1980 United States presidential election in Kansas
The 1980 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . State voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Kansas had gone Republican in the previous ten presidential elections except for Lyndon B. Johnson 's 1964 landslide , although Carter's 7.5-point defeat in 1976 was the second-best performance for a Democrat in that period. Carter and Ronald Reagan both won landslides in the state’s early April presidential primaries, in Reagan’s case this being aided strongly by the support of Sunflower State Senator Bob Dole .[1] By July it was clear that the economic frustration of Kansas’ farmers, who had due to a major drought given unusual support to Carter in 1976, would turn them and the state further towards Reagan than it had been in 1976.[2] Although Reagan and Carter campaigned heavily in neighboring Jackson County, Missouri during October – spending time in both Independence [3] and the Missouri section of Kansas City where they sparred over the Iran hostage crisis [4] – neither candidate campaigned over the Kansas state line.
Kansas was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) by a margin of 24.56 points.[5] As had previously occurred in 1952 , 1956 and 1968 , the Republican nominee won every county except urbanised and substantially black Wyandotte. Kansas has remained a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964 .[6]
Results
Results by county
County[7]
Ronald Reagan Republican
Jimmy Carter Democratic
John B. Anderson Independent
Ed Clark Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Allen
3,811
60.33%
2,009
31.80%
380
6.02%
96
1.52%
21
0.33%
1,802
28.53%
6,317
Anderson
2,363
62.63%
1,170
31.01%
184
4.88%
49
1.30%
7
0.19%
1,193
31.62%
3,773
Atchison
4,084
53.87%
3,063
40.40%
345
4.55%
80
1.06%
9
0.12%
1,021
13.47%
7,581
Barber
1,872
62.53%
914
30.53%
168
5.61%
35
1.17%
5
0.17%
958
32.00%
2,994
Barton
9,147
66.03%
3,663
26.44%
793
5.72%
213
1.54%
36
0.26%
5,484
39.59%
13,852
Bourbon
4,263
59.22%
2,605
36.19%
251
3.49%
66
0.92%
14
0.19%
1,658
23.03%
7,199
Brown
3,598
67.61%
1,370
25.74%
286
5.37%
57
1.07%
11
0.21%
2,228
41.87%
5,322
Butler
10,210
55.33%
6,875
37.26%
1,015
5.50%
328
1.78%
25
0.14%
3,335
18.07%
18,453
Chase
1,073
66.94%
413
25.76%
92
5.74%
21
1.31%
4
0.25%
660
41.18%
1,603
Chautauqua
1,566
71.60%
543
24.83%
57
2.61%
15
0.69%
6
0.27%
1,023
46.77%
2,187
Cherokee
5,296
54.81%
3,969
41.08%
282
2.92%
87
0.90%
28
0.29%
1,327
13.73%
9,662
Cheyenne
1,330
73.89%
358
19.89%
81
4.50%
25
1.39%
6
0.33%
972
54.00%
1,800
Clark
901
63.59%
430
30.35%
67
4.73%
17
1.20%
2
0.14%
471
33.24%
1,417
Clay
3,449
73.90%
932
19.97%
217
4.65%
44
0.94%
25
0.54%
2,517
53.93%
4,667
Cloud
