1980 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1980 United States presidential election in Alabama
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  1976 November 4, 1980 1984  
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Georgia
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale
Electoral vote90
Popular vote654,192636,730
Percentage48.75%47.45%

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1980 US Presidential election in Alabama by congressional district.svg

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1980. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan narrowly won the state and its 9 electoral votes, winning 48.8% to incumbent President Jimmy Carter's 47.5%. John B. Anderson came in third place, winning 1.23%, although Alabama was Anderson's weakest state in the entire country. Two other candidates, Conservative Party nominee John Rarick and Libertarian Party candidate Ed Clark, each received close to one percent of the vote.

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As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Limestone County, Morgan County, Marshall County, Talladega County, Cullman County, Tallapoosa County, Bibb County, Randolph County, Henry County, Lamar County, and Clay County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This is also the most recent election where Alabama was more Democratic than the nation at-large and where Alabama voted left of several modern-day blue and purple states like California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. [1]

59% of white voters supported Reagan while 36% supported Carter. [2] [3]

Results

General election results [4]
PartyNomineePopular votePercentageElectoral vote
Republican Ronald Reagan 654,19248.75%9
Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent)636,73047.45%0
Independent John B. Anderson 16,4811.23%0
AL Conservative John Rarick 15,0101.12%0
Libertarian Ed Clark 13,3180.99%0
AL Statesman Benjamin Bubar 1,7430.13%0
Communist Gus Hall 1,6290.12%0
Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 1,3030.10%0
Socialist David McReynolds 1,0060.07%0
Citizens Barry Commoner 5170.04%0

