Arkansas — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentReaganR+0.6
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 48.1% | 403,164 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 47.5% | 398,041 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.3% | 36,377 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+10.1 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+24.0 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+7.2 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Carter, Jimmy+894 | 3,40942.7% | 4,30353.9% | 2733.4% | 7,985 |
| Ashley County | Carter, Jimmy+592 | 3,96045.3% | 4,55252.0% | 2362.7% | 8,748 |
| Baxter County | Reagan, Ronald+4,895 | 9,68463.9% | 4,78931.6% | 6744.4% | 15,147 |
| Benton County | Reagan, Ronald+9,599 | 18,83064.0% | 9,23131.4% | 1,3794.7% | 29,440 |
| Boone County | Reagan, Ronald+2,202 | 6,77856.1% | 4,57637.9% | 7346.1% | 12,088 |
| Bradley County | Carter, Jimmy+1,489 | 1,65033.7% | 3,13964.2% | 1012.1% | 4,890 |
| Calhoun County | Carter, Jimmy+542 | 89637.4% | 1,43860.0% | 622.6% | 2,396 |
| Carroll County | Reagan, Ronald+1,296 | 4,27355.3% | 2,97738.5% | 4786.2% | 7,728 |
| Chicot County | Carter, Jimmy+1,206 | 2,23938.8% | 3,44559.6% | 921.6% | 5,776 |
| Clark County | Carter, Jimmy+3,379 | 2,74330.0% | 6,12266.9% | 2883.1% | 9,153 |
| Clay County | Carter, Jimmy+894 | 3,09142.2% | 3,98554.4% | 2543.5% | 7,330 |
| Cleburne County | Reagan, Ronald+21 | 4,04248.4% | 4,02148.1% | 2923.5% | 8,355 |
| Cleveland County | Carter, Jimmy+732 | 1,12436.8% | 1,85660.7% | 782.6% | 3,058 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+814 | 5,25952.8% | 4,44544.6% | 2632.6% | 9,967 |
| Conway County | Carter, Jimmy+553 | 4,14545.1% | 4,69851.1% | 3463.8% | 9,189 |
| Craighead County | Reagan, Ronald+1,779 | 11,01051.3% | 9,23143.0% | 1,2155.7% | 21,456 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+4,594 | 8,54266.2% | 3,94830.6% | 4093.2% | 12,899 |
| Crittenden County | Carter, Jimmy+774 | 6,24845.2% | 7,02250.8% | 5534.0% | 13,823 |
| Cross County | Carter, Jimmy+576 | 2,89544.6% | 3,47153.5% | 1261.9% | 6,492 |
| Dallas County | Carter, Jimmy+1,242 | 1,59635.2% | 2,83862.5% | 1052.3% | 4,539 |
| Desha County | Carter, Jimmy+1,691 | 2,05734.1% | 3,74862.1% | 2323.8% | 6,037 |
| Drew County | Carter, Jimmy+1,485 | 2,27236.7% | 3,75760.8% | 1552.5% | 6,184 |
| Faulkner County | Carter, Jimmy+984 | 7,54444.2% | 8,52850.0% | 1,0015.9% | 17,073 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+732 | 3,44853.7% | 2,71642.3% | 2624.1% | 6,426 |
| Fulton County | Reagan, Ronald+64 | 2,10149.4% | 2,03747.9% | 1192.8% | 4,257 |
| Garland County | Reagan, Ronald+3,224 | 15,73953.0% | 12,51542.1% | 1,4634.9% | 29,717 |
| Grant County | Carter, Jimmy+1,071 | 2,00738.0% | 3,07858.3% | 1913.6% | 5,276 |
| Greene County | Carter, Jimmy+1,482 | 4,51441.6% | 5,99655.3% | 3313.1% | 10,841 |
| Hempstead County | Carter, Jimmy+819 | 3,85244.6% | 4,67154.1% | 1051.2% | 8,628 |
| Hot Spring County | Carter, Jimmy+3,336 | 3,56132.9% | 6,89763.8% | 3593.3% | 10,817 |
| Howard County | Carter, Jimmy+178 | 2,38647.1% | 2,56450.6% | 1142.3% | 5,064 |
| Independence County | Carter, Jimmy+607 | 5,07645.6% | 5,68351.1% | 3663.3% | 11,125 |
| Izard County | Carter, Jimmy+484 | 2,26643.1% | 2,75052.3% | 2384.5% | 5,254 |
| Jackson County | Carter, Jimmy+1,460 | 3,19139.5% | 4,65157.6% | 2393.0% | 8,081 |
| Jefferson County | Carter, Jimmy+6,595 | 10,69735.6% | 17,29257.6% | 2,0576.8% | 30,046 |
