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Elections / 1980 · President · WV

Jimmy Carter carried West Virginia D+4.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in West Virginia, 1980. The state ran 14.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
737,715 votes counted
Carter (D)
367,462
49.8%
Reagan (R)
334,206
45.3%
All others
36,047
4.9%
Margin
D+4.5
1980 presidential election
West Virginia, 1980
CarterD+4.5
1980 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+2.0Berkeley County, WV · R+18.2Boone County, WV · D+27.9Braxton County, WV · D+21.7Brooke County, WV · D+15.3Cabell County, WV · R+4.4Calhoun County, WV · D+3.2Clay County, WV · D+19.5Doddridge County, WV · R+27.7Fayette County, WV · D+37.4Gilmer County, WV · D+11.5Grant County, WV · R+52.5Greenbrier County, WV · D+6.5Hampshire County, WV · R+6.4Hancock County, WV · D+13.2Hardy County, WV · R+6.2Harrison County, WV · D+13.2Jackson County, WV · R+18.2Jefferson County, WV · D+2.3Kanawha County, WV · TiedLewis County, WV · R+3.8Lincoln County, WV · D+13.8Logan County, WV · D+40.6Marion County, WV · D+12.2Marshall County, WV · D+3.6Mason County, WV · R+2.9McDowell County, WV · D+42.7Mercer County, WV · R+1.9Mineral County, WV · R+12.9Mingo County, WV · D+42.3Monongalia County, WV · D+3.3Monroe County, WV · R+2.0Morgan County, WV · R+26.8Nicholas County, WV · D+14.5Ohio County, WV · R+1.8Pendleton County, WV · D+1.3Pleasants County, WV · R+10.4Pocahontas County, WV · D+3.7Preston County, WV · R+14.1Putnam County, WV · R+7.8Raleigh County, WV · D+21.7Randolph County, WV · D+14.3Ritchie County, WV · R+34.8Roane County, WV · R+12.1Summers County, WV · D+11.4Taylor County, WV · D+3.2Tucker County, WV · D+1.7Tyler County, WV · R+28.0Upshur County, WV · R+23.3Wayne County, WV · D+6.9Webster County, WV · D+33.1Wetzel County, WV · D+5.6Wirt County, WV · R+5.1Wood County, WV · R+18.2Wyoming County, WV · D+18.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic49.8%367,462
Ronald ReaganRepublican45.3%334,206
John B. AndersonIndependent4.9%36,047
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1980
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+2.0%
3,4513,3117,086
Berkeley CountyR
−18.2%
6,7839,95517,454
Boone CountyD
+27.9%
7,5154,16412,000
Braxton CountyD
+21.7%
3,7952,4036,408
Brooke CountyD
+15.3%
6,4304,62211,795
Cabell CountyR
−4.4%
17,73219,48239,588
Calhoun CountyD
+3.2%
1,7171,6063,441
Clay CountyD
+19.5%
2,1851,4523,762
Doddridge CountyR
−27.7%
1,0431,8883,051
Fayette CountyD
+37.4%
13,1755,78419,774
Gilmer CountyD
+11.5%
1,8541,4523,486
Grant CountyR
−52.5%
1,0413,4524,591
Greenbrier CountyD
+6.5%
7,1286,22114,004
Hampshire CountyR
−6.4%
2,5222,8795,585
Hancock CountyD
+13.2%
8,7846,61016,475
Hardy CountyR
−6.2%
2,0502,3294,499
Harrison CountyD
+13.2%
18,81314,25134,602
Jackson CountyR
−18.2%
4,1206,04110,581
Jefferson CountyD
+2.3%
4,6794,4549,818
Kanawha CountyD
+0.2%
42,82942,60491,760
Lewis CountyR
−3.8%
3,4553,7477,611
Lincoln CountyD
+13.8%
5,3174,0099,490
Logan CountyD
+40.6%
12,0244,94517,428
Marion CountyD
+12.2%
14,18910,95226,471
Marshall CountyD
+3.6%
7,8327,25215,916
Mason CountyR
−2.9%
5,6836,04012,108
McDowell CountyD
+42.7%
9,8223,86213,943
Mercer CountyR
−1.9%
11,80412,27324,741
Mineral CountyR
−12.9%
4,6716,12511,274
Mingo CountyD
+42.3%
9,3283,71613,280
Monongalia CountyD
+3.3%
12,88311,97227,826
Monroe CountyR
−2.0%
2,8772,9996,072
Morgan CountyR
−26.8%
1,5942,8334,627
Nicholas CountyD
+14.5%
5,2653,8859,516
Ohio CountyR
−1.8%
10,97311,41423,873
Pendleton CountyD
+1.3%
1,7241,6773,504
Pleasants CountyR
−10.4%
1,4941,8523,447
Pocahontas CountyD
+3.7%
2,1702,0114,355
Preston CountyR
−14.1%
4,3175,82810,746
Putnam CountyR
−7.8%
6,4097,56114,686
Raleigh CountyD
+21.7%
16,95510,71328,831
Randolph CountyD
+14.3%
5,9374,37410,921
Ritchie CountyR
−34.8%
1,4503,0814,691
Roane CountyR
−12.1%
2,4983,2195,953
Summers CountyD
+11.4%
3,1142,4565,797
Taylor CountyD
+3.2%
3,2163,0106,487
Tucker CountyD
+1.7%
1,8621,7983,855
Tyler CountyR
−28.0%
1,4822,7074,382
Upshur CountyR
−23.3%
2,8674,7518,099
Wayne CountyD
+6.9%
8,6877,54116,719
Webster CountyD
+33.1%
2,5781,2623,974
Wetzel CountyD
+5.6%
4,0353,5888,015
Wirt CountyR
−5.1%
1,0581,1762,293
Wood CountyR
−18.2%
13,62220,08035,512
Wyoming CountyD
+18.1%
6,6244,53711,512