1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Country:	Kentucky
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Previous Year:	1976
Election Date:	November 4, 1980
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Next Year:	1984
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:	9
Popular Vote1:	635,274
Percentage1:	49.07%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	616,417
Percentage2:	47.61%
Map Size:	380px
President
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 Kentucky took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point.^[1], this marks the last time that Scott County, Shelby County, Boyle County, Woodford County, Grant County, Anderson County, Mercer County, Pendleton County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[2]

Results

Presidential Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Electoral Vote (EV)	Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California	George H. W. Bush	Republican	9	635,274	49.07%
Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	Walter Mondale (incumbent)	Democratic	0	616,417	47.61%
John B. Anderson	Patrick Lucey		0	31,127	2.40%
Ed Clark	David Koch	Libertarian	0	5,531	0.43%
Ellen McCormack	Carroll Driscoll	Respect for Life	0	4,233	0.33%
Barry Commoner	Wretha Hanson	Citizens	0	1,304	0.10%
Andrew Pulley	Matilde Zimmermann	Socialist	0	393	0.03%
Gus Hall	Angela Davis	Communist	0	348	0.03%

Results by county

County^[3]	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition		Ed Clark Libertarian		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		4,051		63.12%		2,285		35.60%		53		0.83%		21		0.33%		8		0.12%		1,766		27.52%		6,418
	Allen		3,186		60.36%		2,010		38.08%		54		1.02%		23		0.44%		5		0.09%		1,176		22.28%		5,278
	Anderson		2,052		43.07%		2,567		53.88%		90		1.89%		22		0.46%		33		0.69%		-515		-10.81%		4,764
	Ballard		1,190		31.10%		2,583		67.51%		23		0.60%		10		0.26%		20		0.52%		-1,393		-36.41%		3,826
	Barren		6,405		53.67%		5,285		44.29%		164		1.37%		61		0.51%		18		0.15%		1,120		9.38%		11,933
	Bath		1,463		39.56%		2,174		58.79%		47		1.27%		13		0.35%		1		0.03%		-711		-19.23%		3,698
	Bell		5,433		44.95%		6,362		52.63%		150		1.24%		35		0.29%		108		0.89%		-929		-7.68%		12,088
	Boone		8,263		58.40%		5,374		37.98%		383		2.71%		73		0.52%		55		0.39%		2,889		20.42%		14,148
	Bourbon		2,475		39.00%		3,641		57.37%		153		2.41%		28		0.44%		49		0.77%		-1,166		-18.37%		6,346
	Boyd		10,367		47.79%		10,702		49.33%		496		2.29%		105		0.48%		25		0.12%		-335		-1.54%		21,695
	Boyle		3,848		44.88%		4,429		51.66%		254		2.96%		33		0.38%		10		0.12%		-581		-6.78%		8,574
	Bracken		1,154		43.65%		1,420		53.71%		36		1.36%		23		0.87%		11		0.42%		-266		-10.06%		2,644
	Breathitt		1,532		27.69%		3,916		70.79%		68		1.23%		9		0.16%		7		0.13%		-2,384		-43.10%		5,532
	Breckinridge		3,629		52.66%		3,163		45.90%		72		1.04%		23		0.33%		4		0.06%		466		6.76%		6,891
	Bullitt		6,364		50.60%		5,884		46.79%		202		1.61%		40		0.32%		86		0.68%		480		3.81%		12,576
	Butler		3,129		70.31%		1,274		28.63%		28		0.63%		11		0.25%		8		0.18%		1,855		41.68%		4,450
	Caldwell		2,609		46.22%		2,924		51.80%		66		1.17%		17		0.30%		29		0.51%		-315		-5.58%		5,645
	Calloway		4,498		37.60%		6,809		56.91%		318		2.66%		82		0.69%		257		2.15%		-2,311		-19.31%		11,964
	Campbell		16,743		57.32%		11,059		37.86%		943		3.23%		228		0.78%		235		0.80%		5,684		19.46%		29,208
