Elections / 1980 · President · TX
Texas — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionTexas · PresidentReaganR+13.9
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 55.3% | 2,510,705 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 41.4% | 1,881,147 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.3% | 149,785 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Angelina County, TX | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Archer County, TX | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Bexar County, TX | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Bowie County, TX | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Cass County, TX | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Castro County, TX | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Clay County, TX | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Coke County, TX | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Comanche County, TX | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Concho County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Coryell County, TX | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Crosby County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Culberson County, TX | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+25.1 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Dickens County, TX | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| El Paso County, TX | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Ellis County, TX | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Erath County, TX | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Fisher County, TX | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Galveston County, TX | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Grimes County, TX | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Hill County, TX | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Jasper County, TX | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Jones County, TX | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Kent County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+24.4 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Knox County, TX | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Lamar County, TX | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Liberty County, TX | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Madison County, TX | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Marion County, TX | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+9.5 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Mills County, TX | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Montague County, TX | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Moore County, TX | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Nolan County, TX | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Nueces County, TX | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Polk County, TX | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Reeves County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Refugio County, TX | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Somervell County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Swisher County, TX | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Tyler County, TX | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Upshur County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Waller County, TX | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Wilson County, TX | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Wise County, TX | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+50.6 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
County-by-county results — 254 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | R | 5,163 | 5,970 | 11,330 | |
| Andrews County | R | 1,155 | 2,800 | 4,013 | |
| Angelina County | D | 10,140 | 9,900 | 20,394 | |
| Aransas County | R | 1,800 | 3,081 | 5,068 | |
| Archer County | R | 1,444 | 1,804 | 3,289 | |
| Armstrong County | R | 333 | 709 | 1,065 | |
