1980 United States presidential election in Colorado
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado 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 seven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado was won by the Republican Party candidate, former California Governor Ronald Reagan by a landslide of 24 points, defeating Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter. John B. Anderson, an Illinois Republican congressman running on the National Unity ticket, received 11% of the vote.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion where a Republican candidate carried the City and County of Denver.[2] Since then, Denver has remained a reliable Democratic stronghold in presidential elections.
Full results[]
Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
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Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 7[1] | 652,264 | 55.07% |
Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | Democratic | 0 | 367,973 | 31.07% |
John B. Anderson | Patrick Lucey | National Unity | 0 | 130,633 | 11.03% |
Ed Clark | David Koch | Libertarian | 0 | 25,744 | 2.17% |
Barry Commoner | LaDonna Harris | Citizens | 0 | 5,614 | 0.47% |
Benjamin Bubar | Earl Dodge | Statesman | 0 | 1,180 | 0.10% |
Andrew Pulley | Matilde Zimmermann | Socialist Workers | 0 | 520 | 0.04% |
Gus Hall | Angela Davis | Communist | 0 | 487 | 0.04% |
Results by county[]
County | Ronald Wilson Reagan[3] Republican |
James Earl Carter[3] Democratic |
John Bayard Anderson[4] National Unity |
Edward E. Clark[4] Libertarian |
Various candidates[4] Other parties |
Margin | ||||||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Rio Blanco | 74.46% | 1,971 | 17.45% | 462 | 5.40% | 143 | 2.38% | 63 | 0.30% | 8 | 57.01% | 1,509 |
Dolores | 75.28% | 615 | 19.22% | 157 | 3.92% | 32 | 1.47% | 12 | 0.12% | 1 | 56.06% | 458 |
Baca | 74.26% | 1,999 | 20.47% | 551 | 3.94% | 106 | 1.30% | 35 | 0.04% | 1 | 53.79% | 1,448 |
Douglas | 70.08% | 8,126 | 18.18% | 2,108 | 9.12% | 1,058 | 2.29% | 266 | 0.33% | 38 | 51.90% | 6,018 |
Washington | 71.40% | 2,007 | 20.21% | 568 | 5.69% | 160 | 2.49% | 70 | 0.21% | 6 | 51.19% | 1,439 |
Kit Carson | 71.78% | 2,622 | 21.63% | 790 | 5.06% | 185 | 1.42% | 52 | 0.11% | 4 | 50.15% | 1,832 |
Ouray | 67.69% | 813 | 19.73% | 237 | 10.74% | 129 | 1.17% | 14 | 0.67% | 8 | 47.96% | 576 |
Yuma | 68.89% | 3,220 | 22.31% | 1,043 | 6.82% | 319 | 1.86% | 87 | 0.11% | 5 | 46.58% | 2,177 |
Hinsdale | 69.05% | 232 | 22.62% | 76 | 3.87% | 13 | 3.57% | 12 | 0.89% | 3 | 46.43% | 156 |
Moffat | 67.90% | 3,344 | 21.91% | 1,079 | 6.68% | 329 | 2.82% | 139 | 0.69% | 34 | 45.99% | 2,265 |
Mesa | 68.92% | 22,686 | 22.93% | 7,549 | 6.09% | 2,004 | 1.77% | 582 | 0.29% | 95 | 45.99% | 15,137 |
