Ronald Reagan carried Utah R+52.2.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Utah, 1980. The state ran 42.5 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)

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Utah result

604,222 votes counted

Carter (D)

124,266

20.6%

Reagan (R)

439,687

72.8%

All others

40,269

6.7%

Margin

R+52.2

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1980 presidential election

Utah, 1980

ReaganR+52.2

How it voted

Share of the 1980 vote

Ronald Reagan ✓Republican	72.8%	439,687
Jimmy CarterDemocratic	20.6%	124,266
John B. AndersonIndependent	6.7%	40,269

D+60

R+60

29 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Utah's presidential margins

1896–2024, the 1980 contest in context

Utah's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1896	+65.4%
1900	−2.3%
1904	−28.6%
1908	−17.0%
1912	−4.9%
1916	+21.0%
1920	−17.1%
1924	−19.3%
1928	−7.7%
1932	+15.5%
1936	+39.5%
1940	+24.7%
1944	+21.0%
1948	+9.0%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−29.1%
1960	−9.6%
1964	+9.4%
1968	−19.4%
1972	−41.2%
1976	−28.8%
1980	−52.2%
1984	−49.8%
1988	−34.2%
1992	−18.7%
1996	−21.1%
2000	−40.5%
2004	−45.5%
2008	−28.2%
2012	−47.9%
2016	−17.9%
2020	−20.2%
2024	−21.6%

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County results — 1980

29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaver County	R	−39.7%	621	1,477	2,157
Box Elder County	R	−68.5%	2,142	12,500	15,111
Cache County	R	−64.6%	3,639	20,251	25,735
Carbon County	R	−0.0%	4,317	4,320	9,063
Daggett County	R	−43.6%	109	290	415
Davis County	R	−63.3%	9,065	45,695	57,859
Duchesne County	R	−61.7%	854	3,827	4,819
Emery County	R	−38.5%	1,315	3,076	4,579
Garfield County	R	−59.7%	375	1,578	2,015
Grand County	R	−49.5%	703	2,362	3,354
Iron County	R	−63.6%	1,242	6,207	7,804
Juab County	R	−42.7%	720	1,872	2,701
Kane County	R	−67.4%	256	1,492	1,834
Millard County	R	−62.3%	795	3,620	4,537
Morgan County	R	−66.2%	373	1,985	2,435
Piute County	R	−54.8%	157	551	719
Rich County	R	−65.9%	143	762	939
Salt Lake County	R	−43.9%	58,472	169,411	252,835
San Juan County	R	−55.1%	763	2,774	3,650
Sanpete County	R	−58.7%	1,260	5,143	6,614
Sevier County	R	−64.8%	1,112	5,614	6,949
Summit County	R	−42.1%	1,184	3,330	5,093
Tooele County	R	−29.8%	3,132	6,024	9,712
Uintah County	R	−68.1%	1,049	6,045	7,332
Utah County	R	−69.3%	12,166	71,859	86,121
Wasatch County	R	−45.7%	994	2,799	3,946
Washington County	R	−69.7%	1,678	10,181	12,197
Wayne County	R	−55.5%	226	835	1,098
Weber County	R	−45.4%	15,404	43,807	62,599