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Elections / 1980 · President · WI

Ronald Reagan carried Wisconsin R+4.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Wisconsin, 1980. The state ran 5.0 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)

Wisconsin result
2,271,884 votes counted
Carter (D)
981,584
43.2%
Reagan (R)
1,088,845
47.9%
All others
201,455
8.9%
Margin
R+4.7
1980 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1980
ReaganR+4.7
1980 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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.Adams County, WI · R+8.1Ashland County, WI · D+13.9Barron County, WI · R+0.7Bayfield County, WI · D+5.5Brown County, WI · R+20.8Buffalo County, WI · R+3.9Burnett County, WI · D+2.6Calumet County, WI · R+19.9Chippewa County, WI · R+3.2Clark County, WI · R+12.2Columbia County, WI · R+8.4Crawford County, WI · R+6.9Dane County, WI · D+16.7Dodge County, WI · R+22.2Door County, WI · R+17.0Douglas County, WI · D+21.0Dunn County, WI · D+1.8Eau Claire County, WI · D+0.8Florence County, WI · R+10.8Fond du Lac County, WI · R+21.0Forest County, WI · D+7.1Grant County, WI · R+20.5Green County, WI · R+16.7Green Lake County, WI · R+32.6Iowa County, WI · D+1.0Iron County, WI · D+3.2Jackson County, WI · R+8.2Jefferson County, WI · R+16.1Juneau County, WI · R+16.8Kenosha County, WI · D+4.0Kewaunee County, WI · R+19.1La Crosse County, WI · R+13.5Lafayette County, WI · R+9.6Langlade County, WI · R+3.7Lincoln County, WI · R+8.1Manitowoc County, WI · R+3.3Marathon County, WI · R+4.8Marinette County, WI · R+14.2Marquette County, WI · R+17.1Menominee County, WI · D+25.9Milwaukee County, WI · D+12.2Monroe County, WI · R+10.3Oconto County, WI · R+20.6Oneida County, WI · R+9.5Outagamie County, WI · R+17.2Ozaukee County, WI · R+30.2Pepin County, WI · D+3.8Pierce County, WI · D+7.0Polk County, WI · D+2.5Portage County, WI · D+19.5Price County, WI · R+5.3Racine County, WI · R+7.7Richland County, WI · R+13.8Rock County, WI · R+10.2Rusk County, WI · R+1.5Sauk County, WI · R+7.6Sawyer County, WI · R+6.8Shawano County, WI · R+27.7Sheboygan County, WI · R+4.2St. Croix County, WI · D+4.3Taylor County, WI · R+9.6Trempealeau County, WI · R+5.0Vernon County, WI · R+8.0Vilas County, WI · R+27.6Walworth County, WI · R+23.3Washburn County, WI · TiedWashington County, WI · R+26.0Waukesha County, WI · R+24.8Waupaca County, WI · R+30.3Waushara County, WI · R+28.5Winnebago County, WI · R+15.7Wood County, WI · R+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican47.9%1,088,845
Jimmy CarterDemocratic43.2%981,584
John B. AndersonIndependent8.9%201,455
D+60
R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1980
72 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−8.1%
2,7733,3046,518
Ashland CountyD
+13.9%
4,4693,2628,685
Barron CountyR
−0.7%
8,6548,79118,685
Bayfield CountyD
+5.5%
3,7053,2787,789
Brown CountyR
−20.8%
29,79647,06782,977
Buffalo CountyR
−3.9%
3,2763,5697,418
Burnett CountyD
+2.6%
3,2003,0276,755
Calumet CountyR
−19.9%
5,0367,88514,293
Chippewa CountyR
−3.2%
9,83610,53121,912
Clark CountyR
−12.2%
6,0917,92115,023
Columbia CountyR
−8.4%
8,71510,47820,996
Crawford CountyR
−6.9%
3,3923,9347,856
Dane CountyD
+16.7%
85,60957,545168,405
Dodge CountyR
−22.2%
11,96619,43533,682
Door CountyR
−17.0%
4,9617,17012,982
Douglas CountyD
+21.0%
11,7037,25821,199
Dunn CountyD
+1.8%
7,7437,42817,088
Eau Claire CountyD
+0.8%
17,60217,30438,922
Florence CountyR
−10.8%
9431,1872,260
Fond du Lac CountyR
−21.0%
15,29324,19642,470
Forest CountyD
+7.1%
2,4022,0704,674
Grant CountyR
−20.5%
8,40613,29823,824
Green CountyR
−16.7%
5,3367,71414,277
Green Lake CountyR
−32.6%
2,8515,8689,252
Iowa CountyD
+1.0%
4,1544,0688,992
Iron CountyD
+3.2%
1,9411,8114,021
Jackson CountyR
−8.2%
3,6294,3278,517
Jefferson CountyR
−16.1%
11,33516,17430,000
Juneau CountyR
−16.8%
3,8845,59110,140
Kenosha CountyD
+4.0%
26,73824,48155,863
Kewaunee CountyR
−19.1%
3,7065,5779,775
La Crosse CountyR
−13.5%
17,30423,42745,285
Lafayette CountyR
−9.6%
3,5984,4218,591
Langlade CountyR
−3.7%
4,4984,8669,871
Lincoln CountyR
−8.1%
5,4386,47312,755
Manitowoc CountyR
−3.3%
17,33018,59138,732
Marathon CountyR
−4.8%
23,28125,86853,514
Marinette CountyR
−14.2%
7,71810,44419,167
Marquette CountyR
−17.1%
2,1803,1665,779
Menominee CountyD
+25.9%
544302936
Milwaukee CountyD
+12.2%
240,174183,450464,008
Monroe CountyR
−10.3%
6,5218,13615,684
Oconto CountyR
−20.6%
5,3528,29214,293
Oneida CountyR
−9.5%
7,0088,60216,805
Outagamie CountyR
−17.2%
21,28431,50059,441
Ozaukee CountyR
−30.2%
10,77921,37135,033
Pepin CountyD
+3.8%
1,6731,5413,471
Pierce CountyD
+7.0%
7,3126,20915,646
Polk CountyD
+2.5%
7,6077,20716,296
Portage CountyD
+19.5%
16,44310,46530,702
Price CountyR
−5.3%
3,5954,0288,171
Racine CountyR
−7.7%
33,56539,68379,742
Richland CountyR
−13.8%
3,4134,6018,588
Rock CountyR
−10.2%
24,74030,96061,182
Rusk CountyR
−1.5%
3,5843,7047,795
Sauk CountyR
−7.6%
8,4569,99220,195
Sawyer CountyR
−6.8%
3,0653,5487,086
Shawano CountyR
−27.7%
5,4109,92216,276
Sheboygan CountyR
−4.2%
20,97423,03648,575
St. Croix CountyD
+4.3%
10,2039,26521,767
Taylor CountyR
−9.6%
3,7394,5968,958
Trempealeau CountyR
−5.0%
5,3905,99212,101
Vernon CountyR
−8.0%
5,5016,52812,773
Vilas CountyR
−27.6%
3,2936,0349,924
Walworth CountyR
−23.3%
11,34419,19433,730
Washburn CountyR
−0.3%
3,1723,1936,880
Washington CountyR
−26.0%
12,94423,21339,471
Waukesha CountyR
−24.8%
46,61281,059139,148
Waupaca CountyR
−30.3%
6,40112,56820,366
Waushara CountyR
−28.5%
2,9875,5769,077
Winnebago CountyR
−15.7%
24,20334,28664,353
Wood CountyR
−12.1%
13,80417,98734,467