Tennessee — 1980 presidential election
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Akashicstate1980 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentReaganR+0.3
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 48.7% | 787,761 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 48.4% | 783,051 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.9% | 46,804 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+19.3 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Ronald Reagan+4,041 | 14,23555.3% | 10,19439.6% | 1,3075.1% | 25,736 |
| Bedford County | Jimmy Carter+2,610 | 3,37735.2% | 5,98762.5% | 2192.3% | 9,583 |
| Benton County | Jimmy Carter+1,530 | 2,28136.8% | 3,81161.5% | 1011.6% | 6,193 |
| Bledsoe County | Ronald Reagan+385 | 1,97054.9% | 1,58544.2% | 310.9% | 3,586 |
| Blount County | Ronald Reagan+8,547 | 17,95963.8% | 9,41233.4% | 7732.7% | 28,144 |
| Bradley County | Ronald Reagan+4,231 | 11,86959.6% | 7,63838.4% | 3982.0% | 19,905 |
| Campbell County | Ronald Reagan+785 | 5,53753.0% | 4,75245.5% | 1611.5% | 10,450 |
| Cannon County | Jimmy Carter+948 | 1,40336.8% | 2,35161.6% | 631.7% | 3,817 |
| Carroll County | Ronald Reagan+404 | 5,68151.0% | 5,27747.4% | 1851.7% | 11,143 |
| Carter County | Ronald Reagan+5,642 | 11,64864.4% | 6,00633.2% | 4232.3% | 18,077 |
| Cheatham County | Jimmy Carter+1,475 | 2,29637.0% | 3,77160.8% | 1342.2% | 6,201 |
| Chester County | Ronald Reagan+628 | 2,75155.7% | 2,12343.0% | 661.3% | 4,940 |
| Claiborne County | Ronald Reagan+1,445 | 4,28959.1% | 2,84439.2% | 1301.8% | 7,263 |
| Clay County | Jimmy Carter+32 | 1,34448.6% | 1,37649.8% | 451.6% | 2,765 |
| Cocke County | Ronald Reagan+4,663 | 6,80274.4% | 2,13923.4% | 2032.2% | 9,144 |
| Coffee County | Jimmy Carter+2,158 | 5,45440.7% | 7,61256.8% | 3272.4% | 13,393 |
| Crockett County | Jimmy Carter+305 | 2,11746.1% | 2,42252.8% | 491.1% | 4,588 |
| Cumberland County | Ronald Reagan+2,579 | 6,35460.9% | 3,77536.2% | 3072.9% | 10,436 |
| Davidson County | Jimmy Carter+37,969 | 65,77237.5% | 103,74159.1% | 6,0933.5% | 175,606 |
| Decatur County | Jimmy Carter+44 | 2,09548.9% | 2,13950.0% | 461.1% | 4,280 |
| DeKalb County | Jimmy Carter+1,107 | 1,84137.8% | 2,94860.6% | 791.6% | 4,868 |
| Dickson County | Jimmy Carter+2,986 | 3,63634.7% | 6,62263.3% | 2092.0% | 10,467 |
| Dyer County | Jimmy Carter+238 | 5,47548.0% | 5,71350.1% | 2191.9% | 11,407 |
| Fayette County | Jimmy Carter+1,197 | 2,94440.9% | 4,14157.6% | 1101.5% | 7,195 |
| Fentress County | Ronald Reagan+950 | 2,49360.8% | 1,54337.6% | 671.6% | 4,103 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+2,765 | 3,99536.0% | 6,76061.0% | 3353.0% | 11,090 |
| Gibson County | Jimmy Carter+3,037 | 6,79240.1% | 9,82958.1% | 3021.8% | 16,923 |
| Giles County | Jimmy Carter+1,896 | 2,75736.6% | 4,65361.7% | 1271.7% | 7,537 |
