The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and the District of Columbia participated in the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 61.1%  [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 County results
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Michigan was won by former California governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 6.5%.[3] This result nonetheless made Michigan 3.2% more Democratic than the nation at large. This is despite the fact that it voted to the right of the nation by over seven points in 1976, when favorite son candidate Gerald Ford won Michigan.
Along with Maine, New York, Mississippi, and Vermont, Michigan was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Washtenaw and Marquette.
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 1,915,225 | 48.99% | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (inc.) | 1,661,532 | 42.50% | |
| Anderson Coalition | John B. Anderson | 275,223 | 7.04% | |
| Libertarian | Ed Clark | 41,597 | 1.06% | |
| Citizens | Barry Commoner | 11,930 | 0.31% | |
| Communist | Gus Hall | 3,262 | 0.08% | |
| Write-ins | 891 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 3,909,660 | 100% | ||
Results by county
edit| County[4] | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Jimmy Carter Democratic |
John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 2,905 | 57.39% | 1,857 | 36.69% | 247 | 4.88% | 53 | 1.05% | 1,048 | 20.70% | 5,062 |
| Alger | 2,059 | 44.31% | 2,242 | 48.25% | 263 | 5.66% | 83 | 1.79% | -183 | -3.94% | 4,647 |
| Allegan | 20,560 | 62.24% | 9,877 | 29.90% | 1,984 | 6.01% | 610 | 1.85% | 10,683 | 32.34% | 33,031 |
| Alpena | 6,901 | 49.89% | 5,834 | 42.18% | 913 | 6.60% | 184 | 1.33% | 1,067 | 7.71% | 13,832 |
| Antrim | 4,706 | 56.26% | 2,909 | 34.78% | 602 | 7.20% | 147 | 1.76% | 1,797 | 21.48% | 8,364 |
| Arenac | 3,436 | 53.43% | 2,547 | 39.61% | 333 | 5.18% | 115 | 1.79% | 889 | 13.82% | 6,431 |
| Baraga | 2,046 | 52.18% | 1,609 | 41.04% | 201 | 5.13% | 65 | 1.66% | 437 | 11.14% | 3,921 |
| Barry | 12,006 | 58.13% | 6,857 | 33.20% | 1,399 | 6.77% | 392 | 1.90% | 5,149 | 24.93% | 20,654 |
| Bay | 25,331 | 46.40% | 24,517 | 44.91% | 3,886 | 7.12% | 858 | 1.57% | 814 | 1.49% | 54,592 |
| Benzie | 3,054 | 55.55% | 1,842 | 33.50% | 455 | 8.28% | 147 | 2.67% | 1,212 | 22.05% | 5,498 |
| Berrien | 41,458 | 60.99% | 22,152 | 32.59% | 3,422 | 5.03% | 946 | 1.39% | 19,306 | 28.40% | 67,978 |
