1980 United States presidential election in Texas explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Texas
Country:	Texas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Texas
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Texas
Next Year:	1984
Election Date:	November 4, 1980
Turnout:	68.40% (of registered voters) 45.55% (of voting age population)^[1]
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:	26
Popular Vote1:	2,510,705
Percentage1:	55.28%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,881,147
Percentage2:	41.42%
Map Size:	350px
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 Texas took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states, and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

Texas was won by Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against incumbent President Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Reagan ran with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Carter ran with Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Despite Texas' 1976 support of Carter, the state supported Reagan by a wide margin in the midst of a national landslide.^[2]

Despite his defeat,^[3] as of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Cherokee, Coke, Erath, Kaufman, Leon, Somervell, Van Zandt and Wise.^[4] This was also the last time Texas voted more Democratic than California.

59% of white voters supported Reagan while 37% supported Carter.

Results

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Anderson		5,970		52.69%		5,163		45.57%		137		1.21%		60		0.53%		807		7.12%		11,330
	Andrews		2,800		69.77%		1,155		28.78%		39		0.97%		19		0.47%		1,645		40.99%		4,013
	Angelina		9,900		48.54%		10,140		49.72%		232		1.14%		122		0.60%		-240		-1.18%		20,394
	Aransas		3,081		60.79%		1,800		35.52%		134		2.64%		53		1.05%		1,281		25.27%		5,068
	Archer		1,804		54.85%		1,444		43.90%		30		0.91%		11		0.33%		360		10.95%		3,289
	Armstrong		709		66.57%		333		31.27%		9		0.85%		14		1.31%		376		35.30%		1,065
	Atascosa		4,364		51.53%		3,980		46.99%		93		1.10%		32		0.38%		384		4.54%		8,469
	Austin		3,734		64.91%		1,893		32.90%		87		1.51%		39		0.68%		1,841		32.01%		5,753
	Bailey		1,809		68.14%		800		30.13%		26		0.98%		20		0.75%		1,009		38.01%		2,655
	Bandera		2,373		70.63%		894		26.61%		64		1.90%		29		0.86%		1,479		44.02%		3,360
	Bastrop		3,768		43.07%		4,716		53.91%		205		2.34%		59		0.67%		-948		-10.84%		8,748
	Baylor		1,098		47.61%		1,183		51.30%		14		0.61%		11		0.48%		-85		-3.69%		2,306
	Bee		4,171		52.59%		3,606		45.47%		125		1.58%		29		0.37%		565		7.12%		7,931
	Bell		20,729		54.72%		15,823		41.77%		934		2.47%		399		1.05%		4,906		12.95%		37,885
	Bexar		159,578		51.73%		137,729		44.65%		9,467		3.07%		1,700		0.55%		21,849		7.08%		308,474
	Blanco		1,434		62.32%		794		34.51%		52		2.26%		21		0.91%		640		27.81%		2,301
	Borden		279		67.23%		131		31.57%		3		0.72%		2		0.48%		148		35.66%		415
	Bosque		2,908		53.49%		2,431		44.71%		62		1.14%		36		0.66%		477		8.78%		5,437
