See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Votes For Election: | All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College |
| Turnout: | 61.1% [1] |
| 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: | 21 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,915,225 |
| Percentage1: | 48.99% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,661,532 |
| Percentage2: | 42.50% |
| Image3: | John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John B. Anderson |
| Colour3: | DDDDBB |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Patrick Lucey |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 275,223 |
| Percentage3: | 7.04% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 375px |
The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November4, 1980. All fifty states and the District of Columbia participated in the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by former California governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 6.5%.[2] This result nonetheless made Michigan 3.2% more Democratic than the nation at large. This is despite the fact that it voted to the right of the nation by over seven points in 1976, when favorite son candidate Gerald Ford won Michigan.
Along with Maine, New York, Mississippi, and Vermont, Michigan was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Washtenaw and Marquette.
| County[3] | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alcona | 2,905 | 57.39% | 1,857 | 36.69% | 247 | 4.88% | 53 | 1.05% | 1,048 | 20.70% | 5,062 | ||||||||||||
| Alger | 2,059 | 44.31% | 2,242 | 48.25% | 263 | 5.66% | 83 | 1.79% | -183 | -3.94% | 4,647 | ||||||||||||
| Allegan | 20,560 | 62.24% | 9,877 | 29.90% | 1,984 | 6.01% | 610 | 1.85% | 10,683 | 32.34% | 33,031 | ||||||||||||
| Alpena | 6,901 | 49.89% | 5,834 | 42.18% | 913 | 6.60% | 184 | 1.33% | 1,067 | 7.71% | 13,832 | ||||||||||||
| Antrim | 4,706 | 56.26% | 2,909 | 34.78% | 602 | 7.20% | 147 | 1.76% | 1,797 | 21.48% | 8,364 | ||||||||||||
| Arenac | 3,436 | 53.43% | 2,547 | 39.61% | 333 | 5.18% | 115 | 1.79% | 889 | 13.82% | 6,431 | ||||||||||||
| Baraga | 2,046 | 52.18% | 1,609 | 41.04% | 201 | 5.13% | 65 | 1.66% | 437 | 11.14% | 3,921 | ||||||||||||
| Barry | 12,006 | 58.13% | 6,857 | 33.20% | 1,399 | 6.77% | 392 | 1.90% | 5,149 | 24.93% | 20,654 | ||||||||||||
| Bay | 25,331 | 46.40% | 24,517 | 44.91% | 3,886 | 7.12% | 858 | 1.57% | 814 | 1.49% | 54,592 | ||||||||||||
| Benzie | 3,054 | 55.55% | 1,842 | 33.50% | 455 | 8.28% | 147 | 2.67% | 1,212 | 22.05% | 5,498 | ||||||||||||
| Berrien | 41,458 | 60.99% | 22,152 | 32.59% | 3,422 | 5.03% | 946 | 1.39% | 19,306 | 28.40% | 67,978 | ||||||||||||
| Branch | 10,224 | 62.99% | 4,635 | 28.56% | 1,102 | 6.79% | 269 | 1.66% | 5,589 | 34.43% | 16,230 | ||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 30,912 | 52.24% | 23,022 | 38.90% | 4,468 | 7.55% | 774 | 1.31% | 7,890 | 13.34% | 59,176 | ||||||||||||
