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1980 Presidential Election Results for Iowa

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County Turnout Ronald Reagan
(R)
Jimmy Carter*
(D)
John Anderson
(I)
Edward Clark
(Libertarian)
Other TOTAL
Adair 68% 2,821 60.2% 1,454 31.0% 356 7.6% 48 1.0% 10 0.2% 4,689
Adams 71% 1,779 59.6% 940 31.5% 214 7.2% 45 1.5% 6 0.2% 2,984
Allamakee 63% 4,000 60.7% 2,170 32.9% 343 5.2% 54 0.8% 19 0.3% 6,586
Appanoose 60% 3,544 52.7% 2,769 41.2% 353 5.2% 50 0.7% 12 0.2% 6,728
Audubon 70% 2,523 58.0% 1,546 35.5% 251 5.8% 25 0.6% 8 0.2% 4,353
Benton 64% 5,329 50.1% 4,223 39.7% 948 8.9% 116 1.1% 19 0.2% 10,635
Black Hawk 64% 29,627 46.5% 27,443 43.1% 5,847 9.2% 535 0.8% 270 0.4% 63,722
Boone 62% 5,732 47.4% 5,126 42.4% 1,081 8.9% 120 1.0% 28 0.2% 12,087
Bremer 65% 6,706 59.3% 3,527 31.2% 970 8.6% 97 0.9% 18 0.2% 11,318
Buchanan 62% 5,041 53.5% 3,605 38.3% 689 7.3% 76 0.8% 11 0.1% 9,422
Buena Vista 63% 5,272 54.5% 3,468 35.8% 771 8.0% 144 1.5% 21 0.2% 9,676
Butler 57% 4,730 65.9% 1,990 27.7% 392 5.5% 56 0.8% 9 0.1% 7,177
Calhoun 64% 3,633 57.4% 2,150 34.0% 407 6.4% 122 1.9% 16 0.3% 6,328
Carroll 62% 5,017 51.5% 3,885 39.9% 736 7.6% 84 0.9% 15 0.2% 9,737
Cass 65% 5,391 66.3% 2,176 26.8% 475 5.8% 70 0.9% 14 0.2% 8,126
Cedar 59% 4,398 56.4% 2,589 33.2% 697 8.9% 83 1.1% 30 0.4% 7,797
Cerro Gordo 64% 11,189 49.0% 9,363 41.0% 2,024 8.9% 185 0.8% 67 0.3% 22,828
Cherokee 64% 4,087 54.5% 2,719 36.3% 599 8.0% 81 1.1% 14 0.2% 7,500
Chickasaw 70% 3,929 52.9% 2,935 39.5% 500 6.7% 60 0.8% 9 0.1% 7,433
Clarke 71% 2,417 54.9% 1,614 36.6% 310 7.0% 59 1.3% 4 0.1% 4,404
Clay 63% 4,479 51.1% 3,179 36.3% 991 11.3% 101 1.2% 14 0.2% 8,764
Clayton 62% 5,115 55.6% 3,297 35.8% 669 7.3% 106 1.2% 19 0.2% 9,206
Clinton 63% 13,025 51.7% 9,698 38.5% 2,140 8.5% 260 1.0% 88 0.3% 25,211
Crawford 61% 4,883 61.0% 2,500 31.2% 509 6.4% 97 1.2% 13 0.2% 8,002
Dallas 63% 6,296 48.6% 5,310 41.0% 1,200 9.3% 128 1.0% 30 0.2% 12,964
Davis 61% 2,003 51.0% 1,689 43.0% 200 5.1% 32 0.8% 6 0.2% 3,930
Decatur 62% 2,212 47.7% 2,048 44.1% 318 6.9% 50 1.1% 12 0.3% 4,640
Delaware 62% 4,316 55.4% 2,671 34.3% 727 9.3% 62 0.8% 18 0.2% 7,794
Des Moines 62% 9,158 44.9% 9,977 48.9% 1,041 5.1% 183 0.9% 58 0.3% 20,417
Dickinson 65% 4,028 54.1% 2,620 35.2% 687 9.2% 86 1.2% 21 0.3% 7,442
Dubuque 65% 18,649 44.9% 18,689 45.0% 3,708 8.9% 368 0.9% 125 0.3% 41,539