| Grainger County | Ronald Reagan+1,759 | 3,25467.1% | 1,49530.8% | 992.0% | 4,848 |
| Greene County | Ronald Reagan+4,882 | 10,70463.1% | 5,82234.3% | 4302.5% | 16,956 |
| Grundy County | Jimmy Carter+1,698 | 1,13928.3% | 2,83770.6% | 431.1% | 4,019 |
| Hamblen County | Ronald Reagan+3,851 | 9,74160.6% | 5,89036.6% | 4422.7% | 16,073 |
| Hamilton County | Ronald Reagan+15,662 | 57,57556.4% | 41,91341.1% | 2,6042.6% | 102,092 |
| Hancock County | Ronald Reagan+1,030 | 1,73469.7% | 70428.3% | 492.0% | 2,487 |
| Hardeman County | Jimmy Carter+1,222 | 2,93140.7% | 4,15357.6% | 1211.7% | 7,205 |
| Hardin County | Ronald Reagan+988 | 4,15255.8% | 3,16442.6% | 1191.6% | 7,435 |
| Hawkins County | Ronald Reagan+2,553 | 7,83657.9% | 5,28339.0% | 4103.0% | 13,529 |
| Haywood County | Jimmy Carter+1,010 | 2,43541.0% | 3,44558.0% | 631.1% | 5,943 |
| Henderson County | Ronald Reagan+2,406 | 5,10864.4% | 2,70234.1% | 1161.5% | 7,926 |
| Henry County | Jimmy Carter+2,302 | 4,29938.5% | 6,60159.1% | 2682.4% | 11,168 |
| Hickman County | Jimmy Carter+1,322 | 1,90336.4% | 3,22561.7% | 1022.0% | 5,230 |
| Houston County | Jimmy Carter+1,019 | 73829.0% | 1,75769.1% | 461.8% | 2,541 |
| Humphreys County | Jimmy Carter+2,077 | 1,89731.8% | 3,97466.6% | 951.6% | 5,966 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+1,485 | 99528.1% | 2,48070.2% | 601.7% | 3,535 |
| Jefferson County | Ronald Reagan+3,764 | 6,94466.8% | 3,18030.6% | 2682.6% | 10,392 |
| Johnson County | Ronald Reagan+2,575 | 3,71675.0% | 1,14123.0% | 982.0% | 4,955 |
| Knox County | Ronald Reagan+20,519 | 66,15356.3% | 45,63438.8% | 5,7984.9% | 117,585 |
| Lake County | Jimmy Carter+895 | 82332.1% | 1,71867.0% | 220.9% | 2,563 |
| Lauderdale County | Jimmy Carter+1,500 | 2,81838.9% | 4,31859.7% | 991.4% | 7,235 |
| Lawrence County | Ronald Reagan+450 | 6,53248.5% | 6,08245.1% | 8636.4% | 13,477 |
| Lewis County | Jimmy Carter+1,114 | 1,07632.5% | 2,19066.2% | 431.3% | 3,309 |
| Lincoln County | Jimmy Carter+2,531 | 2,85634.0% | 5,38764.1% | 1662.0% | 8,409 |
| Loudon County | Ronald Reagan+2,683 | 6,38261.5% | 3,69935.6% | 2952.8% | 10,376 |
| Macon County | Ronald Reagan+978 | 2,92559.0% | 1,94739.2% | 891.8% | 4,961 |
| Madison County | Ronald Reagan+681 | 13,66750.3% | 12,98647.8% | 5342.0% | 27,187 |
| Marion County | Jimmy Carter+721 | 3,90245.1% | 4,62353.4% | 1261.5% | 8,651 |
| Marshall County | Jimmy Carter+1,995 | 2,28234.2% | 4,27764.2% | 1071.6% | 6,666 |
| Maury County | Jimmy Carter+1,320 | 6,63744.2% | 7,95752.9% | 4362.9% | 15,030 |
| McMinn County | Ronald Reagan+2,365 | 7,82557.8% | 5,46040.3% | 2621.9% | 13,547 |
| McNairy County | Ronald Reagan+802 | 4,60354.1% | 3,80144.6% | 1101.3% | 8,514 |
| Meigs County | Ronald Reagan+279 | 1,27855.2% | 99943.1% | 391.7% | 2,316 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+1,634 | 6,24656.4% | 4,61241.7% | 2071.9% | 11,065 |
