1980 United States presidential election in Michigan

Summary

The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1980 United States presidential election in Michigan

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All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout61.1% Increase [1]
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Anderson Coalition [a]
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 21 0 0
Popular vote 1,915,225 1,661,532 275,223
Percentage 48.99% 42.50% 7.04%

County Results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Michigan was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 6.5%.[3] This result nonetheless made Michigan 3.2% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. This is despite the fact that it voted to the right of the nation by over seven points in 1976, when favorite son candidate Gerald Ford won Michigan.

Along with Maine, New York, Mississippi and Vermont, Michigan was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Washtenaw and Marquette.

Results edit

1980 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronald Reagan 1,915,225 48.99%
Democratic Jimmy Carter (inc.) 1,661,532 42.50%
Anderson Coalition John B. Anderson 275,223 7.04%
Libertarian Ed Clark 41,597 1.06%
Citizens Barry Commoner 11,930 0.31%
Communist Gus Hall 3,262 0.08%
Write-ins 891 0.02%
Total votes 3,909,660 100%

Results by county edit

County Ronald Wilson Reagan[4]
Republican
James Earl Carter[4]
Democratic
John Bayard Anderson[5]
Anderson Coalition
Edward E. Clark
Libertarian
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 2,905 57.29% 1,857 36.62% 247 4.87% 53 1.05% 9 0.18% 1,048 20.67% 5,071
Alger 2,059 44.10% 2,242 48.02% 263 5.63% 83 1.78% 22 0.47% -183 -3.92% 4,669
Allegan 20,560 62.04% 9,877 29.81% 1,984 5.99% 610 1.84% 107 0.32% 10,683 32.24% 33,138
Alpena 6,901 49.79% 5,834 42.09% 913 6.59% 184 1.33% 28 0.20% 1,067 7.70% 13,860
Antrim 4,706 56.04% 2,909 34.64% 602 7.17% 147 1.75% 34 0.40% 1,797 21.40% 8,398
Arenac 3,436 53.32% 2,547 39.53% 333 5.17% 115 1.78% 13 0.20% 889 13.80% 6,444
Baraga 2,046 51.86% 1,609 40.79% 201 5.10% 65 1.65% 24 0.61% 437 11.08% 3,945
Barry 12,006 57.89% 6,857 33.06% 1,399 6.75% 392 1.89% 85 0.41% 5,149 24.83% 20,739
Bay 25,331 46.26% 24,517 44.77% 3,886 7.10% 858 1.57% 168 0.31% 814 1.49% 54,760
Benzie 3,054 55.12% 1,842 33.24% 455 8.21% 147 2.65% 43 0.78% 1,212 21.87% 5,541
Berrien 41,458 60.83% 22,152 32.50% 3,422 5.02% 946 1.39% 172 0.25% 19,306 28.33% 68,150
Branch 10,224 62.82% 4,635 28.48% 1,102 6.77% 269 1.65% 44 0.27% 5,589 34.34% 16,274
Calhoun 30,912 52.09% 23,022 38.80% 4,468 7.53% 774 1.30% 165 0.28% 7,890 13.30% 59,341
Cass 11,206 56.66% 7,058 35.69% 1,156 5.85% 315 1.59% 41 0.21% 4,148 20.97% 19,776
Charlevoix 5,053 51.35% 3,741 38.02% 816 8.29% 186 1.89% 44 0.45% 1,312 13.33% 9,840
Cheboygan 5,221 52.31% 3,938 39.46% 638 6.39% 157 1.57% 26 0.26% 1,283 12.86% 9,980
Chippewa 7,059 52.17% 5,268 38.94% 951 7.03% 216 1.60% 36 0.27% 1,791 13.24% 13,530
