1980 United States presidential election in Oregon
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1980 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 4, 1980. All fifty states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Background
Oregon had voted in 1976 for incumbent President Gerald Ford over challenger Carter in the previous election by an extremely narrow margin of just 1,713 votes, but had been George McGovern’s sixth-strongest state during his 1972 2,900-plus-county landslide loss.
Both Carter and Reagan won the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries held during the third week of May 1980.[1] In August early in Carter’s campaign, he targetted Oregon as a state he might win despite having supported only one Democrat since 1944,[2] on the basis that independent candidate and Reagan primary rival John B. Anderson would split the GOP vote.[3]
The last week of September saw all three leading candidates visit the Beaver State,[4] and at the end of the month Reagan was shown as ahead by around five percentage points,[4] after having been in the lead in Oregon ever since the first polls were taken in mid-September.[5]
October saw Vice-President Walter Mondale doing extensive campaigning in the state,[6] and with polls showing Anderson winning over fifteen percent of the state’s ballots and strong support for the Equal Rights Amendment opposed by Reagan,[6] the Democrats possessed substantial hope in the state. By the last week of October, Carter’s spokesmen were confident they could crack a state whose loss four years previously they attributed to the presence of Eugene McCarthy on the ballot,[7] but in the days before the poll sample votes swung towards Reagan again.[8]
Vote
Oregon was ultimately won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by 9.66%.[9] Reagan dominated in the conservative, populist eastern interior and Rogue Valley, where he won a majority in every county, and Carter, despite carrying four counties, did not win a majority in any due to a strong vote west of the Cascades for Anderson, who reached double figures in all Willamette Valley counties except Columbia and Linn. This was the firs time the Republicans had carried Coos County since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.[10]
As of the 2016 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Lane County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[11]
Results
Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Pct | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Elect. vote | ||||
Ronald Reagan | Republican | California | 571,044 | 48.33% | 6 | George Bush senior | Texas | 6 |
Jimmy Carter | Democratic | Georgia | 456,890 | 38.67% | 0 | Walter Mondale | Minnesota | 0 |
John B. Anderson | Independent | Illinois | 112,389 | 9.51% | 0 | Patrick Lucey | Wisconsin | 0 |
Ed Clark | Libertarian | California | 25,838 | 2.19% | 0 | David Koch | New York | 0 |
Barry Commoner | Independent | New York | 13,642 | 1.15% | 0 | LaDonna Harris | Oklahoma | 0 |
Write-ins | — | — | 1,713 | 0.14% | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Total | 1,181,516 | 100% | 7 | 7 | ||||
Needed to win | 270 | 270 |
