New York — 1980 presidential election
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Akashicstate1980 presidential electionNew York · PresidentReaganR+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 46.7% | 2,893,831 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 44.0% | 2,728,372 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.3% | 579,470 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 41 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Niagara County, NY | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+15.8 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+22.3 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Jimmy Carter+22,075 | 52,35436.3% | 74,42951.6% | 17,58112.2% | 144,364 |
| Allegany County | Ronald Reagan+4,544 | 10,42359.1% | 5,87933.3% | 1,3387.6% | 17,640 |
| Bronx County | Jimmy Carter+94,247 | 86,84330.7% | 181,09064.0% | 14,9145.3% | 282,847 |
| Broome County | Ronald Reagan+2,262 | 39,27544.0% | 37,01341.5% | 12,99214.6% | 89,280 |
| Cattaraugus County | Ronald Reagan+4,305 | 17,22252.7% | 12,91739.5% | 2,5707.9% | 32,709 |
| Cayuga County | Ronald Reagan+6,237 | 17,94554.8% | 11,70835.7% | 3,1039.5% | 32,756 |
| Chautauqua County | Ronald Reagan+7,210 | 30,08151.2% | 22,87138.9% | 5,8049.9% | 58,756 |
| Chemung County | Ronald Reagan+5,109 | 19,67452.9% | 14,56539.1% | 2,9708.0% | 37,209 |
| Chenango County | Ronald Reagan+3,483 | 10,40053.1% | 6,91735.3% | 2,27511.6% | 19,592 |
| Clinton County | Ronald Reagan+1,622 | 13,12048.8% | 11,49842.8% | 2,2728.4% | 26,890 |
| Columbia County | Ronald Reagan+4,446 | 13,94653.1% | 9,50036.2% | 2,82810.8% | 26,274 |
| Cortland County | Ronald Reagan+3,709 | 9,88554.8% | 6,17634.2% | 1,98711.0% | 18,048 |
| Delaware County | Ronald Reagan+4,276 | 10,60955.4% | 6,33333.0% | 2,22211.6% | 19,164 |
| Dutchess County | Ronald Reagan+25,000 | 53,61657.6% | 28,61630.8% | 10,77511.6% | 93,007 |
| Erie County | Jimmy Carter+46,074 | 169,20940.2% | 215,28351.2% | 35,9818.6% | 420,473 |
| Essex County | Ronald Reagan+2,582 | 9,02553.2% | 6,44337.9% | 1,5108.9% | 16,978 |
| Franklin County | Ronald Reagan+339 | 7,62046.8% | 7,28144.7% | 1,3918.5% | 16,292 |
| Fulton County | Ronald Reagan+3,343 | 11,44853.2% | 8,10537.7% | 1,9699.1% | 21,522 |
| Genesee County | Ronald Reagan+973 | 11,65047.6% | 10,67743.6% | 2,1628.8% | 24,489 |
| Greene County | Ronald Reagan+4,798 | 11,28657.9% | 6,48833.3% | 1,7248.8% | 19,498 |
| Hamilton County | Ronald Reagan+1,113 | 2,03863.1% | 92528.6% | 2678.3% | 3,230 |
| Herkimer County | Ronald Reagan+2,608 | 14,10550.6% | 11,49741.2% | 2,2868.2% | 27,888 |
| Jefferson County | Ronald Reagan+3,184 | 16,45549.7% | 13,27140.1% | 3,40210.3% | 33,128 |
| Kings County | Jimmy Carter+88,587 | 200,30638.4% | 288,89355.4% | 31,8936.1% | 521,092 |
| Lewis County | Ronald Reagan+964 | 4,93750.3% | 3,97340.5% | 9129.3% | 9,822 |
| Livingston County | Ronald Reagan+2,163 | 11,19349.8% | 9,03040.2% | 2,2319.9% | 22,454 |
| Madison County | Ronald Reagan+5,526 | 13,36955.9% | 7,84332.8% | 2,72511.4% | 23,937 |
| Monroe County | Jimmy Carter+13,808 | 128,61541.9% | 142,42346.4% | 35,69511.6% | 306,733 |