	Carlisle		975		38.31%		1,542		60.59%		8		0.31%		6		0.24%		14		0.55%		-567		-22.28%		2,545
	Carroll		1,076		32.33%		2,127		63.91%		82		2.46%		32		0.96%		11		0.33%		-1,051		-31.58%		3,328
	Carter		3,934		50.18%		3,782		48.25%		86		1.10%		22		0.28%		15		0.19%		152		1.93%		7,839
	Casey		4,239		75.27%		1,298		23.05%		38		0.67%		13		0.23%		44		0.78%		2,941		52.22%		5,632
	Christian		8,209		52.92%		7,048		45.44%		190		1.22%		47		0.30%		18		0.12%		1,161		7.48%		15,512
	Clark		4,302		44.42%		5,071		52.36%		242		2.50%		45		0.46%		25		0.26%		-769		-7.94%		9,685
	Clay		4,594		67.78%		2,121		31.29%		37		0.55%		12		0.18%		14		0.21%		2,473		36.49%		6,778
	Clinton		3,539		77.10%		1,000		21.79%		34		0.74%		14		0.31%		3		0.07%		2,539		55.31%		4,590
	Crittenden		2,219		58.84%		1,508		39.99%		28		0.74%		14		0.37%		2		0.05%		711		18.85%		3,771
	Cumberland		2,216		71.92%		821		26.65%		27		0.88%		6		0.19%		11		0.36%		1,395		45.27%		3,081
	Daviess		14,643		47.67%		14,902		48.51%		752		2.45%		172		0.56%		248		0.81%		-259		-0.84%		30,717
	Edmonson		2,913		68.82%		1,252		29.58%		28		0.66%		6		0.14%		34		0.80%		1,661		39.24%		4,233
	Elliott		551		24.59%		1,668		74.43%		15		0.67%		3		0.13%		4		0.18%		-1,117		-49.84%		2,241
	Estill		2,818		57.97%		1,965		40.42%		45		0.93%		20		0.41%		13		0.27%		853		17.55%		4,861
	Fayette		35,349		49.22%		30,511		42.48%		4,933		6.87%		462		0.64%		562		0.78%		4,838		6.74%		71,817
	Fleming		2,189		50.73%		2,051		47.53%		54		1.25%		18		0.42%		3		0.07%		138		3.20%		4,315
	Floyd		4,179		27.16%		10,975		71.34%		171		1.11%		32		0.21%		28		0.18%		-6,796		-44.18%		15,385
	Franklin		6,455		34.84%		11,193		60.40%		610		3.29%		110		0.59%		162		0.87%		-4,738		-25.56%		18,530
	Fulton		1,462		41.22%		2,016		56.84%		31		0.87%		14		0.39%		24		0.68%		-554		-15.62%		3,547
	Gallatin		684		40.14%		988		57.98%		20		1.17%		10		0.59%		2		0.12%		-304		-17.84%		1,704
	Garrard		2,585		57.70%		1,774		39.60%		62		1.38%		15		0.33%		44		0.98%		811		18.10%		4,480
	Grant		1,779		42.53%		2,272		54.32%		76		1.82%		21		0.50%		35		0.84%		-493		-11.79%		4,183
	Graves		6,556		47.45%		6,999		50.66%		135		0.98%		40		0.29%		86		0.62%		-443		-3.21%		13,816
	Grayson		5,084		62.95%		2,788		34.52%		78		0.97%		25		0.31%		101		1.25%		2,296		28.43%		8,076
	Green		2,775		60.50%		1,758		38.33%		39		0.85%		8		0.17%		7		0.15%		1,017		22.17%		4,587
	Greenup		6,857		48.04%		7,126		49.92%		220		1.54%		50		0.35%		22		0.15%		-269		-1.88%		14,275
	Hancock		1,367		45.51%		1,530		50.93%		52		1.73%		16		0.53%		39		1.30%		-163		-5.42%		3,004
	Hardin		9,779		52.19%		8,339		44.50%		452		2.41%		52		0.28%		116		0.62%		1,440		7.69%		18,738
	Harlan		5,460		37.77%		8,798		60.86%		131		0.91%		45		0.31%		23		0.16%		-3,338		-23.09%		14,457
	Harrison		2,184		38.69%		3,319		58.80%		107		1.90%		29		0.51%		6		0.11%		-1,135		-20.11%		5,645
	Hart		3,129		50.44%		3,005		48.44%		42		0.68%		15		0.24%		13		0.21%		124		2.00%		6,204
	Henderson		5,074		37.15%		8,082		59.17%		354		2.59%		111		0.81%		38		0.28%		-3,008		-22.02%		13,659
	Henry		1,723		35.82%		2,999		62.35%		69		1.43%		13		0.27%		6		0.12%		-1,276		-26.53%		4,810
	Hickman		1,143		42.84%		1,456		54.57%		28		1.05%		10		0.37%		31		1.16%		-313		-11.73%		2,668
	Hopkins		6,238		40.63%		8,810		57.38%		213		1.39%		49		0.32%		45		0.29%		-2,572		-16.75%		15,355
