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Main article: 1980 United States presidential election
1980 United States presidential election in Colorado
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic National Unity
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 7 0 0
Popular vote 652,264 367,973 130,633
Percentage 55.07% 31.07% 11.03%
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The 1980 United States presidential election in Colorado 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 seven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by the Republican Party candidate, former California Governor Ronald Reagan by a landslide of 24 points, defeating Democratic incumbent president Jimmy Carter. John B. Anderson, an Illinois Republican congressman running on the National Unity ticket, received 11% of the vote.[1]

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion where a Republican candidate carried the City and County of Denver.[2] Since then, Denver has remained a reliable Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, which would eventually cause the state to flip consistently Democratic from 2008 onward.

Results[edit]

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Ronald Reagan of California George H. W. Bush Republican 7[1] 652,264 55.07%
Jimmy Carter Walter Mondale Democratic 0 367,973 31.07%
John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey National Unity 0 130,633 11.03%
Ed Clark David Koch Libertarian 0 25,744 2.17%
Barry Commoner LaDonna Harris Citizens 0 5,614 0.47%
Benjamin Bubar Earl Dodge Statesman 0 1,180 0.10%
Andrew Pulley Matilde Zimmermann Socialist Workers 0 520 0.04%
Gus Hall Angela Davis Communist 0 487 0.04%

Results by county[edit]