| Branch | 10,224 | 62.99% | 4,635 | 28.56% | 1,102 | 6.79% | 269 | 1.66% | 5,589 | 34.43% | 16,230 |
| Calhoun | 30,912 | 52.24% | 23,022 | 38.90% | 4,468 | 7.55% | 774 | 1.31% | 7,890 | 13.34% | 59,176 |
| Cass | 11,206 | 56.78% | 7,058 | 35.76% | 1,156 | 5.86% | 315 | 1.60% | 4,148 | 21.02% | 19,735 |
| Charlevoix | 5,053 | 51.58% | 3,741 | 38.19% | 816 | 8.33% | 186 | 1.90% | 1,312 | 13.39% | 9,796 |
| Cheboygan | 5,221 | 52.45% | 3,938 | 39.56% | 638 | 6.41% | 157 | 1.58% | 1,283 | 12.89% | 9,954 |
| Chippewa | 7,059 | 52.31% | 5,268 | 39.04% | 951 | 7.05% | 216 | 1.60% | 1,791 | 13.27% | 13,494 |
| Clare | 5,719 | 53.36% | 4,164 | 38.85% | 663 | 6.19% | 172 | 1.60% | 1,555 | 14.51% | 10,718 |
| Clinton | 14,968 | 60.62% | 7,539 | 30.53% | 1,736 | 7.03% | 448 | 1.81% | 7,429 | 30.09% | 24,691 |
| Crawford | 2,652 | 53.42% | 1,826 | 36.78% | 390 | 7.86% | 96 | 1.93% | 826 | 16.64% | 4,964 |
| Delta | 8,146 | 46.04% | 8,475 | 47.90% | 849 | 4.80% | 222 | 1.25% | -329 | -1.86% | 17,692 |
| Dickinson | 6,614 | 50.58% | 5,694 | 43.54% | 596 | 4.56% | 173 | 1.32% | 920 | 7.04% | 13,077 |
| Eaton | 22,927 | 57.35% | 12,742 | 31.87% | 3,533 | 8.84% | 775 | 1.94% | 10,185 | 25.48% | 39,977 |
| Emmet | 5,930 | 53.88% | 3,724 | 33.84% | 1,134 | 10.30% | 218 | 1.98% | 2,206 | 20.04% | 11,006 |
| Genesee | 78,572 | 42.73% | 90,393 | 49.15% | 12,274 | 6.67% | 2,661 | 1.45% | -11,821 | -6.42% | 183,900 |
| Gladwin | 4,509 | 51.09% | 3,733 | 42.30% | 463 | 5.25% | 120 | 1.36% | 776 | 8.79% | 8,825 |
| Gogebic | 4,388 | 42.80% | 5,254 | 51.25% | 493 | 4.81% | 117 | 1.14% | -866 | -8.45% | 10,252 |
| Grand Traverse | 14,484 | 58.63% | 7,150 | 28.94% | 2,568 | 10.39% | 504 | 2.04% | 7,334 | 29.69% | 24,706 |
| Gratiot | 9,294 | 59.30% | 4,916 | 31.37% | 1,193 | 7.61% | 269 | 1.72% | 4,378 | 27.93% | 15,672 |
| Hillsdale | 10,951 | 66.37% | 4,375 | 26.52% | 882 | 5.35% | 291 | 1.76% | 6,576 | 39.85% | 16,499 |
| Houghton | 7,926 | 47.94% | 6,858 | 41.48% | 1,423 | 8.61% | 327 | 1.98% | 1,068 | 6.46% | 16,534 |
| Huron | 10,553 | 65.27% | 4,434 | 27.43% | 976 | 6.04% | 204 | 1.26% | 6,119 | 37.84% | 16,167 |
| Ingham | 56,777 | 45.19% | 48,278 | 38.43% | 17,139 | 13.64% | 3,437 | 2.74% | 8,499 | 6.76% | 125,631 |
| Ionia | 12,040 | 57.38% | 7,039 | 33.55% | 1,539 | 7.33% | 364 | 1.73% | 5,001 | 23.83% | 20,982 |
| Iosco | 6,680 | 56.54% | 4,255 | 36.01% | 739 | 6.25% | 141 | 1.19% | 2,425 | 20.53% | 11,815 |
| Iron | 3,507 | 45.36% | 3,742 | 48.40% | 371 | 4.80% | 112 | 1.45% | -235 | -3.04% | 7,732 |
