1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa
The 1980 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Main article: 1980 United States presidential election
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Iowa was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a comfortable margin of about 13 points.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last presidential election in which a Republican has won Iowa by more than 10 points, as well as the last time a Republican won Polk County,[2] home to Iowa's capital and most populated city, Des Moines. It was also the last time until Donald Trump in 2016 that a Republican presidential candidate won the following counties: Boone, Cerro Gordo, Lee, Webster and Worth.[2]
With Carter losing Iowa twice, he became the fifth American president and currently the last of 4 Democrats to have ever held office without winning the state in an election.
More information Candidate, SDE ...
| Candidate | SDE | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter | 1,840 | 35 |
| Ted Kennedy | 995 | 19 |
| Uncommitted | 304 | 0 |
| Totals | 3,139 | 54 |
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Note: SDE stands for 'State Delegate Equivalents' which (until 2020) was the closest thing to a popular vote available for the Democratic Caucus.
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
| George H.W. Bush | 33,530 | 15 |
| Ronald Reagan | 31,348 | 15 |
| Howard Baker | 16,216 | 8 |
| John Connally | 9,861 | 0 |
| Phil Crane | 7,135 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 4,585 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,800 | 0 |
| Robert Dole | 1,576 | 0 |
| Totals | 106,051 | 38 |
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More information Presidential Candidate, Running Mate ...
| Presidential Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Electoral Vote (EV) | Popular Vote (PV) | |
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| Ronald Reagan of California | George H. W. Bush | Republican | 8 | 676,026 | 51.31% |
| Jimmy Carter | Walter Mondale | Democratic | 0 | 508,672 | 38.60% |
| John B. Anderson | Patrick Lucey | Independent | 0 | 115,633 | 8.78% |
| Edward E. Clark | David Koch | Libertarian | 0 | 13,123 | 1.00% |
| Barry Commoner | LaDonna Harris | Citizens | 0 | 2,273 | 0.17% |
| David McReynolds | Diane Drufenbrock | Socialist | 0 | 534 | 0.04% |
| — | — | Write-ins | 0 | 519 | 0.04% |
| Gus Hall | Angela Davis | Communist | 0 | 298 | 0.02% |
| Clifton DeBerry | Matilde Zimmermann | Socialist Workers | 0 | 244 | 0.02% |
| Percy Greaves Jr. | Frank Varnum | American | 0 | 189 | 0.01% |
| Benjamin Bubar | Earl Dodge | Statesman | 0 | 150 | 0.01% |
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Results by county
More information County, Ronald Reagan Republican ...
| County[3] | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Jimmy Carter Democratic |
