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Election 1980 Results

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1980 presidential election in Texas

Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Jimmy Carter (Democrat) in Texas in 1980, 55.3% to 41.4%, a margin of 13.9 points and 629,558 votes.

Texas voted 4.1 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+9.7.

Texas changed party: in 1976 it went Democratic, for Jimmy Carter.

Republicans led in 158 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 96. The largest, Harris, cast 720,014 votes and went to the Republican by 19.8 points. The closest was Briscoe, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ronald Reagan won Republican 2,510,705 55.3%
Jimmy Carter Democratic 1,881,147 41.4%
All other candidates 149,784 3.3%
Total4,541,636

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 274,061 38.1% 416,655 57.9% 29,298 720,014 R+19.8
Dallas 190,459 36.8% 306,682 59.2% 21,072 518,213 R+22.4
Bexar 137,729 44.6% 159,578 51.7% 11,167 308,474 R+7.1
Tarrant 121,068 39.7% 173,466 56.9% 10,532 305,066 R+17.2
Travis 75,028 46.9% 73,151 45.7% 11,914 160,093 D+1.2
El Paso 40,082 40.3% 53,276 53.5% 6,168 99,526 R+13.3
Nueces 43,424 50.1% 40,586 46.8% 2,634 86,644 D+3.3
Jefferson 45,642 53.9% 36,763 43.5% 2,197 84,602 D+10.5
Lubbock 18,732 27.6% 46,711 68.8% 2,424 67,867 R+41.2
Galveston 30,778 48.6% 29,527 46.6% 2,992 63,297 D+2.0
Hidalgo 34,542 56.0% 25,808 41.8% 1,367 61,717 D+14.2
McLennan 26,305 44.2% 31,968 53.7% 1,242 59,515 R+9.5
Collin 15,187 28.2% 36,559 67.9% 2,115 53,861 R+39.7
Denton 17,381 34.8% 29,908 59.9% 2,619 49,908 R+25.1
Brazoria 18,253 38.4% 27,614 58.1% 1,677 47,544 R+19.7
Cameron 23,200 50.1% 22,041 47.6% 1,044 46,285 D+2.5
Smith 14,838 34.0% 28,236 64.6% 626 43,700 R+30.7
Wichita 17,657 42.4% 22,884 55.0% 1,084 41,625 R+12.6
Montgomery 12,593 31.5% 26,237 65.6% 1,141 39,971 R+34.1
Fort Bend 11,583 30.3% 25,366 66.3% 1,337 38,286 R+36.0
Bell 15,823 41.8% 20,729 54.7% 1,333 37,885 R+12.9
Taylor 13,245 35.8% 22,961 62.0% 826 37,032 R+26.2
Ector 9,069 25.1% 26,188 72.4% 922 36,179 R+47.3
Gregg 10,219 29.9% 23,399 68.4% 572 34,190 R+38.5
Midland 6,839 20.9% 25,027 76.6% 826 32,692 R+55.6
Randall 7,323 23.3% 23,136 73.7% 923 31,382 R+50.4
Grayson 13,807 44.1% 16,811 53.7% 708 31,326 R+9.6
Brazos 9,856 33.4% 17,798 60.3% 1,885 29,539 R+26.9
Orange 14,928 53.5% 12,389 44.4% 570 27,887 D+9.1
Tom Green 9,892 36.3% 16,555 60.7% 824 27,271 R+24.4
Potter 9,633 35.9% 16,327 60.9% 871 26,831 R+24.9
Williamson 10,408 39.0% 15,035 56.4% 1,218 26,661 R+17.4
