Florida — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentReaganR+17.0
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 55.5% | 2,046,951 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 38.5% | 1,419,475 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.0% | 220,600 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 17 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Monroe County, FL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Putnam County, FL | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+37.3 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+23.0 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+2.2 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Jimmy Carter+7,045 | 19,80438.6% | 26,84952.3% | 4,7119.2% | 51,364 |
| Baker County | Jimmy Carter+328 | 2,28345.9% | 2,61152.5% | 821.6% | 4,976 |
| Bay County | Ronald Reagan+8,559 | 20,94860.6% | 12,38935.8% | 1,2243.5% | 34,561 |
| Bradford County | Jimmy Carter+569 | 2,77844.5% | 3,34753.6% | 1181.9% | 6,243 |
| Brevard County | Ronald Reagan+30,453 | 69,46060.1% | 39,00733.7% | 7,1696.2% | 115,636 |
| Broward County | Ronald Reagan+83,370 | 229,69355.9% | 146,32335.6% | 34,5458.4% | 410,561 |
| Calhoun County | Jimmy Carter+796 | 1,50438.7% | 2,30059.2% | 802.1% | 3,884 |
| Charlotte County | Ronald Reagan+10,717 | 20,48664.6% | 9,76930.8% | 1,4454.6% | 31,700 |
| Citrus County | Ronald Reagan+5,124 | 14,28658.5% | 9,16237.5% | 9824.0% | 24,430 |
| Clay County | Ronald Reagan+8,013 | 15,64364.8% | 7,63031.6% | 8493.5% | 24,122 |
| Collier County | Ronald Reagan+16,161 | 23,90071.1% | 7,73923.0% | 1,9745.9% | 33,613 |
| Columbia County | Jimmy Carter+37 | 5,64348.4% | 5,68048.8% | 3252.8% | 11,648 |
| DeSoto County | Ronald Reagan+643 | 3,35653.4% | 2,71343.2% | 2163.4% | 6,285 |
| Dixie County | Jimmy Carter+909 | 1,10134.7% | 2,01063.3% | 622.0% | 3,173 |
| Duval County | Ronald Reagan+8,198 | 98,66450.5% | 90,46646.3% | 6,4243.3% | 195,554 |
| Escambia County | Ronald Reagan+18,281 | 51,79458.5% | 33,51337.8% | 3,2523.7% | 88,559 |
| Flagler County | Ronald Reagan+392 | 2,89551.7% | 2,50344.7% | 2023.6% | 5,600 |
| Franklin County | Jimmy Carter+267 | 1,50844.6% | 1,77552.5% | 992.9% | 3,382 |
| Gadsden County | Jimmy Carter+4,504 | 3,71830.4% | 8,22267.3% | 2852.3% | 12,225 |
| Gilchrist County | Jimmy Carter+534 | 1,09339.1% | 1,62758.3% | 732.6% | 2,793 |
| Glades County | Jimmy Carter+105 | 1,09846.0% | 1,20350.4% | 883.7% | 2,389 |
| Gulf County | Jimmy Carter+573 | 2,12743.2% | 2,70054.8% | 992.0% | 4,926 |
| Hamilton County | Jimmy Carter+622 | 1,30139.7% | 1,92358.6% | 561.7% | 3,280 |
| Hardee County | Ronald Reagan+4 | 2,60348.8% | 2,59948.7% | 1302.4% | 5,332 |
| Hendry County | Ronald Reagan+160 | 2,70349.9% | 2,54347.0% | 1683.1% | 5,414 |
| Hernando County | Ronald Reagan+3,257 | 12,11555.0% | 8,85840.2% | 1,0594.8% | 22,032 |
| Highlands County | Ronald Reagan+5,237 | 11,92562.0% | 6,68834.7% | 6363.3% | 19,249 |
| Hillsborough County | Ronald Reagan+17,889 | 106,16051.7% | 88,27143.0% | 10,8835.3% | 205,314 |
| Holmes County | Ronald Reagan+454 | 3,22152.4% | 2,76745.0% | 1582.6% | 6,146 |
| Indian River County | Ronald Reagan+7,809 | 15,56863.0% | 7,75931.4% | 1,3905.6% | 24,717 |
| Jackson County | Jimmy Carter+1,219 | 6,34844.8% | 7,56753.4% | 2661.9% | 14,181 |