John B. Anderson Nominated By Petition |
Ed Clark Libertarian |
Barry Commoner Citizens |
Various candidates Other parties |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 2,821 | 60.16% | 1,454 | 31.01% | 356 | 7.59% | 48 | 1.02% | 8 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,367 | 29.15% | 4,689 |
| Adams | 1,779 | 59.62% | 940 | 31.50% | 214 | 7.17% | 45 | 1.51% | 2 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.13% | 839 | 28.12% | 2,984 |
| Allamakee | 4,000 | 60.73% | 2,170 | 32.95% | 343 | 5.21% | 54 | 0.82% | 11 | 0.17% | 8 | 0.12% | 1,830 | 27.78% | 6,586 |
| Appanoose | 3,544 | 52.68% | 2,769 | 41.16% | 353 | 5.25% | 50 | 0.74% | 5 | 0.07% | 7 | 0.10% | 775 | 11.52% | 6,728 |
| Audubon | 2,523 | 57.96% | 1,546 | 35.52% | 251 | 5.77% | 25 | 0.57% | 4 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.09% | 977 | 22.44% | 4,353 |
| Benton | 5,329 | 50.11% | 4,223 | 39.71% | 948 | 8.91% | 116 | 1.09% | 6 | 0.06% | 13 | 0.12% | 1,106 | 10.40% | 10,635 |
| Black Hawk | 29,627 | 46.49% | 27,443 | 43.07% | 5,847 | 9.18% | 535 | 0.84% | 121 | 0.19% | 149 | 0.23% | 2,184 | 3.42% | 63,722 |
| Boone | 5,732 | 47.42% | 5,126 | 42.41% | 1,081 | 8.94% | 120 | 0.99% | 16 | 0.13% | 12 | 0.10% | 606 | 5.01% | 12,087 |
| Bremer | 6,706 | 59.25% | 3,527 | 31.16% | 970 | 8.57% | 97 | 0.86% | 13 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.04% | 3,179 | 28.09% | 11,318 |
| Buchanan | 5,041 | 53.50% | 3,605 | 38.26% | 689 | 7.31% | 76 | 0.81% | 6 | 0.06% | 5 | 0.05% | 1,436 | 15.24% | 9,422 |
| Buena Vista | 5,272 | 54.49% | 3,468 | 35.84% | 771 | 7.97% | 144 | 1.49% | 8 | 0.08% | 13 | 0.13% | 1,804 | 18.65% | 9,676 |
| Butler | 4,730 | 65.90% | 1,990 | 27.73% | 392 | 5.46% | 56 | 0.78% | 5 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.06% | 2,740 | 38.17% | 7,177 |
| Calhoun | 3,633 | 57.41% | 2,150 | 33.98% | 407 | 6.43% | 122 | 1.93% | 4 | 0.06% | 12 | 0.19% | 1,483 | 23.43% | 6,328 |
| Carroll | 5,017 | 51.53% | 3,885 | 39.90% | 736 | 7.56% | 84 | 0.86% | 7 | 0.07% | 8 | 0.08% | 1,132 | 11.63% | 9,737 |
| Cass | 5,391 | 66.34% | 2,176 | 26.78% | 475 | 5.85% | 70 | 0.86% | 3 | 0.04% | 11 | 0.14% | 3,215 | 39.56% | 8,126 |
| Cedar | 4,398 | 56.41% | 2,589 | 33.21% | 697 | 8.94% | 83 | 1.06% | 18 | 0.23% | 12 | 0.15% | 1,809 | 23.20% | 7,797 |
| Cerro Gordo | 11,189 | 49.01% | 9,363 | 41.02% | 2,024 | 8.87% | 185 | 0.81% | 31 | 0.14% | 36 | 0.16% | 1,826 | 7.99% | 22,828 |
| Cherokee | 4,087 | 54.49% | 2,719 | 36.25% | 599 | 7.99% | 81 | 1.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.16% | 1,368 | 18.24% | 7,500 |
| Chickasaw | 3,929 | 52.86% | 2,935 | 39.49% | 500 | 6.73% | 60 | 0.81% | 2 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.09% | 994 | 13.37% | 7,433 |
| Clarke | 2,417 | 54.88% | 1,614 | 36.65% | 310 | 7.04% | 59 | 1.34% | 1 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.07% | 803 | 18.23% | 4,404 |