	Bowie		13,942		54.35%		11,339		44.21%		244		0.95%		125		0.49%		2,603		10.14%		25,650
	Brazoria		27,614		58.08%		18,253		38.39%		1,205		2.53%		472		0.99%		9,361		19.69%		47,544
	Brazos		17,798		60.25%		9,856		33.37%		1,453		4.92%		432		1.46%		7,942		26.88%		29,539
	Brewster		1,496		51.73%		1,271		43.95%		89		3.08%		36		1.24%		225		7.78%		2,892
	Briscoe		562		48.87%		561		48.78%		13		1.13%		14		1.22%		1		0.09%		1,150
	Brooks		780		23.40%		2,488		74.65%		43		1.29%		22		0.66%		-1,708		-51.25%		3,333
	Brown		6,515		56.41%		4,867		42.14%		102		0.88%		65		0.56%		1,648		14.27%		11,549
	Burleson		1,943		42.16%		2,615		56.74%		33		0.72%		18		0.39%		-672		-14.58%		4,609
	Burnet		4,033		50.84%		3,711		46.78%		132		1.66%		57		0.72%		322		4.06%		7,933
	Caldwell		2,879		46.56%		3,155		51.02%		112		1.81%		38		0.61%		-276		-4.46%		6,184
	Calhoun		3,312		50.57%		3,034		46.33%		136		2.08%		67		1.02%		278		4.24%		6,549
	Callahan		2,284		52.74%		2,002		46.22%		29		0.67%		16		0.37%		282		6.52%		4,331
	Cameron		22,041		47.62%		23,200		50.12%		801		1.73%		243		0.53%		-1,159		-2.50%		46,285
	Camp		1,531		42.32%		2,052		56.72%		19		0.53%		16		0.44%		-521		-14.40%		3,618
	Carson		1,888		64.17%		1,006		34.19%		26		0.88%		22		0.75%		882		29.98%		2,942
	Cass		4,993		46.79%		5,578		52.27%		60		0.56%		41		0.38%		-585		-5.48%		10,672
	Castro		1,955		60.75%		1,199		37.26%		44		1.37%		20		0.62%		756		23.49%		3,218
	Chambers		3,140		54.08%		2,517		43.35%		96		1.65%		53		0.91%		623		10.73%		5,806
	Cherokee		5,629		49.01%		5,726		49.85%		92		0.80%		39		0.34%		-97		-0.84%		11,486
	Childress		1,443		53.19%		1,222		45.04%		33		1.22%		15		0.55%		221		8.15%		2,713
	Clay		1,824		44.39%		2,233		54.34%		40		0.97%		12		0.29%		-409		-9.95%		4,109
	Cochran		1,064		66.21%		513		31.92%		23		1.43%		7		0.44%		551		34.29%		1,607
	Coke		708		45.44%		838		53.79%		10		0.64%		2		0.13%		-130		-8.35%		1,558
	Coleman		2,228		55.78%		1,719		43.04%		33		0.83%		14		0.35%		509		12.74%		3,994
	Collin		36,559		67.88%		15,187		28.20%		1,559		2.89%		556		1.03%		21,372		39.68%		53,861
	Collingsworth		1,020		55.11%		798		43.11%		18		0.97%		15		0.81%		222		12.00%		1,851
	Colorado		3,520		58.75%		2,377		39.68%		58		0.97%		36		0.60%		1,143		19.07%		5,991
	Comal		9,758		71.15%		3,554		25.92%		324		2.36%		78		0.57%		6,204		45.23%		13,714
	Comanche		1,977		43.09%		2,550		55.58%		40		0.87%		21		0.46%		-573		-12.49%		4,588
	Concho		700		49.40%		702		49.54%		8		0.56%		7		0.49%		-2		-0.14%		1,417
	Cooke		6,760		62.58%		3,842		35.57%		129		1.19%		71		0.66%		2,918		27.01%		10,802
	Coryell		5,494		55.38%		4,097		41.30%		228		2.30%		101		1.02%		1,397		14.08%		9,920
	Cottle		511		40.36%		732		57.82%		9		0.71%		14		1.11%		-221		-17.46%		1,266
	Crane		1,310		67.15%		607		31.11%		23		1.18%		11		0.56%		703		36.04%		1,951
	Crockett		885		59.24%		595		39.83%		10		0.67%		4		0.27%		290		19.41%		1,494
	Crosby		1,361		48.50%		1,408		50.18%		17		0.61%		20		0.71%		-47		-1.68%		2,806
	Culberson		541		55.43%		423		43.34%		7		0.72%		5		0.51%		118		12.09%		976