| Atascosa County | R | 3,980 | 4,364 | 8,469 | |
| Austin County | R | 1,893 | 3,734 | 5,753 | |
| Bailey County | R | 800 | 1,809 | 2,655 | |
| Bandera County | R | 894 | 2,373 | 3,360 | |
| Bastrop County | D | 4,716 | 3,768 | 8,748 | |
| Baylor County | D | 1,183 | 1,098 | 2,306 | |
| Bee County | R | 3,606 | 4,171 | 7,931 | |
| Bell County | R | 15,823 | 20,729 | 37,885 | |
| Bexar County | R | 137,729 | 159,578 | 308,474 | |
| Blanco County | R | 794 | 1,434 | 2,301 | |
| Borden County | R | 131 | 279 | 415 | |
| Bosque County | R | 2,431 | 2,908 | 5,437 | |
| Bowie County | R | 11,339 | 13,942 | 25,650 | |
| Brazoria County | R | 18,253 | 27,614 | 47,544 | |
| Brazos County | R | 9,856 | 17,798 | 29,539 | |
| Brewster County | R | 1,271 | 1,496 | 2,892 | |
| Briscoe County | R | 561 | 562 | 1,150 | |
| Brooks County | D | 2,488 | 780 | 3,333 | |
| Brown County | R | 4,867 | 6,515 | 11,549 | |
| Burleson County | D | 2,615 | 1,943 | 4,609 | |
| Burnet County | R | 3,711 | 4,033 | 7,933 | |
| Caldwell County | D | 3,155 | 2,879 | 6,184 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 3,034 | 3,312 | 6,549 | |
| Callahan County | R | 2,002 | 2,284 | 4,331 | |
| Cameron County | D | 23,200 | 22,041 | 46,285 | |
| Camp County | D | 2,052 | 1,531 | 3,618 | |
| Carson County | R | 1,006 | 1,888 | 2,942 | |
| Cass County | D | 5,578 | 4,993 | 10,672 | |
| Castro County | R | 1,199 | 1,955 | 3,218 | |
| Chambers County | R | 2,517 | 3,140 | 5,806 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 5,726 | 5,629 | 11,486 | |
| Childress County | R | 1,222 | 1,443 | 2,713 | |
| Clay County | D | 2,233 | 1,824 | 4,109 | |
| Cochran County | R | 513 | 1,064 | 1,607 | |
| Coke County | D | 838 | 708 | 1,558 | |
| Coleman County | R | 1,719 | 2,228 | 3,994 | |
| Collin County | R | 15,187 | 36,559 | 53,861 | |
| Collingsworth County | R | 798 | 1,020 | 1,851 | |
| Colorado County | R | 2,377 | 3,520 | 5,991 | |
| Comal County | R | 3,554 | 9,758 | 13,714 | |
| Comanche County | D | 2,550 | 1,977 | 4,588 | |
| Concho County | D | 702 | 700 | 1,417 | |
| Cooke County | R | 3,842 | 6,760 | 10,802 | |
| Coryell County | R | 4,097 | 5,494 | 9,920 | |
| Cottle County | D | 732 | 511 | 1,266 | |
| Crane County | R | 607 | 1,310 | 1,951 | |
| Crockett County | R | 595 | 885 | 1,494 | |
| Crosby County | D | 1,408 | 1,361 | 2,806 | |
| Culberson County | R | 423 | 541 | 976 | |
| Dallam County | R | 632 | 965 | 1,639 | |
| Dallas County | R | 190,459 | 306,682 | 518,213 | |
| Dawson County | R | 1,867 | 3,267 | 5,205 | |
| Deaf Smith County | R | 1,666 | 4,073 | 5,864 | |
| Delta County | D | 1,347 | 767 | 2,142 | |
| Denton County | R | 17,381 | 29,908 | 49,908 | |
| DeWitt County | R | 2,044 | 3,450 | 5,580 | |
| Dickens County | D | 912 | 554 | 1,481 | |
| Dimmit County | D | 2,102 | 1,173 | 3,323 | |
| Donley County | R | 751 | 1,106 | 1,888 | |
| Duval County | D | 3,706 | 1,012 | 4,757 | |
| Eastland County | R | 3,346 | 3,442 | 6,877 | |
| Ector County | R | 9,069 | 26,188 | 36,179 | |
| Edwards County | R | 237 | 575 | 824 | |
| El Paso County | R | 40,082 | 53,276 | 99,526 | |
| Ellis County | R | 9,219 | 10,046 | 19,580 | |
| Erath County | D | 4,156 | 3,981 | 8,306 | |
| Falls County | D | 3,328 | 2,606 | 6,007 | |
| Fannin County | D | 5,284 | 3,196 | 8,611 | |
| Fayette County | R | 2,590 | 4,104 | 6,804 | |
| Fisher County | D | 1,564 | 838 | 2,437 | |
| Floyd County | R | 1,477 | 2,043 | 3,556 | |
| Foard County | D | 617 | 349 | 978 | |
| Fort Bend County | R | 11,583 | 25,366 | 38,286 | |
| Franklin County | D | 1,487 | 1,105 | 2,633 | |
| Freestone County | D | 2,739 | 2,468 | 5,265 | |
| Frio County | D | 2,849 | 1,753 | 4,668 | |
| Gaines County | R | 1,182 | 2,390 | 3,656 | |
| Galveston County | D | 30,778 | 29,527 | 63,297 | |
| Garza County | R | 677 | 1,188 | 1,897 | |
| Gillespie County | R | 1,170 | 4,736 | 6,018 | |
| Glasscock County | R | 116 | 416 | 535 | |
| Goliad County | R | 1,081 | 1,170 | 2,287 | |
| Gonzales County | R | 2,896 | 2,931 | 5,922 | |
| Gray County | R | 2,786 | 7,187 | 10,149 | |
