1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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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 vote1100
Popular vote1,088,845981,584160,657
Percentage47.90%43.18%7.07%

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County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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

Contents

In the earliest polls in August, Reagan was well ahead of Carter. [1] Independent candidate John B. Anderson, who had recently chosen former Badger State Governor Patrick Lucey as his running mate, [2] was ahead of Carter in some normally Democratic districts of the state. [1] Anderson was the first of the three leading candidates to campaign in the state, doing so alongside his running mate early in September, [3] Reagan campaigned in the state during the first week of October, when he was ahead by 5 points in a recent poll, and argued that his tax cuts are necessary to aid business and an economy affected by stagflation. [4] Carter would not campaign in Wisconsin until the second week of October, when he argued against Reagan’s nuclear and military arms positions, arguing that they could lead to interventions that were “jingoistic”, “macho” and “guided by a desire to push everybody around”. [5]

In October, Reagan continued to lead in Wisconsin, although his lead fell as Anderson’s strength dropped below the 20 percent level where it had been during September. [6] Wisconsin was ultimately won by Reagan his running mate, former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, against incumbent President Carter by 4.72 points. This was about what had been expected at the beginning of October. [7] This result made Wisconsin almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Primaries

Democratic primary

CandidateVotesDelegates
Jimmy Carter 353,66246
Ted Kennedy 189,52025
Jerry Brown 74,49610
Others11,4910
Totals629,91681

Republican primary

CandidateVotesDelegates
Ronald Reagan 364,89815
George H. W. Bush 276,16411
John B. Anderson 248,62310
Howard Baker 3,2980
Others9,9190
Totals902,90237

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin [7]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan 1,088,84547.90%11
Democratic Jimmy Carter 981,58443.18%0
Independent John B. Anderson 160,6577.07%0
Libertarian Ed Clark 29,1351.28%0
Independent Barry Commoner 7,7670.34%0
Constitution John Rarick 1,5190.07%0
Write-Ins1,3370.06%0
Independent David McReynolds 8080.04%0
Independent Gus Hall 7720.03%0
Independent Deirdre Griswold 4140.02%0
Independent Clifton DeBerry 383 [lower-alpha 1] 0.02%0
Totals2,272,838100.0%11

