1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Georgia
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 635,274 616,417
Percentage 49.07% 47.61%
Kentucky Presidential Election Results 1980.svg
County Results
President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elections in Kentucky
Federal government
State government
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Lexington
Louisville
Category Government
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a slim margin of 1 point.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that Kentucky has leaned more Democratic than the nation as a whole.[2] It is also the last time that Scott County, Shelby County, Boyle County, Woodford County, Grant County, Anderson County, Mercer County, Pendleton County, and Washington County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[3]

Results[]

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California George H.W. Bush Republican 9 635,274 49.07%
Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Democratic 0 616,417 47.61%
John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey Independent 0 31,127 2.40%
Ed Clark David Koch Libertarian 0 5,531 0.43%
Ellen McCormack Respect for Life 0 4,233 0.33%
Barry Commoner Wretha Hanson Citizens 0 1,304 0.10%
Andrew Pulley Matilde Zimmermann Socialist 0 393 0.03%
Gus Hall Angela Davis Communist 0 348 0.03%

Results by county[]

County Ronald Wilson Reagan[4]
Republican 		James Earl Carter[4]
Democratic 		John B. Anderson[5]
Anderson Coalition 		Edward E. Clark[5]
Libertarian 		Various candidates[5]
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adair 4,051 63.12% 2,285 35.60% 53 0.83% 21 0.33% 8 0.12% 1,766 27.52% 6,418
Allen 3,186 60.36% 2,010 38.08% 54 1.02% 23 0.44% 5 0.09% 1,176 22.28% 5,278
Anderson 2,052 43.07% 2,567 53.88% 90 1.89% 22 0.46% 33 0.69% -515 -10.81% 4,764
Ballard 1,190 31.10% 2,583 67.51% 23 0.60% 10 0.26% 20 0.52% -1,393 -36.41% 3,826
Barren 6,405 53.67% 5,285 44.29% 164 1.37% 61 0.51% 18 0.15% 1,120 9.39% 11,933
Bath 1,463 39.56% 2,174 58.79% 47 1.27% 13 0.35% 1 0.03% -711 -19.23% 3,698
Bell 5,433 44.95% 6,362 52.63% 150 1.24% 35 0.29% 108 0.89% -929 -7.69% 12,088
Boone 8,263 58.40% 5,374 37.98% 383 2.71% 73 0.52% 55 0.39% 2,889 20.42% 14,148
Bourbon 2,475 39.00% 3,641 57.37% 153 2.41% 28 0.44% 49 0.77% -1,166 -18.37% 6,346
Boyd 10,367 47.79% 10,702 49.33% 496 2.29% 105 0.48% 25 0.12% -335 -1.54% 21,695
Boyle 3,848 44.88% 4,429 51.66% 254 2.96% 33 0.38% 10 0.12% -581 -6.78% 8,574
Bracken 1,154 43.65% 1,420 53.71% 36 1.36% 23 0.87% 11 0.42% -266 -10.06% 2,644
Breathitt 1,532 27.69% 3,916 70.79% 68 1.23% 9 0.16% 7 0.13% -2,384 -43.09% 5,532
Breckinridge 3,629 52.66% 3,163 45.90% 72 1.04% 23 0.33% 4 0.06% 466 6.76% 6,891
Bullitt 6,364 50.60% 5,884 46.79% 202 1.61% 40 0.32% 86 0.68% 480 3.82% 12,576
