1980 United States presidential election in Idaho explained

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Election Name:1980 United States presidential election in Idaho
Country:Idaho
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1976 United States presidential election in Idaho
Previous Year:1976
Next Election:1984 United States presidential election in Idaho
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 Vote1:290,699
Percentage1:66.46%
Nominee2:Jimmy Carter
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Georgia
Running Mate2:Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:110,192
Percentage2:25.19%
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 Vote3:27,058
Percentage3:6.19%
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 Idaho took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Idaho was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a 41-point landslide.[1] It is a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964,[2] and even Johnson won by merely five thousand votes in a national landslide. With 66.46 percent of the popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Reagan's second strongest state after neighboring Utah.[3]

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Idaho[4]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanRonald Reagan290,699 66.46%4
DemocraticJimmy Carter (incumbent)110,19225.19%0
IndependentJohn B. Anderson27,058 6.19% 0
LibertarianEdward Clark8,4251.93%0
AmericanJohn Rarick1,0570.24%0
Totals437,431100.00%4

Results by county

County[5] Ronald Reagan
Republican
Jimmy Carter
Democratic
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
John Rarick
American
MarginTotal votes cast
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Ada55,20563.79%21,32424.64%7,9879.23%1,8742.17%1540.18%33,88139.15%86,544
Adams1,18962.68%59031.10%884.64%261.37%40.21%59931.58%1,897
Bannock18,47761.88%8,63928.93%1,8966.35%7712.58%760.25%9,83832.95%29,859
Bear Lake2,94182.45%50814.24%631.77%451.26%100.28%2,43368.21%3,567
Benewah2,11154.89%1,36135.39%2867.44%842.18%40.10%75019.50%3,846
Bingham11,78176.07%2,93318.94%4893.16%2641.70%200.13%8,84857.13%15,487
Blaine2,71649.12%1,84033.28%77514.02%1883.40%100.18%87615.84%5,529
Boise1,13461.43%51828.06%1105.96%814.39%30.16%61633.37%1,846
Bonner6,72756.34%4,06034.00%8807.37%2502.09%230.19%2,66722.34%11,940
Bonneville24,71577.55%5,05215.85%1,3554.25%6832.14%640.20%19,66361.70%31,869
Boundary2,08859.44%1,08730.94%2256.40%1063.02%70.20%1,00128.50%3,513
Butte1,27572.24%42424.02%351.98%281.59%30.17%85148.22%1,765
Camas36067.92%14527.36%163.02%91.70%00.00%21540.56%530
Canyon24,37567.68%9,17225.47%1,7984.99%6011.67%700.19%15,20342.21%36,016
Caribou3,23483.09%48112.36%1062.72%591.52%120.31%2,75370.73%3,892
Cassia6,51178.84%1,36916.58%2122.57%800.97%871.05%5,14262.26%8,259
Clark37978.47%8718.01%112.28%61.24%00.00%29260.46%483
Clearwater2,17850.49%1,69939.38%2916.75%1292.99%170.39%47911.11%4,314
Custer1,39873.50%39820.93%643.36%402.10%20.11%1,00052.57%1,902
Elmore3,99464.87%1,76028.59%3115.05%881.43%40.06%2,23436.28%6,157
Franklin3,66985.31%51111.88%611.42%541.26%60.14%3,15873.43%4,301
Fremont4,16779.33%92617.63%1082.06%480.91%40.08%3,24161.70%5,253
Gem3,76665.77%1,61328.17%2183.81%1041.82%250.44%2,15337.60%5,726
Gooding3,89768.43%1,48126.01%2183.83%861.51%130.23%2,41642.42%5,695
Idaho4,42562.56%2,07829.38%4095.78%1361.92%250.35%2,34733.18%7,073
Jefferson5,86084.52%83312.02%1351.95%911.31%140.20%5,02772.50%6,933
Jerome4,96274.90%1,36820.65%1782.69%1011.52%160.24%3,59454.25%6,625
Kootenai17,02263.25%7,52127.95%1,8086.72%4761.77%850.32%9,50135.30%26,912
Latah6,96746.78%5,03733.82%2,46516.55%3892.61%340.23%1,93012.96%14,892
Lemhi2,64671.53%79421.47%1674.51%852.30%70.19%1,85250.06%3,699
Lewis1,08853.00%77437.70%1607.79%301.46%10.05%31415.30%2,053
Lincoln1,29469.12%46224.68%834.43%301.60%30.16%83244.44%1,872
Madison6,55588.41%7289.82%640.86%510.69%160.22%5,82778.59%7,414
Minidoka6,03574.22%1,68920.77%2603.20%1351.66%120.15%4,34653.45%8,131
Nez Perce7,49547.61%6,56541.70%1,3448.54%3141.99%260.17%9305.91%15,744
Oneida1,46174.16%43422.03%502.54%231.17%20.10%1,02752.13%1,970
Owyhee2,25771.88%73223.31%932.96%531.69%50.16%1,52548.57%3,140
Payette4,50867.14%1,82827.23%2533.77%1051.56%200.30%2,68039.91%6,714
Power2,23571.11%72723.13%1193.79%571.81%50.16%1,50847.98%3,143
Shoshone3,99452.04%3,10240.42%4075.30%1481.93%240.31%89211.62%7,675
Teton1,22772.78%36021.35%673.97%281.66%40.24%86751.43%1,686
Twin Falls17,42573.50%4,83520.39%9764.12%3441.45%1280.54%12,59053.11%23,708
Valley2,04162.38%92628.30%2457.49%581.77%20.06%1,11534.08%3,272
Washington2,91563.58%1,42130.99%1723.75%671.46%100.22%1,49432.59%4,585
Totals290,69966.46%110,19225.19%27,0586.19%8,4251.93%1,0570.24%180,50741.27%437,431

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho. uselectionatlas.org. May 24, 2015.
  2. News: A super guide for Super Tuesday. CNN. February 4, 2008. May 24, 2015.
  3. Web site: 1980 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  4. Web site: 1980 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho. 2017-12-29 .
  5. Our Campaigns; ID US President, November 04, 1980