1980 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1980 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1976 November 4, 1980 1984  

All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout61.1% Increase2.svg [1]
  Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg Carter cropped.jpg John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Anderson Coalition [lower-alpha 1]
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote2100
Popular vote1,915,2251,661,532275,223
Percentage48.99%42.50%7.04%

Michigan Presidential Election Results 1980.svg
County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Michigan was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 6.5%. [3] This result nonetheless made Michigan 3.2% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. This is despite the fact that it voted to the right of the nation by over seven points in 1976, when favorite son candidate Gerald Ford won Michigan.

Along with Maine, New York, Mississippi and Vermont, Michigan was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Washtenaw and Marquette.

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Reagan 1,915,225 48.99%
Democratic Jimmy Carter (inc.)1,661,53242.50%
Anderson Coalition John B. Anderson 275,2237.04%
Libertarian Ed Clark 41,5971.06%
Citizens Barry Commoner 11,9300.31%
Communist Gus Hall 3,2620.08%
Write-ins8910.02%
Total votes3,909,660 100%

Results by county

CountyRonald Wilson Reagan [4]
Republican
James Earl Carter [4]
Democratic
John Bayard Anderson [5]
Anderson Coalition
Edward E. Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Alcona 2,90557.29%1,85736.62%2474.87%531.05%90.18%1,04820.67%5,071
Alger 2,05944.10%2,24248.02%2635.63%831.78%220.47%-183-3.92%4,669
Allegan 20,56062.04%9,87729.81%1,9845.99%6101.84%1070.32%10,68332.24%33,138
Alpena 6,90149.79%5,83442.09%9136.59%1841.33%280.20%1,0677.70%13,860
Antrim 4,70656.04%2,90934.64%6027.17%1471.75%340.40%1,79721.40%8,398
Arenac 3,43653.32%2,54739.53%3335.17%1151.78%130.20%88913.80%6,444
Baraga 2,04651.86%1,60940.79%2015.10%651.65%240.61%43711.08%3,945
Barry 12,00657.89%6,85733.06%1,3996.75%3921.89%850.41%5,14924.83%20,739
Bay 25,33146.26%24,51744.77%3,8867.10%8581.57%1680.31%8141.49%54,760
Benzie 3,05455.12%1,84233.24%4558.21%1472.65%430.78%1,21221.87%5,541
Berrien 41,45860.83%22,15232.50%3,4225.02%9461.39%1720.25%19,30628.33%68,150
Branch 10,22462.82%4,63528.48%1,1026.77%2691.65%440.27%5,58934.34%16,274
Calhoun 30,91252.09%23,02238.80%4,4687.53%7741.30%1650.28%7,89013.30%59,341
Cass 11,20656.66%7,05835.69%1,1565.85%3151.59%410.21%4,14820.97%19,776
Charlevoix 5,05351.35%3,74138.02%8168.29%1861.89%440.45%1,31213.33%9,840
Cheboygan 5,22152.31%3,93839.46%6386.39%1571.57%260.26%1,28312.86%9,980
Chippewa 7,05952.17%5,26838.94%9517.03%2161.60%360.27%1,79113.24%13,530
Clare 5,71953.18%4,16438.72%6636.17%1721.60%360.33%1,55514.46%10,754
Clinton 14,96860.25%7,53930.35%1,7366.99%4481.80%1520.61%7,42929.90%24,843
Crawford 2,65253.30%1,82636.70%3907.84%961.93%120.24%82616.60%4,976
Delta 8,14645.94%8,47547.79%8494.79%2221.25%410.23%-329-1.86%17,733
Dickinson 6,61450.49%5,69443.47%5964.55%1731.32%230.18%9207.02%13,100
Eaton 22,92757.07%12,74231.72%3,5338.79%7751.93%1990.50%10,18525.35%40,176
Emmet 5,93053.58%3,72433.65%1,13410.25%2181.97%610.55%2,20619.93%11,067
Genesee 78,57242.56%90,39348.96%12,2746.65%2,6611.44%7230.39%-11,821-6.40%184,623
Gladwin 4,50951.01%3,73342.23%4635.24%1201.36%140.16%7768.78%8,839
Gogebic 4,38842.71%5,25451.14%4934.80%1171.14%220.21%-866-8.43%10,274
Grand Traverse 14,48458.42%7,15028.84%2,56810.36%5042.03%870.35%7,33429.58%24,793
Gratiot 9,29459.12%4,91631.27%1,1937.59%2691.71%480.31%4,37827.85%15,720
Hillsdale 10,95166.15%4,37526.43%8825.33%2911.76%550.33%6,57639.72%16,554
Houghton 7,92647.62%6,85841.21%1,4238.55%3271.96%1090.65%1,0686.42%16,643
Huron 10,55365.15%4,43427.37%9766.03%2041.26%310.19%6,11937.78%16,198
Ingham 56,77744.60%48,27837.93%17,13913.46%3,4372.70%1,6671.31%8,4996.68%127,298
