1980 United States presidential election in Montana
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 24.39%. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Big Horn County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [1]
Results
edit| 1980 United States presidential election in Montana[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 206,814 | 56.82% | 4 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 118,032 | 32.43% | 0 | |
| Independent | John B. Anderson | 29,281 | 8.05% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Clark | 9,825 | 2.70% | 0 | |
| Totals | 363,952 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Results by county
edit| County | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Jimmy Carter Democratic |
John B. Anderson Independent |
Ed Clark Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaverhead | 2,955 | 72.02% | 842 | 20.52% | 205 | 5.00% | 101 | 2.46% | 2,113 | 51.50% | 4,103 |
| Big Horn | 1,730 | 46.32% | 1,644 | 44.02% | 308 | 8.25% | 53 | 1.42% | 86 | 2.30% | 3,735 |
| Blaine | 1,686 | 56.29% | 1,107 | 36.96% | 163 | 5.44% | 39 | 1.30% | 579 | 19.33% | 2,995 |
| Broadwater | 1,052 | 67.26% | 401 | 25.64% | 69 | 4.41% | 42 | 2.69% | 651 | 41.62% | 1,564 |
| Carbon | 2,471 | 56.64% | 1,468 | 33.65% | 331 | 7.59% | 93 | 2.13% | 1,003 | 22.99% | 4,363 |
| Carter | 766 | 72.40% | 237 | 22.40% | 37 | 3.50% | 18 | 1.70% | 529 | 50.00% | 1,058 |
| Cascade | 17,664 | 54.80% | 11,105 | 34.45% | 2,655 | 8.24% | 810 | 2.51% | 6,559 | 20.35% | 32,234 |
| Chouteau | 2,448 | 68.32% | 853 | 23.81% | 216 | 6.03% | 66 | 1.84% | 1,595 | 44.51% | 3,583 |
| Custer | 3,533 | 60.75% | 1,822 | 31.33% | 369 | 6.34% | 92 | 1.58% | 1,711 | 29.42% | 5,816 |
| Daniels | 1,086 | 65.19% | 483 | 28.99% | 77 | 4.62% | 20 | 1.20% | 603 | 36.20% | 1,666 |
| Dawson | 3,045 | 59.50% | 1,543 | 30.15% | 424 | 8.28% | 106 | 2.07% | 1,502 | 29.35% | 5,118 |
| Deer Lodge | 1,905 | 33.79% | 3,077 | 54.58% | 474 | 8.41% | 182 | 3.23% | -1,172 | -20.79% | 5,638 |
| Fallon | 1,286 | 66.98% | 512 | 26.67% | 94 | 4.90% | 28 | 1.46% | 774 | 40.31% | 1,920 |
| Fergus | 4,455 | 65.02% | 1,840 | 26.85% | 388 | 5.66% | 169 | 2.47% | 2,615 | 38.17% | 6,852 |
| Flathead | 15,102 | 63.54% | 6,349 | 26.71% | 1,621 | 6.82% | 695 | 2.92% | 8,753 | 36.83% | 23,767 |
| Gallatin | 12,738 | 58.63% | 5,747 | 26.45% | 2,432 | 11.19% | 809 | 3.72% | 6,991 | 32.18% | 21,726 |
| Garfield | 760 | 78.03% | 169 | 17.35% | 29 | 2.98% | 16 | 1.64% | 591 | 60.68% | 974 |
| Glacier | 2,283 | 55.78% | 1,394 | 34.06% | 297 | 7.26% | 119 | 2.91% | 889 | 21.72% | 4,093 |
| Golden Valley | 362 | 65.11% | 155 | 27.88% | 28 | 5.04% | 11 | 1.98% | 207 | 37.23% | 556 |
| Granite | 811 | 59.15% | 439 | 32.02% | 76 | 5.54% | 45 | 3.28% | 372 | 27.13% | 1,371 |
| Hill | 4,448 | 54.99% | 2,875 | 35.54% | 604 | 7.47% | 162 | 2.00% | 1,573 | 19.45% | 8,089 |
| Jefferson | 1,841 | 57.12% | 1,055 | 32.73% | 216 | 6.70% | 111 | 3.44% | 786 | 24.39% | 3,223 |
| Judith Basin | 1,030 | 63.31% | 480 | 29.50% | 93 | 5.72% | 24 | 1.48% | 550 | 33.81% | 1,627 |
| Lake | 5,083 | 59.58% | 2,615 | 30.65% | 573 | 6.72% | 261 | 3.06% | 2,468 | 28.93% | 8,532 |
| Lewis and Clark | 12,128 | 57.18% | 6,815 | 32.13% | 1,793 | 8.45% | 476 | 2.24% | 5,313 | 25.05% | 21,212 |