| Montgomery County | Jimmy Carter+3,070 | 8,50341.1% | 11,57355.9% | 6223.0% | 20,698 |
| Moore County | Jimmy Carter+442 | 55134.5% | 99362.3% | 513.2% | 1,595 |
| Morgan County | Ronald Reagan+729 | 2,82356.3% | 2,09441.8% | 982.0% | 5,015 |
| Obion County | Jimmy Carter+369 | 5,39747.5% | 5,76650.7% | 2021.8% | 11,365 |
| Overton County | Jimmy Carter+1,474 | 1,86935.5% | 3,34363.5% | 551.0% | 5,267 |
| Perry County | Jimmy Carter+618 | 78335.1% | 1,40162.8% | 482.2% | 2,232 |
| Pickett County | Ronald Reagan+561 | 1,31962.7% | 75836.1% | 251.2% | 2,102 |
| Polk County | Jimmy Carter+56 | 2,41448.7% | 2,47049.8% | 761.5% | 4,960 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+1,849 | 6,23542.3% | 8,08454.8% | 4342.9% | 14,753 |
| Rhea County | Ronald Reagan+1,619 | 4,68959.4% | 3,07038.9% | 1301.6% | 7,889 |
| Roane County | Ronald Reagan+4,623 | 11,09661.0% | 6,47335.6% | 6133.4% | 18,182 |
| Robertson County | Jimmy Carter+3,821 | 3,56032.0% | 7,38166.3% | 1851.7% | 11,126 |
| Rutherford County | Jimmy Carter+4,005 | 11,20841.0% | 15,21355.6% | 9293.4% | 27,350 |
| Scott County | Ronald Reagan+1,290 | 3,01462.4% | 1,72435.7% | 941.9% | 4,832 |
| Sequatchie County | Ronald Reagan+3 | 1,51249.5% | 1,50949.4% | 311.0% | 3,052 |
| Sevier County | Ronald Reagan+7,126 | 10,57673.2% | 3,45023.9% | 4132.9% | 14,439 |
| Shelby County | Jimmy Carter+19,083 | 140,15745.4% | 159,24051.6% | 9,1203.0% | 308,517 |
| Smith County | Jimmy Carter+1,919 | 1,75531.7% | 3,67466.4% | 1021.8% | 5,531 |
| Stewart County | Jimmy Carter+1,289 | 98529.7% | 2,27468.5% | 591.8% | 3,318 |
| Sullivan County | Ronald Reagan+3,622 | 25,96351.4% | 22,34144.3% | 2,1664.3% | 50,470 |
| Sumner County | Jimmy Carter+2,274 | 11,87644.4% | 14,15052.9% | 7092.7% | 26,735 |
| Tipton County | Jimmy Carter+595 | 4,33946.2% | 4,93452.5% | 1281.4% | 9,401 |
| Trousdale County | Jimmy Carter+1,045 | 62926.7% | 1,67471.1% | 512.2% | 2,354 |
| Unicoi County | Ronald Reagan+1,948 | 3,82865.5% | 1,88032.2% | 1362.3% | 5,844 |
| Union County | Ronald Reagan+1,018 | 2,45362.1% | 1,43536.3% | 631.6% | 3,951 |
| Van Buren County | Jimmy Carter+387 | 49935.5% | 88663.1% | 191.4% | 1,404 |
| Warren County | Jimmy Carter+2,341 | 3,68037.2% | 6,02160.8% | 2032.0% | 9,904 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+5,858 | 17,45757.7% | 11,59938.3% | 1,1933.9% | 30,249 |
| Wayne County | Ronald Reagan+1,785 | 3,41864.5% | 1,63330.8% | 2464.6% | 5,297 |
| Weakley County | Jimmy Carter+242 | 5,66848.2% | 5,91050.2% | 1931.6% | 11,771 |
| White County | Jimmy Carter+1,315 | 2,10037.4% | 3,41560.8% | 981.7% | 5,613 |
| Williamson County | Ronald Reagan+2,782 | 11,59755.0% | 8,81541.8% | 6833.2% | 21,095 |
| Wilson County | Jimmy Carter+3,713 | 7,53539.1% | 11,24858.4% | 4912.5% | 19,274 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 1980TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.