	Dallam		965		58.88%		632		38.56%		33		2.01%		9		0.55%		333		20.32%		1,639
	Dallas		306,682		59.18%		190,459		36.75%		14,271		2.75%		6,801		1.31%		116,223		22.43%		518,213
	Dawson		3,267		62.77%		1,867		35.87%		55		1.06%		16		0.31%		1,400		26.90%		5,205
	Deaf Smith		4,073		69.46%		1,666		28.41%		77		1.31%		48		0.82%		2,407		41.05%		5,864
	Delta		767		35.81%		1,347		62.89%		18		0.84%		10		0.47%		-580		-27.08%		2,142
	Denton		29,908		59.93%		17,381		34.83%		1,953		3.91%		666		1.33%		12,527		25.10%		49,908
	DeWitt		3,450		61.83%		2,044		36.63%		66		1.18%		20		0.36%		1,406		25.20%		5,580
	Dickens		554		37.41%		912		61.58%		13		0.88%		2		0.14%		-358		-24.17%		1,481
	Dimmit		1,173		35.30%		2,102		63.26%		25		0.75%		23		0.69%		-929		-27.96%		3,323
	Donley		1,106		58.58%		751		39.78%		22		1.17%		9		0.48%		355		18.80%		1,888
	Duval		1,012		21.27%		3,706		77.91%		28		0.59%		11		0.23%		-2,694		-56.64%		4,757
	Eastland		3,442		50.05%		3,346		48.65%		37		0.54%		52		0.76%		96		1.40%		6,877
	Ector		26,188		72.38%		9,069		25.07%		636		1.76%		286		0.79%		17,119		47.31%		36,179
	Edwards		575		69.78%		237		28.76%		11		1.33%		1		0.12%		338		41.02%		824
	Ellis		10,046		51.31%		9,219		47.08%		214		1.09%		101		0.52%		827		4.23%		19,580
	El Paso		53,276		53.53%		40,082		40.27%		5,096		5.12%		1,072		1.08%		13,194		13.26%		99,526
	Erath		3,981		47.93%		4,156		50.04%		92		1.11%		77		0.93%		-175		-2.11%		8,306
	Falls		2,606		43.38%		3,328		55.40%		51		0.85%		22		0.37%		-722		-12.02%		6,007
	Fannin		3,196		37.12%		5,284		61.36%		74		0.86%		57		0.66%		-2,088		-24.24%		8,611
	Fayette		4,104		60.32%		2,590		38.07%		77		1.13%		33		0.49%		1,514		22.25%		6,804
	Fisher		838		34.39%		1,564		64.18%		23		0.94%		12		0.49%		-726		-29.79%		2,437
	Floyd		2,043		57.45%		1,477		41.54%		24		0.67%		12		0.34%		566		15.91%		3,556
	Foard		349		35.69%		617		63.09%		7		0.72%		5		0.51%		-268		-27.40%		978
	Fort Bend		25,366		66.25%		11,583		30.25%		1,005		2.62%		332		0.87%		13,783		36.00%		38,286
	Franklin		1,105		41.97%		1,487		56.48%		14		0.53%		27		1.03%		-382		-14.51%		2,633
	Freestone		2,468		46.88%		2,739		52.02%		33		0.63%		25		0.47%		-271		-5.14%		5,265
	Frio		1,753		37.55%		2,849		61.03%		47		1.01%		19		0.41%		-1,096		-23.48%		4,668
	Gaines		2,390		65.37%		1,182		32.33%		46		1.26%		38		1.04%		1,208		33.04%		3,656
	Galveston		29,527		46.65%		30,778		48.62%		1,955		3.09%		1,037		1.64%		-1,251		-1.97%		63,297
	Garza		1,188		62.63%		677		35.69%		22		1.16%		10		0.53%		511		26.94%		1,897
	Gillespie		4,736		78.70%		1,170		19.44%		90		1.50%		22		0.37%		3,566		59.26%		6,018
	Glasscock		416		77.76%		116		21.68%		2		0.37%		1		0.19%		300		56.08%		535
	Goliad		1,170		51.16%		1,081		47.27%		22		0.96%		14		0.61%		89		3.89%		2,287
	Gonzales		2,931		49.49%		2,896		48.90%		61		1.03%		34		0.57%		35		0.59%		5,922
	Gray		7,187		70.81%		2,786		27.45%		103		1.01%		73		0.72%		4,401		43.36%		10,149
	Grayson		16,811		53.66%		13,807		44.08%		532		1.70%		176		0.56%		3,004		9.58%		31,326
	Gregg		23,399		68.44%		10,219		29.89%		311		0.91%		261		0.76%		13,180		38.55%		34,190
