1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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:	27
Popular Vote1:	2,261,872
Percentage1:	49.59%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,937,540
Percentage2:	42.48%
Image3:	John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	John B. Anderson
Party3:	Anderson Coalition
Colour3:	DDDDBB
Home State3:	Illinois
Running Mate3:	Patrick Lucey
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	292,921
Percentage3:	6.42%
Map Size:	300px
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 Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, former Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Pennsylvania by a margin of 7.11%. This result nonetheless made Pennsylvania about 2.6% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Primaries

Republican primary

Candidate	Votes	Delegates	Percent
George H. W. Bush	626,759	46	51.72%
Ronald Reagan	527,916	39	43.56%
Howard Baker Jr.	30,848	0	2.55%
Others	26,311	0	2.17%
Totals	1,211,834	85	Turnout: 55.32%

Democratic primary

Candidate	Votes	Delegates	Percent
Ted Kennedy	736,954	99	46.04%
Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	732,332	99	45.75%
Others	131,534	0	8.22%
Totals	1,600,820	198	Turnout: 52.10%

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	2,261,872	49.59%	27
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	1,937,540	42.48%	0
	Anderson Coalition	John Anderson	292,921	6.42%	0
	Libertarian	Edward Clark	33,263	0.73%	0
	Socialist Workers	Clifton DeBerry	20,291	0.44%	0
	Consumer	Barry Commoner	10,430	0.23%	0
	Communist	Gus Hall	5,184	0.11%	0
Totals			4,561,501	100.00%	27