| Clay | 4,479 | 51.11% | 3,179 | 36.27% | 991 | 11.31% | 101 | 1.15% | 7 | 0.08% | 7 | 0.08% | 1,300 | 14.84% | 8,764 |
| Clayton | 5,115 | 55.56% | 3,297 | 35.81% | 669 | 7.27% | 106 | 1.15% | 9 | 0.10% | 10 | 0.11% | 1,818 | 19.75% | 9,206 |
| Clinton | 13,025 | 51.66% | 9,698 | 38.47% | 2,140 | 8.49% | 260 | 1.03% | 35 | 0.14% | 53 | 0.21% | 3,327 | 13.19% | 25,211 |
| Crawford | 4,883 | 61.02% | 2,500 | 31.24% | 509 | 6.36% | 97 | 1.21% | 10 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,383 | 29.78% | 8,002 |
| Dallas | 6,296 | 48.57% | 5,310 | 40.96% | 1,200 | 9.26% | 128 | 0.99% | 16 | 0.12% | 14 | 0.11% | 986 | 7.61% | 12,964 |
| Davis | 2,003 | 50.97% | 1,689 | 42.98% | 200 | 5.09% | 32 | 0.81% | 2 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.10% | 314 | 7.99% | 3,930 |
| Decatur | 2,212 | 47.67% | 2,048 | 44.14% | 318 | 6.85% | 50 | 1.08% | 7 | 0.15% | 5 | 0.11% | 164 | 3.53% | 4,640 |
| Delaware | 4,316 | 55.38% | 2,671 | 34.27% | 727 | 9.33% | 62 | 0.80% | 16 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,645 | 21.11% | 7,794 |
| Des Moines | 9,158 | 44.85% | 9,977 | 48.87% | 1,041 | 5.10% | 183 | 0.90% | 29 | 0.14% | 29 | 0.14% | -819 | -4.02% | 20,417 |
| Dickinson | 4,028 | 54.13% | 2,620 | 35.21% | 687 | 9.23% | 86 | 1.16% | 11 | 0.15% | 10 | 0.13% | 1,408 | 18.92% | 7,442 |
| Dubuque | 18,649 | 44.90% | 18,689 | 44.99% | 3,708 | 8.93% | 368 | 0.89% | 67 | 0.16% | 58 | 0.14% | -40 | -0.09% | 41,539 |
| Emmet | 3,062 | 53.49% | 2,153 | 37.61% | 446 | 7.79% | 55 | 0.96% | 4 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.07% | 909 | 15.88% | 5,724 |
| Fayette | 6,374 | 55.32% | 4,377 | 37.98% | 647 | 5.61% | 100 | 0.87% | 10 | 0.09% | 15 | 0.13% | 1,997 | 17.34% | 11,523 |
| Floyd | 4,665 | 51.16% | 3,634 | 39.86% | 728 | 7.98% | 66 | 0.72% | 5 | 0.05% | 20 | 0.22% | 1,031 | 11.30% | 9,118 |
| Franklin | 3,290 | 57.90% | 1,920 | 33.79% | 406 | 7.15% | 56 | 0.99% | 3 | 0.05% | 7 | 0.12% | 1,370 | 24.11% | 5,682 |
| Fremont | 2,693 | 65.19% | 1,203 | 29.12% | 191 | 4.62% | 43 | 1.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,490 | 36.07% | 4,131 |
| Greene | 3,154 | 53.11% | 2,210 | 37.21% | 510 | 8.59% | 55 | 0.93% | 5 | 0.08% | 5 | 0.08% | 944 | 15.90% | 5,939 |
| Grundy | 4,644 | 66.10% | 1,869 | 26.60% | 440 | 6.26% | 56 | 0.80% | 10 | 0.14% | 7 | 0.10% | 2,775 | 39.50% | 7,026 |
| Guthrie | 3,214 | 58.29% | 1,866 | 33.84% | 384 | 6.96% | 44 | 0.80% | 3 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,348 | 24.45% | 5,514 |
| Hamilton | 4,745 | 57.40% | 2,741 | 33.16% | 679 | 8.21% | 82 | 0.99% | 11 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.10% | 2,004 | 24.24% | 8,266 |
| Hancock | 3,681 | 60.42% | 1,918 | 31.48% | 462 | 7.58% | 17 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,763 | 28.94% | 6,092 |
