Georgia — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentCarterD+14.8
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 55.8% | 890,733 |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald ReaganRepublican | 41.0% | 654,168 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 51,682 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Bacon County, GA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Banks County, GA | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Barrow County, GA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Bartow County, GA | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Berrien County, GA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Brantley County, GA | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Brooks County, GA | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Bryan County, GA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Butts County, GA | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Camden County, GA | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Candler County, GA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Carroll County, GA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Charlton County, GA | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Clayton County, GA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Clinch County, GA | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Coffee County, GA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Cook County, GA | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Coweta County, GA | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Crisp County, GA | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Dawson County, GA | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Decatur County, GA | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Dodge County, GA | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Early County, GA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Echols County, GA | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Effingham County, GA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Elbert County, GA | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Evans County, GA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Floyd County, GA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Franklin County, GA | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Glascock County, GA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Glynn County, GA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Gordon County, GA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Grady County, GA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Greene County, GA | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Habersham County, GA | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Hall County, GA | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+58.1 |
| Haralson County, GA | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Harris County, GA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Hart County, GA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Heard County, GA | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Henry County, GA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Houston County, GA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Irwin County, GA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Jackson County, GA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Jasper County, GA | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Johnson County, GA | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Jones County, GA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Lamar County, GA | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Lanier County, GA | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Laurens County, GA | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Long County, GA | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Madison