See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| Image1: | Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ronald Reagan |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | George H. W. Bush |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 652,264 |
| Percentage1: | 55.07% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 367,973 |
| Percentage2: | 31.07% |
| Image3: | John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John B. Anderson |
| Party3: | National Unity |
| Color3: | DDDDBB |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Patrick Lucey |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 130,633 |
| Percentage3: | 11.03% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 280px |
The 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado 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 seven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado was won by the Republican Party candidate, former California Governor Ronald Reagan by a landslide of 24 points, defeating Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter. John B. Anderson, an Illinois Republican congressman running on the National Unity ticket, received 11% of the vote.[1]
, this is the last occasion where a Republican candidate carried the City and County of Denver.[2] Since then, Denver has remained a reliable Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, which would eventually cause the state to flip consistently Democratic from 2008 onward.
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 7 | 652,264 | 55.07% | |
| Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | Walter Mondale (incumbent) | Democratic | 0 | 367,973 | 31.07% | |
| John B. Anderson | Patrick Lucey | National Unity | 0 | 130,633 | 11.03% | |
| Ed Clark | David Koch | Libertarian | 0 | 25,744 | 2.17% | |
| Barry Commoner | LaDonna Harris | Citizens | 0 | 5,614 | 0.47% | |
| Benjamin Bubar | Earl Dodge | Statesman | 0 | 1,180 | 0.10% | |
| Andrew Pulley | Matilde Zimmermann | Socialist Workers | 0 | 520 | 0.04% | |
| Gus Hall | Angela Davis | Communist | 0 | 487 | 0.04% | |
| County[3] | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Independent | Ed Clark Libertarian | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 42,916 | 50.50% | 31,357 | 36.90% | 8,342 | 9.82% | 2,044 | 2.41% | 316 | 0.37% | 11,559 | 13.60% | 84,975 | ||||||||||||||
| Alamosa | 2,601 | 53.87% | 1,821 | 37.72% | 289 | 5.99% | 96 | 1.99% | 21 | 0.43% | 780 | 16.15% | 4,828 | ||||||||||||||
| Arapahoe | 79,594 | 62.19% | 30,148 | 23.56% | 15,329 | 11.98% | 2,307 | 1.80% | 602 | 0.47% | 49,446 | 38.63% | 127,980 | ||||||||||||||
| Archuleta | 1,252 | 65.89% | 532 | 28.00% | 83 | 4.37% | 30 | 1.58% | 3 | 0.16% | 720 | 37.89% | 1,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Baca | 1,999 | 74.26% | 551 | 20.47% | 106 | 3.94% | 35 | 1.30% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,448 | 53.79% | 2,692 | ||||||||||||||
| Bent | 1,206 | 51.76% | 894 | 38.37% | 164 | 7.04% | 42 | 1.80% | 24 | 1.03% | 312 | 13.39% | 2,330 | ||||||||||||||
| Boulder | 40,698 | 46.74% | 28,422 | 32.64% | 13,712 | 15.75% | 2,630 | 3.02% | 1,607 | 1.85% | 12,276 | 14.10% | 87,069 | ||||||||||||||
| Chaffee | 3,327 | 60.73% | 1,583 | 28.90% | 432 | 7.89% | 102 | 1.86% | 34 | 0.62% | 1,744 | 31.83% | 5,478 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheyenne | 816 | 65.86% | 322 | 25.99% | 76 | 6.13% | 19 | 1.53% | 6 | 0.48% | 494 | 39.87% | 1,239 | ||||||||||||||
| Clear Creek | 1,784 | 56.22% | 837 | 26.38% | 402 | 12.67% | 126 | 3.97% | 24 | 0.76% | 947 | 29.84% | 3,173 | ||||||||||||||