Result by county

CountyRonald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
John Rarick [5]
Alabama Conservative
Ed Clark [5]
Libertarian
Various candidates [5]
Other parties
MarginTotal
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Autauga 6,29256.87%4,29538.82%1251.13%2161.95%1191.08%160.14%1,99718.05%11,063
Baldwin 18,65265.78%8,44829.80%4141.46%2720.96%4651.64%1020.36%10,20435.98%28,353
Barbour 4,17146.34%4,45849.53%650.72%2022.24%800.89%250.28%-287-3.19%9,001
Bibb 2,49144.30%3,09755.08%220.39%50.09%80.14%00.00%-606-10.78%5,623
Blount 6,81953.59%5,65644.45%750.59%370.29%920.72%450.35%1,1639.14%12,724
Bullock 1,44625.65%3,96070.25%290.51%1582.80%330.59%110.20%-2,514-44.60%5,637
Butler 3,81045.53%4,15649.67%590.71%2052.45%1071.28%310.37%-346-4.14%8,368
Calhoun 17,47549.17%17,01747.88%4331.22%900.25%2860.80%2400.68%4581.29%35,541
Chambers 4,86440.88%6,64955.88%1221.03%1451.22%960.81%230.19%-1,785-15.00%11,899
Cherokee 2,48238.55%3,76458.47%630.98%510.79%701.09%80.12%-1,282-19.92%6,438
Chilton 6,61557.64%4,70641.00%600.52%170.15%460.40%330.29%1,90916.64%11,477
Choctaw 2,85943.45%3,68055.93%220.33%50.08%140.21%00.00%-821-12.48%6,580
Clarke 5,05947.44%5,24949.23%550.52%1971.85%840.79%190.18%-190-1.79%10,663
Clay 2,76448.09%2,85849.73%340.59%340.59%410.71%160.28%-94-1.64%5,747
Cleburne 2,38952.78%2,05045.29%340.75%210.46%270.60%50.11%3397.49%4,526
Coffee 6,76050.45%6,14045.82%1891.41%1531.14%1371.02%200.15%6204.63%13,399
Colbert 6,61933.07%12,55062.71%2091.04%3151.57%2261.13%940.47%-5,931-29.64%20,013
Conecuh 2,94847.69%3,10250.19%290.47%480.78%360.58%180.29%-154-2.50%6,181
Coosa 1,71440.72%2,38356.62%190.45%551.31%250.59%130.31%-669-15.90%4,209
Covington 7,01451.54%6,30546.33%1100.81%550.40%700.51%540.40%7095.21%13,608
Crenshaw 2,47847.15%2,70451.45%390.74%110.21%140.27%100.19%-226-4.30%5,256
Cullman 10,21245.92%11,52551.82%2281.03%810.36%1240.56%700.31%-1,313-5.90%22,240
Dale 7,24757.64%4,93639.26%1341.07%1120.89%1301.03%140.11%2,31118.38%12,573
Dallas 7,64742.14%9,77053.84%1310.72%4122.27%1640.90%230.13%-2,123-11.70%18,147
DeKalb 9,67351.75%8,82047.19%1070.57%80.04%510.27%310.17%8534.56%18,690
Elmore 8,68857.20%5,94739.15%1711.13%2191.44%1400.92%250.16%2,74118.05%15,190
Escambia 6,51354.04%5,14842.71%870.72%910.75%1361.13%780.65%1,36511.33%12,053
Etowah 16,17742.79%20,79054.99%3580.95%1470.39%2340.62%1000.26%-4,613-12.20%37,806
Fayette 3,31548.83%3,38949.92%470.69%40.06%230.34%110.16%-74-1.09%6,789
Franklin 4,44841.33%6,13657.01%510.47%300.28%660.61%320.30%-1,688-15.68%10,763
Geneva 4,74749.30%4,70348.85%670.70%450.47%450.47%210.22%440.45%9,628
Greene 1,03422.79%3,47476.55%160.35%60.13%70.15%10.02%-2,440-53.76%4,538
Hale 2,07434.69%3,58359.93%560.94%2243.75%350.59%70.12%-1,509-25.24%5,979
Henry 2,81347.85%2,97350.57%180.31%290.49%260.44%200.34%-160-2.72%5,879
Houston 14,88464.05%7,84833.77%1840.79%1040.45%1320.57%860.37%7,03630.28%23,238
Jackson 4,89734.48%8,77661.79%1561.10%1851.30%1761.24%130.09%-3,879-27.31%14,203
Jefferson 132,61251.10%113,06943.57%3,5091.35%4,0541.56%3,2431.25%3,0251.17%19,5437.53%259,512
Lamar 2,77844.91%3,36654.41%160.26%50.08%150.24%60.10%-588-9.50%6,186
Lauderdale 10,46738.42%15,37956.45%4311.58%3631.33%4961.82%1070.39%-4,912-18.03%27,243
Lawrence 2,45628.09%6,11269.92%640.73%300.34%540.62%260.30%-3,656-41.83%8,742
Lee 10,98249.98%9,60643.72%6432.93%2901.32%4211.92%300.14%1,3766.26%21,972
Limestone 4,57434.18%8,18061.12%1831.37%2581.93%1721.29%170.13%-3,606-26.94%13,384
Lowndes 1,52428.60%3,57767.12%150.28%1723.23%270.51%140.26%-2,053-38.52%5,329
Macon 1,25914.35%7,02880.10%360.41%3664.17%380.43%470.54%-5,769-65.75%8,774
Madison 30,60447.03%30,46946.82%2,2463.45%7131.10%9001.38%1400.22%1350.21%65,072
Marengo 4,04841.90%5,17853.60%350.36%2552.64%1131.17%310.32%-1,130-11.70%9,660
Marion 5,18248.26%5,45050.75%610.57%30.03%280.26%140.13%-268-2.49%10,738
Marshall 8,15940.93%10,85454.45%2831.42%2541.27%3621.82%210.11%-2,695-13.52%19,933
Mobile 67,51557.71%46,18039.47%1,3331.14%5630.48%8990.77%5020.43%21,33518.24%116,992
Monroe 4,61550.87%4,26246.98%430.47%510.56%710.78%300.33%3533.89%9,072
Montgomery 35,74553.75%28,01842.13%9851.48%1,1491.73%5030.76%1040.16%7,72711.62%66,504
Morgan 13,21445.14%14,70350.23%4571.56%2971.01%4441.52%1560.53%-1,489-5.09%29,271
Perry 2,26234.68%4,20864.52%280.43%70.11%130.20%40.06%-1,946-29.84%6,522
Pickens 3,58243.78%4,50455.05%610.75%90.11%220.27%40.05%-922-11.27%8,182
Pike 5,22052.25%4,41744.21%830.83%1581.58%740.74%390.39%8038.04%9,991
Randolph 3,27946.22%3,37847.62%580.82%1692.38%1682.37%420.59%-99-1.40%7,094
Russell 4,48533.22%8,12360.17%1371.01%5223.87%2131.58%200.15%-3,638-26.95%13,500
Shelby 14,95764.28%7,39631.79%4071.75%1830.79%2901.25%340.15%7,56132.49%23,267
St. Clair 7,76856.89%5,23638.35%1210.89%1901.39%3222.36%170.12%2,53218.54%13,654
Sumter 2,10429.23%5,01569.66%450.63%80.11%160.22%110.15%-2,911-40.43%7,199
Talladega 9,90247.97%10,15949.22%1400.68%990.48%1530.74%1880.91%-257-1.25%20,641
Tallapoosa 5,95843.80%7,26053.37%960.71%1611.18%880.65%400.29%-1,302-9.57%13,603
Tuscaloosa 19,75048.50%19,10346.91%7891.94%5821.44%3970.98%990.24%6471.59%40,720
Walker 8,79538.53%13,61659.65%820.36%960.42%1520.67%870.38%-4,821-21.12%22,828
Washington 3,04545.96%3,52053.13%240.36%20.03%310.47%30.05%-475-7.17%6,625
Wilcox 2,28031.40%4,95168.19%130.18%70.10%80.11%20.03%-2,671-36.79%7,261
Winston 4,98159.04%3,36839.92%390.46%50.06%200.24%230.27%1,61319.12%8,436
Totals654,19248.75%636,73047.45%16,4811.23%15,0101.12%13,3180.99%6,1980.46%17,4621.30%1,341,929

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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