Emmet 60% 3,062 53.5% 2,153 37.6% 446 7.8% 55 1.0% 8 0.1% 5,724
Fayette 64% 6,374 55.3% 4,377 38.0% 647 5.6% 100 0.9% 25 0.2% 11,523
Floyd 66% 4,665 51.2% 3,634 39.9% 728 8.0% 66 0.7% 25 0.3% 9,118
Franklin 60% 3,290 57.9% 1,920 33.8% 406 7.1% 56 1.0% 10 0.2% 5,682
Fremont 61% 2,693 65.2% 1,203 29.1% 191 4.6% 43 1.0% 1 0.0% 4,131
Greene 67% 3,154 53.1% 2,210 37.2% 510 8.6% 55 0.9% 10 0.2% 5,939
Grundy 68% 4,644 66.1% 1,869 26.6% 440 6.3% 56 0.8% 17 0.2% 7,026
Guthrie 63% 3,214 58.3% 1,866 33.8% 384 7.0% 44 0.8% 6 0.1% 5,514
Hamilton 64% 4,745 57.4% 2,741 33.2% 679 8.2% 82 1.0% 19 0.2% 8,266
Hancock 63% 3,681 60.4% 1,918 31.5% 462 7.6% 17 0.3% 14 0.2% 6,092
Hardin 62% 5,329 53.7% 3,757 37.9% 730 7.4% 89 0.9% 15 0.2% 9,920
Harrison 61% 4,502 63.8% 2,152 30.5% 311 4.4% 81 1.1% 7 0.1% 7,053
Henry 62% 4,430 52.4% 3,317 39.2% 629 7.4% 70 0.8% 16 0.2% 8,462
Howard 70% 2,975 53.4% 2,214 39.7% 336 6.0% 42 0.8% 9 0.2% 5,576
Humboldt 67% 3,575 60.6% 1,840 31.2% 394 6.7% 77 1.3% 13 0.2% 5,899
Ida 67% 2,825 64.9% 1,235 28.4% 254 5.8% 37 0.8% 3 0.1% 4,354
Iowa 67% 4,153 55.2% 2,606 34.6% 667 8.9% 84 1.1% 12 0.2% 7,522
Jackson 58% 4,479 51.2% 3,518 40.2% 622 7.1% 106 1.2% 29 0.3% 8,754
Jasper 65% 8,286 48.8% 7,258 42.8% 1,221 7.2% 152 0.9% 49 0.3% 16,966
Jefferson 59% 4,099 56.2% 2,577 35.3% 505 6.9% 99 1.4% 19 0.3% 7,299
Johnson 67% 13,642 31.7% 20,122 46.8% 8,101 18.8% 508 1.2% 624 1.5% 42,997
Jones 62% 4,506 50.6% 3,521 39.5% 759 8.5% 114 1.3% 13 0.1% 8,913
Keokuk 63% 3,145 52.6% 2,390 40.0% 369 6.2% 62 1.0% 9 0.2% 5,975
Kossuth 67% 5,568 54.3% 3,810 37.1% 775 7.6% 94 0.9% 15 0.1% 10,262
Lee 59% 8,793 48.1% 8,204 44.9% 1,047 5.7% 183 1.0% 38 0.2% 18,265
Linn 65% 36,254 46.3% 31,950 40.8% 8,773 11.2% 994 1.3% 253 0.3% 78,224
Louisa 55% 2,530 55.2% 1,700 37.1% 291 6.3% 57 1.2% 6 0.1% 4,584
Lucas 66% 2,593 52.6% 1,989 40.4% 291 5.9% 49 1.0% 7 0.1% 4,929
Lyon 70% 4,349 70.1% 1,431 23.1% 375 6.0% 48 0.8% 5 0.1% 6,208
Madison 72% 3,320 51.8% 2,496 38.9% 505 7.9% 72 1.1% 18 0.3% 6,411
Mahaska 62% 5,650 54.5% 3,968 38.3% 603 5.8% 106 1.0% 36 0.3% 10,363
Marion 63% 6,665 49.3% 5,490 40.6% 1,232 9.1% 108 0.8% 23 0.2% 13,518
Marshall 66% 10,707 54.6% 7,114 36.2% 1,541 7.9% 188 1.0% 76 0.4% 19,626
Mills 55% 3,581 69.1% 1,244 24.0% 281 5.4% 60 1.2% 17 0.3% 5,183
Mitchell 67% 3,401 58.0% 2,040 34.8% 361 6.2% 49 0.8% 13 0.2% 5,864