| Hardin | 5,329 | 53.72% | 3,757 | 37.87% | 730 | 7.36% | 89 | 0.90% | 3 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.12% | 1,572 | 15.85% | 9,920 |
| Harrison | 4,502 | 63.83% | 2,152 | 30.51% | 311 | 4.41% | 81 | 1.15% | 1 | 0.01% | 6 | 0.09% | 2,350 | 33.32% | 7,053 |
| Henry | 4,430 | 52.35% | 3,317 | 39.20% | 629 | 7.43% | 70 | 0.83% | 11 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.06% | 1,113 | 13.15% | 8,462 |
| Howard | 2,975 | 53.35% | 2,214 | 39.71% | 336 | 6.03% | 42 | 0.75% | 5 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.07% | 761 | 13.64% | 5,576 |
| Humboldt | 3,575 | 60.60% | 1,840 | 31.19% | 394 | 6.68% | 77 | 1.31% | 7 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,735 | 29.41% | 5,899 |
| Ida | 2,825 | 64.88% | 1,235 | 28.36% | 254 | 5.83% | 37 | 0.85% | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,590 | 36.52% | 4,354 |
| Iowa | 4,153 | 55.21% | 2,606 | 34.65% | 667 | 8.87% | 84 | 1.12% | 5 | 0.07% | 7 | 0.09% | 1,547 | 20.56% | 7,522 |
| Jackson | 4,479 | 51.17% | 3,518 | 40.19% | 622 | 7.11% | 106 | 1.21% | 16 | 0.18% | 13 | 0.15% | 961 | 10.98% | 8,754 |
| Jasper | 8,286 | 48.84% | 7,258 | 42.78% | 1,221 | 7.20% | 152 | 0.90% | 28 | 0.17% | 21 | 0.12% | 1,028 | 6.06% | 16,966 |
| Jefferson | 4,099 | 56.16% | 2,577 | 35.31% | 505 | 6.92% | 99 | 1.36% | 9 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.14% | 1,522 | 20.85% | 7,299 |
| Johnson | 13,642 | 31.73% | 20,122 | 46.80% | 8,101 | 18.84% | 508 | 1.18% | 403 | 0.94% | 221 | 0.51% | -6,480 | -15.07% | 42,997 |
| Jones | 4,506 | 50.56% | 3,521 | 39.50% | 759 | 8.52% | 114 | 1.28% | 4 | 0.04% | 9 | 0.10% | 985 | 11.06% | 8,913 |
| Keokuk | 3,145 | 52.64% | 2,390 | 40.00% | 369 | 6.18% | 62 | 1.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 8 | 0.13% | 755 | 12.64% | 5,975 |
| Kossuth | 5,568 | 54.26% | 3,810 | 37.13% | 775 | 7.55% | 94 | 0.92% | 10 | 0.10% | 5 | 0.05% | 1,758 | 17.13% | 10,262 |
| Lee | 8,793 | 48.14% | 8,204 | 44.92% | 1,047 | 5.73% | 183 | 1.00% | 21 | 0.11% | 17 | 0.09% | 589 | 3.22% | 18,265 |
| Linn | 36,254 | 46.35% | 31,950 | 40.84% | 8,773 | 11.22% | 994 | 1.27% | 107 | 0.14% | 146 | 0.19% | 4,304 | 5.51% | 78,224 |
| Louisa | 2,530 | 55.19% | 1,700 | 37.09% | 291 | 6.35% | 57 | 1.24% | 4 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.04% | 830 | 18.10% | 4,584 |
| Lucas | 2,593 | 52.61% | 1,989 | 40.35% | 291 | 5.90% | 49 | 0.99% | 6 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.02% | 604 | 12.26% | 4,929 |
| Lyon | 4,349 | 70.05% | 1,431 | 23.05% | 375 | 6.04% | 48 | 0.77% | 2 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.05% | 2,918 | 47.00% | 6,208 |
| Madison | 3,320 | 51.79% | 2,496 | 38.93% | 505 | 7.88% | 72 | 1.12% | 7 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.17% | 824 | 12.86% | 6,411 |
| Mahaska | 5,650 | 54.52% | 3,968 | 38.29% | 603 | 5.82% | 106 | 1.02% | 21 | 0.20% | 15 | 0.14% | 1,682 | 16.23% | 10,363 |
