1980 United States presidential election in Montana explained

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Election Name:	1980 United States presidential election in Montana
Country:	Montana
Flag Year:	1905
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1976 United States presidential election in Montana
Previous Year:	1976
Next Election:	1984 United States presidential election in Montana
Next Year:	1984
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:	206,814
Percentage1:	56.82%
Nominee2:	Jimmy Carter
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Georgia
Running Mate2:	Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	118,032
Percentage2:	32.43%
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:	29,281
Percentage3:	8.05%
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 Montana took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 24.39%., this is the last election in which Big Horn County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.^[1]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Montana^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	206,814	56.82%	4
	Democratic	Jimmy Carter (incumbent)	118,032	32.43%	0
	Independent	John B. Anderson	29,281	8.05%	0
	Libertarian	Ed Clark	9,825	2.70%	0
Totals			363,952	100.00%	4

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Jimmy Carter Democratic		John B. Anderson Independent		Ed Clark Libertarian		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Beaverhead		2,955		72.02%		842		20.52%		205		5.00%		101		2.46%		2,113		51.50%		4,103
	Big Horn		1,730		46.32%		1,644		44.02%		308		8.25%		53		1.42%		86		2.30%		3,735
	Blaine		1,686		56.29%		1,107		36.96%		163		5.44%		39		1.30%		579		19.33%		2,995
	Broadwater		1,052		67.26%		401		25.64%		69		4.41%		42		2.69%		651		41.62%		1,564
	Carbon		2,471		56.64%		1,468		33.65%		331		7.59%		93		2.13%		1,003		22.99%		4,363
	Carter		766		72.40%		237		22.40%		37		3.50%		18		1.70%		529		50.00%		1,058
	Cascade		17,664		54.80%		11,105		34.45%		2,655		8.24%		810		2.51%		6,559		20.35%		32,234
	Chouteau		2,448		68.32%		853		23.81%		216		6.03%		66		1.84%		1,595		44.51%		3,583
	Custer		3,533		60.75%		1,822		31.33%		369		6.34%		92		1.58%		1,711		29.42%		5,816
	Daniels		1,086		65.19%		483		28.99%		77		4.62%		20		1.20%		603		36.20%		1,666
	Dawson		3,045		59.50%		1,543		30.15%		424		8.28%		106		2.07%		1,502		29.35%		5,118
	Deer Lodge		1,905		33.79%		3,077		54.58%		474		8.41%		182		3.23%		-1,172		-20.79%		5,638
	Fallon		1,286		66.98%		512		26.67%		94		4.90%		28		1.46%		774		40.31%		1,920
	Fergus		4,455		65.02%		1,840		26.85%		388		5.66%		169		2.47%		2,615		38.17%		6,852
	Flathead		15,102		63.54%		6,349		26.71%		1,621		6.82%		695		2.92%		8,753		36.83%		23,767
	Gallatin		12,738		58.63%		5,747		26.45%		2,432		11.19%		809		3.72%		6,991		32.18%		21,726
	Garfield		760		78.03%		169		17.35%		29		2.98%		16		1.64%		591		60.68%		974
	Glacier		2,283		55.78%		1,394		34.06%		297		7.26%		119		2.91%		889		21.72%		4,093
	Golden Valley		362		65.11%		155		27.88%		28		5.04%		11		1.98%		207		37.23%		556
	Granite		811		59.15%		439		32.02%		76		5.54%		45		3.28%		372		27.13%		1,371
	Hill		4,448		54.99%		2,875		35.54%		604		7.47%		162		2.00%		1,573		19.45%		8,089
	Jefferson		1,841		57.12%		1,055		32.73%		216		6.70%		111		3.44%		786		24.39%		3,223
