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.‘Carter Wins Kansas; Landslide for Reagan’; The Boston Globe, April 2, 1980, p. 8 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.Mouat, Lucia; ‘Farmers Pitch Political Hay to Reagan’; The Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 1980 Although Reagan and Carter campaigned heavily in neighboring Jackson County, Missouri during October – spending time in both IndependenceSmith, Terence; ‘Carter Assails Reagan Remark About the Klan as an Insult to the South’; The New York Times, September 3, 1980, p. B8 and the Missouri section of Kansas City where they sparred over the Iran hostage crisisCannon, Lou; ‘Political Dueling On Hostage Issue: Reagan, Carter Spar Over Iran Hostage Issue’; The Washington Post, October 22, 1980, p. A1 – 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. As had previously occurred in 1952, 1956 and 1968, the Republican nominee won every county except urbanised and substantially black and Hispanic Wyandotte, home to Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas has remained a reliably Republican state, and the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Results

Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Jimmy CarterDemocratic John B. AndersonIndependent Ed ClarkIndependent Various candidatesOther 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% 60,223Totals566,81257.85%326,15033.29%68,2316.96%14,4701.48%4,1320.42%240,66224.56%979,795

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Anderson Atchison Butler Cherokee Cloud Crawford Edwards Ellis Finney Ford Gray Greeley Hamilton Hodgeman Kingman Labette Miami Ness Pawnee Reno Rice Rush Stafford Sumner Wichita

See also United States presidential elections in Kansas Presidency of Ronald Reagan

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