| Isabella | 10,407 | 50.24% | 7,293 | 35.21% | 2,511 | 12.12% | 504 | 2.43% | 3,114 | 15.03% | 20,715 |
| Jackson | 33,749 | 53.93% | 23,685 | 37.85% | 4,165 | 6.66% | 981 | 1.57% | 10,064 | 16.08% | 62,580 |
| Kalamazoo | 48,669 | 50.90% | 34,528 | 36.11% | 10,833 | 11.33% | 1,587 | 1.66% | 14,141 | 14.79% | 95,617 |
| Kalkaska | 2,802 | 56.42% | 1,807 | 36.39% | 260 | 5.24% | 97 | 1.95% | 995 | 20.03% | 4,966 |
| Kent | 112,604 | 54.59% | 72,790 | 35.29% | 17,913 | 8.68% | 2,983 | 1.45% | 39,814 | 19.30% | 206,290 |
| Keweenaw | 583 | 46.27% | 570 | 45.24% | 87 | 6.90% | 20 | 1.59% | 13 | 1.03% | 1,260 |
| Lake | 1,730 | 43.22% | 2,041 | 50.99% | 187 | 4.67% | 45 | 1.12% | -311 | -7.77% | 4,003 |
| Lapeer | 15,996 | 56.99% | 9,671 | 34.45% | 1,868 | 6.66% | 534 | 1.90% | 6,325 | 22.54% | 28,069 |
| Leelanau | 4,585 | 57.78% | 2,348 | 29.59% | 839 | 10.57% | 163 | 2.05% | 2,237 | 28.19% | 7,935 |
| Lenawee | 20,366 | 56.44% | 12,935 | 35.85% | 2,230 | 6.18% | 554 | 1.54% | 7,431 | 20.59% | 36,085 |
| Livingston | 25,012 | 60.17% | 12,626 | 30.37% | 3,247 | 7.81% | 685 | 1.65% | 12,386 | 29.80% | 41,570 |
| Luce | 1,659 | 57.56% | 992 | 34.42% | 177 | 6.14% | 54 | 1.87% | 667 | 23.14% | 2,882 |
| Mackinac | 3,021 | 52.23% | 2,262 | 39.11% | 415 | 7.17% | 86 | 1.49% | 759 | 13.12% | 5,784 |
| Macomb | 154,155 | 51.88% | 120,125 | 40.43% | 18,975 | 6.39% | 3,864 | 1.30% | 34,030 | 11.45% | 297,119 |
| Manistee | 5,662 | 52.91% | 4,164 | 38.91% | 699 | 6.53% | 177 | 1.65% | 1,498 | 14.00% | 10,702 |
| Marquette | 13,181 | 44.71% | 13,312 | 45.16% | 2,481 | 8.42% | 505 | 1.71% | -131 | -0.45% | 29,479 |
| Mason | 7,137 | 58.14% | 4,134 | 33.68% | 825 | 6.72% | 180 | 1.47% | 3,003 | 24.46% | 12,276 |
| Mecosta | 7,754 | 53.37% | 5,228 | 35.99% | 1,322 | 9.10% | 224 | 1.54% | 2,526 | 17.38% | 14,528 |
| Menominee | 6,170 | 52.52% | 4,962 | 42.23% | 452 | 3.85% | 165 | 1.40% | 1,208 | 10.29% | 11,749 |
| Midland | 17,828 | 53.04% | 12,019 | 35.76% | 3,152 | 9.38% | 611 | 1.82% | 5,809 | 17.28% | 33,610 |
| Missaukee | 3,221 | 63.47% | 1,563 | 30.80% | 230 | 4.53% | 61 | 1.20% | 1,658 | 32.67% | 5,075 |
| Monroe | 25,612 | 51.26% | 20,578 | 41.19% | 3,111 | 6.23% | 663 | 1.33% | 5,034 | 10.07% | 49,964 |
| Montcalm | 10,822 | 56.51% | 6,706 | 35.02% | 1,309 | 6.84% | 313 | 1.63% | 4,116 | 21.49% | 19,150 |
| Montmorency | 2,400 | 55.71% | 1,654 | 38.39% | 195 | 4.53% | 59 | 1.37% | 746 | 17.32% | 4,308 |
| Muskegon | 36,512 | 53.73% | 26,645 | 39.21% | 4,094 | 6.02% | 703 | 1.03% | 9,867 | 14.52% | 67,954 |