Results by county
County | Ronald Wilson Reagan[12] Republican |
James Earl Carter[12] Democratic |
John Bayard Anderson[13] Independent |
Edward E. Clark[13] Libertarian |
Barry Commoner[14] Independent |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Baker | 4,747 | 59.24% | 2,515 | 31.39% | 487 | 6.08% | 208 | 2.60% | 56 | 0.70% | 2,232 | 27.85% | 8,013 | ||
Benton | 14,982 | 43.42% | 13,150 | 38.11% | 4,950 | 14.34% | 709 | 2.05% | 648 | 1.88% | 68 | 0.20% | 1,832 | 5.31% | 34,507 |
Clackamas | 54,111 | 49.42% | 40,462 | 36.96% | 11,386 | 10.40% | 2,676 | 2.44% | 733 | 0.67% | 115 | 0.11% | 13,649 | 12.47% | 109,483 |
Clatsop | 6,124 | 40.94% | 6,482 | 43.33% | 1,854 | 12.39% | 303 | 2.02% | 182 | 1.22% | 24 | 0.16% | -358 | -2.39% | 14,959 |
Columbia | 6,623 | 42.72% | 7,124 | 45.95% | 1,158 | 7.47% | 486 | 3.13% | 77 | 0.50% | 37 | 0.24% | -501 | -3.23% | 15,505 |
Coos | 13,041 | 46.28% | 11,817 | 41.94% | 2,428 | 8.62% | 636 | 2.26% | 218 | 0.77% | 36 | 0.13% | 1,224 | 4.34% | 28,176 |
Crook | 3,113 | 53.10% | 2,162 | 36.88% | 435 | 7.42% | 109 | 1.86% | 30 | 0.51% | 13 | 0.22% | 951 | 16.22% | 5,862 |
Curry | 4,910 | 57.85% | 2,656 | 31.29% | 652 | 7.68% | 185 | 2.18% | 74 | 0.87% | 11 | 0.13% | 2,254 | 26.56% | 8,488 |
Deschutes | 15,186 | 52.89% | 9,641 | 33.57% | 2,909 | 10.13% | 691 | 2.41% | 258 | 0.90% | 30 | 0.10% | 5,545 | 19.31% | 28,715 |
Douglas | 23,101 | 58.46% | 12,564 | 31.79% | 2,529 | 6.40% | 947 | 2.40% | 330 | 0.84% | 45 | 0.11% | 10,537 | 26.67% | 39,516 |
Gilliam | 622 | 54.56% | 394 | 34.56% | 85 | 7.46% | 28 | 2.46% | 8 | 0.70% | 3 | 0.26% | 228 | 20.00% | 1,140 |
Grant | 2,519 | 60.16% | 1,274 | 30.43% | 273 | 6.52% | 96 | 2.29% | 25 | 0.60% | 1,245 | 29.73% | 4,187 | ||
Harney | 2,313 | 61.11% | 1,110 | 29.33% | 255 | 6.74% | 85 | 2.25% | 18 | 0.48% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,203 | 31.78% | 3,785 |
Hood River | 3,450 | 48.65% | 2,924 | 41.23% | 530 | 7.47% | 133 | 1.88% | 53 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.03% | 526 | 7.42% | 7,092 |
Jackson | 32,879 | 55.97% | 19,903 | 33.88% | 4,019 | 6.84% | 1,219 | 2.08% | 624 | 1.06% | 96 | 0.16% | 12,976 | 22.09% | 58,740 |
Jefferson | 2,523 | 53.26% | 1,654 | 34.92% | 431 | 9.10% | 95 | 2.01% | 30 | 0.63% | 4 | 0.08% | 869 | 18.34% | 4,737 |
Josephine | 16,827 | 63.89% | 7,116 | 27.02% | 1,401 | 5.32% | 718 | 2.73% | 239 | 0.91% | 35 | 0.13% | 9,711 | 36.87% | 26,336 |
Klamath | 16,060 | 62.75% | 7,371 | 28.80% | 1,427 | 5.58% | 598 | 2.34% | 114 | 0.45% | 22 | 0.09% | 8,689 | 33.95% | 25,592 |
Lake | 2,234 | 60.56% | 1,147 | 31.09% | 201 | 5.45% | 95 | 2.58% | 12 | 0.33% | 1,087 | 29.47% | 3,689 | ||
Lane | 54,750 | 43.59% | 52,240 | 41.59% | 12,076 | 9.61% | 2,311 | 1.84% | 4,024 | 3.20% | 203 | 0.16% | 2,510 | 2.00% | 125,604 |
Lincoln | 7,637 | 44.59% | 7,009 | 40.92% | 1,637 | 9.56% | 559 | 3.26% | 273 | 1.59% | 12 | 0.07% | 628 | 3.67% | 17,127 |
Linn | 18,943 | 52.19% | 13,516 | 37.24% | 2,823 | 7.78% | 777 | 2.14% | 189 | 0.52% | 45 | 0.12% | 5,427 | 14.95% | 36,293 |
Malheur | 7,705 | 67.80% | 2,937 | 25.84% | 472 | 4.15% | 224 | 1.97% | 20 | 0.18% | 6 | 0.05% | 4,768 | 41.96% | 11,364 |
