1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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 County results Reagan 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | Carter 40–50% 50–60% |
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The1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 4, 1980, and was part of the1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Pennsylvania voted for theRepublican nominee, formerGovernorRonald Reagan, over theDemocratic nominee,PresidentJimmy Carter. Reagan won Pennsylvania by a margin of 7.11%. This result nonetheless made Pennsylvania about 2.6% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
| Candidate | Votes | Delegates | Percent |
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| Ted Kennedy | 736,954 | 99 | 46.04% |
| Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 732,332 | 99 | 45.75% |
| Others | 131,534 | 0 | 8.22% |
| Totals | 1,600,820 | 198 | Turnout: 52.10% |
| 1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[1] |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
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| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 2,261,872 | 49.59% | 27 |
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| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 1,937,540 | 42.48% | 0 |
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| Anderson Coalition | John Anderson | 292,921 | 6.42% | 0 |
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| Libertarian | Edward Clark | 33,263 | 0.73% | 0 |
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| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 20,291 | 0.44% | 0 |
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| Consumer | Barry Commoner | 10,430 | 0.23% | 0 |
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| Communist | Gus Hall | 5,184 | 0.11% | 0 |
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| Totals | 4,561,501 | 100.00% | 27 |
| County | Ronald Reagan
Republican | Jimmy Carter
Democratic | John B. Anderson
Anderson Coalition | Various candidates
Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
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| Adams | 13,760 | 61.42% | 7,266 | 32.43% | 1,139 | 5.08% | 239 | 1.07% | 6,494 | 28.99% | 22,404 |
| Allegheny | 271,850 | 43.75% | 297,464 | 47.87% | 38,710 | 6.23% | 13,394 | 2.16% | -25,614 | -4.12% | 621,418 |
| Armstrong | 12,955 | 47.80% | 12,718 | 46.92% | 1,153 | 4.25% | 278 | 1.03% | 237 | 0.88% | 27,104 |
| Beaver | 30,496 | 38.23% | 43,955 | 55.11% | 4,549 | 5.70% | 765 | 0.96% | -13,459 | -16.88% | 79,765 |
| Bedford | 10,930 | 66.57% | 4,950 | 30.15% | 416 | 2.53% | 123 | 0.75% | 5,980 | 36.42% | 16,419 |
| Berks | 60,576 | 56.41% | 36,449 | 33.94% | 8,863 | 8.25% | 1,497 | 1.39% | 24,127 | 22.47% | 107,385 |
| Blair | 28,931 | 62.41% | 15,014 | 32.39% | 2,011 | 4.34% | 403 | 0.87% | 13,917 | 30.02% | 46,359 |
| Bradford | 13,139 | 62.97% | 6,439 | 30.86% | 1,068 | 5.12% | 219 | 1.05% | 6,700 | 32.11% | 20,865 |
| Bucks | 100,536 | 55.49% | 59,120 | 32.63% | 18,107 | 9.99% | 3,401 | 1.88% | 41,416 | 22.86% | 181,164 |