Monona 61% 3,268 61.8% 1,660 31.4% 275 5.2% 69 1.3% 12 0.2% 5,284
Monroe 61% 2,003 48.7% 1,866 45.3% 216 5.2% 22 0.5% 10 0.2% 4,117
Montgomery 61% 4,115 68.0% 1,556 25.7% 301 5.0% 65 1.1% 17 0.3% 6,054
Muscatine 54% 7,829 51.7% 5,597 37.0% 1,522 10.0% 160 1.1% 37 0.2% 15,145
O'Brien 63% 4,937 63.6% 2,210 28.5% 536 6.9% 63 0.8% 15 0.2% 7,761
Osceola 58% 2,177 62.4% 1,051 30.1% 234 6.7% 20 0.6% 4 0.1% 3,486
Page 56% 5,618 71.9% 1,772 22.7% 356 4.6% 49 0.6% 15 0.2% 7,810
Palo Alto 66% 3,025 50.7% 2,463 41.3% 412 6.9% 60 1.0% 8 0.1% 5,968
Plymouth 60% 6,515 63.0% 2,965 28.7% 756 7.3% 92 0.9% 18 0.2% 10,346
Pocahontas 69% 3,194 56.2% 1,959 34.5% 397 7.0% 113 2.0% 23 0.4% 5,686
Polk 65% 64,156 44.6% 61,984 43.1% 15,819 11.0% 1,301 0.9% 498 0.3% 143,758
Pottawattamie 55% 20,222 61.0% 10,709 32.3% 1,870 5.6% 319 1.0% 50 0.2% 33,170
Poweshiek 64% 4,598 50.5% 3,529 38.8% 821 9.0% 72 0.8% 82 0.9% 9,102
Ringgold 71% 1,884 58.0% 1,150 35.4% 191 5.9% 25 0.8% 1 0.0% 3,251
Sac 61% 3,725 59.5% 1,976 31.5% 467 7.5% 89 1.4% 7 0.1% 6,264
Scott 61% 34,701 51.1% 26,391 38.9% 5,760 8.5% 832 1.2% 242 0.4% 67,926
Shelby 62% 4,147 64.0% 1,892 29.2% 372 5.7% 54 0.8% 12 0.2% 6,477
Sioux 67% 10,768 76.0% 2,698 19.0% 610 4.3% 64 0.5% 27 0.2% 14,167
Story 65% 15,829 42.4% 13,529 36.2% 7,252 19.4% 503 1.3% 258 0.7% 37,371
Tama 62% 4,840 56.3% 3,049 35.4% 593 6.9% 98 1.1% 22 0.3% 8,602
Taylor 68% 2,715 64.4% 1,226 29.1% 240 5.7% 28 0.7% 4 0.1% 4,213
Union 59% 3,372 56.4% 2,182 36.5% 368 6.2% 46 0.8% 11 0.2% 5,979
Van Buren 59% 2,142 58.2% 1,311 35.6% 183 5.0% 36 1.0% 8 0.2% 3,680
Wapello 60% 7,475 42.3% 8,923 50.5% 1,050 5.9% 176 1.0% 44 0.2% 17,668
Warren 66% 7,360 47.4% 6,610 42.6% 1,369 8.8% 131 0.8% 49 0.3% 15,519
Washington 53% 3,967 52.0% 2,877 37.7% 703 9.2% 67 0.9% 13 0.2% 7,627
Wayne 66% 2,221 54.1% 1,627 39.6% 218 5.3% 36 0.9% 2 0.0% 4,104
Webster 64% 10,438 49.6% 9,001 42.8% 1,386 6.6% 154 0.7% 51 0.2% 21,030
Winnebago 68% 3,808 58.8% 2,208 34.1% 417 6.4% 35 0.5% 11 0.2% 6,479
Winneshiek 59% 5,033 54.1% 3,201 34.4% 938 10.1% 81 0.9% 51 0.5% 9,304
Woodbury 60% 23,553 54.4% 15,930 36.8% 3,184 7.4% 489 1.1% 119 0.3% 43,275
Worth 65% 2,247 52.1% 1,721 39.9% 301 7.0% 31 0.7% 10 0.2% 4,310
Wright 60% 3,936 55.1% 2,645 37.0% 497 7.0% 57 0.8% 12 0.2% 7,147
TOTAL 63% 676,02651.3% 508,67238.6% 115,6338.8% 13,1231.0% 4,2070.3% 1,317,661



