Indiana — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentReaganR+18.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 56.0% | 1,255,656 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 37.7% | 844,197 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.3% | 142,180 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Blackford County, IN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Brown County, IN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Clark County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Crawford County, IN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+21.8 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Dubois County, IN | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Floyd County, IN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Harrison County, IN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Knox County, IN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+43.8 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+0.04 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Posey County, IN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Vigo County, IN | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Washington County, IN | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Wells County, IN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+20.7 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Reagan, Ronald+1,695 | 6,36853.2% | 4,67339.0% | 9377.8% | 11,978 |
| Allen County | Reagan, Ronald+30,759 | 68,52457.6% | 37,76531.8% | 12,60910.6% | 118,898 |
| Bartholomew County | Reagan, Ronald+6,541 | 15,80158.6% | 9,26034.3% | 1,9137.1% | 26,974 |
| Benton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,669 | 3,18964.3% | 1,52030.6% | 2545.1% | 4,963 |
| Blackford County | Reagan, Ronald+737 | 3,16853.1% | 2,43140.8% | 3636.1% | 5,962 |
| Boone County | Reagan, Ronald+5,949 | 10,48466.1% | 4,53528.6% | 8405.3% | 15,859 |
| Brown County | Reagan, Ronald+870 | 2,88454.5% | 2,01438.1% | 3937.4% | 5,291 |
| Carroll County | Reagan, Ronald+2,296 | 5,26260.5% | 2,96634.1% | 4715.4% | 8,699 |
| Cass County | Reagan, Ronald+5,662 | 11,50062.9% | 5,83831.9% | 9365.1% | 18,274 |
| Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+1,371 | 15,50849.7% | 14,13745.3% | 1,5364.9% | 31,181 |
| Clay County | Reagan, Ronald+2,617 | 6,98059.1% | 4,36336.9% | 4694.0% | 11,812 |
| Clinton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,900 | 8,15858.4% | 5,25837.7% | 5463.9% | 13,962 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+424 | 2,55452.5% | 2,13043.8% | 1803.7% | 4,864 |
| Daviess County | Reagan, Ronald+2,965 | 7,02260.9% | 4,05735.2% | 4533.9% | 11,532 |
| Dearborn County | Reagan, Ronald+2,332 | 7,46756.4% | 5,13538.8% | 6474.9% | 13,249 |
| Decatur County | Reagan, Ronald+2,173 | 5,81958.5% | 3,64636.6% | 4864.9% | 9,951 |
| DeKalb County | Reagan, Ronald+2,975 | 7,88656.5% | 4,91135.2% | 1,1538.3% | 13,950 |
| Delaware County | Reagan, Ronald+7,419 | 28,34253.8% | 20,92339.7% | 3,3826.4% | 52,647 |
| Dubois County | Reagan, Ronald+75 | 6,77547.5% | 6,70046.9% | 8015.6% | 14,276 |
| Elkhart County | Reagan, Ronald+15,198 | 30,08161.4% | 14,88330.4% | 4,0308.2% | 48,994 |
| Fayette County | Reagan, Ronald+1,700 | 6,00455.9% | 4,30440.1% | 4244.0% | 10,732 |