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		13,760		61.42%		7,266		32.43%		1,139		5.08%		239		1.07%		6,494		28.99%		22,404
	Allegheny		271,850		43.75%		297,464		47.87%		38,710		6.23%		13,394		2.16%		-25,614		-4.12%		621,418
	Armstrong		12,955		47.80%		12,718		46.92%		1,153		4.25%		278		1.03%		237		0.88%		27,104
	Beaver		30,496		38.23%		43,955		55.11%		4,549		5.70%		765		0.96%		-13,459		-16.88%		79,765
	Bedford		10,930		66.57%		4,950		30.15%		416		2.53%		123		0.75%		5,980		36.42%		16,419
	Berks		60,576		56.41%		36,449		33.94%		8,863		8.25%		1,497		1.39%		24,127		22.47%		107,385
	Blair		28,931		62.41%		15,014		32.39%		2,011		4.34%		403		0.87%		13,917		30.02%		46,359
	Bradford		13,139		62.97%		6,439		30.86%		1,068		5.12%		219		1.05%		6,700		32.11%		20,865
	Bucks		100,536		55.49%		59,120		32.63%		18,107		9.99%		3,401		1.88%		41,416		22.86%		181,164
	Butler		28,821		54.70%		19,711		37.41%		3,453		6.55%		704		1.34%		9,110		17.29%		52,689
	Cambria		33,072		45.85%		36,121		50.08%		2,398		3.32%		540		0.75%		-3,049		-4.23%		72,131
	Cameron		1,795		59.24%		1,112		36.70%		92		3.04%		31		1.02%		683		22.54%		3,030
	Carbon		10,042		51.95%		8,009		41.44%		956		4.95%		322		1.67%		2,033		10.51%		19,329
	Centre		20,605		48.33%		15,987		37.50%		5,247		12.31%		792		1.86%		4,618		10.83%		42,631
	Chester		73,046		60.92%		34,307		28.61%		10,911		9.10%		1,632		1.36%		38,739		32.31%		119,896
	Clarion		8,812		58.35%		5,472		36.24%		678		4.49%		139		0.92%		3,340		22.11%		15,101
	Clearfield		15,299		54.27%		11,647		41.31%		944		3.35%		302		1.07%		3,652		12.96%		28,192
	Clinton		6,288		52.36%		4,842		40.32%		733		6.10%		147		1.22%		1,446		12.04%		12,010
	Columbia		12,426		53.30%		9,449		40.53%		1,197		5.13%		241		1.03%		2,977		12.77%		23,313
	Crawford		16,552		53.55%		11,778		38.11%		2,095		6.78%		484		1.57%		4,774		15.44%		30,909
	Cumberland		41,152		61.18%		19,789		29.42%		5,437		8.08%		882		1.31%		21,363		31.76%		67,260
	Dauphin		44,039		56.18%		27,252		34.77%		6,034		7.70%		1,062		1.35%		16,787		21.41%		78,387
	Delaware		143,282		55.78%		88,314		34.38%		20,907		8.14%		4,356		1.70%		54,968		21.40%		256,859
	Elk		7,175		52.49%		5,898		43.15%		472		3.45%		124		0.91%		1,277		9.34%		13,669
	Erie		48,918		47.42%		45,946		44.54%		6,349		6.15%		1,949		1.89%		2,972		2.88%		103,162
	Fayette		19,252		38.99%		27,963		56.62%		1,348		2.73%		820		1.66%		-8,711		-17.63%		49,383
	Forest		1,206		56.12%		819		38.11%		93		4.33%		31		1.44%		387		18.01%		2,149
	Franklin		22,716		61.83%		12,061		32.83%		1,724		4.69%		240		0.65%		10,655		29.00%		36,741
	Fulton		2,740		64.90%		1,342		31.79%		107		2.53%		33		0.78%		1,398		33.11%		4,222
	Greene		5,336		37.79%		8,193		58.02%		450		3.19%		142		1.01%		-2,857		-20.23%		14,121
	Huntingdon		8,140		58.44%		5,094		36.57%		567		4.07%		127		0.91%		3,046		21.87%		13,928
	Indiana		15,607		49.62%		13,828		43.97%		1,708		5.43%		308		0.98%		1,779		5.65%		31,451
	Jefferson		9,628		57.38%		6,296		37.53%		687		4.09%		167		1.00%		3,332		19.85%		16,778
	Juniata		4,139		57.80%		2,696		37.65%		280		3.91%		46		0.64%		1,443		20.15%		7,161
	Lackawanna		44,242		46.35%		45,257		47.42%		4,209		4.41%		1,739		1.82%		-1,015		-1.07%		95,447
	Lancaster		79,963		67.25%		30,026		25.25%		7,442		6.26%		1,466		1.23%		49,937		42.00%		118,897
	Lawrence		18,404		45.77%		19,506		48.51%		1,908		4.74%		395		0.98%		-1,102		-2.74%		40,213
	Lebanon		24,495		68.99%		8,281		23.32%		2,314		6.52%		417		1.17%		16,214		45.67%		35,507
	Lehigh		50,782		52.91%		34,827		36.28%		8,977		9.35%		1,399		1.46%		15,955		16.63%		95,985
	Luzerne		67,822		50.21%		59,976		44.40%		4,947		3.66%		2,335		1.73%		7,846		5.81%		135,080
	Lycoming		23,415		57.74%		14,609		36.02%		2,034		5.02%		495		1.22%		8,806		21.72%		40,553
	McKean		9,229		60.85%		5,064		33.39%		661		4.36%		212		1.40%		4,165		27.46%		15,166
	Mercer		22,372		48.54%		19,716		42.78%		3,247		7.04%		755		1.64%		2,656		5.76%		46,090
	Mifflin		7,541		55.78%		5,226		38.65%		578		4.28%		175		1.29%		2,315		17.13%		13,520
	Monroe		12,357		55.44%		7,551		33.88%		1,967		8.82%		414		1.86%		4,806		21.56%		22,289
	Montgomery		156,996		57.81%		84,289		31.04%		26,133		9.62%		4,135		1.52%		72,707		26.77%		271,553
	Montour		3,399		55.76%		2,272		37.27%		375		6.15%		50		0.82%		1,127		18.49%		6,096
	Northampton		35,787		47.07%		31,920		41.98%		6,823		8.97%		1,507		1.98%		3,867		5.09%		76,037
	Northumberland		20,608		56.79%		13,750		37.89%		1,515		4.17%		417		1.15%		6,858		18.90%		36,290
	Perry		8,026		63.70%		3,681		29.22%		717		5.69%		175		1.39%		4,345		34.48%		12,599
	Philadelphia		244,108		33.99%		421,253		58.66%		42,967		5.98%		9,772		1.36%		-177,145		-24.67%		718,100
	Pike		5,249		65.83%		2,132		26.74%		452		5.67%		140		1.76%		3,117		39.09%		7,973
	Potter		4,073		61.07%		2,299		34.47%		225		3.37%		72		1.08%		1,774		26.60%		6,669
	Schuylkill		36,273		55.83%		24,968		38.43%		3,079		4.74%		649		1.00%		11,305		17.40%		64,969
	Snyder		7,634		72.08%		2,418		22.83%		451		4.26%		88		0.83%		5,216		49.25%		10,591
	Somerset		17,729		58.21%		11,695		38.40%		815		2.68%		216		0.71%		6,034		19.81%		30,455
	Sullivan		1,676		57.75%		1,074		37.01%		130		4.48%		22		0.76%		602		20.74%		2,902
	Susquehanna		8,994		61.23%		4,660		31.72%		786		5.35%		249		1.70%		4,334		29.51%		14,689
	Tioga		8,770		63.33%		4,273		30.85%		664		4.79%		142		1.03%		4,497		32.48%		13,849
	Union		6,798		66.28%		2,687		26.20%		628		6.12%		143		1.39%		4,111		40.08%		10,256
	Venango		11,547		56.04%		7,800		37.86%		1,015		4.93%		242		1.17%		3,747		18.18%		20,604
	Warren		9,165		57.37%		5,560		34.81%		922		5.77%		327		2.05%		3,605		22.56%		15,974
	Washington		32,532		39.66%		45,295		55.23%		3,413		4.16%		778		0.95%		-12,763		-15.57%		82,018
	Wayne		8,468		67.48%		3,375		26.90%		496		3.95%		209		1.67%		5,093		40.58%		12,548
	Westmoreland		63,140		45.06%		68,627		48.97%		5,985		4.27%		2,387		1.70%		-5,487		-3.91%		140,139
	Wyoming		5,919		64.57%		2,766		30.17%		384		4.19%		98		1.07%		3,153		34.40%		9,167
	York		61,098		59.96%		33,406		32.79%		5,779		5.67%		1,608		1.58%		27,692		27.17%		101,891
Totals	2,261,872	49.59%	1,937,540	42.48%	292,921	6.42%	69,168	1.52%	324,332	7.11%	4,561,501

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Armstrong
• Carbon
• Clearfield
• Clinton
• Columbia
• Elk
• Erie
• Luzerne
• Northampton
• Schuylkill

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. election Atlas. 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania. 2018-03-24.