Wyoming — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionWyoming · PresidentReaganR+34.7
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 62.6% | 110,700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 28.0% | 49,427 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.4% | 16,586 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (23 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, WY | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Big Horn County, WY | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Campbell County, WY | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Carbon County, WY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Converse County, WY | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Crook County, WY | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Fremont County, WY | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Goshen County, WY | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Hot Springs County, WY | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Johnson County, WY | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Laramie County, WY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Lincoln County, WY | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Natrona County, WY | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Niobrara County, WY | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Park County, WY | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Platte County, WY | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Sheridan County, WY | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Sublette County, WY | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Sweetwater County, WY | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Teton County, WY | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Uinta County, WY | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Washakie County, WY | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Weston County, WY | Republican | R+55.1 |
Wyoming results by county
23 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 | Reagan, Ronald+2,058 | 5,83050.6% | 3,77232.7% | 1,92516.7% | 11,527 |
| Big Horn County | Reagan, Ronald+2,497 | 3,70971.0% | 1,21223.2% | 3025.8% | 5,223 |
| Campbell County | Reagan, Ronald+4,213 | 5,61373.2% | 1,40018.3% | 6568.6% | 7,669 |
| Carbon County | Reagan, Ronald+2,065 | 4,33759.5% | 2,27231.2% | 6749.3% | 7,283 |
| Converse County | Reagan, Ronald+2,065 | 2,98770.6% | 92221.8% | 3207.6% | 4,229 |
| Crook County | Reagan, Ronald+1,496 | 1,90979.0% | 41317.1% | 943.9% | 2,416 |
| Fremont County | Reagan, Ronald+5,770 | 9,07767.7% | 3,30724.7% | 1,0197.6% | 13,403 |
| Goshen County | Reagan, Ronald+2,199 | 3,57267.2% | 1,37325.8% | 3707.0% | 5,315 |
| Hot Springs County | Reagan, Ronald+857 | 1,60262.7% | 74529.2% | 2088.1% | 2,555 |
| Johnson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,656 | 2,29172.8% | 63520.2% | 2227.1% | 3,148 |
| Laramie County | Reagan, Ronald+5,849 | 15,36155.4% | 9,51234.3% | 2,84010.2% | 27,713 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+2,349 | 3,41272.7% | 1,06322.6% | 2194.7% | 4,694 |
| Natrona County | Reagan, Ronald+9,690 | 16,80163.0% | 7,11126.7% | 2,76010.3% | 26,672 |
| Niobrara County | Reagan, Ronald+805 | 1,07576.1% | 27019.1% | 674.7% | 1,412 |
| Park County | Reagan, Ronald+4,717 | 6,43573.0% | 1,71819.5% | 6587.5% | 8,811 |
| Platte County | Reagan, Ronald+1,087 | 2,64257.2% | 1,55533.7% | 4219.1% | 4,618 |
| Sheridan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,615 | 5,64958.6% | 3,03431.5% | 96310.0% | 9,646 |
| Sublette County | Reagan, Ronald+1,181 | 1,53873.9% | 35717.1% | 1879.0% | 2,082 |
| Sweetwater County | Reagan, Ronald+1,537 | 6,26551.9% | 4,72839.2% | 1,0748.9% | 12,067 |
| Teton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,643 | 3,00457.6% | 1,36126.1% | 84716.3% | 5,212 |
| Uinta County | Reagan, Ronald+1,600 | 2,73866.0% | 1,13827.4% | 2756.6% | 4,151 |
| Washakie County | Reagan, Ronald+1,689 | 2,63467.6% | 94524.2% | 3188.2% | 3,897 |
| Weston County | Reagan, Ronald+1,635 | 2,21974.7% | 58419.7% | 1675.6% | 2,970 |
complete certified result
Wyoming 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)
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −50.5% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −17.5% |
| 1904 | −37.6% |
| 1908 | −15.8% |
| 1912 | +1.8% |
| 1916 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | −32.3% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +15.3% |
| 1936 | +23.1% |
| 1940 | +5.9% |
| 1944 | −2.5% |
| 1948 | +4.3% |
| 1952 | −25.6% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.0% |
| 1964 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | −20.2% |
| 1972 | −38.5% |
| 1976 | −19.5% |
| 1980 | −34.7% |
| 1984 | −42.3% |
| 1988 | −22.5% |
| 1992 | −5.6% |
| 1996 | −13.0% |
| 2000 | −40.1% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −32.2% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −46.3% |
| 2020 | −43.4% |
| 2024 | −45.8% |
Same ballot, 1980WY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.