	Jackson		3,379		81.95%		702		17.03%		29		0.70%		8		0.19%		5		0.12%		2,677		64.92%		4,123
	Jefferson		127,254		47.97%		125,844		47.44%		9,686		3.65%		1,078		0.41%		1,424		0.54%		1,410		0.53%		265,286
	Jessamine		4,809		56.38%		3,310		38.80%		278		3.26%		40		0.47%		93		1.09%		1,499		17.58%		8,530
	Johnson		5,039		60.50%		3,142		37.72%		96		1.15%		34		0.41%		18		0.22%		1,897		22.78%		8,329
	Kenton		25,965		56.16%		17,907		38.73%		1,583		3.42%		376		0.81%		401		0.87%		8,058		17.43%		46,232
	Knott		1,602		22.68%		5,405		76.50%		25		0.35%		18		0.25%		15		0.21%		-3,803		-53.82%		7,065
	Knox		5,539		59.95%		3,543		38.34%		113		1.22%		25		0.27%		20		0.22%		1,996		21.61%		9,240
	Larue		2,000		47.07%		2,183		51.38%		43		1.01%		20		0.47%		3		0.07%		-183		-4.31%		4,249
	Laurel		8,868		68.23%		3,969		30.54%		114		0.88%		33		0.25%		13		0.10%		4,899		37.69%		12,997
	Lawrence		2,564		51.49%		2,362		47.43%		32		0.64%		19		0.38%		3		0.06%		202		4.06%		4,980
	Lee		1,650		60.53%		1,017		37.31%		41		1.50%		13		0.48%		5		0.18%		633		23.22%		2,726
	Leslie		3,536		71.86%		1,327		26.97%		40		0.81%		7		0.14%		11		0.22%		2,209		44.89%		4,921
	Letcher		3,426		43.82%		4,280		54.75%		78		1.00%		23		0.29%		11		0.14%		-854		-10.93%		7,818
	Lewis		2,802		63.78%		1,543		35.12%		34		0.77%		10		0.23%		4		0.09%		1,259		28.66%		4,393
	Lincoln		3,034		49.70%		2,991		48.99%		58		0.95%		14		0.23%		8		0.13%		43		0.71%		6,105
	Livingston		1,670		41.67%		2,287		57.06%		30		0.75%		16		0.40%		5		0.12%		-617		-15.39%		4,008
	Logan		3,366		43.26%		4,264		54.80%		85		1.09%		18		0.23%		48		0.62%		-898		-11.54%		7,781
	Lyon		968		38.31%		1,496		59.20%		26		1.03%		11		0.44%		26		1.03%		-528		-20.89%		2,527
	Madison		8,437		47.74%		8,208		46.45%		739		4.18%		134		0.76%		153		0.87%		229		1.29%		17,671
	Magoffin		2,265		42.76%		2,986		56.37%		25		0.47%		10		0.19%		11		0.21%		-721		-13.61%		5,297
	Marion		2,126		36.55%		3,577		61.50%		87		1.50%		12		0.21%		14		0.24%		-1,451		-24.95%		5,816
	Marshall		4,403		40.85%		6,231		57.81%		96		0.89%		43		0.40%		6		0.06%		-1,828		-16.96%		10,779
	Martin		2,793		63.05%		1,567		35.37%		51		1.15%		6		0.14%		13		0.29%		1,226		27.68%		4,430
	McCracken		10,281		42.27%		13,365		54.94%		369		1.52%		73		0.30%		237		0.97%		-3,084		-12.67%		24,325
	McCreary		3,786		71.27%		1,377		25.92%		40		0.75%		26		0.49%		83		1.56%		2,409		45.35%		5,312
	McLean		1,497		40.35%		2,147		57.87%		44		1.19%		14		0.38%		8		0.22%		-650		-17.52%		3,710
	Mason		2,926		46.54%		3,181		50.60%		127		2.02%		33		0.52%		20		0.32%		-255		-4.06%		6,287
	Meade		2,740		45.22%		3,205		52.90%		90		1.49%		16		0.26%		8		0.13%		-465		-7.68%		6,059
	Menifee		547		35.45%		966		62.61%		11		0.71%		2		0.13%		17		1.10%		-419		-27.16%		1,543
	Mercer		3,275		46.99%		3,528		50.62%		92		1.32%		19		0.27%		56		0.80%		-253		-3.63%		6,970
	Metcalfe		2,013		54.30%		1,628		43.92%		39		1.05%		17		0.46%		10		0.27%		385		10.38%		3,707
	Monroe		4,592		79.00%		1,156		19.89%		47		0.81%		16		0.28%		2		0.03%		3,436		59.11%		5,813
	Montgomery		2,869		44.70%		3,391		52.84%		117		1.82%		25		0.39%		16		0.25%		-522		-8.14%		6,418
	Morgan		1,450		34.53%		2,698		64.25%		31		0.74%		11		0.26%		9		0.21%		-1,248		-29.72%		4,199
	Muhlenberg		4,893		41.80%		6,616		56.52%		148		1.26%		26		0.22%		23		0.20%		-1,723		-14.72%		11,706
