Michigan — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentReaganR+6.5
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 49.0% | 1,915,225 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 42.5% | 1,661,532 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.5% | 332,968 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Lake County, MI | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+12.4 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+19.0 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+16.6 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Ronald Reagan+1,048 | 2,90557.4% | 1,85736.7% | 3005.9% | 5,062 |
| Alger County | Jimmy Carter+183 | 2,05944.3% | 2,24248.2% | 3467.4% | 4,647 |
| Allegan County | Ronald Reagan+10,683 | 20,56062.2% | 9,87729.9% | 2,5947.9% | 33,031 |
| Alpena County | Ronald Reagan+1,067 | 6,90149.9% | 5,83442.2% | 1,0977.9% | 13,832 |
| Antrim County | Ronald Reagan+1,797 | 4,70656.3% | 2,90934.8% | 7499.0% | 8,364 |
| Arenac County | Ronald Reagan+889 | 3,43653.4% | 2,54739.6% | 4487.0% | 6,431 |
| Baraga County | Ronald Reagan+437 | 2,04652.2% | 1,60941.0% | 2666.8% | 3,921 |
| Barry County | Ronald Reagan+5,149 | 12,00658.1% | 6,85733.2% | 1,7918.7% | 20,654 |
| Bay County | Ronald Reagan+814 | 25,33146.4% | 24,51744.9% | 4,7448.7% | 54,592 |
| Benzie County | Ronald Reagan+1,212 | 3,05455.5% | 1,84233.5% | 60210.9% | 5,498 |
| Berrien County | Ronald Reagan+19,306 | 41,45861.0% | 22,15232.6% | 4,3686.4% | 67,978 |
| Branch County | Ronald Reagan+5,589 | 10,22463.0% | 4,63528.6% | 1,3718.4% | 16,230 |
| Calhoun County | Ronald Reagan+7,890 | 30,91252.2% | 23,02238.9% | 5,2428.9% | 59,176 |
| Cass County | Ronald Reagan+4,148 | 11,20656.8% | 7,05835.8% | 1,4717.5% | 19,735 |
| Charlevoix County | Ronald Reagan+1,312 | 5,05351.6% | 3,74138.2% | 1,00210.2% | 9,796 |
| Cheboygan County | Ronald Reagan+1,283 | 5,22152.5% | 3,93839.6% | 7958.0% | 9,954 |
| Chippewa County | Ronald Reagan+1,791 | 7,05952.3% | 5,26839.0% | 1,1678.6% | 13,494 |
| Clare County | Ronald Reagan+1,555 | 5,71953.4% | 4,16438.9% | 8357.8% | 10,718 |
| Clinton County | Ronald Reagan+7,429 | 14,96860.6% | 7,53930.5% | 2,1848.8% | 24,691 |
| Crawford County | Ronald Reagan+826 | 2,65253.4% | 1,82636.8% | 4869.8% | 4,964 |
| Delta County | Jimmy Carter+329 | 8,14646.0% | 8,47547.9% | 1,0716.1% | 17,692 |
| Dickinson County | Ronald Reagan+920 | 6,61450.6% | 5,69443.5% | 7695.9% | 13,077 |
| Eaton County | Ronald Reagan+10,185 | 22,92757.4% | 12,74231.9% | 4,30810.8% | 39,977 |
| Emmet County | Ronald Reagan+2,206 | 5,93053.9% | 3,72433.8% | 1,35212.3% | 11,006 |
| Genesee County | Jimmy Carter+11,821 | 78,57242.7% | 90,39349.2% | 14,9358.1% | 183,900 |
| Gladwin County | Ronald Reagan+776 | 4,50951.1% | 3,73342.3% | 5836.6% | 8,825 |
| Gogebic County | Jimmy Carter+866 | 4,38842.8% | 5,25451.2% | 6106.0% | 10,252 |
| Grand Traverse County | Ronald Reagan+7,334 | 14,48458.6% | 7,15028.9% | 3,07212.4% | 24,706 |
| Gratiot County | Ronald Reagan+4,378 | 9,29459.3% | 4,91631.4% | 1,4629.3% | 15,672 |
| Hillsdale County | Ronald Reagan+6,576 | 10,95166.4% | 4,37526.5% | 1,1737.1% | 16,499 |
| Houghton County | Ronald Reagan+1,068 | 7,92647.9% | 6,85841.5% | 1,75010.6% | 16,534 |
| Huron County | Ronald Reagan+6,119 | 10,55365.3% | 4,43427.4% | 1,1807.3% | 16,167 |
| Ingham County | Ronald Reagan+8,499 | 56,77745.2% | 48,27838.4% | 20,57616.4% | 125,631 |
| Ionia County | Ronald Reagan+5,001 | 12,04057.4% | 7,03933.5% | 1,9039.1% | 20,982 |
| Iosco County | Ronald Reagan+2,425 | 6,68056.5% | 4,25536.0% | 8807.4% | 11,815 |
| Iron County | Jimmy Carter+235 | 3,50745.4% | 3,74248.4% | 4836.2% | 7,732 |
| Isabella County | Ronald Reagan+3,114 | 10,40750.2% | 7,29335.2% | 3,01514.6% | 20,715 |
| Jackson County | Ronald Reagan+10,064 | 33,74953.9% | 23,68537.8% | 5,1468.2% | 62,580 |
| Kalamazoo County | Ronald Reagan+14,141 | 48,66950.9% | 34,52836.1% | 12,42013.0% | 95,617 |