| Cass | 11,206 | 56.78% | 7,058 | 35.76% | 1,156 | 5.86% | 315 | 1.60% | 4,148 | 21.02% | 19,735 | ||||||||||||
| Charlevoix | 5,053 | 51.58% | 3,741 | 38.19% | 816 | 8.33% | 186 | 1.90% | 1,312 | 13.39% | 9,796 | ||||||||||||
| Cheboygan | 5,221 | 52.45% | 3,938 | 39.56% | 638 | 6.41% | 157 | 1.58% | 1,283 | 12.89% | 9,954 | ||||||||||||
| Chippewa | 7,059 | 52.31% | 5,268 | 39.04% | 951 | 7.05% | 216 | 1.60% | 1,791 | 13.27% | 13,494 | ||||||||||||
| Clare | 5,719 | 53.36% | 4,164 | 38.85% | 663 | 6.19% | 172 | 1.60% | 1,555 | 14.51% | 10,718 | ||||||||||||
| Clinton | 14,968 | 60.62% | 7,539 | 30.53% | 1,736 | 7.03% | 448 | 1.81% | 7,429 | 30.09% | 24,691 | ||||||||||||
| Crawford | 2,652 | 53.42% | 1,826 | 36.78% | 390 | 7.86% | 96 | 1.93% | 826 | 16.64% | 4,964 | ||||||||||||
| Delta | 8,146 | 46.04% | 8,475 | 47.90% | 849 | 4.80% | 222 | 1.25% | -329 | -1.86% | 17,692 | ||||||||||||
| Dickinson | 6,614 | 50.58% | 5,694 | 43.54% | 596 | 4.56% | 173 | 1.32% | 920 | 7.04% | 13,077 | ||||||||||||
| Eaton | 22,927 | 57.35% | 12,742 | 31.87% | 3,533 | 8.84% | 775 | 1.94% | 10,185 | 25.48% | 39,977 | ||||||||||||
| Emmet | 5,930 | 53.88% | 3,724 | 33.84% | 1,134 | 10.30% | 218 | 1.98% | 2,206 | 20.04% | 11,006 | ||||||||||||
| Genesee | 78,572 | 42.73% | 90,393 | 49.15% | 12,274 | 6.67% | 2,661 | 1.45% | -11,821 | -6.42% | 183,900 | ||||||||||||
| Gladwin | 4,509 | 51.09% | 3,733 | 42.30% | 463 | 5.25% | 120 | 1.36% | 776 | 8.79% | 8,825 | ||||||||||||
| Gogebic | 4,388 | 42.80% | 5,254 | 51.25% | 493 | 4.81% | 117 | 1.14% | -866 | -8.45% | 10,252 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Traverse | 14,484 | 58.63% | 7,150 | 28.94% | 2,568 | 10.39% | 504 | 2.04% | 7,334 | 29.69% | 24,706 | ||||||||||||
| Gratiot | 9,294 | 59.30% | 4,916 | 31.37% | 1,193 | 7.61% | 269 | 1.72% | 4,378 | 27.93% | 15,672 | ||||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 10,951 | 66.37% | 4,375 | 26.52% | 882 | 5.35% | 291 | 1.76% | 6,576 | 39.85% | 16,499 | ||||||||||||
| Houghton | 7,926 | 47.94% | 6,858 | 41.48% | 1,423 | 8.61% | 327 | 1.98% | 1,068 | 6.46% | 16,534 | ||||||||||||
| Huron | 10,553 | 65.27% | 4,434 | 27.43% | 976 | 6.04% | 204 | 1.26% | 6,119 | 37.84% | 16,167 | ||||||||||||
| Ingham | 56,777 | 45.19% | 48,278 | 38.43% | 17,139 | 13.64% | 3,437 | 2.74% | 8,499 | 6.76% | 125,631 | ||||||||||||
| Ionia | 12,040 | 57.38% | 7,039 | 33.55% | 1,539 | 7.33% | 364 | 1.73% | 5,001 | 23.83% | 20,982 | ||||||||||||
| Iosco | 6,680 | 56.54% | 4,255 | 36.01% | 739 | 6.25% | 141 | 1.19% | 2,425 | 20.53% | 11,815 | ||||||||||||
| Iron | 3,507 | 45.36% | 3,742 | 48.40% | 371 | 4.80% | 112 | 1.45% | -235 | -3.04% | 7,732 | ||||||||||||
