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The 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Vermont voted for the Republican nominee Ronald Reagan of California and his running mate George H.W. Bush of Texas. Reagan took 44.37% of the vote to incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter’s 38.41%, a victory margin of 5.96%. Independent John Anderson took 14.90%.
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Long a bastion of liberal Republicanism, Vermont was the only state in the nation to swing Democratic in 1980, having delivered a more comfortable 11.20% margin of victory to moderate Republican Gerald Ford just four years earlier in 1976, even as the rest of the nation swung hard toward the GOP in 1980. Whereas Ford had swept every county in the state of Vermont, Reagan narrowly lost two Northwestern counties, Chittenden and Grand Isle, to Carter. Reagan became the first Republican to ever win without Grand Isle County.
The conservative Reagan would bleed a substantial amount of support in the state to John Anderson, who had been a liberal Republican congressman before mounting his independent bid for the presidency. Anderson proved very popular with liberal and moderate voters in New England who viewed Reagan as too far to the right and with normally leaning Democratic voters who were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration. New England overall would prove to be Anderson's strongest region in the nation, with all 6 New England states giving double-digit percentages to Anderson. Vermont would ultimately prove to be John Anderson’s second strongest state in the nation after neighboring Massachusetts, his 14.9% of the vote in the state more than double the 6.61% he got nationwide.
Along with Maine, New York, Mississippi and Michigan, Vermont was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election, as Carter flipped both Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
To date, this is the last time that the towns of Brattleboro, Thetford, Vershire, and Woodbury voted Republican.
Primaries
| Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 29,015 | 10 |
| Ted Kennedy | 10,135 | 4 |
| Others | 553 | 0 |
| Totals | 39,703 | 14 |
| Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan | 19,720 | 6 |
| John Anderson | 19,030 | 6 |
| George H.W. Bush | 14,226 | 5 |
| Howard Baker | 8,055 | 3 |
| Others | 4,580 | 0 |
| Totals | 65,611 | 20 |
Results
| 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Ronald Reagan | 94,598 | 44.37% | 3 | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Carter (incumbent) | 81,891 | 38.41% | 0 | |
| Independent | John Anderson | 31,760 | 14.90% | 0 | |
| Citizens | Barry Commoner | 2,316 | 1.09% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Clark | 1,900 | 0.89% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 413 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| Socialist | David McReynolds | 136 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Communist | Gus Hall | 118 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 75 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 213,207 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | 58%/68% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Ronald Reagan Republican | Jimmy Carter Democratic | John B. Anderson Independent | Barry Commoner Citizens | Ed Clark Libertarian | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 5,216 | 44.85% | 4,351 | 37.41% | 1,751 | 15.06% | 145 | 1.25% | 145 | 1.25% | 22 | 0.19% | 865 | 7.44% | 11,630 |
| Bennington | 6,091 | 44.39% | 5,361 | 39.07% | 1,978 | 14.42% | 99 | 0.72% | 151 | 1.10% | 41 | 0.30% | 730 | 5.32% | 13,721 |
| Caledonia | 5,986 | 56.88% | 3,284 | 31.21% | 1,068 | 10.15% | 80 | 0.76% | 65 | 0.62% | 40 | 0.38% | 2,702 | 25.67% | 10,523 |
| Chittenden | 18,310 | 39.00% | 18,967 | 40.40% | 8,409 | 17.91% | 677 | 1.44% | 406 | 0.86% | 174 | 0.37% | -657 | -1.40% | 46,943 |
| Essex | 1,305 | 55.77% | 799 | 34.15% | 148 | 6.32% | 6 | 0.26% | 77 | 3.29% | 5 | 0.21% | 506 | 21.62% | 2,340 |
| Franklin | 5,998 | 44.61% | 5,914 | 43.99% | 1,350 | 10.04% | 73 | 0.54% | 80 | 0.60% | 30 | 0.22% | 84 | 0.62% | 13,445 |
| Grand Isle | 947 | 42.28% | 999 | 44.60% | 260 | 11.61% | 9 | 0.40% | 19 | 0.85% | 6 | 0.27% | -52 | -2.32% | 2,240 |
| Lamoille | 3,228 | 46.85% | 2,414 | 35.04% | 1,048 | 15.21% | 103 | 1.49% | 76 | 1.10% | 21 | 0.30% | 814 | 11.81% | 6,890 |