| Grayson County | R | 13,807 | 16,811 | 31,326 | |
| Gregg County | R | 10,219 | 23,399 | 34,190 | |
| Grimes County | D | 2,440 | 2,087 | 4,602 | |
| Guadalupe County | R | 5,049 | 9,901 | 15,428 | |
| Hale County | R | 3,610 | 7,277 | 11,050 | |
| Hall County | R | 1,057 | 1,141 | 2,220 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 1,526 | 1,683 | 3,267 | |
| Hansford County | R | 518 | 2,046 | 2,596 | |
| Hardeman County | D | 1,174 | 1,056 | 2,273 | |
| Hardin County | D | 7,358 | 6,087 | 13,732 | |
| Harris County | R | 274,061 | 416,655 | 720,014 | |
| Harrison County | R | 7,746 | 9,328 | 17,493 | |
| Hartley County | R | 470 | 1,248 | 1,757 | |
| Haskell County | D | 1,951 | 1,447 | 3,436 | |
| Hays County | R | 6,013 | 6,517 | 13,289 | |
| Hemphill County | R | 592 | 1,152 | 1,780 | |
| Henderson County | D | 8,199 | 7,903 | 16,305 | |
| Hidalgo County | D | 34,542 | 25,808 | 61,717 | |
| Hill County | D | 4,688 | 4,113 | 8,936 | |
| Hockley County | R | 2,447 | 4,599 | 7,183 | |
| Hood County | R | 3,001 | 3,755 | 6,940 | |
| Hopkins County | D | 4,344 | 3,834 | 8,318 | |
| Houston County | D | 4,181 | 2,889 | 7,144 | |
| Howard County | R | 4,451 | 6,658 | 11,312 | |
| Hudspeth County | R | 394 | 471 | 884 | |
| Hunt County | R | 8,773 | 9,283 | 18,501 | |
| Hutchinson County | R | 2,935 | 7,439 | 10,632 | |
| Irion County | R | 239 | 427 | 670 | |
| Jack County | R | 1,349 | 1,482 | 2,877 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,826 | 2,540 | 4,463 | |
| Jasper County | D | 5,707 | 4,396 | 10,257 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 300 | 409 | 729 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 45,642 | 36,763 | 84,602 | |
| Jim Hogg County | D | 1,437 | 535 | 1,997 | |
| Jim Wells County | D | 7,267 | 4,606 | 12,013 | |
| Johnson County | R | 10,542 | 11,411 | 22,454 | |
| Jones County | D | 3,043 | 2,765 | 5,874 | |
| Karnes County | R | 2,284 | 2,719 | 5,074 | |
| Kaufman County | D | 6,266 | 5,852 | 12,287 | |
| Kendall County | R | 1,075 | 3,890 | 5,086 | |
| Kenedy County | D | 106 | 76 | 187 | |
| Kent County | D | 351 | 339 | 694 | |
| Kerr County | R | 3,387 | 9,090 | 12,855 | |
| Kimble County | R | 608 | 1,011 | 1,651 | |
| King County | R | 55 | 144 | 205 | |
| Kinney County | R | 472 | 543 | 1,046 | |
| Kleberg County | D | 5,125 | 4,608 | 10,053 | |
| Knox County | D | 1,163 | 783 | 1,968 | |
| La Salle County | D | 1,442 | 773 | 2,248 | |
| Lamar County | D | 7,178 | 6,094 | 13,490 | |
| Lamb County | R | 2,132 | 3,723 | 5,933 | |
| Lampasas County | R | 1,979 | 2,323 | 4,381 | |
| Lavaca County | R | 2,678 | 3,254 | 5,999 | |
| Lee County | R | 1,581 | 1,803 | 3,462 | |
| Leon County | D | 2,190 | 1,821 | 4,053 | |
| Liberty County | D | 6,810 | 6,470 | 13,561 | |
| Limestone County | D | 3,403 | 2,835 | 6,319 | |
| Lipscomb County | R | 338 | 1,343 | 1,733 | |
| Live Oak County | R | 1,380 | 2,193 | 3,618 | |
| Llano County | R | 2,130 | 2,866 | 5,097 | |
| Loving County | R | 22 | 50 | 72 | |
| Lubbock County | R | 18,732 | 46,711 | 67,867 | |
| Lynn County | R | 1,236 | 1,603 | 2,874 | |
| Madison County | D | 1,583 | 1,389 | 3,018 | |
| Marion County | D | 2,015 | 1,666 | 3,730 | |
| Martin County | R | 605 | 1,093 | 1,716 | |
| Mason County | R | 630 | 966 | 1,621 | |
| Matagorda County | R | 4,585 | 5,545 | 10,382 | |
| Maverick County | D | 2,932 | 1,370 | 4,367 | |
| McCulloch County | D | 1,750 | 1,572 | 3,366 | |
| McLennan County | R | 26,305 | 31,968 | 59,515 | |
| McMullen County | R | 122 | 271 | 398 | |
| Medina County | R | 3,034 | 4,742 | 7,888 | |
| Menard County | R | 489 | 548 | 1,050 | |
| Midland County | R | 6,839 | 25,027 | 32,692 | |
| Milam County | D | 4,230 | 3,251 | 7,627 | |
| Mills County | D | 1,028 | 985 | 2,059 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,446 | 1,455 | 2,926 | |
| Montague County | D | 3,233 | 3,143 | 6,472 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 12,593 | 26,237 | 39,971 | |
| Moore County | R | 1,743 | 3,736 | 5,583 | |
| Morris County | D | 3,105 | 2,133 | 5,280 | |
