New Hampshire — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionNew Hampshire · PresidentReaganR+29.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 57.7% | 221,705 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 28.4% | 108,864 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.9% | 53,362 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap County, NH | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Carroll County, NH | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Cheshire County, NH | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Coos County, NH | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Grafton County, NH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Hillsborough County, NH | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Rockingham County, NH | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Strafford County, NH | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Sullivan County, NH | Republican | R+18.3 |
New Hampshire results by county
10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | Ronald Reagan+7,712 | 12,07765.1% | 4,36523.5% | 2,10411.3% | 18,546 |
| Carroll County | Ronald Reagan+6,861 | 9,98067.2% | 3,11921.0% | 1,74211.7% | 14,841 |
| Cheshire County | Ronald Reagan+5,407 | 13,24252.0% | 7,83530.8% | 4,39017.2% | 25,467 |
| Coos County | Ronald Reagan+3,975 | 8,72460.1% | 4,74932.7% | 1,0477.2% | 14,520 |
| Grafton County | Ronald Reagan+7,991 | 15,27356.3% | 7,28226.8% | 4,59616.9% | 27,151 |
| Hillsborough County | Ronald Reagan+37,205 | 68,99459.8% | 31,78927.6% | 14,52112.6% | 115,304 |
| Merrimack County | Ronald Reagan+11,501 | 23,58456.2% | 12,08328.8% | 6,29315.0% | 41,960 |
| Rockingham County | Ronald Reagan+24,248 | 45,96057.8% | 21,71227.3% | 11,80214.9% | 79,474 |
| Strafford County | Ronald Reagan+5,358 | 16,39950.4% | 11,04133.9% | 5,09115.6% | 32,531 |
| Sullivan County | Ronald Reagan+2,583 | 7,47252.9% | 4,88934.6% | 1,77612.6% | 14,137 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 1980NH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.