The American Presidency Project

1980

Party   Nominees Electoral Vote Popular Vote
  Presidential Vice Presidential
   Republican election party winner Ronald Reagan George Bush 489 90.9% 43,904,153 50.7%
   Democratic   Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 49 9.1% 35,483,883 41.0%
   Independent   John Anderson Patrick Lucey 0 0% 5,720,060  6.6%

Reagan / Bush

Carter / Mondale

Ronald Reagan
RONALD REAGAN
Republican

Jimmy Carter
JIMMY CARTER
Democrat

John Anderson
JOHN ANDERSON
Independent
STATE T. VOTES Votes % EV Votes % EV Votes % EV
 
Alabama 1,341,929 654,192 48.8 9 636,730 47.4   16,481 1.2  
Alaska 158,445 86,112 54.3 3 41,842 26.4   11,155 7.0  
Arizona 873,945 529,688 60.6 6 246,843 28.2   76,952 8.8  
Arkansas 837,582 403,164 48.1 6 398,041 47.5   22,468 2.7  
California 8,587,063 4,524,858 52.7 45 3,083,661 35.9   739,833 8.6  
Colorado 1,184,415 652,264 55.1 7 367,973 31.1   130,633 11.0  
Connecticut 1,406,285 677,210 48.2 8 541,732 38.5   171,807 12.2  
Delaware 235,900 111,252 47.2 3 105,754 44.8   16,288 6.9  
Dist. of Col. 175,237 23,545 13.4   131,113 74.8 3 16,337 9.3  
Florida 3,686,930 2,046,951 55.5 17 1,419,475 38.5   189,692 5.1  
Georgia 1,596,695 654,168 41.0   890,733 55.8 12 36,055 2.3  
Hawaii 303,287 130,112 42.9   135,879 44.8 4 32,021 10.6  
Idaho 437,431 290,699 66.5 4 110,192 25.2   27,058 6.2  
Illinois 4,749,721 2,358,049 49.6 26 1,981,413 41.7   346,754 7.3  
Indiana 2,242,033 1,255,656 56.0 13 844,197 37.7   111,639 5.0  
Iowa 1,317,661 676,026 51.3 8 508,672 38.6   115,633 8.8  
Kansas 979,795 566,812 57.9 7 326,150 33.3   68,231 7.0  
Kentucky 1,294,627 635,274 49.1 9 616,417 47.6   31,127 2.4  
Louisiana 1,548,591 792,853 51.2 10 708,453 45.7   26,345 1.7  
Maine 523,011 238,522 45.6 4 220,974 42.3   53,327 10.2  
Maryland 1,540,496 680,606 44.2   726,161 47.1 10 119,537 7.8  
Massachusetts 2,522,890 1,057,631 41.9 14 1,053,802 41.7   382,539 15.2  
Michigan 3,909,725 1,915,225 49.0 21 1,661,532 42.5   275,223 7.0  
Minnesota 2,051,980 873,268 42.6   954,174 46.5 10 174,990 8.5  
Mississippi 892,620 441,089 49.4 7 429,281 48.1   12,036 1.3  
Missouri 2,099,824 1,074,181 51.2 12 931,182 44.3   77,920 3.7  
Montana 363,952 206,814 56.8 4 118,032 32.4   29,281 8.0  
Nebraska 640,854 419,937 65.5 5 166,851 26.0   44,993 7.0  
Nevada 247,885 155,017 62.5 3 66,666 26.9   17,651 7.1  
New Hampshire 383,990 221,705 57.7 4 108,864 28.4   49,693 12.9  
New Jersey 2,975,684 1,546,557 52.0 17 1,147,364 38.6   234,632 7.9  
New Mexico 456,971 250,779 54.9 4 167,826 36.7   29,459 6.4  
New York 6,201,959 2,893,831 46.7 41 2,728,372 44.0   467,801 7.5  
North Carolina 1,855,833 915,018 49.3 13 875,635 47.2   52,800 2.8  
North Dakota 301,545 193,695 64.2 3 79,189 26.3   23,640 7.8  
Ohio 4,283,603 2,206,545 51.5 25 1,752,414 40.9   254,472 5.9  
Oklahoma 1,149,708 695,570 60.5 8 402,026 35.0   38,284 3.3  
Oregon 1,181,516 571,044 48.3 6 456,890 38.7   112,389 9.5  
Pennsylvania 4,561,501 2,261,872 49.6 27 1,937,540 42.5   292,921 6.4  
Rhode Island 416,072 154,793 37.2   198,342 47.7 4 59,819 14.4  
South Carolina 894,071 441,841 49.4 8 430,385 48.1   14,153 1.6  
South Dakota 327,703 198,343 60.5 4 103,855 31.7   21,431 6.5  
Tennessee 1,617,616 787,761 48.7 10 783,051 48.4   35,991 2.2  
Texas 4,541,636 2,510,705 55.3 26 1,881,147 41.4   111,613 2.5  
Utah 604,222 439,687 72.8 4 124,266 20.6   30,284 5.0  
Vermont 213,299 94,628 44.4 3 81,952 38.4   31,761 14.9  
Virginia 1,866,032 989,609 53.0 12 752,174 40.3   95,418 5.1  
Washington 1,742,394 865,244 49.7 9 650,193 37.3   185,073 10.6  
West Virginia 737,715 334,206 45.3   367,462 49.8 6 31,691 4.3  
Wisconsin 2,273,221 1,088,845 47.9 11 981,584 43.2   160,657 7.1  
Wyoming 176,713 110,700 62.6 3 49,427 28.0   12,072 6.8  
 
Totals 86,513,813 43,904,153 50.7 489 35,483,883 41.0 49 5,720,060 6.6 0