See main article: 1980 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1980 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1976 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1984 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| Image1: | Official Portrait of President Reagan 1981-cropped.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ronald Reagan |
| Party1: | North Dakota Republican Party |
| Home State1: | California |
| Running Mate1: | George H. W. Bush |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 193,695 |
| Percentage1: | 64.23% |
| Nominee2: | Jimmy Carter |
| Party2: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
| Home State2: | Georgia |
| Running Mate2: | Walter Mondale |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,189 |
| Percentage2: | 26.26% |
| 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: | 23,640 |
| Percentage3: | 7.84% |
| 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 North Dakota took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 38-point landslide.[1] With 64.23% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to be Reagan's fourth strongest state after Utah, Idaho and Nebraska.[2]
, this is the last election in which Sioux County, home of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[3]
| County | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic-NPL | John B. Anderson Independent | Ed Clark Libertarian | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adams | 1,334 | 68.73% | 470 | 24.21% | 107 | 5.51% | 28 | 1.44% | 2 | 0.10% | 864 | 44.52% | 1,941 | ||||||||||||||
| Barnes | 4,392 | 59.79% | 2,128 | 28.97% | 705 | 9.60% | 84 | 1.14% | 37 | 0.50% | 2,264 | 30.82% | 7,346 | ||||||||||||||
| Benson | 2,149 | 59.91% | 1,119 | 31.20% | 262 | 7.30% | 50 | 1.39% | 7 | 0.20% | 1,030 | 28.71% | 3,587 | ||||||||||||||
| Billings | 524 | 76.05% | 122 | 17.71% | 33 | 4.79% | 9 | 1.31% | 1 | 0.15% | 402 | 58.34% | 689 | ||||||||||||||
| Bottineau | 3,394 | 70.30% | 1,090 | 22.58% | 267 | 5.53% | 66 | 1.37% | 11 | 0.23% | 2,304 | 47.72% | 4,828 | ||||||||||||||
| Bowman | 1,507 | 70.49% | 454 | 21.23% | 142 | 6.64% | 31 | 1.45% | 4 | 0.19% | 1,053 | 49.26% | 2,138 | ||||||||||||||
| Burke | 1,442 | 73.27% | 418 | 21.24% | 82 | 4.17% | 19 | 0.97% | 7 | 0.36% | 1,024 | 52.03% | 1,968 | ||||||||||||||
| Burleigh | 18,437 | 67.94% | 6,129 | 22.59% | 2,109 | 7.77% | 341 | 1.26% | 121 | 0.45% | 12,308 | 45.35% | 27,137 | ||||||||||||||
| Cass | 23,886 | 54.76% | 13,562 | 31.09% | 5,421 | 12.43% | 479 | 1.10% | 272 | 0.62% | 10,324 | 23.67% | 43,620 | ||||||||||||||
| Cavalier | 2,582 | 64.92% | 1,105 | 27.78% | 238 | 5.98% | 49 | 1.23% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,477 | 37.14% | 3,977 | ||||||||||||||
