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Election in Pennsylvania
1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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County Results
Reagan
40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
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Carter
40-50% 50-60%
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the
1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the
Republican nominee,
Governor
Ronald Reagan, over the
Democratic nominee,
President
Jimmy Carter. Reagan won Pennsylvania by a margin of 7.11%. This result nonetheless made Pennsylvania about 2.6% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Primaries
Republican primary
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Delegates
|
Percent
|
George H. W. Bush
|
626,759
|
46
|
51.72%
|
Ronald Reagan
|
527,916
|
39
|
43.56%
|
Howard Baker Jr.
|
30,848
|
0
|
2.55%
|
Others
|
26,311
|
0
|
2.17%
|
Totals
|
1,211,834
|
85
|
Turnout: 55.32%
|
Democratic primary
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Delegates
|
Percent
|
Ted Kennedy
|
736,954
|
99
|
46.04%
|
Jimmy Carter
|
732,332
|
99
|
45.75%
|
Others
|
131,534
|
0
|
8.22%
|
Totals
|
1,600,820
|
198
|
Turnout: 52.10%
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Results
1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
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Republican
|
Ronald Reagan
|
2,261,872
|
49.59%
|
27
|
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Democratic
|
Jimmy Carter
|
1,937,540
|
42.48%
|
0
|
|
Anderson Coalition
|
John Anderson
|
292,921
|
6.42%
|
0
|
|
Libertarian
|
Edward Clark
|
33,263
|
0.73%
|
0
|
|
Socialist Workers
|
Clifton DeBerry
|
20,291
|
0.44%
|
0
|
|
Consumer
|
Barry Commoner
|
10,430
|
0.23%
|
0
|
|
Communist
|
Gus Hall
|
5,184
|
0.11%
|
0
|
Totals
|
4,561,501
|
100.00%
|
27
|
Results by county
County
|
Ronald Reagan Republican
|
Jimmy Carter Democratic
|
John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition
|
Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
13,760
|
61.42%
|
7,266
|
32.43%
|
1,139
|
5.08%
|
239
|
1.07%
|
6,494
|
28.99%
|
22,404
|
Allegheny
|
271,850
|
43.75%
|
297,464
|
47.87%
|
38,710
|
6.23%
|
13,394
|
2.16%
|
-25,614
|
-4.12%
|
621,418
|
Armstrong
|
12,955
|
47.80%
|
12,718
|
46.92%
|
1,153
|
4.25%
|
278
|
1.03%
|
237
|
0.88%
|
27,104
|
Beaver
|
30,496
|
38.23%
|
43,955
|
55.11%
|
4,549
|
5.70%
|
765
|
0.96%
|
-13,459
|
-16.88%
|
79,765
|
Bedford
|
10,930
|
66.57%
|
4,950
|
30.15%
|
416
|
2.53%
|
123
|
0.75%
|
5,980
|
36.42%
|
16,419
|
Berks
|
60,576
|
56.41%
|
36,449
|
33.94%
|
8,863
|
8.25%
|
1,497
|
1.39%
|
24,127
|
22.47%
|
107,385
|
Blair
|
28,931
|
62.41%
|
15,014
|
32.39%
|
2,011
|
4.34%
|
403
|
0.87%
|
13,917
|
30.02%
|
46,359
|
Bradford
|
13,139
|
62.97%
|
6,439
|
30.86%
|
1,068
|
5.12%
|
219
|
1.05%
|
6,700
|
32.11%
|
20,865
|
Bucks
|
100,536
|
55.49%
|
59,120
|
32.63%
|
18,107
|
9.99%
|
3,401
|
1.88%
|
41,416
|
22.86%
|
181,164
|
Butler
|
28,821
|
54.70%
|
19,711
|
37.41%
|
3,453