| Floyd County | Reagan, Ronald+913 | 12,45648.9% | 11,54345.3% | 1,4685.8% | 25,467 |
| Fountain County | Reagan, Ronald+2,444 | 5,28962.2% | 2,84533.4% | 3724.4% | 8,506 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+1,717 | 4,55159.1% | 2,83436.8% | 3164.1% | 7,701 |
| Fulton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,670 | 5,45862.5% | 2,78831.9% | 4825.5% | 8,728 |
| Gibson County | Reagan, Ronald+809 | 7,64350.3% | 6,83445.0% | 7124.7% | 15,189 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+8,688 | 19,07861.7% | 10,39033.6% | 1,4414.7% | 30,909 |
| Greene County | Reagan, Ronald+1,425 | 7,45252.9% | 6,02742.8% | 6194.4% | 14,098 |
| Hamilton County | Reagan, Ronald+19,182 | 26,21874.2% | 7,03619.9% | 2,0735.9% | 35,327 |
| Hancock County | Reagan, Ronald+6,969 | 12,09366.7% | 5,12428.3% | 9215.1% | 18,138 |
| Harrison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,422 | 6,28754.2% | 4,86542.0% | 4423.8% | 11,594 |
| Hendricks County | Reagan, Ronald+11,954 | 19,36668.9% | 7,41226.4% | 1,3394.8% | 28,117 |
| Henry County | Reagan, Ronald+5,098 | 12,72460.0% | 7,62636.0% | 8464.0% | 21,196 |
| Howard County | Reagan, Ronald+8,356 | 21,27259.2% | 12,91636.0% | 1,7224.8% | 35,910 |
| Huntington County | Reagan, Ronald+4,082 | 9,49759.6% | 5,41534.0% | 1,0256.4% | 15,937 |
| Jackson County | Reagan, Ronald+2,478 | 8,90355.8% | 6,42540.3% | 6143.9% | 15,942 |
| Jasper County | Reagan, Ronald+3,772 | 6,31668.1% | 2,54427.4% | 4164.5% | 9,276 |
| Jay County | Reagan, Ronald+2,095 | 5,35158.1% | 3,25635.3% | 6106.6% | 9,217 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,335 | 6,83152.2% | 5,49642.0% | 7605.8% | 13,087 |
| Jennings County | Reagan, Ronald+1,567 | 5,49856.0% | 3,93140.0% | 3934.0% | 9,822 |
| Johnson County | Reagan, Ronald+11,573 | 20,01866.3% | 8,44528.0% | 1,7115.7% | 30,174 |
| Knox County | Reagan, Ronald+2,254 | 10,08353.6% | 7,82941.6% | 9104.8% | 18,822 |
| Kosciusko County | Reagan, Ronald+9,949 | 15,63368.8% | 5,68425.0% | 1,4136.2% | 22,730 |
| LaGrange County | Reagan, Ronald+2,164 | 4,25962.5% | 2,09530.7% | 4616.8% | 6,815 |
| Lake County | Carter, Jimmy+5,737 | 95,40846.0% | 101,14548.8% | 10,7865.2% | 207,339 |
| LaPorte County | Reagan, Ronald+7,037 | 22,42455.3% | 15,38738.0% | 2,7276.7% | 40,538 |
| Lawrence County | Reagan, Ronald+5,020 | 10,84662.7% | 5,82633.7% | 6243.6% | 17,296 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+12,028 | 35,58257.3% | 23,55437.9% | 2,9564.8% | 62,092 |
| Marion County | Reagan, Ronald+42,577 | 168,68053.7% | 126,10340.1% | 19,4866.2% | 314,269 |
| Marshall County | Reagan, Ronald+5,096 | 10,20962.2% | 5,11331.2% | 1,0896.6% | 16,411 |
| Martin County | Reagan, Ronald+603 | 3,08253.3% | 2,47942.9% | 2183.8% | 5,779 |
| Miami County | Reagan, Ronald+3,745 | 8,67260.6% | 4,92734.4% | 7054.9% | 14,304 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+4,917 | 18,23349.4% | 13,31636.1% | 5,34514.5% | 36,894 |
| Montgomery County | Reagan, Ronald+5,778 | 9,93666.6% | 4,15827.9% | 8235.5% | 14,917 |
| Morgan County | Reagan, Ronald+7,882 | 13,32168.5% | 5,43928.0% | 6783.5% | 19,438 |
| Newton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,201 | 3,85066.8% | 1,64928.6% | 2644.6% | 5,763 |
