West Virginia 1980 Presidential Election

Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter won the West Virginia 1980 presidential election with 367,462 votes (49.8%), a margin of D+4.5. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

49.8%

45.3%

367,462

Jimmy Carter (49.8%)

334,206

Ronald Reagan (45.3%)

Total Votes: 737,715|Margin: D+4.5

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
McDowell County	D+42.7	D+42.7	D+33.1	13,943	R+1.2%
Mingo County	D+42.3	D+42.3	D+32.7	13,280	R+6.1%
Logan County	D+40.6	D+40.6	D+25.7	17,428	R+12.5%
Fayette County	D+37.4	D+37.4	D+22.5	19,774	R+10.5%
Webster County	D+33.1	D+33.1	D+20.1	3,974	R+17.1%
Boone County	D+27.9	D+27.9	D+20.9	12,000	R+19.1%
Braxton County	D+21.7	D+21.7	D+7.2	6,408	R+13.7%
Raleigh County	D+21.6	D+21.6	R+0.4	28,831	R+8.4%
Clay County	D+19.5	D+19.5	D+11.9	3,762	R+15.5%
Wyoming County	D+18.1	D+18.1	D+2.8	11,512	R+10.8%
Brooke County	D+15.3	D+15.3	D+15.8	11,795	R+10.9%
Nicholas County	D+14.5	D+14.5	R+0.7	9,516	R+14.1%
Randolph County	D+14.3	D+14.3	R+11.5	10,921	R+5.9%
Lincoln County	D+13.8	D+13.8	D+10.7	9,490	R+13.6%
Hancock County	D+13.2	D+13.2	D+8.6	16,475	R+9.0%
Harrison County	D+13.2	D+13.2	R+12.9	34,602	R+4.0%
Marion County	D+12.2	D+12.2	D+2.7	26,471	R+14.1%
Gilmer County	D+11.5	D+11.5	R+13.3	3,486	R+12.6%
Summers County	D+11.4	D+11.4	R+5.4	5,797	R+15.9%
Wayne County	D+6.9	D+6.9	R+2.5	16,719	R+17.9%
Greenbrier County	D+6.5	D+6.5	R+13.4	14,004	R+10.7%
Wetzel County	D+5.6	D+5.6	R+13.1	8,015	R+8.6%
Pocahontas County	D+3.7	D+3.7	R+13.1	4,355	R+10.8%
Marshall County	D+3.6	D+3.6	R+4.0	15,916	R+9.0%
Monongalia County	D+3.3	D+3.3	R+6.1	27,826	R+12.2%
Calhoun County	D+3.2	D+3.2	R+8.9	3,441	R+22.5%
Taylor County	D+3.2	D+3.2	R+18.5	6,487	R+11.7%
Jefferson County	D+2.3	D+2.3	R+16.5	9,818	R+12.1%
Barbour County	D+2.0	D+2.0	R+11.0	7,086	R+4.0%
Tucker County	D+1.7	D+1.7	R+11.8	3,855	R+23.3%
Pendleton County	D+1.3	D+1.3	R+16.6	3,504	R+13.7%
Kanawha County	D+0.2	D+0.2	R+15.3	91,760	R+11.6%
Ohio County	R+1.8	R+1.8	R+13.9	23,873	D+0.9%
Mercer County	R+1.9	R+1.9	R+20.5	24,741	R+17.4%
Monroe County	R+2.0	R+2.0	R+21.5	6,072	R+11.1%
Mason County	R+2.9	R+2.9	R+7.6	12,108	R+16.0%
Lewis County	R+3.8	R+3.8	R+32.4	7,611	R+6.7%
Cabell County	R+4.4	R+4.4	R+16.8	39,588	R+7.3%
Wirt County	R+5.1	R+5.1	R+25.1	2,293	R+12.0%
Hardy County	R+6.2	R+6.2	R+28.3	4,499	R+29.6%
Hampshire County	R+6.4	R+6.4	R+31.7	5,585	R+25.8%
Putnam County	R+7.8	R+7.8	R+27.8	14,686	R+20.8%
Pleasants County	R+10.4	R+10.4	R+21.4	3,447	R+13.1%
Roane County	R+12.1	R+12.1	R+20.6	5,953	R+16.6%
Mineral County	R+12.9	R+12.9	R+31.1	11,274	R+19.9%
Preston County	R+14.1	R+14.1	R+26.3	10,746	R+13.0%
Jackson County	R+18.2	R+18.2	R+26.3	10,581	R+17.9%
Berkeley County	R+18.2	R+18.2	R+35.1	17,454	R+14.0%
Wood County	R+18.2	R+18.2	R+37.1	35,512	R+14.5%
Upshur County	R+23.3	R+23.3	R+41.1	8,099	R+7.9%
Morgan County	R+26.8	R+26.8	R+40.8	4,627	R+16.5%
Doddridge County	R+27.7	R+27.7	R+47.2	3,051	R+9.4%
Tyler County	R+28.0	R+28.0	R+38.8	4,382	R+11.9%
Ritchie County	R+34.8	R+34.8	R+46.1	4,691	R+15.4%
Grant County	R+52.5	R+52.5	R+63.4	4,591	R+14.1%

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County Results (55 counties)

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