1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam

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1980 presidential straw poll in Guam
Flag of Guam.svg
November 4, 1980 1984  

Non-binding preference poll
  JimmyCarterPortrait (cropped).jpg Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981.jpg
Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia Illinois
Running mate Walter Mondale George H.W Bush
Popular vote14,3529,658
Percentage55.4%37.3%

1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam results map by village.svg
Village Results

The 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was the first presidential straw poll held in Guam on November 4, 1980. [1] Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president. [2] To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College. [3]

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Democratic Party nominee and incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the poll with over 55% of the vote.

Results

Though the votes of Guam citizens do not count in the November general election, the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year. The poll has been held in Guam during every presidential election since 1980. [1]

The voters had the option between four candidates, then Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter, Republican Ronald Reagan, former-Republican challenger to Ronald Reagan independent candidate John B. Anderson and libertarian candidate Edward Clark.

The election had 97.3% valid votes, with 2.7% of them being invalid. [4] The votes overwhelmingly favored Jimmy Carter, with Ronald Reagan coming second.

1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam [4]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentage
Democratic Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale 14,35255.4%
Republican Ronald Reagan George H.W. Bush 9,65837.3%
Independent John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey 9543.7%
Libertarian Edward Clark David Hamilton Koch 2030.8%
Totals25,883100.00%

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