Minnesota 1980 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter won the Minnesota 1980 presidential election with 954,174 votes (46.5%), a margin of D+3.9. Minnesota's 10 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

46.5%

42.6%

954,174

Jimmy Carter (46.5%)

873,241

Ronald Reagan (42.6%)

Total Votes: 2,051,672|Margin: D+3.9

County Results

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County Results (87 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
St. Louis County	D+31.4	D+31.4	D+38.6	114,674	R+3.4%
Carlton County	D+27.4	D+27.4	D+30.4	14,833	R+7.6%
Lake County	D+20.9	D+20.9	D+37.8	6,931	R+4.2%
Ramsey County	D+19.7	D+19.7	D+19.2	232,744	R+1.0%
Itasca County	D+16.9	D+16.9	D+10.3	22,228	R+14.3%
Anoka County	D+14.2	D+14.2	D+3.8	87,843	R+11.8%
Mower County	D+12.9	D+12.9	D+21.5	20,325	R+8.8%
Pine County	D+12.6	D+12.6	D+7.5	9,687	R+14.2%
Chisago County	D+9.8	D+9.8	D+3.1	12,523	R+15.5%
Koochiching County	D+9.1	D+9.1	D+10.0	8,250	R+15.3%
Isanti County	D+9.0	D+9.0	R+2.5	10,809	R+21.3%
Hennepin County	D+8.8	D+8.8	D+3.5	505,372	R+0.6%
Rice County	D+6.6	D+6.6	D+2.0	20,673	R+5.0%
Mille Lacs County	D+6.5	D+6.5	R+3.5	9,013	R+16.1%
Beltrami County	D+6.1	D+6.1	D+0.4	15,537	R+11.4%
Washington County	D+5.3	D+5.3	R+0.9	54,902	R+6.5%
Morrison County	D+4.5	D+4.5	R+9.6	14,018	R+22.5%
Swift County	D+4.4	D+4.4	D+9.8	6,823	R+28.7%
Aitkin County	D+3.7	D+3.7	D+7.0	7,670	R+22.7%
Red Lake County	D+3.5	D+3.5	D+4.4	2,707	R+35.4%
Dakota County	D+2.9	D+2.9	R+5.7	94,755	R+5.1%
Kanabec County	D+2.8	D+2.8	R+6.4	5,508	R+20.6%
Sherburne County	D+1.4	D+1.4	R+11.4	13,620	R+18.8%
Norman County	D+1.3	D+1.3	D+1.1	4,880	R+18.0%
Clearwater County	D+0.9	D+0.9	R+3.7	4,137	R+25.6%
Scott County	D+0.5	D+0.5	R+14.1	20,038	R+15.2%
Wright County	D+0.3	D+0.3	R+10.4	26,991	R+17.0%
Nobles County	R+0.0	R+0.0	R+2.7	10,365	R+14.3%
Freeborn County	R+1.5	R+1.5	D+5.2	17,785	R+8.4%
Lyon County	R+1.8	R+1.8	R+14.1	12,911	R+18.5%
Benton County	R+2.0	R+2.0	R+16.1	11,782	R+21.5%
Winona County	R+2.3	R+2.3	R+11.0	22,903	R+4.6%
Kandiyohi County	R+2.4	R+2.4	R+6.3	18,095	R+21.9%
Le Sueur County	R+2.7	R+2.7	R+8.6	11,625	R+20.2%
Big Stone County	R+3.3	R+3.3	D+4.5	4,091	R+34.5%
Goodhue County	R+3.8	R+3.8	R+12.5	20,248	D+1.6%
Mahnomen County	R+3.8	R+3.8	R+3.4	2,635	R+30.0%
Blue Earth County	R+4.0	R+4.0	R+9.2	26,138	R+7.6%
Jackson County	R+4.7	R+4.7	D+4.6	7,064	R+24.4%
Murray County	R+4.7	R+4.7	R+0.7	6,186	R+21.6%
Grant County	R+5.4	R+5.4	R+6.1	4,272	R+28.2%