1980 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in IA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1980 U.S. House election results for that district.

District Turnout Ronald Reagan
(R)
Jimmy Carter*
(D)
John Anderson
(I)
Edward Clark
(Libertarian)
Other TOTAL
District 01 (Leach-R) 68% 105,371 46.8% 97,431 43.3% 22,218 9.9% 225,020
District 02 (Tauke-R) 69% 106,149 50.1% 85,681 40.4% 20,023 9.5% 211,853
District 03 (Evans-R) 70% 115,682 53.4% 83,485 38.5% 17,496 8.1% 216,663
District 04 (Smith-D) 69% 105,520 46.9% 98,326 43.7% 21,354 9.5% 225,200
District 05 (Harkin-D) 67% 122,135 55.7% 77,523 35.3% 19,660 9.0% 219,318
District 06 (Bedell-D) 69% 121,169 58.5% 71,226 34.4% 14,882 7.2% 207,277



1980 President, Adair County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,821 60.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,454 31.0%
John Anderson (I) 356 7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 48 1.0%
Other 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,689
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9


1980 President, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 1,779 59.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 940 31.5%
John Anderson (I) 214 7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 45 1.5%
Other 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,984
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9


1980 President, Allamakee County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,000 60.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,170 32.9%
John Anderson (I) 343 5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 54 0.8%
Other 19 0.3%
TOTAL 6,586
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10


1980 President, Appanoose County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,544 52.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,769 41.2%
John Anderson (I) 353 5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 50 0.7%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 6,728
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Audubon County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,523 58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,546 35.5%
John Anderson (I) 251 5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 25 0.6%
Other 8 0.2%
TOTAL 4,353
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,329 50.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 4,223 39.7%
John Anderson (I) 948 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 116 1.1%
Other 19 0.2%
TOTAL 10,635
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Black Hawk County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 29,627 46.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 27,443 43.1%
John Anderson (I) 5,847 9.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 535 0.8%
Other 270 0.4%
TOTAL 63,722
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4


1980 President, Boone County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,732 47.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,126 42.4%
John Anderson (I) 1,081 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 120 1.0%
Other 28 0.2%
TOTAL 12,087
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Bremer County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,706 59.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,527 31.2%
John Anderson (I) 970 8.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 97 0.9%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 11,318
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9


1980 President, Buchanan County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,041 53.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,605 38.3%
John Anderson (I) 689 7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 76 0.8%
Other 11 0.1%
TOTAL 9,422
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Buena Vista County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,272 54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,468 35.8%
John Anderson (I) 771 8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 144 1.5%
Other 21 0.2%
TOTAL 9,676
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,730 65.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,990 27.7%
John Anderson (I) 392 5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 56 0.8%
Other 9 0.1%
TOTAL 7,177
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 15


1980 President, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,633 57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,150 34.0%
John Anderson (I) 407 6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 122 1.9%
Other 16 0.3%
TOTAL 6,328
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,017 51.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,885 39.9%
John Anderson (I) 736 7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 84 0.9%
Other 15 0.2%
TOTAL 9,737
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,391 66.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,176 26.8%
John Anderson (I) 475 5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 70 0.9%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 8,126
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 16


1980 President, Cedar County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,398 56.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,589 33.2%
John Anderson (I) 697 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 83 1.1%
Other 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,797
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Cerro Gordo County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 11,189 49.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,363 41.0%
John Anderson (I) 2,024 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 185 0.8%
Other 67 0.3%
TOTAL 22,828
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2