Butler 3,129 70.31% 1,274 28.63% 28 0.63% 11 0.25% 8 0.18% 1,855 41.69% 4,450
Caldwell 2,609 46.22% 2,924 51.80% 66 1.17% 17 0.30% 29 0.51% -315 -5.58% 5,645
Calloway 4,498 37.60% 6,809 56.91% 318 2.66% 82 0.69% 257 2.15% -2,311 -19.32% 11,964
Campbell 16,743 57.32% 11,059 37.86% 943 3.23% 228 0.78% 235 0.80% 5,684 19.46% 29,208
Carlisle 975 38.31% 1,542 60.59% 8 0.31% 6 0.24% 14 0.55% -567 -22.28% 2,545
Carroll 1,076 32.33% 2,127 63.91% 82 2.46% 32 0.96% 11 0.33% -1,051 -31.58% 3,328
Carter 3,934 50.18% 3,782 48.25% 86 1.10% 22 0.28% 15 0.19% 152 1.94% 7,839
Casey 4,239 75.27% 1,298 23.05% 38 0.67% 13 0.23% 44 0.78% 2,941 52.22% 5,632
Christian 8,209 52.92% 7,048 45.44% 190 1.22% 47 0.30% 18 0.12% 1,161 7.48% 15,512
Clark 4,302 44.42% 5,071 52.36% 242 2.50% 45 0.46% 25 0.26% -769 -7.94% 9,685
Clay 4,594 67.78% 2,121 31.29% 37 0.55% 12 0.18% 14 0.21% 2,473 36.49% 6,778
Clinton 3,539 77.10% 1,000 21.79% 34 0.74% 14 0.31% 3 0.07% 2,539 55.32% 4,590
Crittenden 2,219 58.84% 1,508 39.99% 28 0.74% 14 0.37% 2 0.05% 711 18.85% 3,771
Cumberland 2,216 71.92% 821 26.65% 27 0.88% 6 0.19% 11 0.36% 1,395 45.28% 3,081
Daviess 14,643 47.67% 14,902 48.51% 752 2.45% 172 0.56% 248 0.81% -259 -0.84% 30,717
Edmonson 2,913 68.82% 1,252 29.58% 28 0.66% 6 0.14% 34 0.80% 1,661 39.24% 4,233
Elliott 551 24.59% 1,668 74.43% 15 0.67% 3 0.13% 4 0.18% -1,117 -49.84% 2,241
Estill 2,818 57.97% 1,965 40.42% 45 0.93% 20 0.41% 13 0.27% 853 17.55% 4,861
Fayette 35,349 49.22% 30,511 42.48% 4,933 6.87% 462 0.64% 562 0.78% 4,838 6.74% 71,817
Fleming 2,189 50.73% 2,051 47.53% 54 1.25% 18 0.42% 3 0.07% 138 3.20% 4,315
Floyd 4,179 27.16% 10,975 71.34% 171 1.11% 32 0.21% 28 0.18% -6,796 -44.17% 15,385
Franklin 6,455 34.84% 11,193 60.40% 610 3.29% 110 0.59% 162 0.87% -4,738 -25.57% 18,530
Fulton 1,462 41.22% 2,016 56.84% 31 0.87% 14 0.39% 24 0.68% -554 -15.62% 3,547
Gallatin 684 40.14% 988 57.98% 20 1.17% 10 0.59% 2 0.12% -304 -17.84% 1,704
Garrard 2,585 57.70% 1,774 39.60% 62 1.38% 15 0.33% 44 0.98% 811 18.10% 4,480
Grant 1,779 42.53% 2,272 54.32% 76 1.82% 21 0.50% 35 0.84% -493 -11.79% 4,183
Graves 6,556 47.45% 6,999 50.66% 135 0.98% 40 0.29% 86 0.62% -443 -3.21% 13,816
Grayson 5,084 62.95% 2,788 34.52% 78 0.97% 25 0.31% 101 1.25% 2,296 28.43% 8,076
Green 2,775 60.50% 1,758 38.33% 39 0.85% 8 0.17% 7 0.15% 1,017 22.17% 4,587
Greenup 6,857 48.04% 7,126 49.92% 220 1.54% 50 0.35% 22 0.15% -269 -1.88% 14,275
Hancock 1,367 45.51% 1,530 50.93% 52 1.73% 16 0.53% 39 1.30% -163 -5.43% 3,004
Hardin 9,779 52.19% 8,339 44.50% 452 2.41% 52 0.28% 116 0.62% 1,440 7.68% 18,738
Harlan 5,460 37.77% 8,798 60.86% 131 0.91% 45 0.31% 23 0.16% -3,338 -23.09% 14,457
Harrison 2,184 38.69% 3,319 58.80% 107 1.90% 29 0.51% 6 0.11% -1,135 -20.11% 5,645
Hart 3,129 50.44% 3,005 48.44% 42 0.68% 15 0.24% 13 0.21% 124 2.00% 6,204
Henderson 5,074 37.15% 8,082 59.17% 354 2.59% 111 0.81% 38 0.28% -3,008 -22.02% 13,659
