1980 United States presidential election in Michigan
1980 United States presidential election in Michigan Turnout 61.1% [ 1]
County results
Reagan
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Carter
40–50%
50–60%
The 1980 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and the District of Columbia participated in the 1980 United States presidential election . Voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Michigan was won by former California governor Ronald Reagan (R ) by 6.5%.[ 3] This result nonetheless made Michigan 3.2% more Democratic than the nation at large. This is despite the fact that it voted to the right of the nation by over seven points in 1976 , when favorite son candidate Gerald Ford won Michigan.
Along with Maine , New York , Mississippi , and Vermont , Michigan was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Washtenaw and Marquette .
Results
Results by county
County[ 4]
Ronald Reagan Republican
Jimmy Carter Democratic
John B. Anderson Anderson Coalition
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alcona
2,905
57.39%
1,857
36.69%
247
4.88%
53
1.05%
1,048
20.70%
5,062
Alger
2,059
44.31%
2,242
48.25%
263
5.66%
83
1.79%
-183
-3.94%
4,647
Allegan
20,560
62.24%
9,877
29.90%
1,984
6.01%
610
1.85%
10,683
32.34%
33,031
Alpena
6,901
49.89%
5,834
42.18%
913
6.60%
184
1.33%
1,067
7.71%
13,832
Antrim
4,706
56.26%
2,909
34.78%
602
7.20%
147
1.76%
1,797
21.48%
8,364
Arenac
3,436
53.43%
2,547
39.61%
333
5.18%
115
1.79%
889
13.82%
6,431
Baraga
2,046
52.18%
1,609
41.04%
201
5.13%
65
1.66%
437
11.14%
3,921
Barry
12,006
58.13%
6,857
33.20%
1,399
6.77%
392
1.90%
5,149
24.93%
20,654
Bay
25,331
46.40%
24,517
44.91%
3,886
7.12%
858
1.57%
814
1.49%
54,592
Benzie
3,054
55.55%
1,842
33.50%
455
8.28%
147
2.67%
1,212
22.05%
5,498
Berrien
41,458
60.99%
22,152
32.59%
3,422
5.03%
946
1.39%
19,306
28.40%
67,978
Branch
10,224
62.99%
4,635
28.56%
1,102
6.79%
269
1.66%
5,589
34.43%
16,230
Calhoun
30,912
52.24%
23,022
38.90%
4,468
7.55%
774
1.31%
7,890
13.34%
59,176
Cass
11,206
56.78%
7,058
35.76%
1,156
5.86%
315
1.60%
4,148
21.02%
19,735
Charlevoix
5,053
51.58%
3,741
38.19%
816
8.33%
186
1.90%
1,312
13.39%
9,796
Cheboygan
5,221
52.45%
3,938
39.56%
638
6.41%
157
1.58%
1,283
12.89%
9,954
Chippewa
7,059
52.31%
5,268
39.04%
951
7.05%
216
1.60%
1,791
13.27%
13,494
Clare
5,719
53.36%
4,164
38.85%
663
6.19%
172
1.60%
1,555
14.51%
10,718
Clinton
14,968
60.62%
7,539
30.53%
1,736
7.03%
448
1.81%
7,429
30.09%
24,691
Crawford
2,652
53.42%
1,826
36.78%
390
7.86%
