Elections / 1980 · President · GA
Georgia — 1980 presidential election
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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 |
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% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | D | 2,985 | 1,961 | 5,007 | |
| Atkinson County | D | 1,449 | 747 | 2,222 | |
| Bacon County | D | 1,622 | 1,427 | 3,106 | |
| Baker County | D | 1,035 | 510 | 1,564 | |
| Baldwin County | D | 4,368 | 3,639 | 8,326 | |
| Banks County | D | 2,091 | 746 | 2,868 | |
| Barrow County | D | 3,876 | 2,284 | 6,309 | |
| Bartow County | D | 7,490 | 3,135 | 10,853 | |
| Ben Hill County | D | 2,544 | 1,459 | 4,067 | |
| Berrien County | D | 2,869 | 1,487 | 4,404 | |
| Bibb County | D | 31,770 | 15,175 | 48,130 | |
| Bleckley County | D | 2,014 | 1,261 | 3,440 | |
| Brantley County | D | 2,066 | 882 | 2,977 | |
| Brooks County | D | 2,230 | 1,546 | 3,827 | |
| Bryan County | D | 1,966 | 1,212 | 3,235 | |
| Bulloch County | D | 4,921 | 3,750 | 8,921 | |
| Burke County | D | 3,047 | 1,871 | 4,991 | |
| Butts County | D | 2,574 | 1,210 | 3,845 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 1,414 | 652 | 2,087 | |
| Camden County | D | 2,924 | 1,439 | 4,443 | |
| Candler County | D | 1,358 | 1,030 | 2,421 | |
| Carroll County | D | 8,202 | 5,815 | 14,475 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 4,921 | 5,962 | 11,059 | |
| Charlton County | D | 1,469 | 779 | 2,286 | |
| Chatham County | D | 28,413 | 26,499 | 56,781 | |
| Chattahoochee County | D | 476 | 256 | 752 | |
| Chattooga County | D | 4,279 | 1,946 | 6,330 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 6,020 | 5,250 | 11,678 | |
| Clarke County | D | 10,519 | 8,094 | 19,899 | |
| Clay County | D | 909 | 316 | 1,241 | |
| Clayton County | R | 17,540 | 19,160 | 38,051 | |
| Clinch County | D | 1,325 | 513 | 1,864 | |
| Cobb County | R | 39,157 | 51,977 | 95,816 | |
| Coffee County | D | 4,038 | 2,499 | 6,621 | |
| Colquitt County | D | 5,353 | 3,593 | 9,069 | |
| Columbia County | R | 5,335 | 6,293 | 11,938 | |
| Cook County | D | 2,461 | 1,188 | 3,684 | |
| Coweta County | D | 5,697 | 4,480 | 10,422 | |
| Crawford County | D | 1,673 | 642 | 2,375 | |
| Crisp County | D | 3,403 | 1,861 | 5,347 | |
| Dade County | R | 1,735 | 2,114 | 3,929 | |
| Dawson County | D | 1,072 | 729 | 1,837 | |
| Decatur County | D | 3,242 | 2,919 | 6,243 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 82,743 | 74,904 | 167,405 | |
| Dodge County | D | 4,635 | 1,719 | 6,453 | |
| Dooly County | D | 2,364 | 1,083 | 3,502 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 13,430 | 12,726 | 26,615 | |
| Douglas County | R | 6,807 | 6,945 | 14,238 | |
| Early County | D | 2,110 | 1,538 | 3,682 | |
| Echols County | D | 515 | 259 | 783 | |
| Effingham County | D | 2,783 | 2,528 | 5,377 | |
| Elbert County | D | 4,014 | 1,967 | 6,061 | |
| Emanuel County | D | 3,971 | 2,199 | 6,251 | |
| Evans County | D | 1,456 | 1,090 | 2,575 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,526 | 3,196 | 5,829 | |
| Fayette County | R | 3,798 | 6,351 | 10,549 | |
| Floyd County | D | 13,710 | 9,220 | 23,596 | |
| Forsyth County | D | 4,325 | 3,157 | 7,736 | |
| Franklin County | D | 3,528 | 1,387 | 4,960 | |
| Fulton County | D | 118,748 | 64,909 | 192,723 | |
| Gilmer County | D | 2,246 | 2,170 | 4,537 | |
| Glascock County | D | 614 | 510 | 1,138 | |
| Glynn County | D | 7,540 | 7,214 | 15,173 | |
| Gordon County | D | 5,199 | 3,107 | 8,542 | |
| Grady County | D | 3,023 | 2,018 | 5,117 | |
| Greene County | D | 2,571 | 961 | 3,573 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 21,958 | 27,185 | 51,452 | |
| Habersham County | D | 4,394 | 2,224 | 6,781 | |
| Hall County | D | 12,124 | 7,760 | 20,521 | |
| Hancock County | D | 2,205 | 573 | 2,809 | |
| Haralson County | D | 3,606 | 2,229 | 5,960 | |
| Harris County | D | 2,807 | 2,001 | 4,942 | |
| Hart County | D | 4,539 | 1,577 | 6,215 | |
| Heard County | D | 1,348 | 875 | 2,283 | |
| Henry County | D | 5,635 | 5,326 | 11,268 | |
| Houston County | D | 10,915 | 9,005 | 20,695 | |
| Irwin County | D | 1,555 | 1,056 | 2,632 | |
| Jackson County | D | 4,591 | 2,209 | 6,949 | |