| Noble County | Reagan, Ronald+2,903 | 7,62457.4% | 4,72135.5% | 9377.1% | 13,282 |
| Ohio County | Reagan, Ronald+190 | 1,26452.2% | 1,07444.4% | 823.4% | 2,420 |
| Orange County | Reagan, Ronald+1,845 | 5,07359.3% | 3,22837.7% | 2573.0% | 8,558 |
| Owen County | Reagan, Ronald+1,307 | 3,63258.5% | 2,32537.4% | 2554.1% | 6,212 |
| Parke County | Reagan, Ronald+2,163 | 4,59562.8% | 2,43233.2% | 2883.9% | 7,315 |
| Perry County | Carter, Jimmy+190 | 4,35045.9% | 4,54048.0% | 5786.1% | 9,468 |
| Pike County | Carter, Jimmy+3 | 3,34348.1% | 3,34648.1% | 2633.8% | 6,952 |
| Porter County | Reagan, Ronald+17,186 | 30,05564.2% | 12,86927.5% | 3,8928.3% | 46,816 |
| Posey County | Reagan, Ronald+1,631 | 6,09653.7% | 4,46539.3% | 7937.0% | 11,354 |
| Pulaski County | Reagan, Ronald+1,824 | 3,91662.1% | 2,09233.2% | 3024.8% | 6,310 |
| Putnam County | Reagan, Ronald+3,094 | 7,09060.4% | 3,99634.0% | 6625.6% | 11,748 |
| Randolph County | Reagan, Ronald+3,737 | 7,76262.6% | 4,02532.5% | 6034.9% | 12,390 |
| Ripley County | Reagan, Ronald+1,748 | 5,77056.4% | 4,02239.3% | 4414.3% | 10,233 |
| Rush County | Reagan, Ronald+2,441 | 4,82964.3% | 2,38831.8% | 2943.9% | 7,511 |
| Scott County | Carter, Jimmy+262 | 3,43246.8% | 3,69450.4% | 2032.8% | 7,329 |
| Shelby County | Reagan, Ronald+4,635 | 10,49661.2% | 5,86134.2% | 7934.6% | 17,150 |
| Spencer County | Reagan, Ronald+1,131 | 5,28454.4% | 4,15342.8% | 2682.8% | 9,705 |
| St. Joseph County | Reagan, Ronald+6,389 | 50,60749.1% | 44,21842.9% | 8,2898.0% | 103,114 |
| Starke County | Reagan, Ronald+1,420 | 5,03555.3% | 3,61539.7% | 4605.0% | 9,110 |
| Steuben County | Reagan, Ronald+3,064 | 5,67062.9% | 2,60628.9% | 7328.1% | 9,008 |
| Sullivan County | Reagan, Ronald+130 | 4,46549.0% | 4,33547.6% | 3033.3% | 9,103 |
| Switzerland County | Carter, Jimmy+120 | 1,58447.1% | 1,70450.7% | 722.1% | 3,360 |
| Tippecanoe County | Reagan, Ronald+12,953 | 27,58956.9% | 14,63630.2% | 6,24512.9% | 48,470 |
| Tipton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,603 | 5,15063.8% | 2,54731.6% | 3744.6% | 8,071 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+868 | 1,76663.5% | 89832.3% | 1164.2% | 2,780 |
| Vanderburgh County | Reagan, Ronald+6,318 | 36,24851.1% | 29,93042.2% | 4,8046.8% | 70,982 |
| Vermillion County | Reagan, Ronald+402 | 4,19549.9% | 3,79345.2% | 4124.9% | 8,400 |
| Vigo County | Reagan, Ronald+4,872 | 24,13351.9% | 19,26141.4% | 3,1336.7% | 46,527 |
| Wabash County | Reagan, Ronald+4,118 | 8,73860.8% | 4,62032.2% | 1,0107.0% | 14,368 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+1,378 | 2,66564.1% | 1,28731.0% | 2054.9% | 4,157 |
| Warrick County | Reagan, Ronald+1,836 | 8,68152.4% | 6,84541.3% | 1,0446.3% | 16,570 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+1,571 | 5,23456.3% | 3,66339.4% | 4004.3% | 9,297 |
| Wayne County | Reagan, Ronald+7,382 | 16,98160.5% | 9,59934.2% | 1,4725.2% | 28,052 |
| Wells County | Reagan, Ronald+2,104 | 5,86456.1% | 3,76036.0% | 8217.9% | 10,445 |
| White County | Reagan, Ronald+3,752 | 6,99964.5% | 3,24729.9% | 6095.6% | 10,855 |
| Whitley County | Reagan, Ronald+2,649 | 7,14655.7% | 4,49735.1% | 1,1789.2% | 12,821 |
complete certified result
Indiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Same ballot, 1980IN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.