Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1980 presidential election
The 1980 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1980 United States presidential election. California voted for the Republican nominee, the state's former governor Ronald Reagan, in a landslide over the Democratic incumbent, Jimmy Carter.
Results
| United States presidential election in California, 1980[1] |
| 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 |
|
— |
Results by county
| County |
Reagan |
Votes |
Carter |
Votes |
Anderson |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| Orange |
67.90% |
529,797 |
22.65% |
176,704 |
7.09% |
55,299 |
2.36% |
18,412 |
| Glenn |
64.80% |
5,386 |
26.79% |
2,227 |
6.46% |
537 |
1.95% |
162 |
| Inyo |
64.79% |
5,201 |
25.91% |
2,080 |
6.42% |
515 |
2.88% |
231 |
| Modoc |
64.48% |
2,579 |
26.15% |
1,046 |
7.32% |
293 |
2.05% |
82 |
| Sutter |
63.47% |
11,778 |
27.50% |
5,103 |
5.87% |
1,089 |
3.16% |
587 |
| Mono |
62.32% |
2,132 |
25.29% |
865 |
8.83% |
302 |
3.57% |
122 |
| San Diego |
60.81% |
435,910 |
27.26% |
195,410 |
9.41% |
67,491 |
2.52% |
18,055 |
| Ventura |
60.28% |
114,930 |
29.54% |
56,311 |
7.81% |
14,887 |
2.37% |
4,522 |
| Riverside |
59.87% |
145,642 |
31.51% |
76,650 |
6.73% |
16,362 |
1.90% |
4,624 |
| San Bernardino |
59.68% |
172,957 |
31.67% |
91,790 |
6.59% |
19,106 |
2.06% |
5,959 |
| Kern |
59.65% |
72,842 |
33.65% |
41,097 |
4.75% |
5,799 |
1.95% |
2,383 |
| Tehama |
59.13% |
9,140 |
31.26% |
4,832 |
6.56% |
1,014 |
3.05% |
471 |
| Calaveras |
58.92% |
6,054 |
29.94% |
3,076 |
7.55% |
776 |
3.59% |
369 |
| Tulare |
58.32% |
41,317 |
35.51% |
25,155 |
4.58% |
3,244 |
1.60% |
1,130 |
| El Dorado |
58.27% |
21,238 |
29.53% |
10,765 |
9.02% |
3,287 |
3.18% |
1,159 |
| Shasta |
58.09% |
27,547 |
32.40% |
15,364 |
6.79% |
3,220 |
2.71% |
1,287 |
| Colusa |
58.00% |
2,897 |
32.13% |
1,605 |
6.51% |
325 |
3.36% |
168 |
| Nevada |
57.91% |
15,207 |
28.96% |
7,605 |
8.51% |
2,235 |
4.62% |
1,214 |
| Butte |
57.85% |
38,188 |
29.57% |
19,520 |
9.25% |
6,108 |
3.33% |
2,196 |
| Del Norte |
57.48% |
4,016 |
33.46% |
2,338 |
6.96% |
486 |
2.10% |
147 |
| Yuba |
56.28% |
7,942 |
34.70% |
4,896 |
6.22% |
878 |
2.80% |
395 |
| Imperial |
55.92% |
12,068 |
36.89% |
7,961 |
5.57% |
1,203 |
1.61% |
347 |
| Amador |
55.85% |
5,401 |
33.00% |
3,191 |
8.15% |
788 |
3.00% |
290 |
| Siskiyou |
55.75% |
9,331 |
33.84% |
5,664 |
7.58% |
1,269 |
2.83% |
474 |
| San Luis Obispo |
55.56% |
38,631 |
29.50% |
20,508 |
12.09% |
8407 |
2.85% |
1981 |
| San Joaquin |
55.38% |
64,718 |
35.56% |
41,551 |
7.20% |
8,416 |
1.86% |
2,178 |