	Grimes		2,087		45.35%		2,440		53.02%		42		0.91%		33		0.72%		-353		-7.67%		4,602
	Guadalupe		9,901		64.18%		5,049		32.73%		407		2.64%		71		0.46%		4,852		31.45%		15,428
	Hale		7,277		65.86%		3,610		32.67%		123		1.11%		40		0.36%		3,667		33.19%		11,050
	Hall		1,141		51.40%		1,057		47.61%		13		0.59%		9		0.41%		84		3.79%		2,220
	Hamilton		1,683		51.52%		1,526		46.71%		30		0.92%		28		0.86%		157		4.81%		3,267
	Hansford		2,046		78.81%		518		19.95%		17		0.65%		15		0.58%		1,528		58.86%		2,596
	Hardeman		1,056		46.46%		1,174		51.65%		28		1.23%		15		0.66%		-118		-5.19%		2,273
	Hardin		6,087		44.33%		7,358		53.58%		200		1.46%		87		0.63%		-1,271		-9.25%		13,732
	Harris		416,655		57.87%		274,061		38.06%		22,917		3.18%		6,381		0.89%		142,594		19.81%		720,014
	Harrison		9,328		53.32%		7,746		44.28%		125		0.71%		294		1.68%		1,582		9.04%		17,493
	Hartley		1,248		71.03%		470		26.75%		28		1.59%		11		0.63%		778		44.28%		1,757
	Haskell		1,447		42.11%		1,951		56.78%		22		0.64%		16		0.47%		-504		-14.67%		3,436
	Hays		6,517		49.04%		6,013		45.25%		590		4.44%		169		1.27%		504		3.79%		13,289
	Hemphill		1,152		64.72%		592		33.26%		21		1.18%		15		0.84%		560		31.46%		1,780
	Henderson		7,903		48.47%		8,199		50.29%		134		0.82%		69		0.42%		-296		-1.82%		16,305
	Hidalgo		25,808		41.82%		34,542		55.97%		1,063		1.72%		304		0.49%		-8,734		-14.15%		61,717
	Hill		4,113		46.03%		4,688		52.46%		73		0.82%		62		0.69%		-575		-6.43%		8,936
	Hockley		4,599		64.03%		2,447		34.07%		90		1.25%		47		0.65%		2,152		29.96%		7,183
	Hood		3,755		54.11%		3,001		43.24%		109		1.57%		75		1.08%		754		10.87%		6,940
	Hopkins		3,834		46.09%		4,344		52.22%		93		1.12%		47		0.57%		-510		-6.13%		8,318
	Houston		2,889		40.44%		4,181		58.52%		47		0.66%		27		0.38%		-1,292		-18.08%		7,144
	Howard		6,658		58.86%		4,451		39.35%		158		1.40%		45		0.40%		2,207		19.51%		11,312
	Hudspeth		471		53.28%		394		44.57%		14		1.58%		5		0.57%		77		8.71%		884
	Hunt		9,283		50.18%		8,773		47.42%		327		1.77%		118		0.64%		510		2.76%		18,501
	Hutchinson		7,439		69.97%		2,935		27.61%		170		1.60%		88		0.83%		4,504		42.36%		10,632
	Irion		427		63.73%		239		35.67%		2		0.30%		2		0.30%		188		28.06%		670
	Jack		1,482		51.51%		1,349		46.89%		29		1.01%		17		0.59%		133		4.62%		2,877
	Jackson		2,540		56.91%		1,826		40.91%		66		1.48%		31		0.69%		714		16.00%		4,463
	Jasper		4,396		42.86%		5,707		55.64%		98		0.96%		56		0.55%		-1,311		-12.78%		10,257
	Jeff Davis		409		56.10%		300		41.15%		10		1.37%		10		1.37%		109		14.95%		729
	Jefferson		36,763		43.45%		45,642		53.95%		1,664		1.97%		533		0.63%		-8,879		-10.50%		84,602
	Jim Hogg		535		26.79%		1,437		71.96%		23		1.15%		2		0.10%		-902		-45.17%		1,997
	Jim Wells		4,606		38.34%		7,267		60.49%		102		0.85%		38		0.32%		-2,661		-22.15%		12,013
	Johnson		11,411		50.82%		10,542		46.95%		333		1.48%		168		0.75%		869		3.87%		22,454
	Jones		2,765		47.07%		3,043		51.80%		45		0.77%		21		0.36%		-278		-4.73%		5,874
	Karnes		2,719		53.59%		2,284		45.01%		52		1.02%		19		0.37%		435		8.58%		5,074
