Virginia — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentReaganR+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 53.0% | 989,609 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 40.3% | 752,174 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.7% | 124,249 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Emporia city, VA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+14.0 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Louisa County, VA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Manassas city, VA | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Newport News city, VA | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Norton city, VA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+18.2 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Reagan, Ronald+499 | 5,37150.2% | 4,87245.5% | 9108.5% | 10,698 |
| Albemarle County | Reagan, Ronald+3,131 | 10,42453.2% | 7,29337.2% | 3,73019.0% | 19,582 |
| Alexandria city | Reagan, Ronald+731 | 17,86544.2% | 17,13442.4% | 10,77826.7% | 40,388 |
| Alleghany County | Reagan, Ronald+418 | 3,80051.3% | 3,38245.7% | 4466.0% | 7,405 |
| Amelia County | Reagan, Ronald+326 | 1,96953.2% | 1,64344.4% | 1784.8% | 3,701 |
| Amherst County | Reagan, Ronald+1,612 | 5,08857.6% | 3,47639.3% | 5526.2% | 8,840 |
| Appomattox County | Reagan, Ronald+1,056 | 2,54860.4% | 1,49235.4% | 3548.4% | 4,217 |
| Arlington County | Reagan, Ronald+4,352 | 30,85446.1% | 26,50239.6% | 19,01028.4% | 66,861 |
| Augusta County | Reagan, Ronald+5,809 | 11,01164.3% | 5,20230.4% | 1,81410.6% | 17,120 |
| Bath County | Carter, Jimmy+78 | 92145.9% | 99949.8% | 1748.7% | 2,007 |
| Bedford County | Reagan, Ronald+1,883 | 7,75354.4% | 5,87041.2% | 1,2809.0% | 14,263 |
| Bland County | Reagan, Ronald+276 | 1,27854.5% | 1,00242.7% | 1305.5% | 2,345 |
| Botetourt County | Reagan, Ronald+710 | 4,40851.2% | 3,69843.0% | 99211.5% | 8,602 |
| Bristol city | Reagan, Ronald+543 | 3,43252.7% | 2,88944.3% | 3886.0% | 6,515 |
| Brunswick County | Carter, Jimmy+1,120 | 2,31039.4% | 3,43058.5% | 2484.2% | 5,864 |
| Buchanan County | Carter, Jimmy+1,214 | 4,55442.8% | 5,76854.3% | 6145.8% | 10,629 |
| Buckingham County | Carter, Jimmy+69 | 1,86447.5% | 1,93349.3% | 2526.4% | 3,923 |
| Buena Vista city | Carter, Jimmy+89 | 94245.1% | 1,03149.4% | 23211.1% | 2,089 |
| Campbell County | Reagan, Ronald+5,119 | 9,59265.2% | 4,47330.4% | 1,3128.9% | 14,721 |
| Caroline County | Carter, Jimmy+853 | 2,07140.2% | 2,92456.7% | 3186.2% | 5,154 |
| Carroll County | Reagan, Ronald+2,468 | 5,90561.3% | 3,43735.7% | 5846.1% | 9,634 |
| Charles City County | Carter, Jimmy+1,058 | 50623.7% | 1,56473.4% | 1225.7% | 2,131 |
| Charlotte County | Reagan, Ronald+214 | 2,32251.3% | 2,10846.5% | 2004.4% | 4,530 |
| Charlottesville city | Carter, Jimmy+959 | 5,90740.6% | 6,86647.2% | 3,57824.6% | 14,562 |
| Chesapeake city | Reagan, Ronald+733 | 17,88848.5% | 17,15546.5% | 3,72210.1% | 36,904 |
| Chesterfield County | Reagan, Ronald+24,848 | 37,90870.7% | 13,06024.4% | 5,2909.9% | 53,613 |
| Clarke County | Reagan, Ronald+720 | 1,87657.4% | 1,15635.4% | 46814.3% | 3,266 |
