This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1980 United States presidential election.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Jimmy Carter (D) | John Anderson (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [1] | March 31 – April 3, 1978 | 46% | 50% | - | 1% | 3% | 4 | ||
ABC-Harris [2] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 1] , 1978 | 47% | 46% | - | - | 7% | 1 | ||
Gallup [3] | July 7–10, 1978 | 43% | 52% | - | 1% | 4% | 9 | ||
Gallup [4] | December 8–11, 1978 | 35% | 57% | - | 2% | 5% | 22 | ||
ABC-Harris [5] | December 21–26, 1978 | 38% | 55% | - | - | 7% | 17 | ||
Gallup [6] | March 23–26, 1979 | 38% | 52% | - | 3% | 7% | 14 | ||
ABC-Harris [7] | March, 1979 | 46% | 49% | - | - | 5% | 3 | ||
ABC-Harris [8] | May, 1979 | 45% | 47% | - | - | 8% | 2 | ||
ABC-Harris [9] | June, 1979 | 51% | 43% | - | - | 6% | 8 | ||
Gallup [10] | June 22–25, 1979 | 49% | 45% | - | 1% | 5% | 4 | ||
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 52% | 42% | - | 2% | 4% | 10 | ||
ABC-Harris [12] | July 28–29, 1979 | 51% | 44% | - | - | 5% | 7 | ||
Gallup [13] | August 3–6, 1979 | 42% | 47% | - | 4% | 7% | 5 | ||
ABC-Harris [14] | September 1–5, 1979 | 50% | 45% | - | - | 5% | 5 | ||
Gallup [15] | September 7–10, 1979 | 46% | 47% | - | 2% | 5% | 1 | ||
ABC-Harris [16] | September 26 – October 1, 1979 | 45% | 52% | - | - | 3% | 7 | ||
Gallup [15] | October 12–15, 1979 | 42% | 48% | - | 3% | 7% | 6 | ||
ABC-Harris [17] | November 7–10, 1979 | 42% | 53% | - | - | 5% | 11 | ||
Gallup [18] | November 16–19, 1979 | 41% | 53% | - | 1% | 5% | 12 | ||
Gallup [19] | December 7–9, 1979 | 36% | 60% | - | 1% | 3% | 24 | ||
ABC-Harris [20] | December 14–16, 1979 | 36% | 59% | - | - | 5% | 23 | ||
Gallup [21] | January 4–6, 1980 | 32% | 63% | - | 1% | 4% | 31 | ||
ABC-Harris [22] | January 22, 1980 | 31% | 65% | - | - | 4% | 34 | ||
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 32% | 59% | - | 3% | 6% | 27 | ||
ABC-Harris [24] | January 31 – February 4, 1980 | 32% | 64% | - | - | 4% | 32 | ||
Gallup [25] | February 29 – March 2, 1980 | 34% | 57% | - | 3% | 6% | 23 | ||
ABC-Harris [24] | March 5–8, 1980 | 40% | 58% | - | - | 2% | 18 | ||
ABC-Harris [26] | March 13–15, 1980 | 40% | 55% | - | - | 5% | 15 | ||
ABC-Harris [26] | March 26–30, 1980 | 47% | 50% | - | - | 3% | 3 | ||
Gallup [27] | March 28–30, 1980 | 43% | 48% | - | 2% | 7% | 5 | ||
34% | 39% | 21% | 1% | 5% | 5 | ||||
ABC-Harris [26] | April 8, 1980 | 48% | 45% | - | - | 7% | 3 | ||
38% | 38% | 22% | - | 1% | 0 | ||||
Gallup [27] | April 11–13, 1980 | 44% | 49% | - | 1% | 6% | 5 | ||
34% | 41% | 18% | 1% | 6% | 7 | ||||
ABC-Harris [28] | April 25, 1980 | 42% | 33% | 19% | - | 6% | 9 | ||
Gallup [29] | April 26–27, 1980 | 43% | 47% | - | - | 10% | 4 | ||
35% | 40% | 19% | - | 6% | 5 | ||||
ABC-Harris [30] | April 26–30, 1980 | 39% | 33% | 23% | - | 5% | 6 | ||
Gallup [31] | May 2–5, 1980 | 40% | 47% | - | - | 13% | 7 | ||
33% | 38% | 21% | - | 7% | 5 | ||||
Gallup [31] | May 16–18, 1980 | 41% | 49% | - | - | 10% | 8 | ||
32% | 40% | 21% | - | 7% | 8 | ||||