	Kaufman		5,852		47.63%		6,266		51.00%		110		0.90%		59		0.48%		-414		-3.37%		12,287
	Kendall		3,890		76.48%		1,075		21.14%		88		1.73%		33		0.65%		2,815		55.34%		5,086
	Kenedy		76		40.64%		106		56.68%		2		1.07%		3		1.60%		-30		-16.04%		187
	Kent		339		48.85%		351		50.58%		0		0.00%		4		0.58%		-12		-1.73%		694
	Kerr		9,090		70.71%		3,387		26.35%		259		2.01%		119		0.93%		5,703		44.36%		12,855
	Kimble		1,011		61.24%		608		36.83%		22		1.33%		10		0.61%		403		24.41%		1,651
	King		144		70.24%		55		26.83%		5		2.44%		1		0.49%		89		43.41%		205
	Kinney		543		51.91%		472		45.12%		23		2.20%		8		0.76%		71		6.79%		1,046
	Kleberg		4,608		45.84%		5,125		50.98%		231		2.30%		89		0.89%		-517		-5.14%		10,053
	Knox		783		39.79%		1,163		59.10%		17		0.86%		5		0.25%		-380		-19.31%		1,968
	Lamar		6,094		45.17%		7,178		53.21%		148		1.10%		70		0.52%		-1,084		-8.04%		13,490
	Lamb		3,723		62.75%		2,132		35.93%		51		0.86%		27		0.46%		1,591		26.82%		5,933
	Lampasas		2,323		53.02%		1,979		45.17%		56		1.28%		23		0.52%		344		7.85%		4,381
	La Salle		773		34.39%		1,442		64.15%		19		0.85%		14		0.62%		-669		-29.76%		2,248
	Lavaca		3,254		54.24%		2,678		44.64%		54		0.90%		13		0.22%		576		9.60%		5,999
	Lee		1,803		52.08%		1,581		45.67%		59		1.70%		19		0.55%		222		6.41%		3,462
	Leon		1,821		44.93%		2,190		54.03%		19		0.47%		23		0.57%		-369		-9.10%		4,053
	Liberty		6,470		47.71%		6,810		50.22%		163		1.20%		118		0.87%		-340		-2.51%		13,561
	Limestone		2,835		44.86%		3,403		53.85%		45		0.71%		36		0.57%		-568		-8.99%		6,319
	Lipscomb		1,343		77.50%		338		19.50%		28		1.62%		24		1.38%		1,005		58.00%		1,733
	Live Oak		2,193		60.61%		1,380		38.14%		32		0.88%		13		0.36%		813		22.47%		3,618
	Llano		2,866		56.23%		2,130		41.79%		72		1.41%		29		0.57%		736		14.44%		5,097
	Loving		50		69.44%		22		30.56%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		28		38.88%		72
	Lubbock		46,711		68.83%		18,732		27.60%		1,952		2.88%		472		0.70%		27,979		41.23%		67,867
	Lynn		1,603		55.78%		1,236		43.01%		28		0.97%		7		0.24%		367		12.77%		2,874
	McCulloch		1,572		46.70%		1,750		51.99%		24		0.71%		20		0.59%		-178		-5.29%		3,366
	McLennan		31,968		53.71%		26,305		44.20%		964		1.62%		278		0.47%		5,663		9.51%		59,515
	McMullen		271		68.09%		122		30.65%		4		1.01%		1		0.25%		149		37.44%		398
	Madison		1,389		46.02%		1,583		52.45%		32		1.06%		14		0.46%		-194		-6.43%		3,018
	Marion		1,666		44.66%		2,015		54.02%		28		0.75%		21		0.56%		-349		-9.36%		3,730
	Martin		1,093		63.69%		605		35.26%		15		0.87%		3		0.17%		488		28.43%		1,716
	Mason		966		59.59%		630		38.86%		17		1.05%		8		0.49%		336		20.73%		1,621
	Matagorda		5,545		53.41%		4,585		44.16%		146		1.41%		106		1.02%		960		9.25%		10,382
	Maverick		1,370		31.37%		2,932		67.14%		39		0.89%		26		0.60%		-1,562		-35.77%		4,367
	Medina		4,742		60.12%		3,034		38.46%		84		1.06%		28		0.35%		1,708		21.66%		7,888
	Menard		548		52.19%		489		46.57%		11		1.05%		2		0.19%		59		5.62%		1,050
	Midland		25,027		76.55%		6,839		20.92%		586		1.79%		240		0.73%		18,188		55.63%		32,692
	Milam		3,251		42.62%		4,230		55.46%		111		1.46%		35		0.46%		-979		-12.84%		7,627
	Mills		985		47.84%		1,028		49.93%		24		1.17%		22		1.07%		-43		-2.09%		2,059
	Mitchell		1,455		49.73%		1,446		49.42%		12		0.41%		13		0.44%		9		0.31%		2,926
	Montague		3,143		48.56%		3,233		49.95%		59		0.91%		37		0.57%		-90		-1.39%		6,472
	Montgomery		26,237		65.64%		12,593		31.51%		819		2.05%		322		0.81%		13,644		34.13%		39,971
	Moore		3,736		66.92%		1,743		31.22%		67		1.20%		37		0.66%		1,993		35.70%		5,583
	Morris		2,133		40.40%		3,105		58.81%		27		0.51%		15		0.28%		-972		-18.41%		5,280
	Motley		573		61.68%		341		36.71%		7		0.75%		8		0.86%		232		24.97%		929
	Nacogdoches		8,626		56.94%		5,981		39.48%		422		2.79%		121		0.80%		2,645		17.46%		15,150
	Navarro		5,400		42.89%		6,988		55.50%		126		1.00%		77		0.61%		-1,588		-12.61%		12,591
	Newton		1,379		29.25%		3,284		69.66%		24		0.51%		27		0.57%		-1,905		-40.41%		4,714
	Nolan		2,781		48.83%		2,796		49.10%		87		1.53%		31		0.54%		-15		-0.27%		5,695
	Nueces		40,586		46.84%		43,424		50.12%		2,045		2.36%		589		0.68%		-2,838		-3.28%		86,644
	Ochiltree		3,032		81.90%		594		16.05%		52		1.40%		24		0.65%		2,438		65.85%		3,702
	Oldham		557		63.73%		290		33.18%		9		1.03%		18		2.06%		267		30.55%		874
	Orange		12,389		44.43%		14,928		53.53%		395		1.42%		175		0.63%		-2,539		-9.10%		27,887
	Palo Pinto		4,068		47.95%		4,244		50.02%		98		1.16%		74		0.87%		-176		-2.07%		8,484
	Panola		4,022		51.92%		3,637		46.95%		58		0.75%		30		0.39%		385		4.97%		7,747
	Parker		8,505		52.65%		7,336		45.41%		189		1.17%		125		0.77%		1,169		7.24%		16,155
	Parmer		2,640		77.69%		707		20.81%		30		0.88%		21		0.62%		1,933		56.88%		3,398
	Pecos		2,723		61.96%		1,602		36.45%		37		0.84%		33		0.75%		1,121		25.51%		4,395
	Polk		3,771		46.51%		4,213		51.96%		80		0.99%		44		0.54%		-442		-5.45%		8,108
	Potter		16,327		60.85%		9,633		35.90%		545		2.03%		326		1.22%		6,694		24.95%		26,831
	Presidio		723		40.19%		1,039		57.75%		22		1.22%		15		0.83%		-316		-17.56%		1,799
	Rains		813		40.21%		1,174		58.06%		18		0.89%		17		0.84%		-361		-17.85%		2,022
	Randall		23,136		73.72%		7,323		23.34%		677		2.16%		246		0.78%		15,813		50.38%		31,382
	Reagan		917		67.88%		414		30.64%		14		1.04%		6		0.44%		503		37.24%		1,351
	Real		832		57.26%		603		41.50%		14		0.96%		4		0.28%		229		15.76%		1,453
	Red River		2,225		38.54%		3,501		60.64%		31		0.54%		16		0.28%		-1,276		-22.10%		5,773
	Reeves		2,315		50.95%		2,138		47.05%		52		1.14%		39		0.86%		177		3.90%		4,544
	Refugio		1,944		45.73%		2,224		52.32%		57		1.34%		26		0.61%		-280		-6.59%		4,251
	Roberts		482		75.08%		150		23.36%		4		0.62%		6		0.93%		332		51.72%		642
	Robertson		1,661		31.28%		3,572		67.27%		33		0.62%		44		0.83%		-1,911		-35.99%		5,310
	Rockwall		4,036		65.27%		1,985		32.10%		113		1.83%		50		0.81%		2,051		33.17%		6,184
	Runnels		2,532		59.82%		1,648		38.93%		36		0.85%		17		0.40%		884		20.89%		4,233
	Rusk		8,705		60.17%		5,582		38.58%		116		0.80%		64		0.44%		3,123		21.59%		14,467
	Sabine		1,387		40.82%		1,983		58.36%		15		0.44%		13		0.38%		-596		-17.54%		3,398
	San Augustine		1,397		45.20%		1,674		54.16%		14		0.45%		6		0.19%		-277		-8.96%		3,091
	San Jacinto		1,726		41.16%		2,376		56.67%		42		1.00%		49		1.17%		-650		-15.51%		4,193
	San Patricio		8,326		47.59%		8,627		49.31%		280		1.60%		261		1.49%		-301		-1.72%		17,494
	San Saba		948		39.75%		1,405		58.91%		23		0.96%		9		0.38%		-457		-19.16%		2,385
	Schleicher		672		59.42%		444		39.26%		6		0.53%		9		0.80%		228		20.16%		1,131
	Scurry		3,745		64.06%		2,003		34.26%		53		0.91%		45		0.77%		1,742		29.80%		5,846
	Shackelford		959		60.66%		606		38.33%		9		0.57%		7		0.44%		353		22.33%		1,581
	Shelby		3,500		44.85%		4,215		54.01%		71		0.91%		18		0.23%		-715		-9.16%		7,804
	Sherman		1,128		77.47%		286		19.64%		28		1.92%		14		0.96%		842		57.83%		1,456
	Smith		28,236		64.61%		14,838		33.95%		414		0.95%		212		0.49%		13,398		30.66%		43,700
	Somervell		792		42.76%		1,015		54.81%		21		1.13%		24		1.30%		-223		-12.05%		1,852
	Starr		1,389		22.21%		4,782		76.48%		50		0.80%		32		0.51%		-3,393		-54.27%		6,253
	Stephens		2,161		59.89%		1,372		38.03%		34		0.94%		41		1.14%		789		21.86%		3,608
	Sterling		364		62.12%		218		37.20%		2		0.34%		2		0.34%		146		24.92%		586
	Stonewall		488		40.03%		719		58.98%		6		0.49%		6		0.49%		-231		-18.95%		1,219
	Sutton		1,000		66.18%		485		32.10%		13		0.86%		13		0.86%		515		34.08%		1,511
	Swisher		1,450		43.08%		1,854		55.08%		50		1.49%		12		0.36%		-404		-12.00%		3,366
	Tarrant		173,466		56.86%		121,068		39.69%		7,818		2.56%		2,714		0.89%		52,398		17.17%		305,066
	Taylor		22,961		62.00%		13,245		35.77%		620		1.67%		206		0.56%		9,716		26.23%		37,032
	Terrell		411		59.91%		260		37.90%		14		2.04%		1		0.15%		151		22.01%		686
	Terry		3,178		61.17%		1,945		37.44%		45		0.87%		27		0.52%		1,233		23.73%		5,195
	Throckmorton		444		48.90%		455		50.11%		7		0.77%		2		0.22%		-11		-1.21%		908
	Titus		3,747		48.66%		3,872		50.29%		44		0.57%		37		0.48%		-125		-1.63%		7,700
	Tom Green		16,555		60.71%		9,892		36.27%		661		2.42%		163		0.60%		6,663		24.44%		27,271
	Travis		73,151		45.69%		75,028		46.87%		9,796		6.12%		2,118		1.32%		-1,877		-1.18%		160,093
	Trinity		1,503		36.95%		2,510		61.70%		32		0.79%		23		0.57%		-1,007		-24.75%		4,068
	Tyler		2,545		41.08%		3,540		57.14%		70		1.13%		40		0.65%		-995		-16.06%		6,195
	Upshur		4,836		49.09%		4,894		49.68%		78		0.79%		44		0.45%		-58		-0.59%		9,852
	Upton		1,169		69.42%		485		28.80%		13		0.77%		17		1.01%		684		40.62%		1,684
	Uvalde		3,887		61.06%		2,402		37.73%		62		0.97%		15		0.24%		1,485		23.33%		6,366
	Val Verde		5,055		54.05%		4,116		44.01%		145		1.55%		37		0.40%		939		10.04%		9,353
	Van Zandt		5,495		48.46%		5,707		50.33%		78		0.69%		60		0.53%		-212		-1.87%		11,340
	Victoria		13,392		62.96%		7,382		34.71%		347		1.63%		148		0.70%		6,010		28.25%		21,269
	Walker		5,657		51.87%		4,869		44.65%		274		2.51%		106		0.97%		788		7.22%		10,906
	Waller		3,019		46.71%		3,329		51.51%		76		1.18%		39		0.60%		-310		-4.80%		6,463
	Ward		2,912		66.24%		1,405		31.96%		50		1.14%		29		0.66%		1,507		34.28%		4,396
	Washington		4,821		64.32%		2,518		33.60%		95		1.27%		61		0.81%		2,303		30.72%		7,495