| Butler | 28,821 | 54.70% | 19,711 | 37.41% | 3,453 | 6.55% | 704 | 1.34% | 9,110 | 17.29% | 52,689 |
| Cambria | 33,072 | 45.85% | 36,121 | 50.08% | 2,398 | 3.32% | 540 | 0.75% | -3,049 | -4.23% | 72,131 |
| Cameron | 1,795 | 59.24% | 1,112 | 36.70% | 92 | 3.04% | 31 | 1.02% | 683 | 22.54% | 3,030 |
| Carbon | 10,042 | 51.95% | 8,009 | 41.44% | 956 | 4.95% | 322 | 1.67% | 2,033 | 10.51% | 19,329 |
| Centre | 20,605 | 48.33% | 15,987 | 37.50% | 5,247 | 12.31% | 792 | 1.86% | 4,618 | 10.83% | 42,631 |
| Chester | 73,046 | 60.92% | 34,307 | 28.61% | 10,911 | 9.10% | 1,632 | 1.36% | 38,739 | 32.31% | 119,896 |
| Clarion | 8,812 | 58.35% | 5,472 | 36.24% | 678 | 4.49% | 139 | 0.92% | 3,340 | 22.11% | 15,101 |
| Clearfield | 15,299 | 54.27% | 11,647 | 41.31% | 944 | 3.35% | 302 | 1.07% | 3,652 | 12.96% | 28,192 |
| Clinton | 6,288 | 52.36% | 4,842 | 40.32% | 733 | 6.10% | 147 | 1.22% | 1,446 | 12.04% | 12,010 |
| Columbia | 12,426 | 53.30% | 9,449 | 40.53% | 1,197 | 5.13% | 241 | 1.03% | 2,977 | 12.77% | 23,313 |
| Crawford | 16,552 | 53.55% | 11,778 | 38.11% | 2,095 | 6.78% | 484 | 1.57% | 4,774 | 15.44% | 30,909 |
| Cumberland | 41,152 | 61.18% | 19,789 | 29.42% | 5,437 | 8.08% | 882 | 1.31% | 21,363 | 31.76% | 67,260 |
| Dauphin | 44,039 | 56.18% | 27,252 | 34.77% | 6,034 | 7.70% | 1,062 | 1.35% | 16,787 | 21.41% | 78,387 |
| Delaware | 143,282 | 55.78% | 88,314 | 34.38% | 20,907 | 8.14% | 4,356 | 1.70% | 54,968 | 21.40% | 256,859 |
| Elk | 7,175 | 52.49% | 5,898 | 43.15% | 472 | 3.45% | 124 | 0.91% | 1,277 | 9.34% | 13,669 |
| Erie | 48,918 | 47.42% | 45,946 | 44.54% | 6,349 | 6.15% | 1,949 | 1.89% | 2,972 | 2.88% | 103,162 |
| Fayette | 19,252 | 38.99% | 27,963 | 56.62% | 1,348 | 2.73% | 820 | 1.66% | -8,711 | -17.63% | 49,383 |
| Forest | 1,206 | 56.12% | 819 | 38.11% | 93 | 4.33% | 31 | 1.44% | 387 | 18.01% | 2,149 |
| Franklin | 22,716 | 61.83% | 12,061 | 32.83% | 1,724 | 4.69% | 240 | 0.65% | 10,655 | 29.00% | 36,741 |
| Fulton | 2,740 | 64.90% | 1,342 | 31.79% | 107 | 2.53% | 33 | 0.78% | 1,398 | 33.11% | 4,222 |
| Greene | 5,336 | 37.79% | 8,193 | 58.02% | 450 | 3.19% | 142 | 1.01% | -2,857 | -20.23% | 14,121 |
| Huntingdon | 8,140 | 58.44% | 5,094 | 36.57% | 567 | 4.07% | 127 | 0.91% | 3,046 | 21.87% | 13,928 |
| Indiana | 15,607 | 49.62% | 13,828 | 43.97% | 1,708 | 5.43% | 308 | 0.98% | 1,779 | 5.65% | 31,451 |
| Jefferson | 9,628 | 57.38% | 6,296 | 37.53% | 687 | 4.09% | 167 | 1.00% | 3,332 | 19.85% | 16,778 |
| Juniata | 4,139 | 57.80% | 2,696 | 37.65% | 280 | 3.91% | 46 | 0.64% | 1,443 | 20.15% | 7,161 |
| Lackawanna | 44,242 | 46.35% | 45,257 | 47.42% | 4,209 | 4.41% | 1,739 | 1.82% | -1,015 | -1.07% | 95,447 |
| Lancaster | 79,963 | 67.25% | 30,026 | 25.25% | 7,442 | 6.26% | 1,466 | 1.23% | 49,937 | 42.00% | 118,897 |
| Lawrence | 18,404 | 45.77% | 19,506 | 48.51% | 1,908 | 4.74% | 395 | 0.98% | -1,102 | -2.74% | 40,213 |
| Lebanon | 24,495 | 68.99% | 8,281 | 23.32% | 2,314 | 6.52% | 417 | 1.17% | 16,214 | 45.67% | 35,507 |
| Lehigh | 50,782 | 52.91% | 34,827 | 36.28% | 8,977 | 9.35% | 1,399 | 1.46% | 15,955 | 16.63% | 95,985 |
