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Election 1980 Results

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1980 presidential election in Virginia

Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Jimmy Carter (Democrat) in Virginia in 1980, 53.0% to 40.3%, a margin of 12.7 points and 237,435 votes.

Virginia voted 3.0 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+9.7.

The Republican hold continued from 1976, when Gerald Ford won.

Republicans led in 94 of the 136 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 42. The largest, Fairfax, cast 239,705 votes and went to the Republican by 26.7 points. The closest was Bedford, where 4 votes 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 989,609 53.0%
Jimmy Carter Democratic 752,174 40.3%
John B. Anderson Independent 95,418 5.1%
All other candidates 28,831 1.5%
Total1,866,032

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 73,734 30.8% 137,620 57.4% 28,351 239,705 R+26.7
Richmond 47,975 55.1% 34,629 39.8% 4,502 87,106 D+15.3
Virginia Beach 24,895 31.4% 47,936 60.5% 6,404 79,235 R+29.1
Henrico 21,023 27.8% 50,505 66.8% 4,023 75,551 R+39.0
Norfolk 35,118 52.3% 27,506 40.9% 4,576 67,200 D+11.3
Arlington 26,502 39.6% 30,854 46.1% 9,505 66,861 R+6.5
Chesterfield 13,060 24.4% 37,908 70.7% 2,645 53,613 R+46.3
Newport News 22,066 47.0% 22,423 47.7% 2,493 46,982 R+0.8
Alexandria 17,134 42.4% 17,865 44.2% 5,389 40,388 R+1.8
Prince William 12,787 32.7% 23,061 59.0% 3,271 39,119 R+26.3
Hampton 18,517 49.0% 17,023 45.1% 2,225 37,765 D+4.0
Chesapeake 17,155 46.5% 17,888 48.5% 1,861 36,904 R+2.0
Portsmouth 20,900 58.1% 13,660 38.0% 1,389 35,949 D+20.1
Roanoke 18,139 51.9% 15,164 43.4% 1,643 34,946 D+8.5
Roanoke 12,114 39.3% 17,182 55.8% 1,518 30,814 R+16.4
Lynchburg 7,783 31.9% 15,245 62.4% 1,389 24,417 R+30.6
Loudoun 6,694 32.7% 12,076 58.9% 1,722 20,492 R+26.3
Hanover 5,383 26.4% 14,262 70.0% 723 20,368 R+43.6
Pittsylvania 7,653 37.7% 12,022 59.3% 605 20,280 R+21.5
Albemarle 7,293 37.2% 10,424 53.2% 1,865 19,582 R+16.0
Rockingham 5,294 29.6% 11,397 63.8% 1,168 17,859 R+34.2
Henry 8,800 49.5% 8,258 46.4% 725 17,783 D+3.0
Danville 6,138 35.4% 10,665 61.4% 559 17,362 R+26.1
Montgomery 7,455 43.0% 8,222 47.4% 1,667 17,344 R+4.4
Augusta 5,202 30.4% 11,011 64.3% 907 17,120 R+33.9
Suffolk 9,064 54.1% 7,179 42.8% 522 16,765 D+11.2
Washington 6,390 41.0% 8,402 53.9% 805 15,597 R+12.9
Campbell 4,473 30.4% 9,592 65.2% 656 14,721 R+34.8
Charlottesville 6,866 47.2% 5,907 40.6% 1,789 14,562 D+6.6
Tazewell 7,003 48.5% 7,021 48.7% 401 14,425 R+0.1
Petersburg 7,931 59.7% 5,001 37.7% 345 13,277 D+22.1
Wise 6,779 51.6% 5,767 43.9% 595 13,141 D+7.7
York 4,532 37.4% 6,744 55.6% 857 12,133 R+18.2
Stafford 4,211 34.9% 7,106 58.8% 758 12,075 R+24.0
Pulaski 5,769 47.9% 5,747 47.7% 524 12,040 D+0.2
Smyth 5,335 45.0% 6,033 50.9% 493 11,861 R+5.9
Bedford 4,721 39.9% 6,608 55.8% 511 11,840 R+15.9
Fauquier 4,119 35.3% 6,782 58.1% 769 11,670 R+22.8
Shenandoah 3,137 28.0% 7,517 67.1% 549 11,203 R+39.1
Franklin 5,685 51.3% 4,993 45.0% 412 11,090 D+6.2
Russell 5,764 53.0% 4,778 43.9% 332 10,874 D+9.1
Frederick 2,948 27.3% 7,293 67.6% 546 10,787 R+40.3
Accomack 4,872 45.5% 5,371 50.2% 455 10,698 R+4.7
Buchanan 5,768 54.3% 4,554 42.8% 307 10,629 D+11.4