County, GA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Marion County, GA | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Miller County, GA | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Monroe County, GA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Morgan County, GA | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Murray County, GA | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Oconee County, GA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Paulding County, GA | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Peach County, GA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Pickens County, GA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Pierce County, GA | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Pike County, GA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Polk County, GA | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Putnam County, GA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Rabun County, GA | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Schley County, GA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Screven County, GA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Seminole County, GA | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Spalding County, GA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Stephens County, GA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Taylor County, GA | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Telfair County, GA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Thomas County, GA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Tift County, GA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Toombs County, GA | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Towns County, GA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Troup County, GA | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Turner County, GA | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+49.2 |
| Union County, GA | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Upson County, GA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Walton County, GA | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Ware County, GA | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Wayne County, GA | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| White County, GA | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Worth County, GA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
Georgia results by county
159 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | Jimmy Carter+1,024 | 2,98559.6% | 1,96139.2% | 611.2% | 5,007 |
| Atkinson County | Jimmy Carter+702 | 1,44965.2% | 74733.6% | 261.2% | 2,222 |
| Bacon County | Jimmy Carter+195 | 1,62252.2% | 1,42745.9% | 571.8% | 3,106 |
| Baker County | Jimmy Carter+525 | 1,03566.2% | 51032.6% | 191.2% | 1,564 |
| Baldwin County | Jimmy Carter+729 | 4,36852.5% | 3,63943.7% | 3193.8% | 8,326 |
| Banks County | Jimmy Carter+1,345 | 2,09172.9% | 74626.0% | 311.1% | 2,868 |
| Barrow County | Jimmy Carter+1,592 | 3,87661.4% | 2,28436.2% | 1492.4% | 6,309 |
| Bartow County | Jimmy Carter+4,355 | 7,49069.0% | 3,13528.9% | 2282.1% | 10,853 |
| Ben Hill County | Jimmy Carter+1,085 | 2,54462.6% | 1,45935.9% | 641.6% | 4,067 |
| Berrien County | Jimmy Carter+1,382 | 2,86965.1% | 1,48733.8% | 481.1% | 4,404 |
| Bibb County | Jimmy Carter+16,595 | 31,77066.0% | 15,17531.5% | 1,1852.5% | 48,130 |
| Bleckley County | Jimmy Carter+753 | 2,01458.5% | 1,26136.7% | 1654.8% | 3,440 |
| Brantley County | Jimmy Carter+1,184 | 2,06669.4% | 88229.6% | 291.0% | 2,977 |
| Brooks County | Jimmy Carter+684 | 2,23058.3% | 1,54640.4% | 511.3% | 3,827 |
| Bryan County | Jimmy Carter+754 | 1,96660.8% | 1,21237.5% | 571.8% | 3,235 |
| Bulloch County | Jimmy Carter+1,171 | 4,92155.2% | 3,75042.0% | 2502.8% | 8,921 |
| Burke County | Jimmy Carter+1,176 | 3,04761.0% | 1,87137.5% | 731.5% | 4,991 |
