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Elections / 1980 · President · ME

Ronald Reagan carried Maine R+3.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Maine, 1980. The state ran 6.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

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

Maine result
523,011 votes counted
Carter (D)
220,974
42.3%
Reagan (R)
238,522
45.6%
All others
63,515
12.1%
Margin
R+3.4
1980 presidential election
Maine, 1980
ReaganR+3.4
1980 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+9.4Aroostook County, ME · R+5.5Cumberland County, ME · D+1.4Franklin County, ME · R+5.8Hancock County, ME · R+20.7Kennebec County, ME · R+1.2Knox County, ME · R+12.2Lincoln County, ME · R+18.6Oxford County, ME · R+4.8Penobscot County, ME · R+3.7Piscataquis County, ME · R+5.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+2.2Somerset County, ME · R+6.0Waldo County, ME · R+12.4Washington County, ME · R+7.6York County, ME · R+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican45.6%238,522
Jimmy CarterDemocratic42.3%220,974
John B. AndersonIndependent12.1%63,515
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1980
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+9.4%
22,71518,39946,080
Aroostook CountyR
−5.5%
14,49216,34333,846
Cumberland CountyD
+1.4%
47,33745,820107,461
Franklin CountyR
−5.8%
4,9795,68012,128
Hancock CountyR
−20.7%
7,02711,43521,334
Kennebec CountyR
−1.2%
20,94321,51749,077
Knox CountyR
−12.2%
5,7327,63115,581
Lincoln CountyR
−18.6%
4,7767,43414,259
Oxford CountyR
−4.8%
9,91411,04123,474
Penobscot CountyR
−3.7%
26,51928,86962,793
Piscataquis CountyR
−5.4%
3,5504,0158,555
Sagadahoc CountyR
−2.2%
5,6635,94613,145
Somerset CountyR
−6.0%
8,1159,28619,513
Waldo CountyR
−12.4%
4,8836,51413,140
Washington CountyR
−7.6%
6,0507,18014,788
York CountyR
−4.6%
28,27931,41267,837