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1976 vs 1980 presidential election: swing by state

Nationally the popular vote went from D+2.1 in 1976 to R+9.7 in 1980. 50 of 51 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 17 changed hands.

Alabama: swing R+14.4 (flipped)Alaska: swing R+5.7Arizona: swing R+15.8Arkansas: swing R+30.7 (flipped)California: swing R+15.0Colorado: swing R+12.5Connecticut: swing R+4.5Delaware: swing R+7.7 (flipped)District of Columbia: swing R+3.7Florida: swing R+22.3 (flipped)Georgia: swing R+19.0Hawaii: swing R+0.6Idaho: swing R+18.7Illinois: swing R+6.0Indiana: swing R+10.7Iowa: swing R+11.7Kansas: swing R+17.0Kentucky: swing R+8.6 (flipped)Louisiana: swing R+11.2 (flipped)Maine: swing R+2.5Maryland: swing R+3.1Massachusetts: swing R+15.8 (flipped)Michigan: swing R+1.1Minnesota: swing R+8.9Mississippi: swing R+3.2 (flipped)Missouri: swing R+10.5 (flipped)Montana: swing R+17.0Nebraska: swing R+18.8Nevada: swing R+31.3New Hampshire: swing R+18.1New Jersey: swing R+11.3New Mexico: swing R+15.7New York: swing R+7.1 (flipped)North Carolina: swing R+13.2 (flipped)North Dakota: swing R+32.1Ohio: swing R+10.9 (flipped)Oklahoma: swing R+24.3Oregon: swing R+9.5Pennsylvania: swing R+9.8 (flipped)Rhode Island: swing R+0.8South Carolina: swing R+14.3 (flipped)South Dakota: swing R+27.4Tennessee: swing R+13.3 (flipped)Texas: swing R+17.0 (flipped)Utah: swing R+23.4Vermont: swing D+5.3Virginia: swing R+11.4Washington: swing R+8.5West Virginia: swing R+11.6Wisconsin: swing R+6.4 (flipped)Wyoming: swing R+15.2Vermont: swing D+5.3New Hampshire: swing R+18.1Massachusetts: swing R+15.8 (flipped)Rhode Island: swing R+0.8Connecticut: swing R+4.5New Jersey: swing R+11.3Delaware: swing R+7.7 (flipped)Maryland: swing R+3.1District of Columbia: swing R+3.7
Red: moved toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket. Darker means a bigger swing.

Every state

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State19761980SwingFlipped
North Dakota R+5.9 R+38.0 R+32.1
Nevada R+4.4 R+35.7 R+31.3
Arkansas D+30.1 R+0.6 R+30.7 Democratic → Republican
South Dakota R+1.5 R+28.8 R+27.4
Oklahoma R+1.2 R+25.5 R+24.3
Utah R+28.8 R+52.2 R+23.4
Florida D+5.3 R+17.0 R+22.3 Democratic → Republican
Georgia D+33.8 D+14.8 R+19.0
Nebraska R+20.7 R+39.5 R+18.8
Idaho R+22.6 R+41.3 R+18.7
New Hampshire R+11.3 R+29.4 R+18.1
Texas D+3.2 R+13.9 R+17.0 Democratic → Republican
Kansas R+7.6 R+24.6 R+17.0
Montana R+7.4 R+24.4 R+17.0
Massachusetts D+15.7 R+0.2 R+15.8 Democratic → Republican
Arizona R+16.6 R+32.4 R+15.8
New Mexico R+2.5 R+18.2 R+15.7
Wyoming R+19.5 R+34.7 R+15.2
California R+1.8 R+16.8 R+15.0
Alabama D+13.1 R+1.3 R+14.4 Democratic → Republican
South Carolina D+13.0 R+1.3 R+14.3 Democratic → Republican
Tennessee D+13.0 R+0.3 R+13.3 Democratic → Republican
North Carolina D+11.1 R+2.1 R+13.2 Democratic → Republican
Colorado R+11.5 R+24.0 R+12.5
Iowa R+1.0 R+12.7 R+11.7
West Virginia D+16.1 D+4.5 R+11.6
Virginia R+1.3 R+12.7 R+11.4
New Jersey R+2.2 R+13.4 R+11.3
Louisiana D+5.8 R+5.5 R+11.2 Democratic → Republican
Ohio D+0.3 R+10.6 R+10.9 Democratic → Republican
Indiana R+7.6 R+18.4 R+10.7
Missouri D+3.6 R+6.8 R+10.5 Democratic → Republican
Pennsylvania D+2.7 R+7.1 R+9.8 Democratic → Republican
Oregon R+0.2 R+9.7 R+9.5
Minnesota D+12.9 D+3.9 R+8.9
Kentucky D+7.2 R+1.5 R+8.6 Democratic → Republican
Washington R+3.9 R+12.3 R+8.5
Delaware D+5.4 R+2.3 R+7.7 Democratic → Republican
New York D+4.4 R+2.7 R+7.1 Democratic → Republican
Wisconsin D+1.7 R+4.7 R+6.4 Democratic → Republican
Illinois R+2.0 R+7.9 R+6.0
Alaska R+22.3 R+27.9 R+5.7
Connecticut R+5.2 R+9.6 R+4.5
District of Columbia D+65.1 D+61.4 R+3.7
Mississippi D+1.9 R+1.3 R+3.2 Democratic → Republican
Maryland D+6.0 D+3.0 R+3.1
Maine R+0.8 R+3.4 R+2.5
Michigan R+5.4 R+6.5 R+1.1
Rhode Island D+11.3 D+10.5 R+0.8
Hawaii D+2.5 D+1.9 R+0.6
Vermont R+11.3 R+5.9 D+5.3

Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data