| Marion | 6,665 | 49.30% | 5,490 | 40.61% | 1,232 | 9.11% | 108 | 0.80% | 10 | 0.07% | 13 | 0.10% | 1,175 | 8.69% | 13,518 |
| Marshall | 10,707 | 54.56% | 7,114 | 36.25% | 1,541 | 7.85% | 188 | 0.96% | 37 | 0.19% | 39 | 0.20% | 3,593 | 18.31% | 19,626 |
| Mills | 3,581 | 69.09% | 1,244 | 24.00% | 281 | 5.42% | 60 | 1.16% | 6 | 0.12% | 11 | 0.21% | 2,337 | 45.09% | 5,183 |
| Mitchell | 3,401 | 58.00% | 2,040 | 34.79% | 361 | 6.16% | 49 | 0.84% | 5 | 0.09% | 8 | 0.14% | 1,361 | 23.21% | 5,864 |
| Monona | 3,268 | 61.85% | 1,660 | 31.42% | 275 | 5.20% | 69 | 1.31% | 6 | 0.11% | 6 | 0.11% | 1,608 | 30.43% | 5,284 |
| Monroe | 2,003 | 48.65% | 1,866 | 45.32% | 216 | 5.25% | 22 | 0.53% | 4 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.15% | 137 | 3.33% | 4,117 |
| Montgomery | 4,115 | 67.97% | 1,556 | 25.70% | 301 | 4.97% | 65 | 1.07% | 5 | 0.08% | 12 | 0.20% | 2,559 | 42.27% | 6,054 |
| Muscatine | 7,829 | 51.69% | 5,597 | 36.96% | 1,522 | 10.05% | 160 | 1.06% | 21 | 0.14% | 16 | 0.11% | 2,232 | 14.73% | 15,145 |
| O'Brien | 4,937 | 63.61% | 2,210 | 28.48% | 536 | 6.91% | 63 | 0.81% | 8 | 0.10% | 7 | 0.09% | 2,727 | 35.13% | 7,761 |
| Osceola | 2,177 | 62.45% | 1,051 | 30.15% | 234 | 6.71% | 20 | 0.57% | 2 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.06% | 1,126 | 32.30% | 3,486 |
| Page | 5,618 | 71.93% | 1,772 | 22.69% | 356 | 4.56% | 49 | 0.63% | 5 | 0.06% | 10 | 0.13% | 3,846 | 49.24% | 7,810 |
| Palo Alto | 3,025 | 50.69% | 2,463 | 41.27% | 412 | 6.90% | 60 | 1.01% | 4 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.07% | 562 | 9.42% | 5,968 |
| Plymouth | 6,515 | 62.97% | 2,965 | 28.66% | 756 | 7.31% | 92 | 0.89% | 8 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.10% | 3,550 | 34.31% | 10,346 |
| Pocahontas | 3,194 | 56.17% | 1,959 | 34.45% | 397 | 6.98% | 113 | 1.99% | 7 | 0.12% | 16 | 0.28% | 1,235 | 21.72% | 5,686 |
| Polk | 64,156 | 44.63% | 61,984 | 43.12% | 15,819 | 11.00% | 1,301 | 0.90% | 309 | 0.21% | 189 | 0.13% | 2,172 | 1.51% | 143,758 |
| Pottawattamie | 20,222 | 60.96% | 10,709 | 32.29% | 1,870 | 5.64% | 319 | 0.96% | 17 | 0.05% | 33 | 0.10% | 9,513 | 28.67% | 33,170 |
| Poweshiek | 4,598 | 50.52% | 3,529 | 38.77% | 821 | 9.02% | 72 | 0.79% | 66 | 0.73% | 16 | 0.18% | 1,069 | 11.75% | 9,102 |
| Ringgold | 1,884 | 57.95% | 1,150 | 35.37% | 191 | 5.88% | 25 | 0.77% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 734 | 22.58% | 3,251 |
| Sac | 3,725 | 59.47% | 1,976 | 31.55% | 467 | 7.46% | 89 | 1.42% | 1 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,749 | 27.92% | 6,264 |
| Scott | 34,701 | 51.09% | 26,391 | 38.85% | 5,760 | 8.48% | 832 | 1.22% | 143 | 0.21% | 99 | 0.15% | 8,310 | 12.24% | 67,926 |
| Shelby | 4,147 | 64.03% | 1,892 | 29.21% | 372 | 5.74% | 54 | 0.83% | 7 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.08% | 2,255 | 34.82% | 6,477 |