| Newaygo | 8,918 | 58.58% | 5,236 | 34.40% | 850 | 5.58% | 219 | 1.44% | 3,682 | 24.18% | 15,223 |
| Oakland | 253,211 | 54.65% | 164,869 | 35.58% | 38,273 | 8.26% | 6,975 | 1.51% | 88,342 | 19.07% | 463,328 |
| Oceana | 5,465 | 57.14% | 3,386 | 35.40% | 570 | 5.96% | 143 | 1.50% | 2,079 | 21.74% | 9,564 |
| Ogemaw | 4,169 | 51.29% | 3,426 | 42.15% | 425 | 5.23% | 108 | 1.33% | 743 | 9.14% | 8,128 |
| Ontonagon | 2,569 | 48.95% | 2,375 | 45.26% | 237 | 4.52% | 67 | 1.28% | 194 | 3.69% | 5,248 |
| Osceola | 4,902 | 60.04% | 2,650 | 32.46% | 466 | 5.71% | 146 | 1.79% | 2,252 | 27.58% | 8,164 |
| Oscoda | 1,915 | 55.25% | 1,325 | 38.23% | 183 | 5.28% | 143 | 1.24% | 590 | 17.02% | 3,466 |
| Otsego | 3,771 | 53.70% | 2,666 | 37.96% | 493 | 7.02% | 93 | 1.32% | 1,105 | 15.74% | 7,023 |
| Ottawa | 51,217 | 67.85% | 18,435 | 24.42% | 4,903 | 6.50% | 929 | 1.23% | 32,782 | 43.43% | 75,484 |
| Presque Isle | 3,486 | 50.43% | 2,952 | 42.71% | 382 | 5.53% | 92 | 1.33% | 534 | 7.72% | 6,912 |
| Roscommon | 5,280 | 54.66% | 3,763 | 38.96% | 508 | 5.26% | 108 | 1.12% | 1,517 | 15.70% | 9,659 |
| Saginaw | 45,233 | 48.22% | 41,650 | 44.40% | 5,677 | 6.05% | 1,239 | 1.32% | 3,583 | 3.82% | 93,799 |
| Sanilac | 12,158 | 67.11% | 4,898 | 27.04% | 863 | 4.76% | 198 | 1.09% | 7,260 | 40.07% | 18,117 |
| Schoolcraft | 2,097 | 47.94% | 1,964 | 44.90% | 243 | 5.56% | 70 | 1.60% | 133 | 3.04% | 4,374 |
| Shiawassee | 15,756 | 51.71% | 11,985 | 39.33% | 2,121 | 6.96% | 608 | 2.00% | 3,771 | 12.38% | 30,470 |
| St. Clair | 31,021 | 55.61% | 20,410 | 36.59% | 3,592 | 6.44% | 756 | 1.36% | 10,611 | 19.02% | 55,779 |
| St. Joseph | 13,631 | 63.19% | 6,318 | 29.29% | 1,283 | 5.95% | 338 | 1.57% | 7,313 | 33.90% | 21,570 |
| Tuscola | 13,306 | 59.12% | 7,632 | 33.91% | 1,266 | 5.63% | 301 | 1.34% | 5,674 | 25.21% | 22,505 |
| Van Buren | 14,451 | 55.96% | 9,248 | 35.81% | 1,691 | 6.55% | 434 | 1.68% | 5,203 | 20.15% | 25,824 |
| Washtenaw | 48,699 | 41.92% | 51,013 | 43.91% | 13,463 | 11.59% | 3,004 | 2.59% | -2,314 | -1.99% | 116,179 |
| Wayne | 315,532 | 35.42% | 522,024 | 58.60% | 43,608 | 4.90% | 9,680 | 1.09% | -206,492 | -23.18% | 890,844 |
| Wexford | 6,027 | 54.01% | 4,173 | 37.39% | 752 | 6.74% | 208 | 1.86% | 1,854 | 16.62% | 11,160 |
| Totals | 1,915,225 | 48.99% | 1,661,532 | 42.50% | 275,223 | 7.04% | 57,745 | 1.48% | 253,693 | 6.49% | 3,909,725 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". uselectionatlas.org.
- ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1980