Party Flips1976 → 1980
Counties That Flipped in 1980
Jimmy Carter vs Ronald Reagan
842 counties changed parties between 1976 and 1980—825 flipped Republican and 17 flipped Democratic.
825
Flipped to Republican
17
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (825)
Parmer County
TX
R+69.4
swing
D+12.5→R+56.9
Emmons County
ND
R+64.1
swing
D+3.0→R+61.1
Cimarron County
OK
R+61.4
swing
D+4.8→R+56.6
Sherman County
TX
R+60.6
swing
D+2.8→R+57.8
Dolores County
CO
R+60.2
swing
D+4.1→R+56.1
Pierce County
ND
R+60.1
swing
D+1.3→R+58.8
Rush County
KS
R+57.2
swing
D+7.3→R+49.9
Borden County
TX
R+57.2
swing
D+21.5→R+35.7
Castro County
TX
R+56.9
swing
D+33.4→R+23.5
Sioux County
ND
R+53.5
swing
D+31.7→R+21.7
Cochran County
TX
R+53.3
swing
D+19.0→R+34.3
Oldham County
TX
R+52.5
swing
D+22.0→R+30.5
Lonoke County
AR
R+51.0
swing
D+50.9→R+0.1
Esmeralda County
NV
R+50.8
swing
D+7.9→R+42.9
Faulk County
SD
R+50.2
swing
D+10.1→R+40.1
Butler County
NE
R+50.1
swing
D+12.4→R+37.8
Apache County
AZ
R+49.9
swing
D+30.4→R+19.6
Dewey County
OK
R+49.8
swing
D+11.0→R+38.8
Dunn County
ND
R+49.7
swing
D+0.5→R+49.2
Hamilton County
KS
R+49.3
swing
D+13.8→R+35.4
Gray County
KS
R+49.1
swing
D+13.8→R+35.3
Mineral County
NV
R+49.1
swing
D+9.9→R+39.2
Edwards County
KS
R+48.8
swing
D+12.9→R+36.0
Greeley County
KS
R+48.6
swing
D+10.0→R+38.5
Cleburne County
AR
R+48.5
swing
D+48.3→R+0.3
Divide County
ND
R+48.4
swing
D+8.9→R+39.5
Hodgeman County
KS
R+48.4
swing
D+9.2→R+39.2
Briscoe County
TX
R+48.2
swing
D+48.1→R+0.1
Towner County
ND
R+48.1
swing
D+10.0→R+38.1
Mountrail County
ND
R+47.9
swing
D+20.5→R+27.4
Gregory County
SD
R+47.7
swing
D+5.8→R+41.9
Nye County
NV
R+47.7
swing
D+9.7→R+38.0
Wichita County
KS
R+47.6
swing
D+1.7→R+45.9
Grant County
OK
R+47.4
swing
D+4.7→R+42.7
Crawford County
AR
R+46.6
swing
D+11.0→R+35.6
Ness County
KS
R+46.5
swing
D+4.1→R+42.4
Craighead County
AR
R+46.3
swing
D+38.0→R+8.3
Aurora County
SD
R+46.3
swing
D+20.8→R+25.5
Edmunds County
SD
R+45.7
swing
D+11.4→R+34.2
McCone County
MT
R+45.5
swing
D+1.3→R+44.3
Adams County
ND
R+45.5
swing
D+1.0→R+44.5
King County
TX
R+45.5
swing
D+2.0→R+43.4
Fulton County
AR
R+45.4
swing
D+43.9→R+1.5
Hall County
TX
R+45.4
swing
D+41.6→R+3.8
Corson County
SD
R+45.0
swing
D+6.6→R+38.3
Morton County
ND
R+44.9
swing
D+3.1→R+41.9
Manassas Park city
VA
R+44.8
swing
D+22.3→R+22.5
Van Buren County
AR
R+44.2
swing
D+42.3→R+1.9
Bon Homme County
SD
R+44.1
swing
D+6.3→R+37.8
Eddy County
ND
R+44.0
swing
D+11.3→R+32.6
McLean County
ND
R+43.5
swing
D+1.5→R+42.0
Kingman County
KS
R+43.4
swing
D+7.4→R+36.0
Lamb County
TX
R+43.3
swing
D+16.5→R+26.8
Nelson County
ND
R+43.2
swing
D+9.1→R+34.1
Caddo County
OK
R+42.5
swing
D+31.1→R+11.4
Hanson County
SD
R+42.5
swing
D+18.3→R+24.2
Foster County
ND
R+42.3
swing
D+1.2→R+41.2
Renville County
ND
R+42.3
swing
D+10.6→R+31.7
Washita County
OK
R+42.2
swing
D+20.6→R+21.6
Collingsworth County
TX
R+41.9
swing
D+29.9→R+12.0
Franklin County
AR
R+41.9
swing
D+30.5→R+11.4
Bailey County
TX
R+41.9
swing
D+3.8→R+38.0
Roberts County
SD
R+41.7
swing
D+20.2→R+21.5
Spink County
SD
R+41.6
swing
D+13.8→R+27.8
McClain County
OK
R+41.6
swing
D+24.4→R+17.2
Martin County
TX
R+41.4
swing
D+12.9→R+28.4
Hockley County
TX
R+41.4
swing
D+11.4→R+30.0
Sherman County
NE
R+41.1
swing
D+6.8→R+34.3
Cheyenne County
CO
R+41.1
swing
D+1.2→R+39.9
Grady County
OK
R+40.7
swing
D+20.7→R+20.0
Day County
SD
R+40.6
swing
D+23.3→R+17.3
Stafford County
KS
R+40.6
swing
D+7.2→R+33.4
Sheridan County
MT
R+40.6
swing
D+16.4→R+24.1
Donley County
TX
R+40.5
swing
D+21.7→R+18.8
Cavalier County
ND
R+40.2
swing
D+3.1→R+37.1
Emery County
UT
R+39.9
swing
D+1.5→R+38.5
Brule County
SD
R+39.9
swing
D+13.2→R+26.8
Wilson County
TX
R+39.9
swing
D+34.7→R+5.2
Gaines County
TX
R+39.7
swing
D+6.7→R+33.0
Carson County
TX
R+39.6
swing
D+9.7→R+30.0
Deuel County
SD
R+38.8
swing
D+10.9→R+27.9
Terry County
TX
R+38.6
swing
D+14.9→R+23.7
Garza County
TX
R+38.6
swing
D+11.7→R+26.9
Walsh County
ND
R+38.5
swing
D+0.5→R+38.0
Geneva County
AL
R+38.5
swing
D+38.0→R+0.5
McKinley County
NM
R+38.3
swing
D+19.3→R+19.0
Evangeline Parish
LA
R+38.2
swing
D+33.4→R+4.8
Traverse County
MN
R+38.2
swing
D+27.8→R+10.4
Polk County
AR
R+38.1
swing
D+18.0→R+20.2
Roane County
TN
R+38.1
swing
D+12.7→R+25.4
Greeley County
NE
R+38.1
swing
D+5.3→R+32.8
Buffalo County
SD
R+38.0
swing
D+10.6→R+27.4
Wibaux County
MT
R+38.0
swing
D+6.4→R+31.6
Fayette County
GA
R+37.6
swing
D+13.4→R+24.2
Marion County
AR
R+37.5
swing
D+18.6→R+18.9
Pope County
AR
R+37.5
swing
D+31.5→R+6.0
Charles Mix County
SD
R+37.4
swing
D+18.5→R+18.9
Phillips County
CO
R+37.3
swing
D+1.3→R+36.0
Lowndes County
GA
R+37.3
swing
D+32.4→R+4.9