See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Year: | 1963 |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 198,343 |
| Percentage1: | 60.53% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,855 |
| Percentage2: | 31.69% |
| Image3: | John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John B. Anderson |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 21,431 |
| Percentage3: | 6.54% |
| 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 South Dakota took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 29-point landslide.[1] Despite it voting consistently for the Republican Nominee from 1940 to this election (except for 1964), For the last two elections South Dakota had been considered competitive. In 1972, It was Democratic Nominee George McGovern's home state and despite a national landslide, it was the only state that swung to the left from 1968. In 1976, President Gerald Ford only narrowly won the State over Carter by a slim 1.5%. Given this competitive streak for South Dakota, Reagan's overwhelming win in the state was especially surprising with the state swinging 27.4 points to the right this election.
| County[2] | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Independent | Ed Clark Independent | Andrew Pulley Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aurora | 1,251 | 58.93% | 709 | 33.40% | 125 | 5.89% | 35 | 1.65% | 3 | 0.14% | 542 | 25.53% | 2,123 | ||||||||||||||
| Beadle | 5,921 | 58.60% | 3,521 | 34.85% | 545 | 5.39% | 109 | 1.08% | 8 | 0.08% | 2,400 | 23.75% | 10,104 | ||||||||||||||
| Bennett | 919 | 69.41% | 350 | 26.44% | 42 | 3.17% | 13 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 569 | 42.97% | 1,324 | ||||||||||||||
| Bon Homme | 2,794 | 65.91% | 1,191 | 28.10% | 214 | 5.05% | 38 | 0.90% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,603 | 37.81% | 4,239 | ||||||||||||||
| Brookings | 5,727 | 52.15% | 3,934 | 35.83% | 1,169 | 10.65% | 140 | 1.27% | 11 | 0.10% | 1,793 | 16.32% | 10,981 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 10,550 | 58.61% | 6,050 | 33.61% | 1,143 | 6.35% | 231 | 1.28% | 25 | 0.14% | 4,500 | 25.00% | 17,999 | ||||||||||||||
| Brule | 1,674 | 59.79% | 925 | 33.04% | 153 | 5.46% | 47 | 1.68% | 1 | 0.04% | 749 | 26.75% | 2,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 272 | 59.65% | 147 | 32.24% | 26 | 5.70% | 11 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 125 | 27.41% | 456 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 2,850 | 73.11% | 843 | 21.63% | 150 | 3.85% | 53 | 1.36% | 2 | 0.05% | 2,007 | 51.48% | 3,898 | ||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 1,271 | 84.85% | 182 | 12.15% | 39 | 2.60% | 6 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,089 | 72.70% | 1,498 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Mix | 2,608 | 56.71% | 1,741 | 37.86% | 203 | 4.41% | 40 | 0.87% | 7 | 0.15% | 867 | 18.85% | 4,599 | ||||||||||||||
| Clark | 1,963 | 67.43% | 774 | 26.59% | 151 | 5.19% | 22 | 0.76% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,189 | 40.84% | 2,911 | ||||||||||||||
| Clay | 3,004 | 47.56% | 2,271 | 35.96% | 906 | 14.34% | 111 | 1.76% | 24 | 0.38% | 733 | 11.60% | 6,316 | ||||||||||||||
| Codington | 5,903 | 59.09% | 3,353 | 33.56% | 638 | 6.39% | 85 | 0.85% | 11 | 0.11% | 2,550 | 25.53% | 9,990 | ||||||||||||||
| Corson | 1,233 | 66.47% | 522 | 28.14% | 82 | 4.42% | 16 | 0.86% | 2 | 0.11% | 711 | 38.33% | 1,855 | ||||||||||||||
| Custer | 2,057 | 69.61% | 708 | 23.96% | 129 | 4.37% | 60 | 2.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,349 | 45.65% | 2,955 | ||||||||||||||