3,581
61.56%
1,793
30.82%
344
5.91%
69
1.19%
30
0.52%
1,788
30.74%
5,817
Coffey
2,491
69.16%
938
26.04%
128
3.55%
38
1.05%
7
0.19%
1,553
43.12%
3,602
Comanche
877
65.45%
393
29.33%
50
3.73%
14
1.04%
6
0.45%
484
36.12%
1,340
Cowley
8,749
57.14%
5,474
35.75%
866
5.66%
196
1.28%
27
0.18%
3,275
21.39%
15,312
Crawford
8,058
47.81%
7,658
45.43%
847
5.03%
227
1.35%
65
0.39%
400
2.38%
16,855
Decatur
1,642
72.98%
443
19.69%
125
5.56%
28
1.24%
12
0.53%
1,199
53.29%
2,250
Dickinson
5,654
67.64%
2,108
25.22%
469
5.61%
87
1.04%
41
0.49%
3,546
42.42%
8,359
Doniphan
2,523
67.84%
1,001
26.92%
146
3.93%
41
1.10%
8
0.22%
1,522
40.92%
3,719
Douglas
14,106
49.01%
9,360
32.52%
4,770
16.57%
471
1.64%
77
0.27%
4,746
16.49%
28,784
Edwards
1,409
63.93%
616
27.95%
127
5.76%
46
2.09%
6
0.27%
793
35.98%
2,204
Elk
1,280
69.68%
482
26.24%
54
2.94%
17
0.93%
4
0.22%
798
43.44%
1,837
Ellis
5,634
52.54%
3,940
36.74%
923
8.61%
211
1.97%
16
0.15%
1,694
15.80%
10,724
Ellsworth
2,155
65.90%
886
27.09%
167
5.11%
57
1.74%
5
0.15%
1,269
38.81%
3,270
Finney
4,831
58.59%
2,689
32.61%
531
6.44%
179
2.17%
16
0.19%
2,142
25.98%
8,246
Ford
5,686
58.86%
3,194
33.06%
622
6.44%
141
1.46%
18
0.19%
2,492
25.80%
9,661
Franklin
5,525
62.73%
2,726
30.95%
432
4.90%
117
1.33%
8
0.09%
2,799
31.78%
8,808
Geary
3,534
56.06%
2,357
37.39%
332
5.27%
68
1.08%
13
0.21%
1,177
18.67%
6,304
Gove
1,263
71.11%
396
22.30%
91
5.12%
22
1.24%
4
0.23%
867
48.81%
1,776
Graham
1,450
70.90%
473
23.13%
98
4.79%
17
0.83%
7
0.34%
977
47.77%
2,045
Grant
1,711
66.01%
683
26.35%
150
5.79%
44
1.70%
4
0.15%
1,028
39.66%
2,592
Gray
1,310
63.68%
583
28.34%
123
5.98%
37
1.80%
4
0.19%
727
35.34%
2,057
Greeley
600
63.36%
235
24.82%
85
8.98%
23
2.43%
4
0.42%
365
38.54%
947
Greenwood
2,685
64.62%
1,241
29.87%
170
4.09%
40
0.96%
19
0.46%
1,444
34.75%
4,155
Hamilton
889
64.65%
402
29.24%
66
4.80%
16
1.16%
2
0.15%
487
35.41%
1,375
Harper
2,254
64.18%
990
28.19%
182
5.18%
81
2.31%
5
0.14%
1,264
35.99%
3,512
Harvey
7,045
54.56%
4,173
32.32%
1,356
10.50%
302
2.34%
36
0.28%
2,872
22.24%
12,912
Haskell
1,014
67.65%
374
24.95%
84
5.60%
23
1.53%
4
0.27%
640
42.70%
1,499
Hodgeman
831
66.16%
339
26.99%
69
5.49%
14
1.11%
3
0.24%
492
39.17%
1,256
Jackson
3,211
63.33%
1,537
30.32%
234
4.62%
65
1.28%
23
0.45%
1,674
33.01%
5,070
Jefferson
4,046
64.60%
1,776
28.36%
364
5.81%
66
1.05%
11
0.18%
2,270
36.24%
6,263
Jewell
2,074
72.80%
578
20.29%
153
5.37%
39
1.37%
5
0.18%
1,496
52.51%
2,849
Johnson
78,048
62.95%
33,210
26.79%
10,947
8.83%
1,318
1.06%
460
0.37%
44,838
36.16%
123,983
Kearny
924
66.38%
375
26.94%
62
4.45%
24
1.72%
7
0.50%
549
39.44%
1,392
Kingman
2,610
63.63%
1,133
27.62%
286
6.97%
71
1.73%
2
0.05%
1,477
36.01%
4,102
Kiowa
1,433
72.16%
438
22.05%
88
4.43%
25
1.26%
2
0.10%
995