| Sioux | 10,768 | 76.01% | 2,698 | 19.04% | 610 | 4.31% | 64 | 0.45% | 17 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.07% | 8,070 | 56.97% | 14,167 |
| Story | 15,829 | 42.36% | 13,529 | 36.20% | 7,252 | 19.41% | 503 | 1.35% | 184 | 0.49% | 74 | 0.20% | 2,300 | 6.16% | 37,371 |
| Tama | 4,840 | 56.27% | 3,049 | 35.45% | 593 | 6.89% | 98 | 1.14% | 8 | 0.09% | 14 | 0.16% | 1,791 | 20.82% | 8,602 |
| Taylor | 2,715 | 64.44% | 1,226 | 29.10% | 240 | 5.70% | 28 | 0.66% | 1 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,489 | 35.34% | 4,213 |
| Union | 3,372 | 56.40% | 2,182 | 36.49% | 368 | 6.15% | 46 | 0.77% | 3 | 0.05% | 8 | 0.13% | 1,190 | 19.91% | 5,979 |
| Van Buren | 2,142 | 58.21% | 1,311 | 35.63% | 183 | 4.97% | 36 | 0.98% | 2 | 0.05% | 6 | 0.16% | 831 | 22.58% | 3,680 |
| Wapello | 7,475 | 42.31% | 8,923 | 50.50% | 1,050 | 5.94% | 176 | 1.00% | 27 | 0.15% | 17 | 0.10% | -1,448 | -8.19% | 17,668 |
| Warren | 7,360 | 47.43% | 6,610 | 42.59% | 1,369 | 8.82% | 131 | 0.84% | 22 | 0.14% | 27 | 0.17% | 750 | 4.84% | 15,519 |
| Washington | 3,967 | 52.01% | 2,877 | 37.72% | 703 | 9.22% | 67 | 0.88% | 4 | 0.05% | 9 | 0.12% | 1,090 | 14.29% | 7,627 |
| Wayne | 2,221 | 54.12% | 1,627 | 39.64% | 218 | 5.31% | 36 | 0.88% | 2 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 594 | 14.48% | 4,104 |
| Webster | 10,438 | 49.63% | 9,001 | 42.80% | 1,386 | 6.59% | 154 | 0.73% | 28 | 0.13% | 23 | 0.11% | 1,437 | 6.83% | 21,030 |
| Winnebago | 3,808 | 58.77% | 2,208 | 34.08% | 417 | 6.44% | 35 | 0.54% | 4 | 0.06% | 7 | 0.11% | 1,600 | 24.69% | 6,479 |
| Winneshiek | 5,033 | 54.10% | 3,201 | 34.40% | 938 | 10.08% | 81 | 0.87% | 39 | 0.42% | 12 | 0.13% | 1,832 | 19.70% | 9,304 |
| Woodbury | 23,553 | 54.43% | 15,930 | 36.81% | 3,184 | 7.36% | 489 | 1.13% | 41 | 0.09% | 78 | 0.18% | 7,623 | 17.62% | 43,275 |
| Worth | 2,247 | 52.13% | 1,721 | 39.93% | 301 | 6.98% | 31 | 0.72% | 5 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.12% | 526 | 12.20% | 4,310 |
| Wright | 3,936 | 55.07% | 2,645 | 37.01% | 497 | 6.95% | 57 | 0.80% | 4 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.11% | 1,291 | 18.06% | 7,147 |
| Totals | 676,026 | 51.31% | 508,672 | 38.60% | 115,633 | 8.78% | 13,123 | 1.00% | 2,273 | 0.17% | 1,934 | 0.15% | 167,354 | 12.71% | 1,317,661 |
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adams
- Appanoose
- Audubon
- Benton
- Boone
- Carroll
- Cerro Gordo
- Chickasaw
- Clarke
- Crawford
- Dallas
- Davis
- Decatur
- Floyd
- Greene
- Guthrie
- Hamilton
- Henry
- Howard
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Keokuk
- Kossuth
- Lee
- Linn
- Lucas
- Madison
- Marion
- Mitchell
- Monona
- Monroe
- Palo Alto
- Pocahontas
- Polk
- Poweshiek
- Ringgold
- Tama
- Union
- Van Buren
- Warren
- Webster
- Wayne
- Worth
- Wright
- "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- "IA US President Race, November 04, 1980". Our Campaigns.