Colorado — 1980 presidential election
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Akashicstate1980 presidential electionColorado · PresidentReaganR+24.0
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 55.1% | 652,264 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 31.1% | 367,973 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.9% | 164,178 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+50.2 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Lake County, CO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+46.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Ronald Reagan+11,559 | 42,91650.5% | 31,35736.9% | 10,70212.6% | 84,975 |
| Alamosa County | Ronald Reagan+780 | 2,60153.9% | 1,82137.7% | 4068.4% | 4,828 |
| Arapahoe County | Ronald Reagan+49,446 | 79,59462.2% | 30,14823.6% | 18,23814.3% | 127,980 |
| Archuleta County | Ronald Reagan+720 | 1,25265.9% | 53228.0% | 1166.1% | 1,900 |
| Baca County | Ronald Reagan+1,448 | 1,99974.3% | 55120.5% | 1425.3% | 2,692 |
| Bent County | Ronald Reagan+312 | 1,20651.8% | 89438.4% | 2309.9% | 2,330 |
| Boulder County | Ronald Reagan+12,276 | 40,69846.7% | 28,42232.6% | 17,94920.6% | 87,069 |
| Chaffee County | Ronald Reagan+1,744 | 3,32760.7% | 1,58328.9% | 56810.4% | 5,478 |
| Cheyenne County | Ronald Reagan+494 | 81665.9% | 32226.0% | 1018.2% | 1,239 |
| Clear Creek County | Ronald Reagan+947 | 1,78456.2% | 83726.4% | 55217.4% | 3,173 |
| Conejos County | Ronald Reagan+94 | 1,59749.4% | 1,50346.5% | 1324.1% | 3,232 |
| Costilla County | Jimmy Carter+547 | 48930.9% | 1,03665.4% | 583.7% | 1,583 |
| Crowley County | Ronald Reagan+454 | 92662.9% | 47232.0% | 755.1% | 1,473 |
| Custer County | Ronald Reagan+443 | 67466.7% | 23122.9% | 10510.4% | 1,010 |
| Delta County | Ronald Reagan+3,831 | 6,17967.0% | 2,34825.4% | 7007.6% | 9,227 |
| Denver County | Ronald Reagan+2,495 | 88,39842.2% | 85,90341.0% | 35,20716.8% | 209,508 |
| Dolores County | Ronald Reagan+458 | 61575.3% | 15719.2% | 455.5% | 817 |
| Douglas County | Ronald Reagan+6,018 | 8,12670.1% | 2,10818.2% | 1,36211.7% | 11,596 |
| Eagle County | Ronald Reagan+1,453 | 3,06152.6% | 1,60827.6% | 1,14719.7% | 5,816 |
| El Paso County | Ronald Reagan+38,736 | 66,19963.7% | 27,46326.4% | 10,3289.9% | 103,990 |
| Elbert County | Ronald Reagan+1,409 | 2,10767.5% | 69822.4% | 31710.2% | 3,122 |
| Fremont County | Ronald Reagan+3,210 | 7,16259.1% | 3,95232.6% | 9998.2% | 12,113 |
| Garfield County | Ronald Reagan+2,777 | 5,41658.1% | 2,63928.3% | 1,27013.6% | 9,325 |
| Gilpin County | Ronald Reagan+253 | 69450.0% | 44131.8% | 25218.2% | 1,387 |
| Grand County | Ronald Reagan+1,313 | 2,13361.3% | 82023.6% | 52815.2% | 3,481 |
| Gunnison County | Ronald Reagan+1,459 | 2,75655.5% | 1,29726.1% | 91718.5% | 4,970 |
| Hinsdale County | Ronald Reagan+156 | 23269.0% | 7622.6% | 288.3% | 336 |
| Huerfano County | Jimmy Carter+316 | 1,25841.5% | 1,57451.9% | 2006.6% | 3,032 |
| Jackson County | Ronald Reagan+390 | 67363.6% | 28326.7% | 1039.7% | 1,059 |