| Kalkaska County | Ronald Reagan+995 | 2,80256.4% | 1,80736.4% | 3577.2% | 4,966 |
| Kent County | Ronald Reagan+39,814 | 112,60454.6% | 72,79035.3% | 20,89610.1% | 206,290 |
| Keweenaw County | Ronald Reagan+13 | 58346.3% | 57045.2% | 1078.5% | 1,260 |
| Lake County | Jimmy Carter+311 | 1,73043.2% | 2,04151.0% | 2325.8% | 4,003 |
| Lapeer County | Ronald Reagan+6,325 | 15,99657.0% | 9,67134.5% | 2,4028.6% | 28,069 |
| Leelanau County | Ronald Reagan+2,237 | 4,58557.8% | 2,34829.6% | 1,00212.6% | 7,935 |
| Lenawee County | Ronald Reagan+7,431 | 20,36656.4% | 12,93535.8% | 2,7847.7% | 36,085 |
| Livingston County | Ronald Reagan+12,386 | 25,01260.2% | 12,62630.4% | 3,9329.5% | 41,570 |
| Luce County | Ronald Reagan+667 | 1,65957.6% | 99234.4% | 2318.0% | 2,882 |
| Mackinac County | Ronald Reagan+759 | 3,02152.2% | 2,26239.1% | 5018.7% | 5,784 |
| Macomb County | Ronald Reagan+34,030 | 154,15551.9% | 120,12540.4% | 22,8397.7% | 297,119 |
| Manistee County | Ronald Reagan+1,498 | 5,66252.9% | 4,16438.9% | 8768.2% | 10,702 |
| Marquette County | Jimmy Carter+131 | 13,18144.7% | 13,31245.2% | 2,98610.1% | 29,479 |
| Mason County | Ronald Reagan+3,003 | 7,13758.1% | 4,13433.7% | 1,0058.2% | 12,276 |
| Mecosta County | Ronald Reagan+2,526 | 7,75453.4% | 5,22836.0% | 1,54610.6% | 14,528 |
| Menominee County | Ronald Reagan+1,208 | 6,17052.5% | 4,96242.2% | 6175.3% | 11,749 |
| Midland County | Ronald Reagan+5,809 | 17,82853.0% | 12,01935.8% | 3,76311.2% | 33,610 |
| Missaukee County | Ronald Reagan+1,658 | 3,22163.5% | 1,56330.8% | 2915.7% | 5,075 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+5,034 | 25,61251.3% | 20,57841.2% | 3,7747.6% | 49,964 |
| Montcalm County | Ronald Reagan+4,116 | 10,82256.5% | 6,70635.0% | 1,6228.5% | 19,150 |
| Montmorency County | Ronald Reagan+746 | 2,40055.7% | 1,65438.4% | 2545.9% | 4,308 |
| Muskegon County | Ronald Reagan+9,867 | 36,51253.7% | 26,64539.2% | 4,7977.1% | 67,954 |
| Newaygo County | Ronald Reagan+3,682 | 8,91858.6% | 5,23634.4% | 1,0697.0% | 15,223 |
| Oakland County | Ronald Reagan+88,342 | 253,21154.7% | 164,86935.6% | 45,2489.8% | 463,328 |
| Oceana County | Ronald Reagan+2,079 | 5,46557.1% | 3,38635.4% | 7137.5% | 9,564 |
| Ogemaw County | Ronald Reagan+743 | 4,16951.3% | 3,42642.2% | 5336.6% | 8,128 |
| Ontonagon County | Ronald Reagan+194 | 2,56949.0% | 2,37545.3% | 3045.8% | 5,248 |
| Osceola County | Ronald Reagan+2,252 | 4,90260.0% | 2,65032.5% | 6127.5% | 8,164 |
| Oscoda County | Ronald Reagan+590 | 1,91555.3% | 1,32538.2% | 2266.5% | 3,466 |
| Otsego County | Ronald Reagan+1,105 | 3,77153.7% | 2,66638.0% | 5868.3% | 7,023 |
| Ottawa County | Ronald Reagan+32,782 | 51,21767.9% | 18,43524.4% | 5,8327.7% | 75,484 |
| Presque Isle County | Ronald Reagan+534 | 3,48650.4% | 2,95242.7% | 4746.9% | 6,912 |
| Roscommon County | Ronald Reagan+1,517 | 5,28054.7% | 3,76339.0% | 6166.4% | 9,659 |
| Saginaw County | Ronald Reagan+3,583 | 45,23348.2% | 41,65044.4% | 6,9167.4% | 93,799 |
| Sanilac County | Ronald Reagan+7,260 | 12,15867.1% | 4,89827.0% | 1,0615.9% | 18,117 |
| Schoolcraft County | Ronald Reagan+133 | 2,09747.9% | 1,96444.9% | 3137.2% | 4,374 |
| Shiawassee County | Ronald Reagan+3,771 | 15,75651.7% | 11,98539.3% | 2,7299.0% | 30,470 |
| St. Clair County | Ronald Reagan+10,611 | 31,02155.6% | 20,41036.6% | 4,3487.8% | 55,779 |
| St. Joseph County | Ronald Reagan+7,313 | 13,63163.2% | 6,31829.3% | 1,6217.5% | 21,570 |
| Tuscola County | Ronald Reagan+5,674 | 13,30659.1% | 7,63233.9% | 1,5677.0% | 22,505 |
| Van Buren County | Ronald Reagan+5,203 | 14,45156.0% | 9,24835.8% | 2,1258.2% | 25,824 |
| Washtenaw County | Jimmy Carter+2,314 | 48,69941.9% | 51,01343.9% | 16,46714.2% | 116,179 |
| Wayne County | Jimmy Carter+206,492 | 315,53235.4% | 522,02458.6% | 53,2886.0% | 890,844 |
| Wexford County | Ronald Reagan+1,854 | 6,02754.0% | 4,17337.4% | 9608.6% | 11,160 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Same ballot, 1980MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.