Party Flips1976 → 1980
Counties That Flipped in 1980
Jimmy Carter vs Ronald Reagan
842 counties changed parties between 1976 and 1980—825 flipped Republican and 17 flipped Democratic.
825
Flipped to Republican
17
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (825)
Parmer County, Texas
TX
R+69.4
swing
D+12.5→R+56.9
Emmons County, North Dakota
ND
R+64.1
swing
D+3.0→R+61.1
Cimarron County, Oklahoma
OK
R+61.4
swing
D+4.8→R+56.6
Sherman County, Texas
TX
R+60.6
swing
D+2.8→R+57.8
Dolores County, Colorado
CO
R+60.2
swing
D+4.1→R+56.1
Pierce County, North Dakota
ND
R+60.1
swing
D+1.3→R+58.8
Rush County, Kansas
KS
R+57.2
swing
D+7.3→R+49.9
Borden County, Texas
TX
R+57.2
swing
D+21.5→R+35.7
Castro County, Texas
TX
R+56.9
swing
D+33.4→R+23.5
Sioux County, North Dakota
ND
R+53.5
swing
D+31.7→R+21.7
Cochran County, Texas
TX
R+53.3
swing
D+19.0→R+34.3
Oldham County, Texas
TX
R+52.5
swing
D+21.9→R+30.6
Lonoke County, Arkansas
AR
R+51.0
swing
D+50.9→R+0.1
Esmeralda County, Nevada
NV
R+50.8
swing
D+7.9→R+42.9
Faulk County, South Dakota
SD
R+50.2
swing
D+10.1→R+40.1
Butler County, Nebraska
NE
R+50.1
swing
D+12.4→R+37.8
Apache County, Arizona
AZ
R+50.0
swing
D+30.4→R+19.6
Dewey County, Oklahoma
OK
R+49.8
swing
D+11.0→R+38.8
Dunn County, North Dakota
ND
R+49.7
swing
D+0.5→R+49.2
Hamilton County, Kansas
KS
R+49.3
swing
D+13.8→R+35.4
Gray County, Kansas
KS
R+49.1
swing
D+13.8→R+35.3
Mineral County, Nevada
NV
R+49.1
swing
D+9.9→R+39.2
Edwards County, Kansas
KS
R+48.8
swing
D+12.9→R+36.0
Greeley County, Kansas
KS
R+48.6
swing
D+10.0→R+38.5
Cleburne County, Arkansas
AR
R+48.5
swing
D+48.3→R+0.3
Divide County, North Dakota
ND
R+48.4
swing
D+8.9→R+39.5
Hodgeman County, Kansas
KS
R+48.4
swing
D+9.2→R+39.2
Briscoe County, Texas
TX
R+48.2
swing
D+48.1→R+0.1
Towner County, North Dakota
ND
R+48.1
swing
D+10.0→R+38.1
Mountrail County, North Dakota
ND
R+47.9
swing
D+20.5→R+27.4
Gregory County, South Dakota
SD
R+47.7
swing
D+5.8→R+41.9
Nye County, Nevada
NV
R+47.7
swing
D+9.7→R+38.0
Wichita County, Kansas
KS
R+47.6
swing
D+1.7→R+45.9
Grant County, Oklahoma
OK
R+47.4
swing
D+4.7→R+42.7
Crawford County, Arkansas
AR
R+46.7
swing
D+11.0→R+35.6
Ness County, Kansas
KS
R+46.5
swing
D+4.1→R+42.4
Craighead County, Arkansas
AR
R+46.3
swing
D+38.0→R+8.3
Aurora County, South Dakota
SD
R+46.3
swing
D+20.8→R+25.5
Edmunds County, South Dakota
SD
R+45.7
swing
D+11.4→R+34.3
McCone County, Montana
MT
R+45.5
swing
D+1.3→R+44.3
Adams County, North Dakota
ND
R+45.5
swing
D+1.0→R+44.5
King County, Texas
TX
R+45.4
swing
D+2.0→R+43.4
Fulton County, Arkansas
AR
R+45.4
swing
D+43.9→R+1.5
Hall County, Texas
TX
R+45.4
swing
D+41.6→R+3.8
Corson County, South Dakota
SD
R+45.0
swing
D+6.6→R+38.3
Morton County, North Dakota
ND
R+44.9
swing
D+3.1→R+41.9
Manassas Park city, Virginia
VA
R+44.8
swing
D+22.3→R+22.5
Van Buren County, Arkansas
AR