| Isabella | 10,407 | 50.24% | 7,293 | 35.21% | 2,511 | 12.12% | 504 | 2.43% | 3,114 | 15.03% | 20,715 | ||||||||||||
| Jackson | 33,749 | 53.93% | 23,685 | 37.85% | 4,165 | 6.66% | 981 | 1.57% | 10,064 | 16.08% | 62,580 | ||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 48,669 | 50.90% | 34,528 | 36.11% | 10,833 | 11.33% | 1,587 | 1.66% | 14,141 | 14.79% | 95,617 | ||||||||||||
| Kalkaska | 2,802 | 56.42% | 1,807 | 36.39% | 260 | 5.24% | 97 | 1.95% | 995 | 20.03% | 4,966 | ||||||||||||
| Kent | 112,604 | 54.59% | 72,790 | 35.29% | 17,913 | 8.68% | 2,983 | 1.45% | 39,814 | 19.30% | 206,290 | ||||||||||||
| Keweenaw | 583 | 46.27% | 570 | 45.24% | 87 | 6.90% | 20 | 1.59% | 13 | 1.03% | 1,260 | ||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,730 | 43.22% | 2,041 | 50.99% | 187 | 4.67% | 45 | 1.12% | -311 | -7.77% | 4,003 | ||||||||||||
| Lapeer | 15,996 | 56.99% | 9,671 | 34.45% | 1,868 | 6.66% | 534 | 1.90% | 6,325 | 22.54% | 28,069 | ||||||||||||
| Leelanau | 4,585 | 57.78% | 2,348 | 29.59% | 839 | 10.57% | 163 | 2.05% | 2,237 | 28.19% | 7,935 | ||||||||||||
| Lenawee | 20,366 | 56.44% | 12,935 | 35.85% | 2,230 | 6.18% | 554 | 1.54% | 7,431 | 20.59% | 36,085 | ||||||||||||
| Livingston | 25,012 | 60.17% | 12,626 | 30.37% | 3,247 | 7.81% | 685 | 1.65% | 12,386 | 29.80% | 41,570 | ||||||||||||
| Luce | 1,659 | 57.56% | 992 | 34.42% | 177 | 6.14% | 54 | 1.87% | 667 | 23.14% | 2,882 | ||||||||||||
| Mackinac | 3,021 | 52.23% | 2,262 | 39.11% | 415 | 7.17% | 86 | 1.49% | 759 | 13.12% | 5,784 | ||||||||||||
| Macomb | 154,155 | 51.88% | 120,125 | 40.43% | 18,975 | 6.39% | 3,864 | 1.30% | 34,030 | 11.45% | 297,119 | ||||||||||||
| Manistee | 5,662 | 52.91% | 4,164 | 38.91% | 699 | 6.53% | 177 | 1.65% | 1,498 | 14.00% | 10,702 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 13,181 | 44.71% | 13,312 | 45.16% | 2,481 | 8.42% | 505 | 1.71% | -131 | -0.45% | 29,479 | ||||||||||||
| Mason | 7,137 | 58.14% | 4,134 | 33.68% | 825 | 6.72% | 180 | 1.47% | 3,003 | 24.46% | 12,276 | ||||||||||||
| Mecosta | 7,754 | 53.37% | 5,228 | 35.99% | 1,322 | 9.10% | 224 | 1.54% | 2,526 | 17.38% | 14,528 | ||||||||||||
| Menominee | 6,170 | 52.52% | 4,962 | 42.23% | 452 | 3.85% | 165 | 1.40% | 1,208 | 10.29% | 11,749 | ||||||||||||
| Midland | 17,828 | 53.04% | 12,019 | 35.76% | 3,152 | 9.38% | 611 | 1.82% | 5,809 | 17.28% | 33,610 | ||||||||||||
| Missaukee | 3,221 | 63.47% | 1,563 | 30.80% | 230 | 4.53% | 61 | 1.20% | 1,658 | 32.67% | 5,075 | ||||||||||||
| Monroe | 25,612 | 51.26% | 20,578 | 41.19% | 3,111 | 6.23% | 663 | 1.33% | 5,034 | 10.07% | 49,964 | ||||||||||||
| Montcalm | 10,822 | 56.51% | 6,706 | 35.02% | 1,309 | 6.84% | 313 | 1.63% | 4,116 | 21.49% | 19,150 | ||||||||||||
| Montmorency | 2,400 | 55.71% | 1,654 | 38.39% | 195 | 4.53% | 59 | 1.37% | 746 | 17.32% | 4,308 | ||||||||||||
