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Elections / 1980 · President · NH

Ronald Reagan carried New Hampshire R+29.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in New Hampshire, 1980. The state ran 19.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

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

New Hampshire result
383,931 votes counted
Carter (D)
108,864
28.4%
Reagan (R)
221,705
57.7%
All others
53,362
13.9%
Margin
R+29.4
1980 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1980
ReaganR+29.4
1980 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+41.6Carroll County, NH · R+46.2Cheshire County, NH · R+21.2Coos County, NH · R+27.4Grafton County, NH · R+29.4Hillsborough County, NH · R+32.3Merrimack County, NH · R+27.4Rockingham County, NH · R+30.5Strafford County, NH · R+16.5Sullivan County, NH · R+18.3
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican57.7%221,705
Jimmy CarterDemocratic28.4%108,864
John B. AndersonIndependent13.9%53,362
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1980
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−41.6%
4,36512,07718,546
Carroll CountyR
−46.2%
3,1199,98014,841
Cheshire CountyR
−21.2%
7,83513,24225,467
Coos CountyR
−27.4%
4,7498,72414,520
Grafton CountyR
−29.4%
7,28215,27327,151
Hillsborough CountyR
−32.3%
31,78968,994115,304
Merrimack CountyR
−27.4%
12,08323,58441,960
Rockingham CountyR
−30.5%
21,71245,96079,474
Strafford CountyR
−16.5%
11,04116,39932,531
Sullivan CountyR
−18.3%
4,8897,47214,137