Henry 1,723 35.82% 2,999 62.35% 69 1.43% 13 0.27% 6 0.12% -1,276 -26.53% 4,810
Hickman 1,143 42.84% 1,456 54.57% 28 1.05% 10 0.37% 31 1.16% -313 -11.73% 2,668
Hopkins 6,238 40.63% 8,810 57.38% 213 1.39% 49 0.32% 45 0.29% -2,572 -16.75% 15,355
Jackson 3,379 81.95% 702 17.03% 29 0.70% 8 0.19% 5 0.12% 2,677 64.93% 4,123
Jefferson 127,254 47.97% 125,844 47.44% 9,686 3.65% 1,078 0.41% 1,424 0.54% 1,410 0.53% 265,286
Jessamine 4,809 56.38% 3,310 38.80% 278 3.26% 40 0.47% 93 1.09% 1,499 17.57% 8,530
Johnson 5,039 60.50% 3,142 37.72% 96 1.15% 34 0.41% 18 0.22% 1,897 22.78% 8,329
Kenton 25,965 56.16% 17,907 38.73% 1,583 3.42% 376 0.81% 401 0.87% 8,058 17.43% 46,232
Knott 1,602 22.68% 5,405 76.50% 25 0.35% 18 0.25% 15 0.21% -3,803 -53.83% 7,065
Knox 5,539 59.95% 3,543 38.34% 113 1.22% 25 0.27% 20 0.22% 1,996 21.60% 9,240
Larue 2,000 47.07% 2,183 51.38% 43 1.01% 20 0.47% 3 0.07% -183 -4.31% 4,249
Laurel 8,868 68.23% 3,969 30.54% 114 0.88% 33 0.25% 13 0.10% 4,899 37.69% 12,997
Lawrence 2,564 51.49% 2,362 47.43% 32 0.64% 19 0.38% 3 0.06% 202 4.06% 4,980
Lee 1,650 60.53% 1,017 37.31% 41 1.50% 13 0.48% 5 0.18% 633 23.22% 2,726
Leslie 3,536 71.86% 1,327 26.97% 40 0.81% 7 0.14% 11 0.22% 2,209 44.89% 4,921
Letcher 3,426 43.82% 4,280 54.75% 78 1.00% 23 0.29% 11 0.14% -854 -10.92% 7,818
Lewis 2,802 63.78% 1,543 35.12% 34 0.77% 10 0.23% 4 0.09% 1,259 28.66% 4,393
Lincoln 3,034 49.70% 2,991 48.99% 58 0.95% 14 0.23% 8 0.13% 43 0.70% 6,105
Livingston 1,670 41.67% 2,287 57.06% 30 0.75% 16 0.40% 5 0.12% -617 -15.39% 4,008
Logan 3,366 43.26% 4,264 54.80% 85 1.09% 18 0.23% 48 0.62% -898 -11.54% 7,781
Lyon 968 38.31% 1,496 59.20% 26 1.03% 11 0.44% 26 1.03% -528 -20.89% 2,527
Madison 8,437 47.74% 8,208 46.45% 739 4.18% 134 0.76% 153 0.87% 229 1.30% 17,671
Magoffin 2,265 42.76% 2,986 56.37% 25 0.47% 10 0.19% 11 0.21% -721 -13.61% 5,297
Marion 2,126 36.55% 3,577 61.50% 87 1.50% 12 0.21% 14 0.24% -1,451 -24.95% 5,816
Marshall 4,403 40.85% 6,231 57.81% 96 0.89% 43 0.40% 6 0.06% -1,828 -16.96% 10,779
Martin 2,793 63.05% 1,567 35.37% 51 1.15% 6 0.14% 13 0.29% 1,226 27.67% 4,430
McCracken 10,281 42.27% 13,365 54.94% 369 1.52% 73 0.30% 237 0.97% -3,084 -12.68% 24,325
McCreary 3,786 71.27% 1,377 25.92% 40 0.75% 26 0.49% 83 1.56% 2,409 45.35% 5,312
McLean 1,497 40.35% 2,147 57.87% 44 1.19% 14 0.38% 8 0.22% -650 -17.52% 3,710
Mason 2,926 46.54% 3,181 50.60% 127 2.02% 33 0.52% 20 0.32% -255 -4.06% 6,287
Meade 2,740 45.22% 3,205 52.90% 90 1.49% 16 0.26% 8 0.13% -465 -7.67% 6,059
Menifee 547 35.45% 966 62.61% 11 0.71% 2 0.13% 17 1.10% -419 -27.15% 1,543
Mercer 3,275 46.99% 3,528 50.62% 92 1.32% 19 0.27% 56 0.80% -253 -3.63% 6,970
Metcalfe 2,013 54.30% 1,628 43.92% 39 1.05% 17 0.46% 10 0.27% 385 10.39% 3,707
Monroe 4,592 79.00% 1,156 19.89% 47 0.81% 16 0.28% 2 0.03% 3,436 59.11% 5,813
Montgomery 2,869 44.70% 3,391 52.84% 117 1.82% 25 0.39% 16 0.25% -522 -8.13% 6,418
Morgan 1,450 34.53% 2,698 64.25% 31 0.74% 11 0.26% 9 0.21% -1,248 -29.72% 4,199
