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Elections / 1980 · President · CO

Ronald Reagan carried Colorado R+24.0.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Colorado, 1980. The state ran 14.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

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

Colorado result
1,184,415 votes counted
Carter (D)
367,973
31.1%
Reagan (R)
652,264
55.1%
All others
164,178
13.9%
Margin
R+24.0
1980 presidential election
Colorado, 1980
ReaganR+24.0
1980 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · R+13.6Alamosa County, CO · R+16.2Arapahoe County, CO · R+38.6Archuleta County, CO · R+37.9Baca County, CO · R+53.8Bent County, CO · R+13.4Boulder County, CO · R+14.1Chaffee County, CO · R+31.8Cheyenne County, CO · R+39.9Clear Creek County, CO · R+29.8Conejos County, CO · R+2.9Costilla County, CO · D+34.6Crowley County, CO · R+30.8Custer County, CO · R+43.9Delta County, CO · R+41.5Denver County, CO · R+1.2Dolores County, CO · R+56.1Douglas County, CO · R+51.9Eagle County, CO · R+25.0El Paso County, CO · R+37.2Elbert County, CO · R+45.1Fremont County, CO · R+26.5Garfield County, CO · R+29.8Gilpin County, CO · R+18.2Grand County, CO · R+37.7Gunnison County, CO · R+29.4Hinsdale County, CO · R+46.4Huerfano County, CO · D+10.4Jackson County, CO · R+36.8Jefferson County, CO · R+34.1Kiowa County, CO · R+36.5Kit Carson County, CO · R+50.2La Plata County, CO · R+34.9Lake County, CO · R+5.4Larimer County, CO · R+29.9Las Animas County, CO · D+16.2Lincoln County, CO · R+39.4Logan County, CO · R+35.0Mesa County, CO · R+46.0Mineral County, CO · R+32.4Moffat County, CO · R+46.0Montezuma County, CO · R+44.2Montrose County, CO · R+45.4Morgan County, CO · R+35.6Otero County, CO · R+17.1Ouray County, CO · R+48.0Park County, CO · R+34.7Phillips County, CO · R+36.0Pitkin County, CO · R+7.3Prowers County, CO · R+27.7Pueblo County, CO · D+2.4Rio Blanco County, CO · R+57.0Rio Grande County, CO · R+32.8Routt County, CO · R+24.3Saguache County, CO · R+10.8San Juan County, CO · R+22.2San Miguel County, CO · R+6.8Sedgwick County, CO · R+41.7Summit County, CO · R+17.0Teller County, CO · R+44.6Washington County, CO · R+51.2Weld County, CO · R+30.7Yuma County, CO · R+46.6
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican55.1%652,264
Jimmy CarterDemocratic31.1%367,973
John B. AndersonIndependent13.9%164,178
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1980
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−13.6%
31,35742,91684,975
Alamosa CountyR
−16.2%
1,8212,6014,828
Arapahoe CountyR
−38.6%
30,14879,594127,980
Archuleta CountyR
−37.9%
5321,2521,900
Baca CountyR
−53.8%
5511,9992,692
Bent CountyR
−13.4%
8941,2062,330
Boulder CountyR
−14.1%
28,42240,69887,069
Chaffee CountyR
−31.8%
1,5833,3275,478
Cheyenne CountyR
−39.9%
3228161,239
Clear Creek CountyR
−29.8%
8371,7843,173
Conejos CountyR
−2.9%
1,5031,5973,232
Costilla CountyD
+34.6%
1,0364891,583
Crowley CountyR
−30.8%
4729261,473
Custer CountyR
−43.9%
2316741,010
Delta CountyR
−41.5%
2,3486,1799,227
Denver CountyR
−1.2%
85,90388,398209,508
Dolores CountyR
−56.1%
157615817
Douglas CountyR
−51.9%
2,1088,12611,596
Eagle CountyR
−25.0%
1,6083,0615,816
El Paso CountyR
−37.2%
27,46366,199103,990
Elbert CountyR
−45.1%
6982,1073,122
Fremont CountyR
−26.5%
3,9527,16212,113
Garfield CountyR
−29.8%
2,6395,4169,325
Gilpin CountyR
−18.2%
4416941,387
Grand CountyR
−37.7%
8202,1333,481
Gunnison CountyR
−29.4%
1,2972,7564,970
Hinsdale CountyR
−46.4%
76232336
Huerfano CountyD
+10.4%
1,5741,2583,032
Jackson CountyR
−36.8%
2836731,059
Jefferson CountyR
−34.1%
41,52597,008162,611
Kiowa CountyR
−36.5%
3317541,159
Kit Carson CountyR
−50.2%
7902,6223,653
La Plata CountyR
−34.9%
3,0347,29112,201
Lake CountyR
−5.4%
1,2131,3753,025
Larimer CountyR
−29.9%
17,07236,24064,129
Las Animas CountyD
+16.2%
4,1172,9177,409
Lincoln CountyR
−39.4%
6021,5352,371
Logan CountyR
−35.0%
2,3325,2388,293
Mesa CountyR
−46.0%
7,54922,68632,916
Mineral CountyR
−32.4%
125271450
Moffat CountyR
−46.0%
1,0793,3444,925
Montezuma CountyR
−44.2%
1,4674,1206,006
Montrose CountyR
−45.4%
2,2326,6859,800
Morgan CountyR
−35.6%
2,2465,2098,334
Otero CountyR
−17.1%
3,2944,8018,801
Ouray CountyR
−48.0%
2378131,201
Park CountyR
−34.7%
6741,6232,735
Phillips CountyR
−36.0%
6401,4882,354
Pitkin CountyR
−7.3%
1,7602,1535,417
Prowers CountyR
−27.7%
1,6693,1155,212
Pueblo CountyD
+2.4%
21,87420,77046,441
Rio Blanco CountyR
−57.0%
4621,9712,647
Rio Grande CountyR
−32.8%
1,3702,8444,488
Routt CountyR
−24.3%
1,9443,5746,702
Saguache CountyR
−10.8%
8931,1242,135
San Juan CountyR
−22.2%
146268549
San Miguel CountyR
−6.8%
6517741,809
Sedgwick CountyR
−41.7%
4381,1511,708
Summit CountyR
−17.0%
1,2852,0274,355
Teller CountyR
−44.6%
8022,4573,707
Washington CountyR
−51.2%
5682,0072,811
Weld CountyR
−30.7%
11,43323,90140,646
Yuma CountyR
−46.6%
1,0433,2204,674