96
1.93%
826
16.64%
4,964
Delta
8,146
46.04%
8,475
47.90%
849
4.80%
222
1.25%
-329
-1.86%
17,692
Dickinson
6,614
50.58%
5,694
43.54%
596
4.56%
173
1.32%
920
7.04%
13,077
Eaton
22,927
57.35%
12,742
31.87%
3,533
8.84%
775
1.94%
10,185
25.48%
39,977
Emmet
5,930
53.88%
3,724
33.84%
1,134
10.30%
218
1.98%
2,206
20.04%
11,006
Genesee
78,572
42.73%
90,393
49.15%
12,274
6.67%
2,661
1.45%
-11,821
-6.42%
183,900
Gladwin
4,509
51.09%
3,733
42.30%
463
5.25%
120
1.36%
776
8.79%
8,825
Gogebic
4,388
42.80%
5,254
51.25%
493
4.81%
117
1.14%
-866
-8.45%
10,252
Grand Traverse
14,484
58.63%
7,150
28.94%
2,568
10.39%
504
2.04%
7,334
29.69%
24,706
Gratiot
9,294
59.30%
4,916
31.37%
1,193
7.61%
269
1.72%
4,378
27.93%
15,672
Hillsdale
10,951
66.37%
4,375
26.52%
882
5.35%
291
1.76%
6,576
39.85%
16,499
Houghton
7,926
47.94%
6,858
41.48%
1,423
8.61%
327
1.98%
1,068
6.46%
16,534
Huron
10,553
65.27%
4,434
27.43%
976
6.04%
204
1.26%
6,119
37.84%
16,167
Ingham
56,777
45.19%
48,278
38.43%
17,139
13.64%
3,437
2.74%
8,499
6.76%
125,631
Ionia
12,040
57.38%
7,039
33.55%
1,539
7.33%
364
1.73%
5,001
23.83%
20,982
Iosco
6,680
56.54%
4,255
36.01%
739
6.25%
141
1.19%
2,425
20.53%
11,815
Iron
3,507
45.36%
3,742
48.40%
371
4.80%
112
1.45%
-235
-3.04%
7,732
Isabella
10,407
50.24%
7,293
35.21%
2,511
12.12%
504
2.43%
3,114
15.03%
20,715
Jackson
33,749
53.93%
23,685
37.85%
4,165
6.66%
981
1.57%
10,064
16.08%
62,580
Kalamazoo
48,669
50.90%
34,528
36.11%
10,833
11.33%
1,587
1.66%
14,141
14.79%
95,617
Kalkaska
2,802
56.42%
1,807
36.39%
260
5.24%
97
1.95%
995
20.03%
4,966
Kent
112,604
54.59%
72,790
35.29%
17,913
8.68%
2,983
1.45%
39,814
19.30%
206,290
Keweenaw
583
46.27%
570
45.24%
87
6.90%
20
1.59%
13
1.03%
1,260
Lake
1,730
43.22%
2,041
50.99%
187
4.67%
45
1.12%
-311
-7.77%
4,003
Lapeer
15,996
56.99%
9,671
34.45%
1,868
6.66%
534
1.90%
6,325
22.54%
28,069
Leelanau
4,585
57.78%
2,348
29.59%
839
10.57%
163
2.05%
2,237
28.19%
7,935
Lenawee
20,366
56.44%
12,935
35.85%
2,230
6.18%
554
1.54%
7,431
20.59%
36,085
Livingston
25,012
60.17%
12,626
30.37%
3,247
7.81%
685
1.65%
12,386
29.80%
41,570
Luce
1,659
57.56%
992
34.42%
177
6.14%
54
1.87%
667
23.14%
2,882
Mackinac
3,021
52.23%
2,262
39.11%
415
7.17%
86
1.49%
759
13.12%
5,784
Macomb
154,155
51.88%
120,125
40.43%
18,975
6.39%
3,864
1.30%
34,030
11.45%
297,119
Manistee
5,662
52.91%
4,164
38.91%
699
6.53%
177
1.65%
1,498
14.00%
10,702
Marquette
13,181
44.71%
13,312
45.16%
2,481
8.42%
505
1.71%
-131
-0.45%
29,479
Mason
7,137
58.14%
4,134
33.68%
825
6.72%
180
1.47%
3,003
24.46%
