1980 United States presidential election in Kansas explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Kansas
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Kansas
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Kansas
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:	566,812
Percentage1:	57.85%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	326,150
Percentage2:	33.29%
Image3:	John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	John B. Anderson
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Illinois
Running Mate3:	Patrick Lucey
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	68,231
Percentage3:	6.96%
President
Map Size:	300px
Before Election:	Jimmy Carter
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Ronald Reagan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1980 United States presidential election in Kansas 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.

Kansas had gone Republican in the previous ten presidential elections except for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide, although Carter's 7.5-point defeat in 1976 was the second-best performance for a Democrat in that period. Carter and Ronald Reagan both won landslides in the state’s early April presidential primaries, in Reagan’s case this being aided strongly by the support of Sunflower State Senator Bob Dole.^[1] By July it was clear that the economic frustration of Kansas’ farmers, who had due to a major drought given unusual support to Carter in 1976, would turn them and the state further towards Reagan than it had been in 1976.^[2] Although Reagan and Carter campaigned heavily in neighboring Jackson County, Missouri during October – spending time in both Independence^[3] and the Missouri section of Kansas City where they sparred over the Iran hostage crisis^[4] – neither candidate campaigned over the Kansas state line.

Kansas was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a margin of 24.56 points.^[5] As had previously occurred in 1952, 1956 and 1968, the Republican nominee won every county except urbanised and substantially black Wyandotte. Kansas has remained a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.^[6]

