1980 United States presidential election in California Turnout 77.24% (of registered voters)pp pp [ 1] County Results
Reagan
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
The1980 United States presidential election in California took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the1980 United States presidential election . State voters chose 45 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
California voted for theRepublican nominee,the state's former governor Ronald Reagan , in a landslide over theDemocratic incumbent,Jimmy Carter . Reagan won his home state by a wide 16.78% point margin and carried all but three counties. Carter carried only three of the state's 58 counties:Alameda ,San Francisco andYolo .
As of the2024 presidential election , this is the last time for a Republican candidate to carry the counties ofMarin andSanta Cruz in a presidential election.[ 2] 1928 and was the last time it was more Republican than the nation as a whole.[citation needed It was widely believed that Carter lacked understanding of critical Western issues, most importantly water development.[ 3] San Francisco Bay Area , and the last one in whichSan Francisco gave less than 60% of the vote to the Democratic candidate.
1980 Democratic Primary Candidate Votes Delegates Ted Kennedy 1,507,142 151 Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 1,266,216 127 Jerry Brown 135,962 0 Others 71,779 0 Uncommitted 382,759 38 Totals 3,363,858 317
1980 Republican Primary Candidate Votes Delegates Ronald Reagan 2,057,923 146 John Anderson 349,315 25 George H.W. Bush 125,113 0 Others 31,707 0 Totals 2,564,058 171
1980 United States presidential election in California[ 4] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 4,524,858 52.69% 45 Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent )3,083,661 35.91% 0 Independent John B. Anderson 739,833 8.62% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 148,434 1.73% 0 Independent Barry Commoner 61,063 0.71% 0 Peace and Freedom Maureen Smith 18,116 0.21% 0 American Independent John Rarick 9,856 0.11% 0 No party Gus Hall (write-in )847 0.01% 0 No party Andrew Pulley (write-in)231 0.00% 0 No party Percy Greaves, Jr. (write-in)87 0.00% 0 No party Ben Bubar (write-in)36 0.00% 0 No party Write-ins 26 0.00% 0 No party Deirdre Griswold (write-in)15 0.00% 0 Invalid or blank votes — Totals 8,587,063 100.00% 45 Voter turnout —
County Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Alameda 158,531 37.96% 201,720 48.30% 40,834 9.78% 16,532 3.96% -43,189 -10.34% 417,617 Alpine 254 55.10% 133 28.85% 50 10.85% 24 5.21% 121 26.25% 461 Amador 5,401 55.85% 3,191 33.00% 788 8.15% 290 3.00% 2,210 22.85% 9,670 Butte 38,188 57.85% 19,520 29.57% 6,108 9.25% 2,196 3.33% 18,668 28.28% 66,012 Calaveras 6,054 58.92% 3,076 29.94% 776 7.55% 369 3.59% 2,978 28.98% 10,275 Colusa 2,897 58.00% 1,605 32.13% 325 6.51% 168 3.36% 1,292 25.87% 4,995 Contra Costa 144,112 50.12% 107,398 37.35% 28,209 9.81% 7,826 2.72% 36,714 12.77% 287,545 Del Norte 4,016 57.48% 2,338 33.46% 486 6.96% 147 2.10% 1,678 24.02% 6,987 El Dorado 21,238 58.27% 10,765 29.53% 3,287 9.02% 1,159 3.18% 10,473 28.74% 36,449 Fresno 82,515 51.13% 65,254 40.43% 10,727 6.65% 2,890 1.79% 17,261 10.70% 161,386 Glenn 5,386 64.80% 2,227 26.79% 537 6.46% 162 1.95% 3,159 38.01% 8,312 Humboldt 24,047 49.39% 17,113 35.15% 5,440 11.17% 2,092 4.30% 6,934 14.24% 48,692 Imperial 12,068 55.92% 7,961 36.89% 1,203 5.57% 347 1.61% 4,107 19.03% 21,579 Inyo 5,201 64.79% 2,080 25.91% 515 6.42% 231 2.88% 3,121 38.88% 8,027 Kern 72,842 59.65% 41,097 33.65% 5,799 4.75% 2,383 1.95% 31,745 26.00% 122,121 Kings 10,531 55.37% 7,299 