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Elections / 1980 · President · VT

Ronald Reagan carried Vermont R+6.0.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Vermont, 1980. The state ran 3.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1980 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Vermont result
213,207 votes counted
Carter (D)
81,891
38.4%
Reagan (R)
94,598
44.4%
All others
36,718
17.2%
Margin
R+6.0
1980 presidential election
Vermont, 1980
ReaganR+6.0
1980 presidential margin by county for Vermont — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Vermont — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Addison County, VT · R+7.4Bennington County, VT · R+5.3Caledonia County, VT · R+25.7Chittenden County, VT · D+1.4Essex County, VT · R+21.6Franklin County, VT · R+0.6Grand Isle County, VT · D+2.3Lamoille County, VT · R+11.8Orange County, VT · R+16.8Orleans County, VT · R+8.7Rutland County, VT · R+6.4Washington County, VT · R+0.7Windham County, VT · R+7.4Windsor County, VT · R+10.5
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican44.4%94,598
Jimmy CarterDemocratic38.4%81,891
John B. AndersonIndependent17.2%36,718
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Vermont's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +31.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+31.6%DR18922024
Vermont's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−38.8%
1896−63.4%
1900−52.9%
1904−59.1%
1908−53.3%
1912−12.7%
1916−27.2%
1920−52.6%
1924−62.5%
1928−34.0%
1932−16.6%
1936−13.2%
1940−9.9%
1944−14.1%
1948−24.6%
1952−43.2%
1956−44.3%
1960−17.3%
1964+32.6%
1968−9.2%
1972−26.2%
1976−11.2%
1980−6.0%
1984−17.1%
1988−3.5%
1992+15.7%
1996+22.3%
2000+9.9%
2004+20.1%
2008+37.0%
2012+35.6%
2016+26.4%
2020+35.4%
2024+31.6%
County results — 1980
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Addison CountyR
−7.4%
4,3515,21611,630
Bennington CountyR
−5.3%
5,3616,09113,721
Caledonia CountyR
−25.7%
3,2845,98610,523
Chittenden CountyD
+1.4%
18,96718,31046,943
Essex CountyR
−21.6%
7991,3052,340
Franklin CountyR
−0.6%
5,9145,99813,445
Grand Isle CountyD
+2.3%
9999472,240
Lamoille CountyR
−11.8%
2,4143,2286,890
Orange CountyR
−16.8%
3,0794,6569,402
Orleans CountyR
−8.7%
3,6714,4739,187
Rutland CountyR
−6.4%
9,59611,14224,234
Washington CountyR
−0.7%
9,5599,71423,151
Windham CountyR
−7.4%
5,8307,06216,598
Windsor CountyR
−10.5%
8,06710,47022,903