| Colonial Heights city | Reagan, Ronald+3,320 | 5,01271.0% | 1,69224.0% | 71810.2% | 7,063 |
| Covington city | Carter, Jimmy+626 | 1,18737.7% | 1,81357.6% | 3009.5% | 3,150 |
| Craig County | Carter, Jimmy+178 | 76843.2% | 94653.2% | 1307.3% | 1,779 |
| Culpeper County | Reagan, Ronald+1,793 | 4,31259.4% | 2,51934.7% | 84811.7% | 7,255 |
| Cumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+160 | 1,51550.1% | 1,35544.8% | 30810.2% | 3,024 |
| Danville city | Reagan, Ronald+4,527 | 10,66561.4% | 6,13835.4% | 1,1186.4% | 17,362 |
| Dickenson County | Carter, Jimmy+490 | 3,68746.1% | 4,17752.2% | 2623.3% | 7,995 |
| Dinwiddie County | Carter, Jimmy+106 | 3,36948.0% | 3,47549.5% | 3485.0% | 7,018 |
| Emporia city | Reagan, Ronald+133 | 98851.9% | 85545.0% | 1186.2% | 1,902 |
| Essex County | Reagan, Ronald+301 | 1,58152.9% | 1,28042.9% | 2528.4% | 2,987 |
| Fairfax city | Reagan, Ronald+1,861 | 4,47555.9% | 2,61432.7% | 1,83022.9% | 8,004 |
| Fairfax County | Reagan, Ronald+63,886 | 137,62057.4% | 73,73430.8% | 56,70223.7% | 239,705 |
| Falls Church city | Reagan, Ronald+782 | 2,48552.2% | 1,70335.8% | 1,14024.0% | 4,758 |
| Fauquier County | Reagan, Ronald+2,663 | 6,78258.1% | 4,11935.3% | 1,53813.2% | 11,670 |
| Floyd County | Reagan, Ronald+805 | 2,44756.6% | 1,64238.0% | 46810.8% | 4,323 |
| Fluvanna County | Reagan, Ronald+181 | 1,60550.4% | 1,42444.7% | 3109.7% | 3,184 |
| Franklin city | Carter, Jimmy+279 | 1,04542.5% | 1,32453.9% | 1747.1% | 2,456 |
| Franklin County | Carter, Jimmy+692 | 4,99345.0% | 5,68551.3% | 8247.4% | 11,090 |
| Frederick County | Reagan, Ronald+4,345 | 7,29367.6% | 2,94827.3% | 1,09210.1% | 10,787 |
| Fredericksburg city | Reagan, Ronald+328 | 2,50250.4% | 2,17443.8% | 58411.8% | 4,968 |
| Galax city | Reagan, Ronald+127 | 1,18851.8% | 1,06146.3% | 883.8% | 2,293 |
| Giles County | Carter, Jimmy+649 | 2,97842.9% | 3,62752.3% | 6709.7% | 6,940 |
| Gloucester County | Reagan, Ronald+1,123 | 4,26154.0% | 3,13839.7% | 99612.6% | 7,897 |
| Goochland County | Reagan, Ronald+133 | 2,42349.7% | 2,29047.0% | 3286.7% | 4,877 |
| Grayson County | Reagan, Ronald+619 | 3,49453.4% | 2,87543.9% | 3565.4% | 6,547 |
| Greene County | Reagan, Ronald+777 | 1,70260.5% | 92532.9% | 36813.1% | 2,811 |
| Greensville County | Carter, Jimmy+559 | 1,58341.7% | 2,14256.4% | 1503.9% | 3,800 |
| Halifax County | Reagan, Ronald+264 | 5,80449.8% | 5,54047.5% | 6345.4% | 11,661 |
| Hampton city | Carter, Jimmy+1,494 | 17,02345.1% | 18,51749.0% | 4,45011.8% | 37,765 |
| Hanover County | Reagan, Ronald+8,879 | 14,26270.0% | 5,38326.4% | 1,4467.1% | 20,368 |
| Harrisonburg city | Reagan, Ronald+1,492 | 3,38858.5% | 1,89632.7% | 1,02417.7% | 5,796 |
| Henrico County | Reagan, Ronald+29,482 | 50,50566.8% | 21,02327.8% | 8,04610.6% | 75,551 |
| Henry County | Carter, Jimmy+542 | 8,25846.4% | 8,80049.5% | 1,4508.2% | 17,783 |
| Highland County | Reagan, Ronald+264 | 75158.8% | 48738.1% | 806.3% | 1,278 |
| Hopewell city | Reagan, Ronald+1,321 | 4,42356.2% | 3,10239.4% | 6948.8% | 7,872 |
| Isle of Wight County | Carter, Jimmy+425 | 3,52645.3% | 3,95150.8% | 6147.9% | 7,784 |