Montrose | 68.21% | 6,685 | 22.78% | 2,232 | 6.48% | 635 | 2.30% | 225 | 0.23% | 23 | 45.44% | 4,453 |
Elbert | 67.49% | 2,107 | 22.36% | 698 | 7.62% | 238 | 2.37% | 74 | 0.16% | 5 | 45.13% | 1,409 |
Teller | 66.28% | 2,457 | 21.63% | 802 | 8.69% | 322 | 2.89% | 107 | 0.51% | 19 | 44.65% | 1,655 |
Montezuma | 68.60% | 4,120 | 24.43% | 1,467 | 4.58% | 275 | 2.06% | 124 | 0.33% | 20 | 44.17% | 2,653 |
Custer | 66.73% | 674 | 22.87% | 231 | 5.84% | 59 | 4.06% | 41 | 0.50% | 5 | 43.86% | 443 |
Sedgwick | 67.39% | 1,151 | 25.64% | 438 | 5.85% | 100 | 0.88% | 15 | 0.23% | 4 | 41.74% | 713 |
Delta | 66.97% | 6,179 | 25.45% | 2,348 | 4.93% | 455 | 1.73% | 160 | 0.92% | 85 | 41.52% | 3,831 |
Cheyenne | 65.86% | 816 | 25.99% | 322 | 6.13% | 76 | 1.53% | 19 | 0.48% | 6 | 39.87% | 494 |
Lincoln | 64.74% | 1,535 | 25.39% | 602 | 7.38% | 175 | 2.40% | 57 | 0.08% | 2 | 39.35% | 933 |
Arapahoe | 62.19% | 79,594 | 23.56% | 30,148 | 11.98% | 15,329 | 1.80% | 2,307 | 0.47% | 602 | 38.64% | 49,446 |
Archuleta | 65.89% | 1,252 | 28.00% | 532 | 4.37% | 83 | 1.58% | 30 | 0.16% | 3 | 37.89% | 720 |
Grand | 61.28% | 2,133 | 23.56% | 820 | 11.86% | 413 | 2.93% | 102 | 0.37% | 13 | 37.72% | 1,313 |
El Paso | 63.66% | 66,199 | 26.41% | 27,463 | 7.58% | 7,886 | 1.96% | 2,042 | 0.38% | 400 | 37.25% | 38,736 |
Jackson | 63.55% | 673 | 26.72% | 283 | 7.55% | 80 | 1.98% | 21 | 0.19% | 2 | 36.83% | 390 |
Kiowa | 65.06% | 754 | 28.56% | 331 | 5.26% | 61 | 1.04% | 12 | 0.09% | 1 | 36.50% | 423 |
Phillips | 63.21% | 1,488 | 27.19% | 640 | 8.20% | 193 | 1.23% | 29 | 0.17% | 4 | 36.02% | 848 |
Morgan | 62.50% | 5,209 | 26.95% | 2,246 | 8.32% | 693 | 1.63% | 136 | 0.60% | 50 | 35.55% | 2,963 |
Logan | 63.16% | 5,238 | 28.12% | 2,332 | 7.09% | 588 | 1.47% | 122 | 0.16% | 13 | 35.04% | 2,906 |
Lake | 59.76% | 7,291 | 24.87% | 3,034 | 12.60% | 1,537 | 1.84% | 225 | 0.93% | 114 | 34.89% | 4,257 |
Park | 59.34% | 1,623 | 24.64% | 674 | 10.71% | 293 | 4.46% | 122 | 0.84% | 23 | 34.70% | 949 |
Jefferson | 59.66% | 97,008 | 25.54% | 41,525 | 12.01% | 19,530 | 2.42% | 3,929 | 0.38% | 619 | 34.12% | 55,483 |
Rio Grande | 63.37% | 2,844 | 30.53% | 1,370 | 4.12% | 185 | 1.87% | 84 | 0.11% | 5 | 32.84% | 1,474 |
Mineral | 60.22% | 271 | 27.78% | 125 | 9.11% | 41 | 2.89% | 13 | 0.00% | 0 | 32.44% | 146 |
Chaffee | 60.73% | 3,327 | 28.90% | 1,583 | 7.89% | 432 | 1.86% | 102 | 0.62% | 34 | 31.84% | 1,744 |
Crowley | 62.86% | 926 | 32.04% | 472 | 3.87% | 57 | 1.15% | 17 | 0.07% | 1 | 30.82% | 454 |
Weld | 58.80% | 23,901 | 28.13% | 11,433 | 10.60% | 4,309 | 1.94% | 790 | 0.52% | 213 | 30.67% | 12,468 |
Larimer | 56.51% | 36,240 | 26.62% | 17,072 | 13.86% | 8,887 | 2.31% | 1,484 | 0.70% | 446 | 29.89% | 19,168 |
