1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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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 vote635,274616,417
Percentage49.07%47.61%

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County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Kentucky was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point. [1] As of the 2020 presidential election , this marks the last time that Scott County, Shelby County, Boyle County, Woodford County, Grant County, Anderson County, Mercer County, Pendleton County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [2]

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate PartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush Republican 9635,27449.07%
Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Democratic 0616,41747.61%
John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey Anderson Coalition [lower-alpha 1] 031,1272.40%
Ed Clark David Koch Libertarian 05,5310.43%
Ellen McCormack Carroll Driscoll Respect for Life04,2330.33%
Barry Commoner Wretha Hanson Citizens 01,3040.10%
Andrew Pulley Matilde Zimmermann Socialist 03930.03%
Gus Hall Angela Davis Communist 03480.03%

Results by county

County [4] Ronald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Anderson Coalition
Ed Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 4,05163.12%2,28535.60%530.83%210.33%80.12%1,76627.52%6,418
Allen 3,18660.36%2,01038.08%541.02%230.44%50.09%1,17622.28%5,278
Anderson 2,05243.07%2,56753.88%901.89%220.46%330.69%-515-10.81%4,764
Ballard 1,19031.10%2,58367.51%230.60%100.26%200.52%-1,393-36.41%3,826
Barren 6,40553.67%5,28544.29%1641.37%610.51%180.15%1,1209.38%11,933
Bath 1,46339.56%2,17458.79%471.27%130.35%10.03%-711-19.23%3,698
Bell 5,43344.95%6,36252.63%1501.24%350.29%1080.89%-929-7.68%12,088
Boone 8,26358.40%5,37437.98%3832.71%730.52%550.39%2,88920.42%14,148
Bourbon 2,47539.00%3,64157.37%1532.41%280.44%490.77%-1,166-18.37%6,346
Boyd 10,36747.79%10,70249.33%4962.29%1050.48%250.12%-335-1.54%21,695
Boyle 3,84844.88%4,42951.66%2542.96%330.38%100.12%-581-6.78%8,574
Bracken 1,15443.65%1,42053.71%361.36%230.87%110.42%-266-10.06%2,644
Breathitt 1,53227.69%3,91670.79%681.23%90.16%70.13%-2,384-43.10%5,532
Breckinridge 3,62952.66%3,16345.90%721.04%230.33%40.06%4666.76%6,891
Bullitt 6,36450.60%5,88446.79%2021.61%400.32%860.68%4803.81%12,576
Butler 3,12970.31%1,27428.63%280.63%110.25%80.18%1,85541.68%4,450
Caldwell 2,60946.22%2,92451.80%661.17%170.30%290.51%-315-5.58%5,645
Calloway 4,49837.60%6,80956.91%3182.66%820.69%2572.15%-2,311-19.31%11,964
Campbell 16,74357.32%11,05937.86%9433.23%2280.78%2350.80%5,68419.46%29,208
Carlisle 97538.31%1,54260.59%80.31%60.24%140.55%-567-22.28%2,545
Carroll 1,07632.33%2,12763.91%822.46%320.96%110.33%-1,051-31.58%3,328
Carter 3,93450.18%3,78248.25%861.10%220.28%150.19%1521.93%7,839
Casey 4,23975.27%1,29823.05%380.67%130.23%440.78%2,94152.22%5,632
Christian 8,20952.92%7,04845.44%1901.22%470.30%180.12%1,1617.48%15,512
Clark 4,30244.42%5,07152.36%2422.50%450.46%250.26%-769-7.94%9,685
Clay 4,59467.78%2,12131.29%370.55%120.18%140.21%2,47336.49%6,778
Clinton 3,53977.10%1,00021.79%340.74%140.31%30.07%2,53955.31%4,590
