Ronald Reagan carried Michigan R+6.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Michigan, 1980. The state ran 3.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

3,909,725 votes counted

Carter (D)

1,661,532

42.5%

Reagan (R)

1,915,225

49.0%

All others

332,968

8.5%

Margin

R+6.5

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1980 presidential election

Michigan, 1980

ReaganR+6.5

How it voted

Share of the 1980 vote

Ronald Reagan ✓Republican	49.0%	1,915,225
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	42.5%	1,661,532
John B. AndersonIndependent	8.5%	332,968

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1980

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−20.7%	1,857	2,905	5,062
Alger County	D	+3.9%	2,242	2,059	4,647
Allegan County	R	−32.3%	9,877	20,560	33,031
Alpena County	R	−7.7%	5,834	6,901	13,832
Antrim County	R	−21.5%	2,909	4,706	8,364
Arenac County	R	−13.8%	2,547	3,436	6,431
Baraga County	R	−11.1%	1,609	2,046	3,921
Barry County	R	−24.9%	6,857	12,006	20,654
Bay County	R	−1.5%	24,517	25,331	54,592
Benzie County	R	−22.0%	1,842	3,054	5,498
Berrien County	R	−28.4%	22,152	41,458	67,978
Branch County	R	−34.4%	4,635	10,224	16,230
Calhoun County	R	−13.3%	23,022	30,912	59,176
Cass County	R	−21.0%	7,058	11,206	19,735
Charlevoix County	R	−13.4%	3,741	5,053	9,796
Cheboygan County	R	−12.9%	3,938	5,221	9,954
Chippewa County	R	−13.3%	5,268	7,059	13,494
Clare County	R	−14.5%	4,164	5,719	10,718
Clinton County	R	−30.1%	7,539	14,968	24,691
Crawford County	R	−16.6%	1,826	2,652	4,964
Delta County	D	+1.9%	8,475	8,146	17,692
Dickinson County	R	−7.0%	5,694	6,614	13,077
Eaton County	R	−25.5%	12,742	22,927	39,977
Emmet County	R	−20.0%	3,724	5,930	11,006
Genesee County	D	+6.4%	90,393	78,572	183,900
Gladwin County	R	−8.8%	3,733	4,509	8,825
Gogebic County	D	+8.4%	5,254	4,388	10,252
Grand Traverse County	R	−29.7%	7,150	14,484	24,706
Gratiot County	R	−27.9%	4,916	9,294	15,672
Hillsdale County	R	−39.9%	4,375	10,951	16,499
Houghton County	R	−6.5%	6,858	7,926	16,534
Huron County	R	−37.8%	4,434	10,553	16,167
Ingham County	R	−6.8%	48,278	56,777	125,631
Ionia County	R	−23.8%	7,039	12,040	20,982
Iosco County	R	−20.5%	4,255	6,680	11,815
Iron County	D	+3.0%	3,742	3,507	7,732
Isabella County	R	−15.0%	7,293	10,407	20,715
Jackson County	R	−16.1%	23,685	33,749	62,580
Kalamazoo County	R	−14.8%	34,528	48,669	95,617
Kalkaska County	R	−20.0%	1,807	2,802	4,966
Kent County	R	−19.3%	72,790	112,604	206,290
Keweenaw County	R	−1.0%	570	583	1,260
Lake County	D	+7.8%	2,041	1,730	4,003
Lapeer County	R	−22.5%	9,671	15,996	28,069
Leelanau County	R	−28.2%	2,348	4,585	7,935
Lenawee County	R	−20.6%	12,935	20,366	36,085
Livingston County	R	−29.8%	12,626	25,012	41,570
Luce County	R	−23.1%	992	1,659	2,882
Mackinac County	R	−13.1%	2,262	3,021	5,784
Macomb County	R	−11.5%	120,125	154,155	297,119
Manistee County	R	−14.0%	4,164	5,662	10,702
Marquette County	D	+0.4%	13,312	13,181	29,479
Mason County	R	−24.5%	4,134	7,137	12,276
Mecosta County	R	−17.4%	5,228	7,754	14,528
Menominee County	R	−10.3%	4,962	6,170	11,749
Midland County	R	−17.3%	12,019	17,828	33,610
Missaukee County	R	−32.7%	1,563	3,221	5,075
Monroe County	R	−10.1%	20,578	25,612	49,964
Montcalm County	R	−21.5%	6,706	10,822	19,150
Montmorency County	R	−17.3%	1,654	2,400	4,308
Muskegon County	R	−14.5%	26,645	36,512	67,954
Newaygo County	R	−24.2%	5,236	8,918	15,223
Oakland County	R	−19.1%	164,869	253,211	463,328
Oceana County	R	−21.7%	3,386	5,465	9,564
Ogemaw County	R	−9.1%	3,426	4,169	8,128
Ontonagon County	R	−3.7%	2,375	2,569	5,248
Osceola County	R	−27.6%	2,650	4,902	8,164
Oscoda County	R	−17.0%	1,325	1,915	3,466
Otsego County	R	−15.7%	2,666	3,771	7,023
Ottawa County	R	−43.4%	18,435	51,217	75,484
Presque Isle County	R	−7.7%	2,952	3,486	6,912
Roscommon County	R	−15.7%	3,763	5,280	9,659
Saginaw County	R	−3.8%	41,650	45,233	93,799
Sanilac County	R	−40.1%	4,898	12,158	18,117
Schoolcraft County	R	−3.0%	1,964	2,097	4,374
Shiawassee County	R	−12.4%	11,985	15,756	30,470
St. Clair County	R	−19.0%	20,410	31,021	55,779
St. Joseph County	R	−33.9%	6,318	13,631	21,570
Tuscola County	R	−25.2%	7,632	13,306	22,505
Van Buren County	R	−20.1%	9,248	14,451	25,824
Washtenaw County	D	+2.0%	51,013	48,699	116,179
Wayne County	D	+23.2%	522,024	315,532	890,844
Wexford County	R	−16.6%	4,173	6,027	11,160