| Muskegon | 36,512 | 53.73% | 26,645 | 39.21% | 4,094 | 6.02% | 703 | 1.03% | 9,867 | 14.52% | 67,954 | ||||||||||||
| Newaygo | 8,918 | 58.58% | 5,236 | 34.40% | 850 | 5.58% | 219 | 1.44% | 3,682 | 24.18% | 15,223 | ||||||||||||
| Oakland | 253,211 | 54.65% | 164,869 | 35.58% | 38,273 | 8.26% | 6,975 | 1.51% | 88,342 | 19.07% | 463,328 | ||||||||||||
| Oceana | 5,465 | 57.14% | 3,386 | 35.40% | 570 | 5.96% | 143 | 1.50% | 2,079 | 21.74% | 9,564 | ||||||||||||
| Ogemaw | 4,169 | 51.29% | 3,426 | 42.15% | 425 | 5.23% | 108 | 1.33% | 743 | 9.14% | 8,128 | ||||||||||||
| Ontonagon | 2,569 | 48.95% | 2,375 | 45.26% | 237 | 4.52% | 67 | 1.28% | 194 | 3.69% | 5,248 | ||||||||||||
| Osceola | 4,902 | 60.04% | 2,650 | 32.46% | 466 | 5.71% | 146 | 1.79% | 2,252 | 27.58% | 8,164 | ||||||||||||
| Oscoda | 1,915 | 55.25% | 1,325 | 38.23% | 183 | 5.28% | 143 | 1.24% | 590 | 17.02% | 3,466 | ||||||||||||
| Otsego | 3,771 | 53.70% | 2,666 | 37.96% | 493 | 7.02% | 93 | 1.32% | 1,105 | 15.74% | 7,023 | ||||||||||||
| Ottawa | 51,217 | 67.85% | 18,435 | 24.42% | 4,903 | 6.50% | 929 | 1.23% | 32,782 | 43.43% | 75,484 | ||||||||||||
| Presque Isle | 3,486 | 50.43% | 2,952 | 42.71% | 382 | 5.53% | 92 | 1.33% | 534 | 7.72% | 6,912 | ||||||||||||
| Roscommon | 5,280 | 54.66% | 3,763 | 38.96% | 508 | 5.26% | 108 | 1.12% | 1,517 | 15.70% | 9,659 | ||||||||||||
| Saginaw | 45,233 | 48.22% | 41,650 | 44.40% | 5,677 | 6.05% | 1,239 | 1.32% | 3,583 | 3.82% | 93,799 | ||||||||||||
| Sanilac | 12,158 | 67.11% | 4,898 | 27.04% | 863 | 4.76% | 198 | 1.09% | 7,260 | 40.07% | 18,117 | ||||||||||||
| Schoolcraft | 2,097 | 47.94% | 1,964 | 44.90% | 243 | 5.56% | 70 | 1.60% | 133 | 3.04% | 4,374 | ||||||||||||
| Shiawassee | 15,756 | 51.71% | 11,985 | 39.33% | 2,121 | 6.96% | 608 | 2.00% | 3,771 | 12.38% | 30,470 | ||||||||||||
| St. Clair | 31,021 | 55.61% | 20,410 | 36.59% | 3,592 | 6.44% | 756 | 1.36% | 10,611 | 19.02% | 55,779 | ||||||||||||
| St. Joseph | 13,631 | 63.19% | 6,318 | 29.29% | 1,283 | 5.95% | 338 | 1.57% | 7,313 | 33.90% | 21,570 | ||||||||||||
| Tuscola | 13,306 | 59.12% | 7,632 | 33.91% | 1,266 | 5.63% | 301 | 1.34% | 5,674 | 25.21% | 22,505 | ||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 14,451 | 55.96% | 9,248 | 35.81% | 1,691 | 6.55% | 434 | 1.68% | 5,203 | 20.15% | 25,824 | ||||||||||||
| Washtenaw | 48,699 | 41.92% | 51,013 | 43.91% | 13,463 | 11.59% | 3,004 | 2.59% | -2,314 | -1.99% | 116,179 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne | 315,532 | 35.42% | 522,024 | 58.60% | 43,608 | 4.90% | 9,680 | 1.09% | -206,492 | -23.18% | 890,844 | ||||||||||||
| Wexford | 6,027 | 54.01% | 4,173 | 37.39% | 752 | 6.74% | 208 | 1.86% | 1,854 | 16.62% | 11,160 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,915,225 | 48.99% | 1,661,532 | 42.50% | 275,223 | 7.04% | 57,745 | 1.48% | 253,693 | 6.49% | 3,909,725 | ||||||||||||