| Conejos | 1,597 | 49.41% | 1,503 | 46.50% | 90 | 2.78% | 40 | 1.24% | 2 | 0.06% | 94 | 2.91% | 3,232 | ||||||||||||||
| Costilla | 489 | 30.89% | 1,036 | 65.45% | 38 | 2.40% | 15 | 0.95% | 5 | 0.32% | -547 | -34.56% | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||
| Crowley | 926 | 62.86% | 472 | 32.04% | 57 | 3.87% | 17 | 1.15% | 1 | 0.07% | 454 | 30.82% | 1,473 | ||||||||||||||
| Custer | 674 | 66.73% | 231 | 22.87% | 59 | 5.84% | 41 | 4.06% | 5 | 0.50% | 443 | 43.86% | 1,010 | ||||||||||||||
| Delta | 6,179 | 66.97% | 2,348 | 25.45% | 455 | 4.93% | 160 | 1.73% | 85 | 0.92% | 3,831 | 41.52% | 9,227 | ||||||||||||||
| Denver | 88,398 | 42.19% | 85,903 | 41.00% | 28,610 | 13.66% | 4,435 | 2.12% | 2,162 | 1.03% | 2,495 | 1.19% | 209,508 | ||||||||||||||
| Dolores | 615 | 75.28% | 157 | 19.22% | 32 | 3.92% | 12 | 1.47% | 1 | 0.12% | 458 | 56.06% | 817 | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 8,126 | 70.08% | 2,108 | 18.18% | 1,058 | 9.12% | 266 | 2.29% | 38 | 0.33% | 6,018 | 51.90% | 11,596 | ||||||||||||||
| Eagle | 3,061 | 52.63% | 1,608 | 27.65% | 906 | 15.58% | 193 | 3.32% | 48 | 0.83% | 1,453 | 24.98% | 5,816 | ||||||||||||||
| El Paso | 66,199 | 63.66% | 27,463 | 26.41% | 7,886 | 7.58% | 2,042 | 1.96% | 400 | 0.38% | 38,736 | 37.25% | 103,990 | ||||||||||||||
| Elbert | 2,107 | 67.49% | 698 | 22.36% | 238 | 7.62% | 74 | 2.37% | 5 | 0.16% | 1,409 | 45.13% | 3,122 | ||||||||||||||
| Fremont | 7,162 | 59.13% | 3,952 | 32.63% | 731 | 6.03% | 199 | 1.64% | 69 | 0.57% | 3,210 | 26.50% | 12,113 | ||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 5,416 | 58.08% | 2,639 | 28.30% | 978 | 10.49% | 226 | 2.42% | 66 | 0.71% | 2,777 | 29.78% | 9,325 | ||||||||||||||
| Gilpin | 694 | 50.04% | 441 | 31.80% | 175 | 12.62% | 55 | 3.97% | 22 | 1.59% | 253 | 18.24% | 1,387 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand | 2,133 | 61.28% | 820 | 23.56% | 413 | 11.86% | 102 | 2.93% | 13 | 0.37% | 1,313 | 37.72% | 3,481 | ||||||||||||||
| Gunnison | 2,756 | 55.45% | 1,297 | 26.10% | 704 | 14.16% | 135 | 2.72% | 78 | 1.57% | 1,459 | 29.35% | 4,970 | ||||||||||||||
| Hinsdale | 232 | 69.05% | 76 | 22.62% | 13 | 3.87% | 12 | 3.57% | 3 | 0.89% | 156 | 46.43% | 336 | ||||||||||||||
| Huerfano | 1,258 | 41.49% | 1,574 | 51.91% | 146 | 4.82% | 22 | 0.73% | 32 | 1.06% | -316 | -10.42% | 3,032 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 673 | 63.55% | 283 | 26.72% | 80 | 7.55% | 21 | 1.98% | 2 | 0.19% | 390 | 36.83% | 1,059 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 97,008 | 59.66% | 41,525 | 25.54% | 19,530 | 12.01% | 3,929 | 2.42% | 619 | 0.38% | 55,483 | 34.12% | 162,611 | ||||||||||||||
| Kiowa | 754 | 65.06% | 331 | 28.56% | 61 | 5.26% | 12 | 1.04% | 1 | 0.09% | 423 | 36.50% | 1,159 | ||||||||||||||
| Kit Carson | 2,622 | 71.78% | 790 | 21.63% | 185 | 5.06% | 52 | 1.42% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,832 | 50.15% | 3,653 | ||||||||||||||
| La Plata | 7,291 | 59.76% | 3,034 | 24.87% | 1,537 | 12.60% | 225 | 1.84% | 114 | 0.93% | 4,257 | 34.89% | 12,201 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,375 | 45.45% | 1,213 | 40.10% | 289 | 9.55% | 120 | 3.97% | 28 | 0.93% | 162 | 5.35% | 3,025 | ||||||||||||||
| Larimer | 36,240 | 56.51% | 17,072 | 26.62% | 8,887 | 13.86% | 1,484 | 2.31% | 446 | 0.70% | 19,168 | 29.89% | 64,129 | ||||||||||||||
| Las Animas | 2,917 | 39.37% | 4,117 | 55.57% | 278 | 3.75% | 90 | 1.21% | 7 | 0.09% | -1,200 | -16.20% | 7,409 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,535 | 64.74% | 602 | 25.39% | 175 | 7.38% | 57 | 2.40% | 2 | 0.08% | 933 | 39.35% | 2,371 | ||||||||||||||
