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Elections / 1980 · President · WY

Ronald Reagan carried Wyoming R+34.7.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Wyoming, 1980. The state ran 24.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
176,713 votes counted
Carter (D)
49,427
28.0%
Reagan (R)
110,700
62.6%
All others
16,586
9.4%
Margin
R+34.7
1980 presidential election
Wyoming, 1980
ReaganR+34.7
1980 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · R+17.9Big Horn County, WY · R+47.8Campbell County, WY · R+54.9Carbon County, WY · R+28.4Converse County, WY · R+48.8Crook County, WY · R+61.9Fremont County, WY · R+43.1Goshen County, WY · R+41.4Hot Springs County, WY · R+33.5Johnson County, WY · R+52.6Laramie County, WY · R+21.1Lincoln County, WY · R+50.0Natrona County, WY · R+36.3Niobrara County, WY · R+57.0Park County, WY · R+53.5Platte County, WY · R+23.5Sheridan County, WY · R+27.1Sublette County, WY · R+56.7Sweetwater County, WY · R+12.7Teton County, WY · R+31.5Uinta County, WY · R+38.5Washakie County, WY · R+43.3Weston County, WY · R+55.1
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican62.6%110,700
Jimmy CarterDemocratic28.0%49,427
John B. AndersonIndependent9.4%16,586
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1980
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyR
−17.9%
3,7725,83011,527
Big Horn CountyR
−47.8%
1,2123,7095,223
Campbell CountyR
−54.9%
1,4005,6137,669
Carbon CountyR
−28.4%
2,2724,3377,283
Converse CountyR
−48.8%
9222,9874,229
Crook CountyR
−61.9%
4131,9092,416
Fremont CountyR
−43.1%
3,3079,07713,403
Goshen CountyR
−41.4%
1,3733,5725,315
Hot Springs CountyR
−33.5%
7451,6022,555
Johnson CountyR
−52.6%
6352,2913,148
Laramie CountyR
−21.1%
9,51215,36127,713
Lincoln CountyR
−50.0%
1,0633,4124,694
Natrona CountyR
−36.3%
7,11116,80126,672
Niobrara CountyR
−57.0%
2701,0751,412
Park CountyR
−53.5%
1,7186,4358,811
Platte CountyR
−23.5%
1,5552,6424,618
Sheridan CountyR
−27.1%
3,0345,6499,646
Sublette CountyR
−56.7%
3571,5382,082
Sweetwater CountyR
−12.7%
4,7286,26512,067
Teton CountyR
−31.5%
1,3613,0045,212
Uinta CountyR
−38.5%
1,1382,7384,151
Washakie CountyR
−43.3%
9452,6343,897
Weston CountyR
−55.1%
5842,2192,970