Clare 5,719 53.18% 4,164 38.72% 663 6.17% 172 1.60% 36 0.33% 1,555 14.46% 10,754
Clinton 14,968 60.25% 7,539 30.35% 1,736 6.99% 448 1.80% 152 0.61% 7,429 29.90% 24,843
Crawford 2,652 53.30% 1,826 36.70% 390 7.84% 96 1.93% 12 0.24% 826 16.60% 4,976
Delta 8,146 45.94% 8,475 47.79% 849 4.79% 222 1.25% 41 0.23% -329 -1.86% 17,733
Dickinson 6,614 50.49% 5,694 43.47% 596 4.55% 173 1.32% 23 0.18% 920 7.02% 13,100
Eaton 22,927 57.07% 12,742 31.72% 3,533 8.79% 775 1.93% 199 0.50% 10,185 25.35% 40,176
Emmet 5,930 53.58% 3,724 33.65% 1,134 10.25% 218 1.97% 61 0.55% 2,206 19.93% 11,067
Genesee 78,572 42.56% 90,393 48.96% 12,274 6.65% 2,661 1.44% 723 0.39% -11,821 -6.40% 184,623
Gladwin 4,509 51.01% 3,733 42.23% 463 5.24% 120 1.36% 14 0.16% 776 8.78% 8,839
Gogebic 4,388 42.71% 5,254 51.14% 493 4.80% 117 1.14% 22 0.21% -866 -8.43% 10,274
Grand Traverse 14,484 58.42% 7,150 28.84% 2,568 10.36% 504 2.03% 87 0.35% 7,334 29.58% 24,793
Gratiot 9,294 59.12% 4,916 31.27% 1,193 7.59% 269 1.71% 48 0.31% 4,378 27.85% 15,720
Hillsdale 10,951 66.15% 4,375 26.43% 882 5.33% 291 1.76% 55 0.33% 6,576 39.72% 16,554
Houghton 7,926 47.62% 6,858 41.21% 1,423 8.55% 327 1.96% 109 0.65% 1,068 6.42% 16,643
Huron 10,553 65.15% 4,434 27.37% 976 6.03% 204 1.26% 31 0.19% 6,119 37.78% 16,198
Ingham 56,777 44.60% 48,278 37.93% 17,139 13.46% 3,437 2.70% 1,667 1.31% 8,499 6.68% 127,298
Ionia 12,040 57.17% 7,039 33.43% 1,539 7.31% 364 1.73% 77 0.37% 5,001 23.75% 21,059
Iosco 6,680 56.43% 4,255 35.94% 739 6.24% 141 1.19% 23 0.19% 2,425 20.48% 11,838
Iron 3,507 45.22% 3,742 48.25% 371 4.78% 112 1.44% 24 0.31% -235 -3.03% 7,756
Isabella 10,407 49.74% 7,293 34.85% 2,511 12.00% 504 2.41% 209 1.00% 3,114 14.88% 20,924
Jackson 33,749 53.78% 23,685 37.74% 4,165 6.64% 981 1.56% 175 0.28% 10,064 16.04% 62,755
Kalamazoo 48,669 50.65% 34,528 35.94% 10,833 11.27% 1,587 1.65% 464 0.48% 14,141 14.72% 96,081
Kalkaska 2,802 56.24% 1,807 36.27% 260 5.22% 97 1.95% 16 0.32% 995 19.97% 4,982
Kent 112,604 54.32% 72,790 35.11% 17,913 8.64% 2,983 1.44% 1,005 0.48% 39,814 19.21% 207,295
Keweenaw 583 46.09% 570 45.06% 87 6.88% 20 1.58% 5 0.40% 13 1.03% 1,265
Lake 1,730 43.13% 2,041 50.89% 187 4.66% 45 1.12% 8 0.20% -311 -7.75% 4,011
Lapeer 15,996 56.85% 9,671 34.37% 1,868 6.64% 534 1.90% 66 0.23% 6,325 22.48% 28,135
Leelanau 4,585 57.46% 2,348 29.43% 839 10.52% 163 2.04% 44 0.55% 2,237 28.04% 7,979
Lenawee 20,366 56.28% 12,935 35.75% 2,230 6.16% 554 1.53% 100 0.28% 7,431 20.54% 36,185
Livingston 25,012 59.98% 12,626 30.28% 3,247 7.79% 685 1.64% 134 0.32% 12,386 29.70% 41,704
Luce 1,659 57.44% 992 34.35% 177 6.13% 54 1.87% 6 0.21% 667 23.10% 2,888
Mackinac 3,021 52.12% 2,262 39.03% 415 7.16% 86 1.48% 12 0.21% 759 13.10% 5,796
Macomb 154,155 51.75% 120,125 40.32% 18,975 6.37% 3,864 1.30% 786 0.26% 34,030 11.42% 297,905
Manistee 5,662 52.75% 4,164 38.79% 699 6.51% 177 1.65% 32 0.30% 1,498 13.96% 10,734
Marquette 13,181 44.49% 13,312 44.93% 2,481 8.37% 505 1.70% 150 0.51% -131 -0.44% 29,629
