1980 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1980 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1980 United States presidential election

1980 United States presidential election in Iowa

November 4, 1980

Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state California Georgia Illinois Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 676,026 508,672 115,633 Percentage 51.31% 38.60% 8.78%

County Results Reagan   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Carter   40-50%   50–60%

President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

Iowa was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a comfortable margin of about 13 points.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last Presidential election in which a Republican has won Iowa by more than 10 points, as well as the last time a Republican won Polk County, home to Iowa's capital and most populated city, Des Moines.

Results

Caucus Results

1980 Democratic Caucus Results

Candidate	SDE	Delegates
Jimmy Carter	1,840	35
Ted Kennedy	995	19
Uncommitted	304	0
Totals	3,139	54

Note: SDE stands for 'State Delegate Equivalents' which (until 2020) was the closest thing to a popular vote available for the Democratic Caucus.

1980 Republican Caucus Results

Candidate	Votes	Delegates
George H.W. Bush	33,530	15
Ronald Reagan	31,348	15
Howard Baker	16,216	8
John Connally	9,861	0
Phil Crane	7,135	0
John Anderson	4,585	0
Uncommitted	1,800	0
Robert Dole	1,576	0
Totals	106,051	38

References

1. "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved May 24, 2015.