| Jefferson County | Jimmy Carter+744 | 1,62339.2% | 2,36757.2% | 1513.6% | 4,141 |
| Lafayette County | Jimmy Carter+239 | 79542.7% | 1,03455.5% | 341.8% | 1,863 |
| Lake County | Ronald Reagan+13,670 | 26,79864.5% | 13,12831.6% | 1,6023.9% | 41,528 |
| Lee County | Ronald Reagan+32,908 | 61,03364.5% | 28,12529.7% | 5,4555.8% | 94,613 |
| Leon County | Jimmy Carter+3,531 | 24,91943.5% | 28,45049.6% | 3,9576.9% | 57,326 |
| Levy County | Jimmy Carter+960 | 3,21042.3% | 4,17054.9% | 2162.8% | 7,596 |
| Liberty County | Jimmy Carter+215 | 89943.8% | 1,11454.3% | 391.9% | 2,052 |
| Madison County | Jimmy Carter+854 | 2,28041.4% | 3,13456.9% | 951.7% | 5,509 |
| Manatee County | Ronald Reagan+18,856 | 40,53561.8% | 21,67933.1% | 3,3625.1% | 65,576 |
| Marion County | Ronald Reagan+8,343 | 23,74358.5% | 15,40037.9% | 1,4493.6% | 40,592 |
| Martin County | Ronald Reagan+12,434 | 20,52168.1% | 8,08726.8% | 1,5465.1% | 30,154 |
| Miami-Dade County | Ronald Reagan+55,020 | 265,88850.7% | 210,86840.2% | 48,1499.2% | 524,905 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+3,724 | 11,64453.4% | 7,92036.3% | 2,24210.3% | 21,806 |
| Nassau County | Ronald Reagan+366 | 5,44050.6% | 5,07447.2% | 2372.2% | 10,751 |
| Okaloosa County | Ronald Reagan+17,227 | 28,07269.6% | 10,84526.9% | 1,4063.5% | 40,323 |
| Okeechobee County | Jimmy Carter+445 | 2,78344.8% | 3,22852.0% | 1993.2% | 6,210 |
| Orange County | Ronald Reagan+38,687 | 87,45461.1% | 48,76734.1% | 6,9984.9% | 143,219 |
| Osceola County | Ronald Reagan+4,260 | 10,86359.7% | 6,60336.3% | 7394.1% | 18,205 |
| Palm Beach County | Ronald Reagan+51,648 | 143,63956.8% | 91,99136.4% | 17,3006.8% | 252,930 |
| Pasco County | Ronald Reagan+16,066 | 50,12056.7% | 34,05438.5% | 4,2684.8% | 88,442 |
| Pinellas County | Ronald Reagan+47,300 | 185,72853.8% | 138,42840.1% | 20,8476.0% | 345,003 |
| Polk County | Ronald Reagan+16,324 | 59,65156.1% | 43,32740.8% | 3,3373.1% | 106,315 |
| Putnam County | Jimmy Carter+633 | 8,27346.7% | 8,90650.2% | 5483.1% | 17,727 |
| Santa Rosa County | Ronald Reagan+6,838 | 13,80263.9% | 6,96432.3% | 8243.8% | 21,590 |
| Sarasota County | Ronald Reagan+42,444 | 68,06568.6% | 25,62125.8% | 5,5795.6% | 99,265 |
| Seminole County | Ronald Reagan+22,546 | 39,98966.2% | 17,44328.9% | 3,0075.0% | 60,439 |
| St. Johns County | Ronald Reagan+4,336 | 11,23459.7% | 6,89836.6% | 6943.7% | 18,826 |
| St. Lucie County | Ronald Reagan+7,779 | 18,12660.8% | 10,34734.7% | 1,3574.5% | 29,830 |
| Sumter County | Jimmy Carter+709 | 3,67144.4% | 4,38053.0% | 2162.6% | 8,267 |
| Suwannee County | Jimmy Carter+446 | 3,89946.2% | 4,34551.5% | 1922.3% | 8,436 |
| Taylor County | Jimmy Carter+187 | 2,77647.3% | 2,96350.5% | 1292.2% | 5,868 |
| Union County | Jimmy Carter+114 | 1,12346.3% | 1,23751.1% | 632.6% | 2,423 |
| Volusia County | Ronald Reagan+8,150 | 52,66351.7% | 44,51343.7% | 4,7064.6% | 101,882 |
| Wakulla County | Jimmy Carter+61 | 2,02147.3% | 2,08248.7% | 1734.0% | 4,276 |
| Walton County | Ronald Reagan+334 | 4,69450.3% | 4,36046.7% | 2823.0% | 9,336 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+141 | 3,25149.9% | 3,11047.8% | 1522.3% | 6,513 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 1980FL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.