| Davison | 4,743 | 55.72% | 3,107 | 36.50% | 568 | 6.67% | 89 | 1.05% | 5 | 0.06% | 1,636 | 19.22% | 8,512 | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 2,507 | 55.18% | 1,720 | 37.86% | 259 | 5.70% | 56 | 1.23% | 1 | 0.02% | 787 | 17.32% | 4,543 | ||||||||||||||
| Deuel | 1,657 | 60.39% | 891 | 32.47% | 169 | 6.16% | 27 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 766 | 27.92% | 2,744 | ||||||||||||||
| Dewey | 1,045 | 59.14% | 600 | 33.96% | 109 | 6.17% | 11 | 0.62% | 2 | 0.11% | 445 | 25.18% | 1,767 | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 1,855 | 75.31% | 508 | 20.63% | 91 | 3.69% | 9 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,347 | 54.68% | 2,463 | ||||||||||||||
| Edmunds | 1,881 | 64.55% | 883 | 30.30% | 125 | 4.29% | 25 | 0.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 998 | 34.25% | 2,914 | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River | 2,831 | 69.61% | 982 | 24.15% | 184 | 4.52% | 67 | 1.65% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,849 | 45.46% | 4,067 | ||||||||||||||
| Faulk | 1,300 | 66.84% | 520 | 26.74% | 110 | 5.66% | 15 | 0.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 780 | 40.10% | 1,945 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant | 2,691 | 58.58% | 1,602 | 34.87% | 254 | 5.53% | 44 | 0.96% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,089 | 23.71% | 4,594 | ||||||||||||||
| Gregory | 2,283 | 68.35% | 883 | 26.44% | 121 | 3.62% | 50 | 1.50% | 3 | 0.09% | 1,400 | 41.91% | 3,340 | ||||||||||||||
| Haakon | 1,162 | 79.32% | 255 | 17.41% | 38 | 2.59% | 10 | 0.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 907 | 61.91% | 1,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamlin | 1,885 | 62.69% | 903 | 30.03% | 197 | 6.55% | 20 | 0.67% | 2 | 0.07% | 982 | 32.66% | 3,007 | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | 2,066 | 67.38% | 803 | 26.19% | 159 | 5.19% | 38 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,263 | 41.19% | 3,066 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanson | 1,015 | 58.84% | 598 | 34.67% | 93 | 5.39% | 18 | 1.04% | 1 | 0.06% | 417 | 24.17% | 1,725 | ||||||||||||||
| Harding | 727 | 74.64% | 205 | 21.05% | 28 | 2.87% | 14 | 1.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 522 | 53.59% | 974 | ||||||||||||||
| Hughes | 4,652 | 66.00% | 1,751 | 24.84% | 554 | 7.86% | 82 | 1.16% | 9 | 0.13% | 2,901 | 41.16% | 7,048 | ||||||||||||||
| Hutchinson | 3,789 | 73.15% | 1,145 | 22.10% | 228 | 4.40% | 15 | 0.29% | 3 | 0.06% | 2,644 | 51.05% | 5,180 | ||||||||||||||
| Hyde | 864 | 70.76% | 273 | 22.36% | 60 | 4.91% | 21 | 1.72% | 3 | 0.25% | 591 | 48.40% | 1,221 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 929 | 68.71% | 354 | 26.18% | 50 | 3.70% | 19 | 1.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 575 | 42.53% | 1,352 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerauld | 1,018 | 58.88% | 595 | 34.41% | 103 | 5.96% | 12 | 0.69% | 1 | 0.06% | 423 | 24.47% | 1,729 | ||||||||||||||
| Jones | 689 | 74.97% | 189 | 20.57% | 37 | 4.03% | 4 | 0.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 500 | 54.40% | 919 | ||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury | 2,376 | 62.41% | 1,132 | 29.73% | 258 | 6.78% | 40 | 1.05% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,244 | 32.68% | 3,807 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 3,093 | 52.85% | 2,207 | 37.71% | 504 | 8.61% | 47 | 0.80% | 1 | 0.02% | 886 | 15.14% | 5,852 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 5,306 | 63.14% | 2,259 | 26.88% | 574 | 6.83% | 250 | 2.98% | 14 | 0.17% | 3,047 | 36.26% | 8,403 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 3,848 | 57.45% | 2,261 | 33.76% | 524 | 7.82% | 57 | 0.85% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,587 | 23.69% | 6,698 | ||||||||||||||