Clear Creek | 56.22% | 1,784 | 26.38% | 837 | 12.67% | 402 | 3.97% | 126 | 0.76% | 24 | 29.85% | 947 |
Garfield | 58.08% | 5,416 | 28.30% | 2,639 | 10.49% | 978 | 2.42% | 226 | 0.71% | 66 | 29.78% | 2,777 |
Gunnison | 55.45% | 2,756 | 26.10% | 1,297 | 14.16% | 704 | 2.72% | 135 | 1.57% | 78 | 29.36% | 1,459 |
Prowers | 59.77% | 3,115 | 32.02% | 1,669 | 6.52% | 340 | 1.09% | 57 | 0.59% | 31 | 27.74% | 1,446 |
Fremont | 59.13% | 7,162 | 32.63% | 3,952 | 6.03% | 731 | 1.64% | 199 | 0.57% | 69 | 26.50% | 3,210 |
Eagle | 52.63% | 3,061 | 27.65% | 1,608 | 15.58% | 906 | 3.32% | 193 | 0.83% | 48 | 24.98% | 1,453 |
Routt | 53.33% | 3,574 | 29.01% | 1,944 | 13.73% | 920 | 3.43% | 230 | 0.51% | 34 | 24.32% | 1,630 |
San Juan | 48.82% | 268 | 26.59% | 146 | 17.12% | 94 | 6.56% | 36 | 0.91% | 5 | 22.22% | 122 |
Gilpin | 50.04% | 694 | 31.80% | 441 | 12.62% | 175 | 3.97% | 55 | 1.59% | 22 | 18.24% | 253 |
Otero | 54.55% | 4,801 | 37.43% | 3,294 | 6.50% | 572 | 1.12% | 99 | 0.40% | 35 | 17.12% | 1,507 |
Summit | 46.54% | 2,027 | 29.51% | 1,285 | 19.40% | 845 | 3.83% | 167 | 0.71% | 31 | 17.04% | 742 |
Alamosa | 53.87% | 2,601 | 37.72% | 1,821 | 5.99% | 289 | 1.99% | 96 | 0.43% | 21 | 16.16% | 780 |
Boulder | 46.74% | 40,698 | 32.64% | 28,422 | 15.75% | 13,712 | 3.02% | 2,630 | 1.85% | 1,607 | 14.10% | 12,276 |
Adams | 50.50% | 42,916 | 36.90% | 31,357 | 9.82% | 8,342 | 2.41% | 2,044 | 0.37% | 316 | 13.60% | 11,559 |
Bent | 51.76% | 1,206 | 38.37% | 894 | 7.04% | 164 | 1.80% | 42 | 1.03% | 24 | 13.39% | 312 |
Saguache | 52.65% | 1,124 | 41.83% | 893 | 3.33% | 71 | 1.92% | 41 | 0.28% | 6 | 10.82% | 231 |
Pitkin | 39.75% | 2,153 | 32.49% | 1,760 | 20.82% | 1,128 | 5.26% | 285 | 1.68% | 91 | 7.25% | 393 |
San Miguel | 42.79% | 774 | 35.99% | 651 | 16.42% | 297 | 3.04% | 55 | 1.77% | 32 | 6.80% | 123 |
La Plata | 45.45% | 1,375 | 40.10% | 1,213 | 9.55% | 289 | 3.97% | 120 | 0.93% | 28 | 5.36% | 162 |
Conejos | 49.41% | 1,597 | 46.50% | 1,503 | 2.78% | 90 | 1.24% | 40 | 0.06% | 2 | 2.91% | 94 |
Denver | 42.19% | 88,398 | 41.00% | 85,903 | 13.66% | 28,610 | 2.12% | 4,435 | 1.03% | 2,162 | 1.19% | 2,495 |
Pueblo | 44.72% | 20,770 | 47.10% | 21,874 | 6.68% | 3,102 | 1.26% | 585 | 0.24% | 110 | -2.38% | -1,104 |
Huerfano | 41.49% | 1,258 | 51.91% | 1,574 | 4.82% | 146 | 0.73% | 22 | 1.06% | 32 | -10.42% | -316 |
Las Animas | 39.37% | 2,917 | 55.57% | 4,117 | 3.75% | 278 | 1.21% | 90 | 0.09% | 7 | -16.20% | -1,200 |
Costilla | 30.89% | 489 | 65.45% | 1,036 | 2.40% | 38 | 0.95% | 15 | 0.32% | 5 | -34.55% | -547 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ Jump up to: a b Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)
- 1980 United States presidential election by state
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