County[3] Ronald Reagan
Republican 		Jimmy Carter
Democratic 		John B. Anderson
Independent 		Ed Clark
Libertarian 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 42,916 50.50% 31,357 36.90% 8,342 9.82% 2,044 2.41% 316 0.37% 11,559 13.60% 84,975
Alamosa 2,601 53.87% 1,821 37.72% 289 5.99% 96 1.99% 21 0.43% 780 16.15% 4,828
Arapahoe 79,594 62.19% 30,148 23.56% 15,329 11.98% 2,307 1.80% 602 0.47% 49,446 38.63% 127,980
Archuleta 1,252 65.89% 532 28.00% 83 4.37% 30 1.58% 3 0.16% 720 37.89% 1,900
Baca 1,999 74.26% 551 20.47% 106 3.94% 35 1.30% 1 0.04% 1,448 53.79% 2,692
Bent 1,206 51.76% 894 38.37% 164 7.04% 42 1.80% 24 1.03% 312 13.39% 2,330
Boulder 40,698 46.74% 28,422 32.64% 13,712 15.75% 2,630 3.02% 1,607 1.85% 12,276 14.10% 87,069
Chaffee 3,327 60.73% 1,583 28.90% 432 7.89% 102 1.86% 34 0.62% 1,744 31.83% 5,478
Cheyenne 816 65.86% 322 25.99% 76 6.13% 19 1.53% 6 0.48% 494 39.87% 1,239
Clear Creek 1,784 56.22% 837 26.38% 402 12.67% 126 3.97% 24 0.76% 947 29.84% 3,173
Conejos 1,597 49.41% 1,503 46.50% 90 2.78% 40 1.24% 2 0.06% 94 2.91% 3,232
Costilla 489 30.89% 1,036 65.45% 38 2.40% 15 0.95% 5 0.32% -547 -34.56% 1,583
Crowley 926 62.86% 472 32.04% 57 3.87% 17 1.15% 1 0.07% 454 30.82% 1,473
Custer 674 66.73% 231 22.87% 59 5.84% 41 4.06% 5 0.50% 443 43.86% 1,010
Delta 6,179 66.97% 2,348 25.45% 455 4.93% 160 1.73% 85 0.92% 3,831 41.52% 9,227
Denver 88,398 42.19% 85,903 41.00% 28,610 13.66% 4,435 2.12% 2,162 1.03% 2,495 1.19% 209,508
Dolores 615 75.28% 157 19.22% 32 3.92% 12 1.47% 1 0.12% 458 56.06% 817
Douglas 8,126 70.08% 2,108 18.18% 1,058 9.12% 266 2.29% 38 0.33% 6,018 51.90% 11,596
Eagle 3,061 52.63% 1,608 27.65% 906 15.58% 193 3.32% 48 0.83% 1,453 24.98% 5,816
El Paso 66,199 63.66% 27,463 26.41% 7,886 7.58% 2,042 1.96% 400 0.38% 38,736 37.25% 103,990
Elbert 2,107 67.49% 698 22.36% 238 7.62% 74 2.37% 5 0.16% 1,409 45.13% 3,122
Fremont 7,162 59.13% 3,952 32.63% 731 6.03% 199 1.64% 69 0.57% 3,210 26.50% 12,113
Garfield 5,416 58.08% 2,639 28.30% 978 10.49% 226 2.42% 66 0.71% 2,777 29.78% 9,325
Gilpin 694 50.04% 441 31.80% 175 12.62% 55 3.97% 22 1.59% 253 18.24% 1,387
Grand 2,133 61.28% 820 23.56% 413 11.86% 102 2.93% 13 0.37% 1,313 37.72% 3,481
Gunnison 2,756 55.45% 1,297 26.10% 704 14.16% 135 2.72% 78 1.57% 1,459 29.35% 4,970
Hinsdale 232 69.05% 76 22.62% 13 3.87% 12 3.57% 3 0.89% 156 46.43% 336
Huerfano 1,258 41.49% 1,574 51.91% 146 4.82% 22 0.73% 32 1.06% -316 -10.42% 3,032
Jackson 673 63.55% 283 26.72% 80 7.55% 21 1.98% 2 0.19% 390 36.83% 1,059
Jefferson 97,008 59.66% 41,525 25.54% 19,530 12.01% 3,929 2.42% 619 0.38% 55,483 34.12% 162,611
Kiowa 754 65.06% 331 28.56% 61 5.26% 12 1.04% 1 0.09% 423 36.50% 1,159
Kit Carson 2,622 71.78% 790 21.63% 185 5.06% 52 1.42% 4 0.11% 1,832 50.15% 3,653
La Plata 7,291 59.76% 3,034 24.87% 1,537 12.60% 225 1.84% 114 0.93% 4,257 34.89% 12,201
Lake 1,375 45.45% 1,213 40.10% 289 9.55% 120 3.97% 28 0.93% 162 5.35% 3,025
Larimer 36,240 56.51% 17,072 26.62% 8,887 13.86% 1,484 2.31% 446 0.70% 19,168 29.89% 64,129
Las Animas 2,917 39.37% 4,117 55.57% 278 3.75% 90 1.21% 7 0.09% -1,200 -16.20% 7,409
Lincoln 1,535 64.74% 602 25.39% 175 7.38% 57 2.40% 2 0.08% 933 39.35% 2,371
Logan 5,238 63.16% 2,332 28.12% 588 7.09% 122 1.47% 13 0.16% 2,906 35.04% 8,293
Mesa 22,686 68.92% 7,549 22.93% 2,004 6.09% 582 1.77% 95 0.29% 15,137 45.99% 32,916
Mineral 271 60.22% 125 27.78% 41 9.11% 13 2.89% 0 0.00% 146 32.44% 450
Moffat 3,344 67.90% 1,079 21.91% 329 6.68% 139 2.82% 34 0.69% 2,265 45.99% 4,925
Montezuma 4,120 68.60% 1,467 24.43% 275 4.58% 124 2.06% 20 0.33% 2,653 44.17% 6,006
Montrose 6,685 68.21% 2,232 22.78% 635 6.48% 225 2.30% 23 0.23% 4,453 45.43% 9,800
Morgan 5,209 62.50% 2,246 26.95% 693 8.32% 136 1.63% 50 0.60% 2,963 35.55% 8,334
Otero 4,801 54.55% 3,294 37.43% 572 6.50% 99 1.12% 35 0.40% 1,507 17.12% 8,801
Ouray 813 67.69% 237 19.73% 129 10.74% 14 1.17% 8 0.67% 576 47.96% 1,201
Park 1,623 59.34% 674 24.64% 293 10.71% 122 4.46% 23 0.84% 949 34.70% 2,735
Phillips 1,488 63.21% 640 27.19% 193 8.20% 29 1.23% 4 0.17% 848 36.02% 2,354
Pitkin 2,153 39.75% 1,760 32.49% 1,128 20.82% 285 5.26% 91 1.68% 393 7.26% 5,417
Prowers 3,115 59.77% 1,669 32.02% 340 6.52% 57 1.09% 31 0.59% 1,446 27.75% 5,212
Pueblo 20,770 44.72% 21,874 47.10% 3,102 6.68% 585 1.26% 110 0.24% -1,104 -2.38% 46,441
Rio Blanco 1,971 74.46% 462 17.45% 143 5.40% 63 2.38% 8 0.30% 1,509 57.01% 2,647
Rio Grande 2,844 63.37% 1,370 30.53% 185 4.12% 84 1.87% 5 0.11% 1,474 32.84% 4,488
Routt 3,574 53.33% 1,944 29.01% 920 13.73% 230 3.43% 34 0.51% 1,630 24.32% 6,702
Saguache 1,124 52.65% 893 41.83% 71 3.33% 41 1.92% 6 0.28% 231 10.82% 2,135
San Juan 268 48.82% 146 26.59% 94 17.12% 36 6.56% 5 0.91% 122 22.23% 549
San Miguel 774 42.79% 651 35.99% 297 16.42% 55 3.04% 32 1.77% 123 6.80% 1,809
Sedgwick 1,151 67.39% 438 25.64% 100 5.85% 15 0.88% 4 0.23% 713 41.75% 1,708
Summit 2,027 46.54% 1,285 29.51% 845 19.40% 167 3.83% 31 0.71% 742 17.03% 4,355
Teller 2,457 66.28% 802 21.63% 322 8.69% 107 2.89% 19 0.51% 1,655 44.65% 3,707
Washington 2,007 71.40% 568 20.21% 160 5.69% 70 2.49% 6 0.21% 1,439 51.19% 2,811
Weld 23,901 58.80% 11,433 28.13% 4,309 10.60% 790 1.94% 213 0.52% 12,468 30.67% 40,646
Yuma 3,220 68.89% 1,043 22.31% 319 6.82% 87 1.86% 5 0.11% 2,177 46.58% 4,674
Total 652,264 55.07% 367,973 31.07% 130,633 11.03% 25,744 2.17% 7,801 0.65% 284,291 24.00% 1,184,415

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ Our Campaigns; CO US President, November 04, 1980
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado