.69% 10,487 Saline 8,330 42.60% 10,368 53.02% 643 3.29% 191 0.98% 23 0.12% -2,038 -10.42% 19,555 Scott 2,228 48.16% 2,236 48.34% 92 1.99% 60 1.30% 10 0.22% -8 -0.18% 4,626 Searcy 2,459 58.79% 1,536 36.72% 101 2.41% 70 1.67% 17 0.41% 923 22.07% 4,183 Sebastian 23,403 63.46% 10,141 27.50% 1,023 2.77% 902 2.45% 1,410 3.82% 13,262 35.96% 36,879 Sevier 2,502 45.52% 2,854 51.92% 97 1.76% 39 0.71% 5 0.09% -352 -6.40% 5,497 Sharp 3,420 53.30% 2,774 43.24% 160 2.49% 56 0.87% 6 0.09% 646 10.06% 6,416 Stone 1,793 45.11% 1,968 49.51% 133 3.35% 66 1.66% 15 0.38% -175 -4.40% 3,975 Union 9,401 55.10% 6,852 40.16% 313 1.83% 337 1.98% 160 0.94% 2,549 14.94% 17,063 Van Buren 3,090 49.11% 2,968 47.17% 153 2.43% 67 1.06% 14 0.22% 122 1.94% 6,292 Washington 20,788 58.69% 12,276 34.66% 1,737 4.90% 485 1.37% 135 0.38% 8,512 24.03% 35,421 White 8,079 46.66% 8,750 50.54% 309 1.78% 125 0.72% 50 0.29% -671 -3.88% 17,313 Woodruff 1,204 32.06% 2,452 65.28% 74 1.97% 21 0.56% 5 0.13% -1,248 -33.22% 3,756 Yell 3,187 44.65% 3,702 51.87% 181 2.54% 61 0.85% 6 0.08% -515 -7.22% 7,137Totals403,16448.13%398,04147.52%22,4682.68%8,9701.07%4,9390.59%5,1230.61%837,582 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Boone Carroll Cleburne Columbia Craighead Crawford Franklin Garland Fulton Logan Lonoke Madison Marion Miller Newton Polk Pope Searcy Sharp Union Van Buren Washington Results by congressional district District Reagan Carter RepresentativeArkansas 1 1st 45.0% 53.0%Bill AlexanderArkansas 2 2nd 46.3% 50.1%Ed BethuneArkansas 3 3rd 58.8% 37.9%John Paul HammerschmidtArkansas 4 4th 42.1% 56.2%Beryl Anthony Jr. See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas 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 Notes Arkansas 1980 Category:1980 Arkansas elections