1980 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1980 United States presidential election in Missouri
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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 vote120
Popular vote1,074,181931,182
Percentage51.16%44.35%

Missouri 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 Missouri took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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The state was ultimately carried by Republican Ronald Reagan, who won 51.16% of the vote and went on to be elected president. Missouri continued its bellwether streak, having voted for the eventual presidential winner every election year since 1904, with the sole exception of the 1956 election.

Results

Presidential Candidate Running Mate PartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush Republican 12 [1] 1,074,18151.16%
Jimmy Carter (incumbent) Walter Mondale (incumbent) Democratic 0931,18244.35%
John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey Independent 077,9203.71%
Edward Clark David Koch Libertarian 014,4220.69%
Clifton DeBerry Matilde Zimmermann Socialist Workers 01,5150.07%
Write-ins06040.03%

Results by county

County [2] Ronald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Edward E. Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adair 5,51357.90%3,50736.83%4144.35%800.84%80.08%2,00621.07%9,522
Andrew 3,69056.14%2,57539.18%2453.73%600.91%30.05%1,11516.96%6,573
Atchison 2,09658.94%1,27335.80%1514.25%340.96%20.06%82323.14%3,556
Audrain 6,34753.63%5,16843.67%2331.97%810.68%50.04%1,1799.96%11,834
Barry 7,03861.42%4,19336.59%1501.31%660.58%110.10%2,84524.83%11,458
Barton 3,33761.82%1,90135.22%1152.13%440.82%10.02%1,43626.60%5,398
Bates 4,06154.00%3,29743.84%1141.52%460.61%30.04%76410.16%7,521
Benton 3,45158.97%2,24138.29%1262.15%340.58%00.00%1,21020.68%5,852
Bollinger 2,86356.08%2,16042.31%350.74%350.69%90.18%70313.77%5,105
Boone 16,31342.00%18,52747.70%3,5199.06%4001.03%780.20%-2,214-5.70%38,837
Buchanan 16,55147.09%16,96748.27%1,3013.70%3100.88%210.06%-416-1.18%35,150
Butler 8,34258.83%5,60539.52%1811.28%480.34%50.04%2,73719.31%14,181
Caldwell 2,55160.36%1,54136.46%1082.56%240.57%20.05%1,01023.90%4,226
Callaway 6,75552.63%5,56043.32%4203.27%890.69%110.09%1,1959.31%12,835
Camden 6,54163.84%3,41633.34%2182.13%680.66%30.03%3,12530.50%10,246
Cape Girardeau 14,86160.54%8,62535.13%8733.56%1680.68%220.09%6,23625.41%24,549
Carroll 3,29158.95%2,13038.15%1302.33%310.56%10.02%1,16120.80%5,583
Carter 1,21851.44%1,08745.90%371.56%230.97%30.13%1315.54%2,368
Cass 10,10552.81%8,19842.85%6673.48%1470.77%170.09%1,9079.96%19,134
Cedar 3,46965.66%1,70332.24%861.63%240.45%10.02%1,76633.42%5,283
Chariton 2,64153.11%2,25045.24%631.27%160.32%30.06%3917.87%4,973
Christian 6,48763.28%3,50234.16%2052.00%560.55%10.01%2,98529.12%10,251
Clark 2,04256.50%1,49441.34%561.55%190.53%30.08%54815.16%3,614
Clay 28,52150.65%24,25043.06%2,7824.94%5180.92%2430.43%4,2717.59%56,314
Clinton 3,59952.52%3,00143.80%1842.69%650.95%30.04%5988.72%6,852
Cole 16,37361.96%9,21034.86%6912.62%1380.52%110.04%7,16327.10%26,423
