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United States presidential election, 1980

Election NameUnited States presidential election, 1980
CountryUnited States
Typepresidential
Ongoingno
Previous ElectionUnited States presidential election, 1976
Previous Year1976
Next ElectionUnited States presidential election, 1984
Next Year1984
Election DateNovember 4, 1980
Nominee1Ronald Reagan
Party1Republican Party (United States)
Home State1California
Running Mate1George H. W. Bush
Electoral Vote1489
States Carried144
Popular Vote143,903,230
Percentage150.7%
Nominee2Jimmy Carter
Party2Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2Georgia
Running Mate2Walter Mondale
Electoral Vote249
States Carried26 + DC
Popular Vote235,480,115
Percentage241.0%
Nominee3John B. Anderson
Party3Independent (politician)
Home State3Illinois
Running Mate3Patrick Lucey
Electoral Vote30
States Carried30
Popular Vote35,719,850
Percentage36.6%
Map ImageElectoralCollege1980.svg
Map Size350px
Map CaptionPresidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Reagan/Bush, Blue denotes those won by Carter/Mondale.
TitlePresident
Before ElectionJimmy Carter
Before PartyDemocratic Party (United States)
After ElectionRonald Reagan
After PartyRepublican Party (United States)

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The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent. Reagan, aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home, won the election in a landslide, receiving the highest number of electoral votes ever won by a nonincumbent presidential candidate, and became the 40th President of the United States.

Carter, after defeating Ted Kennedy for the Democratic nomination, attacked Reagan as a dangerous right-wing radical. For his part, Reagan, the former Governor of California, repeatedly ridiculed Carter, and won a decisive victory; in the simultaneous Congressional elections, Republicans won control of the United States Senate for the first time in 28 years. This election marked the beginning of what is popularly called the "Reagan Revolution."

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Voter demographics : Campaign events
Social groups and the presidential vote, 1980 and 1976
Size '80 Carter '80 Reagan '80 Anderson '76 Carter '76 Ford
Party
Democratic 43 66 26 6 77 22
Independent 23 30 54 12 43 54
Republican 28 11 84 4 9 90
Ideology
Liberal 18 57 27 11 70 26
Moderate 51 42 48 8 51 48
Conservative 31 23 71 4 29 70
Ethnicity
Black 10 82 14 3 82 16
Hispanic 2 54 36 7 75 24
White 88 36 55 8 47 52
Sex
Female 48 45 46 7 50 48
Male 52 37 54 7 50 48
Religion
Protestant 46 37 56 6 44 55
White Protestant 41 31 62 6 43 57
Catholic 25 40 51 7 54 44
Jewish 5 45 39 14 64 34
Family income
Less than US$10,000 13 50 41 6 58 40
$10,000 � $14,999 15 47 42 8 55 43
$15,000 � $24,999 29 38 53 7 48 50
$25,000 � $50,000 24 32 58 8 36 62
Over $50,000 5 25 65 8 - -
Occupation
Professional or manager 39 33 56 9 41 57
Clerical, sales, white-collar 11 42 48 8 46 53
blue-collar 17 46 47 5 57 41
Agriculture 3 29 66 3 - -
Unemployed 3 55 35 7 65 34
Education
Less than high school 11 50 45 3 58 41
High school graduate 28 43 51 4 54 46
Some college 28 35 55 8 51 49
College graduate 27 35 51 11 45 55
Union membership
Labor union household 28 47 44 7 59 39
No member of household in union 62 35 55 8 43 55
Age
18 � 21 years old 6 44 43 11 48 50
22 � 29 years old 17 43 43 11 51 46
30 � 44 years old 31 37 54 7 49 49
45 � 59 years old 23 39 55 6 47 52
60 years or older 18 40 54 4 47 52
Region
East 25 42 47 9 51 47
South 27 44 51 3 54 45
White South 22 35 60 3 46 52
Midwest 27 40 51 7 48 50
Far West 19 35 53 9 46 51
Community size
City over 250,000 18 54 35 8 60 40
Suburb/small city 53 37 53 8 53 47
Rural/town 29 39 54 5 47 53

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