	Webb		5,421		30.81%		11,856		67.39%		242		1.38%		74		0.42%		-6,435		-36.58%		17,593
	Wharton		6,598		55.18%		5,138		42.97%		160		1.34%		62		0.52%		1,460		12.21%		11,958
	Wheeler		1,626		59.28%		1,090		39.74%		16		0.58%		11		0.40%		536		19.54%		2,743
	Wichita		22,884		54.98%		17,657		42.42%		847		2.03%		237		0.57%		5,227		12.56%		41,625
	Wilbarger		3,031		55.48%		2,347		42.96%		53		0.97%		32		0.59%		684		12.52%		5,463
	Willacy		1,995		39.06%		3,047		59.65%		38		0.74%		28		0.55%		-1,052		-20.59%		5,108
	Williamson		15,035		56.39%		10,408		39.04%		946		3.55%		272		1.02%		4,627		17.35%		26,661
	Wilson		3,443		51.91%		3,097		46.70%		73		1.10%		19		0.29%		346		5.21%		6,632
	Winkler		2,160		66.83%		1,021		31.59%		35		1.08%		16		0.50%		1,139		35.24%		3,232
	Wise		4,350		47.26%		4,674		50.78%		108		1.17%		73		0.79%		-324		-3.52%		9,205
	Wood		4,515		52.07%		4,033		46.51%		74		0.85%		49		0.57%		482		5.56%		8,671
	Yoakum		1,937		71.90%		715		26.54%		28		1.04%		14		0.52%		1,222		45.36%		2,694
	Young		4,153		59.14%		2,740		39.02%		84		1.20%		45		0.64%		1,413		20.12%		7,022
	Zapata		874		41.01%		1,218		57.16%		19		0.89%		20		0.94%		-344		-16.15%		2,131
	Zavala		831		23.49%		2,621		74.08%		69		1.95%		17		0.48%		-1,790		-50.59%		3,538
Totals	2,510,705	55.28%	1,881,147	41.42%	111,613	2.46%	38,172	0.84%	629,558	13.86%	4,541,637

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Anderson
• Aransas
• Archer
• Armstrong
• Atascosa
• Bailey
• Bee
• Bell
• Bexar
• Borden
• Bsoque
• Bowie
• Brazoria
• Briscoe
• Brown
• Burnet
• Calhoun
• Callahan
• Carson
• Castro
• Chambers
• Childress
• Cochran
• Coleman
• Collingsworth
• Colorado
• Coryell
• Crockett
• Culberson
• Dallam
• Donley
• Eastland
• Ellis
• El Paso
• Fayette
• Floyd
• Gaines
• Garza
• Goliad
• Gonzales
• Grayson
• Hale
• Hall
• Hamilton
• Harrison
• Hays
• Hockley
• Hood
• Howard
• Hudspeth
• Hunt
• Jack
• Jackson
• Jeff Davis
• Johnson
• Karnes
• King
• Kinney
• Lamb
• Lampasas
• Lavaca
• Lee
• Live Oak
• Llano
• Lynn
• McLennan
• Martin
• Mason
• Matagordo
• Medina
• Menard
• Mitchell
• Moore
• Motley
• Oldham
• Panola
• Parker
• Parmer
• Real
• Reeves
• Shackelford
• Sherman
• Sterling
• Terry
• Terrell
• Val Verde
• Walker
• Wheeler
• Wichita
• Wilbarger
• Williamson
• Wilson
• Wood
• Young

See also

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

Works cited

• Book: Black . Earl . Earl Black (political scientist) . Black . Merle . Merle Black . The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected . . 1992 . 0674941306.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current).
2. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results - Texas. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. June 16, 2017.
3. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1980 Presidential General Election Data: National by State – Sorted by Vote Percentage for Carter
4. Sullivan, Robert David; 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016