| Logan | 5,238 | 63.16% | 2,332 | 28.12% | 588 | 7.09% | 122 | 1.47% | 13 | 0.16% | 2,906 | 35.04% | 8,293 | ||||||||||||||
| Mesa | 22,686 | 68.92% | 7,549 | 22.93% | 2,004 | 6.09% | 582 | 1.77% | 95 | 0.29% | 15,137 | 45.99% | 32,916 | ||||||||||||||
| Mineral | 271 | 60.22% | 125 | 27.78% | 41 | 9.11% | 13 | 2.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 146 | 32.44% | 450 | ||||||||||||||
| Moffat | 3,344 | 67.90% | 1,079 | 21.91% | 329 | 6.68% | 139 | 2.82% | 34 | 0.69% | 2,265 | 45.99% | 4,925 | ||||||||||||||
| Montezuma | 4,120 | 68.60% | 1,467 | 24.43% | 275 | 4.58% | 124 | 2.06% | 20 | 0.33% | 2,653 | 44.17% | 6,006 | ||||||||||||||
| Montrose | 6,685 | 68.21% | 2,232 | 22.78% | 635 | 6.48% | 225 | 2.30% | 23 | 0.23% | 4,453 | 45.43% | 9,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 5,209 | 62.50% | 2,246 | 26.95% | 693 | 8.32% | 136 | 1.63% | 50 | 0.60% | 2,963 | 35.55% | 8,334 | ||||||||||||||
| Otero | 4,801 | 54.55% | 3,294 | 37.43% | 572 | 6.50% | 99 | 1.12% | 35 | 0.40% | 1,507 | 17.12% | 8,801 | ||||||||||||||
| Ouray | 813 | 67.69% | 237 | 19.73% | 129 | 10.74% | 14 | 1.17% | 8 | 0.67% | 576 | 47.96% | 1,201 | ||||||||||||||
| Park | 1,623 | 59.34% | 674 | 24.64% | 293 | 10.71% | 122 | 4.46% | 23 | 0.84% | 949 | 34.70% | 2,735 | ||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 1,488 | 63.21% | 640 | 27.19% | 193 | 8.20% | 29 | 1.23% | 4 | 0.17% | 848 | 36.02% | 2,354 | ||||||||||||||
| Pitkin | 2,153 | 39.75% | 1,760 | 32.49% | 1,128 | 20.82% | 285 | 5.26% | 91 | 1.68% | 393 | 7.26% | 5,417 | ||||||||||||||
| Prowers | 3,115 | 59.77% | 1,669 | 32.02% | 340 | 6.52% | 57 | 1.09% | 31 | 0.59% | 1,446 | 27.75% | 5,212 | ||||||||||||||
| Pueblo | 20,770 | 44.72% | 21,874 | 47.10% | 3,102 | 6.68% | 585 | 1.26% | 110 | 0.24% | -1,104 | -2.38% | 46,441 | ||||||||||||||
| Rio Blanco | 1,971 | 74.46% | 462 | 17.45% | 143 | 5.40% | 63 | 2.38% | 8 | 0.30% | 1,509 | 57.01% | 2,647 | ||||||||||||||
| Rio Grande | 2,844 | 63.37% | 1,370 | 30.53% | 185 | 4.12% | 84 | 1.87% | 5 | 0.11% | 1,474 | 32.84% | 4,488 | ||||||||||||||
| Routt | 3,574 | 53.33% | 1,944 | 29.01% | 920 | 13.73% | 230 | 3.43% | 34 | 0.51% | 1,630 | 24.32% | 6,702 | ||||||||||||||
| Saguache | 1,124 | 52.65% | 893 | 41.83% | 71 | 3.33% | 41 | 1.92% | 6 | 0.28% | 231 | 10.82% | 2,135 | ||||||||||||||
| San Juan | 268 | 48.82% | 146 | 26.59% | 94 | 17.12% | 36 | 6.56% | 5 | 0.91% | 122 | 22.23% | 549 | ||||||||||||||
| San Miguel | 774 | 42.79% | 651 | 35.99% | 297 | 16.42% | 55 | 3.04% | 32 | 1.77% | 123 | 6.80% | 1,809 | ||||||||||||||
| Sedgwick | 1,151 | 67.39% | 438 | 25.64% | 100 | 5.85% | 15 | 0.88% | 4 | 0.23% | 713 | 41.75% | 1,708 | ||||||||||||||
| Summit | 2,027 | 46.54% | 1,285 | 29.51% | 845 | 19.40% | 167 | 3.83% | 31 | 0.71% | 742 | 17.03% | 4,355 | ||||||||||||||
| Teller | 2,457 | 66.28% | 802 | 21.63% | 322 | 8.69% | 107 | 2.89% | 19 | 0.51% | 1,655 | 44.65% | 3,707 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 2,007 | 71.40% | 568 | 20.21% | 160 | 5.69% | 70 | 2.49% | 6 | 0.21% | 1,439 | 51.19% | 2,811 | ||||||||||||||
| Weld | 23,901 | 58.80% | 11,433 | 28.13% | 4,309 | 10.60% | 790 | 1.94% | 213 | 0.52% | 12,468 | 30.67% | 40,646 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuma | 3,220 | 68.89% | 1,043 | 22.31% | 319 | 6.82% | 87 | 1.86% | 5 | 0.11% | 2,177 | 46.58% | 4,674 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 652,264 | 55.07% | 367,973 | 31.07% | 130,633 | 11.03% | 25,744 | 2.17% | 7,801 | 0.65% | 284,291 | 24.00% | 1,184,415 | ||||||||||||||