	Judith Basin		1,030		63.31%		480		29.50%		93		5.72%		24		1.48%		550		33.81%		1,627
	Lake		5,083		59.58%		2,615		30.65%		573		6.72%		261		3.06%		2,468		28.93%		8,532
	Lewis and Clark		12,128		57.18%		6,815		32.13%		1,793		8.45%		476		2.24%		5,313		25.05%		21,212
	Liberty		872		69.43%		283		22.53%		71		5.65%		30		2.39%		589		46.90%		1,256
	Lincoln		4,202		57.19%		2,422		32.96%		485		6.60%		239		3.25%		1,780		24.23%		7,348
	McCone		1,000		67.98%		349		23.73%		86		5.85%		36		2.45%		651		44.25%		1,471
	Madison		2,220		70.59%		676		21.49%		174		5.53%		75		2.38%		1,544		49.10%		3,145
	Meagher		689		69.60%		247		24.95%		41		4.14%		13		1.31%		442		44.65%		990
	Mineral		800		48.28%		660		39.83%		138		8.33%		59		3.56%		140		8.45%		1,657
	Missoula		16,161		46.72%		13,115		37.91%		3,847		11.12%		1,471		4.25%		3,046		8.81%		34,594
	Musselshell		1,279		58.03%		784		35.57%		106		4.81%		35		1.59%		495		22.46%		2,204
	Park		3,929		63.42%		1,663		26.84%		459		7.41%		144		2.32%		2,266		36.58%		6,195
	Petroleum		225		65.98%		90		26.39%		15		4.40%		11		3.23%		135		39.59%		341
	Phillips		1,723		64.95%		745		28.08%		146		5.50%		39		1.47%		978		36.87%		2,653
	Pondera		2,270		66.14%		897		26.14%		207		6.03%		58		1.69%		1,373		40.00%		3,432
	Powder River		985		68.26%		336		23.28%		94		6.51%		28		1.94%		649		44.98%		1,443
	Powell		1,770		59.14%		883		29.50%		198		6.62%		142		4.74%		887		29.64%		2,993
	Prairie		580		62.57%		283		30.53%		57		6.15%		7		0.76%		297		32.04%		927
	Ravalli		7,268		63.73%		3,063		26.86%		743		6.52%		330		2.89%		4,205		36.87%		11,404
	Richland		3,348		66.45%		1,252		24.85%		343		6.81%		95		1.89%		2,096		41.60%		5,038
	Roosevelt		2,298		55.24%		1,504		36.15%		304		7.31%		54		1.30%		794		19.09%		4,160
	Rosebud		1,875		54.46%		1,167		33.89%		265		7.70%		136		3.95%		708		20.57%		3,443
	Sanders		2,194		54.86%		1,395		34.88%		291		7.28%		119		2.98%		799		19.98%		3,999
	Sheridan		1,658		56.94%		955		32.80%		247		8.48%		52		1.79%		703		24.14%		2,912
	Silver Bow		7,301		37.68%		9,721		50.17%		1,752		9.04%		603		3.11%		-2,420		-12.49%		19,377
	Stillwater		1,828		61.26%		919		30.80%		181		6.07%		56		1.88%		909		30.46%		2,984
	Sweet Grass		1,169		67.22%		440		25.30%		98		5.64%		32		1.84%		729		41.92%		1,739
	Teton		2,415		67.76%		902		25.31%		186		5.22%		61		1.71%		1,513		42.45%		3,564
	Toole		2,000		70.18%		634		22.25%		154		5.40%		62		2.18%		1,366		47.93%		2,850
	Treasure		321		57.94%		181		32.67%		34		6.14%		18		3.25%		140		25.27%		554
	Valley		3,242		62.47%		1,567		30.19%		264		5.09%		117		2.25%		1,675		32.28%		5,190
	Wheatland		742		60.33%		381		30.98%		88		7.15%		19		1.54%		361		29.35%		1,230
	Wibaux		450		61.56%		219		29.96%		45		6.16%		17		2.33%		231		31.60%		731
	Yellowstone		27,332		56.57%		15,272		31.61%		4,590		9.50%		1,119		2.32%		12,060		24.96%		48,313
Totals	206,814	56.82%	118,032	32.43%	29,281	8.05%	9,825	2.70%	88,782	24.39%	363,952

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Big Horn
• Blaine
• Hill
• Lincoln
• McCone
• Mineral
• Roosevelt
• Sheridan
• Wibaux

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
2. Web site: David Leip. 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Montana . Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2008-03-18.