Alabama 1980 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan won the Alabama 1980 presidential election with 654,192 votes (48.8%), a margin of R+1.3. Alabama's 9 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

47.4%

48.8%

636,730

Jimmy Carter (47.4%)

654,192

Ronald Reagan (48.8%)

Total Votes: 1,341,929|Margin: R+1.3

County Results

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County Results (67 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Macon County	D+65.8	D+65.8	D+66.5	8,774	D+5.0%
Greene County	D+53.8	D+53.8	D+44.4	4,538	D+1.5%
Bullock County	D+44.6	D+44.6	D+34.7	5,637	D+4.3%
Lawrence County	D+41.8	D+41.8	D+4.2	8,742	R+23.3%
Sumter County	D+40.4	D+40.4	D+28.4	7,199	D+18.2%
Lowndes County	D+38.5	D+38.5	D+36.9	5,329	R+0.1%
Wilcox County	D+36.8	D+36.8	D+22.0	7,261	D+2.7%
Perry County	D+29.8	D+29.8	D+2.4	6,522	R+4.9%
Colbert County	D+29.6	D+29.6	D+7.0	20,013	R+15.0%
Jackson County	D+27.3	D+27.3	D+6.2	14,203	R+18.9%
Russell County	D+26.9	D+26.9	D+6.6	13,500	R+4.2%
Limestone County	D+26.9	D+26.9	R+21.5	13,384	R+21.4%
Hale County	D+25.2	D+25.2	D+9.9	5,979	D+3.0%
Walker County	D+21.1	D+21.1	R+9.5	22,828	R+16.2%
Cherokee County	D+19.9	D+19.9	R+3.1	6,438	R+30.9%
Lauderdale County	D+18.0	D+18.0	R+8.5	27,243	R+17.9%
Coosa County	D+15.9	D+15.9	R+18.3	4,209	R+19.6%
Franklin County	D+15.7	D+15.7	R+7.0	10,763	R+14.5%
Chambers County	D+15.0	D+15.0	R+20.2	11,899	D+9.3%
Marshall County	D+13.5	D+13.5	R+22.7	19,933	R+24.7%
Choctaw County	D+12.5	D+12.5	R+8.0	6,580	R+0.1%
Etowah County	D+12.2	D+12.2	R+0.4	37,806	R+28.9%
Dallas County	D+11.7	D+11.7	D+6.6	18,147	D+1.2%
Marengo County	D+11.7	D+11.7	R+4.4	9,660	D+1.5%
Pickens County	D+11.3	D+11.3	R+13.2	8,182	R+0.6%
Bibb County	D+10.8	D+10.8	R+23.2	5,623	R+17.4%
Tallapoosa County	D+9.6	D+9.6	R+33.6	13,603	R+8.5%
Lamar County	D+9.5	D+9.5	R+34.7	6,186	R+27.6%
Washington County	D+7.2	D+7.2	R+17.9	6,625	R+15.8%
Cullman County	D+5.9	D+5.9	R+29.4	22,240	R+24.3%
Morgan County	D+5.1	D+5.1	R+36.3	29,271	R+23.7%
Crenshaw County	D+4.3	D+4.3	R+25.7	5,256	R+25.5%
Butler County	D+4.1	D+4.1	R+14.9	8,368	R+14.8%
Barbour County	D+3.2	D+3.2	R+8.5	9,001	R+8.0%
Henry County	D+2.7	D+2.7	R+27.6	5,879	R+18.1%
Marion County	D+2.5	D+2.5	R+26.6	10,738	R+32.0%
Conecuh County	D+2.5	D+2.5	R+12.7	6,181	R+23.1%
Clarke County	D+1.8	D+1.8	R+16.9	10,663	R+5.0%
Clay County	D+1.6	D+1.6	R+39.3	5,747	R+20.2%
Randolph County	D+1.4	D+1.4	R+33.3	7,094	R+19.3%
Talladega County	D+1.2	D+1.2	R+24.2	20,641	R+22.3%
Fayette County	D+1.1	D+1.1	R+29.5	6,789	R+29.3%
Madison County	R+0.2	R+0.2	R+30.1	65,072	R+25.6%
Geneva County	R+0.5	R+0.5	R+44.1	9,628	R+38.4%
Calhoun County	R+1.3	R+1.3	R+27.7	35,541	R+27.9%
Tuscaloosa County	R+1.6	R+1.6	R+26.8	40,720	R+13.1%
Monroe County	R+3.9	R+3.9	R+22.5	9,072	R+6.5%
DeKalb County	R+4.6	R+4.6	R+25.3	18,690	R+23.8%
Coffee County	R+4.6	R+4.6	R+40.9	13,399	R+29.6%
Covington County	R+5.2	R+5.2	R+44.2	13,608	R+22.4%
Lee County	R+6.3	R+6.3	R+29.4	21,972	D+1.5%
Cleburne County	R+7.5	R+7.5	R+43.7	4,526	R+34.0%
Jefferson County	R+7.5	R+7.5	R+19.1	259,512	R+1.1%
Pike County	R+8.0	R+8.0	R+27.0	9,991	R+18.4%
Blount County	R+9.1	R+9.1	R+38.2	12,724	R+31.1%
Escambia County	R+11.3	R+11.3	R+38.0	12,053	R+20.5%
Montgomery County	R+11.6	R+11.6	R+16.2	66,504	R+3.0%
Chilton County	R+16.6	R+16.6	R+45.4	11,477	R+24.6%
Elmore County	R+18.0	R+18.0	R+46.6	15,190	R+18.7%
Autauga County	R+18.1	R+18.1	R+41.8	11,063	R+19.4%
Mobile County	R+18.2	R+18.2	R+26.5	116,992	R+14.9%
Dale County	R+18.4	R+18.4	R+51.9	12,573	R+30.1%
St. Clair County	R+18.5	R+18.5	R+43.7	13,654	R+25.7%
Winston County	R+19.1	R+19.1	R+44.5	8,436	R+24.5%
Houston County	R+30.3	R+30.3	R+52.2	23,238	R+20.7%
Shelby County	R+32.5	R+32.5	R+56.9	23,267	R+21.4%
Baldwin County	R+36.0	R+36.0	R+53.5	28,353	R+18.3%

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County Results (67 counties)

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