|
6.55%
|
704
|
1.34%
|
9,110
|
17.29%
|
52,689
|
Cambria
|
33,072
|
45.85%
|
36,121
|
50.08%
|
2,398
|
3.32%
|
540
|
0.75%
|
-3,049
|
-4.23%
|
72,131
|
Cameron
|
1,795
|
59.24%
|
1,112
|
36.70%
|
92
|
3.04%
|
31
|
1.02%
|
683
|
22.54%
|
3,030
|
Carbon
|
10,042
|
51.95%
|
8,009
|
41.44%
|
956
|
4.95%
|
322
|
1.67%
|
2,033
|
10.51%
|
19,329
|
Centre
|
20,605
|
48.33%
|
15,987
|
37.50%
|
5,247
|
12.31%
|
792
|
1.86%
|
4,618
|
10.83%
|
42,631
|
Chester
|
73,046
|
60.92%
|
34,307
|
28.61%
|
10,911
|
9.10%
|
1,632
|
1.36%
|
38,739
|
32.31%
|
119,896
|
Clarion
|
8,812
|
58.35%
|
5,472
|
36.24%
|
678
|
4.49%
|
139
|
0.92%
|
3,340
|
22.11%
|
15,101
|
Clearfield
|
15,299
|
54.27%
|
11,647
|
41.31%
|
944
|
3.35%
|
302
|
1.07%
|
3,652
|
12.96%
|
28,192
|
Clinton
|
6,288
|
52.36%
|
4,842
|
40.32%
|
733
|
6.10%
|
147
|
1.22%
|
1,446
|
12.04%
|
12,010
|
Columbia
|
12,426
|
53.30%
|
9,449
|
40.53%
|
1,197
|
5.13%
|
241
|
1.03%
|
2,977
|
12.77%
|
23,313
|
Crawford
|
16,552
|
53.55%
|
11,778
|
38.11%
|
2,095
|
6.78%
|
484
|
1.57%
|
4,774
|
15.44%
|
30,909
|
Cumberland
|
41,152
|
61.18%
|
19,789
|
29.42%
|
5,437
|
8.08%
|
882
|
1.31%
|
21,363
|
31.76%
|
67,260
|
Dauphin
|
44,039
|
56.18%
|
27,252
|
34.77%
|
6,034
|
7.70%
|
1,062
|
1.35%
|
16,787
|
21.41%
|
78,387
|
Delaware
|
143,282
|
55.78%
|
88,314
|
34.38%
|
20,907
|
8.14%
|
4,356
|
1.70%
|
54,968
|
21.40%
|
256,859
|
Elk
|
7,175
|
52.49%
|
5,898
|
43.15%
|
472
|
3.45%
|
124
|
0.91%
|
1,277
|
9.34%
|
13,669
|
Erie
|
48,918
|
47.42%
|
45,946
|
44.54%
|
6,349
|
6.15%
|
1,949
|
1.89%
|
2,972
|
2.88%
|
103,162
|
Fayette
|
19,252
|
38.99%
|
27,963
|
56.62%
|
1,348
|
2.73%
|
820
|
1.66%
|
-8,711
|
-17.63%
|
49,383
|
Forest
|
1,206
|
56.12%
|
819
|
38.11%
|
93
|
4.33%
|
31
|
1.44%
|
387
|
18.01%
|
2,149
|
Franklin
|
22,716
|
61.83%
|
12,061
|
32.83%
|
1,724
|
4.69%
|
240
|
0.65%
|
10,655
|
29.00%
|
36,741
|
Fulton
|
2,740
|
64.90%
|
1,342
|
31.79%
|
107
|
2.53%
|
33
|
0.78%
|
1,398
|
33.11%
|
4,222
|
Greene
|
5,336
|
37.79%
|
8,193
|
58.02%
|
450
|
3.19%
|
142
|
1.01%
|
-2,857
|
-20.23%
|
14,121
|
Huntingdon
|
8,140
|
58.44%
|
5,094
|
36.57%
|
567
|
4.07%
|
127
|
0.91%
|
3,046
|
21.87%
|
13,928
|
Indiana
|
15,607
|
49.62%
|
13,828
|
43.97%
|
1,708
|
5.43%
|
308
|
0.98%
|
1,779
|
5.65%
|
31,451
|
Jefferson
|
9,628
|
57.38%
|
6,296
|
37.53%
|
687
|
4.09%
|
167
|
1.00%
|
3,332
|
19.85%
|
16,778
|
Juniata
|
4,139
|
57.80%
|
2,696
|
37.65%
|
280
|
3.91%
|
46
|
0.64%
|
1,443
|
20.15%
|
7,161
|
Lackawanna
|
44,242
|
46.35%
|
45,257
|
47.42%
|
4,209
|
4.41%
|
1,739
|
1.82%
|
-1,015
|
-1.07%
|
95,447
|
Lancaster
|
79,963
|
67.25%
|
30,026
|
25.25%
|
7,442
|
6.26%
|
1,466
|
1.23%
|
49,937
|
42.00%
|
118,897
|
Lawrence
|
18,404
|
45.77%
|
19,506
|
48.51%
|
1,908
|
4.74%
|
395
|
0.98%
|
-1,102
|
-2.74%
|
40,213
|
Lebanon
|
24,495
|
68.99%
|
8,281
|
23.32%
|
2,314
|
6.52%
|
417
|
1.17%
|
16,214
|
45.67%
|
35,507
|
Lehigh
|
50,782
|
52.91%
|
34,827
|
36.28%
|
8,977
|
9.35%
|
1,399
|
1.46%
|
15,955
|
16.63%
|
95,985
|
Luzerne
|
67,822
|
50.21%
|
59,976
|
44.40%
|
4,947
|
3.66%
|