Gallup [32] | May 30 – June 2, 1980 | 39% | 50% | - | - | 11% | 11 | ||
32% | 39% | 21% | - | 8% | 7 | ||||
ABC-Harris [33] | June 5–9, 1980 | 51% | 44% | - | - | 5% | 7 | ||
39% | 34% | 24% | - | 3% | 5 | ||||
Gallup [32] [34] | June 13–16, 1980 | 45% | 42% | - | - | 13% | 3 | ||
33% | 35% | 24% | - | 8% | 2 | ||||
Gallup [32] [34] | June 27–30, 1980 | 47% | 41% | - | - | 12% | 6 | ||
37% | 32% | 22% | - | 9% | 5 | ||||
Gallup [35] [34] | July 11–14, 1980 | 37% | 34% | 21% | - | 8% | 3 | ||
Gallup [36] | July 11–13, 1980 | 43% [lower-alpha 2] | 34% [lower-alpha 3] | 16% | - | 7% | 9 | ||
July 14–17: Republican National Convention | |||||||||
ABC-Harris [37] [38] | July 18–21, 1980 | 61% | 33% | - | - | 6% | 28 | ||
49% | 23% | 25% | - | 3% | 24 | ||||
Gallup [39] | August 1–3, 1980 | 45% | 31% [lower-alpha 4] | 14% | - | 10% | 14 | ||
ABC-Harris [40] | August 5–6, 1980 | 57% | 36% | - | - | 7% | 21 | ||
48% | 28% | 19% | - | 5% | 20 | ||||
August 11–14: Democratic National Convention | |||||||||
Gallup [41] [42] | August 15–17, 1980 | 40% | 46% | - | - | 14% | 6 | ||
39% | 38% | 14% | 1% | 8% | 1 | ||||
ABC-Harris [43] | August 14–18, 1980 | 42% | 36% | 17% | - | 5% | 6 | ||
Gallup [44] | August 15–18, 1980 | 38% | 39% | 13% | - | 10% | 1 | ||
ABC-Harris [45] | September 3–7, 1980 | 41% | 37% | 17% | - | 5% | 4 | ||
Gallup [44] [46] | September 12–15, 1980 | 41% | 37% | 15% | - | 7% | 4 | ||
ABC-Harris [47] | September 22, 1980 | 42% | 36% | 19% | - | 3% | 6 | ||
48% | 46% | - | - | 6% | 2 | ||||
ABC-Harris [48] | October 3–6, 1980 | 43% | 39% | 14% | - | 4% | 4 | ||
Gallup [46] | October 10–12, 1980 | 45% | 42% | 8% | - | 5% | 3 | ||
ABC-Harris [49] | October 14–16, 1980 | 42% | 39% | 12% | - | 7% | 3 | ||
Gallup [50] | October 17–20, 1980 | 40% | 41% | 10% | - | 9% | 1 | ||
ABC-Harris [51] | October 22–25, 1980 | 45% | 42% | 10% | - | 3% | 3 | ||
Washington Post [52] | October 26–27, 1980 | 43% | 39% | 7% | - | 11% | 4 | ||
Newsweek-Gallup [52] | October 29–30, 1980 | 44% | 43% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 4 | ||
ABC-Harris[ citation needed ] | October 30 – November 1, 1980 | 45% | 40% | 10% | 1% | 4% | 5 | ||
CBS-New York Times[ citation needed ] | October 30 – November 1, 1980 | 44% | 43% | 8% | - | 5% | 1 | ||
Gallup [53] | October 30 – November 1, 1980 | 46% | 43% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 3 | ||
Election Results | Nov. 4, 1980 | 50.75% | 41.01% | 6.61% | 1.63% | - | 9.74 | ||
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | John Anderson (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
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ABC-Harris [54] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 5] , 1978 | 42% | 54% | - | - | 4% | 12 |
Gallup [55] | May 19–22, 1978 | 36% | 56% | - | 1% | 7% | 20 |
Gallup [3] | July 7–10, 1978 | 36% | 59% | - | 1% | 4% | 23 |
ABC-Harris [5] | December 21–26, 1978 | 39% | 55% | - | - | 6% | 16 |
ABC-Harris [7] | March, 1979 | 38% | 58% | - | - | 4% | 20 |
Gallup [56] | May 18–21, 1979 | 35% | 56% | - | 3% | 6% | 21 |
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 38% | 56% | - | 2% | 4% | 18 |
