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Elections / 1980 · President · DC

Jimmy Carter carried District of Columbia D+61.5.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in District of Columbia, 1980. The state ran 71.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

District of Columbia result
173,889 votes counted
Carter (D)
130,231
74.9%
Reagan (R)
23,313
13.4%
All others
20,345
11.7%
Margin
D+61.5
1980 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1980
CarterD+61.5
1980 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1980 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1980 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 1980 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+61.5
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Jimmy Carter ✓Democratic74.9%130,231
Ronald ReaganRepublican13.4%23,313
John B. AndersonIndependent11.7%20,345
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1980 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1980
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+61.5%
130,23123,313173,889