Results

Results by county

County^[7]	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Independent		Ed Clark Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Allen		3,811		60.33%		2,009		31.80%		380		6.02%		96		1.52%		21		0.33%		1,802		28.53%		6,317
	Anderson		2,363		62.63%		1,170		31.01%		184		4.88%		49		1.30%		7		0.19%		1,193		31.62%		3,773
	Atchison		4,084		53.87%		3,063		40.40%		345		4.55%		80		1.06%		9		0.12%		1,021		13.47%		7,581
	Barber		1,872		62.53%		914		30.53%		168		5.61%		35		1.17%		5		0.17%		958		32.00%		2,994
	Barton		9,147		66.03%		3,663		26.44%		793		5.72%		213		1.54%		36		0.26%		5,484		39.59%		13,852
	Bourbon		4,263		59.22%		2,605		36.19%		251		3.49%		66		0.92%		14		0.19%		1,658		23.03%		7,199
	Brown		3,598		67.61%		1,370		25.74%		286		5.37%		57		1.07%		11		0.21%		2,228		41.87%		5,322
	Butler		10,210		55.33%		6,875		37.26%		1,015		5.50%		328		1.78%		25		0.14%		3,335		18.07%		18,453
	Chase		1,073		66.94%		413		25.76%		92		5.74%		21		1.31%		4		0.25%		660		41.18%		1,603
	Chautauqua		1,566		71.60%		543		24.83%		57		2.61%		15		0.69%		6		0.27%		1,023		46.77%		2,187
	Cherokee		5,296		54.81%		3,969		41.08%		282		2.92%		87		0.90%		28		0.29%		1,327		13.73%		9,662
	Cheyenne		1,330		73.89%		358		19.89%		81		4.50%		25		1.39%		6		0.33%		972		54.00%		1,800
	Clark		901		63.59%		430		30.35%		67		4.73%		17		1.20%		2		0.14%		471		33.24%		1,417
	Clay		3,449		73.90%		932		19.97%		217		4.65%		44		0.94%		25		0.54%		2,517		53.93%		4,667
	Cloud		3,581		61.56%		1,793		30.82%		344		5.91%		69		1.19%		30		0.52%		1,788		30.74%		5,817
	Coffey		2,491		69.16%		938		26.04%		128		3.55%		38		1.05%		7		0.19%		1,553		43.12%		3,602
	Comanche		877		65.45%		393		29.33%		50		3.73%		14		1.04%		6		0.45%		484		36.12%		1,340
	Cowley		8,749		57.14%		5,474		35.75%		866		5.66%		196		1.28%		27		0.18%		3,275		21.39%		15,312
	Crawford		8,058		47.81%		7,658		45.43%		847		5.03%		227		1.35%		65		0.39%		400		2.38%		16,855
	Decatur		1,642		72.98%		443		19.69%		125		5.56%		28		1.24%		12		0.53%		1,199		53.29%		2,250
	Dickinson		5,654		67.64%		2,108		25.22%		469		5.61%		87		1.04%		41		0.49%		3,546		42.42%		8,359
	Doniphan		2,523		67.84%		1,001		26.92%		146		3.93%		41		1.10%		8		0.22%		1,522		40.92%		3,719
	Douglas		14,106		49.01%		9,360		32.52%		4,770		16.57%		471		1.64%		77		0.27%		4,746		16.49%		28,784
	Edwards		1,409		63.93%		616		27.95%		127		5.76%		46		2.09%		6		0.27%		793		35.98%		2,204
	Elk		1,280		69.68%		482		26.24%		54		2.94%		17		0.93%		4		0.22%		798		43.44%		1,837
	Ellis		5,634		52.54%		3,940		36.74%		923		8.61%		211		1.97%		16		0.15%		1,694		15.80%		10,724
	Ellsworth		2,155		65.90%		886		27.09%		167		5.11%		57		1.74%		5		0.15%		1,269		38.81%		3,270
	Finney		4,831		58.59%		2,689		32.61%		531		6.44%		179		2.17%		16		0.19%		2,142		25.98%		8,246
	Ford		5,686		58.86%		3,194		33.06%		622		6.44%		141		1.46%		18		0.19%		2,492		25.80%		9,661
	Franklin		5,525		62.73%		2,726		30.95%		432		4.90%		117		1.33%		8		0.09%		2,799		31.78%		8,808
	Geary		3,534		56.06%		2,357		37.39%		332		5.27%		68		1.08%		13		0.21%		1,177		18.67%		6,304
	Gove		1,263		71.11%		396		22.30%		91		5.12%		22		1.24%		4		0.23%		867		48.81%		1,776
	Graham		1,450		70.90%		473		23.13%		98		4.79%		17		0.83%		7		0.34%		977		47.77%		2,045
	Grant		1,711		66.01%		683		26.35%		150		5.79%		44		1.70%		4		0.15%		1,028		39.66%		2,592
	Gray		1,310		63.68%		583		28.34%		123		5.98%		37		1.80%		4		0.19%		727		35.34%		2,057
	Greeley		600		63.36%		235		24.82%		85		8.98%		23		2.43%		4		0.42%		365		38.54%		947
	Greenwood		2,685		64.62%		1,241		29.87%		170		4.09%		40		0.96%		19		0.46%		1,444		34.75%		4,155
	Hamilton		889		64.65%		402		29.24%		66		4.80%		16		1.16%		2		0.15%		487		35.41%		1,375
	Harper		2,254		64.18%		990		28.19%		182		5.18%		81		2.31%		5		0.14%		1,264		35.99%		3,512
	Harvey		7,045		54.56%		4,173		32.32%		1,356		10.50%		302		2.34%		36		0.28%		2,872		22.24%		12,912
	Haskell		1,014		67.65%		374		24.95%		84		5.60%		23		1.53%		4		0.27%		640		42.70%		1,499
	Hodgeman		831		66.16%		339		26.99%		69		5.49%		14		1.11%		3		0.24%		492		39.17%		1,256
	Jackson		3,211		63.33%		1,537		30.32%		234		4.62%		65		1.28%		23		0.45%		1,674		33.01%		5,070
	Jefferson		4,046		64.60%		1,776		28.36%		364		5.81%		66		1.05%		11		0.18%		2,270		36.24%		6,263
	Jewell		2,074		72.80%		578		20.29%		153		5.37%		39		1.37%		5		0.18%		1,496		52.51%		2,849
	Johnson		78,048		62.95%		33,210		26.79%		10,947		8.83%		1,318		1.06%		460		0.37%		44,838		36.16%		123,983
	Kearny		924		66.38%		375		26.94%		62		4.45%		24		1.72%		7		0.50%		549		39.44%		1,392
	Kingman		2,610		63.63%		1,133		27.62%		286		6.97%		71		1.73%		2		0.05%		1,477		36.01%		4,102
	Kiowa		1,433		72.16%		438		22.05%		88		4.43%		25		1.26%		2		0.10%		995		50.11%		1,986
	Labette		5,244		52.86%		3,947		39.78%		588		5.93%		116		1.17%		26		0.26%		1,297		13.08%		9,921
	Lane		924		67.54%		321		23.46%		100		7.31%		21		1.54%		2		0.15%		603		44.08%		1,368
	Leavenworth		9,157		54.98%		6,354		38.15%		955		5.73%		140		0.84%		50		0.30%		2,803		16.83%		16,656