Spotsylvania 4,039 40.4% 5,385 53.8% 581 10,005 R+13.5
Halifax 4,528 46.0% 5,088 51.7% 220 9,836 R+5.7
Carroll 3,437 35.7% 5,905 61.3% 292 9,634 R+25.6
Salem 4,091 43.6% 4,862 51.8% 436 9,389 R+8.2
Scott 4,314 46.0% 4,744 50.5% 329 9,387 R+4.6
Lee 4,758 50.7% 4,417 47.1% 202 9,377 D+3.6
Mecklenburg 3,790 42.5% 4,853 54.4% 270 8,913 R+11.9
Amherst 3,476 39.3% 5,088 57.6% 276 8,840 R+18.2
Wythe 3,677 41.9% 4,758 54.3% 331 8,766 R+12.3
Botetourt 3,698 43.0% 4,408 51.2% 496 8,602 R+8.3
James City 3,068 38.1% 4,289 53.3% 691 8,048 R+15.2
Fairfax 2,614 32.7% 4,475 55.9% 915 8,004 R+23.3
Dickenson 4,177 52.2% 3,687 46.1% 131 7,995 D+6.1
Staunton 2,658 33.5% 4,819 60.8% 450 7,927 R+27.3
Gloucester 3,138 39.7% 4,261 54.0% 498 7,897 R+14.2
Hopewell 3,102 39.4% 4,423 56.2% 347 7,872 R+16.8
Isle Of Wight 3,951 50.8% 3,526 45.3% 307 7,784 D+5.5
Culpeper 2,519 34.7% 4,312 59.4% 424 7,255 R+24.7
Page 2,607 36.5% 4,297 60.2% 234 7,138 R+23.7
Colonial Hts. 1,692 24.0% 5,012 71.0% 359 7,063 R+47.0
Martinsville 3,337 47.5% 3,433 48.8% 262 7,032 R+1.4
Dinwiddie 3,475 49.5% 3,369 48.0% 174 7,018 D+1.5
Giles 3,627 52.3% 2,978 42.9% 335 6,940 D+9.4
Warren 2,597 37.5% 3,861 55.8% 462 6,920 R+18.3
Winchester 2,006 30.3% 4,240 64.0% 377 6,623 R+33.7
Southampton 3,347 50.8% 2,997 45.5% 243 6,587 D+5.3
Grayson 2,875 43.9% 3,494 53.4% 178 6,547 R+9.5
Bristol 2,889 44.3% 3,432 52.7% 194 6,515 R+8.3
Orange 2,420 39.3% 3,381 54.9% 357 6,158 R+15.6
Patrick 2,382 38.9% 3,436 56.1% 305 6,123 R+17.2
Waynesboro 1,926 32.2% 3,697 61.8% 355 5,978 R+29.6
Prince George 2,310 39.2% 3,389 57.6% 189 5,888 R+18.3
Brunswick 3,430 58.5% 2,310 39.4% 124 5,864 D+19.1
Harrisonburg 1,896 32.7% 3,388 58.5% 512 5,796 R+25.7
Louisa 2,809 49.2% 2,633 46.1% 264 5,706 D+3.1
Rockbridge 2,475 43.6% 2,784 49.0% 418 5,677 R+5.4
Nottoway 2,593 46.2% 2,813 50.1% 205 5,611 R+3.9
Prince Edward 2,553 45.6% 2,774 49.6% 271 5,598 R+3.9
Caroline 2,924 56.7% 2,071 40.2% 159 5,154 D+16.6
Westmoreland 2,271 45.5% 2,510 50.3% 208 4,989 R+4.8
Fredericksburg 2,174 43.8% 2,502 50.4% 292 4,968 R+6.6
Manassas 1,565 31.6% 3,009 60.8% 378 4,952 R+29.2
Goochland 2,290 47.0% 2,423 49.7% 164 4,877 R+2.7
Falls Church 1,703 35.8% 2,485 52.2% 570 4,758 R+16.4
Alleghany 2,411 50.7% 2,185 45.9% 160 4,756 D+4.8
Northampton 2,363 49.8% 2,165 45.6% 215 4,743 D+4.2
Powhatan 1,484 32.5% 2,933 64.2% 153 4,570 R+31.7
Lancaster 1,567 34.4% 2,780 61.0% 210 4,557 R+26.6
Charlotte 2,108 46.5% 2,322 51.3% 100 4,530 R+4.7
Nelson 2,410 53.6% 1,866 41.5% 220 4,496 D+12.1
Radford 2,225 49.9% 1,964 44.0% 274 4,463 D+5.8
Northumberland 1,551 35.8% 2,598 60.0% 181 4,330 R+24.2
Floyd 1,642 38.0% 2,447 56.6% 234 4,323 R+18.6
Sussex 2,447 57.3% 1,664 38.9% 162 4,273 D+18.3
Appomattox 1,492 35.4% 2,548 60.4% 177 4,217 R+25.0
Lunenburg 1,958 47.3% 2,045 49.4% 133 4,136 R+2.1
Buckingham 1,933 49.3% 1,864 47.5% 126 3,923 D+1.8
Greensville 2,142 56.4% 1,583 41.7% 75 3,800 D+14.7
Mathews 1,300 35.0% 2,204 59.3% 212 3,716 R+24.3
Amelia 1,643 44.4% 1,969 53.2% 89 3,701 R+8.8
King William 1,446 40.2% 2,036 56.5% 119 3,601 R+16.4
Madison 1,351 38.4% 1,959 55.6% 211 3,521 R+17.3
Poquoson 877 25.8% 2,338 68.8% 184 3,399 R+43.0
Middlesex 1,395 41.7% 1,810 54.1% 139 3,344 R+12.4