Results by county

CountyRonald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
Barry Commoner
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [8]
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 3,30450.69%2,77342.54%3184.88%1031.58%80.12%120.18%5318.15%6,518
Ashland 3,26237.56%4,46951.46%6857.89%1251.44%1081.24%360.41%-1,207-13.90%8,685
Barron 8,79147.05%8,65446.32%8834.73%2871.54%540.29%160.09%1370.73%18,685
Bayfield 3,27842.08%3,70547.57%5547.11%1481.90%871.12%170.22%-427-5.49%7,789
Brown 47,06756.72%29,79635.91%4,6805.64%1,1271.36%2050.25%1020.12%17,27120.81%82,977
Buffalo 3,56948.11%3,27644.16%4045.45%1441.94%170.23%80.11%2933.95%7,418
Burnett 3,02744.81%3,20047.37%3935.82%1031.52%240.36%80.12%-173-2.56%6,755
Calumet 7,88555.17%5,03635.23%1,0647.44%2321.62%130.09%630.44%2,84919.94%14,293
Chippewa 10,53148.06%9,83644.89%1,1605.29%3321.52%280.13%250.11%6953.17%21,912
Clark 7,92152.73%6,09140.54%6794.52%3002.00%160.11%160.11%1,83012.19%15,023
Columbia 10,47849.90%8,71541.51%1,3736.54%3321.58%480.23%500.24%1,7638.39%20,996
Crawford 3,93450.08%3,39243.18%3714.72%1101.40%390.50%100.13%5426.90%7,856
Dane 57,54534.17%85,60950.84%19,77211.74%2,2161.32%2,8071.67%4560.27%-28,064-16.67%168,405
Dodge 19,43557.70%11,96635.53%1,7095.07%4841.44%340.10%540.16%7,46922.17%33,682
Door 7,17055.23%4,96138.21%6555.05%1541.19%260.20%160.12%2,20917.02%12,982
Douglas 7,25834.24%11,70355.21%1,7288.15%4001.89%510.24%590.28%-4,445-20.97%21,199
Dunn 7,42843.47%7,74345.31%1,5659.16%2351.38%920.54%250.15%-315-1.84%17,088
Eau Claire 17,30444.46%17,60245.22%3,4868.96%3891.00%1050.27%360.09%-298-0.76%38,922
Florence 1,18752.52%94341.73%863.81%311.37%60.27%70.31%24410.79%2,260
Fond du Lac 24,19656.97%15,29336.01%2,1915.16%6681.57%620.15%600.14%8,90320.96%42,470
Forest 2,07044.29%2,40251.39%1413.02%551.18%30.06%30.06%-332-7.10%4,674
Grant 13,29855.82%8,40635.28%1,6907.09%3681.54%440.18%180.08%4,89220.54%23,824
Green 7,71454.03%5,33637.37%9476.63%2451.72%290.20%60.04%2,37816.66%14,277
Green Lake 5,86863.42%2,85130.81%3683.98%1511.63%70.08%70.08%3,01732.61%9,252
Iowa 4,06845.24%4,15446.20%5466.07%1661.85%480.53%100.11%-86-0.96%8,992
Iron 1,81145.04%1,94148.27%2195.45%390.97%70.17%40.10%-130-3.23%4,021
Jackson 4,32750.80%3,62942.61%4134.85%1151.35%210.25%120.14%6988.19%8,517
Jefferson 16,17453.91%11,33537.78%1,9256.42%4461.49%590.20%610.20%4,83916.13%30,000
Juneau 5,59155.14%3,88438.30%4634.57%1691.67%150.15%180.18%1,70716.84%10,140
Kenosha 24,48143.82%26,73847.86%3,8026.81%6841.22%640.11%940.17%-2,257-4.04%55,863
Kewaunee 5,57757.05%3,70637.91%3183.25%1471.50%150.15%120.12%1,87119.14%9,775
La Crosse 23,42751.73%17,30438.21%3,6528.06%4801.06%3710.82%510.11%6,12313.52%45,285
Lafayette 4,42151.46%3,59841.88%4505.24%1071.25%80.09%70.08%8239.58%8,591
Langlade 4,86649.30%4,49845.57%3693.74%1121.13%160.16%100.10%3683.73%9,871
Lincoln 6,47350.75%5,43842.63%6304.94%1921.51%130.10%90.07%1,0358.12%12,755
Manitowoc 18,59148.00%17,33044.74%2,0145.20%6531.69%510.13%930.24%1,2613.26%38,732
Marathon 25,86848.34%23,28143.50%3,2576.09%9141.71%1020.19%920.17%2,5874.84%53,514
Marinette 10,44454.49%7,71840.27%6833.56%2831.48%220.11%170.09%2,72614.22%19,167
Marquette 3,16654.78%2,18037.72%2704.67%1262.18%100.17%270.47%98617.06%5,779
Menominee 30232.26%54458.12%576.09%111.18%60.64%161.71%-242-25.86%936
Milwaukee 183,45039.54%240,17451.76%34,2817.39%3,8430.83%1,1050.24%1,1550.25%-56,724-12.22%464,008
Monroe 8,13651.87%6,52141.58%7804.97%2021.29%330.21%120.08%1,61510.29%15,684
Oconto 8,29258.01%5,35237.44%4403.08%1761.23%200.14%130.09%2,94020.57%14,293
Oneida 8,60251.19%7,00841.70%8324.95%3061.82%400.24%170.10%1,5949.49%16,805
Outagamie 31,50052.99%21,28435.81%5,7359.65%7491.26%1100.19%630.11%10,21617.18%59,441
Ozaukee 21,37161.00%10,77930.77%2,4637.03%3470.99%460.13%270.08%10,59230.23%35,033
Pepin 1,54144.40%1,67348.20%1835.27%541.56%120.35%80.23%-132-3.80%3,471
Pierce 6,20939.68%7,31246.73%1,75211.20%2931.87%620.40%180.12%-1,103-7.05%15,646
Polk 7,20744.23%7,60746.68%1,1026.76%3282.01%350.21%170.10%-400-2.45%16,296
Portage 10,46534.09%16,44353.56%2,8519.29%4631.51%3991.30%810.26%-5,978-19.47%30,702
Price 4,02849.30%3,59544.00%3944.82%1251.53%200.24%90.11%4335.30%8,171
Racine 39,68349.76%33,56542.09%5,1676.48%1,0541.32%1140.14%1590.20%6,1187.67%79,742
Richland 4,60153.57%3,41339.74%4134.81%1321.54%200.23%90.10%1,18813.83%8,588
Rock 30,96050.60%24,74040.44%4,4087.20%8881.45%1160.19%700.11%6,22010.16%61,182
Rusk 3,70447.52%3,58445.98%3404.36%1351.73%220.28%100.13%1201.54%7,795
Sauk 9,99249.48%8,45641.87%1,4056.96%2901.44%430.21%90.04%1,5367.61%20,195
Sawyer 3,54850.07%3,06543.25%3234.56%1251.76%180.25%70.10%4836.82%7,086
Shawano 9,92260.96%5,41033.24%6524.01%2321.43%270.17%330.20%4,51227.72%16,276
Sheboygan 23,03647.42%20,97443.18%3,8597.94%5881.21%580.12%600.12%2,0624.24%48,575
St. Croix 9,26542.56%10,20346.87%1,8678.58%3641.67%500.23%180.08%-938-4.31%21,767
Taylor 4,59651.31%3,73941.74%4034.50%1952.18%180.20%70.08%8579.57%8,958
Trempealeau 5,99249.52%5,39044.54%5584.61%1221.01%300.25%90.07%6024.98%12,101
Vernon 6,52851.11%5,50143.07%4943.87%1901.49%440.34%160.13%1,0278.04%12,773
Vilas 6,03460.80%3,29333.18%4214.24%1401.41%240.24%120.12%2,74127.62%9,924
Walworth 19,19456.90%11,34433.63%2,5817.65%5221.55%580.17%310.09%7,85023.27%33,730
Washburn 3,19346.41%3,17246.10%3555.16%1241.80%350.51%10.01%210.31%6,880
Washington 23,21358.81%12,94432.79%2,6546.72%5611.42%330.08%660.17%10,26926.02%39,471
Waukesha 81,05958.25%46,61233.50%9,7787.03%1,3961.00%1490.11%1540.11%34,44724.75%139,148
Waupaca 12,56861.71%6,40131.43%1,0725.26%2681.32%420.21%150.07%6,16730.28%20,366
Waushara 5,57661.43%2,98732.91%3353.69%1411.55%220.24%160.18%2,58928.52%9,077
Winnebago 34,28653.28%24,20337.61%4,7797.43%8441.31%1370.21%1040.16%10,08315.67%64,353
Wood 17,98752.19%13,80440.05%2,0105.83%5551.61%840.24%270.08%4,18312.14%34,467
Totals1,088,84547.90%981,58443.18%160,6577.07%29,1351.28%7,7670.34%5,2330.23%107,2614.72%2,273,221

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. The DeBerry votes were not separated by county but listed only as a state-wide total. [8]

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