1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Flag of Nebraska.svg
  1976 November 4, 1980 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 vote500
Popular vote419,937166,85144,993
Percentage65.53%26.04%7.02%

Nebraska Presidential Election Results 1980.svg
County Results
Reagan
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%

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

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Nebraska was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 39.5-point landslide. [1] With 65.53% of the popular vote, Nebraska was Reagan's third strongest state after Utah and Idaho. [2]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Nebraska
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Reagan 419,937 65.53%
Democratic Jimmy Carter 166,85126.04%
Independent John Anderson 44,9937.02%
Libertarian Edward Clark 9,0731.42%
Majority253,08639.49%
Total votes640,854 100.00%
Turnout {{{votes}}}~55%

Results by county

County [3] Ronald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 8,50065.52%3,37225.99%8856.82%2161.66%5,12839.53%12,973
Antelope 3,19278.68%65916.24%1503.70%561.38%2,53362.44%4,057
Arthur 24576.80%5717.87%92.82%82.51%18858.93%319
Banner 48190.41%336.20%142.63%40.75%44884.21%532
Blaine 36181.67%6314.25%153.39%30.68%29867.42%442
Boone 2,59872.11%76921.34%1764.88%601.67%1,82950.77%3,603
Box Butte 3,91270.72%1,20821.84%3075.55%1051.90%2,70448.88%5,532
Boyd 1,26172.76%37621.70%623.58%341.96%88551.06%1,733
Brown 1,61577.38%34116.34%1055.03%261.25%1,27461.04%2,087
Buffalo 9,76968.59%3,16722.24%1,0287.22%2791.96%6,60246.35%14,243
Burt 2,80672.08%81420.91%2325.96%411.05%1,99251.17%3,893
Butler 2,59666.07%1,11228.30%1594.05%621.58%1,48437.77%3,929
Cass 5,19366.42%2,00725.67%4876.23%1311.68%3,18640.75%7,818
Cedar 3,25967.09%1,26526.04%2735.62%611.26%1,99441.05%4,858
Chase 1,59375.75%32415.41%914.33%954.52%1,26960.34%2,103
Cherry 2,51779.78%48915.50%1053.33%441.39%2,02864.28%3,155
Cheyenne 3,07374.81%77618.89%1964.77%631.53%2,29755.92%4,108
Clay 2,73971.63%84021.97%1904.97%551.44%1,89949.66%3,824
Colfax 3,25973.17%89320.05%2305.16%721.62%2,36653.12%4,454
Cuming 4,00678.07%80315.65%2675.20%551.07%3,20362.42%5,131
Custer 4,56376.90%1,01117.04%2864.82%741.25%3,55259.86%5,934
Dakota 3,16557.67%1,93035.17%3175.78%761.38%1,23522.50%5,488
Dawes 3,28376.24%70516.37%2285.29%902.09%2,57859.87%4,306
Dawson 6,68977.70%1,46316.99%3574.15%1001.16%5,22660.71%8,609
Deuel 94677.54%19215.74%635.16%191.56%75461.80%1,220
Dixon 2,32868.77%82224.28%2005.91%351.03%1,50644.49%3,385
Dodge 9,52266.82%3,56425.01%9886.93%1761.24%5,95841.81%14,250
Douglas 96,90859.12%51,66831.52%13,2378.07%2,1171.29%45,24027.60%163,930
Dundy 1,13880.65%19213.61%553.90%261.84%94667.04%1,411
Fillmore 2,43565.00%1,02527.36%2215.90%651.74%1,41037.64%3,746
Franklin 1,67573.95%44119.47%1094.81%401.77%1,23454.48%2,265
Frontier 1,34679.27%25915.25%844.95%90.53%1,08764.02%1,698
Furnas 2,48378.28%53616.90%1133.56%401.26%1,94761.38%3,172
Gage 6,08966.18%2,25924.55%7237.86%1301.41%3,83041.63%9,201
Garden 1,29782.09%20212.78%633.99%181.14%1,09569.31%1,580
Garfield 81173.19%23821.48%433.88%161.44%57351.71%1,108
Gosper 78376.09%18117.59%474.57%181.75%60258.50%1,029
Grant 37380.22%7616.34%132.80%30.65%29763.88%465
Greeley 1,02863.26%49530.46%784.80%241.48%53332.80%1,625