Cooper 3,99658.34%2,68739.23%1301.90%320.47%40.06%1,30919.11%6,849
Crawford 4,08158.21%2,71038.65%1702.42%430.61%70.10%1,37119.56%7,011
Dade 2,41063.79%1,28333.96%611.61%230.61%10.03%1,12729.83%3,778
Dallas 3,29760.63%2,01136.98%1142.10%150.28%10.02%1,28623.65%5,438
Daviess 2,12553.34%1,77044.43%611.53%240.60%40.10%3558.91%3,984
DeKalb 2,06253.08%1,67743.17%1112.86%350.90%00.00%3859.91%3,885
Dent 3,47756.71%2,52841.23%861.40%380.62%20.03%94915.48%6,131
Douglas 3,44065.50%1,67731.93%931.77%400.76%20.04%1,76333.57%5,252
Dunklin 5,25345.56%6,12053.08%1281.11%250.22%40.03%-867-7.52%11,530
Franklin 15,21056.69%10,48039.06%8633.22%2530.94%260.10%4,73017.63%26,832
Gasconade 4,48172.24%1,55024.99%1362.19%340.55%20.03%2,93147.25%6,203
Gentry 2,00551.82%1,72044.46%1173.02%250.65%20.05%2857.36%3,869
Greene 43,11655.69%30,49839.39%3,2614.21%5080.66%420.05%12,61816.30%77,425
Grundy 2,89056.60%2,06440.42%1102.15%410.80%10.02%82616.18%5,106
Harrison 2,73458.73%1,73237.21%1403.01%481.03%10.02%1,00221.52%4,655
Henry 4,80749.19%4,64847.56%2382.44%770.79%20.02%1591.63%9,772
Hickory 1,89358.92%1,24838.84%521.62%190.59%10.03%64520.08%3,213
Holt 1,99362.48%1,11935.08%591.85%180.56%10.03%87427.40%3,190
Howard 2,17947.85%2,24349.25%1142.50%180.40%00.00%-64-1.40%4,554
Howell 7,14960.06%4,47237.57%2111.77%650.55%60.05%2,67722.49%11,903
Iron 2,20548.45%2,22648.91%942.07%230.51%30.07%-21-0.46%4,551
Jackson 106,15641.36%135,80552.91%12,2604.78%2,2470.88%2190.09%-29,649-11.55%256,687
Jasper 21,66462.49%11,95334.48%7852.26%2560.74%80.02%9,71128.01%34,666
Jefferson 28,54652.01%24,04243.81%1,7533.19%5260.96%150.03%4,5048.20%54,882
Johnson 6,44951.24%5,44143.23%5714.54%1100.87%140.11%1,0088.01%12,585
Knox 1,47554.43%1,18743.80%361.33%120.44%00.00%28810.63%2,710
Laclede 5,64260.78%3,44337.09%1531.65%430.46%10.01%2,19923.69%9,282
Lafayette 7,27153.99%5,79243.01%3392.52%640.48%20.01%1,47910.98%13,468
Lawrence 7,92161.68%4,67036.36%1841.43%650.51%30.02%3,25125.32%12,843
Lewis 2,35049.07%2,31448.32%1022.13%230.48%00.00%360.75%4,789
Lincoln 4,96353.17%4,11044.03%1821.95%740.79%60.06%8539.14%9,335
Linn 3,58549.63%3,46747.99%1391.92%310.43%20.03%1181.64%7,224
Livingston 3,65450.26%3,36846.33%2052.82%400.55%30.04%2863.93%7,270
Macon 4,43054.11%3,57843.70%1351.65%380.46%60.07%85210.41%8,187
Madison 2,61853.02%2,23145.18%701.42%170.34%20.04%3877.84%4,938
Maries 1,98552.39%1,73245.71%391.03%330.87%00.00%2536.68%3,789
Marion 6,03649.53%5,89048.33%1921.58%670.55%10.01%1461.20%12,186
McDonald 4,11460.65%2,48536.64%1241.83%600.88%00.00%1,62924.01%6,783
Mercer 1,26658.67%82138.04%542.50%170.79%00.00%44520.63%2,158
Miller 5,56067.93%2,46930.16%1151.41%390.48%20.02%3,09137.77%8,185
Mississippi 2,45944.08%3,04054.49%641.15%130.23%30.05%-581-10.41%5,579
Moniteau 3,43058.79%2,28439.15%981.68%210.36%10.02%1,14619.64%5,834
Monroe 2,02644.48%2,44553.68%531.16%300.66%10.02%-419-9.20%4,555
Montgomery 3,06158.58%2,00738.41%1242.37%330.63%00.00%1,05420.17%5,225
Morgan 3,57757.86%2,46039.79%1141.84%290.47%20.03%1,11718.07%6,182
New Madrid 4,04148.70%4,17150.27%640.77%180.22%40.05%-130-1.57%8,298
