North Dakota — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentReaganR+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 64.2% | 193,695 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 26.3% | 79,189 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.5% | 28,661 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+60.0 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+63.9 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+48.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+75.3 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+41.5 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+40.2 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Ronald Reagan+864 | 1,33468.7% | 47024.2% | 1377.1% | 1,941 |
| Barnes County | Ronald Reagan+2,264 | 4,39259.8% | 2,12829.0% | 82611.2% | 7,346 |
| Benson County | Ronald Reagan+1,030 | 2,14959.9% | 1,11931.2% | 3198.9% | 3,587 |
| Billings County | Ronald Reagan+402 | 52476.1% | 12217.7% | 436.2% | 689 |
| Bottineau County | Ronald Reagan+2,304 | 3,39470.3% | 1,09022.6% | 3447.1% | 4,828 |
| Bowman County | Ronald Reagan+1,053 | 1,50770.5% | 45421.2% | 1778.3% | 2,138 |
| Burke County | Ronald Reagan+1,024 | 1,44273.3% | 41821.2% | 1085.5% | 1,968 |
| Burleigh County | Ronald Reagan+12,308 | 18,43767.9% | 6,12922.6% | 2,5719.5% | 27,137 |
| Cass County | Ronald Reagan+10,324 | 23,88654.8% | 13,56231.1% | 6,17214.1% | 43,620 |
| Cavalier County | Ronald Reagan+1,477 | 2,58264.9% | 1,10527.8% | 2907.3% | 3,977 |
| Dickey County | Ronald Reagan+1,538 | 2,45568.7% | 91725.7% | 2025.7% | 3,574 |
| Divide County | Ronald Reagan+758 | 1,26766.1% | 50926.5% | 1427.4% | 1,918 |
| Dunn County | Ronald Reagan+1,174 | 1,70671.5% | 53222.3% | 1486.2% | 2,386 |
| Eddy County | Ronald Reagan+614 | 1,15361.2% | 53928.6% | 19110.1% | 1,883 |
| Emmons County | Ronald Reagan+1,867 | 2,36977.6% | 50216.4% | 1836.0% | 3,054 |
| Foster County | Ronald Reagan+948 | 1,53466.6% | 58625.4% | 1837.9% | 2,303 |
| Golden Valley County | Ronald Reagan+747 | 1,00674.6% | 25919.2% | 846.2% | 1,349 |
| Grand Forks County | Ronald Reagan+7,260 | 14,25757.6% | 6,99728.3% | 3,47714.1% | 24,731 |
| Grant County | Ronald Reagan+1,574 | 1,89180.8% | 31713.6% | 1315.6% | 2,339 |
| Griggs County | Ronald Reagan+706 | 1,34261.8% | 63629.3% | 1928.8% | 2,170 |
| Hettinger County | Ronald Reagan+1,265 | 1,69975.3% | 43419.2% | 1245.5% | 2,257 |
| Kidder County | Ronald Reagan+1,148 | 1,47477.1% | 32617.0% | 1135.9% | 1,913 |
| LaMoure County | Ronald Reagan+1,286 | 2,13664.9% | 85025.8% | 3069.3% | 3,292 |
| Logan County | Ronald Reagan+1,191 | 1,47479.0% | 28315.2% | 1085.8% | 1,865 |
| McHenry County | Ronald Reagan+1,983 | 2,92271.2% | 93922.9% | 2435.9% | 4,104 |
| McIntosh County | Ronald Reagan+2,163 | 2,47186.0% | 30810.7% | 943.3% | 2,873 |
| McKenzie County | Ronald Reagan+1,398 | 2,26567.3% | 86725.7% | 2367.0% | 3,368 |
| McLean County | Ronald Reagan+2,621 | 4,23467.8% | 1,61325.8% | 3996.4% | 6,246 |
| Mercer County | Ronald Reagan+2,015 | 3,22468.0% | 1,20925.5% | 3086.5% | 4,741 |
| Morton County | Ronald Reagan+4,798 | 7,65966.8% | 2,86125.0% | 9388.2% | 11,458 |
| Mountrail County | Ronald Reagan+982 | 2,16560.4% | 1,18333.0% | 2396.7% | 3,587 |
| Nelson County | Ronald Reagan+885 | 1,61162.1% | 72628.0% | 2589.9% | 2,595 |
| Oliver County | Ronald Reagan+696 | 96673.4% | 27020.5% | 806.1% | 1,316 |
| Pembina County | Ronald Reagan+1,862 | 3,10165.7% | 1,23926.3% | 3788.0% | 4,718 |
| Pierce County | Ronald Reagan+1,756 | 2,27376.1% | 51717.3% | 1986.6% | 2,988 |
| Ramsey County | Ronald Reagan+2,471 | 4,07864.9% | 1,60725.6% | 6009.5% | 6,285 |
| Ransom County | Ronald Reagan+909 | 1,88359.9% | 97431.0% | 2859.1% | 3,142 |
| Renville County | Ronald Reagan+584 | 1,15462.6% | 57030.9% | 1186.4% | 1,842 |
| Richland County | Ronald Reagan+3,013 | 5,71161.2% | 2,69828.9% | 9289.9% | 9,337 |
| Rolette County | Jimmy Carter+61 | 1,59944.8% | 1,66046.6% | 3078.6% | 3,566 |
| Sargent County | Ronald Reagan+517 | 1,56555.4% | 1,04837.1% | 2107.4% | 2,823 |
| Sheridan County | Ronald Reagan+1,118 | 1,32682.5% | 20812.9% | 734.5% | 1,607 |
| Sioux County | Ronald Reagan+237 | 62056.9% | 38335.1% | 878.0% | 1,090 |
| Slope County | Ronald Reagan+334 | 46271.4% | 12819.8% | 578.8% | 647 |
| Stark County | Ronald Reagan+4,296 | 6,31270.1% | 2,01622.4% | 6757.5% | 9,003 |
| Steele County | Ronald Reagan+380 | 99753.3% | 61733.0% | 25613.7% | 1,870 |
| Stutsman County | Ronald Reagan+3,972 | 6,54563.9% | 2,57325.1% | 1,13111.0% | 10,249 |
| Towner County | Ronald Reagan+807 | 1,37564.9% | 56826.8% | 1768.3% | 2,119 |
| Traill County | Ronald Reagan+1,664 | 3,09260.9% | 1,42828.1% | 55611.0% | 5,076 |
| Walsh County | Ronald Reagan+2,638 | 4,48864.7% | 1,85026.7% | 6008.6% | 6,938 |
| Ward County | Ronald Reagan+9,443 | 14,99767.6% | 5,55425.0% | 1,6387.4% | 22,189 |
| Wells County | Ronald Reagan+1,914 | 2,66073.9% | 74620.7% | 1935.4% | 3,599 |
| Williams County | Ronald Reagan+3,985 | 6,53065.9% | 2,54525.7% | 8298.4% | 9,904 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.