1980 Presidential Election Interactive Map
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1980 Actual Election Results
Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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✓ | Ronald Reagan | Republican | 489 | 43,901,812 | |
Jimmy Carter (I) | Democratic | 49 | 35,483,820 | ||
John Anderson | Independent | 0 | 5,719,850 | ||
Ed Clark | Libertarian | 0 | 921,128 |
1980 Election Facts
- Independent candidate John B. Anderson received 5,719,437 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Issues of the Day: Iran hostage crisis, USSR invasion of Afghanistan (Summer Olympics boycott), Inflation