	Lincoln		1,685		72.16%		528		22.61%		96		4.11%		22		0.94%		4		0.17%		1,157		49.55%		2,335
	Linn		2,407		64.88%		1,157		31.19%		103		2.78%		32		0.86%		11		0.30%		1,250		33.69%		3,710
	Logan		1,261		72.89%		358		20.69%		66		3.82%		36		2.08%		9		0.52%		903		52.20%		1,730
	Lyon		8,431		57.94%		4,680		32.16%		1,216		8.36%		198		1.36%		26		0.18%		3,751		25.78%		14,551
	McPherson		6,843		58.83%		3,340		28.72%		1,222		10.51%		171		1.47%		55		0.47%		3,503		30.11%		11,631
	Marion		3,960		64.39%		1,569		25.51%		488		7.93%		114		1.85%		19		0.31%		2,391		38.88%		6,150
	Marshall		4,127		67.69%		1,555		25.50%		330		5.41%		64		1.05%		21		0.34%		2,572		42.19%		6,097
	Meade		1,618		71.66%		482		21.35%		121		5.36%		34		1.51%		3		0.13%		1,136		50.31%		2,258
	Miami		4,740		57.10%		3,071		37.00%		368		4.43%		104		1.25%		18		0.22%		1,669		20.10%		8,301
	Mitchell		2,821		71.36%		876		22.16%		197		4.98%		35		0.89%		24		0.61%		1,945		49.20%		3,953
	Montgomery		10,856		64.18%		5,282		31.23%		488		2.89%		154		0.91%		135		0.80%		5,574		32.95%		16,915
	Morris		1,933		65.55%		810		27.47%		166		5.63%		33		1.12%		7		0.24%		1,123		38.08%		2,949
	Morton		1,157		69.61%		414		24.91%		71		4.27%		16		0.96%		4		0.24%		743		44.70%		1,662
	Nemaha		3,546		64.99%		1,600		29.33%		243		4.45%		56		1.03%		11		0.20%		1,946		35.66%		5,456
	Neosho		4,613		57.11%		2,923		36.19%		432		5.35%		89		1.10%		20		0.25%		1,690		20.92%		8,077
	Ness		1,657		67.49%		616		25.09%		136		5.54%		40		1.63%		6		0.24%		1,041		42.40%		2,455
	Norton		2,625		75.50%		666		19.15%		151		4.34%		26		0.75%		9		0.26%		1,959		56.35%		3,477
	Osage		3,817		60.36%		2,088		33.02%		330		5.22%		74		1.17%		15		0.24%		1,729		27.34%		6,324
	Osborne		2,188		73.32%		620		20.78%		125		4.19%		36		1.21%		15		0.50%		1,568		52.54%		2,984
	Ottawa		2,118		71.87%		630		21.38%		150		5.09%		41		1.39%		8		0.27%		1,488		50.49%		2,947
	Pawnee		2,170		58.79%		1,184		32.08%		281		7.61%		52		1.41%		4		0.11%		986		26.71%		3,691
	Phillips		2,731		74.48%		748		20.40%		143		3.90%		35		0.95%		10		0.27%		1,983		54.08%		3,667
	Pottawatomie		3,895		63.40%		1,724		28.06%		444		7.23%		60		0.98%		21		0.34%		2,171		35.34%		6,144
	Pratt		2,866		61.20%		1,369		29.23%		329		7.03%		95		2.03%		24		0.51%		1,497		31.97%		4,683
	Rawlins		1,524		73.41%		427		20.57%		87		4.19%		32		1.54%		6		0.29%		1,097		52.84%		2,076
	Reno		13,804		52.85%		9,615		36.81%		2,225		8.52%		418		1.60%		59		0.23%		4,189		16.04%		26,121
	Republic		3,031		73.57%		850		20.63%		183		4.44%		45		1.09%		11		0.27%		2,181		52.94%		4,120
	Rice		3,211		57.67%		1,847		33.17%		426		7.65%		75		1.35%		9		0.16%		1,364		24.50%		5,568
	Riley		8,904		52.94%		5,224		31.06%		2,443		14.53%		201		1.20%		46		0.27%		3,680		21.88%		16,818
	Rooks		2,275		71.38%		725		22.75%		144		4.52%		37		1.16%		6		0.19%		1,550		48.63%		3,187
	Rush		1,840		71.54%		557		21.66%		144		5.60%		24		0.93%		7		0.27%		1,283		49.88%		2,572
	Russell		3,241		73.04%		910		20.51%		229		5.16%		51		1.15%		6		0.14%		2,331		52.53%		4,437
	Saline		12,758		60.27%		6,382		30.15%		1,706		8.06%		287		1.36%		36		0.17%		6,376		30.12%		21,169
	Scott		1,829		75.64%		456		18.86%		99		4.09%		30		1.24%		4		0.17%		1,373		56.78%		2,418
	Sedgwick		75,317		51.79%		55,105		37.89%		10,222		7.03%		3,661		2.52%		1,126		0.77%		20,212		13.90%		145,431
	Seward		4,385		70.83%		1,460		23.58%		250		4.04%		85		1.37%		11		0.18%		2,925		47.25%		6,191
	Shawnee		36,290		53.54%		24,852		36.67%		5,524		8.15%		805		1.19%		305		0.45%		11,438		16.87%		67,776
	Sheridan		1,202		71.00%		391		23.10%		68		4.02%		24		1.42%		8		0.47%		811		47.90%		1,693
	Sherman		2,315		68.86%		779		23.17%		215		6.40%		43		1.28%		10		0.30%		1,536		45.69%		3,362
	Smith		2,415		71.70%		719		21.35%		183		5.43%		48		1.43%		3		0.09%		1,696		50.35%		3,368
	Stafford		1,865		62.67%		872		29.30%		184		6.18%		45		1.51%		10		0.34%		993		33.37%		2,976
	Stanton		672		67.74%		231		23.29%		62		6.25%		22		2.22%		5		0.50%		441		44.45%		992
	Stevens		1,502		72.04%		478		22.93%		67		3.21%		33		1.58%		5		0.24%		1,024		49.11%		2,085
	Sumner		6,038		57.53%		3,761		35.83%		486		4.63%		190		1.81%		21		0.20%		2,277		21.70%		10,496
	Thomas		2,789		66.37%		1,045		24.87%		269		6.40%		91		2.17%		8		0.19%		1,744		41.50%		4,202
	Trego		1,340		65.43%		523		25.54%		138		6.74%		42		2.05%		5		0.24%		817		39.89%		2,048
	Wabaunsee		2,255		67.98%		853		25.72%		173		5.22%		24		0.72%		12		0.36%		1,402		42.26%		3,317
	Wallace		811		78.28%		167		16.12%		36		3.47%		17		1.64%		5		0.48%		644		62.16%		1,036
	Washington		3,058		74.90%		784		19.20%		195		4.78%		33		0.81%		13		0.32%		2,274		55.70%		4,083
	Wichita		880		69.95%		303		24.09%		60		4.77%		10		0.79%		5		0.40%		577		45.86%		1,258
	Wilson		3,328		69.32%		1,205		25.10%		208		4.33%		45		0.94%		15		0.31%		2,123		44.22%		4,801
	Woodson		1,435		65.56%		646		29.51%		89		4.07%		16		0.73%		3		0.14%		789		36.05%		2,189
	Wyandotte		23,012		38.21%		32,763		54.40%		3,018		5.01%		775		1.29%		655		1.09%		-9,751		-16.19%		60,223
Totals	566,812	57.85%	326,150	33.29%	68,231	6.96%	14,470	1.48%	4,132	0.42%	240,662	24.56%	979,795