| Dickey | 2,455 | 68.69% | 917 | 25.66% | 161 | 4.50% | 38 | 1.06% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,538 | 43.03% | 3,574 | ||||||||||||||
| Divide | 1,267 | 66.06% | 509 | 26.54% | 109 | 5.68% | 27 | 1.41% | 6 | 0.31% | 758 | 39.52% | 1,918 | ||||||||||||||
| Dunn | 1,706 | 71.50% | 532 | 22.30% | 115 | 4.82% | 28 | 1.17% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,174 | 49.20% | 2,386 | ||||||||||||||
| Eddy | 1,153 | 61.23% | 539 | 28.62% | 145 | 7.70% | 37 | 1.96% | 9 | 0.48% | 614 | 32.61% | 1,883 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmons | 2,369 | 77.57% | 502 | 16.44% | 132 | 4.32% | 39 | 1.28% | 12 | 0.39% | 1,867 | 61.13% | 3,054 | ||||||||||||||
| Foster | 1,534 | 66.61% | 586 | 25.45% | 152 | 6.60% | 29 | 1.26% | 2 | 0.09% | 948 | 41.16% | 2,303 | ||||||||||||||
| Golden Valley | 1,006 | 74.57% | 259 | 19.20% | 62 | 4.60% | 20 | 1.48% | 2 | 0.15% | 747 | 55.37% | 1,349 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Forks | 14,257 | 57.65% | 6,997 | 28.29% | 2,932 | 11.86% | 349 | 1.41% | 196 | 0.79% | 7,260 | 29.36% | 24,731 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,891 | 80.85% | 317 | 13.55% | 110 | 4.70% | 15 | 0.64% | 6 | 0.26% | 1,574 | 67.30% | 2,339 | ||||||||||||||
| Griggs | 1,342 | 61.84% | 636 | 29.31% | 158 | 7.28% | 27 | 1.24% | 7 | 0.32% | 706 | 32.53% | 2,170 | ||||||||||||||
| Hettinger | 1,699 | 75.28% | 434 | 19.23% | 104 | 4.61% | 15 | 0.66% | 5 | 0.22% | 1,265 | 56.05% | 2,257 | ||||||||||||||
| Kidder | 1,474 | 77.05% | 326 | 17.04% | 85 | 4.44% | 16 | 0.84% | 12 | 0.63% | 1,148 | 60.01% | 1,913 | ||||||||||||||
| LaMoure | 2,136 | 64.88% | 850 | 25.82% | 254 | 7.72% | 41 | 1.25% | 11 | 0.33% | 1,286 | 39.06% | 3,292 | ||||||||||||||
| Logan | 1,474 | 79.03% | 283 | 15.17% | 69 | 3.70% | 32 | 1.72% | 7 | 0.38% | 1,191 | 63.86% | 1,865 | ||||||||||||||
| McHenry | 2,922 | 71.20% | 939 | 22.88% | 190 | 4.63% | 44 | 1.07% | 9 | 0.22% | 1,983 | 48.32% | 4,104 | ||||||||||||||
| McIntosh | 2,471 | 86.01% | 308 | 10.72% | 72 | 2.51% | 14 | 0.49% | 8 | 0.28% | 2,163 | 75.29% | 2,873 | ||||||||||||||
| McKenzie | 2,265 | 67.25% | 867 | 25.74% | 182 | 5.40% | 49 | 1.45% | 5 | 0.15% | 1,398 | 41.51% | 3,368 | ||||||||||||||
| McLean | 4,234 | 67.79% | 1,613 | 25.82% | 318 | 5.09% | 71 | 1.14% | 10 | 0.16% | 2,621 | 41.97% | 6,246 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3,224 | 68.00% | 1,209 | 25.50% | 204 | 4.30% | 92 | 1.94% | 12 | 0.25% | 2,015 | 42.50% | 4,741 | ||||||||||||||
| Morton | 7,659 | 66.84% | 2,861 | 24.97% | 742 | 6.48% | 148 | 1.29% | 48 | 0.42% | 4,798 | 41.87% | 11,458 | ||||||||||||||
| Mountrail | 2,165 | 60.36% | 1,183 | 32.98% | 182 | 5.07% | 45 | 1.25% | 12 | 0.33% | 982 | 27.38% | 3,587 | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson | 1,611 | 62.08% | 726 | 27.98% | 226 | 8.71% | 23 | 0.89% | 9 | 0.35% | 885 | 34.10% | 2,595 | ||||||||||||||