King George 1,318 39.6% 1,784 53.5% 230 3,332 R+14.0
Clarke 1,156 35.4% 1,876 57.4% 234 3,266 R+22.0
Fluvanna 1,424 44.7% 1,605 50.4% 155 3,184 R+5.7
Covington 1,813 57.6% 1,187 37.7% 150 3,150 D+19.9
New Kent 1,204 39.7% 1,739 57.3% 92 3,035 R+17.6
Cumberland 1,355 44.8% 1,515 50.1% 154 3,024 R+5.3
Essex 1,280 42.9% 1,581 52.9% 126 2,987 R+10.1
Williamsburg 1,199 40.6% 1,344 45.5% 410 2,953 R+4.9
Surry 1,756 62.2% 962 34.1% 103 2,821 D+28.1
Greene 925 32.9% 1,702 60.5% 184 2,811 R+27.6
South Boston 971 36.7% 1,615 61.0% 63 2,649 R+24.3
Richmond 854 34.2% 1,567 62.8% 74 2,495 R+28.6
Franklin 1,324 53.9% 1,045 42.5% 87 2,456 D+11.4
Bedford 1,149 47.4% 1,145 47.3% 129 2,423 D+0.2
Rappahannock 1,055 44.6% 1,179 49.8% 133 2,367 R+5.2
Bland 1,002 42.7% 1,278 54.5% 65 2,345 R+11.8
Galax 1,061 46.3% 1,188 51.8% 44 2,293 R+5.5
King And Queen 1,128 52.5% 949 44.1% 73 2,150 D+8.3
Charles City 1,564 73.4% 506 23.7% 61 2,131 D+49.6
Buena Vista 1,031 49.4% 942 45.1% 116 2,089 D+4.3
Lexington 963 46.2% 956 45.9% 164 2,083 D+0.3
Bath 999 49.8% 921 45.9% 87 2,007 D+3.9
Emporia 855 45.0% 988 51.9% 59 1,902 R+7.0
Clifton Forge 1,012 55.5% 716 39.2% 97 1,825 D+16.2
Craig 946 53.2% 768 43.2% 65 1,779 D+10.0
Norton 762 54.4% 572 40.9% 66 1,400 D+13.6
Highland 487 38.1% 751 58.8% 40 1,278 R+20.7
Manassas Park 447 35.6% 729 58.1% 78 1,254 R+22.5

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.

Virginia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+5.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+10.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+5.3
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+3.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+6.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+8.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+8.0
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.5
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+25.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.7
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+1.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+37.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+7.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+17.0
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+13.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+6.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+25.0
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+36.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.4
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+8.0
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+29.7
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+23.7
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+35.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+48.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+22.2
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+24.8
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+11.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+6.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+0.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+2.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+21.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+1.0