38.37% 901 4.74% 290 1.52% 3,232 17.00% 19,021 Lake 8,934 53.64% 5,978 35.90% 1,157 6.95% 585 3.51% 2,956 17.74% 16,654 Lassen 4,464 54.45% 2,941 35.87% 543 6.62% 250 3.05% 1,523 18.58% 8,198 Los Angeles 1,224,533 50.18% 979,830 40.15% 175,882 7.21% 59,940 2.46% 244,703 10.03% 2,440,185 Madera 10,599 53.58% 7,783 39.35% 1,013 5.12% 385 1.95% 2,816 14.23% 19,780 Marin 49,678 45.78% 39,231 36.16% 13,805 12.72% 5,793 5.34% 10,447 9.62% 108,507 Mariposa 3,082 54.96% 1,889 33.68% 458 8.17% 179 3.19% 1,193 21.28% 5,608 Mendocino 12,432 44.05% 10,784 38.21% 2,747 9.73% 2,261 8.01% 1,648 5.84% 28,224 Merced 18,043 48.77% 15,886 42.94% 2,316 6.26% 751 2.03% 2,157 5.83% 36,996 Modoc 2,579 64.48% 1,046 26.15% 293 7.32% 82 2.05% 1,533 38.33% 4,000 Mono 2,132 62.32% 865 25.29% 302 8.83% 122 3.57% 1,267 37.03% 3,421 Monterey 47,452 54.67% 29,086 33.51% 8,008 9.23% 2,248 2.59% 18,366 21.16% 86,794 Napa 23,632 53.67% 14,898 33.83% 4,218 9.58% 1,287 2.92% 8,734 19.84% 44,035 Nevada 15,207 57.91% 7,605 28.96% 2,235 8.51% 1,214 4.62% 7,602 28.95% 26,261 Orange 529,797 67.90% 176,704 22.65% 55,299 7.09% 18,412 2.36% 353,093 45.25% 780,212 Placer 28,179 54.78% 17,311 33.65% 4,356 8.47% 1,594 3.10% 10,868 21.13% 51,440 Plumas 4,182 51.24% 2,911 35.67% 783 9.59% 285 3.49% 1,271 15.57% 8,161 Riverside 145,642 59.87% 76,650 31.51% 16,362 6.73% 4,624 1.90% 68,992 28.36% 243,278 Sacramento 153,721 47.72% 130,031 40.37% 29,655 9.21% 8,713 2.70% 23,690 7.35% 322,120 San Benito 4,054 53.33% 2,749 36.16% 552 7.26% 247 3.25% 1,305 17.17% 7,602 San Bernardino 172,957 59.68% 91,790 31.67% 19,106 6.59% 5,959 2.06% 81,167 28.01% 289,812 San Diego 435,910 60.81% 195,410 27.26% 67,491 9.41% 18,055 2.52% 240,500 33.55% 716,866 San Francisco 80,967 31.87% 133,184 52.43% 29,365 11.56% 10,512 4.14% -52,217 -20.56% 254,028 San Joaquin 64,718 55.38% 41,551 35.56% 8,416 7.20% 2,178 1.86% 23,167 19.82% 116,863 San Luis Obispo 38,631 55.56% 20,508 29.50% 8,407 12.09% 1,981 2.85% 18,123 26.06% 69,527 San Mateo 116,491 48.82% 87,335 36.60% 27,985 11.73% 6,826 2.86% 29,156 12.22% 238,637 Santa Barbara 69,629 53.98% 40,650 31.51% 14,786 11.46% 3,930 3.05% 28,979 22.47% 128,995 Santa Clara 229,048 48.02% 166,995 35.01% 65,481 13.73% 15,479 3.25% 62,053 13.01% 477,003 Santa Cruz 37,347 43.53% 32,346 37.70% 10,590 12.34% 5,521 6.43% 5,001 5.83% 85,804 Shasta 27,547 58.09% 15,364 32.40% 3,220 6.79% 1,287 2.71% 12,183 25.69% 47,418 Sierra 855 49.77% 651 37.89% 156 9.08% 56 3.26% 204 11.88% 1,718 Siskiyou 9,331 55.75% 5,664 33.84% 1,269 7.58% 474 2.83% 3,667 21.91% 16,738 Solano 40,919 50.72% 30,952 38.37% 6,713 8.32% 2,092 2.59% 9,967 12.35% 80,676 Sonoma 60,722 48.20% 45,596 36.19% 14,068 11.17% 5,599 4.44% 15,126 12.01% 125,985 Stanislaus 41,595 49.41% 33,683 40.01% 7,134 8.47% 1,774 2.11% 7,912 9.40% 84,186 Sutter 11,778 63.47% 5,103 27.50% 1,089 5.87% 587 3.16% 6,675 35.97% 18,557 Tehama 9,140 59.13% 4,832 31.26% 1,014 6.56% 471 3.05% 4,308 27.87% 15,457 Trinity 3,048 54.96% 1,734 31.27% 506 9.12% 258 4.65% 1,314 23.69% 5,546 Tulare 41,317 58.32% 25,155 35.51% 3,244 4.58% 1,130 1.60% 16,162 22.81% 70,846 Tuolumne 8,810 54.85% 5,449 33.92% 1,390 8.65% 414 2.58% 3,361 20.93% 16,063 Ventura 114,930 60.28% 56,311 29.54% 14,887 7.81% 4,522 2.37% 58,619 30.74% 190,650 Yolo 19,603 39.45% 21,527 43.32% 6,669 13.42% 1,891 3.81% -1,924 -3.87% 49,690 Yuba 7,942 56.28% 4,896 34.70% 878 6.22% 395 2.80% 3,046 21.58% 14,111 Total 4,524,858 52.69% 3,083,661 35.91% 739,833 8.62% 238,711 2.78% 1,441,197 16.78% 8,587,063
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Results by congressional district [ edit ]
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