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1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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Nominee Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Georgia California
Running mate Walter Mondale George H. W. Bush
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 367,462 334,206
Percentage 49.81% 45.30%

County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1980, in West Virginia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.

The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 33,356 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election. West Virginia gave Carter his third best vote percentage after the District of Columbia and his home state of Georgia, but the only other states he carried were Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Rhode Island.

Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75 percent of the popular vote.

Results

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1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 367,462 49.81% 6
Republican Ronald Reagan 334,206 45.30% 0
Independent John B. Anderson 31,691 4.30% 0
Libertarian Ed Clark 4,356 0.59% 0

Results by county

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County[2] Jimmy Carter
Democratic
Ronald Reagan
Republican
John B. Anderson
Independent
Ed Clark
Libertarian
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Barbour 3,451 48.70% 3,311 46.73% 292 4.12% 32 0.45% 140 1.97% 7,086
Berkeley 6,783 38.86% 9,955 57.04% 625 3.58% 91 0.52% -3,172 -18.18% 17,454
Boone 7,515 62.63% 4,164 34.70% 268 2.23% 53 0.44% 3,351 27.93% 12,000
Braxton 3,795 59.22% 2,403 37.50% 173 2.70% 37 0.58% 1,392 21.72% 6,408
Brooke 6,430 54.51% 4,622 39.19% 634 5.38% 109 0.92% 1,808 15.32% 11,795
Cabell 17,732 44.79% 19,482 49.21% 2,146 5.42% 228 0.58% -1,750 -4.42% 39,588
Calhoun 1,717 49.90% 1,606 46.67% 92 2.67% 26 0.76% 111 3.23% 3,441
Clay 2,185 58.08% 1,452 38.60% 102 2.71% 23 0.61% 733 19.48% 3,762
Doddridge 1,043 34.19% 1,888 61.88% 120 3.93% 0 0.00% -845 -27.69% 3,051
Fayette 13,175 66.63% 5,784 29.25% 725 3.67% 90 0.46% 7,391 37.38% 19,774
Gilmer 1,854 53.18% 1,452 41.65% 153 4.39% 27 0.77% 402 11.53% 3,486
Grant 1,041 22.67% 3,452 75.19% 87 1.90% 11 0.24% -2,411 -52.52% 4,591
Greenbrier 7,128 50.90% 6,221 44.42% 546 3.90% 109 0.78% 907 6.48% 14,004
Hampshire 2,522 45.16% 2,879 51.55% 157 2.81% 27 0.48% -357 -6.39% 5,585
Hancock 8,784 53.32% 6,610 40.12% 917 5.57% 164 1.00% 2,174 13.20% 16,475
Hardy 2,050 45.57% 2,329 51.77% 99 2.20% 21 0.47% -279 -6.20% 4,499
Harrison 18,813 54.37% 14,251 41.19% 1,339 3.87% 199 0.58% 4,562 13.18% 34,602
Jackson 4,120 38.94% 6,041 57.09% 352 3.33% 68 0.64% -1,921 -18.15% 10,581
Jefferson 4,679 47.66% 4,454 45.37% 572 5.83% 113 1.15% 225 2.29% 9,818