| Butts County | Jimmy Carter+1,364 | 2,57466.9% | 1,21031.5% | 611.6% | 3,845 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+762 | 1,41467.8% | 65231.2% | 211.0% | 2,087 |
| Camden County | Jimmy Carter+1,485 | 2,92465.8% | 1,43932.4% | 801.8% | 4,443 |
| Candler County | Jimmy Carter+328 | 1,35856.1% | 1,03042.5% | 331.4% | 2,421 |
| Carroll County | Jimmy Carter+2,387 | 8,20256.7% | 5,81540.2% | 4583.2% | 14,475 |
| Catoosa County | Ronald Reagan+1,041 | 4,92144.5% | 5,96253.9% | 1761.6% | 11,059 |
| Charlton County | Jimmy Carter+690 | 1,46964.3% | 77934.1% | 381.7% | 2,286 |
| Chatham County | Jimmy Carter+1,914 | 28,41350.0% | 26,49946.7% | 1,8693.3% | 56,781 |
| Chattahoochee County | Jimmy Carter+220 | 47663.3% | 25634.0% | 202.7% | 752 |
| Chattooga County | Jimmy Carter+2,333 | 4,27967.6% | 1,94630.7% | 1051.7% | 6,330 |
| Cherokee County | Jimmy Carter+770 | 6,02051.5% | 5,25045.0% | 4083.5% | 11,678 |
| Clarke County | Jimmy Carter+2,425 | 10,51952.9% | 8,09440.7% | 1,2866.5% | 19,899 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+593 | 90973.2% | 31625.5% | 161.3% | 1,241 |
| Clayton County | Ronald Reagan+1,620 | 17,54046.1% | 19,16050.4% | 1,3513.6% | 38,051 |
| Clinch County | Jimmy Carter+812 | 1,32571.1% | 51327.5% | 261.4% | 1,864 |
| Cobb County | Ronald Reagan+12,820 | 39,15740.9% | 51,97754.2% | 4,6824.9% | 95,816 |
| Coffee County | Jimmy Carter+1,539 | 4,03861.0% | 2,49937.7% | 841.3% | 6,621 |
| Colquitt County | Jimmy Carter+1,760 | 5,35359.0% | 3,59339.6% | 1231.4% | 9,069 |
| Columbia County | Ronald Reagan+958 | 5,33544.7% | 6,29352.7% | 3102.6% | 11,938 |
| Cook County | Jimmy Carter+1,273 | 2,46166.8% | 1,18832.2% | 351.0% | 3,684 |
| Coweta County | Jimmy Carter+1,217 | 5,69754.7% | 4,48043.0% | 2452.4% | 10,422 |
| Crawford County | Jimmy Carter+1,031 | 1,67370.4% | 64227.0% | 602.5% | 2,375 |
| Crisp County | Jimmy Carter+1,542 | 3,40363.6% | 1,86134.8% | 831.6% | 5,347 |
| Dade County | Ronald Reagan+379 | 1,73544.2% | 2,11453.8% | 802.0% | 3,929 |
| Dawson County | Jimmy Carter+343 | 1,07258.4% | 72939.7% | 362.0% | 1,837 |
| Decatur County | Jimmy Carter+323 | 3,24251.9% | 2,91946.8% | 821.3% | 6,243 |
| DeKalb County | Jimmy Carter+7,839 | 82,74349.4% | 74,90444.7% | 9,7585.8% | 167,405 |
| Dodge County | Jimmy Carter+2,916 | 4,63571.8% | 1,71926.6% | 991.5% | 6,453 |
| Dooly County | Jimmy Carter+1,281 | 2,36467.5% | 1,08330.9% | 551.6% | 3,502 |
| Dougherty County | Jimmy Carter+704 | 13,43050.5% | 12,72647.8% | 4591.7% | 26,615 |
| Douglas County | Ronald Reagan+138 | 6,80747.8% | 6,94548.8% | 4863.4% | 14,238 |
| Early County | Jimmy Carter+572 | 2,11057.3% | 1,53841.8% | 340.9% | 3,682 |
| Echols County | Jimmy Carter+256 | 51565.8% | 25933.1% | 91.1% | 783 |
| Effingham County | Jimmy Carter+255 | 2,78351.8% | 2,52847.0% | 661.2% | 5,377 |
| Elbert County | Jimmy Carter+2,047 | 4,01466.2% | 1,96732.5% | 801.3% | 6,061 |
| Emanuel County | Jimmy Carter+1,772 | 3,97163.5% | 2,19935.2% | 811.3% | 6,251 |
| Evans County | Jimmy Carter+366 | 1,45656.5% | 1,09042.3% | 291.1% | 2,575 |
| Fannin County | Ronald Reagan+670 | 2,52643.3% | 3,19654.8% | 1071.8% | 5,829 |
| Fayette County | Ronald Reagan+2,553 | 3,79836.0% | 6,35160.2% | 4003.8% | 10,549 |
| Floyd County | Jimmy Carter+4,490 | 13,71058.1% | 9,22039.1% | 6662.8% | 23,596 |
| Forsyth County | Jimmy Carter+1,168 | 4,32555.9% | 3,15740.8% | 2543.3% | 7,736 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+2,141 | 3,52871.1% | 1,38728.0% | 450.9% | 4,960 |
| Fulton County | Jimmy Carter+53,839 | 118,74861.6% | 64,90933.7% | 9,0664.7% | 192,723 |
| Gilmer County | Jimmy Carter+76 | 2,24649.5% | 2,17047.8% | 1212.7% | 4,537 |
| Glascock County | Jimmy Carter+104 | 61454.0% | 51044.8% | 141.2% | 1,138 |
| Glynn County | Jimmy Carter+326 | 7,54049.7% | 7,21447.5% | 4192.8% | 15,173 |
| Gordon County | Jimmy Carter+2,092 | 5,19960.9% | 3,10736.4% | 2362.8% | 8,542 |
| Grady County | Jimmy Carter+1,005 | 3,02359.1% | 2,01839.4% | 761.5% | 5,117 |
