1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota
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  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 vote400
Popular vote198,343103,85521,431
Percentage60.53%31.69%6.54%

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County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota 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 four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

South Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 29-point landslide. [1] Despite it voting consistently for the Republican Nominee from 1940 to this election (except for 1964), For the last two elections South Dakota had been considered competitive. In 1972, It was Democratic Nominee George McGovern's home state and despite a national landslide, it was the only state that swung to the left from 1968. In 1976, President Gerald Ford only narrowly won the State over Carter by a slim 1.5%. Given this competitive streak for South Dakota, Reagan's overwhelming win in the state was especially surprising with the state swinging 27.4 points to the right this election. [1]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronald Reagan 198,343 60.53%
Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent)103,85531.69%
Independent John B. Anderson 21,4316.54%
Libertarian Edward Clark 3,8241.17%
Socialist Workers Andrew Pulley 2500.08%
Majority94,48828.84%
Total votes327,703 100.00%
Republican win

Results by county

County [2] Ronald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Independent
Andrew Pulley
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Aurora 1,25158.93%70933.40%1255.89%351.65%30.14%54225.53%2,123
Beadle 5,92158.60%3,52134.85%5455.39%1091.08%80.08%2,40023.75%10,104
Bennett 91969.41%35026.44%423.17%130.98%00.00%56942.97%1,324
Bon Homme 2,79465.91%1,19128.10%2145.05%380.90%20.05%1,60337.81%4,239
Brookings 5,72752.15%3,93435.83%1,16910.65%1401.27%110.10%1,79316.32%10,981
Brown 10,55058.61%6,05033.61%1,1436.35%2311.28%250.14%4,50025.00%17,999
Brule 1,67459.79%92533.04%1535.46%471.68%10.04%74926.75%2,800
Buffalo 27259.65%14732.24%265.70%112.41%00.00%12527.41%456
Butte 2,85073.11%84321.63%1503.85%531.36%20.05%2,00751.48%3,898
Campbell 1,27184.85%18212.15%392.60%60.40%00.00%1,08972.70%1,498
Charles Mix 2,60856.71%1,74137.86%2034.41%400.87%70.15%86718.85%4,599
Clark 1,96367.43%77426.59%1515.19%220.76%10.03%1,18940.84%2,911
Clay 3,00447.56%2,27135.96%90614.34%1111.76%240.38%73311.60%6,316
Codington 5,90359.09%3,35333.56%6386.39%850.85%110.11%2,55025.53%9,990
Corson 1,23366.47%52228.14%824.42%160.86%20.11%71138.33%1,855
Custer 2,05769.61%70823.96%1294.37%602.03%10.03%1,34945.65%2,955
Davison 4,74355.72%3,10736.50%5686.67%891.05%50.06%1,63619.22%8,512
Day 2,50755.18%1,72037.86%2595.70%561.23%10.02%78717.32%4,543
Deuel 1,65760.39%89132.47%1696.16%270.98%00.00%76627.92%2,744
Dewey 1,04559.14%60033.96%1096.17%110.62%20.11%44525.18%1,767
Douglas 1,85575.31%50820.63%913.69%90.37%00.00%1,34754.68%2,463
Edmunds 1,88164.55%88330.30%1254.29%250.86%00.00%99834.25%2,914