	Nelson		3,349		36.75%		5,514		60.50%		162		1.78%		33		0.36%		56		0.61%		-2,165		-23.75%		9,114
	Nicholas		915		38.92%		1,349		57.38%		56		2.38%		4		0.17%		27		1.15%		-434		-18.46%		2,351
	Ohio		5,272		59.10%		3,486		39.08%		103		1.15%		48		0.54%		12		0.13%		1,786		20.02%		8,921
	Oldham		5,586		58.74%		3,487		36.67%		351		3.69%		61		0.64%		25		0.26%		2,099		22.07%		9,510
	Owen		944		28.23%		2,323		69.47%		43		1.29%		15		0.45%		19		0.57%		-1,379		-41.24%		3,344
	Owsley		1,250		73.57%		437		25.72%		7		0.41%		2		0.12%		3		0.18%		813		47.85%		1,699
	Pendleton		1,757		45.45%		1,992		51.53%		69		1.78%		25		0.65%		23		0.59%		-235		-6.08%		3,866
	Perry		4,226		40.76%		6,031		58.17%		72		0.69%		18		0.17%		20		0.19%		-1,805		-17.41%		10,367
	Pike		10,550		41.02%		14,878		57.85%		204		0.79%		54		0.21%		34		0.13%		-4,328		-16.83%		25,720
	Powell		1,716		45.55%		2,006		53.25%		33		0.88%		7		0.19%		5		0.13%		-290		-7.70%		3,767
	Pulaski		12,970		65.11%		6,570		32.98%		257		1.29%		88		0.44%		34		0.17%		6,400		32.13%		19,919
	Robertson		416		41.64%		562		56.26%		14		1.40%		6		0.60%		1		0.10%		-146		-14.62%		999
	Rockcastle		3,543		71.62%		1,345		27.19%		37		0.75%		17		0.34%		5		0.10%		2,198		44.43%		4,947
	Rowan		2,758		46.07%		2,975		49.69%		191		3.19%		34		0.57%		29		0.48%		-217		-3.62%		5,987
	Russell		3,804		68.66%		1,693		30.56%		29		0.52%		8		0.14%		6		0.11%		2,111		38.10%		5,540
	Scott		2,868		43.02%		3,531		52.96%		197		2.95%		28		0.42%		43		0.64%		-663		-9.94%		6,667
	Shelby		3,423		42.22%		4,429		54.63%		178		2.20%		45		0.56%		33		0.41%		-1,006		-12.41%		8,108
	Simpson		2,020		41.92%		2,713		56.30%		59		1.22%		21		0.44%		6		0.12%		-693		-14.38%		4,819
	Spencer		935		42.50%		1,216		55.27%		27		1.23%		7		0.32%		15		0.68%		-281		-12.77%		2,200
	Taylor		4,243		54.62%		3,400		43.77%		84		1.08%		23		0.30%		18		0.23%		843		10.85%		7,768
	Todd		1,945		48.86%		1,956		49.13%		44		1.11%		11		0.28%		25		0.63%		-11		-0.27%		3,981
	Trigg		1,913		41.54%		2,619		56.87%		56		1.22%		13		0.28%		4		0.09%		-706		-15.33%		4,605
	Trimble		824		34.45%		1,478		61.79%		49		2.05%		29		1.21%		12		0.50%		-654		-27.34%		2,392
	Union		1,847		33.97%		3,479		63.99%		68		1.25%		33		0.61%		10		0.18%		-1,632		-30.02%		5,437
	Warren		12,184		53.90%		9,643		42.66%		602		2.66%		120		0.53%		55		0.24%		2,541		11.24%		22,604
	Washington		2,008		47.26%		2,147		50.53%		43		1.01%		13		0.31%		38		0.89%		-139		-3.27%		4,249
	Wayne		3,972		59.14%		2,673		39.80%		50		0.74%		13		0.19%		8		0.12%		1,299		19.34%		6,716
	Webster		1,939		35.03%		3,506		63.34%		52		0.94%		26		0.47%		12		0.22%		-1,567		-28.31%		5,535
	Whitley		7,007		63.26%		3,889		35.11%		125		1.13%		41		0.37%		15		0.14%		3,118		28.15%		11,077
	Wolfe		951		33.90%		1,814		64.67%		19		0.68%		3		0.11%		18		0.64%		-863		-30.77%		2,805
	Woodford		3,105		47.66%		3,122		47.92%		213		3.27%		25		0.38%		50		0.77%		-17		-0.26%		6,515
Totals	635,274	49.07%	616,417	47.61%	31,127	2.40%	5,531	0.43%	6,278	0.49%	18,857	1.46%	1,294,627

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Barren
• Boone (was tied)
• Breckinridge
• Bullitt
• Carter
• Christian
• Crittenden
• Caldwell
• Calloway
• Clark
• Daviess
• Fulton
• Franklin
• Fleming
• Hardin
• Hart
• Lawrence
• Madison
• Metcalfe
• Taylor
• Warren

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
3. Our Campaigns; KY US Presidential Race, November 04, 1980