1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota

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1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Flag of North Dakota.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–NPL Independent
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote300
Popular vote193,69579,18923,640
Percentage64.23%26.26%7.84%

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County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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

Contents

North Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 38-point landslide. [1] With 64.23% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to be Reagan's fourth strongest state after Utah, Idaho and Nebraska. [2]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Sioux County, home of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [3]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Reagan 193,695 64.23%
Democratic–NPL Jimmy Carter (incumbent)79,18926.26%
Independent John Anderson 23,6407.02%
Libertarian Edward Clark 3,7431.24%
Citizens Barry Commoner 4290.14%
Independent Harley McLain 2960.10%
American Percy Greaves Jr. 2350.08%
Communist Gus Hall 930.03%
Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 890.03%
Socialist David McReynolds 820.03%
Prohibition Benjamin Bubar 540.02%
Total votes301,545 100.00%

Results by county

CountyRonald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic-NPL
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 1,33468.73%47024.21%1075.51%281.44%20.10%86444.52%1,941
Barnes 4,39259.79%2,12828.97%7059.60%841.14%370.50%2,26430.82%7,346
Benson 2,14959.91%1,11931.20%2627.30%501.39%70.20%1,03028.71%3,587
Billings 52476.05%12217.71%334.79%91.31%10.15%40258.34%689
Bottineau 3,39470.30%1,09022.58%2675.53%661.37%110.23%2,30447.72%4,828
Bowman 1,50770.49%45421.23%1426.64%311.45%40.19%1,05349.26%2,138
Burke 1,44273.27%41821.24%824.17%190.97%70.36%1,02452.03%1,968
Burleigh 18,43767.94%6,12922.59%2,1097.77%3411.26%1210.45%12,30845.35%27,137
Cass 23,88654.76%13,56231.09%5,42112.43%4791.10%2720.62%10,32423.67%43,620
Cavalier 2,58264.92%1,10527.78%2385.98%491.23%30.08%1,47737.14%3,977
Dickey 2,45568.69%91725.66%1614.50%381.06%30.08%1,53843.03%3,574
Divide 1,26766.06%50926.54%1095.68%271.41%60.31%75839.52%1,918
Dunn 1,70671.50%53222.30%1154.82%281.17%50.21%1,17449.20%2,386
Eddy 1,15361.23%53928.62%1457.70%371.96%90.48%61432.61%1,883
Emmons 2,36977.57%50216.44%1324.32%391.28%120.39%1,86761.13%3,054
Foster 1,53466.61%58625.45%1526.60%291.26%20.09%94841.16%2,303
Golden Valley 1,00674.57%25919.20%624.60%201.48%20.15%74755.37%1,349
Grand Forks 14,25757.65%6,99728.29%2,93211.86%3491.41%1960.79%7,26029.36%24,731
Grant 1,89180.85%31713.55%1104.70%150.64%60.26%1,57467.30%2,339
Griggs 1,34261.84%63629.31%1587.28%271.24%70.32%70632.53%2,170
Hettinger 1,69975.28%43419.23%1044.61%150.66%50.22%1,26556.05%2,257
Kidder 1,47477.05%32617.04%854.44%160.84%120.63%1,14860.01%1,913
LaMoure 2,13664.88%85025.82%2547.72%411.25%110.33%1,28639.06%3,292
Logan 1,47479.03%28315.17%693.70%321.72%70.38%1,19163.86%1,865
McHenry 2,92271.20%93922.88%1904.63%441.07%90.22%1,98348.32%4,104
McIntosh 2,47186.01%30810.72%722.51%140.49%80.28%2,16375.29%2,873
McKenzie 2,26567.25%86725.74%1825.40%491.45%50.15%1,39841.51%3,368
McLean 4,23467.79%1,61325.82%3185.09%711.14%100.16%2,62141.97%6,246
Mercer 3,22468.00%1,20925.50%2044.30%921.94%120.25%2,01542.50%4,741
Morton 7,65966.84%2,86124.97%7426.48%1481.29%480.42%4,79841.87%11,458
Mountrail 2,16560.36%1,18332.98%1825.07%451.25%120.33%98227.38%3,587
Nelson 1,61162.08%72627.98%2268.71%230.89%90.35%88534.10%2,595
Oliver 96673.40%27020.52%554.18%191.44%60.46%69652.88%1,316
Pembina 3,10165.73%1,23926.26%3036.42%671.42%80.17%1,86239.47%4,718
Pierce 2,27376.07%51717.30%1685.62%280.94%20.07%1,75658.77%2,988
Ramsey 4,07864.88%1,60725.57%5148.18%671.07%190.30%2,47139.31%6,285
Ransom 1,88359.93%97431.00%2377.54%441.40%40.13%90928.93%3,142
Renville 1,15462.65%57030.94%985.32%180.98%20.11%58431.71%1,842
Richland 5,71161.17%2,69828.90%7508.03%1521.63%260.28%3,01332.27%9,337
Rolette 1,59944.84%1,66046.55%2657.43%330.93%90.25%-61-1.71%3,566
Sargent 1,56555.44%1,04837.12%1746.16%291.03%70.25%51718.32%2,823
Sheridan 1,32682.51%20812.94%654.04%40.25%40.25%1,11869.57%1,607
Sioux 62056.88%38335.14%726.61%90.83%60.55%23721.74%1,090
Slope 46271.41%12819.78%456.96%81.24%40.62%33451.63%647
Stark 6,31270.11%2,01622.39%5125.69%1311.46%320.36%4,29647.72%9,003
Steele 99753.32%61732.99%22912.25%191.02%80.43%38020.33%1,870
Stutsman 6,54563.86%2,57325.10%9609.37%1081.05%630.61%3,97238.76%10,249
Towner 1,37564.89%56826.81%1527.17%231.09%10.05%80738.08%2,119
Traill 3,09260.91%1,42828.13%51210.09%350.69%90.18%1,66432.78%5,076
Walsh 4,48864.69%1,85026.66%4856.99%981.41%170.25%2,63838.03%6,938
Ward 14,99767.59%5,55425.03%1,2345.56%3281.48%760.34%9,44342.56%22,189
Wells 2,66073.91%74620.73%1484.11%381.06%70.19%1,91453.18%3,599
Williams 6,53065.93%2,54525.70%5925.98%1301.31%1071.08%3,98540.23%9,904
Totals193,69564.23%79,18926.26%23,6407.84%3,7431.24%1,2780.42%114,50637.97%301,545

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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