Fall River 2,83169.61%98224.15%1844.52%671.65%30.07%1,84945.46%4,067
Faulk 1,30066.84%52026.74%1105.66%150.77%00.00%78040.10%1,945
Grant 2,69158.58%1,60234.87%2545.53%440.96%30.07%1,08923.71%4,594
Gregory 2,28368.35%88326.44%1213.62%501.50%30.09%1,40041.91%3,340
Haakon 1,16279.32%25517.41%382.59%100.68%00.00%90761.91%1,465
Hamlin 1,88562.69%90330.03%1976.55%200.67%20.07%98232.66%3,007
Hand 2,06667.38%80326.19%1595.19%381.24%00.00%1,26341.19%3,066
Hanson 1,01558.84%59834.67%935.39%181.04%10.06%41724.17%1,725
Harding 72774.64%20521.05%282.87%141.44%00.00%52253.59%974
Hughes 4,65266.00%1,75124.84%5547.86%821.16%90.13%2,90141.16%7,048
Hutchinson 3,78973.15%1,14522.10%2284.40%150.29%30.06%2,64451.05%5,180
Hyde 86470.76%27322.36%604.91%211.72%30.25%59148.40%1,221
Jackson 92968.71%35426.18%503.70%191.41%00.00%57542.53%1,352
Jerauld 1,01858.88%59534.41%1035.96%120.69%10.06%42324.47%1,729
Jones 68974.97%18920.57%374.03%40.44%00.00%50054.40%919
Kingsbury 2,37662.41%1,13229.73%2586.78%401.05%10.03%1,24432.68%3,807
Lake 3,09352.85%2,20737.71%5048.61%470.80%10.02%88615.14%5,852
Lawrence 5,30663.14%2,25926.88%5746.83%2502.98%140.17%3,04736.26%8,403
Lincoln 3,84857.45%2,26133.76%5247.82%570.85%80.12%1,58723.69%6,698
Lyman 1,25666.88%48625.88%1065.64%291.54%10.05%77041.00%1,878
Marshall 1,71056.98%1,12037.32%1474.90%220.73%20.07%59019.66%3,001
McCook 2,01456.83%1,22334.51%2697.59%361.02%20.06%79122.32%3,544
McPherson 2,05685.60%28711.95%542.25%50.21%00.00%1,76973.65%2,402
Meade 5,34970.93%1,72122.82%3424.54%1271.68%20.03%3,62848.11%7,541
Mellette 62464.80%27928.97%464.78%141.45%00.00%34535.83%963
Miner 1,17253.98%83338.37%1486.82%170.78%10.05%33915.61%2,171
Minnehaha 26,25651.00%20,00838.87%4,6589.05%5311.03%250.05%6,24812.13%51,478
Moody 1,80751.93%1,36439.20%2798.02%290.83%10.03%44312.73%3,480
Pennington 18,99167.33%7,12125.25%1,6505.85%4331.54%90.03%11,87042.08%28,204
Perkins 1,93172.73%59522.41%933.50%331.24%30.11%1,33650.32%2,655
Potter 1,63375.29%43620.10%813.73%180.83%10.05%1,19755.19%2,169
Roberts 2,90457.98%1,82936.51%2354.69%370.74%40.08%1,07521.47%5,009
Sanborn 1,17860.97%62832.51%1075.54%190.98%00.00%55028.46%1,932
Shannon 43825.96%1,13267.10%915.39%201.19%60.36%-694-41.14%1,687
Spink 2,91560.30%1,57232.52%2946.08%501.03%30.06%1,34327.78%4,834
Stanley 89268.67%33926.10%554.23%120.92%10.08%55342.57%1,299
Sully 85274.15%22019.15%605.22%171.48%00.00%63255.00%1,149
Todd 80341.76%97250.55%1125.82%301.56%60.31%-169-8.79%1,923
Tripp 2,66970.68%94725.08%1303.44%260.69%40.11%1,72245.60%3,776
Turner 3,34366.43%1,36927.21%2815.58%370.74%20.04%1,97439.22%5,032
Union 2,78855.16%1,83036.21%3597.10%741.46%30.06%95818.95%5,054
Walworth 2,67574.55%75320.99%1393.87%190.53%20.06%1,92253.56%3,588
Yankton 5,35561.22%2,69830.84%5536.32%1271.45%140.16%2,65730.38%8,747
Ziebach 52365.05%24630.60%303.73%50.62%00.00%27734.45%804
Totals198,34360.53%103,85531.69%21,4316.54%3,8241.17%2500.08%94,48828.84%327,703

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "1980 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. Our Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 04, 1980