Montana — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionMontana · PresidentReaganR+24.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 56.8% | 206,814 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 32.4% | 118,032 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.7% | 39,106 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Glacier County, MT | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+49.1 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Missoula County, MT | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+25.0 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Reagan, Ronald+2,113 | 2,95572.0% | 84220.5% | 3067.5% | 4,103 |
| Big Horn County | Reagan, Ronald+86 | 1,73046.3% | 1,64444.0% | 3619.7% | 3,735 |
| Blaine County | Reagan, Ronald+579 | 1,68656.3% | 1,10737.0% | 2026.7% | 2,995 |
| Broadwater County | Reagan, Ronald+651 | 1,05267.3% | 40125.6% | 1117.1% | 1,564 |
| Carbon County | Reagan, Ronald+1,003 | 2,47156.6% | 1,46833.6% | 4249.7% | 4,363 |
| Carter County | Reagan, Ronald+529 | 76672.4% | 23722.4% | 555.2% | 1,058 |
| Cascade County | Reagan, Ronald+6,559 | 17,66454.8% | 11,10534.5% | 3,46510.7% | 32,234 |
| Chouteau County | Reagan, Ronald+1,595 | 2,44868.3% | 85323.8% | 2827.9% | 3,583 |
| Custer County | Reagan, Ronald+1,711 | 3,53360.7% | 1,82231.3% | 4617.9% | 5,816 |
| Daniels County | Reagan, Ronald+603 | 1,08665.2% | 48329.0% | 975.8% | 1,666 |
| Dawson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,502 | 3,04559.5% | 1,54330.1% | 53010.4% | 5,118 |
| Deer Lodge County | Carter, Jimmy+1,172 | 1,90533.8% | 3,07754.6% | 65611.6% | 5,638 |
| Fallon County | Reagan, Ronald+774 | 1,28667.0% | 51226.7% | 1226.4% | 1,920 |
| Fergus County | Reagan, Ronald+2,615 | 4,45565.0% | 1,84026.9% | 5578.1% | 6,852 |
| Flathead County | Reagan, Ronald+8,753 | 15,10263.5% | 6,34926.7% | 2,3169.7% | 23,767 |
| Gallatin County | Reagan, Ronald+6,991 | 12,73858.6% | 5,74726.5% | 3,24114.9% | 21,726 |
| Garfield County | Reagan, Ronald+591 | 76078.0% | 16917.4% | 454.6% | 974 |
| Glacier County | Reagan, Ronald+889 | 2,28355.8% | 1,39434.1% | 41610.2% | 4,093 |
| Golden Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+207 | 36265.1% | 15527.9% | 397.0% | 556 |
| Granite County | Reagan, Ronald+372 | 81159.2% | 43932.0% | 1218.8% | 1,371 |
| Hill County | Reagan, Ronald+1,573 | 4,44855.0% | 2,87535.5% | 7669.5% | 8,089 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+786 | 1,84157.1% | 1,05532.7% | 32710.1% | 3,223 |
| Judith Basin County | Reagan, Ronald+550 | 1,03063.3% | 48029.5% | 1177.2% | 1,627 |
| Lake County | Reagan, Ronald+2,468 | 5,08359.6% | 2,61530.6% | 8349.8% | 8,532 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+5,313 | 12,12857.2% | 6,81532.1% | 2,26910.7% | 21,212 |
| Liberty County | Reagan, Ronald+589 | 87269.4% | 28322.5% | 1018.0% | 1,256 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+1,780 | 4,20257.2% | 2,42233.0% | 7249.9% | 7,348 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,544 | 2,22070.6% | 67621.5% | 2497.9% | 3,145 |
| McCone County | Reagan, Ronald+651 | 1,00068.0% | 34923.7% | 1228.3% | 1,471 |
| Meagher County | Reagan, Ronald+442 | 68969.6% | 24724.9% | 545.5% | 990 |
| Mineral County | Reagan, Ronald+140 | 80048.3% | 66039.8% | 19711.9% | 1,657 |
| Missoula County | Reagan, Ronald+3,046 | 16,16146.7% | 13,11537.9% | 5,31815.4% | 34,594 |
| Musselshell County | Reagan, Ronald+495 | 1,27958.0% | 78435.6% | 1416.4% | 2,204 |
| Park County | Reagan, Ronald+2,266 | 3,92963.4% | 1,66326.8% | 6039.7% | 6,195 |
| Petroleum County | Reagan, Ronald+135 | 22566.0% | 9026.4% | 267.6% | 341 |
| Phillips County | Reagan, Ronald+978 | 1,72364.9% | 74528.1% | 1857.0% | 2,653 |
| Pondera County | Reagan, Ronald+1,373 | 2,27066.1% | 89726.1% | 2657.7% | 3,432 |
| Powder River County | Reagan, Ronald+649 | 98568.3% | 33623.3% | 1228.5% | 1,443 |
| Powell County | Reagan, Ronald+887 | 1,77059.1% | 88329.5% | 34011.4% | 2,993 |
| Prairie County | Reagan, Ronald+297 | 58062.6% | 28330.5% | 646.9% | 927 |
| Ravalli County | Reagan, Ronald+4,205 | 7,26863.7% | 3,06326.9% | 1,0739.4% | 11,404 |
| Richland County | Reagan, Ronald+2,096 | 3,34866.5% | 1,25224.9% | 4388.7% | 5,038 |
| Roosevelt County | Reagan, Ronald+794 | 2,29855.2% | 1,50436.2% | 3588.6% | 4,160 |
| Rosebud County | Reagan, Ronald+708 | 1,87554.5% | 1,16733.9% | 40111.6% | 3,443 |
| Sanders County | Reagan, Ronald+799 | 2,19454.9% | 1,39534.9% | 41010.3% | 3,999 |
| Sheridan County | Reagan, Ronald+703 | 1,65856.9% | 95532.8% | 29910.3% | 2,912 |
| Silver Bow County | Carter, Jimmy+2,420 | 7,30137.7% | 9,72150.2% | 2,35512.2% | 19,377 |
| Stillwater County | Reagan, Ronald+909 | 1,82861.3% | 91930.8% | 2377.9% | 2,984 |
| Sweet Grass County | Reagan, Ronald+729 | 1,16967.2% | 44025.3% | 1307.5% | 1,739 |
| Teton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,513 | 2,41567.8% | 90225.3% | 2476.9% | 3,564 |
| Toole County | Reagan, Ronald+1,366 | 2,00070.2% | 63422.2% | 2167.6% | 2,850 |
| Treasure County | Reagan, Ronald+140 | 32157.9% | 18132.7% | 529.4% | 554 |
| Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+1,675 | 3,24262.5% | 1,56730.2% | 3817.3% | 5,190 |
| Wheatland County | Reagan, Ronald+361 | 74260.3% | 38131.0% | 1078.7% | 1,230 |
| Wibaux County | Reagan, Ronald+231 | 45061.6% | 21930.0% | 628.5% | 731 |
| Yellowstone County | Reagan, Ronald+12,060 | 27,33256.6% | 15,27231.6% | 5,70911.8% | 48,313 |
complete certified result
Montana 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)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 1980MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.