Washington — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionWashington · PresidentReaganR+12.3
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 49.7% | 865,244 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 37.3% | 650,193 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.0% | 226,957 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Clallam County, WA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Clark County, WA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Island County, WA | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| King County, WA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Mason County, WA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Pierce County, WA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| San Juan County, WA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Skagit County, WA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Skamania County, WA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Thurston County, WA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Whitman County, WA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+19.5 |
Washington results by county
39 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Reagan, Ronald+2,025 | 3,24868.0% | 1,22325.6% | 3056.4% | 4,776 |
| Asotin County | Reagan, Ronald+551 | 3,27549.2% | 2,72440.9% | 6609.9% | 6,659 |
| Benton County | Reagan, Ronald+17,167 | 28,72864.7% | 11,56126.0% | 4,1249.3% | 44,413 |
| Chelan County | Reagan, Ronald+4,816 | 11,29956.9% | 6,48332.7% | 2,06810.4% | 19,850 |
| Clallam County | Reagan, Ronald+3,486 | 11,51551.6% | 8,02936.0% | 2,75212.3% | 22,296 |
| Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+2,639 | 33,22346.1% | 30,58442.4% | 8,26811.5% | 72,075 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+762 | 1,34964.7% | 58728.1% | 1507.2% | 2,086 |
| Cowlitz County | Reagan, Ronald+594 | 13,15445.9% | 12,56043.9% | 2,92510.2% | 28,639 |
| Douglas County | Reagan, Ronald+2,338 | 5,17159.4% | 2,83332.5% | 7058.1% | 8,709 |
| Ferry County | Reagan, Ronald+306 | 1,10852.8% | 80238.2% | 1909.0% | 2,100 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+3,608 | 7,32761.3% | 3,71931.1% | 9157.6% | 11,961 |
| Garfield County | Reagan, Ronald+366 | 87557.6% | 50933.5% | 1358.9% | 1,519 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+5,479 | 11,15261.3% | 5,67331.2% | 1,3717.5% | 18,196 |
| Grays Harbor County | Carter, Jimmy+1,064 | 10,22640.2% | 11,29044.4% | 3,92815.4% | 25,444 |
| Island County | Reagan, Ronald+5,504 | 10,92658.9% | 5,42229.2% | 2,21111.9% | 18,559 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+366 | 3,64544.6% | 3,27940.1% | 1,24615.3% | 8,170 |
| King County | Reagan, Ronald+37,521 | 272,56745.4% | 235,04639.2% | 92,54415.4% | 600,157 |
| Kitsap County | Reagan, Ronald+8,527 | 29,42048.8% | 20,89334.7% | 9,98316.6% | 60,296 |
| Kittitas County | Reagan, Ronald+1,284 | 5,35949.9% | 4,07537.9% | 1,31412.2% | 10,748 |
| Klickitat County | Reagan, Ronald+517 | 3,11349.5% | 2,59641.3% | 5759.2% | 6,284 |
| Lewis County | Reagan, Ronald+6,674 | 13,63659.9% | 6,96230.6% | 2,1519.5% | 22,749 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+1,727 | 3,32462.3% | 1,59729.9% | 4167.8% | 5,337 |
| Mason County | Reagan, Ronald+1,504 | 6,74549.1% | 5,24138.2% | 1,75112.7% | 13,737 |
| Okanogan County | Reagan, Ronald+1,826 | 6,46051.7% | 4,63437.1% | 1,39911.2% | 12,493 |
| Pacific County | Carter, Jimmy+595 | 3,13239.1% | 3,72746.5% | 1,15314.4% | 8,012 |
| Pend Oreille County | Reagan, Ronald+737 | 2,13655.7% | 1,39936.5% | 3007.8% | 3,835 |
| Pierce County | Reagan, Ronald+25,803 | 90,24751.1% | 64,44436.5% | 21,82012.4% | 176,511 |
| San Juan County | Reagan, Ronald+697 | 2,36347.0% | 1,66633.1% | 1,00219.9% | 5,031 |
| Skagit County | Reagan, Ronald+4,221 | 15,52050.7% | 11,29936.9% | 3,80412.4% | 30,623 |
| Skamania County | Reagan, Ronald+43 | 1,41645.8% | 1,37344.4% | 3069.9% | 3,095 |
| Snohomish County | Reagan, Ronald+14,150 | 66,15348.7% | 52,00338.3% | 17,75113.1% | 135,907 |
| Spokane County | Reagan, Ronald+28,833 | 78,09655.5% | 49,26335.0% | 13,3269.5% | 140,685 |
| Stevens County | Reagan, Ronald+3,510 | 7,09461.5% | 3,58431.1% | 8527.4% | 11,530 |
| Thurston County | Reagan, Ronald+5,861 | 26,36948.1% | 20,50837.4% | 7,94614.5% | 54,823 |
| Wahkiakum County | Reagan, Ronald+77 | 82846.6% | 75142.2% | 19911.2% | 1,778 |
| Walla Walla County | Reagan, Ronald+5,398 | 11,22359.1% | 5,82530.7% | 1,92910.2% | 18,977 |
| Whatcom County | Reagan, Ronald+2,941 | 21,37146.4% | 18,43040.0% | 6,25613.6% | 46,057 |
| Whitman County | Reagan, Ronald+2,910 | 8,63650.7% | 5,72633.6% | 2,66215.6% | 17,024 |
| Yakima County | Reagan, Ronald+11,942 | 33,81555.2% | 21,87335.7% | 5,5659.1% | 61,253 |
complete certified result
Washington 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)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
Same ballot, 1980WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.