Ronald Reagan carried Florida R+17.0.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Florida, 1980. The state ran 7.3 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)

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Florida result

3,687,026 votes counted

Carter (D)

1,419,475

38.5%

Reagan (R)

2,046,951

55.5%

All others

220,600

6.0%

Margin

R+17.0

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1980 presidential election

Florida, 1980

ReaganR+17.0

How it voted

Share of the 1980 vote

Ronald Reagan ✓Republican	55.5%	2,046,951
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	38.5%	1,419,475
John B. AndersonIndependent	6.0%	220,600

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 1980 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 1980

67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	D	+13.7%	26,849	19,804	51,364
Baker County	D	+6.6%	2,611	2,283	4,976
Bay County	R	−24.8%	12,389	20,948	34,561
Bradford County	D	+9.1%	3,347	2,778	6,243
Brevard County	R	−26.3%	39,007	69,460	115,636
Broward County	R	−20.3%	146,323	229,693	410,561
Calhoun County	D	+20.5%	2,300	1,504	3,884
Charlotte County	R	−33.8%	9,769	20,486	31,700
Citrus County	R	−21.0%	9,162	14,286	24,430
Clay County	R	−33.2%	7,630	15,643	24,122
Collier County	R	−48.1%	7,739	23,900	33,613
Columbia County	D	+0.3%	5,680	5,643	11,648
DeSoto County	R	−10.2%	2,713	3,356	6,285
Dixie County	D	+28.6%	2,010	1,101	3,173
Duval County	R	−4.2%	90,466	98,664	195,554
Escambia County	R	−20.6%	33,513	51,794	88,559
Flagler County	R	−7.0%	2,503	2,895	5,600
Franklin County	D	+7.9%	1,775	1,508	3,382
Gadsden County	D	+36.8%	8,222	3,718	12,225
Gilchrist County	D	+19.1%	1,627	1,093	2,793
Glades County	D	+4.4%	1,203	1,098	2,389
Gulf County	D	+11.6%	2,700	2,127	4,926
Hamilton County	D	+19.0%	1,923	1,301	3,280
Hardee County	R	−0.1%	2,599	2,603	5,332
Hendry County	R	−3.0%	2,543	2,703	5,414
Hernando County	R	−14.8%	8,858	12,115	22,032
Highlands County	R	−27.2%	6,688	11,925	19,249
Hillsborough County	R	−8.7%	88,271	106,160	205,314
Holmes County	R	−7.4%	2,767	3,221	6,146
Indian River County	R	−31.6%	7,759	15,568	24,717
Jackson County	D	+8.6%	7,567	6,348	14,181
Jefferson County	D	+18.0%	2,367	1,623	4,141
Lafayette County	D	+12.8%	1,034	795	1,863
Lake County	R	−32.9%	13,128	26,798	41,528
Lee County	R	−34.8%	28,125	61,033	94,613
Leon County	D	+6.2%	28,450	24,919	57,326
Levy County	D	+12.6%	4,170	3,210	7,596
Liberty County	D	+10.5%	1,114	899	2,052
Madison County	D	+15.5%	3,134	2,280	5,509
Manatee County	R	−28.8%	21,679	40,535	65,576
Marion County	R	−20.6%	15,400	23,743	40,592
Martin County	R	−41.2%	8,087	20,521	30,154
Miami-Dade County	R	−10.5%	210,868	265,888	524,905
Monroe County	R	−17.1%	7,920	11,644	21,806
Nassau County	R	−3.4%	5,074	5,440	10,751
Okaloosa County	R	−42.7%	10,845	28,072	40,323
Okeechobee County	D	+7.2%	3,228	2,783	6,210
Orange County	R	−27.0%	48,767	87,454	143,219
Osceola County	R	−23.4%	6,603	10,863	18,205
Palm Beach County	R	−20.4%	91,991	143,639	252,930
Pasco County	R	−18.2%	34,054	50,120	88,442
Pinellas County	R	−13.7%	138,428	185,728	345,003
Polk County	R	−15.4%	43,327	59,651	106,315
Putnam County	D	+3.6%	8,906	8,273	17,727
Santa Rosa County	R	−31.7%	6,964	13,802	21,590
Sarasota County	R	−42.8%	25,621	68,065	99,265
Seminole County	R	−37.3%	17,443	39,989	60,439
St. Johns County	R	−23.0%	6,898	11,234	18,826
St. Lucie County	R	−26.1%	10,347	18,126	29,830
Sumter County	D	+8.6%	4,380	3,671	8,267
Suwannee County	D	+5.3%	4,345	3,899	8,436
Taylor County	D	+3.2%	2,963	2,776	5,868
Union County	D	+4.7%	1,237	1,123	2,423
Volusia County	R	−8.0%	44,513	52,663	101,882
Wakulla County	D	+1.4%	2,082	2,021	4,276
Walton County	R	−3.6%	4,360	4,694	9,336
Washington County	R	−2.2%	3,110	3,251	6,513