Muhlenberg 4,893 41.80% 6,616 56.52% 148 1.26% 26 0.22% 23 0.20% -1,723 -14.72% 11,706
Nelson 3,349 36.75% 5,514 60.50% 162 1.78% 33 0.36% 56 0.61% -2,165 -23.75% 9,114
Nicholas 915 38.92% 1,349 57.38% 56 2.38% 4 0.17% 27 1.15% -434 -18.46% 2,351
Ohio 5,272 59.10% 3,486 39.08% 103 1.15% 48 0.54% 12 0.13% 1,786 20.02% 8,921
Oldham 5,586 58.74% 3,487 36.67% 351 3.69% 61 0.64% 25 0.26% 2,099 22.07% 9,510
Owen 944 28.23% 2,323 69.47% 43 1.29% 15 0.45% 19 0.57% -1,379 -41.24% 3,344
Owsley 1,250 73.57% 437 25.72% 7 0.41% 2 0.12% 3 0.18% 813 47.85% 1,699
Pendleton 1,757 45.45% 1,992 51.53% 69 1.78% 25 0.65% 23 0.59% -235 -6.08% 3,866
Perry 4,226 40.76% 6,031 58.17% 72 0.69% 18 0.17% 20 0.19% -1,805 -17.41% 10,367
Pike 10,550 41.02% 14,878 57.85% 204 0.79% 54 0.21% 34 0.13% -4,328 -16.83% 25,720
Powell 1,716 45.55% 2,006 53.25% 33 0.88% 7 0.19% 5 0.13% -290 -7.70% 3,767
Pulaski 12,970 65.11% 6,570 32.98% 257 1.29% 88 0.44% 34 0.17% 6,400 32.13% 19,919
Robertson 416 41.64% 562 56.26% 14 1.40% 6 0.60% 1 0.10% -146 -14.61% 999
Rockcastle 3,543 71.62% 1,345 27.19% 37 0.75% 17 0.34% 5 0.10% 2,198 44.43% 4,947
Rowan 2,758 46.07% 2,975 49.69% 191 3.19% 34 0.57% 29 0.48% -217 -3.62% 5,987
Russell 3,804 68.66% 1,693 30.56% 29 0.52% 8 0.14% 6 0.11% 2,111 38.10% 5,540
Scott 2,868 43.02% 3,531 52.96% 197 2.95% 28 0.42% 43 0.64% -663 -9.94% 6,667
Shelby 3,423 42.22% 4,429 54.63% 178 2.20% 45 0.56% 33 0.41% -1,006 -12.41% 8,108
Simpson 2,020 41.92% 2,713 56.30% 59 1.22% 21 0.44% 6 0.12% -693 -14.38% 4,819
Spencer 935 42.50% 1,216 55.27% 27 1.23% 7 0.32% 15 0.68% -281 -12.77% 2,200
Taylor 4,243 54.62% 3,400 43.77% 84 1.08% 23 0.30% 18 0.23% 843 10.85% 7,768
Todd 1,945 48.86% 1,956 49.13% 44 1.11% 11 0.28% 25 0.63% -11 -0.28% 3,981
Trigg 1,913 41.54% 2,619 56.87% 56 1.22% 13 0.28% 4 0.09% -706 -15.33% 4,605
Trimble 824 34.45% 1,478 61.79% 49 2.05% 29 1.21% 12 0.50% -654 -27.34% 2,392
Union 1,847 33.97% 3,479 63.99% 68 1.25% 33 0.61% 10 0.18% -1,632 -30.02% 5,437
Warren 12,184 53.90% 9,643 42.66% 602 2.66% 120 0.53% 55 0.24% 2,541 11.24% 22,604
Washington 2,008 47.26% 2,147 50.53% 43 1.01% 13 0.31% 38 0.89% -139 -3.27% 4,249
Wayne 3,972 59.14% 2,673 39.80% 50 0.74% 13 0.19% 8 0.12% 1,299 19.34% 6,716
Webster 1,939 35.03% 3,506 63.34% 52 0.94% 26 0.47% 12 0.22% -1,567 -28.31% 5,535
Whitley 7,007 63.26% 3,889 35.11% 125 1.13% 41 0.37% 15 0.14% 3,118 28.15% 11,077
Wolfe 951 33.90% 1,814 64.67% 19 0.68% 3 0.11% 18 0.64% -863 -30.77% 2,805
Woodford 3,105 47.66% 3,122 47.92% 213 3.27% 25 0.38% 50 0.77% -17 -0.26% 6,515
Totals 632,169 49.08% 613,295 47.61% 30,914 2.40% 5,506 0.43% 6,228 0.48% 18,874 1.47% 1,288,112

References[]

  1. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. ^ "1984 Presidential Election".
  3. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)
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