12,276
Mecosta
7,754
53.37%
5,228
35.99%
1,322
9.10%
224
1.54%
2,526
17.38%
14,528
Menominee
6,170
52.52%
4,962
42.23%
452
3.85%
165
1.40%
1,208
10.29%
11,749
Midland
17,828
53.04%
12,019
35.76%
3,152
9.38%
611
1.82%
5,809
17.28%
33,610
Missaukee
3,221
63.47%
1,563
30.80%
230
4.53%
61
1.20%
1,658
32.67%
5,075
Monroe
25,612
51.26%
20,578
41.19%
3,111
6.23%
663
1.33%
5,034
10.07%
49,964
Montcalm
10,822
56.51%
6,706
35.02%
1,309
6.84%
313
1.63%
4,116
21.49%
19,150
Montmorency
2,400
55.71%
1,654
38.39%
195
4.53%
59
1.37%
746
17.32%
4,308
Muskegon
36,512
53.73%
26,645
39.21%
4,094
6.02%
703
1.03%
9,867
14.52%
67,954
Newaygo
8,918
58.58%
5,236
34.40%
850
5.58%
219
1.44%
3,682
24.18%
15,223
Oakland
253,211
54.65%
164,869
35.58%
38,273
8.26%
6,975
1.51%
88,342
19.07%
463,328
Oceana
5,465
57.14%
3,386
35.40%
570
5.96%
143
1.50%
2,079
21.74%
9,564
Ogemaw
4,169
51.29%
3,426
42.15%
425
5.23%
108
1.33%
743
9.14%
8,128
Ontonagon
2,569
48.95%
2,375
45.26%
237
4.52%
67
1.28%
194
3.69%
5,248
Osceola
4,902
60.04%
2,650
32.46%
466
5.71%
146
1.79%
2,252
27.58%
8,164
Oscoda
1,915
55.25%
1,325
38.23%
183
5.28%
143
1.24%
590
17.02%
3,466
Otsego
3,771
53.70%
2,666
37.96%
493
7.02%
93
1.32%
1,105
15.74%
7,023
Ottawa
51,217
67.85%
18,435
24.42%
4,903
6.50%
929
1.23%
32,782
43.43%
75,484
Presque Isle
3,486
50.43%
2,952
42.71%
382
5.53%
92
1.33%
534
7.72%
6,912
Roscommon
5,280
54.66%
3,763
38.96%
508
5.26%
108
1.12%
1,517
15.70%
9,659
Saginaw
45,233
48.22%
41,650
44.40%
5,677
6.05%
1,239
1.32%
3,583
3.82%
93,799
Sanilac
12,158
67.11%
4,898
27.04%
863
4.76%
198
1.09%
7,260
40.07%
18,117
Schoolcraft
2,097
47.94%
1,964
44.90%
243
5.56%
70
1.60%
133
3.04%
4,374
Shiawassee
15,756
51.71%
11,985
39.33%
2,121
6.96%
608
2.00%
3,771
12.38%
30,470
St. Clair
31,021
55.61%
20,410
36.59%
3,592
6.44%
756
1.36%
10,611
19.02%
55,779
St. Joseph
13,631
63.19%
6,318
29.29%
1,283
5.95%
338
1.57%
7,313
33.90%
21,570
Tuscola
13,306
59.12%
7,632
33.91%
1,266
5.63%
301
1.34%
5,674
25.21%
22,505
Van Buren
14,451
55.96%
9,248
35.81%
1,691
6.55%
434
1.68%
5,203
20.15%
25,824
Washtenaw
48,699
41.92%
51,013
43.91%
13,463
11.59%
3,004
2.59%
-2,314
-1.99%
116,179
Wayne
315,532
35.42%
522,024
58.60%
43,608
4.90%
9,680
1.09%
-206,492
-23.18%
890,844
Wexford
6,027
54.01%
4,173
37.39%
752
6.74%
208
1.86%
1,854
16.62%
11,160
Totals
1,915,225
48.99%
1,661,532
42.50%
275,223
7.04%
57,745
1.48%
253,693
6.49%
3,909,725
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
Notes
^ Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.[ 2]