| Motley County | R | 341 | 573 | 929 | |
| Nacogdoches County | R | 5,981 | 8,626 | 15,150 | |
| Navarro County | D | 6,988 | 5,400 | 12,591 | |
| Newton County | D | 3,284 | 1,379 | 4,714 | |
| Nolan County | D | 2,796 | 2,781 | 5,695 | |
| Nueces County | D | 43,424 | 40,586 | 86,644 | |
| Ochiltree County | R | 594 | 3,032 | 3,702 | |
| Oldham County | R | 290 | 557 | 874 | |
| Orange County | D | 14,928 | 12,389 | 27,887 | |
| Palo Pinto County | D | 4,244 | 4,068 | 8,484 | |
| Panola County | R | 3,637 | 4,022 | 7,747 | |
| Parker County | R | 7,336 | 8,505 | 16,155 | |
| Parmer County | R | 707 | 2,640 | 3,398 | |
| Pecos County | R | 1,602 | 2,723 | 4,395 | |
| Polk County | D | 4,213 | 3,771 | 8,108 | |
| Potter County | R | 9,633 | 16,327 | 26,831 | |
| Presidio County | D | 1,039 | 723 | 1,799 | |
| Rains County | D | 1,174 | 813 | 2,022 | |
| Randall County | R | 7,323 | 23,136 | 31,382 | |
| Reagan County | R | 414 | 917 | 1,351 | |
| Real County | R | 603 | 832 | 1,453 | |
| Red River County | D | 3,501 | 2,225 | 5,773 | |
| Reeves County | R | 2,138 | 2,315 | 4,544 | |
| Refugio County | D | 2,224 | 1,944 | 4,251 | |
| Roberts County | R | 150 | 482 | 642 | |
| Robertson County | D | 3,572 | 1,661 | 5,310 | |
| Rockwall County | R | 1,985 | 4,036 | 6,184 | |
| Runnels County | R | 1,648 | 2,532 | 4,233 | |
| Rusk County | R | 5,582 | 8,705 | 14,467 | |
| Sabine County | D | 1,983 | 1,387 | 3,398 | |
| San Augustine County | D | 1,674 | 1,397 | 3,091 | |
| San Jacinto County | D | 2,376 | 1,726 | 4,193 | |
| San Patricio County | D | 8,627 | 8,326 | 17,494 | |
| San Saba County | D | 1,405 | 948 | 2,385 | |
| Schleicher County | R | 444 | 672 | 1,131 | |
| Scurry County | R | 2,003 | 3,745 | 5,846 | |
| Shackelford County | R | 606 | 959 | 1,581 | |
| Shelby County | D | 4,215 | 3,500 | 7,804 | |
| Sherman County | R | 286 | 1,128 | 1,456 | |
| Smith County | R | 14,838 | 28,236 | 43,700 | |
| Somervell County | D | 1,015 | 792 | 1,852 | |
| Starr County | D | 4,782 | 1,389 | 6,253 | |
| Stephens County | R | 1,372 | 2,161 | 3,608 | |
| Sterling County | R | 218 | 364 | 586 | |
| Stonewall County | D | 719 | 488 | 1,219 | |
| Sutton County | R | 485 | 1,000 | 1,511 | |
| Swisher County | D | 1,854 | 1,450 | 3,366 | |
| Tarrant County | R | 121,068 | 173,466 | 305,066 | |
| Taylor County | R | 13,245 | 22,961 | 37,032 | |
| Terrell County | R | 260 | 411 | 686 | |
| Terry County | R | 1,945 | 3,178 | 5,195 | |
| Throckmorton County | D | 455 | 444 | 908 | |
| Titus County | D | 3,872 | 3,747 | 7,700 | |
| Tom Green County | R | 9,892 | 16,555 | 27,271 | |
| Travis County | D | 75,028 | 73,151 | 160,093 | |
| Trinity County | D | 2,510 | 1,503 | 4,068 | |
| Tyler County | D | 3,540 | 2,545 | 6,195 | |
| Upshur County | D | 4,894 | 4,836 | 9,852 | |
| Upton County | R | 485 | 1,169 | 1,684 | |
| Uvalde County | R | 2,402 | 3,887 | 6,366 | |
| Val Verde County | R | 4,116 | 5,055 | 9,353 | |
| Van Zandt County | D | 5,707 | 5,495 | 11,340 | |
| Victoria County | R | 7,382 | 13,392 | 21,269 | |
| Walker County | R | 4,869 | 5,657 | 10,906 | |
| Waller County | D | 3,329 | 3,019 | 6,463 | |
| Ward County | R | 1,405 | 2,912 | 4,396 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,518 | 4,821 | 7,495 | |
| Webb County | D | 11,856 | 5,421 | 17,593 | |
| Wharton County | R | 5,138 | 6,598 | 11,958 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 1,090 | 1,626 | 2,743 | |
| Wichita County | R | 17,657 | 22,884 | 41,625 | |
| Wilbarger County | R | 2,347 | 3,031 | 5,463 | |
| Willacy County | D | 3,047 | 1,995 | 5,108 | |
| Williamson County | R | 10,408 | 15,035 | 26,661 | |
| Wilson County | R | 3,097 | 3,443 | 6,632 | |
| Winkler County | R | 1,021 | 2,160 | 3,232 | |
| Wise County | D | 4,674 | 4,350 | 9,205 | |
| Wood County | R | 4,033 | 4,515 | 8,671 | |
| Yoakum County | R | 715 | 1,937 | 2,694 | |
| Young County | R | 2,740 | 4,153 | 7,022 | |
| Zapata County | D | 1,218 | 874 | 2,131 | |
| Zavala County | D | 2,621 | 831 | 3,538 |
Same ballot, 1980TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.