| Johnson County | Carter, Jimmy+90 | 3,61947.4% | 3,70948.6% | 3084.0% | 7,636 |
| Lafayette County | Carter, Jimmy+191 | 1,75646.5% | 1,94751.6% | 731.9% | 3,776 |
| Lawrence County | Carter, Jimmy+302 | 3,24546.6% | 3,54750.9% | 1712.5% | 6,963 |
| Lee County | Carter, Jimmy+1,392 | 1,71135.1% | 3,10363.6% | 621.3% | 4,876 |
| Lincoln County | Carter, Jimmy+1,274 | 1,24332.3% | 2,51765.4% | 892.3% | 3,849 |
| Little River County | Carter, Jimmy+359 | 2,27245.2% | 2,63152.4% | 1212.4% | 5,024 |
| Logan County | Reagan, Ronald+413 | 4,51150.6% | 4,09846.0% | 3043.4% | 8,913 |
| Lonoke County | Reagan, Ronald+14 | 5,61948.5% | 5,60548.4% | 3613.1% | 11,585 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+746 | 3,18054.5% | 2,43441.7% | 2213.8% | 5,835 |
| Marion County | Reagan, Ronald+1,013 | 3,05957.1% | 2,04638.2% | 2514.7% | 5,356 |
| Miller County | Reagan, Ronald+774 | 6,77052.4% | 5,99646.4% | 1551.2% | 12,921 |
| Mississippi County | Carter, Jimmy+1,738 | 7,17043.7% | 8,90854.3% | 3392.1% | 16,417 |
| Monroe County | Carter, Jimmy+659 | 2,02742.0% | 2,68655.6% | 1162.4% | 4,829 |
| Montgomery County | Carter, Jimmy+293 | 1,58543.9% | 1,87852.0% | 1494.1% | 3,612 |
| Nevada County | Carter, Jimmy+934 | 1,69738.2% | 2,63159.3% | 1122.5% | 4,440 |
| Newton County | Reagan, Ronald+987 | 2,42360.1% | 1,43635.6% | 1744.3% | 4,033 |
| Ouachita County | Carter, Jimmy+2,823 | 4,32935.5% | 7,15258.6% | 7276.0% | 12,208 |
| Perry County | Carter, Jimmy+147 | 1,45945.8% | 1,60650.4% | 1213.8% | 3,186 |
| Phillips County | Carter, Jimmy+2,372 | 4,27038.3% | 6,64259.6% | 2342.1% | 11,146 |
| Pike County | Carter, Jimmy+178 | 1,91646.8% | 2,09451.1% | 872.1% | 4,097 |
| Poinsett County | Carter, Jimmy+854 | 4,04044.0% | 4,89453.3% | 2462.7% | 9,180 |
| Polk County | Reagan, Ronald+1,376 | 3,99358.5% | 2,61738.3% | 2143.1% | 6,824 |
| Pope County | Reagan, Ronald+853 | 7,21750.7% | 6,36444.7% | 6494.6% | 14,230 |
| Prairie County | Carter, Jimmy+73 | 1,85547.6% | 1,92849.5% | 1122.9% | 3,895 |
| Pulaski County | Carter, Jimmy+2,714 | 52,12546.2% | 54,83948.6% | 5,9735.3% | 112,937 |
| Randolph County | Carter, Jimmy+491 | 2,57943.5% | 3,07051.8% | 2804.7% | 5,929 |
| Saline County | Carter, Jimmy+2,038 | 8,33042.6% | 10,36853.0% | 8574.4% | 19,555 |
| Scott County | Carter, Jimmy+8 | 2,22848.2% | 2,23648.3% | 1623.5% | 4,626 |
| Searcy County | Reagan, Ronald+923 | 2,45958.8% | 1,53636.7% | 1884.5% | 4,183 |
| Sebastian County | Reagan, Ronald+13,262 | 23,40363.5% | 10,14127.5% | 3,3359.0% | 36,879 |
| Sevier County | Carter, Jimmy+352 | 2,50245.5% | 2,85451.9% | 1412.6% | 5,497 |
| Sharp County | Reagan, Ronald+646 | 3,42053.3% | 2,77443.2% | 2223.5% | 6,416 |
| St. Francis County | Carter, Jimmy+1,331 | 4,48542.8% | 5,81655.5% | 1861.8% | 10,487 |
| Stone County | Carter, Jimmy+175 | 1,79345.1% | 1,96849.5% | 2145.4% | 3,975 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+2,549 | 9,40155.1% | 6,85240.2% | 8104.7% | 17,063 |
| Van Buren County | Reagan, Ronald+122 | 3,09049.1% | 2,96847.2% | 2343.7% | 6,292 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+8,512 | 20,78858.7% | 12,27634.7% | 2,3576.7% | 35,421 |
| White County | Carter, Jimmy+671 | 8,07946.7% | 8,75050.5% | 4842.8% | 17,313 |
| Woodruff County | Carter, Jimmy+1,248 | 1,20432.1% | 2,45265.3% | 1002.7% | 3,756 |
| Yell County | Carter, Jimmy+515 | 3,18744.7% | 3,70251.9% | 2483.5% | 7,137 |
complete certified result
Arkansas candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Same ballot, 1980AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.