Kanawha 42,829 46.68% 42,604 46.43% 5,838 6.36% 489 0.53% 225 0.25% 91,760
Lewis 3,455 45.39% 3,747 49.23% 359 4.72% 50 0.66% -292 -3.84% 7,611
Lincoln 5,317 56.03% 4,009 42.24% 128 1.35% 36 0.38% 1,308 13.79% 9,490
Logan 12,024 68.99% 4,945 28.37% 381 2.19% 78 0.45% 7,079 40.62% 17,428
Marion 14,189 53.60% 10,952 41.37% 1,171 4.42% 159 0.60% 3,237 12.23% 26,471
Marshall 7,832 49.21% 7,252 45.56% 725 4.56% 107 0.67% 580 3.65% 15,916
Mason 5,683 46.94% 6,040 49.88% 312 2.58% 73 0.60% -357 -2.94% 12,108
McDowell 9,822 70.44% 3,862 27.70% 216 1.55% 43 0.31% 5,960 42.74% 13,943
Mercer 11,804 47.71% 12,273 49.61% 563 2.28% 101 0.41% -469 -1.90% 24,741
Mineral 4,671 41.43% 6,125 54.33% 386 3.42% 92 0.82% -1,454 -12.90% 11,274
Mingo 9,328 70.24% 3,716 27.98% 208 1.57% 28 0.21% 5,612 42.26% 13,280
Monongalia 12,883 46.30% 11,972 43.02% 2,745 9.86% 226 0.81% 911 3.28% 27,826
Monroe 2,877 47.38% 2,999 49.39% 166 2.73% 30 0.49% -122 -2.01% 6,072
Morgan 1,594 34.45% 2,833 61.23% 172 3.72% 28 0.61% -1,239 -26.78% 4,627
Nicholas 5,265 55.33% 3,885 40.83% 322 3.38% 44 0.46% 1,380 14.50% 9,516
Ohio 10,973 45.96% 11,414 47.81% 1,334 5.59% 152 0.64% -441 -1.85% 23,873
Pendleton 1,724 49.20% 1,677 47.86% 80 2.28% 23 0.66% 47 1.34% 3,504
Pleasants 1,494 43.34% 1,852 53.73% 84 2.44% 17 0.49% -358 -10.39% 3,447
Pocahontas 2,170 49.83% 2,011 46.18% 150 3.44% 24 0.55% 159 3.65% 4,355
Preston 4,317 40.17% 5,828 54.23% 515 4.79% 86 0.80% -1,511 -14.06% 10,746
Putnam 6,409 43.64% 7,561 51.48% 632 4.30% 84 0.57% -1,152 -7.84% 14,686
Raleigh 16,955 58.81% 10,713 37.16% 1,046 3.63% 117 0.41% 6,242 21.65% 28,831
Randolph 5,937 54.36% 4,374 40.05% 518 4.74% 92 0.84% 1,563 14.31% 10,921
Ritchie 1,450 30.91% 3,081 65.68% 128 2.73% 32 0.68% -1,631 -34.77% 4,691
Roane 2,498 41.96% 3,219 54.07% 184 3.09% 52 0.87% -721 -12.11% 5,953
Summers 3,114 53.72% 2,456 42.37% 201 3.47% 26 0.45% 658 11.35% 5,797
Taylor 3,216 49.58% 3,010 46.40% 233 3.59% 28 0.43% 206 3.18% 6,487
Tucker 1,862 48.30% 1,798 46.64% 153 3.97% 42 1.09% 64 1.66% 3,855
Tyler 1,482 33.82% 2,707 61.78% 163 3.72% 30 0.68% -1,225 -27.96% 4,382
Upshur 2,867 35.40% 4,751 58.66% 415 5.12% 66 0.81% -1,884 -23.26% 8,099
Wayne 8,687 51.96% 7,541 45.10% 441 2.64% 50 0.30% 1,146 6.86% 16,719
Webster 2,578 64.87% 1,262 31.76% 117 2.94% 17 0.43% 1,316 33.11% 3,974
Wetzel 4,035 50.34% 3,588 44.77% 327 4.08% 65 0.81% 447 5.57% 8,015
Wirt 1,058 46.14% 1,176 51.29% 44 1.92% 15 0.65% -118 -5.15% 2,293
Wood 13,622 38.36% 20,080 56.54% 1,536 4.33% 274 0.77% -6,458 -18.18% 35,512
Wyoming 6,624 57.54% 4,537 39.41% 299 2.60% 52 0.45% 2,087 18.13% 11,512
Totals 367,462 49.81% 334,206 45.30% 31,691 4.30% 4,356 0.59% 33,256 4.51% 737,715

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – West Virginia". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "WV US President — November 04, 1980". Our Campaigns.