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Elections / 1980 · President · MD

Jimmy Carter carried Maryland D+3.0.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Maryland, 1980. The state ran 12.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Maryland result
1,540,496 votes counted
Carter (D)
726,161
47.1%
Reagan (R)
680,606
44.2%
All others
133,729
8.7%
Margin
D+3.0
1980 presidential election
Maryland, 1980
CarterD+3.0
1980 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allegany County, MD · R+17.0Anne Arundel County, MD · R+14.2Baltimore city, MD · D+50.6Baltimore County, MD · R+4.0Calvert County, MD · R+6.4Caroline County, MD · R+11.1Carroll County, MD · R+28.7Cecil County, MD · R+9.2Charles County, MD · R+13.3Dorchester County, MD · R+2.4Frederick County, MD · R+21.5Garrett County, MD · R+32.4Harford County, MD · R+13.1Howard County, MD · R+6.9Kent County, MD · D+1.5Montgomery County, MD · R+7.4Prince George's County, MD · D+10.2Queen Anne's County, MD · R+10.2Somerset County, MD · TiedSt. Mary's County, MD · R+9.3Talbot County, MD · R+19.1Washington County, MD · R+22.5Wicomico County, MD · R+8.2Worcester County, MD · R+11.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic47.1%726,161
Ronald ReaganRepublican44.2%680,606
John B. AndersonIndependent8.7%133,729
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1980
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−17.0%
12,16717,51231,484
Anne Arundel CountyR
−14.2%
50,78069,443131,632
Baltimore cityD
+50.6%
191,91157,902264,775
Baltimore CountyR
−4.0%
121,280132,490279,917
Calvert CountyR
−6.4%
4,7455,44010,870
Caroline CountyR
−11.1%
2,8333,5826,765
Carroll CountyR
−28.7%
10,39319,85932,940
Cecil CountyR
−9.2%
7,9379,67318,846
Charles CountyR
−13.3%
8,88711,80722,020
Dorchester CountyR
−2.4%
4,9085,16010,550
Frederick CountyR
−21.5%
13,62922,03339,130
Garrett CountyR
−32.4%
2,7085,4758,545
Harford CountyR
−13.1%
20,04226,71350,941
Howard CountyR
−6.9%
20,70224,27251,599
Kent CountyD
+1.5%
2,9862,8896,304
Montgomery CountyR
−7.4%
105,822125,515266,151
Prince George's CountyD
+10.2%
98,75778,977193,987
Queen Anne's CountyR
−10.2%
3,8204,7499,112
Somerset CountyD
+0.4%
3,3423,3126,937
St. Mary's CountyR
−9.3%
6,7738,26716,056
Talbot CountyR
−19.1%
3,9956,04410,711
Washington CountyR
−22.5%
14,11822,90139,083
Wicomico CountyR
−8.2%
9,43111,22921,905
Worcester CountyR
−11.4%
4,1955,36210,236