| Orange | 4,656 | 49.52% | 3,079 | 32.75% | 1,371 | 14.58% | 149 | 1.58% | 93 | 0.99% | 54 | 0.57% | 1,577 | 16.77% | 9,402 |
| Orleans | 4,473 | 48.69% | 3,671 | 39.96% | 865 | 9.42% | 54 | 0.59% | 92 | 1.00% | 32 | 0.35% | 802 | 8.73% | 9,187 |
| Rutland | 11,142 | 45.98% | 9,596 | 39.60% | 3,174 | 13.10% | 102 | 0.42% | 155 | 0.64% | 65 | 0.27% | 1,546 | 6.38% | 24,234 |
| Washington | 9,714 | 41.96% | 9,559 | 41.29% | 3,256 | 14.06% | 339 | 1.46% | 198 | 0.86% | 85 | 0.37% | 155 | 0.67% | 23,151 |
| Windham | 7,062 | 42.55% | 5,830 | 35.12% | 3,167 | 19.08% | 296 | 1.78% | 144 | 0.87% | 99 | 0.60% | 1,232 | 7.43% | 16,598 |
| Windsor | 10,470 | 45.71% | 8,067 | 35.22% | 3,915 | 17.09% | 184 | 0.80% | 199 | 0.87% | 68 | 0.30% | 2,403 | 10.49% | 22,903 |
| Totals | 94,598 | 44.37% | 81,891 | 38.41% | 31,760 | 14.90% | 2,316 | 1.09% | 1,900 | 0.89% | 742 | 0.35% | 12,707 | 5.96% | 213,207 |
Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Chittenden
- Grand Isle
Analysis
With Reagan only winning 44.37% of the popular vote, he became the first Republican presidential candidate to win Vermont's popular vote with only a plurality since William Howard Taft won the state with only 37.13% of the vote back in 1912. This marked the second and final time to date that has happened. This election would mark the beginning of Vermont’s transition from a staunchly Republican state to being one of the most Democratic states. Ronald Reagan represented the ascendency of the conservative movement within the modern Republican Party, a party which would become increasingly dominated by conservatives, Southerners, and Evangelical Christians during and after Reagan's administration. Vermont would consequently begin shifting increasingly toward the Democrats in the years to come. It is a highly Democratic state today, as of 2020[update], as it has been for over 25 years.
Future Senator Bernie Sanders served as one of three electors for the Socialist Workers Party in Vermont.
See also
- United States presidential elections in Vermont
References
- "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- Our Campaigns; VT US President Race, November 04, 1980
- "Socialists Launch Campaign to Get Candidates on Ballot". Rutland Herald. July 11, 1980. p. 9. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 4 1980 as part of the 1980 United States presidential election which was held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia Voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president Vermont voted for the Republican nominee Ronald Reagan of California and his running mate George H W Bush of Texas Reagan took 44 37 of the vote to incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter s 38 41 a victory margin of 5 96 Independent John Anderson took 14 90 1980 United States presidential election in Vermont 1976 November 4 1980 1984 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 3 0 0 Popular vote 94 598 81 891 31 760 Percentage 44 37 38 41 14 90 County ResultsMunicipality ResultsReagan 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Carter 30 40 40 50 50 60 President before election Jimmy Carter Democratic Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican Long a bastion of liberal Republicanism Vermont was the only state in the nation to swing Democratic in 1980 having delivered a more comfortable 11 20 margin of victory to moderate Republican Gerald Ford just four years earlier in 1976 even as the rest of the nation swung hard toward the GOP in 1980 Whereas Ford had swept every county in the state of Vermont Reagan narrowly lost two Northwestern counties Chittenden and Grand Isle to Carter Reagan became the first Republican to ever win without Grand Isle County The conservative Reagan would bleed a substantial amount of support in the state to John Anderson who had been a liberal Republican congressman before mounting his independent bid for the presidency Anderson proved very popular with liberal and moderate voters in New England who viewed Reagan as too far to the right and with normally leaning Democratic voters who were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration New England overall would prove to be Anderson s strongest region in the nation with all 6 New England states giving double digit percentages to Anderson Vermont would ultimately prove to