| Jasper County | D | 1,546 | 879 | 2,484 | |
| Jeff Davis County | D | 2,059 | 1,191 | 3,311 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 3,305 | 1,605 | 4,978 | |
| Jenkins County | D | 1,632 | 824 | 2,493 | |
| Johnson County | D | 1,854 | 1,123 | 3,029 | |
| Jones County | D | 3,239 | 1,828 | 5,220 | |
| Lamar County | D | 2,453 | 1,298 | 3,828 | |
| Lanier County | D | 1,116 | 470 | 1,604 | |
| Laurens County | D | 7,860 | 4,392 | 12,523 | |
| Lee County | R | 1,670 | 1,942 | 3,661 | |
| Liberty County | D | 3,099 | 1,507 | 4,683 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 1,617 | 806 | 2,440 | |
| Long County | D | 1,202 | 514 | 1,743 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 5,989 | 6,622 | 12,912 | |
| Lumpkin County | D | 1,951 | 1,024 | 3,085 | |
| Macon County | D | 3,025 | 894 | 3,979 | |
| Madison County | D | 2,980 | 2,330 | 5,401 | |
| Marion County | D | 1,174 | 567 | 1,773 | |
| McDuffie County | D | 2,667 | 1,928 | 4,683 | |
| McIntosh County | D | 2,104 | 876 | 3,049 | |
| Meriwether County | D | 3,876 | 1,838 | 5,805 | |
| Miller County | D | 1,127 | 900 | 2,053 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 3,566 | 2,231 | 5,856 | |
| Monroe County | D | 2,542 | 1,242 | 3,860 | |
| Montgomery County | D | 1,663 | 948 | 2,640 | |
| Morgan County | D | 2,276 | 1,323 | 3,671 | |
| Murray County | D | 3,094 | 1,538 | 4,701 | |
| Muscogee County | D | 23,272 | 15,203 | 39,566 | |
| Newton County | D | 5,611 | 3,206 | 9,056 | |
| Oconee County | D | 2,141 | 2,065 | 4,367 | |
| Oglethorpe County | D | 1,611 | 1,187 | 2,856 | |
| Paulding County | D | 4,686 | 2,845 | 7,717 | |
| Peach County | D | 3,415 | 1,642 | 5,170 | |
| Pickens County | D | 2,358 | 1,612 | 4,077 | |
| Pierce County | D | 1,918 | 1,027 | 2,985 | |
| Pike County | D | 1,755 | 1,271 | 3,094 | |
| Polk County | D | 5,421 | 2,949 | 8,562 | |
| Pulaski County | D | 1,997 | 1,153 | 3,232 | |
| Putnam County | D | 1,951 | 1,166 | 3,177 | |
| Quitman County | D | 589 | 240 | 837 | |
| Rabun County | D | 2,327 | 1,070 | 3,495 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,861 | 879 | 2,743 | |
| Richmond County | D | 24,104 | 19,619 | 44,871 | |
| Rockdale County | R | 4,395 | 5,300 | 10,067 | |
| Schley County | D | 613 | 453 | 1,085 | |
| Screven County | D | 2,117 | 1,490 | 3,664 | |
| Seminole County | D | 1,794 | 1,117 | 2,936 | |
| Spalding County | D | 7,176 | 4,809 | 12,331 | |
| Stephens County | D | 4,529 | 2,045 | 6,692 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,440 | 611 | 2,087 | |
| Sumter County | D | 4,956 | 2,957 | 8,060 | |
| Talbot County | D | 1,635 | 572 | 2,243 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 670 | 270 | 954 | |
| Tattnall County | D | 2,864 | 2,082 | 5,002 | |
| Taylor County | D | 1,845 | 815 | 2,698 | |
| Telfair County | D | 2,700 | 1,173 | 3,941 | |
| Terrell County | D | 2,010 | 1,378 | 3,420 | |
| Thomas County | D | 5,695 | 4,294 | 10,161 | |
| Tift County | D | 4,572 | 3,280 | 8,022 | |
| Toombs County | D | 3,255 | 2,835 | 6,197 | |
| Towns County | D | 1,510 | 1,475 | 3,065 | |
| Treutlen County | D | 1,307 | 668 | 2,004 | |
| Troup County | D | 7,716 | 5,398 | 13,429 | |
| Turner County | D | 1,990 | 898 | 2,921 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 2,213 | 747 | 2,980 | |
| Union County | D | 1,700 | 1,546 | 3,311 | |
| Upson County | D | 4,713 | 2,788 | 7,635 | |
| Walker County | R | 6,809 | 7,088 | 14,132 | |
| Walton County | D | 4,525 | 2,618 | 7,303 | |
| Ware County | D | 6,307 | 3,715 | 10,137 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,517 | 779 | 2,321 | |
| Washington County | D | 3,452 | 1,822 | 5,364 | |
| Wayne County | D | 3,843 | 2,213 | 6,157 | |
| Webster County | D | 608 | 312 | 940 | |
| Wheeler County | D | 1,599 | 550 | 2,186 | |
| White County | D | 2,017 | 1,175 | 3,287 | |
| Whitfield County | D | 9,691 | 6,404 | 16,439 | |
| Wilcox County | D | 1,780 | 827 | 2,630 | |
| Wilkes County | D | 2,350 | 1,212 | 3,623 | |
| Wilkinson County | D | 2,365 | 1,116 | 3,532 | |
| Worth County | D | 2,567 | 2,076 | 4,695 |
Same ballot, 1980GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.