| Kings |
55.37% |
10,531 |
38.37% |
7,299 |
4.74% |
901 |
1.52% |
290 |
| Alpine |
55.10% |
254 |
28.85% |
133 |
10.85% |
50 |
5.21% |
24 |
| Mariposa |
54.96% |
3,082 |
33.68% |
1,889 |
8.17% |
458 |
3.19% |
179 |
| Trinity |
54.96% |
3,048 |
31.27% |
1,734 |
9.12% |
506 |
4.65% |
258 |
| Tuolumne |
54.85% |
8,810 |
33.92% |
5,449 |
8.65% |
1390 |
2.58% |
414 |
| Placer |
54.78% |
28,179 |
33.65% |
17,311 |
8.47% |
4,356 |
3.10% |
1,594 |
| Monterey |
54.67% |
47,452 |
33.51% |
29,086 |
9.23% |
8,008 |
2.59% |
2,248 |
| Lassen |
54.45% |
4,464 |
35.87% |
2,941 |
6.62% |
543 |
3.05% |
250 |
| Santa Barbara |
53.98% |
69,629 |
31.51% |
40,650 |
11.46% |
14,786 |
3.05% |
3,930 |
| Napa |
53.67% |
23,632 |
33.83% |
14,898 |
9.58% |
4,218 |
2.92% |
1,287 |
| Lake |
53.64% |
8,934 |
35.90% |
5,978 |
6.95% |
1,157 |
3.51% |
585 |
| Madera |
53.58% |
10,599 |
39.35% |
7,783 |
5.12% |
1,013 |
1.95% |
385 |
| San Benito |
53.33% |
4,054 |
36.16% |
2,749 |
7.26% |
552 |
3.25% |
247 |
| Plumas |
51.24% |
4,182 |
35.67% |
2,911 |
9.59% |
783 |
3.49% |
285 |
| Fresno |
51.13% |
82,515 |
40.43% |
65,254 |
6.65% |
10,727 |
1.79% |
2,890 |
| Solano |
50.72% |
40,919 |
38.37% |
30,952 |
8.32% |
6,713 |
2.59% |
2,092 |
| Los Angeles |
50.18% |
1,224,533 |
40.15% |
979,830 |
7.21% |
175,882 |
2.46% |
59940 |
| Contra Costa |
50.12% |
144,112 |
37.35% |
107,398 |
9.81% |
28,209 |
2.72% |
7,826 |
| Sierra |
49.77% |
855 |
37.89% |
651 |
9.08% |
156 |
3.26% |
56 |
| Stanislaus |
49.41% |
41,595 |
40.01% |
33,683 |
8.47% |
7,134 |
2.11% |
1,774 |
| Humboldt |
49.39% |
24,047 |
35.15% |
17,113 |
11.17% |
5,440 |
4.30% |
2,092 |
| San Mateo |
48.82% |
116,491 |
36.60% |
87,335 |
11.73% |
27,985 |
2.86% |
6,826 |
| Merced |
48.77% |
18,043 |
42.94% |
15,886 |
6.26% |
2,316 |
2.03% |
751 |
| Sonoma |
48.20% |
60,722 |
36.19% |
45,596 |
11.17% |
14,068 |
4.44% |
5,599 |
| Santa Clara |
48.02% |
229,048 |
35.01% |
166,995 |
13.73% |
65,481 |
3.25% |
15,479 |
| Sacramento |
47.72% |
153,721 |
40.37% |
130,031 |
9.21% |
29,655 |
2.70% |
8,713 |
| Marin |
45.78% |
49,678 |
36.16% |
39,231 |
12.72% |
13,805 |
5.34% |
5,793 |
| Mendocino |
44.05% |
12,432 |
38.21% |
10,784 |
9.73% |
2,747 |
8.01% |
2,261 |
| Santa Cruz |
43.53% |
37,347 |
37.70% |
32,346 |
12.34% |
10,590 |
6.43% |
5,521 |
| Yolo |
39.45% |
19,603 |
43.32% |
21,527 |
13.42% |
6,669 |
3.81% |
1,891 |
| Alameda |
37.96% |
158,531 |
48.30% |
201,720 |
9.78% |
40,834 |
3.96% |
16,532 |
| San Francisco |
31.87% |
80,967 |
52.43% |
133,184 |
11.56% |
29,365 |
4.14% |
10,512 |
References
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