West Virginia — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentCarterD+4.5
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic | 49.8% | 367,462 |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald ReaganRepublican | 45.3% | 334,206 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.9% | 36,047 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+2.9 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Taylor County, WV | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Carter, Jimmy+140 | 3,45148.7% | 3,31146.7% | 3244.6% | 7,086 |
| Berkeley County | Reagan, Ronald+3,172 | 6,78338.9% | 9,95557.0% | 7164.1% | 17,454 |
| Boone County | Carter, Jimmy+3,351 | 7,51562.6% | 4,16434.7% | 3212.7% | 12,000 |
| Braxton County | Carter, Jimmy+1,392 | 3,79559.2% | 2,40337.5% | 2103.3% | 6,408 |
| Brooke County | Carter, Jimmy+1,808 | 6,43054.5% | 4,62239.2% | 7436.3% | 11,795 |
| Cabell County | Reagan, Ronald+1,750 | 17,73244.8% | 19,48249.2% | 2,3746.0% | 39,588 |
| Calhoun County | Carter, Jimmy+111 | 1,71749.9% | 1,60646.7% | 1183.4% | 3,441 |
| Clay County | Carter, Jimmy+733 | 2,18558.1% | 1,45238.6% | 1253.3% | 3,762 |
| Doddridge County | Reagan, Ronald+845 | 1,04334.2% | 1,88861.9% | 1203.9% | 3,051 |
| Fayette County | Carter, Jimmy+7,391 | 13,17566.6% | 5,78429.3% | 8154.1% | 19,774 |
| Gilmer County | Carter, Jimmy+402 | 1,85453.2% | 1,45241.7% | 1805.2% | 3,486 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+2,411 | 1,04122.7% | 3,45275.2% | 982.1% | 4,591 |
| Greenbrier County | Carter, Jimmy+907 | 7,12850.9% | 6,22144.4% | 6554.7% | 14,004 |
| Hampshire County | Reagan, Ronald+357 | 2,52245.2% | 2,87951.5% | 1843.3% | 5,585 |
| Hancock County | Carter, Jimmy+2,174 | 8,78453.3% | 6,61040.1% | 1,0816.6% | 16,475 |
| Hardy County | Reagan, Ronald+279 | 2,05045.6% | 2,32951.8% | 1202.7% | 4,499 |
| Harrison County | Carter, Jimmy+4,562 | 18,81354.4% | 14,25141.2% | 1,5384.4% | 34,602 |
| Jackson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,921 | 4,12038.9% | 6,04157.1% | 4204.0% | 10,581 |
| Jefferson County | Carter, Jimmy+225 | 4,67947.7% | 4,45445.4% | 6857.0% | 9,818 |
| Kanawha County | Carter, Jimmy+225 | 42,82946.7% | 42,60446.4% | 6,3276.9% | 91,760 |
| Lewis County | Reagan, Ronald+292 | 3,45545.4% | 3,74749.2% | 4095.4% | 7,611 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+1,308 | 5,31756.0% | 4,00942.2% | 1641.7% | 9,490 |
| Logan County | Carter, Jimmy+7,079 | 12,02469.0% | 4,94528.4% | 4592.6% | 17,428 |
| Marion County | Carter, Jimmy+3,237 | 14,18953.6% | 10,95241.4% | 1,3305.0% | 26,471 |
| Marshall County | Carter, Jimmy+580 | 7,83249.2% | 7,25245.6% | 8325.2% | 15,916 |
| Mason County | Reagan, Ronald+357 | 5,68346.9% | 6,04049.9% | 3853.2% | 12,108 |
| McDowell County | Carter, Jimmy+5,960 | 9,82270.4% | 3,86227.7% | 2591.9% | 13,943 |
| Mercer County | Reagan, Ronald+469 | 11,80447.7% | 12,27349.6% | 6642.7% | 24,741 |
| Mineral County | Reagan, Ronald+1,454 | 4,67141.4% | 6,12554.3% | 4784.2% | 11,274 |
| Mingo County | Carter, Jimmy+5,612 | 9,32870.2% | 3,71628.0% | 2361.8% | 13,280 |
| Monongalia County | Carter, Jimmy+911 | 12,88346.3% | 11,97243.0% | 2,97110.7% | 27,826 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+122 | 2,87747.4% | 2,99949.4% | 1963.2% | 6,072 |
| Morgan County | Reagan, Ronald+1,239 | 1,59434.4% | 2,83361.2% | 2004.3% | 4,627 |
| Nicholas County | Carter, Jimmy+1,380 | 5,26555.3% | 3,88540.8% | 3663.8% | 9,516 |
| Ohio County | Reagan, Ronald+441 | 10,97346.0% | 11,41447.8% | 1,4866.2% | 23,873 |
| Pendleton County | Carter, Jimmy+47 | 1,72449.2% | 1,67747.9% | 1032.9% | 3,504 |
| Pleasants County | Reagan, Ronald+358 | 1,49443.3% | 1,85253.7% | 1012.9% | 3,447 |
| Pocahontas County | Carter, Jimmy+159 | 2,17049.8% | 2,01146.2% | 1744.0% | 4,355 |
| Preston County | Reagan, Ronald+1,511 | 4,31740.2% | 5,82854.2% | 6015.6% | 10,746 |
| Putnam County | Reagan, Ronald+1,152 | 6,40943.6% | 7,56151.5% | 7164.9% | 14,686 |
| Raleigh County | Carter, Jimmy+6,242 | 16,95558.8% | 10,71337.2% | 1,1634.0% | 28,831 |
| Randolph County | Carter, Jimmy+1,563 | 5,93754.4% | 4,37440.1% | 6105.6% | 10,921 |
| Ritchie County | Reagan, Ronald+1,631 | 1,45030.9% | 3,08165.7% | 1603.4% | 4,691 |
| Roane County | Reagan, Ronald+721 | 2,49842.0% | 3,21954.1% | 2364.0% | 5,953 |
| Summers County | Carter, Jimmy+658 | 3,11453.7% | 2,45642.4% | 2273.9% | 5,797 |
| Taylor County | Carter, Jimmy+206 | 3,21649.6% | 3,01046.4% | 2614.0% | 6,487 |
| Tucker County | Carter, Jimmy+64 | 1,86248.3% | 1,79846.6% | 1955.1% | 3,855 |
| Tyler County | Reagan, Ronald+1,225 | 1,48233.8% | 2,70761.8% | 1934.4% | 4,382 |
| Upshur County | Reagan, Ronald+1,884 | 2,86735.4% | 4,75158.7% | 4815.9% | 8,099 |
| Wayne County | Carter, Jimmy+1,146 | 8,68752.0% | 7,54145.1% | 4912.9% | 16,719 |
| Webster County | Carter, Jimmy+1,316 | 2,57864.9% | 1,26231.8% | 1343.4% | 3,974 |
| Wetzel County | Carter, Jimmy+447 | 4,03550.3% | 3,58844.8% | 3924.9% | 8,015 |
| Wirt County | Reagan, Ronald+118 | 1,05846.1% | 1,17651.3% | 592.6% | 2,293 |
| Wood County | Reagan, Ronald+6,458 | 13,62238.4% | 20,08056.5% | 1,8105.1% | 35,512 |
| Wyoming County | Carter, Jimmy+2,087 | 6,62457.5% | 4,53739.4% | 3513.0% | 11,512 |
complete certified result
West Virginia 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)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Same ballot, 1980WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.