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1.1  Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic  



1.1.1  Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican  









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1980 United States presidential election in Alaska






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1980 United States presidential election in Alaska

← 1976 November 4, 1980 1984 →
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Georgia
Running mate George H. W. Bush Walter Mondale
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 86,112 41,842
Percentage 54.35% 26.41%

 
Nominee Ed Clark John B. Anderson
Party Libertarian Independent
Home state California Illinois
Running mate David Koch Patrick Lucey
Electoral vote 0 0
Popular vote 18,479 11,155
Percentage 11.66% 7.04%


President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the nationwide presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Alaska was easily won by Ronald Reagan (RCA) with 54.3% of the popular vote over incumbent President Jimmy Carter (DGA)'s 26.4%.[1] Alaska has only voted Democratic once in its history, in 1964 amidst a national Democratic landslide. With Reagan overwhelmingly winning the national election in 1980, the state fell safely into the Republican column.

Libertarian candidate Ed Clark had his strongest showing in Alaska and set the record for the best performance of a Libertarian presidential candidate on a statewide level. He also beat independent candidate John B. Anderson in this state, despite Anderson winning more votes than Clark nationally.[1][2][3] In part due to the strong showings of both Clark and Anderson, Carter's vote share remains the lowest for any DemocratinAlaska history. Reagan was the first Republican to ever win without Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Northwest Arctic Borough, and Dillingham Census Area.

Results[edit]

1980 United States presidential election in Alaska[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan 86,112 54.35% 3
Democratic Jimmy Carter (inc.) 41,842 26.41% 0
Libertarian Ed Clark 18,479 11.66% 0
Independent John B. Anderson 11,155 7.04% 0
N/A Write-in 857 0.54% 0
Totals 158,445 100.00% 3

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]

Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1980" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022.
  • ^ "1980 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  • ^ "1980 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

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