Bowie 11,339 44.2% 13,942 54.4% 369 25,650 R+10.1
Johnson 10,542 46.9% 11,411 50.8% 501 22,454 R+3.9
Victoria 7,382 34.7% 13,392 63.0% 495 21,269 R+28.3
Angelina 10,140 49.7% 9,900 48.5% 354 20,394 D+1.2
Ellis 9,219 47.1% 10,046 51.3% 315 19,580 R+4.2
Hunt 8,773 47.4% 9,283 50.2% 445 18,501 R+2.8
Webb 11,856 67.4% 5,421 30.8% 316 17,593 D+36.6
San Patricio 8,627 49.3% 8,326 47.6% 541 17,494 D+1.7
Harrison 7,746 44.3% 9,328 53.3% 419 17,493 R+9.0
Henderson 8,199 50.3% 7,903 48.5% 203 16,305 D+1.8
Parker 7,336 45.4% 8,505 52.6% 314 16,155 R+7.2
Guadalupe 5,049 32.7% 9,901 64.2% 478 15,428 R+31.4
Nacogdoches 5,981 39.5% 8,626 56.9% 543 15,150 R+17.5
Rusk 5,582 38.6% 8,705 60.2% 180 14,467 R+21.6
Hardin 7,358 53.6% 6,087 44.3% 287 13,732 D+9.3
Comal 3,554 25.9% 9,758 71.2% 402 13,714 R+45.2
Liberty 6,810 50.2% 6,470 47.7% 281 13,561 D+2.5
Lamar 7,178 53.2% 6,094 45.2% 218 13,490 D+8.0
Hays 6,013 45.2% 6,517 49.0% 759 13,289 R+3.8
Kerr 3,387 26.3% 9,090 70.7% 378 12,855 R+44.4
Navarro 6,988 55.5% 5,400 42.9% 203 12,591 D+12.6
Kaufman 6,266 51.0% 5,852 47.6% 169 12,287 D+3.4
Jim Wells 7,267 60.5% 4,606 38.3% 140 12,013 D+22.2
Wharton 5,138 43.0% 6,598 55.2% 222 11,958 R+12.2
Brown 4,867 42.1% 6,515 56.4% 167 11,549 R+14.3
Cherokee 5,726 49.9% 5,629 49.0% 131 11,486 D+0.8
Van Zandt 5,707 50.3% 5,495 48.5% 138 11,340 D+1.9
Anderson 5,163 45.6% 5,970 52.7% 197 11,330 R+7.1
Howard 4,451 39.3% 6,658 58.9% 203 11,312 R+19.5
Hale 3,610 32.7% 7,277 65.9% 163 11,050 R+33.2
Walker 4,869 44.6% 5,657 51.9% 380 10,906 R+7.2
Cooke 3,842 35.6% 6,760 62.6% 200 10,802 R+27.0
Cass 5,578 52.3% 4,993 46.8% 101 10,672 D+5.5
Hutchinson 2,935 27.6% 7,439 70.0% 258 10,632 R+42.4
Matagorda 4,585 44.2% 5,545 53.4% 252 10,382 R+9.2
Jasper 5,707 55.6% 4,396 42.9% 154 10,257 D+12.8
Gray 2,786 27.5% 7,187 70.8% 176 10,149 R+43.4
Kleberg 5,125 51.0% 4,608 45.8% 320 10,053 D+5.1
Coryell 4,097 41.3% 5,494 55.4% 329 9,920 R+14.1
Upshur 4,894 49.7% 4,836 49.1% 122 9,852 D+0.6
Val Verde 4,116 44.0% 5,055 54.0% 182 9,353 R+10.0
Wise 4,674 50.8% 4,350 47.3% 181 9,205 D+3.5
Hill 4,688 52.5% 4,113 46.0% 135 8,936 D+6.4
Bastrop 4,716 53.9% 3,768 43.1% 264 8,748 D+10.8
Wood 4,033 46.5% 4,515 52.1% 123 8,671 R+5.6
Fannin 5,284 61.4% 3,196 37.1% 131 8,611 D+24.2
Palo Pinto 4,244 50.0% 4,068 47.9% 172 8,484 D+2.1
Atascosa 3,980 47.0% 4,364 51.5% 125 8,469 R+4.5
Hopkins 4,344 52.2% 3,834 46.1% 140 8,318 D+6.1
Erath 4,156 50.0% 3,981 47.9% 169 8,306 D+2.1
Polk 4,213 52.0% 3,771 46.5% 124 8,108 D+5.5
Burnet 3,711 46.8% 4,033 50.8% 189 7,933 R+4.1
Bee 3,606 45.5% 4,171 52.6% 154 7,931 R+7.1
Medina 3,034 38.5% 4,742 60.1% 112 7,888 R+21.7
