1980 United States presidential election in Nevada

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Turnout| 84.6% (of registered voters)
48.15% (of eligible voters)
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Nominee  | Ronald Reagan | Jimmy Carter | John B. Anderson
Party  | Republican | Democratic | Independent
Home state  | California | Georgia | Illinois
Running mate  | George H. W. Bush | Walter Mondale | Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote  | 3 | 0  | 0
Popular vote  | 155,017 | 66,666  | 17,651
Percentage  | 62.54% | 26.89%  | 7.12%

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County Results

Reagan

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| President before election

Jimmy Carter
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by Former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R), who won the state with a 36-point landslide.[1] Reagan's margin of victory was especially impressive as four year earlier, Nevada had been a swing state, only going for Ford by a narrow 4.36%. Nevada swung nearly 32 points to towards the Republicans this election.

Starting with this election, the winner of every presidential election won Nevada, until 2016.

Likely owing to criticism of Carter for his inability to understand specifically Western issues, mainly the region's problems with water supply,[2] the 1980 result is the most Republican Nevada has ever been relative to the nation as a whole since statehood.[3]

## Primaries[edit]

1980 Democratic Primary  Candidate  | Votes  | Delegates

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Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 25,159 | 5
Ted Kennedy  | 19,296  | 4
Uncommitted  | 22,493  | 5
Totals | 66,948 | 14
1980 Republican Primary  Candidate  | Votes  | Delegates

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Ronald Reagan | 39,352 | 18
George H.W. Bush  | 3,078  | 0
Uncommitted  | 4,965  | 2
Totals | 47,395 | 20

## Results[edit]

1980 United States Presidential Election in Nevada[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 155,017  | 62.54%
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (inc.)  | 66,666  | 26.89%
| Independent | John Anderson | 17,651  | 7.12%
| Libertarian | Edward E. Clark | 4,358  | 1.76%
|  | None of These Candidates | 4,193  | 1.69%
Total votes  | 247,885  | 100%

### Results by county[edit]

County  | Ronald Reagan
Republican  | Jimmy Carter
Democratic  | John B. Anderson
Independent  | Ed Clark
Libertarian  | None of These Candidates
| Margin  | Total[4]

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Carson City | 8,389  | 66.81%  | 2,769  | 22.05%  | 964  | 7.68%  | 218  | 1.74%  | 216  | 1.72%  | 5,620  | 44.76%  | 12,556
Churchill | 3,841  | 72.84%  | 1,055  | 20.01%  | 257  | 4.87%  | 46  | 0.87%  | 74  | 1.40%  | 2,786  | 52.83%  | 5,273
Clark | 76,194  | 59.80%  | 38,313  | 30.07%  | 8,702  | 6.83%  | 2,092  | 1.64%  | 2,123  | 1.67%  | 37,881  | 29.73%  | 127,424
Douglas | 5,254  | 71.55%  | 1,352  | 18.41%  | 511  | 6.96%  | 131  | 1.78%  | 95  | 1.29%  | 3,902  | 53.14%  | 7,343
Elko | 4,393  | 70.89%  | 1,296  | 20.91%  | 301  | 4.86%  | 119  | 1.92%  | 88  | 1.42%  | 3,097  | 49.98%  | 6,197
Esmeralda | 311  | 66.31%  | 110  | 23.45%  | 29  | 6.18%  | 11  | 2.35%  | 8  | 1.71%  | 201  | 42.86%  | 469
Eureka | 430  | 76.24%  | 103  | 18.26%  | 13  | 2.30%  | 7  | 1.24%  | 11  | 1.95%  | 327  | 57.98%  | 564
Humboldt | 1,950  | 68.59%  | 684  | 24.06%  | 128  | 4.50%  | 42  | 1.48%  | 39  | 1.37%  | 1,266  | 44.53%  | 2,843
Lander | 935  | 65.61%  | 361  | 25.33%  | 64  | 4.49%  | 35  | 2.46%  | 30  | 2.11%  | 574  | 40.28%  | 1,425
Lincoln | 1,087  | 68.54%  | 396  | 24.97%  | 38  | 2.40%  | 30  | 1.89%  | 35  | 2.21%  | 691  | 43.57%  | 1,586
Lyon | 3,709  | 67.98%  | 1,288  | 23.61%  | 271  | 4.97%  | 115  | 2.11%  | 73  | 1.34%  | 2,421  | 44.37%  | 5,456
Mineral | 1,628  | 63.94%  | 631  | 24.78%  | 147  | 5.77%  | 53  | 2.08%  | 87  | 3.42%  | 997  | 39.16%  | 2,546
Nye | 2,387  | 64.17%  | 973  | 26.16%  | 204  | 5.48%  | 77  | 2.07%  | 79  | 2.12%  | 1,414  | 38.01%  | 3,720
Pershing | 877  | 68.41%  | 311  | 24.26%  | 60  | 4.68%  | 16  | 1.25%  | 18  | 1.40%  | 566  | 44.15%  | 1,282
Storey | 460  | 58.75%  | 222  | 28.35%  | 62  | 7.92%  | 25  | 3.19%  | 14  | 1.79%  | 238  | 30.40%  | 783
Washoe | 41,276  | 63.54%  | 15,621  | 24.05%  | 5,705  | 8.78%  | 1,245  | 1.92%  | 1,109  | 1.71%  | 25,655  | 39.49%  | 64,956
White Pine | 1,896  | 54.77%  | 1,181  | 34.11%  | 195  | 5.63%  | 96  | 2.77%  | 94  | 2.72%  | 715  | 20.66%  | 3,462
Totals | 155,017 | 62.54% | 66,666 | 26.89% | 17,651 | 7.12% | 4,358 | 1.76% | 4,193 | 1.69% | 88,351 | 35.65% | 247,885

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

* Clark
* Esmeralda
* Nye
* Mineral
* Storey
* White Pine

## See also[edit]

* United States presidential elections in Nevada

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
2. ^ Reisner, Marc; Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water; p. 11 ISBN 0140178244
3. ^ Counting the Votes; Nevada
4. ^ a b "1980 Primary and General Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

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