Jimmy Carter vs Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter vs Ronald Reagan in 1980: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.
Jimmy Carter
- Elections
- 2 (1976, 1980)
- Won
- 1
- Electoral votes, all runs
- 346
- Best popular vote
- 50.1% in 1976
- Parties
- Democratic
Ronald Reagan
- Elections
- 2 (1980, 1984)
- Won
- 2
- Electoral votes, all runs
- 1,014
- Best popular vote
- 58.8% in 1984
- Parties
- Republican
- Jimmy Carter states
- 7
- Ronald Reagan states
- 44
- Popular vote
- 41.0% – 50.7%
Every state, 1980
| State | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | Gap (pts) | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 47.4% | 48.8% 9 | -1.4 | 9 |
| Alaska | 26.4% | 54.3% 3 | -27.9 | 3 |
| Arizona | 28.2% | 60.6% 6 | -32.4 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 47.5% | 48.1% 6 | -0.6 | 6 |
| California | 35.9% | 52.7% 45 | -16.8 | 45 |
| Colorado | 31.1% | 55.1% 7 | -24.0 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 38.5% | 48.2% 8 | -9.7 | 8 |
| Delaware | 44.8% | 47.2% 3 | -2.4 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 74.8% 3 | 13.4% | 61.4 | 3 |
| Florida | 38.5% | 55.5% 17 | -17.0 | 17 |
| Georgia | 55.8% 12 | 41.0% | 14.8 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 44.8% 4 | 42.9% | 1.9 | 4 |
| Idaho | 25.2% | 66.5% 4 | -41.3 | 4 |
| Illinois | 41.7% | 49.6% 26 | -7.9 | 26 |
| Indiana | 37.7% | 56.0% 13 | -18.3 | 13 |
| Iowa | 38.6% | 51.3% 8 | -12.7 | 8 |
| Kansas | 33.3% | 57.9% 7 | -24.6 | 7 |
| Kentucky | 47.6% | 49.1% 9 | -1.5 | 9 |
| Louisiana | 45.7% | 51.2% 10 | -5.5 | 10 |
| Maine | 42.3% | 45.6% 4 | -3.3 | 4 |
| Maryland | 47.1% 10 | 44.2% | 2.9 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 41.7% | 41.9% 14 | -0.2 | 14 |
| Michigan | 42.5% | 49.0% 21 | -6.5 | 21 |
| Minnesota | 46.5% 10 | 42.6% | 3.9 | 10 |
| Mississippi | 48.1% | 49.4% 7 | -1.3 | 7 |
| Missouri | 44.3% | 51.2% 12 | -6.9 | 12 |
| Montana | 32.4% | 56.8% 4 | -24.4 | 4 |
| Nebraska | 26.0% | 65.5% 5 | -39.5 | 5 |
| Nevada | 26.9% | 62.5% 3 | -35.6 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 28.4% | 57.7% 4 | -29.3 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 38.6% | 52.0% 17 | -13.4 | 17 |
| New Mexico | 36.7% | 54.9% 4 | -18.2 | 4 |
| New York | 44.0% | 46.7% 41 | -2.7 | 41 |
| North Carolina | 47.2% | 49.3% 13 | -2.1 | 13 |
| North Dakota | 26.3% | 64.2% 3 | -37.9 | 3 |
| Ohio | 40.9% | 51.5% 25 | -10.6 | 25 |
| Oklahoma | 35.0% | 60.5% 8 | -25.5 | 8 |
| Oregon | 38.7% | 48.3% 6 | -9.6 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 42.5% | 49.6% 27 | -7.1 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 47.7% 4 | 37.2% | 10.5 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 48.1% | 49.4% 8 | -1.3 | 8 |
| South Dakota | 31.7% | 60.5% 4 | -28.8 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 48.4% | 48.7% 10 | -0.3 | 10 |
| Texas | 41.4% | 55.3% 26 | -13.9 | 26 |
| Utah | 20.6% | 72.8% 4 | -52.2 | 4 |
| Vermont | 38.4% | 44.4% 3 | -6.0 | 3 |
| Virginia | 40.3% | 53.0% 12 | -12.7 | 12 |
| Washington | 37.3% | 49.7% 9 | -12.4 | 9 |
| West Virginia | 49.8% 6 | 45.3% | 4.5 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 43.2% | 47.9% 11 | -4.7 | 11 |
| Wyoming | 28.0% | 62.6% 3 | -34.6 | 3 |
Questions and answers
Who won between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980?
Ronald Reagan won the presidency. Electoral votes: Jimmy Carter 49, Ronald Reagan 489. Popular vote: Jimmy Carter 41.0%, Ronald Reagan 50.7%.
How many states did Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan each win in 1980?
Jimmy Carter carried 7 and Ronald Reagan carried 44.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data