Hall 12,16668.13%4,42224.76%9875.53%2821.58%7,74443.37%17,857
Hamilton 3,20074.92%77818.22%2455.74%481.12%2,42256.70%4,271
Harlan 1,69072.94%48620.98%1094.70%321.38%1,20451.96%2,317
Hayes 61784.52%8211.23%212.88%101.37%53573.29%730
Hitchcock 1,47475.09%32916.76%1155.86%452.29%1,14558.33%1,963
Holt 4,49577.00%1,01617.40%2454.20%821.40%3,47959.60%5,838
Hooker 38681.78%6313.35%183.81%51.06%32368.43%472
Howard 1,97166.36%78926.57%1705.72%401.35%1,18239.79%2,970
Jefferson 3,09067.59%1,12524.61%2976.50%601.31%1,96542.98%4,572
Johnson 1,71967.02%62624.41%1827.10%381.48%1,09342.61%2,565
Kearney 2,51271.16%72620.57%2276.43%651.84%1,78650.59%3,530
Keith 3,38177.65%71016.31%1994.57%641.47%2,67161.34%4,354
Keya Paha 52676.45%13018.90%273.92%50.73%39657.55%688
Kimball 1,61575.61%38518.02%974.54%391.83%1,23057.59%2,136
Knox 3,40471.08%1,05722.07%2455.12%831.73%2,34749.01%4,789
Lancaster 38,78050.87%27,16235.63%9,28112.17%1,0101.32%11,61815.24%76,233
Lincoln 9,64366.60%3,76826.02%8435.82%2251.55%5,87540.58%14,479
Logan 44282.46%7113.25%173.17%61.12%37169.21%536
Loup 36878.30%7415.74%214.47%71.49%29462.56%470
Madison 9,71878.82%1,92615.62%5554.50%1301.05%7,79263.20%12,329
McPherson 28583.09%4914.29%51.46%41.17%23668.80%343
Merrick 2,71073.36%71219.27%2125.74%601.62%1,99854.09%3,694
Morrill 1,89374.53%51220.16%963.78%391.54%1,38154.37%2,540
Nance 1,44267.29%56126.18%1004.67%401.87%88141.11%2,143
Nemaha 2,69568.91%93023.78%2215.65%651.66%1,76545.13%3,911
Nuckolls 2,18066.42%89927.39%1594.84%441.34%1,28139.03%3,282
Otoe 4,61170.30%1,47122.43%3915.96%861.31%3,14047.87%6,559
Pawnee 1,41871.15%43121.63%1226.12%221.10%98749.52%1,993
Perkins 1,34276.16%31317.76%834.71%241.36%1,02958.40%1,762
Phelps 3,46577.95%73416.51%1924.32%541.21%2,73161.44%4,445
Pierce 2,93880.74%51714.21%1554.26%290.80%2,42166.53%3,639
Platte 8,80373.51%2,38919.95%5474.57%2361.97%6,41453.56%11,975
Polk 2,20675.14%53818.32%1495.07%431.46%1,66856.82%2,936
Red Willow 4,05076.73%89917.03%2564.85%731.38%3,15159.70%5,278
Richardson 3,63468.00%1,35025.26%2644.94%961.80%2,28442.74%5,344
Rock 85580.74%14613.79%393.68%191.79%70966.95%1,059
Saline 2,93454.17%1,90835.23%4808.86%941.74%1,02618.94%5,416
Sarpy 15,55267.03%5,68924.52%1,6867.27%2751.19%9,86342.51%23,202
Saunders 5,22366.06%2,03425.73%5166.53%1331.68%3,18940.33%7,906
Scotts Bluff 9,50471.73%2,85421.54%6815.14%2101.59%6,65050.19%13,249
Seward 3,52759.13%1,80330.23%5338.94%1021.71%1,72428.90%5,965
Sheridan 2,74984.04%37011.31%1213.70%310.95%2,37972.73%3,271
Sherman 1,25463.65%57829.34%1165.89%221.12%67634.31%1,970
Sioux 76081.55%12012.88%333.54%192.04%64068.67%932
Stanton 1,94578.87%36214.68%1184.79%411.66%1,58364.19%2,466
Thayer 2,51468.88%92625.37%1784.88%320.88%1,58843.51%3,650
Thomas 30676.12%6516.17%266.47%51.24%24159.95%402
Thurston 1,45461.71%72630.81%1405.94%361.53%72830.90%2,356
Valley 2,10171.73%65522.36%1244.23%491.67%1,44649.37%2,929
Washington 4,57070.71%1,45422.50%3585.54%811.25%3,11648.21%6,463
Wayne 2,84472.53%73318.69%3017.68%431.10%2,11153.84%3,921
Webster 1,67669.75%54722.76%1385.74%421.75%1,12946.99%2,403
Wheeler 37474.65%9318.56%224.39%122.40%28156.09%501
York 5,08976.71%1,13117.05%3244.88%901.36%3,95859.66%6,634
Totals419,93765.53%166,85126.04%44,9937.02%9,0731.42%253,08639.49%640,854

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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