| Greene County | Jimmy Carter+1,610 | 2,57172.0% | 96126.9% | 411.1% | 3,573 |
| Gwinnett County | Ronald Reagan+5,227 | 21,95842.7% | 27,18552.8% | 2,3094.5% | 51,452 |
| Habersham County | Jimmy Carter+2,170 | 4,39464.8% | 2,22432.8% | 1632.4% | 6,781 |
| Hall County | Jimmy Carter+4,364 | 12,12459.1% | 7,76037.8% | 6373.1% | 20,521 |
| Hancock County | Jimmy Carter+1,632 | 2,20578.5% | 57320.4% | 311.1% | 2,809 |
| Haralson County | Jimmy Carter+1,377 | 3,60660.5% | 2,22937.4% | 1252.1% | 5,960 |
| Harris County | Jimmy Carter+806 | 2,80756.8% | 2,00140.5% | 1342.7% | 4,942 |
| Hart County | Jimmy Carter+2,962 | 4,53973.0% | 1,57725.4% | 991.6% | 6,215 |
| Heard County | Jimmy Carter+473 | 1,34859.0% | 87538.3% | 602.6% | 2,283 |
| Henry County | Jimmy Carter+309 | 5,63550.0% | 5,32647.3% | 3072.7% | 11,268 |
| Houston County | Jimmy Carter+1,910 | 10,91552.7% | 9,00543.5% | 7753.7% | 20,695 |
| Irwin County | Jimmy Carter+499 | 1,55559.1% | 1,05640.1% | 210.8% | 2,632 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+2,382 | 4,59166.1% | 2,20931.8% | 1492.1% | 6,949 |
| Jasper County | Jimmy Carter+667 | 1,54662.2% | 87935.4% | 592.4% | 2,484 |
| Jeff Davis County | Jimmy Carter+868 | 2,05962.2% | 1,19136.0% | 611.8% | 3,311 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+1,700 | 3,30566.4% | 1,60532.2% | 681.4% | 4,978 |
| Jenkins County | Jimmy Carter+808 | 1,63265.5% | 82433.1% | 371.5% | 2,493 |
| Johnson County | Jimmy Carter+731 | 1,85461.2% | 1,12337.1% | 521.7% | 3,029 |
| Jones County | Jimmy Carter+1,411 | 3,23962.0% | 1,82835.0% | 1532.9% | 5,220 |
| Lamar County | Jimmy Carter+1,155 | 2,45364.1% | 1,29833.9% | 772.0% | 3,828 |
| Lanier County | Jimmy Carter+646 | 1,11669.6% | 47029.3% | 181.1% | 1,604 |
| Laurens County | Jimmy Carter+3,468 | 7,86062.8% | 4,39235.1% | 2712.2% | 12,523 |
| Lee County | Ronald Reagan+272 | 1,67045.6% | 1,94253.0% | 491.3% | 3,661 |
| Liberty County | Jimmy Carter+1,592 | 3,09966.2% | 1,50732.2% | 771.6% | 4,683 |
| Lincoln County | Jimmy Carter+811 | 1,61766.3% | 80633.0% | 170.7% | 2,440 |
| Long County | Jimmy Carter+688 | 1,20269.0% | 51429.5% | 271.5% | 1,743 |
| Lowndes County | Ronald Reagan+633 | 5,98946.4% | 6,62251.3% | 3012.3% | 12,912 |
| Lumpkin County | Jimmy Carter+927 | 1,95163.2% | 1,02433.2% | 1103.6% | 3,085 |
| Macon County | Jimmy Carter+2,131 | 3,02576.0% | 89422.5% | 601.5% | 3,979 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+650 | 2,98055.2% | 2,33043.1% | 911.7% | 5,401 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+607 | 1,17466.2% | 56732.0% | 321.8% | 1,773 |
| McDuffie County | Jimmy Carter+739 | 2,66757.0% | 1,92841.2% | 881.9% | 4,683 |
| McIntosh County | Jimmy Carter+1,228 | 2,10469.0% | 87628.7% | 692.3% | 3,049 |
| Meriwether County | Jimmy Carter+2,038 | 3,87666.8% | 1,83831.7% | 911.6% | 5,805 |
| Miller County | Jimmy Carter+227 | 1,12754.9% | 90043.8% | 261.3% | 2,053 |
| Mitchell County | Jimmy Carter+1,335 | 3,56660.9% | 2,23138.1% | 591.0% | 5,856 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+1,300 | 2,54265.9% | 1,24232.2% | 762.0% | 3,860 |
| Montgomery County | Jimmy Carter+715 | 1,66363.0% | 94835.9% | 291.1% | 2,640 |
| Morgan County | Jimmy Carter+953 | 2,27662.0% | 1,32336.0% | 722.0% | 3,671 |
| Murray County | Jimmy Carter+1,556 | 3,09465.8% | 1,53832.7% | 691.5% | 4,701 |
| Muscogee County | Jimmy Carter+8,069 | 23,27258.8% | 15,20338.4% | 1,0912.8% | 39,566 |
| Newton County | Jimmy Carter+2,405 | 5,61162.0% | 3,20635.4% | 2392.6% | 9,056 |
| Oconee County | Jimmy Carter+76 | 2,14149.0% | 2,06547.3% | 1613.7% | 4,367 |
| Oglethorpe County | Jimmy Carter+424 | 1,61156.4% | 1,18741.6% | 582.0% | 2,856 |
| Paulding County | Jimmy Carter+1,841 | 4,68660.7% | 2,84536.9% | 1862.4% | 7,717 |
| Peach County | Jimmy Carter+1,773 | 3,41566.1% | 1,64231.8% | 1132.2% | 5,170 |
| Pickens County | Jimmy Carter+746 | 2,35857.8% | 1,61239.5% | 1072.6% | 4,077 |