Marion | 42,191 | 49.38% | 32,134 | 37.61% | 8,755 | 10.25% | 1,677 | 1.96% | 592 | 0.69% | 100 | 0.12% | 10,057 | 11.77% | 85,449 |
Morrow | 1,728 | 55.01% | 1,077 | 34.29% | 239 | 7.61% | 86 | 2.74% | 11 | 0.35% | 651 | 20.73% | 3,141 | ||
Multnomah | 101,606 | 39.23% | 120,487 | 46.53% | 27,572 | 10.65% | 5,320 | 2.05% | 3,428 | 1.32% | 555 | 0.21% | -18,881 | -7.29% | 258,968 |
Polk | 10,006 | 48.74% | 7,833 | 38.15% | 2,026 | 9.87% | 455 | 2.22% | 173 | 0.84% | 38 | 0.19% | 2,173 | 10.58% | 20,531 |
Sherman | 677 | 57.86% | 389 | 33.25% | 62 | 5.30% | 29 | 2.48% | 10 | 0.85% | 3 | 0.26% | 288 | 24.62% | 1,170 |
Tillamook | 4,123 | 41.63% | 4,521 | 45.65% | 931 | 9.40% | 212 | 2.14% | 100 | 1.01% | 16 | 0.16% | -398 | -4.02% | 9,903 |
Umatilla | 12,950 | 57.78% | 7,382 | 32.93% | 1,531 | 6.83% | 450 | 2.01% | 80 | 0.36% | 21 | 0.09% | 5,568 | 24.84% | 22,414 |
Union | 6,514 | 57.79% | 3,677 | 32.62% | 763 | 6.77% | 239 | 2.12% | 71 | 0.63% | 8 | 0.07% | 2,837 | 25.17% | 11,272 |
Wallowa | 2,485 | 65.53% | 995 | 26.24% | 216 | 5.70% | 68 | 1.79% | 23 | 0.61% | 5 | 0.13% | 1,490 | 39.29% | 3,792 |
Wasco | 4,703 | 45.95% | 4,336 | 42.36% | 819 | 8.00% | 245 | 2.39% | 126 | 1.23% | 6 | 0.06% | 367 | 3.59% | 10,235 |
Washington | 57,165 | 51.34% | 37,915 | 34.05% | 13,076 | 11.74% | 2,498 | 2.24% | 578 | 0.52% | 123 | 0.11% | 19,250 | 17.29% | 111,355 |
Wheeler | 442 | 54.70% | 282 | 34.90% | 62 | 7.67% | 13 | 1.61% | 7 | 0.87% | 2 | 0.25% | 160 | 19.80% | 808 |
Yamhill | 12,054 | 51.15% | 8,694 | 36.89% | 1,919 | 8.14% | 658 | 2.79% | 218 | 0.92% | 25 | 0.11% | 3,360 | 14.26% | 23,568 |
Totals | 571,044 | 48.33% | 456,890 | 38.67% | 112,389 | 9.51% | 25,838 | 2.19% | 13,642 | 1.15% | 1,713 | 0.14% | 114,154 | 9.66% | 1,181,516 |
References
- ↑ ‘Bush Wins Michigan; Regan and Carter Are Oregon Victors – Californian Nears Majority’; New York Times, May 21, 1980, p. A1
- ↑ Perry, James M. and Hunt, Albert R.; ‘Negative Accent: Carter Plans to Win By Depicting Reagan As Shallow, Dangerous’; Wall Street Journal, August 14, 1980, p. 1
- ↑ Broder, David S.; ‘As Race Begins, Carter Trails in Key States He Must Win’; The Washington Post, August 16, 1980, p. A1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hunt, Albert R.; ‘Pacific Northwest Just Might Hold Key To White House, Draws All 3 Contenders’; Wall Street Journal, September 29, 1980, p. 12
- ↑ Cattani, Richard J.; ‘Reagan outstrides Carter in state-by-state quest for “electoral” support’; The Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 1980
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Smith, Terence; ‘Mondale Hunts for Votes’; New York Times Special, October 5, 1980, p. 40
- ↑ Martin, Lawrence; ‘Carter is leading, but election may hinge on debate, hostages’; The Globe and Mail; October 27, 1980, p. 13
- ↑ Broder, David S.; ‘Carter has an uphill fight, state-by-state survey shows’; Boston Globe, November 2, 1980, p. 1
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 285-286 ISBN 0786422173
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Géoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Géoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)
- ↑ Our Campaigns; OR US President Race, November 04, 1980