Pennsylvania — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentReaganR+7.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 49.6% | 2,261,872 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 42.5% | 1,937,540 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.9% | 362,089 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Northampton County, PA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+27.2 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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 | Reagan, Ronald+6,494 | 13,76061.4% | 7,26632.4% | 1,3786.2% | 22,404 |
| Allegheny County | Carter, Jimmy+25,614 | 271,85043.7% | 297,46447.9% | 52,1048.4% | 621,418 |
| Armstrong County | Reagan, Ronald+237 | 12,95547.8% | 12,71846.9% | 1,4315.3% | 27,104 |
| Beaver County | Carter, Jimmy+13,459 | 30,49638.2% | 43,95555.1% | 5,3146.7% | 79,765 |
| Bedford County | Reagan, Ronald+5,980 | 10,93066.6% | 4,95030.1% | 5393.3% | 16,419 |
| Berks County | Reagan, Ronald+24,127 | 60,57656.4% | 36,44933.9% | 10,3609.6% | 107,385 |
| Blair County | Reagan, Ronald+13,917 | 28,93162.4% | 15,01432.4% | 2,4145.2% | 46,359 |
| Bradford County | Reagan, Ronald+6,700 | 13,13963.0% | 6,43930.9% | 1,2876.2% | 20,865 |
| Bucks County | Reagan, Ronald+41,416 | 100,53655.5% | 59,12032.6% | 21,50811.9% | 181,164 |
| Butler County | Reagan, Ronald+9,110 | 28,82154.7% | 19,71137.4% | 4,1577.9% | 52,689 |
| Cambria County | Carter, Jimmy+3,049 | 33,07245.8% | 36,12150.1% | 2,9384.1% | 72,131 |
| Cameron County | Reagan, Ronald+683 | 1,79559.2% | 1,11236.7% | 1234.1% | 3,030 |
| Carbon County | Reagan, Ronald+2,033 | 10,04252.0% | 8,00941.4% | 1,2786.6% | 19,329 |
| Centre County | Reagan, Ronald+4,618 | 20,60548.3% | 15,98737.5% | 6,03914.2% | 42,631 |
| Chester County | Reagan, Ronald+38,739 | 73,04660.9% | 34,30728.6% | 12,54310.5% | 119,896 |
| Clarion County | Reagan, Ronald+3,340 | 8,81258.4% | 5,47236.2% | 8175.4% | 15,101 |
| Clearfield County | Reagan, Ronald+3,652 | 15,29954.3% | 11,64741.3% | 1,2464.4% | 28,192 |
| Clinton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,446 | 6,28852.4% | 4,84240.3% | 8807.3% | 12,010 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+2,977 | 12,42653.3% | 9,44940.5% | 1,4386.2% | 23,313 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+4,774 | 16,55253.6% | 11,77838.1% | 2,5798.3% | 30,909 |
| Cumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+21,363 | 41,15261.2% | 19,78929.4% | 6,3199.4% | 67,260 |
| Dauphin County | Reagan, Ronald+16,787 | 44,03956.2% | 27,25234.8% | 7,0969.1% | 78,387 |
| Delaware County | Reagan, Ronald+54,968 | 143,28255.8% | 88,31434.4% | 25,2639.8% | 256,859 |
| Elk County | Reagan, Ronald+1,277 | 7,17552.5% | 5,89843.1% | 5964.4% | 13,669 |
| Erie County | Reagan, Ronald+2,972 | 48,91847.4% | 45,94644.5% | 8,2988.0% | 103,162 |
| Fayette County | Carter, Jimmy+8,711 | 19,25239.0% | 27,96356.6% | 2,1684.4% | 49,383 |
| Forest County | Reagan, Ronald+387 | 1,20656.1% | 81938.1% | 1245.8% | 2,149 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+10,655 | 22,71661.8% | 12,06132.8% | 1,9645.3% | 36,741 |
| Fulton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,398 | 2,74064.9% | 1,34231.8% | 1403.3% | 4,222 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+2,857 | 5,33637.8% | 8,19358.0% | 5924.2% | 14,121 |
| Huntingdon County | Reagan, Ronald+3,046 | 8,14058.4% | 5,09436.6% | 6945.0% | 13,928 |