| Liberty | 872 | 69.43% | 283 | 22.53% | 71 | 5.65% | 30 | 2.39% | 589 | 46.90% | 1,256 |
| Lincoln | 4,202 | 57.19% | 2,422 | 32.96% | 485 | 6.60% | 239 | 3.25% | 1,780 | 24.23% | 7,348 |
| McCone | 1,000 | 67.98% | 349 | 23.73% | 86 | 5.85% | 36 | 2.45% | 651 | 44.25% | 1,471 |
| Madison | 2,220 | 70.59% | 676 | 21.49% | 174 | 5.53% | 75 | 2.38% | 1,544 | 49.10% | 3,145 |
| Meagher | 689 | 69.60% | 247 | 24.95% | 41 | 4.14% | 13 | 1.31% | 442 | 44.65% | 990 |
| Mineral | 800 | 48.28% | 660 | 39.83% | 138 | 8.33% | 59 | 3.56% | 140 | 8.45% | 1,657 |
| Missoula | 16,161 | 46.72% | 13,115 | 37.91% | 3,847 | 11.12% | 1,471 | 4.25% | 3,046 | 8.81% | 34,594 |
| Musselshell | 1,279 | 58.03% | 784 | 35.57% | 106 | 4.81% | 35 | 1.59% | 495 | 22.46% | 2,204 |
| Park | 3,929 | 63.42% | 1,663 | 26.84% | 459 | 7.41% | 144 | 2.32% | 2,266 | 36.58% | 6,195 |
| Petroleum | 225 | 65.98% | 90 | 26.39% | 15 | 4.40% | 11 | 3.23% | 135 | 39.59% | 341 |
| Phillips | 1,723 | 64.95% | 745 | 28.08% | 146 | 5.50% | 39 | 1.47% | 978 | 36.87% | 2,653 |
| Pondera | 2,270 | 66.14% | 897 | 26.14% | 207 | 6.03% | 58 | 1.69% | 1,373 | 40.00% | 3,432 |
| Powder River | 985 | 68.26% | 336 | 23.28% | 94 | 6.51% | 28 | 1.94% | 649 | 44.98% | 1,443 |
| Powell | 1,770 | 59.14% | 883 | 29.50% | 198 | 6.62% | 142 | 4.74% | 887 | 29.64% | 2,993 |
| Prairie | 580 | 62.57% | 283 | 30.53% | 57 | 6.15% | 7 | 0.76% | 297 | 32.04% | 927 |
| Ravalli | 7,268 | 63.73% | 3,063 | 26.86% | 743 | 6.52% | 330 | 2.89% | 4,205 | 36.87% | 11,404 |
| Richland | 3,348 | 66.45% | 1,252 | 24.85% | 343 | 6.81% | 95 | 1.89% | 2,096 | 41.60% | 5,038 |
| Roosevelt | 2,298 | 55.24% | 1,504 | 36.15% | 304 | 7.31% | 54 | 1.30% | 794 | 19.09% | 4,160 |
| Rosebud | 1,875 | 54.46% | 1,167 | 33.89% | 265 | 7.70% | 136 | 3.95% | 708 | 20.57% | 3,443 |
| Sanders | 2,194 | 54.86% | 1,395 | 34.88% | 291 | 7.28% | 119 | 2.98% | 799 | 19.98% | 3,999 |
| Sheridan | 1,658 | 56.94% | 955 | 32.80% | 247 | 8.48% | 52 | 1.79% | 703 | 24.14% | 2,912 |
| Silver Bow | 7,301 | 37.68% | 9,721 | 50.17% | 1,752 | 9.04% | 603 | 3.11% | -2,420 | -12.49% | 19,377 |
| Stillwater | 1,828 | 61.26% | 919 | 30.80% | 181 | 6.07% | 56 | 1.88% | 909 | 30.46% | 2,984 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,169 | 67.22% | 440 | 25.30% | 98 | 5.64% | 32 | 1.84% | 729 | 41.92% | 1,739 |
| Teton | 2,415 | 67.76% | 902 | 25.31% | 186 | 5.22% | 61 | 1.71% | 1,513 | 42.45% | 3,564 |
| Toole | 2,000 | 70.18% | 634 | 22.25% | 154 | 5.40% | 62 | 2.18% | 1,366 | 47.93% | 2,850 |
| Treasure | 321 | 57.94% | 181 | 32.67% | 34 | 6.14% | 18 | 3.25% | 140 | 25.27% | 554 |
| Valley | 3,242 | 62.47% | 1,567 | 30.19% | 264 | 5.09% | 117 | 2.25% | 1,675 | 32.28% | 5,190 |
| Wheatland | 742 | 60.33% | 381 | 30.98% | 88 | 7.15% | 19 | 1.54% | 361 | 29.35% | 1,230 |
| Wibaux | 450 | 61.56% | 219 | 29.96% | 45 | 6.16% | 17 | 2.33% | 231 | 31.60% | 731 |
| Yellowstone | 27,332 | 56.57% | 15,272 | 31.61% | 4,590 | 9.50% | 1,119 | 2.32% | 12,060 | 24.96% | 48,313 |
| Totals | 206,814 | 56.82% | 118,032 | 32.43% | 29,281 | 8.05% | 9,825 | 2.70% | 88,782 | 24.39% | 363,952 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ David Leip. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 18, 2008.