be John Anderson s second strongest state in the nation after neighboring Massachusetts his 14 9 of the vote in the state more than double the 6 61 he got nationwide Along with Maine New York Mississippi and Michigan Vermont was one of the few states in which President Carter won counties that had gone to Ford in the previous presidential election as Carter flipped both Chittenden and Grand Isle counties To date this is the last time that the towns of Brattleboro Thetford Vershire and Woodbury voted Republican Primaries1980 Democratic Primary Candidate Votes Delegates Jimmy Carter incumbent 29 015 10 Ted Kennedy 10 135 4 Others 553 0 Totals 39 703 14 1980 Republican Primary Candidate Votes Delegates Ronald Reagan 19 720 6 John Anderson 19 030 6 George H W Bush 14 226 5 Howard Baker 8 055 3 Others 4 580 0 Totals 65 611 20Results1980 United States presidential election in Vermont Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 94 598 44 37 3 Democratic Jimmy Carter incumbent 81 891 38 41 0 Independent John Anderson 31 760 14 90 0 Citizens Barry Commoner 2 316 1 09 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 1 900 0 89 0 No party Write ins 413 0 19 0 Socialist David McReynolds 136 0 06 0 Communist Gus Hall 118 0 06 0 Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 75 0 04 0 Totals 213 207 100 00 3 Voter Turnout Voting age Registered 58 68 Results by county County Ronald Reagan Republican Jimmy Carter Democratic John B Anderson Independent Barry Commoner Citizens Ed Clark Libertarian Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast Addison 5 216 44 85 4 351 37 41 1 751 15 06 145 1 25 145 1 25 22 0 19 865 7 44 11 630 Bennington 6 091 44 39 5 361 39 07 1 978 14 42 99 0 72 151 1 10 41 0 30 730 5 32 13 721 Caledonia 5 986 56 88 3 284 31 21 1 068 10 15 80 0 76 65 0 62 40 0 38 2 702 25 67 10 523 Chittenden 18 310 39 00 18 967 40 40 8 409 17 91 677 1 44 406 0 86 174 0 37 657 1 40 46 943 Essex 1 305 55 77 799 34 15 148 6 32 6 0 26 77 3 29 5 0 21 506 21 62 2 340 Franklin 5 998 44 61 5 914 43 99 1 350 10 04 73 0 54 80 0 60 30 0 22 84 0 62 13 445 Grand Isle 947 42 28 999 44 60 260 11 61 9 0 40 19 0 85 6 0 27 52 2 32 2 240 Lamoille 3 228 46 85 2 414 35 04 1 048 15 21 103 1 49 76 1 10 21 0 30 814 11 81 6 890 Orange 4 656 49 52 3 079 32 75 1 371 14 58 149 1 58 93 0 99 54 0 57 1 577 16 77 9 402 Orleans 4 473 48 69 3 671 39 96 865 9 42 54 0 59 92 1 00 32 0 35 802 8 73 9 187 Rutland 11 142 45 98 9 596 39 60 3 174 13 10 102 0 42 155 0 64 65 0 27 1 546 6 38 24 234 Washington 9 714 41 96 9 559 41 29 3 256 14 06 339 1 46 198 0 86 85 0 37 155 0 67 23 151 Windham 7 062 42 55 5 830 35 12 3 167 19 08 296 1 78 144 0 87 99 0 60 1 232 7 43 16 598 Windsor 10 470 45 71 8 067 35 22 3 915 17 09 184 0 80 199 0 87 68 0 30 2 403 10 49 22 903 Totals 94 598 44 37 81 891 38 41 31 760 14 90 2 316 1 09 1 900 0 89 742 0 35 12 707 5 96 213 207 Counties flipped from Republican to Democratic Chittenden Grand IsleAnalysisWith Reagan only winning 44 37 of the popular vote he became the first Republican presidential candidate to win Vermont s popular vote with only a plurality since William Howard Taft won the state with only 37 13 of the vote back in 1912 This marked the second and final time to date that has happened This election would mark the beginning of Vermont s transition from a staunchly Republican state to being one of the most Democratic states Ronald Reagan represented the ascendency of the conservative movement within the modern Republican Party a party which would become increasingly dominated by conservatives Southerners and Evangelical Christians during and after Reagan s administration Vermont would consequently begin shifting increasingly toward the Democrats in the years to come It is a highly Democratic state today as of 2020 update as it has been for over 25 years Future Senator Bernie Sanders served as one of three electors for the Socialist Workers Party in Vermont See alsoUnited States presidential elections in VermontReferences 1980 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 1980 Presidential General Election Results Vermont Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved April 14 2013 Our Campaigns VT US President Race November 04 1980 Socialists Launch Campaign to Get Candidates on Ballot Rutland Herald July 11 1980 p 9 Archived from the original on November 29 2020 Retrieved November 29 2020 via Newspapers com