1980 President, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,087 54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,719 36.3%
John Anderson (I) 599 8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 81 1.1%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 7,500
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Chickasaw County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,929 52.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,935 39.5%
John Anderson (I) 500 6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 0.8%
Other 9 0.1%
TOTAL 7,433
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Clarke County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,417 54.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,614 36.6%
John Anderson (I) 310 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 59 1.3%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 4,404
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,479 51.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,179 36.3%
John Anderson (I) 991 11.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 101 1.2%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 8,764
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Clayton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,115 55.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,297 35.8%
John Anderson (I) 669 7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 106 1.2%
Other 19 0.2%
TOTAL 9,206
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Clinton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 13,025 51.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,698 38.5%
John Anderson (I) 2,140 8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 260 1.0%
Other 88 0.3%
TOTAL 25,211
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,883 61.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,500 31.2%
John Anderson (I) 509 6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 97 1.2%
Other 13 0.2%
TOTAL 8,002
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10


1980 President, Dallas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,296 48.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,310 41.0%
John Anderson (I) 1,200 9.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 128 1.0%
Other 30 0.2%
TOTAL 12,964
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2


1980 President, Davis County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,003 51.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,689 43.0%
John Anderson (I) 200 5.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 32 0.8%
Other 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,930
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,212 47.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,048 44.1%
John Anderson (I) 318 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 50 1.1%
Other 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,640
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Delaware County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,316 55.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,671 34.3%
John Anderson (I) 727 9.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 62 0.8%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 7,794
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Des Moines County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 9,158 44.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,977 48.9%
John Anderson (I) 1,041 5.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 183 0.9%
Other 58 0.3%
TOTAL 20,417
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6


1980 President, Dickinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,028 54.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,620 35.2%
John Anderson (I) 687 9.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 86 1.2%
Other 21 0.3%
TOTAL 7,442
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Dubuque County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 18,649 44.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 18,689 45.0%
John Anderson (I) 3,708 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 368 0.9%
Other 125 0.3%
TOTAL 41,539
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6


1980 President, Emmet County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,062 53.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,153 37.6%
John Anderson (I) 446 7.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 55 1.0%
Other 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,724
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,374 55.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 4,377 38.0%
John Anderson (I) 647 5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 100 0.9%
Other 25 0.2%
TOTAL 11,523
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,665 51.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,634 39.9%
John Anderson (I) 728 8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 66 0.7%
Other 25 0.3%
TOTAL 9,118
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,290 57.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,920 33.8%
John Anderson (I) 406 7.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 56 1.0%
Other 10 0.2%
TOTAL 5,682
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Fremont County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,693 65.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,203 29.1%
John Anderson (I) 191 4.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 43 1.0%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,131
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14


1980 President, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,154 53.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,210 37.2%
John Anderson (I) 510 8.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 55 0.9%
Other 10 0.2%
TOTAL 5,939
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Grundy County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,644 66.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,869 26.6%
John Anderson (I) 440 6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 56 0.8%
Other 17 0.2%
TOTAL 7,026
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 15


1980 President, Guthrie County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,214 58.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,866 33.8%
John Anderson (I) 384 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 44 0.8%
Other 6 0.1%
TOTAL 5,514
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1980 President, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,745 57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,741 33.2%
John Anderson (I) 679 8.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 82 1.0%
Other 19 0.2%
TOTAL 8,266
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,681 60.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,918 31.5%
John Anderson (I) 462 7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 17 0.3%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 6,092
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10


1980 President, Hardin County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,329 53.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,757 37.9%
John Anderson (I) 730 7.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 89 0.9%
Other 15 0.2%
TOTAL 9,920
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,502 63.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,152 30.5%
John Anderson (I) 311 4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 81 1.1%
Other 7 0.1%
TOTAL 7,053
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13


1980 President, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,430 52.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,317 39.2%
John Anderson (I) 629 7.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 70 0.8%
Other 16 0.2%
TOTAL 8,462
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,975 53.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,214 39.7%
John Anderson (I) 336 6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 42 0.8%
Other 9 0.2%
TOTAL 5,576
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,575 60.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,840 31.2%
John Anderson (I) 394 6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 77 1.3%
Other 13 0.2%
TOTAL 5,899
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 10