50.11%
1,986
Labette
5,244
52.86%
3,947
39.78%
588
5.93%
116
1.17%
26
0.26%
1,297
13.08%
9,921
Lane
924
67.54%
321
23.46%
100
7.31%
21
1.54%
2
0.15%
603
44.08%
1,368
Leavenworth
9,157
54.98%
6,354
38.15%
955
5.73%
140
0.84%
50
0.30%
2,803
16.83%
16,656
Lincoln
1,685
72.16%
528
22.61%
96
4.11%
22
0.94%
4
0.17%
1,157
49.55%
2,335
Linn
2,407
64.88%
1,157
31.19%
103
2.78%
32
0.86%
11
0.30%
1,250
33.69%
3,710
Logan
1,261
72.89%
358
20.69%
66
3.82%
36
2.08%
9
0.52%
903
52.20%
1,730
Lyon
8,431
57.94%
4,680
32.16%
1,216
8.36%
198
1.36%
26
0.18%
3,751
25.78%
14,551
McPherson
6,843
58.83%
3,340
28.72%
1,222
10.51%
171
1.47%
55
0.47%
3,503
30.11%
11,631
Marion
3,960
64.39%
1,569
25.51%
488
7.93%
114
1.85%
19
0.31%
2,391
38.88%
6,150
Marshall
4,127
67.69%
1,555
25.50%
330
5.41%
64
1.05%
21
0.34%
2,572
42.19%
6,097
Meade
1,618
71.66%
482
21.35%
121
5.36%
34
1.51%
3
0.13%
1,136
50.31%
2,258
Miami
4,740
57.10%
3,071
37.00%
368
4.43%
104
1.25%
18
0.22%
1,669
20.10%
8,301
Mitchell
2,821
71.36%
876
22.16%
197
4.98%
35
0.89%
24
0.61%
1,945
49.20%
3,953
Montgomery
10,856
64.18%
5,282
31.23%
488
2.89%
154
0.91%
135
0.80%
5,574
32.95%
16,915
Morris
1,933
65.55%
810
27.47%
166
5.63%
33
1.12%
7
0.24%
1,123
38.08%
2,949
Morton
1,157
69.61%
414
24.91%
71
4.27%
16
0.96%
4
0.24%
743
44.70%
1,662
Nemaha
3,546
64.99%
1,600
29.33%
243
4.45%
56
1.03%
11
0.20%
1,946
35.66%
5,456
Neosho
4,613
57.11%
2,923
36.19%
432
5.35%
89
1.10%
20
0.25%
1,690
20.92%
8,077
Ness
1,657
67.49%
616
25.09%
136
5.54%
40
1.63%
6
0.24%
1,041
42.40%
2,455
Norton
2,625
75.50%
666
19.15%
151
4.34%
26
0.75%
9
0.26%
1,959
56.35%
3,477
Osage
3,817
60.36%
2,088
33.02%
330
5.22%
74
1.17%
15
0.24%
1,729
27.34%
6,324
Osborne
2,188
73.32%
620
20.78%
125
4.19%
36
1.21%
15
0.50%
1,568
52.54%
2,984
Ottawa
2,118
71.87%
630
21.38%
150
5.09%
41
1.39%
8
0.27%
1,488
50.49%
2,947
Pawnee
2,170
58.79%
1,184
32.08%
281
7.61%
52
1.41%
4
0.11%
986
26.71%
3,691
Phillips
2,731
74.48%
748
20.40%
143
3.90%
35
0.95%
10
0.27%
1,983
54.08%
3,667
Pottawatomie
3,895
63.40%
1,724
28.06%
444
7.23%
60
0.98%
21
0.34%
2,171
35.34%
6,144
Pratt
2,866
61.20%
1,369
29.23%
329
7.03%
95
2.03%
24
0.51%
1,497
31.97%
4,683
Rawlins
1,524
73.41%
427
20.57%
87
4.19%
32
1.54%
6
0.29%
1,097
52.84%
2,076
Reno
13,804
52.85%
9,615
36.81%
2,225
8.52%
418
1.60%
59
0.23%
4,189
16.04%
26,121
Republic
3,031
73.57%
850
20.63%
183
4.44%
45
1.09%
11
0.27%
2,181
52.94%
4,120
Rice
3,211
57.67%
1,847
33.17%
426
7.65%
75
1.35%
9
0.16%
1,364
24.50%
5,568
Riley
8,904
52.94%
5,224
31.06%
2,443
14.53%
201
1.20%
46
0.27%
3,680
21.88%
16,818
Rooks
2,275
71.38%
725
22.75%
144
4.52%
37
1.16%
6
0.19%
1,550
48.63%
3,187
Rush
1,840
71.54%
557
21.66%
144
5.60%
24
0.93%
7
0.27%
1,283
49.88%
2,572
Russell
3,241
