California 1980 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan won the California 1980 presidential election with 4,524,858 votes (52.7%), a margin of R+16.8. California's 54 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

35.9%

52.7%

3,083,641

Jimmy Carter (35.9%)

4,524,858

Ronald Reagan (52.7%)

Total Votes: 8,585,801|Margin: R+16.8

County Results

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County Results (58 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
San Francisco County	D+20.6	D+20.6	D+35.9	254,028	D+8.8%
Alameda County	D+10.3	D+10.3	D+18.6	417,617	R+9.5%
Yolo County	D+3.9	D+3.9	D+3.0	49,690	R+8.0%
Santa Cruz County	R+5.8	R+5.8	D+8.1	85,804	R+13.8%
Merced County	R+5.8	R+5.8	R+18.8	36,996	R+11.4%
Mendocino County	R+5.8	R+5.8	R+6.2	28,224	R+9.9%
Sacramento County	R+7.4	R+7.4	R+12.4	322,120	R+15.0%
Stanislaus County	R+9.4	R+9.4	R+19.4	84,186	R+16.9%
Marin County	R+9.6	R+9.6	D+0.6	108,507	D+0.0%
Los Angeles County	R+10.0	R+10.0	R+10.2	2,440,185	R+11.9%
Fresno County	R+10.7	R+10.7	R+9.6	161,386	R+12.3%
Sierra County	R+11.9	R+11.9	R+15.7	1,718	R+22.1%
Sonoma County	R+12.0	R+12.0	R+3.4	125,985	R+11.8%
San Mateo County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+5.0	238,637	R+6.0%
Solano County	R+12.4	R+12.4	R+10.2	80,676	R+24.6%
Contra Costa County	R+12.8	R+12.8	R+9.9	287,545	R+11.7%
Santa Clara County	R+13.0	R+13.0	R+11.2	477,003	R+10.5%
Madera County	R+14.2	R+14.2	R+21.3	19,780	R+19.5%
Humboldt County	R+14.2	R+14.2	R+4.9	48,692	R+26.8%
Plumas County	R+15.6	R+15.6	R+15.0	8,161	R+23.9%
Kings County	R+17.0	R+17.0	R+29.0	19,021	R+15.8%
San Benito County	R+17.2	R+17.2	R+22.8	7,602	R+13.0%
Lake County	R+17.7	R+17.7	R+11.2	16,654	R+25.2%
Lassen County	R+18.6	R+18.6	R+23.9	8,198	R+29.9%
Imperial County	R+19.0	R+19.0	R+25.1	21,579	R+17.3%
San Joaquin County	R+19.8	R+19.8	R+20.4	116,863	R+18.3%
Napa County	R+19.8	R+19.8	R+17.0	44,035	R+12.9%
Tuolumne County	R+20.9	R+20.9	R+17.7	16,063	R+23.9%
Placer County	R+21.1	R+21.1	R+27.7	51,440	R+28.3%
Monterey County	R+21.2	R+21.2	R+15.4	86,794	R+16.1%
Mariposa County	R+21.3	R+21.3	R+24.4	5,608	R+23.1%
Yuba County	R+21.6	R+21.6	R+28.8	14,111	R+29.4%
Siskiyou County	R+21.9	R+21.9	R+18.9	16,738	R+21.8%
Santa Barbara County	R+22.5	R+22.5	R+26.8	128,995	R+17.5%
Tulare County	R+22.8	R+22.8	R+28.8	70,846	R+12.0%
Amador County	R+22.9	R+22.9	R+24.6	9,670	R+27.1%
Trinity County	R+23.7	R+23.7	R+22.3	5,546	R+27.9%
Del Norte County	R+24.0	R+24.0	R+19.0	6,987	R+29.6%
Shasta County	R+25.7	R+25.7	R+25.9	47,418	R+30.8%
Colusa County	R+25.9	R+25.9	R+32.1	4,995	R+18.3%
Kern County	R+26.0	R+26.0	R+31.0	122,121	R+19.3%
San Luis Obispo County	R+26.1	R+26.1	R+28.7	69,527	R+20.8%
Alpine County	R+26.2	R+26.2	R+15.0	461	R+18.2%
Tehama County	R+27.9	R+27.9	R+27.4	15,457	R+34.3%
San Bernardino County	R+28.0	R+28.0	R+30.8	289,812	R+26.4%
Butte County	R+28.3	R+28.3	R+27.7	66,012	R+20.6%
Riverside County	R+28.4	R+28.4	R+28.0	243,278	R+27.6%
El Dorado County	R+28.7	R+28.7	R+31.2	36,449	R+29.8%
Nevada County	R+28.9	R+28.9	R+27.1	26,261	R+27.5%
Calaveras County	R+29.0	R+29.0	R+29.9	10,275	R+27.8%
Ventura County	R+30.7	R+30.7	R+38.5	190,650	R+21.6%
San Diego County	R+33.5	R+33.5	R+31.9	716,866	R+19.4%
Sutter County	R+36.0	R+36.0	R+44.0	18,557	R+24.9%
Mono County	R+37.0	R+37.0	R+46.2	3,421	R+15.9%
Glenn County	R+38.0	R+38.0	R+40.9	8,312	R+30.4%
Modoc County	R+38.3	R+38.3	R+41.2	4,000	R+33.4%
Inyo County	R+38.9	R+38.9	R+42.0	8,027	R+19.9%
Orange County	R+45.3	R+45.3	R+50.4	780,212	R+18.4%

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County Results (58 counties)

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