| Lyman | 1,256 | 66.88% | 486 | 25.88% | 106 | 5.64% | 29 | 1.54% | 1 | 0.05% | 770 | 41.00% | 1,878 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1,710 | 56.98% | 1,120 | 37.32% | 147 | 4.90% | 22 | 0.73% | 2 | 0.07% | 590 | 19.66% | 3,001 | ||||||||||||||
| McCook | 2,014 | 56.83% | 1,223 | 34.51% | 269 | 7.59% | 36 | 1.02% | 2 | 0.06% | 791 | 22.32% | 3,544 | ||||||||||||||
| McPherson | 2,056 | 85.60% | 287 | 11.95% | 54 | 2.25% | 5 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,769 | 73.65% | 2,402 | ||||||||||||||
| Meade | 5,349 | 70.93% | 1,721 | 22.82% | 342 | 4.54% | 127 | 1.68% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,628 | 48.11% | 7,541 | ||||||||||||||
| Mellette | 624 | 64.80% | 279 | 28.97% | 46 | 4.78% | 14 | 1.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 345 | 35.83% | 963 | ||||||||||||||
| Miner | 1,172 | 53.98% | 833 | 38.37% | 148 | 6.82% | 17 | 0.78% | 1 | 0.05% | 339 | 15.61% | 2,171 | ||||||||||||||
| Minnehaha | 26,256 | 51.00% | 20,008 | 38.87% | 4,658 | 9.05% | 531 | 1.03% | 25 | 0.05% | 6,248 | 12.13% | 51,478 | ||||||||||||||
| Moody | 1,807 | 51.93% | 1,364 | 39.20% | 279 | 8.02% | 29 | 0.83% | 1 | 0.03% | 443 | 12.73% | 3,480 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennington | 18,991 | 67.33% | 7,121 | 25.25% | 1,650 | 5.85% | 433 | 1.54% | 9 | 0.03% | 11,870 | 42.08% | 28,204 | ||||||||||||||
| Perkins | 1,931 | 72.73% | 595 | 22.41% | 93 | 3.50% | 33 | 1.24% | 3 | 0.11% | 1,336 | 50.32% | 2,655 | ||||||||||||||
| Potter | 1,633 | 75.29% | 436 | 20.10% | 81 | 3.73% | 18 | 0.83% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,197 | 55.19% | 2,169 | ||||||||||||||
| Roberts | 2,904 | 57.98% | 1,829 | 36.51% | 235 | 4.69% | 37 | 0.74% | 4 | 0.08% | 1,075 | 21.47% | 5,009 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanborn | 1,178 | 60.97% | 628 | 32.51% | 107 | 5.54% | 19 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 550 | 28.46% | 1,932 | ||||||||||||||
| Shannon | 438 | 25.96% | 1,132 | 67.10% | 91 | 5.39% | 20 | 1.19% | 6 | 0.36% | -694 | -41.14% | 1,687 | ||||||||||||||
| Spink | 2,915 | 60.30% | 1,572 | 32.52% | 294 | 6.08% | 50 | 1.03% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,343 | 27.78% | 4,834 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley | 892 | 68.67% | 339 | 26.10% | 55 | 4.23% | 12 | 0.92% | 1 | 0.08% | 553 | 42.57% | 1,299 | ||||||||||||||
| Sully | 852 | 74.15% | 220 | 19.15% | 60 | 5.22% | 17 | 1.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 632 | 55.00% | 1,149 | ||||||||||||||
| Todd | 803 | 41.76% | 972 | 50.55% | 112 | 5.82% | 30 | 1.56% | 6 | 0.31% | -169 | -8.79% | 1,923 | ||||||||||||||
| Tripp | 2,669 | 70.68% | 947 | 25.08% | 130 | 3.44% | 26 | 0.69% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,722 | 45.60% | 3,776 | ||||||||||||||
| Turner | 3,343 | 66.43% | 1,369 | 27.21% | 281 | 5.58% | 37 | 0.74% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,974 | 39.22% | 5,032 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 2,788 | 55.16% | 1,830 | 36.21% | 359 | 7.10% | 74 | 1.46% | 3 | 0.06% | 958 | 18.95% | 5,054 | ||||||||||||||
| Walworth | 2,675 | 74.55% | 753 | 20.99% | 139 | 3.87% | 19 | 0.53% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,922 | 53.56% | 3,588 | ||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 5,355 | 61.22% | 2,698 | 30.84% | 553 | 6.32% | 127 | 1.45% | 14 | 0.16% | 2,657 | 30.38% | 8,747 | ||||||||||||||
| Ziebach | 523 | 65.05% | 246 | 30.60% | 30 | 3.73% | 5 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 277 | 34.45% | 804 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 198,343 | 60.53% | 103,855 | 31.69% | 21,431 | 6.54% | 3,824 | 1.17% | 250 | 0.08% | 94,488 | 28.84% | 327,703 | ||||||||||||||