| Luzerne | 67,822 | 50.21% | 59,976 | 44.40% | 4,947 | 3.66% | 2,335 | 1.73% | 7,846 | 5.81% | 135,080 |
| Lycoming | 23,415 | 57.74% | 14,609 | 36.02% | 2,034 | 5.02% | 495 | 1.22% | 8,806 | 21.72% | 40,553 |
| McKean | 9,229 | 60.85% | 5,064 | 33.39% | 661 | 4.36% | 212 | 1.40% | 4,165 | 27.46% | 15,166 |
| Mercer | 22,372 | 48.54% | 19,716 | 42.78% | 3,247 | 7.04% | 755 | 1.64% | 2,656 | 5.76% | 46,090 |
| Mifflin | 7,541 | 55.78% | 5,226 | 38.65% | 578 | 4.28% | 175 | 1.29% | 2,315 | 17.13% | 13,520 |
| Monroe | 12,357 | 55.44% | 7,551 | 33.88% | 1,967 | 8.82% | 414 | 1.86% | 4,806 | 21.56% | 22,289 |
| Montgomery | 156,996 | 57.81% | 84,289 | 31.04% | 26,133 | 9.62% | 4,135 | 1.52% | 72,707 | 26.77% | 271,553 |
| Montour | 3,399 | 55.76% | 2,272 | 37.27% | 375 | 6.15% | 50 | 0.82% | 1,127 | 18.49% | 6,096 |
| Northampton | 35,787 | 47.07% | 31,920 | 41.98% | 6,823 | 8.97% | 1,507 | 1.98% | 3,867 | 5.09% | 76,037 |
| Northumberland | 20,608 | 56.79% | 13,750 | 37.89% | 1,515 | 4.17% | 417 | 1.15% | 6,858 | 18.90% | 36,290 |
| Perry | 8,026 | 63.70% | 3,681 | 29.22% | 717 | 5.69% | 175 | 1.39% | 4,345 | 34.48% | 12,599 |
| Philadelphia | 244,108 | 33.99% | 421,253 | 58.66% | 42,967 | 5.98% | 9,772 | 1.36% | -177,145 | -24.67% | 718,100 |
| Pike | 5,249 | 65.83% | 2,132 | 26.74% | 452 | 5.67% | 140 | 1.76% | 3,117 | 39.09% | 7,973 |
| Potter | 4,073 | 61.07% | 2,299 | 34.47% | 225 | 3.37% | 72 | 1.08% | 1,774 | 26.60% | 6,669 |
| Schuylkill | 36,273 | 55.83% | 24,968 | 38.43% | 3,079 | 4.74% | 649 | 1.00% | 11,305 | 17.40% | 64,969 |
| Snyder | 7,634 | 72.08% | 2,418 | 22.83% | 451 | 4.26% | 88 | 0.83% | 5,216 | 49.25% | 10,591 |
| Somerset | 17,729 | 58.21% | 11,695 | 38.40% | 815 | 2.68% | 216 | 0.71% | 6,034 | 19.81% | 30,455 |
| Sullivan | 1,676 | 57.75% | 1,074 | 37.01% | 130 | 4.48% | 22 | 0.76% | 602 | 20.74% | 2,902 |
| Susquehanna | 8,994 | 61.23% | 4,660 | 31.72% | 786 | 5.35% | 249 | 1.70% | 4,334 | 29.51% | 14,689 |
| Tioga | 8,770 | 63.33% | 4,273 | 30.85% | 664 | 4.79% | 142 | 1.03% | 4,497 | 32.48% | 13,849 |
| Union | 6,798 | 66.28% | 2,687 | 26.20% | 628 | 6.12% | 143 | 1.39% | 4,111 | 40.08% | 10,256 |
| Venango | 11,547 | 56.04% | 7,800 | 37.86% | 1,015 | 4.93% | 242 | 1.17% | 3,747 | 18.18% | 20,604 |
| Warren | 9,165 | 57.37% | 5,560 | 34.81% | 922 | 5.77% | 327 | 2.05% | 3,605 | 22.56% | 15,974 |
| Washington | 32,532 | 39.66% | 45,295 | 55.23% | 3,413 | 4.16% | 778 | 0.95% | -12,763 | -15.57% | 82,018 |
| Wayne | 8,468 | 67.48% | 3,375 | 26.90% | 496 | 3.95% | 209 | 1.67% | 5,093 | 40.58% | 12,548 |
| Westmoreland | 63,140 | 45.06% | 68,627 | 48.97% | 5,985 | 4.27% | 2,387 | 1.70% | -5,487 | -3.91% | 140,139 |
| Wyoming | 5,919 | 64.57% | 2,766 | 30.17% | 384 | 4.19% | 98 | 1.07% | 3,153 | 34.40% | 9,167 |
| York | 61,098 | 59.96% | 33,406 | 32.79% | 5,779 | 5.67% | 1,608 | 1.58% | 27,692 | 27.17% | 101,891 |
| Totals | 2,261,872 | 49.59% | 1,937,540 | 42.48% | 292,921 | 6.42% | 69,168 | 1.52% | 324,332 | 7.11% | 4,561,501 |
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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