Shelby 4,215 54.0% 3,500 44.8% 89 7,804 D+9.2
Panola 3,637 46.9% 4,022 51.9% 88 7,747 R+5.0
Titus 3,872 50.3% 3,747 48.7% 81 7,700 D+1.6
Milam 4,230 55.5% 3,251 42.6% 146 7,627 D+12.8
Washington 2,518 33.6% 4,821 64.3% 156 7,495 R+30.7
Hockley 2,447 34.1% 4,599 64.0% 137 7,183 R+30.0
Houston 4,181 58.5% 2,889 40.4% 74 7,144 D+18.1
Young 2,740 39.0% 4,153 59.1% 129 7,022 R+20.1
Hood 3,001 43.2% 3,755 54.1% 184 6,940 R+10.9
Eastland 3,346 48.7% 3,442 50.1% 89 6,877 R+1.4
Fayette 2,590 38.1% 4,104 60.3% 110 6,804 R+22.3
Wilson 3,097 46.7% 3,443 51.9% 92 6,632 R+5.2
Calhoun 3,034 46.3% 3,312 50.6% 203 6,549 R+4.2
Montague 3,233 50.0% 3,143 48.6% 96 6,472 D+1.4
Waller 3,329 51.5% 3,019 46.7% 115 6,463 D+4.8
Uvalde 2,402 37.7% 3,887 61.1% 77 6,366 R+23.3
Limestone 3,403 53.9% 2,835 44.9% 81 6,319 D+9.0
Starr 4,782 76.5% 1,389 22.2% 82 6,253 D+54.3
Tyler 3,540 57.1% 2,545 41.1% 110 6,195 D+16.1
Caldwell 3,155 51.0% 2,879 46.6% 150 6,184 D+4.5
Rockwall 1,985 32.1% 4,036 65.3% 163 6,184 R+33.2
Gillespie 1,170 19.4% 4,736 78.7% 112 6,018 R+59.3
Falls 3,328 55.4% 2,606 43.4% 73 6,007 D+12.0
Lavaca 2,678 44.6% 3,254 54.2% 67 5,999 R+9.6
Colorado 2,377 39.7% 3,520 58.8% 94 5,991 R+19.1
Lamb 2,132 35.9% 3,723 62.8% 78 5,933 R+26.8
Gonzales 2,896 48.9% 2,931 49.5% 95 5,922 R+0.6
Jones 3,043 51.8% 2,765 47.1% 66 5,874 D+4.7
Deaf Smith 1,666 28.4% 4,073 69.5% 125 5,864 R+41.0
Scurry 2,003 34.3% 3,745 64.1% 98 5,846 R+29.8
Chambers 2,517 43.4% 3,140 54.1% 149 5,806 R+10.7
Red River 3,501 60.6% 2,225 38.5% 47 5,773 D+22.1
Austin 1,893 32.9% 3,734 64.9% 126 5,753 R+32.0
Nolan 2,796 49.1% 2,781 48.8% 118 5,695 D+0.3
Moore 1,743 31.2% 3,736 66.9% 104 5,583 R+35.7
De Witt 2,044 36.6% 3,450 61.8% 86 5,580 R+25.2
Wilbarger 2,347 43.0% 3,031 55.5% 85 5,463 R+12.5
Bosque 2,431 44.7% 2,908 53.5% 98 5,437 R+8.8
Robertson 3,572 67.3% 1,661 31.3% 77 5,310 D+36.0
Morris 3,105 58.8% 2,133 40.4% 42 5,280 D+18.4
Freestone 2,739 52.0% 2,468 46.9% 58 5,265 D+5.1
Dawson 1,867 35.9% 3,267 62.8% 71 5,205 R+26.9
Terry 1,945 37.4% 3,178 61.2% 72 5,195 R+23.7
Willacy 3,047 59.7% 1,995 39.1% 66 5,108 D+20.6
Llano 2,130 41.8% 2,866 56.2% 101 5,097 R+14.4
Kendall 1,075 21.1% 3,890 76.5% 121 5,086 R+55.3
Karnes 2,284 45.0% 2,719 53.6% 71 5,074 R+8.6
Aransas 1,800 35.5% 3,081 60.8% 187 5,068 R+25.3
Duval 3,706 77.9% 1,012 21.3% 39 4,757 D+56.6
Newton 3,284 69.7% 1,379 29.3% 51 4,714 D+40.4
Frio 2,849 61.0% 1,753 37.6% 66 4,668 D+23.5
Burleson 2,615 56.7% 1,943 42.2% 51 4,609 D+14.6
Grimes 2,440 53.0% 2,087 45.3% 75 4,602 D+7.7
Comanche 2,550 55.6% 1,977 43.1% 61 4,588 D+12.5
