Elections / 1980 · President · CT
Ronald Reagan carried Connecticut R+9.6.
Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Connecticut, 1980. The state ran 0.1 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)
Connecticut result
1,405,413 votes counted
Carter (D)
541,720
38.5%
Reagan (R)
677,190
48.2%
All others
186,503
13.3%
Margin
R+9.6
1980 presidential election
Connecticut, 1980
ReaganR+9.6
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1980 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 48.2% | 677,190 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 38.5% | 541,720 |
| John B. AndersonIndependent | 13.3% | 186,503 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1980
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 169,798 | 160,128 | 391,443 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 42,235 | 68,760 | 125,301 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 26,131 | 30,745 | 67,334 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 69,017 | 87,929 | 178,686 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 12,703 | 15,527 | 32,489 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 16,659 | 23,025 | 46,359 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 86,259 | 111,379 | 222,532 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 38,122 | 48,923 | 102,028 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 80,796 | 130,774 | 239,241 |