Crittenden 2,21958.84%1,50839.99%280.74%140.37%20.05%71118.85%3,771
Cumberland 2,21671.92%82126.65%270.88%60.19%110.36%1,39545.27%3,081
Daviess 14,64347.67%14,90248.51%7522.45%1720.56%2480.81%-259-0.84%30,717
Edmonson 2,91368.82%1,25229.58%280.66%60.14%340.80%1,66139.24%4,233
Elliott 55124.59%1,66874.43%150.67%30.13%40.18%-1,117-49.84%2,241
Estill 2,81857.97%1,96540.42%450.93%200.41%130.27%85317.55%4,861
Fayette 35,34949.22%30,51142.48%4,9336.87%4620.64%5620.78%4,8386.74%71,817
Fleming 2,18950.73%2,05147.53%541.25%180.42%30.07%1383.20%4,315
Floyd 4,17927.16%10,97571.34%1711.11%320.21%280.18%-6,796-44.18%15,385
Franklin 6,45534.84%11,19360.40%6103.29%1100.59%1620.87%-4,738-25.56%18,530
Fulton 1,46241.22%2,01656.84%310.87%140.39%240.68%-554-15.62%3,547
Gallatin 68440.14%98857.98%201.17%100.59%20.12%-304-17.84%1,704
Garrard 2,58557.70%1,77439.60%621.38%150.33%440.98%81118.10%4,480
Grant 1,77942.53%2,27254.32%761.82%210.50%350.84%-493-11.79%4,183
Graves 6,55647.45%6,99950.66%1350.98%400.29%860.62%-443-3.21%13,816
Grayson 5,08462.95%2,78834.52%780.97%250.31%1011.25%2,29628.43%8,076
Green 2,77560.50%1,75838.33%390.85%80.17%70.15%1,01722.17%4,587
Greenup 6,85748.04%7,12649.92%2201.54%500.35%220.15%-269-1.88%14,275
Hancock 1,36745.51%1,53050.93%521.73%160.53%391.30%-163-5.42%3,004
Hardin 9,77952.19%8,33944.50%4522.41%520.28%1160.62%1,4407.69%18,738
Harlan 5,46037.77%8,79860.86%1310.91%450.31%230.16%-3,338-23.09%14,457
Harrison 2,18438.69%3,31958.80%1071.90%290.51%60.11%-1,135-20.11%5,645
Hart 3,12950.44%3,00548.44%420.68%150.24%130.21%1242.00%6,204
Henderson 5,07437.15%8,08259.17%3542.59%1110.81%380.28%-3,008-22.02%13,659
Henry 1,72335.82%2,99962.35%691.43%130.27%60.12%-1,276-26.53%4,810
Hickman 1,14342.84%1,45654.57%281.05%100.37%311.16%-313-11.73%2,668
Hopkins 6,23840.63%8,81057.38%2131.39%490.32%450.29%-2,572-16.75%15,355
Jackson 3,37981.95%70217.03%290.70%80.19%50.12%2,67764.92%4,123
Jefferson 127,25447.97%125,84447.44%9,6863.65%1,0780.41%1,4240.54%1,4100.53%265,286
Jessamine 4,80956.38%3,31038.80%2783.26%400.47%931.09%1,49917.58%8,530
Johnson 5,03960.50%3,14237.72%961.15%340.41%180.22%1,89722.78%8,329
Kenton 25,96556.16%17,90738.73%1,5833.42%3760.81%4010.87%8,05817.43%46,232
Knott 1,60222.68%5,40576.50%250.35%180.25%150.21%-3,803-53.82%7,065
Knox 5,53959.95%3,54338.34%1131.22%250.27%200.22%1,99621.61%9,240
Larue 2,00047.07%2,18351.38%431.01%200.47%30.07%-183-4.31%4,249
Laurel 8,86868.23%3,96930.54%1140.88%330.25%130.10%4,89937.69%12,997
Lawrence 2,56451.49%2,36247.43%320.64%190.38%30.06%2024.06%4,980
Lee 1,65060.53%1,01737.31%411.50%130.48%50.18%63323.22%2,726
Leslie 3,53671.86%1,32726.97%400.81%70.14%110.22%2,20944.89%4,921
Letcher 3,42643.82%4,28054.75%781.00%230.29%110.14%-854-10.93%7,818
Lewis 2,80263.78%1,54335.12%340.77%100.23%40.09%1,25928.66%4,393
Lincoln 3,03449.70%2,99148.99%580.95%140.23%80.13%430.71%6,105
Livingston 1,67041.67%2,28757.06%300.75%160.40%50.12%-617-15.39%4,008
Logan 3,36643.26%4,26454.80%851.09%180.23%480.62%-898-11.54%7,781
Lyon 96838.31%1,49659.20%261.03%110.44%261.03%-528-20.89%2,527
Madison 8,43747.74%8,20846.45%7394.18%1340.76%1530.87%2291.29%17,671
Magoffin 2,26542.76%2,98656.37%250.47%100.19%110.21%-721-13.61%5,297
Marion 2,12636.55%3,57761.50%871.50%120.21%140.24%-1,451-24.95%5,816