| James City County | Reagan, Ronald+1,221 | 4,28953.3% | 3,06838.1% | 1,38217.2% | 8,048 |
| King and Queen County | Carter, Jimmy+179 | 94944.1% | 1,12852.5% | 1466.8% | 2,150 |
| King George County | Reagan, Ronald+466 | 1,78453.5% | 1,31839.6% | 46013.8% | 3,332 |
| King William County | Reagan, Ronald+590 | 2,03656.5% | 1,44640.2% | 2386.6% | 3,601 |
| Lancaster County | Reagan, Ronald+1,213 | 2,78061.0% | 1,56734.4% | 4209.2% | 4,557 |
| Lee County | Carter, Jimmy+341 | 4,41747.1% | 4,75850.7% | 4044.3% | 9,377 |
| Lexington city | Carter, Jimmy+7 | 95645.9% | 96346.2% | 32815.7% | 2,083 |
| Loudoun County | Reagan, Ronald+5,382 | 12,07658.9% | 6,69432.7% | 3,44416.8% | 20,492 |
| Louisa County | Carter, Jimmy+176 | 2,63346.1% | 2,80949.2% | 5289.3% | 5,706 |
| Lunenburg County | Reagan, Ronald+87 | 2,04549.4% | 1,95847.3% | 2666.4% | 4,136 |
| Lynchburg city | Reagan, Ronald+7,462 | 15,24562.4% | 7,78331.9% | 2,77811.4% | 24,417 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+608 | 1,95955.6% | 1,35138.4% | 42212.0% | 3,521 |
| Manassas city | Reagan, Ronald+1,444 | 3,00960.8% | 1,56531.6% | 75615.3% | 4,952 |
| Manassas Park city | Reagan, Ronald+282 | 72958.1% | 44735.6% | 15612.4% | 1,254 |
| Martinsville city | Reagan, Ronald+96 | 3,43348.8% | 3,33747.5% | 5247.5% | 7,032 |
| Mathews County | Reagan, Ronald+904 | 2,20459.3% | 1,30035.0% | 42411.4% | 3,716 |
| Mecklenburg County | Reagan, Ronald+1,063 | 4,85354.4% | 3,79042.5% | 5406.1% | 8,913 |
| Middlesex County | Reagan, Ronald+415 | 1,81054.1% | 1,39541.7% | 2788.3% | 3,344 |
| Montgomery County | Reagan, Ronald+767 | 8,22247.4% | 7,45543.0% | 3,33419.2% | 17,344 |
| Nelson County | Carter, Jimmy+544 | 1,86641.5% | 2,41053.6% | 4409.8% | 4,496 |
| New Kent County | Reagan, Ronald+535 | 1,73957.3% | 1,20439.7% | 1846.1% | 3,035 |
| Newport News city | Reagan, Ronald+357 | 22,42347.7% | 22,06647.0% | 4,98610.6% | 46,982 |
| Norfolk city | Carter, Jimmy+7,612 | 27,50640.9% | 35,11852.3% | 9,15213.6% | 67,200 |
| Northampton County | Carter, Jimmy+198 | 2,16545.6% | 2,36349.8% | 4309.1% | 4,743 |
| Northumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+1,047 | 2,59860.0% | 1,55135.8% | 3628.4% | 4,330 |
| Norton city | Carter, Jimmy+190 | 57240.9% | 76254.4% | 1329.4% | 1,400 |
| Nottoway County | Reagan, Ronald+220 | 2,81350.1% | 2,59346.2% | 4107.3% | 5,611 |
| Orange County | Reagan, Ronald+961 | 3,38154.9% | 2,42039.3% | 71411.6% | 6,158 |
| Page County | Reagan, Ronald+1,690 | 4,29760.2% | 2,60736.5% | 4686.6% | 7,138 |
| Patrick County | Reagan, Ronald+1,054 | 3,43656.1% | 2,38238.9% | 61010.0% | 6,123 |
| Petersburg city | Carter, Jimmy+2,930 | 5,00137.7% | 7,93159.7% | 6905.2% | 13,277 |
| Pittsylvania County | Reagan, Ronald+4,369 | 12,02259.3% | 7,65337.7% | 1,2106.0% | 20,280 |
| Poquoson city | Reagan, Ronald+1,461 | 2,33868.8% | 87725.8% | 36810.8% | 3,399 |
| Portsmouth city | Carter, Jimmy+7,240 | 13,66038.0% | 20,90058.1% | 2,7787.7% | 35,949 |
| Powhatan County | Reagan, Ronald+1,449 | 2,93364.2% | 1,48432.5% | 3066.7% | 4,570 |
| Prince Edward County | Reagan, Ronald+221 | 2,77449.6% | 2,55345.6% | 5429.7% | 5,598 |
