Elections / 1980 · President · KS
Kansas — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionKansas · PresidentReaganR+24.6
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 57.9% | 566,812 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 33.3% | 326,150 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.9% | 86,833 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+42.2 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+16.2 |
complete certified result
Kansas 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)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 2,009 | 3,811 | 6,317 | |
| Anderson County | R | 1,170 | 2,363 | 3,773 | |
| Atchison County | R | 3,063 | 4,084 | 7,581 | |
| Barber County | R | 914 | 1,872 | 2,994 | |
| Barton County | R | 3,663 | 9,147 | 13,852 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 2,605 | 4,263 | 7,199 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,370 | 3,598 | 5,322 | |
| Butler County | R | 6,875 | 10,210 | 18,453 | |
| Chase County | R | 413 | 1,073 | 1,603 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 543 | 1,566 | 2,187 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 3,969 | 5,296 | 9,662 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 358 | 1,330 | 1,800 | |
| Clark County | R | 430 | 901 | 1,417 | |
| Clay County | R | 932 | 3,449 | 4,667 | |
| Cloud County | R | 1,793 | 3,581 | 5,817 | |
| Coffey County | R | 938 | 2,491 | 3,602 | |
| Comanche County | R | 393 | 877 | 1,340 | |
| Cowley County | R | 5,474 | 8,749 | 15,312 | |
| Crawford County | R | 7,658 | 8,058 | 16,855 | |
| Decatur County | R | 443 | 1,642 | 2,250 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 2,108 | 5,654 | 8,359 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,001 | 2,523 | 3,719 | |
| Douglas County | R | 9,360 | 14,106 | 28,784 | |
| Edwards County | R | 616 | 1,409 | 2,204 | |
| Elk County | R | 482 | 1,280 | 1,837 | |
| Ellis County | R | 3,940 | 5,634 | 10,724 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 886 | 2,155 | 3,270 | |
| Finney County | R | 2,689 | 4,831 | 8,246 | |
| Ford County | R | 3,194 | 5,686 | 9,661 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,726 | 5,525 | 8,808 | |
| Geary County | R | 2,357 | 3,534 | 6,304 | |
| Gove County | R | 396 | 1,263 | 1,776 | |
| Graham County | R | 473 | 1,450 | 2,045 | |
| Grant County | R | 683 | 1,711 | 2,592 | |
| Gray County | R | 583 | 1,310 | 2,057 | |
| Greeley County | R | 235 | 600 | 947 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 1,241 | 2,685 | 4,155 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 402 | 889 | 1,375 | |
| Harper County | R | 990 | 2,254 | 3,512 | |
| Harvey County | R | 4,173 | 7,045 | 12,912 | |
| Haskell County | R | 374 | 1,014 | 1,499 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 339 | 831 | 1,256 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,537 | 3,211 | 5,070 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,776 | 4,046 | 6,263 | |
| Jewell County | R | 578 | 2,074 | 2,849 | |
| Johnson County | R | 33,210 | 78,048 | 123,983 | |
| Kearny County | R | 375 | 924 | 1,392 | |
| Kingman County | R | 1,133 | 2,610 | 4,102 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 438 | 1,433 | 1,986 | |
| Labette County | R | 3,947 | 5,244 | 9,921 | |
| Lane County | R | 321 | 924 | 1,368 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 6,354 | 9,157 | 16,656 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 528 | 1,685 | 2,335 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,157 | 2,407 | 3,710 | |
| Logan County | R | 358 | 1,261 | 1,730 | |
| Lyon County | R | 4,680 | 8,431 | 14,551 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,569 | 3,960 | 6,150 | |
| Marshall County | R | 1,555 | 4,127 | 6,097 | |
| McPherson County | R | 3,340 | 6,843 | 11,631 | |
| Meade County | R | 482 | 1,618 | 2,258 | |
| Miami County | R | 3,071 | 4,740 | 8,301 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 876 | 2,821 | 3,953 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 5,282 | 10,856 | 16,915 | |
| Morris County | R | 810 | 1,933 | 2,949 | |
| Morton County | R | 414 | 1,157 | 1,662 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 1,600 | 3,546 | 5,456 | |
| Neosho County | R | 2,923 | 4,613 | 8,077 | |
| Ness County | R | 616 | 1,657 | 2,455 | |
| Norton County | R | 666 | 2,625 | 3,477 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,088 | 3,817 | 6,324 | |
| Osborne County | R | 620 | 2,188 | 2,984 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 630 | 2,118 | 2,947 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 1,184 | 2,170 | 3,691 | |
| Phillips County | R | 748 | 2,731 | 3,667 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 1,724 | 3,895 | 6,144 | |
| Pratt County | R | 1,369 | 2,866 | 4,683 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 427 | 1,524 | 2,076 | |
| Reno County | R | 9,615 | 13,804 | 26,121 | |
| Republic County | R | 850 | 3,031 | 4,120 | |
| Rice County | R | 1,847 | 3,211 | 5,568 | |
| Riley County | R | 5,224 | 8,904 | 16,818 | |
| Rooks County | R | 725 | 2,275 | 3,187 | |
| Rush County | R | 557 | 1,840 | 2,572 | |
| Russell County | R | 910 | 3,241 | 4,437 | |
| Saline County | R | 6,382 | 12,758 | 21,169 | |
| Scott County | R | 456 | 1,829 | 2,418 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 55,105 | 75,317 | 145,431 | |
| Seward County | R | 1,460 | 4,385 | 6,191 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 24,852 | 36,290 | 67,776 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 391 | 1,202 | 1,693 | |
| Sherman County | R | 779 | 2,315 | 3,362 | |
| Smith County | R | 719 | 2,415 | 3,368 | |
| Stafford County | R | 872 | 1,865 | 2,976 | |
| Stanton County | R | 231 | 672 | 992 | |
| Stevens County | R | 478 | 1,502 | 2,085 | |
| Sumner County | R | 3,761 | 6,038 | 10,496 | |
| Thomas County | R | 1,045 | 2,789 | 4,202 | |
| Trego County | R | 523 | 1,340 | 2,048 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 853 | 2,255 | 3,317 | |
| Wallace County | R | 167 | 811 | 1,036 | |
| Washington County | R | 784 | 3,058 | 4,083 | |
| Wichita County | R | 303 | 880 | 1,258 | |
| Wilson County | R | 1,205 | 3,328 | 4,801 | |
| Woodson County | R | 646 | 1,435 | 2,189 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 32,763 | 23,012 | 60,223 |
Same ballot, 1980KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.