Reeves 2,138 47.1% 2,315 50.9% 91 4,544 R+3.9
Jackson 1,826 40.9% 2,540 56.9% 97 4,463 R+16.0
Ward 1,405 32.0% 2,912 66.2% 79 4,396 R+34.3
Pecos 1,602 36.5% 2,723 62.0% 70 4,395 R+25.5
Lampasas 1,979 45.2% 2,323 53.0% 79 4,381 R+7.9
Maverick 2,932 67.1% 1,370 31.4% 65 4,367 D+35.8
Callahan 2,002 46.2% 2,284 52.7% 45 4,331 R+6.5
Refugio 2,224 52.3% 1,944 45.7% 83 4,251 D+6.6
Runnels 1,648 38.9% 2,532 59.8% 53 4,233 R+20.9
San Jacinto 2,376 56.7% 1,726 41.2% 91 4,193 D+15.5
Clay 2,233 54.3% 1,824 44.4% 52 4,109 D+10.0
Trinity 2,510 61.7% 1,503 36.9% 55 4,068 D+24.8
Leon 2,190 54.0% 1,821 44.9% 42 4,053 D+9.1
Andrews 1,155 28.8% 2,800 69.8% 58 4,013 R+41.0
Coleman 1,719 43.0% 2,228 55.8% 47 3,994 R+12.7
Marion 2,015 54.0% 1,666 44.7% 49 3,730 D+9.4
Ochiltree 594 16.0% 3,032 81.9% 76 3,702 R+65.9
Gaines 1,182 32.3% 2,390 65.4% 84 3,656 R+33.0
Camp 2,052 56.7% 1,531 42.3% 35 3,618 D+14.4
Live Oak 1,380 38.1% 2,193 60.6% 45 3,618 R+22.5
Stephens 1,372 38.0% 2,161 59.9% 75 3,608 R+21.9
Floyd 1,477 41.5% 2,043 57.5% 36 3,556 R+15.9
Zavala 2,621 74.1% 831 23.5% 86 3,538 D+50.6
Lee 1,581 45.7% 1,803 52.1% 78 3,462 R+6.4
Haskell 1,951 56.8% 1,447 42.1% 38 3,436 D+14.7
Parmer 707 20.8% 2,640 77.7% 51 3,398 R+56.9
Sabine 1,983 58.4% 1,387 40.8% 28 3,398 D+17.5
McCulloch 1,750 52.0% 1,572 46.7% 44 3,366 D+5.3
Swisher 1,854 55.1% 1,450 43.1% 62 3,366 D+12.0
Bandera 894 26.6% 2,373 70.6% 93 3,360 R+44.0
Brooks 2,488 74.6% 780 23.4% 65 3,333 D+51.2
Dimmit 2,102 63.3% 1,173 35.3% 48 3,323 D+28.0
Archer 1,444 43.9% 1,804 54.8% 41 3,289 R+10.9
Hamilton 1,526 46.7% 1,683 51.5% 58 3,267 R+4.8
Winkler 1,021 31.6% 2,160 66.8% 51 3,232 R+35.2
Castro 1,199 37.3% 1,955 60.8% 64 3,218 R+23.5
San Augustine 1,674 54.2% 1,397 45.2% 20 3,091 D+9.0
Madison 1,583 52.5% 1,389 46.0% 46 3,018 D+6.4
Carson 1,006 34.2% 1,888 64.2% 48 2,942 R+30.0
Mitchell 1,446 49.4% 1,455 49.7% 25 2,926 R+0.3
Brewster 1,271 43.9% 1,496 51.7% 125 2,892 R+7.8
Jack 1,349 46.9% 1,482 51.5% 46 2,877 R+4.6
Lynn 1,236 43.0% 1,603 55.8% 35 2,874 R+12.8
Crosby 1,408 50.2% 1,361 48.5% 37 2,806 D+1.7
Wheeler 1,090 39.7% 1,626 59.3% 27 2,743 R+19.5
Childress 1,222 45.0% 1,443 53.2% 48 2,713 R+8.1
Yoakum 715 26.5% 1,937 71.9% 42 2,694 R+45.4
Bailey 800 30.1% 1,809 68.1% 46 2,655 R+38.0
Franklin 1,487 56.5% 1,105 42.0% 41 2,633 D+14.5
Hansford 518 20.0% 2,046 78.8% 32 2,596 R+58.9
Fisher 1,564 64.2% 838 34.4% 35 2,437 D+29.8
San Saba 1,405 58.9% 948 39.7% 32 2,385 D+19.2
Baylor 1,183 51.3% 1,098 47.6% 25 2,306 D+3.7
Blanco 794 34.5% 1,434 62.3% 73 2,301 R+27.8
Goliad 1,081 47.3% 1,170 51.2% 36 2,287 R+3.9