R+44.2
swing
D+42.3→R+1.9
Bon Homme County, South Dakota
SD
R+44.1
swing
D+6.3→R+37.8
Eddy County, North Dakota
ND
R+44.0
swing
D+11.3→R+32.6
McLean County, North Dakota
ND
R+43.5
swing
D+1.5→R+42.0
Kingman County, Kansas
KS
R+43.4
swing
D+7.4→R+36.0
Lamb County, Texas
TX
R+43.4
swing
D+16.5→R+26.8
Nelson County, North Dakota
ND
R+43.2
swing
D+9.1→R+34.1
Caddo County, Oklahoma
OK
R+42.5
swing
D+31.1→R+11.4
Hanson County, South Dakota
SD
R+42.5
swing
D+18.3→R+24.2
Foster County, North Dakota
ND
R+42.3
swing
D+1.2→R+41.2
Renville County, North Dakota
ND
R+42.3
swing
D+10.6→R+31.7
Washita County, Oklahoma
OK
R+42.2
swing
D+20.6→R+21.6
Collingsworth County, Texas
TX
R+41.9
swing
D+29.9→R+12.0
Franklin County, Arkansas
AR
R+41.9
swing
D+30.5→R+11.4
Bailey County, Texas
TX
R+41.8
swing
D+3.8→R+38.0
Roberts County, South Dakota
SD
R+41.7
swing
D+20.2→R+21.5
Spink County, South Dakota
SD
R+41.6
swing
D+13.8→R+27.8
McClain County, Oklahoma
OK
R+41.6
swing
D+24.4→R+17.2
Martin County, Texas
TX
R+41.4
swing
D+12.9→R+28.4
Hockley County, Texas
TX
R+41.4
swing
D+11.4→R+30.0
Sherman County, Nebraska
NE
R+41.1
swing
D+6.8→R+34.3
Cheyenne County, Colorado
CO
R+41.0
swing
D+1.2→R+39.9
Grady County, Oklahoma
OK
R+40.7
swing
D+20.6→R+20.1
Day County, South Dakota
SD
R+40.6
swing
D+23.3→R+17.3
Stafford County, Kansas
KS
R+40.6
swing
D+7.2→R+33.4
Sheridan County, Montana
MT
R+40.6
swing
D+16.4→R+24.1
Donley County, Texas
TX
R+40.5
swing
D+21.7→R+18.8
Cavalier County, North Dakota
ND
R+40.2
swing
D+3.1→R+37.1
Emery County, Utah
UT
R+39.9
swing
D+1.5→R+38.5
Brule County, South Dakota
SD
R+39.9
swing
D+13.2→R+26.8
Wilson County, Texas
TX
R+39.9
swing
D+34.7→R+5.2
Gaines County, Texas
TX
R+39.7
swing
D+6.7→R+33.0
Carson County, Texas
TX
R+39.6
swing
D+9.7→R+30.0
Deuel County, South Dakota
SD
R+38.8
swing
D+10.9→R+27.9
Garza County, Texas
TX
R+38.6
swing
D+11.7→R+26.9
Terry County, Texas
TX
R+38.6
swing
D+14.9→R+23.7
Walsh County, North Dakota
ND
R+38.5
swing
D+0.5→R+38.0
Geneva County, Alabama
AL
R+38.5
swing
D+38.0→R+0.5
McKinley County, New Mexico
NM
R+38.3
swing
D+19.3→R+19.0
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
LA
R+38.2
swing
D+33.4→R+4.8
Traverse County, Minnesota
MN
R+38.2
swing
D+27.8→R+10.4
Polk County, Arkansas
AR
R+38.1
swing
D+18.0→R+20.2
Roane County, Tennessee
TN
R+38.1
swing
D+12.7→R+25.4
Greeley County, Nebraska
NE
R+38.1
swing
D+5.3→R+32.8
Buffalo County, South Dakota
SD
R+38.0
swing
D+10.6→R+27.4
Wibaux County, Montana
MT
R+38.0
swing
D+6.4→R+31.6
Fayette County, Georgia
GA
R+37.6
swing
D+13.4→R+24.2
Marion County, Arkansas
AR
R+37.5
swing
D+18.6→R+18.9
Pope County, Arkansas
AR
R+37.5
swing
D+31.5→R+6.0
Charles Mix County, South Dakota
SD
R+37.4
swing
D+18.5→R+18.9
Phillips County, Colorado
CO
R+37.3
swing
D+1.3→R+36.0
Navajo County, Arizona
AZ
R+37.3
swing
D+3.6→R+33.6