ABC-Harris [12] | July 28–29, 1979 | 36% | 59% | - | - | 5% | 23 |
Gallup [13] | August 3–6, 1979 | 32% | 61% | - | 3% | 4% | 29 |
ABC-Harris [14] | September 1–5, 1979 | 39% | 58% | - | - | 3% | 19 |
Gallup [57] | September 7–10, 1979 | 33% | 61% | - | 2% | 4% | 28 |
ABC-Harris [16] | September 26 – October 1, 1979 | 34% | 64% | - | - | 2% | 30 |
Gallup [15] | October 12–15, 1979 | 38% | 54% | - | 2% | 6% | 16 |
ABC-Harris [17] | November 7–10, 1979 | 38% | 58% | - | - | 4% | 20 |
Gallup [19] | December 7–9, 1979 | 44% | 49% | - | 2% | 5% | 5 |
ABC-Harris [20] | December 14–16, 1979 | 49% | 46% | - | - | 5% | 3 |
Gallup [21] | January 4–6, 1980 | 42% | 50% | - | 2% | 6% | 8 |
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 48% | 39% | - | 6% | 7% | 9 |
Gallup [58] | February 29 – March 3, 1980 | 53% | 34% | - | - | 13% | 19 |
Gallup [58] | May 16–19, 1980 | 51% | 38% | - | - | 11% | 13 |
Gallup [58] | June 13–15, 1980 | 58% | 32% | - | - | 10% | 26 |
Gallup [39] | August 1–3, 1980 | 48% | 27% | 18% | - | 7% | 21 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Jerry Brown (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Lou Harris [2] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 6] , 1978 | 52% | 40% | - | 8% | 12 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Scoop Jackson (D) | John Anderson (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [39] | August 1–3, 1980 | 46% | 21% | 20% | - | 13% | 25 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Walter Mondale (D) | John Anderson (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [39] | August 1–3, 1980 | 47% | 27% | 18% | - | 8% | 20 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Ronald Reagan (R) | Edmund Muskie (D) | John Anderson (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Harris [59] | June 5–9, 1980 | 48% | 48% | - | 4% | 0 | |
Gallup [39] | August 1–3, 1980 | 45% | 31% | 16% | - | 8% | 14 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | George Bush (R) | Jimmy Carter (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Harris [22] | January 22, 1980 | 32% | 62% | - | 6% | 30 |
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 35% | 54% | 2% | 9% | 19 |
Gallup [25] | February 29 – March 2, 1980 | 32% | 57% | - | 11% | 25 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | George Bush (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 52% | 37% | 3% | 8% | 15 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Howard Baker (R) | Jimmy Carter (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Harris [9] | June, 1979 | 46% | 45% | - | 9% | 1 |
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 47% | 44% | 1% | 8% | 3 |
ABC-Harris [12] | July 28–29, 1979 | 48% | 43% | - | 9% | 5 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Howard Baker (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 36% | 57% | 2% | 5% | 21 |
ABC-Harris [12] | July 28–29, 1979 | 34% | 60% | - | 6% | 26 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | John Connally (R) | Jimmy Carter (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [60] | February 2–5, 1979 | 33% | 53% | 3% | 11% | 20 |
