1980 United States presidential election in Montana

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1980 United States presidential election in Montana
Flag of Montana (1905-1981).svg
  1976 November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) 1984  
  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 Independent
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote400
Popular vote206,814118,03229,281
Percentage56.82%32.43%8.05%

Montana 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 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.

Contents

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 , this is the last election in which Big Horn County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [1]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Montana [2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan 206,81456.82%4
Democratic Jimmy Carter 118,03232.43%0
Independent John Anderson 29,2818.05%0
Libertarian Edward Clark 9,8252.70%0
Totals363,952100.00%4

Results by county

CountyRonald Wilson Reagan
Republican
James Earl Carter
Democratic
John Bayard Anderson
Independent
Edward E. Clark
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Beaverhead 2,95572.02%84220.52%2055.00%1012.46%2,11351.50%4,103
Big Horn 1,73046.32%1,64444.02%3088.25%531.42%862.30%3,735
Blaine 1,68656.29%1,10736.96%1635.44%391.30%57919.33%2,995
Broadwater 1,05267.26%40125.64%694.41%422.69%65141.62%1,564
Carbon 2,47156.64%1,46833.65%3317.59%932.13%1,00322.99%4,363
Carter 76672.40%23722.40%373.50%181.70%52950.00%1,058
Cascade 17,66454.80%11,10534.45%2,6558.24%8102.51%6,55920.35%32,234
Chouteau 2,44868.32%85323.81%2166.03%661.84%1,59544.52%3,583
Custer 3,53360.75%1,82231.33%3696.34%921.58%1,71129.42%5,816
Daniels 1,08665.19%48328.99%774.62%201.20%60336.19%1,666
Dawson 3,04559.50%1,54330.15%4248.28%1062.07%1,50229.35%5,118
Deer Lodge 1,90533.79%3,07754.58%4748.41%1823.23%-1,172-20.79%5,638
Fallon 1,28666.98%51226.67%944.90%281.46%77440.31%1,920
Fergus 4,45565.02%1,84026.85%3885.66%1692.47%2,61538.16%6,852
Flathead 15,10263.54%6,34926.71%1,6216.82%6952.92%8,75336.83%23,767
Gallatin 12,73858.63%5,74726.45%2,43211.19%8093.72%6,99132.18%21,726
Garfield 76078.03%16917.35%292.98%161.64%59160.68%974
Glacier 2,28355.78%1,39434.06%2977.26%1192.91%88921.72%4,093
Golden Valley 36265.11%15527.88%285.04%111.98%20737.23%556
Granite 81159.15%43932.02%765.54%453.28%37227.13%1,371
Hill 4,44854.99%2,87535.54%6047.47%1622.00%1,57319.45%8,089
Jefferson 1,84157.12%1,05532.73%2166.70%1113.44%78624.39%3,223
Judith Basin 1,03063.31%48029.50%935.72%241.48%55033.80%1,627
Lake 5,08359.58%2,61530.65%5736.72%2613.06%2,46828.93%8,532
Lewis and Clark 12,12857.18%6,81532.13%1,7938.45%4762.24%5,31325.05%21,212
Liberty 87269.43%28322.53%715.65%302.39%58946.89%1,256
Lincoln 4,20257.19%2,42232.96%4856.60%2393.25%1,78024.22%7,348
McCone 1,00067.98%34923.73%865.85%362.45%65144.26%1,471
Madison 2,22070.59%67621.49%1745.53%752.38%1,54449.09%3,145
Meagher 68969.60%24724.95%414.14%131.31%44244.65%990
Mineral 80048.28%66039.83%1388.33%593.56%1408.45%1,657
Missoula 16,16146.72%13,11537.91%3,84711.12%1,4714.25%3,0468.80%34,594
Musselshell 1,27958.03%78435.57%1064.81%351.59%49522.46%2,204
Park 3,92963.42%1,66326.84%4597.41%1442.32%2,26636.58%6,195
Petroleum 22565.98%9026.39%154.40%113.23%13539.59%341
Phillips 1,72364.95%74528.08%1465.50%391.47%97836.86%2,653
Pondera 2,27066.14%89726.14%2076.03%581.69%1,37340.01%3,432
Powder River 98568.26%33623.28%946.51%281.94%64944.98%1,443
Powell 1,77059.14%88329.50%1986.62%1424.74%88729.64%2,993
Prairie 58062.57%28330.53%576.15%70.76%29732.04%927
Ravalli 7,26863.73%3,06326.86%7436.52%3302.89%4,20536.87%11,404
Richland 3,34866.45%1,25224.85%3436.81%951.89%2,09641.60%5,038
Roosevelt 2,29855.24%1,50436.15%3047.31%541.30%79419.09%4,160
Rosebud 1,87554.46%1,16733.89%2657.70%1363.95%70820.56%3,443
Sanders 2,19454.86%1,39534.88%2917.28%1192.98%79919.98%3,999
Sheridan 1,65856.94%95532.80%2478.48%521.79%70324.14%2,912
Silver Bow 7,30137.68%9,72150.17%1,7529.04%6033.11%-2,420-12.49%19,377
Stillwater 1,82861.26%91930.80%1816.07%561.88%90930.46%2,984
Sweet Grass 1,16967.22%44025.30%985.64%321.84%72941.92%1,739
Teton 2,41567.76%90225.31%1865.22%611.71%1,51342.45%3,564
Toole 2,00070.18%63422.25%1545.40%622.18%1,36647.93%2,850
Treasure 32157.94%18132.67%346.14%183.25%14025.27%554
Valley 3,24262.47%1,56730.19%2645.09%1172.25%1,67532.27%5,190
Wheatland 74260.33%38130.98%887.15%191.54%36129.35%1,230
Wibaux 45061.56%21929.96%456.16%172.33%23131.60%731
Yellowstone 27,33256.57%15,27231.61%4,5909.50%1,1192.32%12,06024.96%48,313
Totals206,81456.82%118,03232.43%29,2818.05%9,8252.70%88,78224.39%363,952

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