| Montgomery County | Ronald Reagan+2,272 | 11,91749.5% | 9,64540.0% | 2,52410.5% | 24,086 |
| Nassau County | Ronald Reagan+125,965 | 333,56756.0% | 207,60234.8% | 54,8519.2% | 596,020 |
| New York County | Jimmy Carter+159,831 | 115,91126.2% | 275,74262.4% | 50,24511.4% | 441,898 |
| Niagara County | Jimmy Carter+1,645 | 38,76044.9% | 40,40546.8% | 7,2298.4% | 86,394 |
| Oneida County | Ronald Reagan+7,676 | 51,96849.6% | 44,29242.3% | 8,5398.1% | 104,799 |
| Onondaga County | Ronald Reagan+24,434 | 97,88750.6% | 73,45338.0% | 21,94011.4% | 193,280 |
| Ontario County | Ronald Reagan+2,559 | 17,03648.0% | 14,47740.8% | 3,99311.2% | 35,506 |
| Orange County | Ronald Reagan+21,246 | 51,26856.7% | 30,02233.2% | 9,18010.1% | 90,470 |
| Orleans County | Ronald Reagan+1,769 | 7,53651.6% | 5,76739.5% | 1,3089.0% | 14,611 |
| Oswego County | Ronald Reagan+7,473 | 22,81653.6% | 15,34336.1% | 4,38210.3% | 42,541 |
| Otsego County | Ronald Reagan+3,019 | 11,81449.4% | 8,79536.8% | 3,29813.8% | 23,907 |
| Putnam County | Ronald Reagan+11,502 | 20,19363.5% | 8,69127.3% | 2,9359.2% | 31,819 |
| Queens County | Jimmy Carter+17,814 | 251,33344.8% | 269,14748.0% | 40,4437.2% | 560,923 |
| Rensselaer County | Ronald Reagan+2,125 | 32,00545.9% | 29,88042.8% | 7,86211.3% | 69,747 |
| Richmond County | Ronald Reagan+27,579 | 64,88558.6% | 37,30633.7% | 8,4567.6% | 110,647 |
| Rockland County | Ronald Reagan+23,791 | 59,06856.3% | 35,27733.6% | 10,64810.1% | 104,993 |
| Saratoga County | Ronald Reagan+10,543 | 34,18452.3% | 23,64136.2% | 7,53711.5% | 65,362 |
| Schenectady County | Ronald Reagan+2,071 | 32,00345.4% | 29,93242.4% | 8,59912.2% | 70,534 |
| Schoharie County | Ronald Reagan+1,667 | 6,38252.0% | 4,71538.5% | 1,1659.5% | 12,262 |
| Schuyler County | Ronald Reagan+1,324 | 3,83855.2% | 2,51436.1% | 6058.7% | 6,957 |
| Seneca County | Ronald Reagan+2,164 | 7,17452.4% | 5,01036.6% | 1,50611.0% | 13,690 |
| St. Lawrence County | Ronald Reagan+1,431 | 18,43746.5% | 17,00642.9% | 4,18110.6% | 39,624 |
| Steuben County | Ronald Reagan+9,592 | 22,41858.7% | 12,82633.6% | 2,9267.7% | 38,170 |
| Suffolk County | Ronald Reagan+106,349 | 256,29457.0% | 149,94533.3% | 43,4169.7% | 449,655 |
| Sullivan County | Ronald Reagan+5,536 | 15,08955.4% | 9,55335.1% | 2,5769.5% | 27,218 |
| Tioga County | Ronald Reagan+3,601 | 10,29153.6% | 6,69034.8% | 2,23311.6% | 19,214 |
| Tompkins County | Ronald Reagan+478 | 12,44842.0% | 11,97040.3% | 5,25017.7% | 29,668 |
| Ulster County | Ronald Reagan+14,530 | 36,70955.0% | 22,17933.2% | 7,83811.7% | 66,726 |
| Warren County | Ronald Reagan+6,293 | 13,26459.3% | 6,97131.2% | 2,1429.6% | 22,377 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+5,691 | 12,83558.6% | 7,14432.6% | 1,9278.8% | 21,906 |
| Wayne County | Ronald Reagan+3,908 | 16,49850.7% | 12,59038.7% | 3,42410.5% | 32,512 |
| Westchester County | Ronald Reagan+68,416 | 198,55254.4% | 130,13635.6% | 36,46110.0% | 365,149 |
| Wyoming County | Ronald Reagan+2,874 | 8,10855.7% | 5,23436.0% | 1,2108.3% | 14,552 |
| Yates County | Ronald Reagan+1,866 | 4,69456.0% | 2,82833.7% | 86210.3% | 8,384 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Same ballot, 1980NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.