| Pierce County | Jimmy Carter+891 | 1,91864.3% | 1,02734.4% | 401.3% | 2,985 |
| Pike County | Jimmy Carter+484 | 1,75556.7% | 1,27141.1% | 682.2% | 3,094 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+2,472 | 5,42163.3% | 2,94934.4% | 1922.2% | 8,562 |
| Pulaski County | Jimmy Carter+844 | 1,99761.8% | 1,15335.7% | 822.5% | 3,232 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+785 | 1,95161.4% | 1,16636.7% | 601.9% | 3,177 |
| Quitman County | Jimmy Carter+349 | 58970.4% | 24028.7% | 81.0% | 837 |
| Rabun County | Jimmy Carter+1,257 | 2,32766.6% | 1,07030.6% | 982.8% | 3,495 |
| Randolph County | Jimmy Carter+982 | 1,86167.8% | 87932.0% | 30.1% | 2,743 |
| Richmond County | Jimmy Carter+4,485 | 24,10453.7% | 19,61943.7% | 1,1482.6% | 44,871 |
| Rockdale County | Ronald Reagan+905 | 4,39543.7% | 5,30052.6% | 3723.7% | 10,067 |
| Schley County | Jimmy Carter+160 | 61356.5% | 45341.8% | 191.8% | 1,085 |
| Screven County | Jimmy Carter+627 | 2,11757.8% | 1,49040.7% | 571.6% | 3,664 |
| Seminole County | Jimmy Carter+677 | 1,79461.1% | 1,11738.0% | 250.9% | 2,936 |
| Spalding County | Jimmy Carter+2,367 | 7,17658.2% | 4,80939.0% | 3462.8% | 12,331 |
| Stephens County | Jimmy Carter+2,484 | 4,52967.7% | 2,04530.6% | 1181.8% | 6,692 |
| Stewart County | Jimmy Carter+829 | 1,44069.0% | 61129.3% | 361.7% | 2,087 |
| Sumter County | Jimmy Carter+1,999 | 4,95661.5% | 2,95736.7% | 1471.8% | 8,060 |
| Talbot County | Jimmy Carter+1,063 | 1,63572.9% | 57225.5% | 361.6% | 2,243 |
| Taliaferro County | Jimmy Carter+400 | 67070.2% | 27028.3% | 141.5% | 954 |
| Tattnall County | Jimmy Carter+782 | 2,86457.3% | 2,08241.6% | 561.1% | 5,002 |
| Taylor County | Jimmy Carter+1,030 | 1,84568.4% | 81530.2% | 381.4% | 2,698 |
| Telfair County | Jimmy Carter+1,527 | 2,70068.5% | 1,17329.8% | 681.7% | 3,941 |
| Terrell County | Jimmy Carter+632 | 2,01058.8% | 1,37840.3% | 320.9% | 3,420 |
| Thomas County | Jimmy Carter+1,401 | 5,69556.0% | 4,29442.3% | 1721.7% | 10,161 |
| Tift County | Jimmy Carter+1,292 | 4,57257.0% | 3,28040.9% | 1702.1% | 8,022 |
| Toombs County | Jimmy Carter+420 | 3,25552.5% | 2,83545.7% | 1071.7% | 6,197 |
| Towns County | Jimmy Carter+35 | 1,51049.3% | 1,47548.1% | 802.6% | 3,065 |
| Treutlen County | Jimmy Carter+639 | 1,30765.2% | 66833.3% | 291.4% | 2,004 |
| Troup County | Jimmy Carter+2,318 | 7,71657.5% | 5,39840.2% | 3152.3% | 13,429 |
| Turner County | Jimmy Carter+1,092 | 1,99068.1% | 89830.7% | 331.1% | 2,921 |
| Twiggs County | Jimmy Carter+1,466 | 2,21374.3% | 74725.1% | 200.7% | 2,980 |
| Union County | Jimmy Carter+154 | 1,70051.3% | 1,54646.7% | 652.0% | 3,311 |
| Upson County | Jimmy Carter+1,925 | 4,71361.7% | 2,78836.5% | 1341.8% | 7,635 |
| Walker County | Ronald Reagan+279 | 6,80948.2% | 7,08850.2% | 2351.7% | 14,132 |
| Walton County | Jimmy Carter+1,907 | 4,52562.0% | 2,61835.8% | 1602.2% | 7,303 |
| Ware County | Jimmy Carter+2,592 | 6,30762.2% | 3,71536.6% | 1151.1% | 10,137 |
| Warren County | Jimmy Carter+738 | 1,51765.4% | 77933.6% | 251.1% | 2,321 |
| Washington County | Jimmy Carter+1,630 | 3,45264.4% | 1,82234.0% | 901.7% | 5,364 |
| Wayne County | Jimmy Carter+1,630 | 3,84362.4% | 2,21335.9% | 1011.6% | 6,157 |
| Webster County | Jimmy Carter+296 | 60864.7% | 31233.2% | 202.1% | 940 |
| Wheeler County | Jimmy Carter+1,049 | 1,59973.1% | 55025.2% | 371.7% | 2,186 |
| White County | Jimmy Carter+842 | 2,01761.4% | 1,17535.7% | 952.9% | 3,287 |
| Whitfield County | Jimmy Carter+3,287 | 9,69159.0% | 6,40439.0% | 3442.1% | 16,439 |
| Wilcox County | Jimmy Carter+953 | 1,78067.7% | 82731.4% | 230.9% | 2,630 |
| Wilkes County | Jimmy Carter+1,138 | 2,35064.9% | 1,21233.5% | 611.7% | 3,623 |
| Wilkinson County | Jimmy Carter+1,249 | 2,36567.0% | 1,11631.6% | 511.4% | 3,532 |
| Worth County | Jimmy Carter+491 | 2,56754.7% | 2,07644.2% | 521.1% | 4,695 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
Same ballot, 1980GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.