Marshall 4,40340.85%6,23157.81%960.89%430.40%60.06%-1,828-16.96%10,779
Martin 2,79363.05%1,56735.37%511.15%60.14%130.29%1,22627.68%4,430
McCracken 10,28142.27%13,36554.94%3691.52%730.30%2370.97%-3,084-12.67%24,325
McCreary 3,78671.27%1,37725.92%400.75%260.49%831.56%2,40945.35%5,312
McLean 1,49740.35%2,14757.87%441.19%140.38%80.22%-650-17.52%3,710
Mason 2,92646.54%3,18150.60%1272.02%330.52%200.32%-255-4.06%6,287
Meade 2,74045.22%3,20552.90%901.49%160.26%80.13%-465-7.68%6,059
Menifee 54735.45%96662.61%110.71%20.13%171.10%-419-27.16%1,543
Mercer 3,27546.99%3,52850.62%921.32%190.27%560.80%-253-3.63%6,970
Metcalfe 2,01354.30%1,62843.92%391.05%170.46%100.27%38510.38%3,707
Monroe 4,59279.00%1,15619.89%470.81%160.28%20.03%3,43659.11%5,813
Montgomery 2,86944.70%3,39152.84%1171.82%250.39%160.25%-522-8.14%6,418
Morgan 1,45034.53%2,69864.25%310.74%110.26%90.21%-1,248-29.72%4,199
Muhlenberg 4,89341.80%6,61656.52%1481.26%260.22%230.20%-1,723-14.72%11,706
Nelson 3,34936.75%5,51460.50%1621.78%330.36%560.61%-2,165-23.75%9,114
Nicholas 91538.92%1,34957.38%562.38%40.17%271.15%-434-18.46%2,351
Ohio 5,27259.10%3,48639.08%1031.15%480.54%120.13%1,78620.02%8,921
Oldham 5,58658.74%3,48736.67%3513.69%610.64%250.26%2,09922.07%9,510
Owen 94428.23%2,32369.47%431.29%150.45%190.57%-1,379-41.24%3,344
Owsley 1,25073.57%43725.72%70.41%20.12%30.18%81347.85%1,699
Pendleton 1,75745.45%1,99251.53%691.78%250.65%230.59%-235-6.08%3,866
Perry 4,22640.76%6,03158.17%720.69%180.17%200.19%-1,805-17.41%10,367
Pike 10,55041.02%14,87857.85%2040.79%540.21%340.13%-4,328-16.83%25,720
Powell 1,71645.55%2,00653.25%330.88%70.19%50.13%-290-7.70%3,767
Pulaski 12,97065.11%6,57032.98%2571.29%880.44%340.17%6,40032.13%19,919
Robertson 41641.64%56256.26%141.40%60.60%10.10%-146-14.62%999
Rockcastle 3,54371.62%1,34527.19%370.75%170.34%50.10%2,19844.43%4,947
Rowan 2,75846.07%2,97549.69%1913.19%340.57%290.48%-217-3.62%5,987
Russell 3,80468.66%1,69330.56%290.52%80.14%60.11%2,11138.10%5,540
Scott 2,86843.02%3,53152.96%1972.95%280.42%430.64%-663-9.94%6,667
Shelby 3,42342.22%4,42954.63%1782.20%450.56%330.41%-1,006-12.41%8,108
Simpson 2,02041.92%2,71356.30%591.22%210.44%60.12%-693-14.38%4,819
Spencer 93542.50%1,21655.27%271.23%70.32%150.68%-281-12.77%2,200
Taylor 4,24354.62%3,40043.77%841.08%230.30%180.23%84310.85%7,768
Todd 1,94548.86%1,95649.13%441.11%110.28%250.63%-11-0.27%3,981
Trigg 1,91341.54%2,61956.87%561.22%130.28%40.09%-706-15.33%4,605
Trimble 82434.45%1,47861.79%492.05%291.21%120.50%-654-27.34%2,392
Union 1,84733.97%3,47963.99%681.25%330.61%100.18%-1,632-30.02%5,437
Warren 12,18453.90%9,64342.66%6022.66%1200.53%550.24%2,54111.24%22,604
Washington 2,00847.26%2,14750.53%431.01%130.31%380.89%-139-3.27%4,249
Wayne 3,97259.14%2,67339.80%500.74%130.19%80.12%1,29919.34%6,716
Webster 1,93935.03%3,50663.34%520.94%260.47%120.22%-1,567-28.31%5,535
Whitley 7,00763.26%3,88935.11%1251.13%410.37%150.14%3,11828.15%11,077
Wolfe 95133.90%1,81464.67%190.68%30.11%180.64%-863-30.77%2,805
Woodford 3,10547.66%3,12247.92%2133.27%250.38%500.77%-17-0.26%6,515
Totals635,27449.07%616,41747.61%31,1272.40%5,5310.43%6,2780.49%18,8571.46%1,294,627

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Notes

  1. Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”. [3]