1980 President, Ida County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,825 64.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,235 28.4%
John Anderson (I) 254 5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 37 0.8%
Other 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,354
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14


1980 President, Iowa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,153 55.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,606 34.6%
John Anderson (I) 667 8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 84 1.1%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 7,522
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,479 51.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,518 40.2%
John Anderson (I) 622 7.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 106 1.2%
Other 29 0.3%
TOTAL 8,754
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 8,286 48.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 7,258 42.8%
John Anderson (I) 1,221 7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 152 0.9%
Other 49 0.3%
TOTAL 16,966
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2


1980 President, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,099 56.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,577 35.3%
John Anderson (I) 505 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 99 1.4%
Other 19 0.3%
TOTAL 7,299
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 13,642 31.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 20,122 46.8%
John Anderson (I) 8,101 18.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 508 1.2%
Other 624 1.5%
TOTAL 42,997
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -19


1980 President, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,506 50.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,521 39.5%
John Anderson (I) 759 8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 114 1.3%
Other 13 0.1%
TOTAL 8,913
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Keokuk County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,145 52.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,390 40.0%
John Anderson (I) 369 6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 62 1.0%
Other 9 0.2%
TOTAL 5,975
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Kossuth County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,568 54.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,810 37.1%
John Anderson (I) 775 7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 94 0.9%
Other 15 0.1%
TOTAL 10,262
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 8,793 48.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,204 44.9%
John Anderson (I) 1,047 5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 183 1.0%
Other 38 0.2%
TOTAL 18,265
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Linn County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 36,254 46.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 31,950 40.8%
John Anderson (I) 8,773 11.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 994 1.3%
Other 253 0.3%
TOTAL 78,224
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4


1980 President, Louisa County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,530 55.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,700 37.1%
John Anderson (I) 291 6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 57 1.2%
Other 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,584
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Lucas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,593 52.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,989 40.4%
John Anderson (I) 291 5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 49 1.0%
Other 7 0.1%
TOTAL 4,929
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2


1980 President, Lyon County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,349 70.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,431 23.1%
John Anderson (I) 375 6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 48 0.8%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 6,208
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 19


1980 President, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,320 51.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,496 38.9%
John Anderson (I) 505 7.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 72 1.1%
Other 18 0.3%
TOTAL 6,411
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Mahaska County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,650 54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,968 38.3%
John Anderson (I) 603 5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 106 1.0%
Other 36 0.3%
TOTAL 10,363
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,665 49.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,490 40.6%
John Anderson (I) 1,232 9.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 108 0.8%
Other 23 0.2%
TOTAL 13,518
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 10,707 54.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 7,114 36.2%
John Anderson (I) 1,541 7.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 188 1.0%
Other 76 0.4%
TOTAL 19,626
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Mills County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,581 69.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,244 24.0%
John Anderson (I) 281 5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 1.2%
Other 17 0.3%
TOTAL 5,183
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 18


1980 President, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,401 58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,040 34.8%
John Anderson (I) 361 6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 49 0.8%
Other 13 0.2%
TOTAL 5,864
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Monona County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,268 61.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,660 31.4%
John Anderson (I) 275 5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 69 1.3%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 5,284
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11


1980 President, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,003 48.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,866 45.3%
John Anderson (I) 216 5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 22 0.5%
Other 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,117
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2


1980 President, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,115 68.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,556 25.7%
John Anderson (I) 301 5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 65 1.1%
Other 17 0.3%
TOTAL 6,054
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 17


1980 President, Muscatine County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 7,829 51.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,597 37.0%
John Anderson (I) 1,522 10.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 160 1.1%
Other 37 0.2%
TOTAL 15,145
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, O'Brien County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,937 63.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,210 28.5%
John Anderson (I) 536 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 63 0.8%
Other 15 0.2%
TOTAL 7,761
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 13


1980 President, Osceola County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,177 62.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,051 30.1%
John Anderson (I) 234 6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 20 0.6%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,486
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12


1980 President, Page County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,618 71.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,772 22.7%
John Anderson (I) 356 4.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 49 0.6%
Other 15 0.2%
TOTAL 7,810
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 21


