See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| Image1: | Carter cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Georgia |
| Running Mate1: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 130,231 |
| Percentage1: | 74.89% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | California |
| Running Mate2: | George H. W. Bush |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 23,313 |
| Percentage2: | 13.41% |
| Image3: | John B. Anderson in New Jersey (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | John B. Anderson |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Illinois |
| Running Mate3: | Patrick Lucey |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 16,131 |
| Percentage3: | 9.28% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ronald Reagan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
The 1980 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Washington, D.C. voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington, D.C. was won by incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D) by a 61-point landslide.[1]
Carter's 74.9% of the vote represents the lowest vote won by a Democrat in the District of Columbia, while also being the sole presidential election when the Democratic candidate (albeit very narrowly) did not earn at least 75% of the district's vote. Anderson's 9.3% is also the highest a non-major party candidate ever got in D.C.