| Jefferson County | Ronald Reagan+55,483 | 97,00859.7% | 41,52525.5% | 24,07814.8% | 162,611 |
| Kiowa County | Ronald Reagan+423 | 75465.1% | 33128.6% | 746.4% | 1,159 |
| Kit Carson County | Ronald Reagan+1,832 | 2,62271.8% | 79021.6% | 2416.6% | 3,653 |
| La Plata County | Ronald Reagan+4,257 | 7,29159.8% | 3,03424.9% | 1,87615.4% | 12,201 |
| Lake County | Ronald Reagan+162 | 1,37545.5% | 1,21340.1% | 43714.4% | 3,025 |
| Larimer County | Ronald Reagan+19,168 | 36,24056.5% | 17,07226.6% | 10,81716.9% | 64,129 |
| Las Animas County | Jimmy Carter+1,200 | 2,91739.4% | 4,11755.6% | 3755.1% | 7,409 |
| Lincoln County | Ronald Reagan+933 | 1,53564.7% | 60225.4% | 2349.9% | 2,371 |
| Logan County | Ronald Reagan+2,906 | 5,23863.2% | 2,33228.1% | 7238.7% | 8,293 |
| Mesa County | Ronald Reagan+15,137 | 22,68668.9% | 7,54922.9% | 2,6818.1% | 32,916 |
| Mineral County | Ronald Reagan+146 | 27160.2% | 12527.8% | 5412.0% | 450 |
| Moffat County | Ronald Reagan+2,265 | 3,34467.9% | 1,07921.9% | 50210.2% | 4,925 |
| Montezuma County | Ronald Reagan+2,653 | 4,12068.6% | 1,46724.4% | 4197.0% | 6,006 |
| Montrose County | Ronald Reagan+4,453 | 6,68568.2% | 2,23222.8% | 8839.0% | 9,800 |
| Morgan County | Ronald Reagan+2,963 | 5,20962.5% | 2,24626.9% | 87910.5% | 8,334 |
| Otero County | Ronald Reagan+1,507 | 4,80154.6% | 3,29437.4% | 7068.0% | 8,801 |
| Ouray County | Ronald Reagan+576 | 81367.7% | 23719.7% | 15112.6% | 1,201 |
| Park County | Ronald Reagan+949 | 1,62359.3% | 67424.6% | 43816.0% | 2,735 |
| Phillips County | Ronald Reagan+848 | 1,48863.2% | 64027.2% | 2269.6% | 2,354 |
| Pitkin County | Ronald Reagan+393 | 2,15339.7% | 1,76032.5% | 1,50427.8% | 5,417 |
| Prowers County | Ronald Reagan+1,446 | 3,11559.8% | 1,66932.0% | 4288.2% | 5,212 |
| Pueblo County | Jimmy Carter+1,104 | 20,77044.7% | 21,87447.1% | 3,7978.2% | 46,441 |
| Rio Blanco County | Ronald Reagan+1,509 | 1,97174.5% | 46217.5% | 2148.1% | 2,647 |
| Rio Grande County | Ronald Reagan+1,474 | 2,84463.4% | 1,37030.5% | 2746.1% | 4,488 |
| Routt County | Ronald Reagan+1,630 | 3,57453.3% | 1,94429.0% | 1,18417.7% | 6,702 |
| Saguache County | Ronald Reagan+231 | 1,12452.6% | 89341.8% | 1185.5% | 2,135 |
| San Juan County | Ronald Reagan+122 | 26848.8% | 14626.6% | 13524.6% | 549 |
| San Miguel County | Ronald Reagan+123 | 77442.8% | 65136.0% | 38421.2% | 1,809 |
| Sedgwick County | Ronald Reagan+713 | 1,15167.4% | 43825.6% | 1197.0% | 1,708 |
| Summit County | Ronald Reagan+742 | 2,02746.5% | 1,28529.5% | 1,04323.9% | 4,355 |
| Teller County | Ronald Reagan+1,655 | 2,45766.3% | 80221.6% | 44812.1% | 3,707 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+1,439 | 2,00771.4% | 56820.2% | 2368.4% | 2,811 |
| Weld County | Ronald Reagan+12,468 | 23,90158.8% | 11,43328.1% | 5,31213.1% | 40,646 |
| Yuma County | Ronald Reagan+2,177 | 3,22068.9% | 1,04322.3% | 4118.8% | 4,674 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Same ballot, 1980CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.