1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 4, 1980
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Anderson Coalition [lower-alpha 1]
Home state California Georgia Illinois
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 677,210 541,732 171,807
Percentage 48.16% 38.52% 12.22%
President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 10 points.[2] President of the United States Jimmy Carter failed to gain reelection against Reagan. Connecticut election results reflect the Republican Party's re-consolidation under what is popularly called the "Reagan Revolution,"[3] which sounded overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States.

The already embattled incumbent Democratic president Carter was hurt in the state by the strong third party candidacy of John Anderson, a liberal Republican Congressman who ran in 1980 as an independent after failing to win the Republican Party's own presidential nomination. Anderson proved very popular with liberal and moderate voters in New England who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration and viewed Reagan as too far to the right. 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. In fact, Connecticut would prove to be Anderson's fifth strongest state in the nation after Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. His 12.22% of the vote in the state was nearly double the 6.61% he got nationwide.[4]

Despite Reagan's win in Connecticut, the Nutmeg State voted 0.11% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. As of 2023, this is the most recent election that Connecticut voted more Republican than the Southern states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Results

1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut[5]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Ronald Reagan of California George Bush of Texas 677,210 48.16% 8 100.00%
Democratic Jimmy Carter of Georgia Walter Mondale of Minnesota 541,732 38.52% 0 0.00%
Anderson Coalition John B. Anderson Patrick Lucey 171,807 12.22% 0 0.00%
Libertarian Ed Clark of California David H. Koch of Kansas 8,570 0.61% 0 0.00%
Citizens Barry Commoner of Missouri La Donna Harris of Oklahoma 6,130 0.44% 0 0.00%
Write-ins 836 0.06% 0 0.00%
Total 1,406,285 100.00% 8 100.00%

By county

1980 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [6]
County Reagan % Reagan # Carter % Carter # Others % Others #
Fairfield 54.9% 201,997 33.7% 124,074 11.4% 42,027
Hartford 40.5% 150,265 44.3% 164,643 15.2% 56,472
Litchfield 50.7% 38,725 35.0% 26,705 14.3% 10,924
Middlesex 45.5% 28,989 38.9% 24,768 15.6% 9,915
New Haven 50.1% 169,038 38.8% 130,913 11.2% 35,336
New London 48.0% 47,217 37.2% 36,628 14.8% 14,022
Tolland 43.9% 22,127 36.9% 18,557 19.2% 9,662
Windham 47.8% 18,852 39.2% 15,444 13.0% 5,123

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results – Connecticut". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jerry Lanson (November 6, 2008). "A historic victory. A changed nation. Now, can Obama deliver?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "1980 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

Notes

  1. ↑ Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Coalition”.[1]


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