Stearns County	R+5.9	R+5.9	R+18.0	51,522	R+17.3%
Clay County	R+6.7	R+6.7	R+5.8	22,508	R+9.3%
Crow Wing County	R+7.0	R+7.0	R+13.1	21,677	R+20.2%
Nicollet County	R+7.6	R+7.6	R+12.6	13,622	R+5.2%
Meeker County	R+7.9	R+7.9	R+13.9	10,095	R+20.1%
Pennington County	R+8.3	R+8.3	R+9.6	7,416	R+19.3%
Lac qui Parle County	R+8.9	R+8.9	R+0.8	5,903	R+31.2%
Pope County	R+10.3	R+10.3	R+5.2	6,153	R+34.7%
Traverse County	R+10.4	R+10.4	R+2.7	3,030	R+38.2%
Polk County	R+10.7	R+10.7	R+10.0	17,644	R+26.4%
Stevens County	R+11.2	R+11.2	R+13.9	6,476	R+23.0%
Lincoln County	R+11.7	R+11.7	R+2.1	4,121	R+35.0%
Roseau County	R+11.7	R+11.7	R+19.4	6,317	R+26.2%
Cook County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+3.8	2,266	R+11.4%
Todd County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+17.1	12,111	R+32.2%
Cass County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+16.1	11,485	R+21.8%
Becker County	R+12.4	R+12.4	R+16.0	13,134	R+20.2%
Pipestone County	R+13.1	R+13.1	R+11.9	6,243	R+17.0%
Kittson County	R+13.1	R+13.1	R+3.2	3,577	R+25.6%
Chippewa County	R+13.4	R+13.4	R+12.9	8,097	R+30.8%
Wabasha County	R+13.5	R+13.5	R+15.4	9,453	R+11.3%
Waseca County	R+13.6	R+13.6	R+21.8	9,301	R+7.0%
Renville County	R+14.2	R+14.2	R+16.6	10,444	R+26.4%
Lake of the Woods County	R+14.4	R+14.4	R+13.9	2,000	R+32.2%
Marshall County	R+14.8	R+14.8	R+11.7	6,775	R+32.3%
Douglas County	R+15.6	R+15.6	R+24.5	14,445	R+24.5%
Yellow Medicine County	R+15.8	R+15.8	R+11.6	7,421	R+34.4%
Cottonwood County	R+16.6	R+16.6	R+16.3	7,847	R+15.4%
Dodge County	R+16.9	R+16.9	R+22.6	7,100	R+10.3%
Wilkin County	R+17.7	R+17.7	R+25.2	4,107	R+23.1%
Hubbard County	R+17.7	R+17.7	R+24.3	7,513	R+21.0%
Carver County	R+17.8	R+17.8	R+27.8	18,481	R+14.0%
Watonwan County	R+18.0	R+18.0	R+18.4	6,587	R+15.4%
Rock County	R+18.8	R+18.8	R+15.1	5,713	R+16.7%
Steele County	R+19.0	R+19.0	R+26.7	14,279	R+13.2%
McLeod County	R+20.2	R+20.2	R+28.1	14,035	R+18.1%
Wadena County	R+20.5	R+20.5	R+27.3	7,103	R+22.3%
Olmsted County	R+21.3	R+21.3	R+26.3	40,911	D+2.3%
Fillmore County	R+21.6	R+21.6	R+18.5	11,312	R+10.4%
Brown County	R+22.2	R+22.2	R+30.3	14,122	R+10.2%
Martin County	R+22.4	R+22.4	R+21.9	12,294	R+15.9%
Otter Tail County	R+22.9	R+22.9	R+23.3	26,138	R+21.9%
Faribault County	R+24.7	R+24.7	R+17.4	10,481	R+19.8%
Houston County	R+24.9	R+24.9	R+23.1	9,481	R+13.8%
Sibley County	R+25.4	R+25.4	R+25.1	7,642	R+23.9%
Redwood County	R+31.4	R+31.4	R+33.8	9,699	R+27.3%

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