Ronald Reagan carried Alaska R+27.9. Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Alaska, 1980. The state ran 18.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.
Elections › 1980 › President › Alaska Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
akashic Alaska result
158,445 votes counted
akashic 1980 presidential election
Alaska, 1980
Reagan R+27.9
1980 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1980 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+15.1 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · R+12.8 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+36.1 Bethel Census Area, AK · D+35.7 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+22.4 Denali Borough, AK · R+32.9 Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+9.7 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+27.5 Haines Borough, AK · R+46.8 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+24.0 Juneau City and Borough, AK · R+9.8 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+41.8 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+31.1 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+16.9 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+36.4 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+21.9 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+45.2 Nome Census Area, AK · D+0.7 North Slope Borough, AK · R+3.9 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · D+9.5 Petersburg Borough, AK · R+24.1 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+9.1 Sitka City and Borough, AK · R+18.6 Skagway Municipality, AK · R+14.9 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+40.0 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+31.5 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · R+17.1 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+5.2 How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓ Republican 54.3% 86,110 Jimmy Carter Democratic 26.4% 41,840 John B. Anderson Independent 19.2% 30,488
30 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 1980
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough R 140 206 437 Aleutians West Census Area R 343 468 979 Anchorage Municipality R 15,186 38,956 65,916 Bethel Census Area D 2,063 858 3,371 Bristol Bay Borough R 122 212 402 Chugach Census Area R 461 1,370 2,404 Copper River Census Area R 193 826 1,189 Denali Borough R 171 442 824 Dillingham Census Area D 477 377 1,028 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 5,289 11,579 22,845 Haines Borough R 141 472 708 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 511 284 947 Juneau City and Borough R 3,600 4,607 10,278 Kenai Peninsula Borough R 2,178 7,023 11,587 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,323 2,825 4,828 Kodiak Island Borough R 1,025 1,589 3,339 Kusilvak Census Area D 861 361 1,375 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 134 227 424 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 1,316 5,008 8,176 Nome Census Area D 954 938 2,163 North Slope Borough R 461 506 1,164 Northwest Arctic Borough D 728 588 1,481 Petersburg Borough R 399 728 1,366 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area R 597 741 1,580 Sitka City and Borough R 1,210 1,862 3,506 Skagway Municipality R 128 185 383 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 380 1,177 1,992 Wrangell City and Borough R 296 629 1,058 Yakutat City and Borough R 76 116 234 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area D 1,077 950 2,461
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