73.04%
910
20.51%
229
5.16%
51
1.15%
6
0.14%
2,331
52.53%
4,437
Saline
12,758
60.27%
6,382
30.15%
1,706
8.06%
287
1.36%
36
0.17%
6,376
30.12%
21,169
Scott
1,829
75.64%
456
18.86%
99
4.09%
30
1.24%
4
0.17%
1,373
56.78%
2,418
Sedgwick
75,317
51.79%
55,105
37.89%
10,222
7.03%
3,661
2.52%
1,126
0.77%
20,212
13.90%
145,431
Seward
4,385
70.83%
1,460
23.58%
250
4.04%
85
1.37%
11
0.18%
2,925
47.25%
6,191
Shawnee
36,290
53.54%
24,852
36.67%
5,524
8.15%
805
1.19%
305
0.45%
11,438
16.87%
67,776
Sheridan
1,202
71.00%
391
23.10%
68
4.02%
24
1.42%
8
0.47%
811
47.90%
1,693
Sherman
2,315
68.86%
779
23.17%
215
6.40%
43
1.28%
10
0.30%
1,536
45.69%
3,362
Smith
2,415
71.70%
719
21.35%
183
5.43%
48
1.43%
3
0.09%
1,696
50.35%
3,368
Stafford
1,865
62.67%
872
29.30%
184
6.18%
45
1.51%
10
0.34%
993
33.37%
2,976
Stanton
672
67.74%
231
23.29%
62
6.25%
22
2.22%
5
0.50%
441
44.45%
992
Stevens
1,502
72.04%
478
22.93%
67
3.21%
33
1.58%
5
0.24%
1,024
49.11%
2,085
Sumner
6,038
57.53%
3,761
35.83%
486
4.63%
190
1.81%
21
0.20%
2,277
21.70%
10,496
Thomas
2,789
66.37%
1,045
24.87%
269
6.40%
91
2.17%
8
0.19%
1,744
41.50%
4,202
Trego
1,340
65.43%
523
25.54%
138
6.74%
42
2.05%
5
0.24%
817
39.89%
2,048
Wabaunsee
2,255
67.98%
853
25.72%
173
5.22%
24
0.72%
12
0.36%
1,402
42.26%
3,317
Wallace
811
78.28%
167
16.12%
36
3.47%
17
1.64%
5
0.48%
644
62.16%
1,036
Washington
3,058
74.90%
784
19.20%
195
4.78%
33
0.81%
13
0.32%
2,274
55.70%
4,083
Wichita
880
69.95%
303
24.09%
60
4.77%
10
0.79%
5
0.40%
577
45.86%
1,258
Wilson
3,328
69.32%
1,205
25.10%
208
4.33%
45
0.94%
15
0.31%
2,123
44.22%
4,801
Woodson
1,435
65.56%
646
29.51%
89
4.07%
16
0.73%
3
0.14%
789
36.05%
2,189
Wyandotte
23,012
38.21%
32,763
54.40%
3,018
5.01%
775
1.29%
655
1.09%
-9,751
-16.19%
60,223
Totals
566,812
57.85%
326,150
33.29%
68,231
6.96%
14,470
1.48%
4,132
0.42%
240,662
24.56%
979,795
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
^ ‘Carter Wins Kansas; Landslide for Reagan’; The Boston Globe , April 2, 1980, p. 8
^ Mouat, Lucia; ‘Farmers Pitch Political Hay to Reagan’; The Christian Science Monitor , July 18, 1980
^ Smith, Terence; ‘Carter Assails Reagan Remark About the Klan as an Insult to the South’; The New York Times , September 3, 1980, p. B8
^ Cannon, Lou; ‘Political Dueling On Hostage Issue: Reagan, Carter Spar Over Iran Hostage Issue’; The Washington Post , October 22, 1980, p. A1
^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Kansas" . Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
^ Fitzgerald, Thomas (February 1, 2008). "Clinton, Obama turn it down some In first one-on-one, they play nicer, spar some on Iraq" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
^ "KS US President Race — November 04, 1980" . Our Campaigns.