| Indiana County | Reagan, Ronald+1,779 | 15,60749.6% | 13,82844.0% | 2,0166.4% | 31,451 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+3,332 | 9,62857.4% | 6,29637.5% | 8545.1% | 16,778 |
| Juniata County | Reagan, Ronald+1,443 | 4,13957.8% | 2,69637.6% | 3264.6% | 7,161 |
| Lackawanna County | Carter, Jimmy+1,015 | 44,24246.4% | 45,25747.4% | 5,9486.2% | 95,447 |
| Lancaster County | Reagan, Ronald+49,937 | 79,96367.3% | 30,02625.3% | 8,9087.5% | 118,897 |
| Lawrence County | Carter, Jimmy+1,102 | 18,40445.8% | 19,50648.5% | 2,3035.7% | 40,213 |
| Lebanon County | Reagan, Ronald+16,214 | 24,49569.0% | 8,28123.3% | 2,7317.7% | 35,507 |
| Lehigh County | Reagan, Ronald+15,955 | 50,78252.9% | 34,82736.3% | 10,37610.8% | 95,985 |
| Luzerne County | Reagan, Ronald+7,846 | 67,82250.2% | 59,97644.4% | 7,2825.4% | 135,080 |
| Lycoming County | Reagan, Ronald+8,806 | 23,41557.7% | 14,60936.0% | 2,5296.2% | 40,553 |
| McKean County | Reagan, Ronald+4,165 | 9,22960.9% | 5,06433.4% | 8735.8% | 15,166 |
| Mercer County | Reagan, Ronald+2,656 | 22,37248.5% | 19,71642.8% | 4,0028.7% | 46,090 |
| Mifflin County | Reagan, Ronald+2,315 | 7,54155.8% | 5,22638.7% | 7535.6% | 13,520 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+4,806 | 12,35755.4% | 7,55133.9% | 2,38110.7% | 22,289 |
| Montgomery County | Reagan, Ronald+72,707 | 156,99657.8% | 84,28931.0% | 30,26811.1% | 271,553 |
| Montour County | Reagan, Ronald+1,127 | 3,39955.8% | 2,27237.3% | 4257.0% | 6,096 |
| Northampton County | Reagan, Ronald+3,867 | 35,78747.1% | 31,92042.0% | 8,33011.0% | 76,037 |
| Northumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+6,858 | 20,60856.8% | 13,75037.9% | 1,9325.3% | 36,290 |
| Perry County | Reagan, Ronald+4,345 | 8,02663.7% | 3,68129.2% | 8927.1% | 12,599 |
| Philadelphia County | Carter, Jimmy+177,145 | 244,10834.0% | 421,25358.7% | 52,7397.3% | 718,100 |
| Pike County | Reagan, Ronald+3,117 | 5,24965.8% | 2,13226.7% | 5927.4% | 7,973 |
| Potter County | Reagan, Ronald+1,774 | 4,07361.1% | 2,29934.5% | 2974.5% | 6,669 |
| Schuylkill County | Reagan, Ronald+11,305 | 36,27355.8% | 24,96838.4% | 3,7285.7% | 64,969 |
| Snyder County | Reagan, Ronald+5,216 | 7,63472.1% | 2,41822.8% | 5395.1% | 10,591 |
| Somerset County | Reagan, Ronald+6,034 | 17,72958.2% | 11,69538.4% | 1,0313.4% | 30,455 |
| Sullivan County | Reagan, Ronald+602 | 1,67657.8% | 1,07437.0% | 1525.2% | 2,902 |
| Susquehanna County | Reagan, Ronald+4,334 | 8,99461.2% | 4,66031.7% | 1,0357.0% | 14,689 |
| Tioga County | Reagan, Ronald+4,497 | 8,77063.3% | 4,27330.9% | 8065.8% | 13,849 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+4,111 | 6,79866.3% | 2,68726.2% | 7717.5% | 10,256 |
| Venango County | Reagan, Ronald+3,747 | 11,54756.0% | 7,80037.9% | 1,2576.1% | 20,604 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+3,605 | 9,16557.4% | 5,56034.8% | 1,2497.8% | 15,974 |
| Washington County | Carter, Jimmy+12,763 | 32,53239.7% | 45,29555.2% | 4,1915.1% | 82,018 |
| Wayne County | Reagan, Ronald+5,093 | 8,46867.5% | 3,37526.9% | 7055.6% | 12,548 |
| Westmoreland County | Carter, Jimmy+5,487 | 63,14045.1% | 68,62749.0% | 8,3726.0% | 140,139 |
| Wyoming County | Reagan, Ronald+3,153 | 5,91964.6% | 2,76630.2% | 4825.3% | 9,167 |
| York County | Reagan, Ronald+27,692 | 61,09860.0% | 33,40632.8% | 7,3877.2% | 101,891 |
complete certified result
Pennsylvania 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)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Same ballot, 1980PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.