2,335
|
1.73%
|
7,846
|
5.81%
|
135,080
|
Lycoming
|
23,415
|
57.74%
|
14,609
|
36.02%
|
2,034
|
5.02%
|
495
|
1.22%
|
8,806
|
21.72%
|
40,553
|
McKean
|
9,229
|
60.85%
|
5,064
|
33.39%
|
661
|
4.36%
|
212
|
1.40%
|
4,165
|
27.46%
|
15,166
|
Mercer
|
22,372
|
48.54%
|
19,716
|
42.78%
|
3,247
|
7.04%
|
755
|
1.64%
|
2,656
|
5.76%
|
46,090
|
Mifflin
|
7,541
|
55.78%
|
5,226
|
38.65%
|
578
|
4.28%
|
175
|
1.29%
|
2,315
|
17.13%
|
13,520
|
Monroe
|
12,357
|
55.44%
|
7,551
|
33.88%
|
1,967
|
8.82%
|
414
|
1.86%
|
4,806
|
21.56%
|
22,289
|
Montgomery
|
156,996
|
57.81%
|
84,289
|
31.04%
|
26,133
|
9.62%
|
4,135
|
1.52%
|
72,707
|
26.77%
|
271,553
|
Montour
|
3,399
|
55.76%
|
2,272
|
37.27%
|
375
|
6.15%
|
50
|
0.82%
|
1,127
|
18.49%
|
6,096
|
Northampton
|
35,787
|
47.07%
|
31,920
|
41.98%
|
6,823
|
8.97%
|
1,507
|
1.98%
|
3,867
|
5.09%
|
76,037
|
Northumberland
|
20,608
|
56.79%
|
13,750
|
37.89%
|
1,515
|
4.17%
|
417
|
1.15%
|
6,858
|
18.90%
|
36,290
|
Perry
|
8,026
|
63.70%
|
3,681
|
29.22%
|
717
|
5.69%
|
175
|
1.39%
|
4,345
|
34.48%
|
12,599
|
Philadelphia
|
244,108
|
33.99%
|
421,253
|
58.66%
|
42,967
|
5.98%
|
9,772
|
1.36%
|
-177,145
|
-24.67%
|
718,100
|
Pike
|
5,249
|
65.83%
|
2,132
|
26.74%
|
452
|
5.67%
|
140
|
1.76%
|
3,117
|
39.09%
|
7,973
|
Potter
|
4,073
|
61.07%
|
2,299
|
34.47%
|
225
|
3.37%
|
72
|
1.08%
|
1,774
|
26.60%
|
6,669
|
Schuylkill
|
36,273
|
55.83%
|
24,968
|
38.43%
|
3,079
|
4.74%
|
649
|
1.00%
|
11,305
|
17.40%
|
64,969
|
Snyder
|
7,634
|
72.08%
|
2,418
|
22.83%
|
451
|
4.26%
|
88
|
0.83%
|
5,216
|
49.25%
|
10,591
|
Somerset
|
17,729
|
58.21%
|
11,695
|
38.40%
|
815
|
2.68%
|
216
|
0.71%
|
6,034
|
19.81%
|
30,455
|
Sullivan
|
1,676
|
57.75%
|
1,074
|
37.01%
|
130
|
4.48%
|
22
|
0.76%
|
602
|
20.74%
|
2,902
|
Susquehanna
|
8,994
|
61.23%
|
4,660
|
31.72%
|
786
|
5.35%
|
249
|
1.70%
|
4,334
|
29.51%
|
14,689
|
Tioga
|
8,770
|
63.33%
|
4,273
|
30.85%
|
664
|
4.79%
|
142
|
1.03%
|
4,497
|
32.48%
|
13,849
|
Union
|
6,798
|
66.28%
|
2,687
|
26.20%
|
628
|
6.12%
|
143
|
1.39%
|
4,111
|
40.08%
|
10,256
|
Venango
|
11,547
|
56.04%
|
7,800
|
37.86%
|
1,015
|
4.93%
|
242
|
1.17%
|
3,747
|
18.18%
|
20,604
|
Warren
|
9,165
|
57.37%
|
5,560
|
34.81%
|
922
|
5.77%
|
327
|
2.05%
|
3,605
|
22.56%
|
15,974
|
Washington
|
32,532
|
39.66%
|
45,295
|
55.23%
|
3,413
|
4.16%
|
778
|
0.95%
|
-12,763
|
-15.57%
|
82,018
|
Wayne
|
8,468
|
67.48%
|
3,375
|
26.90%
|
496
|
3.95%
|
209
|
1.67%
|
5,093
|
40.58%
|
12,548
|
Westmoreland
|
63,140
|
45.06%
|
68,627
|
48.97%
|
5,985
|
4.27%
|
2,387
|
1.70%
|
-5,487
|
-3.91%
|
140,139
|
Wyoming
|
5,919
|
64.57%
|
2,766
|
30.17%
|
384
|
4.19%
|
98
|
1.07%
|
3,153
|
34.40%
|
9,167
|
York
|
61,098
|
59.96%
|
33,406
|
32.79%
|
5,779
|
5.67%
|
1,608
|
1.58%
|
27,692
|
27.17%
|
101,891
|
Totals |
2,261,872 |
49.59% |
1,937,540 |
42.48% |
292,921 |
6.42% |
69,168 |
1.52% |
324,332 |
7.11% |
4,561,501
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
Notes
-
^ Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.
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