Utah — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionUtah · PresidentReaganR+52.2
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 72.8% | 439,687 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 20.6% | 124,266 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.7% | 40,269 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Carbon County, UT | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+43.9 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+69.3 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+69.7 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+45.4 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Ronald Reagan+856 | 1,47768.5% | 62128.8% | 592.7% | 2,157 |
| Box Elder County | Ronald Reagan+10,358 | 12,50082.7% | 2,14214.2% | 4693.1% | 15,111 |
| Cache County | Ronald Reagan+16,612 | 20,25178.7% | 3,63914.1% | 1,8457.2% | 25,735 |
| Carbon County | Ronald Reagan+3 | 4,32047.7% | 4,31747.6% | 4264.7% | 9,063 |
| Daggett County | Ronald Reagan+181 | 29069.9% | 10926.3% | 163.9% | 415 |
| Davis County | Ronald Reagan+36,630 | 45,69579.0% | 9,06515.7% | 3,0995.4% | 57,859 |
| Duchesne County | Ronald Reagan+2,973 | 3,82779.4% | 85417.7% | 1382.9% | 4,819 |
| Emery County | Ronald Reagan+1,761 | 3,07667.2% | 1,31528.7% | 1884.1% | 4,579 |
| Garfield County | Ronald Reagan+1,203 | 1,57878.3% | 37518.6% | 623.1% | 2,015 |
| Grand County | Ronald Reagan+1,659 | 2,36270.4% | 70321.0% | 2898.6% | 3,354 |
| Iron County | Ronald Reagan+4,965 | 6,20779.5% | 1,24215.9% | 3554.5% | 7,804 |
| Juab County | Ronald Reagan+1,152 | 1,87269.3% | 72026.7% | 1094.0% | 2,701 |
| Kane County | Ronald Reagan+1,236 | 1,49281.4% | 25614.0% | 864.7% | 1,834 |
| Millard County | Ronald Reagan+2,825 | 3,62079.8% | 79517.5% | 1222.7% | 4,537 |
| Morgan County | Ronald Reagan+1,612 | 1,98581.5% | 37315.3% | 773.2% | 2,435 |
| Piute County | Ronald Reagan+394 | 55176.6% | 15721.8% | 111.5% | 719 |
| Rich County | Ronald Reagan+619 | 76281.2% | 14315.2% | 343.6% | 939 |
| Salt Lake County | Ronald Reagan+110,939 | 169,41167.0% | 58,47223.1% | 24,9529.9% | 252,835 |
| San Juan County | Ronald Reagan+2,011 | 2,77476.0% | 76320.9% | 1133.1% | 3,650 |
| Sanpete County | Ronald Reagan+3,883 | 5,14377.8% | 1,26019.1% | 2113.2% | 6,614 |
| Sevier County | Ronald Reagan+4,502 | 5,61480.8% | 1,11216.0% | 2233.2% | 6,949 |
| Summit County | Ronald Reagan+2,146 | 3,33065.4% | 1,18423.2% | 57911.4% | 5,093 |
| Tooele County | Ronald Reagan+2,892 | 6,02462.0% | 3,13232.2% | 5565.7% | 9,712 |
| Uintah County | Ronald Reagan+4,996 | 6,04582.4% | 1,04914.3% | 2383.2% | 7,332 |
| Utah County | Ronald Reagan+59,693 | 71,85983.4% | 12,16614.1% | 2,0962.4% | 86,121 |
| Wasatch County | Ronald Reagan+1,805 | 2,79970.9% | 99425.2% | 1533.9% | 3,946 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+8,503 | 10,18183.5% | 1,67813.8% | 3382.8% | 12,197 |
| Wayne County | Ronald Reagan+609 | 83576.0% | 22620.6% | 373.4% | 1,098 |
| Weber County | Ronald Reagan+28,403 | 43,80770.0% | 15,40424.6% | 3,3885.4% | 62,599 |
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
Same ballot, 1980UT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.