Hardeman 1,174 51.6% 1,056 46.5% 43 2,273 D+5.2
La Salle 1,442 64.1% 773 34.4% 33 2,248 D+29.8
Hall 1,057 47.6% 1,141 51.4% 22 2,220 R+3.8
Delta 1,347 62.9% 767 35.8% 28 2,142 D+27.1
Zapata 1,218 57.2% 874 41.0% 39 2,131 D+16.1
Mills 1,028 49.9% 985 47.8% 46 2,059 D+2.1
Rains 1,174 58.1% 813 40.2% 35 2,022 D+17.9
Jim Hogg 1,437 72.0% 535 26.8% 25 1,997 D+45.2
Knox 1,163 59.1% 783 39.8% 22 1,968 D+19.3
Crane 607 31.1% 1,310 67.1% 34 1,951 R+36.0
Garza 677 35.7% 1,188 62.6% 32 1,897 R+26.9
Donley 751 39.8% 1,106 58.6% 31 1,888 R+18.8
Somervell 1,015 54.8% 792 42.8% 45 1,852 D+12.0
Collingsworth 798 43.1% 1,020 55.1% 33 1,851 R+12.0
Presidio 1,039 57.8% 723 40.2% 37 1,799 D+17.6
Hemphill 592 33.3% 1,152 64.7% 36 1,780 R+31.5
Hartley 470 26.8% 1,248 71.0% 39 1,757 R+44.3
Lipscomb 338 19.5% 1,343 77.5% 52 1,733 R+58.0
Martin 605 35.3% 1,093 63.7% 18 1,716 R+28.4
Upton 485 28.8% 1,169 69.4% 30 1,684 R+40.6
Kimble 608 36.8% 1,011 61.2% 32 1,651 R+24.4
Dallam 632 38.6% 965 58.9% 42 1,639 R+20.3
Mason 630 38.9% 966 59.6% 25 1,621 R+20.7
Cochran 513 31.9% 1,064 66.2% 30 1,607 R+34.3
Shackelford 606 38.3% 959 60.7% 16 1,581 R+22.3
Coke 838 53.8% 708 45.4% 12 1,558 D+8.3
Sutton 485 32.1% 1,000 66.2% 26 1,511 R+34.1
Crockett 595 39.8% 885 59.2% 14 1,494 R+19.4
Dickens 912 61.6% 554 37.4% 15 1,481 D+24.2
Sherman 286 19.6% 1,128 77.5% 42 1,456 R+57.8
Real 603 41.5% 832 57.3% 18 1,453 R+15.8
Concho 702 49.5% 700 49.4% 15 1,417 D+0.1
Reagan 414 30.6% 917 67.9% 20 1,351 R+37.2
Cottle 732 57.8% 511 40.4% 23 1,266 D+17.5
Stonewall 719 59.0% 488 40.0% 12 1,219 D+18.9
Briscoe 561 48.8% 562 48.9% 27 1,150 R+0.1
Schleicher 444 39.3% 672 59.4% 15 1,131 R+20.2
Armstrong 333 31.3% 709 66.6% 23 1,065 R+35.3
Menard 489 46.6% 548 52.2% 13 1,050 R+5.6
Kinney 472 45.1% 543 51.9% 31 1,046 R+6.8
Foard 617 63.1% 349 35.7% 12 978 D+27.4
Culberson 423 43.3% 541 55.4% 12 976 R+12.1
Motley 341 36.7% 573 61.7% 15 929 R+25.0
Throckmorton 455 50.1% 444 48.9% 9 908 D+1.2
Hudspeth 394 44.6% 471 53.3% 19 884 R+8.7
Oldham 290 33.2% 557 63.7% 27 874 R+30.5
Edwards 237 28.8% 575 69.8% 12 824 R+41.0
Jeff Davis 300 41.2% 409 56.1% 20 729 R+15.0
Kent 351 50.6% 339 48.8% 4 694 D+1.7
Terrell 260 37.9% 411 59.9% 15 686 R+22.0
Irion 239 35.7% 427 63.7% 4 670 R+28.1
Roberts 150 23.4% 482 75.1% 10 642 R+51.7
Sterling 218 37.2% 364 62.1% 4 586 R+24.9
Glasscock 116 21.7% 416 77.8% 3 535 R+56.1
Borden 131 31.6% 279 67.2% 5 415 R+35.7
McMullen 122 30.7% 271 68.1% 5 398 R+37.4
King 55 26.8% 144 70.2% 6 205 R+43.4
Kenedy 106 56.7% 76 40.6% 5 187 D+16.0
Loving 22 30.6% 50 69.4% 72 R+38.9

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)