Newton 10,51563.11%5,62133.74%3412.05%1160.70%690.41%4,89429.37%16,662
Nodaway 4,54448.91%4,25745.82%4144.46%700.75%50.05%2873.09%9,290
Oregon 1,52339.07%2,32659.67%260.67%220.56%10.03%-803-20.60%3,898
Osage 3,67963.19%2,04535.13%721.24%250.43%10.02%1,63428.06%5,822
Ozark 2,43464.56%1,24232.94%631.67%310.82%00.00%1,19231.62%3,770
Pemiscot 3,51945.51%4,14053.54%520.67%200.26%10.01%-621-8.03%7,732
Perry 5,05365.72%2,41631.42%1782.31%410.53%10.01%2,63734.30%7,689
Pettis 8,83355.76%6,47540.87%4352.75%910.57%70.04%2,35814.89%15,841
Phelps 7,36654.30%5,47040.32%6204.57%990.73%110.08%1,89613.98%13,566
Pike 3,93251.80%3,45445.50%1582.08%450.59%20.03%4786.30%7,591
Platte 10,09253.81%7,34239.14%1,1075.90%2051.09%100.05%2,75014.67%18,756
Polk 4,84257.86%3,33639.87%1351.61%540.65%10.01%1,50617.99%8,368
Pulaski 3,99850.79%3,70747.10%1281.63%360.46%20.03%2913.69%7,871
Putnam 1,72264.86%87132.81%441.66%180.68%00.00%85132.05%2,655
Ralls 1,96847.51%2,06949.95%751.81%280.68%20.05%-101-2.44%4,142
Randolph 5,14150.03%4,88447.53%2132.07%370.36%10.01%2572.50%10,276
Ray 4,06445.81%4,51850.93%2152.42%720.81%20.02%-454-5.12%8,871
Reynolds 1,27139.11%1,91959.05%441.35%160.49%00.00%-648-19.94%3,250
Ripley 2,52452.97%2,15645.25%611.28%240.50%00.00%3687.72%4,765
St. Charles 36,05060.32%20,66834.58%2,4944.17%5150.86%410.07%15,38225.74%59,768
St. Clair 2,41957.46%1,70640.52%601.43%220.52%30.07%71316.94%4,210
St. Francois 8,91452.70%7,49544.31%3972.35%1070.63%30.02%1,4198.39%16,916
St. Louis 263,51854.35%192,79639.77%25,0325.16%3,2110.66%2740.06%70,72214.58%484,831
St. Louis City 50,33329.48%113,69766.59%5,6563.31%9140.54%1510.09%-63,364-37.11%170,751
Ste. Genevieve 2,76844.00%3,32452.84%1512.40%420.67%60.10%-556-8.84%6,291
Saline 5,21849.34%4,94346.74%3533.34%580.55%40.04%2752.60%10,576
Schuyler 1,38654.16%1,11443.53%481.88%100.39%10.04%27210.63%2,559
Scotland 1,59255.49%1,20041.83%632.20%140.49%00.00%39213.66%2,869
Scott 8,22753.65%6,85444.69%2031.32%450.29%70.05%1,3738.96%15,336
Shannon 1,52344.78%1,81853.45%441.29%140.41%20.06%-295-8.67%3,401
Shelby 2,15152.73%1,84945.33%601.47%160.39%30.07%3027.40%4,079
Stoddard 6,19953.85%5,12844.54%1321.15%510.44%20.02%1,0719.31%11,512
Stone 4,78066.31%2,21030.66%1802.50%340.47%50.07%2,57035.65%7,209
Sullivan 2,41255.77%1,82442.17%761.76%130.30%00.00%58813.60%4,325
Taney 6,23063.22%3,38934.39%1951.98%390.40%10.01%2,84128.83%9,854
Texas 4,87952.41%4,26145.77%1251.34%440.47%00.00%6186.64%9,309
Vernon 4,39151.93%3,70443.80%2853.37%740.88%20.02%6878.13%8,456
Warren 4,36664.75%2,13231.62%1922.85%500.74%30.04%2,23433.13%6,743
Washington 3,43953.19%2,87344.44%891.38%610.94%30.05%5668.75%6,465
Wayne 2,82351.86%2,54946.82%440.81%250.46%30.06%2745.04%5,444
Webster 5,12158.73%3,40939.10%1491.71%360.41%40.05%1,71219.63%8,719
Worth 83350.27%76045.87%472.84%171.03%00.00%734.40%1,657
Wright 4,45166.27%2,18232.49%560.83%230.34%40.06%2,26933.78%6,716
Totals1,074,18151.16%931,18244.35%77,9203.71%14,4220.69%2,1190.10%142,9996.81%2,099,824

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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