| Prince George County | Reagan, Ronald+1,079 | 3,38957.6% | 2,31039.2% | 3786.4% | 5,888 |
| Prince William County | Reagan, Ronald+10,274 | 23,06159.0% | 12,78732.7% | 6,54216.7% | 39,119 |
| Pulaski County | Carter, Jimmy+22 | 5,74747.7% | 5,76947.9% | 1,0488.7% | 12,040 |
| Radford city | Carter, Jimmy+261 | 1,96444.0% | 2,22549.9% | 54812.3% | 4,463 |
| Rappahannock County | Reagan, Ronald+124 | 1,17949.8% | 1,05544.6% | 26611.2% | 2,367 |
| Richmond city | Carter, Jimmy+13,346 | 34,62939.8% | 47,97555.1% | 9,00410.3% | 87,106 |
| Richmond County | Reagan, Ronald+713 | 1,56762.8% | 85434.2% | 1485.9% | 2,495 |
| Roanoke city | Carter, Jimmy+2,975 | 15,16443.4% | 18,13951.9% | 3,2869.4% | 34,946 |
| Roanoke County | Reagan, Ronald+5,068 | 17,18255.8% | 12,11439.3% | 3,0369.9% | 30,814 |
| Rockbridge County | Reagan, Ronald+309 | 2,78449.0% | 2,47543.6% | 83614.7% | 5,677 |
| Rockingham County | Reagan, Ronald+6,103 | 11,39763.8% | 5,29429.6% | 2,33613.1% | 17,859 |
| Russell County | Carter, Jimmy+986 | 4,77843.9% | 5,76453.0% | 6646.1% | 10,874 |
| Salem city | Reagan, Ronald+771 | 4,86251.8% | 4,09143.6% | 8729.3% | 9,389 |
| Scott County | Reagan, Ronald+430 | 4,74450.5% | 4,31446.0% | 6587.0% | 9,387 |
| Shenandoah County | Reagan, Ronald+4,380 | 7,51767.1% | 3,13728.0% | 1,0989.8% | 11,203 |
| Smyth County | Reagan, Ronald+698 | 6,03350.9% | 5,33545.0% | 9868.3% | 11,861 |
| Southampton County | Carter, Jimmy+350 | 2,99745.5% | 3,34750.8% | 4867.4% | 6,587 |
| Spotsylvania County | Reagan, Ronald+1,346 | 5,38553.8% | 4,03940.4% | 1,16211.6% | 10,005 |
| Stafford County | Reagan, Ronald+2,895 | 7,10658.8% | 4,21134.9% | 1,51612.6% | 12,075 |
| Staunton city | Reagan, Ronald+2,161 | 4,81960.8% | 2,65833.5% | 90011.4% | 7,927 |
| Suffolk city | Carter, Jimmy+1,885 | 7,17942.8% | 9,06454.1% | 1,0446.2% | 16,765 |
| Surry County | Carter, Jimmy+794 | 96234.1% | 1,75662.2% | 2067.3% | 2,821 |
| Sussex County | Carter, Jimmy+783 | 1,66438.9% | 2,44757.3% | 3247.6% | 4,273 |
| Tazewell County | Reagan, Ronald+18 | 7,02148.7% | 7,00348.5% | 8025.6% | 14,425 |
| Virginia Beach city | Reagan, Ronald+23,041 | 47,93660.5% | 24,89531.4% | 12,80816.2% | 79,235 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+1,264 | 3,86155.8% | 2,59737.5% | 92413.4% | 6,920 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+2,012 | 8,40253.9% | 6,39041.0% | 1,61010.3% | 15,597 |
| Waynesboro city | Reagan, Ronald+1,771 | 3,69761.8% | 1,92632.2% | 71011.9% | 5,978 |
| Westmoreland County | Reagan, Ronald+239 | 2,51050.3% | 2,27145.5% | 4168.3% | 4,989 |
| Williamsburg city | Reagan, Ronald+145 | 1,34445.5% | 1,19940.6% | 82027.8% | 2,953 |
| Winchester city | Reagan, Ronald+2,234 | 4,24064.0% | 2,00630.3% | 75411.4% | 6,623 |
| Wise County | Carter, Jimmy+1,012 | 5,76743.9% | 6,77951.6% | 1,1909.1% | 13,141 |
| Wythe County | Reagan, Ronald+1,081 | 4,75854.3% | 3,67741.9% | 6627.6% | 8,766 |
| York County | Reagan, Ronald+2,212 | 6,74455.6% | 4,53237.4% | 1,71414.1% | 12,133 |
complete certified result
Virginia candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Same ballot, 1980VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.