ABC-Harris [9] | June, 1979 | 41% | 52% | - | 7% | 11 |
Gallup [10] | June 22–25, 1979 | 38% | 53% | 1% | 8% | 15 |
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 43% | 49% | 3% | 5% | 6 |
ABC-Harris [61] | July 28–29, 1979 | 40% | 52% | - | 8% | 12 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | John Connally (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [56] | May 18–21, 1979 | 24% | 63% | 3% | 10% | 39 |
Gallup [10] | June 22–25, 1979 | 25% | 67% | 1% | 7% | 42 |
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 30% | 62% | 3% | 5% | 32 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Gerald Ford (R) | Jimmy Carter (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [1] | March 31 – April 3, 1978 | 45% | 51% | 1% | 3% | 6 |
ABC-Harris [62] | April, 1978 | 42% | 50% | - | 8% | 8 |
ABC-Harris [2] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 7] , 1978 | 48% | 43% | - | 9% | 5 |
Gallup [3] | July 7–10, 1978 | 46% | 47% | 2% | 5% | 1 |
Gallup [63] | September 22–25, 1978 | 40% | 53% | 2% | 5% | 13 |
Gallup [4] | December 8–11, 1978 | 39% | 53% | 3% | 5% | 14 |
Gallup [6] | March 23–26, 1979 | 41% | 48% | 4% | 7% | 7 |
Gallup [10] | June 22–25, 1979 | 50% | 43% | 1% | 6% | 7 |
Gallup [11] [13] | July 13–15, 1979 | 55% | 40% | 2% | 3% | 15 |
Gallup [13] | August 3–6, 1979 | 48% | 42% | 4% | 6% | 6 |
Gallup [15] | September 7–10, 1979 | 51% | 42% | 3% | 4% | 9 |
ABC-Harris [64] | September 26 – October 1, 1979 | 55% | 42% | - | 3% | 13 |
Gallup [65] | October 12–15, 1979 | 47% | 41% | 4% | 8% | 6 |
ABC-Harris [17] | November 7–10, 1979 | 50% | 46% | - | 4% | 4 |
Gallup [19] | December 7–9, 1979 | 39% | 57% | 1% | 3% | 18 |
Gallup [21] | January 4–6, 1980 | 38% | 57% | 1% | 4% | 19 |
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 41% | 52% | 2% | 5% | 11 |
ABC-Harris [24] | March 5–8, 1980 | 44% | 54% | - | 2% | 10 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Gerald Ford (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Harris [54] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 8] , 1978 | 43% | 52% | - | 5% | 9 |
Gallup [55] | May 19–22, 1978 | 41% | 51% | 1% | 7% | 10 |
Gallup [3] | July 7–10, 1978 | 40% | 57% | - | 3% | 17 |
Gallup [56] | May 18–21, 1979 | 38% | 52% | 4% | 6% | 14 |
Gallup [11] | July 13–15, 1979 | 41% | 54% | 2% | 3% | 13 |
Gallup [13] | August 3–6, 1979 | 35% | 57% | 3% | 5% | 22 |
Gallup [57] | September 7–10, 1979 | 38% | 58% | 1% | 3% | 20 |
ABC-Harris [64] | September 26 – October 1, 1979 | 40% | 58% | - | 2% | 18 |
Gallup [65] | October 12–15, 1979 | 42% | 51% | 2% | 5% | 9 |
Gallup [19] | December 7–9, 1979 | 51% | 43% | 1% | 5% | 8 |
Gallup [21] | January 4–6, 1980 | 49% | 44% | 2% | 5% | 5 |
Gallup [23] | February 1–3, 1980 | 57% | 34% | 3% | 6% | 23 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Gerald Ford (R) | Jerry Brown (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC-Harris [2] | May 14–20 [lower-alpha 9] , 1978 | 52% | 38% | - | 10% | 14 |
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