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Elections / 1980 · President · AL

Ronald Reagan carried Alabama R+1.3.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Alabama, 1980. The state ran 8.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Alabama result
1,341,929 votes counted
Carter (D)
636,730
47.4%
Reagan (R)
654,192
48.8%
All others
51,007
3.8%
Margin
R+1.3
1980 presidential election
Alabama, 1980
ReaganR+1.3
1980 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 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.Autauga County, AL · R+18.1Baldwin County, AL · R+36.0Barbour County, AL · D+3.2Bibb County, AL · D+10.8Blount County, AL · R+9.1Bullock County, AL · D+44.6Butler County, AL · D+4.1Calhoun County, AL · R+1.3Chambers County, AL · D+15.0Cherokee County, AL · D+19.9Chilton County, AL · R+16.6Choctaw County, AL · D+12.5Clarke County, AL · D+1.8Clay County, AL · D+1.6Cleburne County, AL · R+7.5Coffee County, AL · R+4.6Colbert County, AL · D+29.6Conecuh County, AL · D+2.5Coosa County, AL · D+15.9Covington County, AL · R+5.2Crenshaw County, AL · D+4.3Cullman County, AL · D+5.9Dale County, AL · R+18.4Dallas County, AL · D+11.7DeKalb County, AL · R+4.6Elmore County, AL · R+18.0Escambia County, AL · R+11.3Etowah County, AL · D+12.2Fayette County, AL · D+1.1Franklin County, AL · D+15.7Geneva County, AL · TiedGreene County, AL · D+53.8Hale County, AL · D+25.2Henry County, AL · D+2.7Houston County, AL · R+30.3Jackson County, AL · D+27.3Jefferson County, AL · R+7.5Lamar County, AL · D+9.5Lauderdale County, AL · D+18.0Lawrence County, AL · D+41.8Lee County, AL · R+6.3Limestone County, AL · D+26.9Lowndes County, AL · D+38.5Macon County, AL · D+65.8Madison County, AL · TiedMarengo County, AL · D+11.7Marion County, AL · D+2.5Marshall County, AL · D+13.5Mobile County, AL · R+18.2Monroe County, AL · R+3.9Montgomery County, AL · R+11.6Morgan County, AL · D+5.1Perry County, AL · D+29.8Pickens County, AL · D+11.3Pike County, AL · R+8.0Randolph County, AL · D+1.4Russell County, AL · D+26.9Shelby County, AL · R+32.5St. Clair County, AL · R+18.5Sumter County, AL · D+40.4Talladega County, AL · D+1.2Tallapoosa County, AL · D+9.6Tuscaloosa County, AL · R+1.6Walker County, AL · D+21.1Washington County, AL · D+7.2Wilcox County, AL · D+36.8Winston County, AL · R+19.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican48.8%654,192
Jimmy CarterDemocratic47.4%636,730
John B. AndersonIndependent3.8%51,007
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1980
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyR
−18.1%
4,2956,29211,063
Baldwin CountyR
−36.0%
8,44818,65228,353
Barbour CountyD
+3.2%
4,4584,1719,001
Bibb CountyD
+10.8%
3,0972,4915,623
Blount CountyR
−9.1%
5,6566,81912,724
Bullock CountyD
+44.6%
3,9601,4465,637
Butler CountyD
+4.1%
4,1563,8108,368
Calhoun CountyR
−1.3%
17,01717,47535,541
Chambers CountyD
+15.0%
6,6494,86411,899
Cherokee CountyD
+19.9%
3,7642,4826,438
Chilton CountyR
−16.6%
4,7066,61511,477
Choctaw CountyD
+12.5%
3,6802,8596,580
Clarke CountyD
+1.8%
5,2495,05910,663
Clay CountyD
+1.6%
2,8582,7645,747
Cleburne CountyR
−7.5%
2,0502,3894,526
Coffee CountyR
−4.6%
6,1406,76013,399
Colbert CountyD
+29.6%
12,5506,61920,013
Conecuh CountyD
+2.5%
3,1022,9486,181
Coosa CountyD
+15.9%
2,3831,7144,209
Covington CountyR
−5.2%
6,3057,01413,608
Crenshaw CountyD
+4.3%
2,7042,4785,256
Cullman CountyD
+5.9%
11,52510,21222,240
Dale CountyR
−18.4%
4,9367,24712,573
Dallas CountyD
+11.7%
9,7707,64718,147
DeKalb CountyR
−4.6%
8,8209,67318,690
Elmore CountyR
−18.0%
5,9478,68815,190
Escambia CountyR
−11.3%
5,1486,51312,053
Etowah CountyD
+12.2%
20,79016,17737,806
Fayette CountyD
+1.1%
3,3893,3156,789
Franklin CountyD
+15.7%
6,1364,44810,763
Geneva CountyR
−0.5%
4,7034,7479,628
Greene CountyD
+53.8%
3,4741,0344,538
Hale CountyD
+25.2%
3,5832,0745,979
Henry CountyD
+2.7%
2,9732,8135,879
Houston CountyR
−30.3%
7,84814,88423,238
Jackson CountyD
+27.3%
8,7764,89714,203
Jefferson CountyR
−7.5%
113,069132,612259,512
Lamar CountyD
+9.5%
3,3662,7786,186
Lauderdale CountyD
+18.0%
15,37910,46727,243
Lawrence CountyD
+41.8%
6,1122,4568,742
Lee CountyR
−6.3%
9,60610,98221,972
Limestone CountyD
+26.9%
8,1804,57413,384
Lowndes CountyD
+38.5%
3,5771,5245,329
Macon CountyD
+65.8%
7,0281,2598,774
Madison CountyR
−0.2%
30,46930,60465,072
Marengo CountyD
+11.7%
5,1784,0489,660
Marion CountyD
+2.5%
5,4505,18210,738
Marshall CountyD
+13.5%
10,8548,15919,933
Mobile CountyR
−18.2%
46,18067,515116,992
Monroe CountyR
−3.9%
4,2624,6159,072
Montgomery CountyR
−11.6%
28,01835,74566,504
Morgan CountyD
+5.1%
14,70313,21429,271
Perry CountyD
+29.8%
4,2082,2626,522
Pickens CountyD
+11.3%
4,5043,5828,182
Pike CountyR
−8.0%
4,4175,2209,991
Randolph CountyD
+1.4%
3,3783,2797,094
Russell CountyD
+26.9%
8,1234,48513,500
Shelby CountyR
−32.5%
7,39614,95723,267
St. Clair CountyR
−18.5%
5,2367,76813,654
Sumter CountyD
+40.4%
5,0152,1047,199
Talladega CountyD
+1.2%
10,1599,90220,641
Tallapoosa CountyD
+9.6%
7,2605,95813,603
Tuscaloosa CountyR
−1.6%
19,10319,75040,720
Walker CountyD
+21.1%
13,6168,79522,828
Washington CountyD
+7.2%
3,5203,0456,625
Wilcox CountyD
+36.8%
4,9512,2807,261
Winston CountyR
−19.1%
3,3684,9818,436