The 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina barely voted for the Republican nominee, Governor Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, President Jimmy Carter in a close battle. Independent John B. Anderson, won 2% of the vote from Reagan and Carter in the state. The final numbers were 49.30% for Reagan to 47.18% for Carter and 2.85% for Anderson.
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Cleveland, Currituck, Harnett, Lee, Person and Union.
57% of white voters supported Reagan while 39% supported Carter.
Campaign
Predictions
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Clay
- Rowan
- Caldwell
- Alexander
- Nash
- Wayne
- Gaston
- Polk
- Ashe
- Stokes
- New Hanover
- Stanly
- Cherokee
- Iredell
- Graham
- McDowell
- Transylvania
- Alamance
- Onslow
- Guilford
- Lincoln
- Carteret
- Macon
- Beaufort
- Dare
- Surry
- Burke
- Craven
- Forsyth
- Johnston
- Buncombe
- Wilson
- Mecklenburg
- Pitt
- Rutherford
References
Works cited
- Black, Earl; Black, Merle (1992). The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674941306.
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