Mason 7,137 57.98% 4,134 33.58% 825 6.70% 180 1.46% 34 0.28% 3,003 24.39% 12,310
Mecosta 7,754 53.11% 5,228 35.81% 1,322 9.05% 224 1.53% 72 0.49% 2,526 17.30% 14,600
Menominee 6,170 52.43% 4,962 42.16% 452 3.84% 165 1.40% 20 0.17% 1,208 10.26% 11,769
Midland 17,828 52.91% 12,019 35.67% 3,152 9.35% 611 1.81% 88 0.26% 5,809 17.24% 33,698
Missaukee 3,221 63.33% 1,563 30.73% 230 4.52% 61 1.20% 11 0.22% 1,658 32.60% 5,086
Monroe 25,612 51.17% 20,578 41.11% 3,111 6.22% 663 1.32% 89 0.18% 5,034 10.06% 50,053
Montcalm 10,822 56.31% 6,706 34.90% 1,309 6.81% 313 1.63% 67 0.35% 4,116 21.42% 19,217
Montmorency 2,400 55.58% 1,654 38.30% 195 4.52% 59 1.37% 10 0.23% 746 17.28% 4,318
Muskegon 36,512 53.60% 26,645 39.11% 4,094 6.01% 703 1.03% 171 0.25% 9,867 14.48% 68,125
Newaygo 8,918 58.35% 5,236 34.26% 850 5.56% 219 1.43% 60 0.39% 3,682 24.09% 15,283
Oakland 253,211 54.45% 164,869 35.45% 38,273 8.23% 6,975 1.50% 1,710 0.37% 88,342 19.00% 465,038
Oceana 5,465 56.93% 3,386 35.27% 570 5.94% 143 1.49% 35 0.36% 2,079 21.66% 9,599
Ogemaw 4,169 51.17% 3,426 42.05% 425 5.22% 108 1.33% 19 0.23% 743 9.12% 8,147
Ontonagon 2,569 48.84% 2,375 45.15% 237 4.51% 67 1.27% 12 0.23% 194 3.69% 5,260
Osceola 4,902 59.77% 2,650 32.31% 466 5.68% 146 1.78% 38 0.46% 2,252 27.46% 8,202
Oscoda 1,915 55.12% 1,325 38.14% 183 5.27% 43 1.24% 8 0.23% 590 16.98% 3,474
Otsego 3,771 53.55% 2,666 37.86% 493 7.00% 93 1.32% 19 0.27% 1,105 15.69% 7,042
Ottawa 51,217 67.64% 18,435 24.34% 4,903 6.47% 929 1.23% 240 0.32% 32,782 43.29% 75,724
Presque Isle 3,486 50.31% 2,952 42.60% 382 5.51% 92 1.33% 17 0.25% 534 7.71% 6,929
Roscommon 5,280 54.61% 3,763 38.92% 508 5.25% 108 1.12% 10 0.10% 1,517 15.69% 9,669
Saginaw 45,233 48.08% 41,650 44.28% 5,677 6.03% 1,239 1.32% 272 0.29% 3,583 3.81% 94,071
Sanilac 12,158 66.98% 4,898 26.98% 863 4.75% 198 1.09% 36 0.20% 7,260 39.99% 18,153
Schoolcraft 2,097 47.74% 1,964 44.71% 243 5.53% 70 1.59% 19 0.43% 133 3.03% 4,393
Shiawassee 15,756 51.51% 11,985 39.18% 2,121 6.93% 608 1.99% 118 0.39% 3,771 12.33% 30,588
St. Clair 31,021 55.46% 20,410 36.49% 3,592 6.42% 756 1.35% 154 0.28% 10,611 18.97% 55,933
St. Joseph 13,631 63.09% 6,318 29.24% 1,283 5.94% 338 1.56% 37 0.17% 7,313 33.85% 21,607
Tuscola 13,306 58.98% 7,632 33.83% 1,266 5.61% 301 1.33% 54 0.24% 5,674 25.15% 22,559
Van Buren 14,451 55.80% 9,248 35.71% 1,691 6.53% 434 1.68% 73 0.28% 5,203 20.09% 25,897
Washtenaw 48,699 41.28% 51,013 43.24% 13,463 11.41% 3,004 2.55% 1,795 1.52% -2,314 -1.96% 117,974
Wayne 315,532 35.30% 522,024 58.39% 43,608 4.88% 9,680 1.08% 3,133 0.35% -206,492 -23.10% 893,977
Wexford 6,027 53.76% 4,173 37.23% 752 6.71% 208 1.86% 50 0.45% 1,854 16.54% 11,210
Totals 1,915,225 48.78% 1,661,532 42.32% 275,223 7.01% 57,745 1.47% 16,148 0.41% 253,693 6.46% 3,925,873

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  2. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". uselectionatlas.org.
  4. ^ a b Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
  5. ^ Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.[2]