1980 President, Palo Alto County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,025 50.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,463 41.3%
John Anderson (I) 412 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 1.0%
Other 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,968
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Plymouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 6,515 63.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,965 28.7%
John Anderson (I) 756 7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 92 0.9%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 10,346
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12


1980 President, Pocahontas County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,194 56.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,959 34.5%
John Anderson (I) 397 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 113 2.0%
Other 23 0.4%
TOTAL 5,686
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5


1980 President, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 64,156 44.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 61,984 43.1%
John Anderson (I) 15,819 11.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,301 0.9%
Other 498 0.3%
TOTAL 143,758
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6


1980 President, Pottawattamie County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 20,222 61.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,709 32.3%
John Anderson (I) 1,870 5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 319 1.0%
Other 50 0.2%
TOTAL 33,170
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10


1980 President, Poweshiek County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,598 50.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,529 38.8%
John Anderson (I) 821 9.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 72 0.8%
Other 82 0.9%
TOTAL 9,102
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Ringgold County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 1,884 58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,150 35.4%
John Anderson (I) 191 5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 25 0.8%
Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,251
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7


1980 President, Sac County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,725 59.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,976 31.5%
John Anderson (I) 467 7.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 89 1.4%
Other 7 0.1%
TOTAL 6,264
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9


1980 President, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 34,701 51.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 26,391 38.9%
John Anderson (I) 5,760 8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 832 1.2%
Other 242 0.4%
TOTAL 67,926
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0


1980 President, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,147 64.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,892 29.2%
John Anderson (I) 372 5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 54 0.8%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 6,477
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13


1980 President, Sioux County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 10,768 76.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,698 19.0%
John Anderson (I) 610 4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 64 0.5%
Other 27 0.2%
TOTAL 14,167
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 25


1980 President, Story County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 15,829 42.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 13,529 36.2%
John Anderson (I) 7,252 19.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 503 1.3%
Other 258 0.7%
TOTAL 37,371
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -8


1980 President, Tama County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 4,840 56.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,049 35.4%
John Anderson (I) 593 6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 98 1.1%
Other 22 0.3%
TOTAL 8,602
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Taylor County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,715 64.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,226 29.1%
John Anderson (I) 240 5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 28 0.7%
Other 4 0.1%
TOTAL 4,213
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14


1980 President, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,372 56.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,182 36.5%
John Anderson (I) 368 6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 46 0.8%
Other 11 0.2%
TOTAL 5,979
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6


1980 President, Van Buren County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,142 58.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,311 35.6%
John Anderson (I) 183 5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 36 1.0%
Other 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,680
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1980 President, Wapello County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 7,475 42.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,923 50.5%
John Anderson (I) 1,050 5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 176 1.0%
Other 44 0.2%
TOTAL 17,668
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -8


1980 President, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 7,360 47.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 6,610 42.6%
John Anderson (I) 1,369 8.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 131 0.8%
Other 49 0.3%
TOTAL 15,519
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3


1980 President, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,967 52.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,877 37.7%
John Anderson (I) 703 9.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 67 0.9%
Other 13 0.2%
TOTAL 7,627
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,221 54.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,627 39.6%
John Anderson (I) 218 5.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 36 0.9%
Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL 4,104
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Webster County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 10,438 49.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,001 42.8%
John Anderson (I) 1,386 6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 154 0.7%
Other 51 0.2%
TOTAL 21,030
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Winnebago County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,808 58.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,208 34.1%
John Anderson (I) 417 6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 35 0.5%
Other 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,479
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1980 President, Winneshiek County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 5,033 54.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,201 34.4%
John Anderson (I) 938 10.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 81 0.9%
Other 51 0.5%
TOTAL 9,304
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3


1980 President, Woodbury County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 23,553 54.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 15,930 36.8%
John Anderson (I) 3,184 7.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 489 1.1%
Other 119 0.3%
TOTAL 43,275
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4


1980 President, Worth County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 2,247 52.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,721 39.9%
John Anderson (I) 301 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 31 0.7%
Other 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,310
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1


1980 President, Wright County
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 3,936 55.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,645 37.0%
John Anderson (I) 497 7.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 57 0.8%
Other 12 0.2%
TOTAL 7,147
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4
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