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Anderson
• Atchison
• Butler
• Cherokee
• Cloud
• Crawford
• Edwards
• Ellis
• Finney
• Ford
• Gray
• Greeley
• Hamilton
• Hodgeman
• Kingman
• Labette
• Miami
• Ness
• Pawnee
• Reno
• Rice
• Rush
• Stafford
• Sumner
• Wichita

See also

• United States presidential elections in Kansas
• Presidency of Ronald Reagan

Notes and References

1. ‘Carter Wins Kansas; Landslide for Reagan’; The Boston Globe, April 2, 1980, p. 8
2. Mouat, Lucia; ‘Farmers Pitch Political Hay to Reagan’; The Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 1980
3. Smith, Terence; ‘Carter Assails Reagan Remark About the Klan as an Insult to the South’; The New York Times, September 3, 1980, p. B8
4. Cannon, Lou; ‘Political Dueling On Hostage Issue: Reagan, Carter Spar Over Iran Hostage Issue’; The Washington Post, October 22, 1980, p. A1
5. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Kansas. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
6. News: Fitzgerald. Thomas. Clinton, Obama turn it down some In first one-on-one, they play nicer, spar some on Iraq. The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 1, 2008. May 24, 2015.
7. Web site: KS US President Race — November 04, 1980. Our Campaigns.