Wisconsin — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentReaganR+4.7
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 47.9% | 1,088,845 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 43.2% | 981,584 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.9% | 201,455 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Burnett County, WI | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+19.1 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Pierce County, WI | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Polk County, WI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+12.1 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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+531 | 3,30450.7% | 2,77342.5% | 4416.8% | 6,518 |
| Ashland County | Carter, Jimmy+1,207 | 3,26237.6% | 4,46951.5% | 95411.0% | 8,685 |
| Barron County | Reagan, Ronald+137 | 8,79147.0% | 8,65446.3% | 1,2406.6% | 18,685 |
| Bayfield County | Carter, Jimmy+427 | 3,27842.1% | 3,70547.6% | 80610.3% | 7,789 |
| Brown County | Reagan, Ronald+17,271 | 47,06756.7% | 29,79635.9% | 6,1147.4% | 82,977 |
| Buffalo County | Reagan, Ronald+293 | 3,56948.1% | 3,27644.2% | 5737.7% | 7,418 |
| Burnett County | Carter, Jimmy+173 | 3,02744.8% | 3,20047.4% | 5287.8% | 6,755 |
| Calumet County | Reagan, Ronald+2,849 | 7,88555.2% | 5,03635.2% | 1,3729.6% | 14,293 |
| Chippewa County | Reagan, Ronald+695 | 10,53148.1% | 9,83644.9% | 1,5457.1% | 21,912 |
| Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+1,830 | 7,92152.7% | 6,09140.5% | 1,0116.7% | 15,023 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+1,763 | 10,47849.9% | 8,71541.5% | 1,8038.6% | 20,996 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+542 | 3,93450.1% | 3,39243.2% | 5306.7% | 7,856 |
| Dane County | Carter, Jimmy+28,064 | 57,54534.2% | 85,60950.8% | 25,25115.0% | 168,405 |
| Dodge County | Reagan, Ronald+7,469 | 19,43557.7% | 11,96635.5% | 2,2816.8% | 33,682 |
| Door County | Reagan, Ronald+2,209 | 7,17055.2% | 4,96138.2% | 8516.6% | 12,982 |
| Douglas County | Carter, Jimmy+4,445 | 7,25834.2% | 11,70355.2% | 2,23810.6% | 21,199 |
| Dunn County | Carter, Jimmy+315 | 7,42843.5% | 7,74345.3% | 1,91711.2% | 17,088 |
| Eau Claire County | Carter, Jimmy+298 | 17,30444.5% | 17,60245.2% | 4,01610.3% | 38,922 |
| Florence County | Reagan, Ronald+244 | 1,18752.5% | 94341.7% | 1305.8% | 2,260 |
| Fond du Lac County | Reagan, Ronald+8,903 | 24,19657.0% | 15,29336.0% | 2,9817.0% | 42,470 |
| Forest County | Carter, Jimmy+332 | 2,07044.3% | 2,40251.4% | 2024.3% | 4,674 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+4,892 | 13,29855.8% | 8,40635.3% | 2,1208.9% | 23,824 |
| Green County | Reagan, Ronald+2,378 | 7,71454.0% | 5,33637.4% | 1,2278.6% | 14,277 |
| Green Lake County | Reagan, Ronald+3,017 | 5,86863.4% | 2,85130.8% | 5335.8% | 9,252 |
| Iowa County | Carter, Jimmy+86 | 4,06845.2% | 4,15446.2% | 7708.6% | 8,992 |
| Iron County | Carter, Jimmy+130 | 1,81145.0% | 1,94148.3% | 2696.7% | 4,021 |
| Jackson County | Reagan, Ronald+698 | 4,32750.8% | 3,62942.6% | 5616.6% | 8,517 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+4,839 | 16,17453.9% | 11,33537.8% | 2,4918.3% | 30,000 |
| Juneau County | Reagan, Ronald+1,707 | 5,59155.1% | 3,88438.3% | 6656.6% | 10,140 |
| Kenosha County | Carter, Jimmy+2,257 | 24,48143.8% | 26,73847.9% | 4,6448.3% | 55,863 |
| Kewaunee County | Reagan, Ronald+1,871 | 5,57757.1% | 3,70637.9% | 4925.0% | 9,775 |
| La Crosse County | Reagan, Ronald+6,123 | 23,42751.7% | 17,30438.2% | 4,55410.1% | 45,285 |
| Lafayette County | Reagan, Ronald+823 | 4,42151.5% | 3,59841.9% | 5726.7% | 8,591 |
| Langlade County | Reagan, Ronald+368 | 4,86649.3% | 4,49845.6% | 5075.1% | 9,871 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+1,035 | 6,47350.7% | 5,43842.6% | 8446.6% | 12,755 |
| Manitowoc County | Reagan, Ronald+1,261 | 18,59148.0% | 17,33044.7% | 2,8117.3% | 38,732 |
| Marathon County | Reagan, Ronald+2,587 | 25,86848.3% | 23,28143.5% | 4,3658.2% | 53,514 |
| Marinette County | Reagan, Ronald+2,726 | 10,44454.5% | 7,71840.3% | 1,0055.2% | 19,167 |
| Marquette County | Reagan, Ronald+986 | 3,16654.8% | 2,18037.7% | 4337.5% | 5,779 |
| Menominee County | Carter, Jimmy+242 | 30232.3% | 54458.1% | 909.6% | 936 |
| Milwaukee County | Carter, Jimmy+56,724 | 183,45039.5% | 240,17451.8% | 40,3848.7% | 464,008 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+1,615 | 8,13651.9% | 6,52141.6% | 1,0276.5% | 15,684 |
| Oconto County | Reagan, Ronald+2,940 | 8,29258.0% | 5,35237.4% | 6494.5% | 14,293 |
| Oneida County | Reagan, Ronald+1,594 | 8,60251.2% | 7,00841.7% | 1,1957.1% | 16,805 |
| Outagamie County | Reagan, Ronald+10,216 | 31,50053.0% | 21,28435.8% | 6,65711.2% | 59,441 |
| Ozaukee County | Reagan, Ronald+10,592 | 21,37161.0% | 10,77930.8% | 2,8838.2% | 35,033 |
| Pepin County | Carter, Jimmy+132 | 1,54144.4% | 1,67348.2% | 2577.4% | 3,471 |
| Pierce County | Carter, Jimmy+1,103 | 6,20939.7% | 7,31246.7% | 2,12513.6% | 15,646 |
| Polk County | Carter, Jimmy+400 | 7,20744.2% | 7,60746.7% | 1,4829.1% | 16,296 |
| Portage County | Carter, Jimmy+5,978 | 10,46534.1% | 16,44353.6% | 3,79412.4% | 30,702 |
| Price County | Reagan, Ronald+433 | 4,02849.3% | 3,59544.0% | 5486.7% | 8,171 |
| Racine County | Reagan, Ronald+6,118 | 39,68349.8% | 33,56542.1% | 6,4948.1% | 79,742 |
| Richland County | Reagan, Ronald+1,188 | 4,60153.6% | 3,41339.7% | 5746.7% | 8,588 |
| Rock County | Reagan, Ronald+6,220 | 30,96050.6% | 24,74040.4% | 5,4829.0% | 61,182 |
| Rusk County | Reagan, Ronald+120 | 3,70447.5% | 3,58446.0% | 5076.5% | 7,795 |
| Sauk County | Reagan, Ronald+1,536 | 9,99249.5% | 8,45641.9% | 1,7478.7% | 20,195 |
| Sawyer County | Reagan, Ronald+483 | 3,54850.1% | 3,06543.3% | 4736.7% | 7,086 |
| Shawano County | Reagan, Ronald+4,512 | 9,92261.0% | 5,41033.2% | 9445.8% | 16,276 |
| Sheboygan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,062 | 23,03647.4% | 20,97443.2% | 4,5659.4% | 48,575 |
| St. Croix County | Carter, Jimmy+938 | 9,26542.6% | 10,20346.9% | 2,29910.6% | 21,767 |
| Taylor County | Reagan, Ronald+857 | 4,59651.3% | 3,73941.7% | 6237.0% | 8,958 |
| Trempealeau County | Reagan, Ronald+602 | 5,99249.5% | 5,39044.5% | 7195.9% | 12,101 |
| Vernon County | Reagan, Ronald+1,027 | 6,52851.1% | 5,50143.1% | 7445.8% | 12,773 |
| Vilas County | Reagan, Ronald+2,741 | 6,03460.8% | 3,29333.2% | 5976.0% | 9,924 |
| Walworth County | Reagan, Ronald+7,850 | 19,19456.9% | 11,34433.6% | 3,1929.5% | 33,730 |
| Washburn County | Reagan, Ronald+21 | 3,19346.4% | 3,17246.1% | 5157.5% | 6,880 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+10,269 | 23,21358.8% | 12,94432.8% | 3,3148.4% | 39,471 |
| Waukesha County | Reagan, Ronald+34,447 | 81,05958.3% | 46,61233.5% | 11,4778.2% | 139,148 |
| Waupaca County | Reagan, Ronald+6,167 | 12,56861.7% | 6,40131.4% | 1,3976.9% | 20,366 |
| Waushara County | Reagan, Ronald+2,589 | 5,57661.4% | 2,98732.9% | 5145.7% | 9,077 |
| Winnebago County | Reagan, Ronald+10,083 | 34,28653.3% | 24,20337.6% | 5,8649.1% | 64,353 |
| Wood County | Reagan, Ronald+4,183 | 17,98752.2% | 13,80440.0% | 2,6767.8% | 34,467 |
complete certified result
Wisconsin 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)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Same ballot, 1980WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.