Ionia 12,04057.17%7,03933.43%1,5397.31%3641.73%770.37%5,00123.75%21,059
Iosco 6,68056.43%4,25535.94%7396.24%1411.19%230.19%2,42520.48%11,838
Iron 3,50745.22%3,74248.25%3714.78%1121.44%240.31%-235-3.03%7,756
Isabella 10,40749.74%7,29334.85%2,51112.00%5042.41%2091.00%3,11414.88%20,924
Jackson 33,74953.78%23,68537.74%4,1656.64%9811.56%1750.28%10,06416.04%62,755
Kalamazoo 48,66950.65%34,52835.94%10,83311.27%1,5871.65%4640.48%14,14114.72%96,081
Kalkaska 2,80256.24%1,80736.27%2605.22%971.95%160.32%99519.97%4,982
Kent 112,60454.32%72,79035.11%17,9138.64%2,9831.44%1,0050.48%39,81419.21%207,295
Keweenaw 58346.09%57045.06%876.88%201.58%50.40%131.03%1,265
Lake 1,73043.13%2,04150.89%1874.66%451.12%80.20%-311-7.75%4,011
Lapeer 15,99656.85%9,67134.37%1,8686.64%5341.90%660.23%6,32522.48%28,135
Leelanau 4,58557.46%2,34829.43%83910.52%1632.04%440.55%2,23728.04%7,979
Lenawee 20,36656.28%12,93535.75%2,2306.16%5541.53%1000.28%7,43120.54%36,185
Livingston 25,01259.98%12,62630.28%3,2477.79%6851.64%1340.32%12,38629.70%41,704
Luce 1,65957.44%99234.35%1776.13%541.87%60.21%66723.10%2,888
Mackinac 3,02152.12%2,26239.03%4157.16%861.48%120.21%75913.10%5,796
Macomb 154,15551.75%120,12540.32%18,9756.37%3,8641.30%7860.26%34,03011.42%297,905
Manistee 5,66252.75%4,16438.79%6996.51%1771.65%320.30%1,49813.96%10,734
Marquette 13,18144.49%13,31244.93%2,4818.37%5051.70%1500.51%-131-0.44%29,629
Mason 7,13757.98%4,13433.58%8256.70%1801.46%340.28%3,00324.39%12,310
Mecosta 7,75453.11%5,22835.81%1,3229.05%2241.53%720.49%2,52617.30%14,600
Menominee 6,17052.43%4,96242.16%4523.84%1651.40%200.17%1,20810.26%11,769
Midland 17,82852.91%12,01935.67%3,1529.35%6111.81%880.26%5,80917.24%33,698
Missaukee 3,22163.33%1,56330.73%2304.52%611.20%110.22%1,65832.60%5,086
Monroe 25,61251.17%20,57841.11%3,1116.22%6631.32%890.18%5,03410.06%50,053
Montcalm 10,82256.31%6,70634.90%1,3096.81%3131.63%670.35%4,11621.42%19,217
Montmorency 2,40055.58%1,65438.30%1954.52%591.37%100.23%74617.28%4,318
Muskegon 36,51253.60%26,64539.11%4,0946.01%7031.03%1710.25%9,86714.48%68,125
Newaygo 8,91858.35%5,23634.26%8505.56%2191.43%600.39%3,68224.09%15,283
Oakland 253,21154.45%164,86935.45%38,2738.23%6,9751.50%1,7100.37%88,34219.00%465,038
Oceana 5,46556.93%3,38635.27%5705.94%1431.49%350.36%2,07921.66%9,599
Ogemaw 4,16951.17%3,42642.05%4255.22%1081.33%190.23%7439.12%8,147
Ontonagon 2,56948.84%2,37545.15%2374.51%671.27%120.23%1943.69%5,260
Osceola 4,90259.77%2,65032.31%4665.68%1461.78%380.46%2,25227.46%8,202
Oscoda 1,91555.12%1,32538.14%1835.27%431.24%80.23%59016.98%3,474
Otsego 3,77153.55%2,66637.86%4937.00%931.32%190.27%1,10515.69%7,042
Ottawa 51,21767.64%18,43524.34%4,9036.47%9291.23%2400.32%32,78243.29%75,724
Presque Isle 3,48650.31%2,95242.60%3825.51%921.33%170.25%5347.71%6,929
Roscommon 5,28054.61%3,76338.92%5085.25%1081.12%100.10%1,51715.69%9,669
Saginaw 45,23348.08%41,65044.28%5,6776.03%1,2391.32%2720.29%3,5833.81%94,071
Sanilac 12,15866.98%4,89826.98%8634.75%1981.09%360.20%7,26039.99%18,153
Schoolcraft 2,09747.74%1,96444.71%2435.53%701.59%190.43%1333.03%4,393
Shiawassee 15,75651.51%11,98539.18%2,1216.93%6081.99%1180.39%3,77112.33%30,588
St. Clair 31,02155.46%20,41036.49%3,5926.42%7561.35%1540.28%10,61118.97%55,933
St. Joseph 13,63163.09%6,31829.24%1,2835.94%3381.56%370.17%7,31333.85%21,607
Tuscola 13,30658.98%7,63233.83%1,2665.61%3011.33%540.24%5,67425.15%22,559
Van Buren 14,45155.80%9,24835.71%1,6916.53%4341.68%730.28%5,20320.09%25,897
Washtenaw 48,69941.28%51,01343.24%13,46311.41%3,0042.55%1,7951.52%-2,314-1.96%117,974
Wayne 315,53235.30%522,02458.39%43,6084.88%9,6801.08%3,1330.35%-206,492-23.10%893,977
Wexford 6,02753.76%4,17337.23%7526.71%2081.86%500.45%1,85416.54%11,210
Totals1,915,22548.78%1,661,53242.32%275,2237.01%57,7451.47%16,1480.41%253,6936.46%3,925,873

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  2. "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". uselectionatlas.org.
  4. 1 2 Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)

Notes

  1. Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”. [2]