| Oliver | 966 | 73.40% | 270 | 20.52% | 55 | 4.18% | 19 | 1.44% | 6 | 0.46% | 696 | 52.88% | 1,316 | ||||||||||||||
| Pembina | 3,101 | 65.73% | 1,239 | 26.26% | 303 | 6.42% | 67 | 1.42% | 8 | 0.17% | 1,862 | 39.47% | 4,718 | ||||||||||||||
| Pierce | 2,273 | 76.07% | 517 | 17.30% | 168 | 5.62% | 28 | 0.94% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,756 | 58.77% | 2,988 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramsey | 4,078 | 64.88% | 1,607 | 25.57% | 514 | 8.18% | 67 | 1.07% | 19 | 0.30% | 2,471 | 39.31% | 6,285 | ||||||||||||||
| Ransom | 1,883 | 59.93% | 974 | 31.00% | 237 | 7.54% | 44 | 1.40% | 4 | 0.13% | 909 | 28.93% | 3,142 | ||||||||||||||
| Renville | 1,154 | 62.65% | 570 | 30.94% | 98 | 5.32% | 18 | 0.98% | 2 | 0.11% | 584 | 31.71% | 1,842 | ||||||||||||||
| Richland | 5,711 | 61.17% | 2,698 | 28.90% | 750 | 8.03% | 152 | 1.63% | 26 | 0.28% | 3,013 | 32.27% | 9,337 | ||||||||||||||
| Rolette | 1,599 | 44.84% | 1,660 | 46.55% | 265 | 7.43% | 33 | 0.93% | 9 | 0.25% | -61 | -1.71% | 3,566 | ||||||||||||||
| Sargent | 1,565 | 55.44% | 1,048 | 37.12% | 174 | 6.16% | 29 | 1.03% | 7 | 0.25% | 517 | 18.32% | 2,823 | ||||||||||||||
| Sheridan | 1,326 | 82.51% | 208 | 12.94% | 65 | 4.04% | 4 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.25% | 1,118 | 69.57% | 1,607 | ||||||||||||||
| Sioux | 620 | 56.88% | 383 | 35.14% | 72 | 6.61% | 9 | 0.83% | 6 | 0.55% | 237 | 21.74% | 1,090 | ||||||||||||||
| Slope | 462 | 71.41% | 128 | 19.78% | 45 | 6.96% | 8 | 1.24% | 4 | 0.62% | 334 | 51.63% | 647 | ||||||||||||||
| Stark | 6,312 | 70.11% | 2,016 | 22.39% | 512 | 5.69% | 131 | 1.46% | 32 | 0.36% | 4,296 | 47.72% | 9,003 | ||||||||||||||
| Steele | 997 | 53.32% | 617 | 32.99% | 229 | 12.25% | 19 | 1.02% | 8 | 0.43% | 380 | 20.33% | 1,870 | ||||||||||||||
| Stutsman | 6,545 | 63.86% | 2,573 | 25.10% | 960 | 9.37% | 108 | 1.05% | 63 | 0.61% | 3,972 | 38.76% | 10,249 | ||||||||||||||
| Towner | 1,375 | 64.89% | 568 | 26.81% | 152 | 7.17% | 23 | 1.09% | 1 | 0.05% | 807 | 38.08% | 2,119 | ||||||||||||||
| Traill | 3,092 | 60.91% | 1,428 | 28.13% | 512 | 10.09% | 35 | 0.69% | 9 | 0.18% | 1,664 | 32.78% | 5,076 | ||||||||||||||
| Walsh | 4,488 | 64.69% | 1,850 | 26.66% | 485 | 6.99% | 98 | 1.41% | 17 | 0.25% | 2,638 | 38.03% | 6,938 | ||||||||||||||
| Ward | 14,997 | 67.59% | 5,554 | 25.03% | 1,234 | 5.56% | 328 | 1.48% | 76 | 0.34% | 9,443 | 42.56% | 22,189 | ||||||||||||||
| Wells | 2,660 | 73.91% | 746 | 20.73% | 148 | 4.11% | 38 | 1.06% | 7 | 0.19% | 1,914 | 53.18% | 3,599 | ||||||||||||||
| Williams | 6,530 | 65.93% | 2,545 | 25.70% | 592 | 5.98% | 130 | 1.31% | 107 | 1.08% | 3,985 | 40.23% | 9,904 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 193,695 | 64.23% | 79,189 | 26.26% | 23,640 | 7.84% | 3,743 | 1.24% | 1,278 | 0.42% | 114,506 | 37.97% | 301,545 | ||||||||||||||