1980 Presidential Election Results for Minnesota

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Ronald Reagan (R)		Jimmy Carter* (D)		John Anderson (I)		Edward Clark (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Aitkin	79%	3,396	44.3%	3,677	47.9%	380	5.0%	163	2.1%	54	0.7%	7,670
Anoka	69%	33,100	37.7%	45,532	51.8%	6,828	7.8%	1,631	1.9%	752	0.9%	87,843
Becker	65%	6,848	52.1%	5,221	39.8%	866	6.6%	151	1.1%	48	0.4%	13,134
Beltrami	71%	6,481	41.7%	7,432	47.8%	1,254	8.1%	253	1.6%	117	0.8%	15,537
Benton	70%	5,513	46.8%	5,272	44.7%	646	5.5%	213	1.8%	138	1.2%	11,782
Big Stone	73%	1,950	47.7%	1,814	44.3%	249	6.1%	56	1.4%	22	0.5%	4,091
Blue Earth	66%	11,966	45.8%	10,930	41.8%	2,698	10.3%	327	1.3%	217	0.8%	26,138
Brown	69%	8,051	57.0%	4,915	34.8%	842	6.0%	256	1.8%	58	0.4%	14,122
Carlton	72%	4,760	32.1%	8,822	59.5%	883	6.0%	279	1.9%	89	0.6%	14,833
Carver	73%	9,909	53.6%	6,621	35.8%	1,496	8.1%	333	1.8%	122	0.7%	18,481
Cass	77%	6,119	53.3%	4,717	41.1%	434	3.8%	178	1.5%	37	0.3%	11,485
Chippewa	76%	4,252	52.5%	3,164	39.1%	532	6.6%	117	1.4%	32	0.4%	8,097
Chisago	73%	5,017	40.1%	6,240	49.8%	939	7.5%	264	2.1%	63	0.5%	12,523
Clay	61%	10,447	46.4%	8,940	39.7%	2,773	12.3%	221	1.0%	127	0.6%	22,508
Clearwater	69%	1,919	46.4%	1,955	47.3%	185	4.5%	60	1.5%	18	0.4%	4,137
Cook	75%	1,147	50.6%	871	38.4%	182	8.0%	48	2.1%	18	0.8%	2,266
Cottonwood	74%	4,258	54.3%	2,958	37.7%	535	6.8%	77	1.0%	19	0.2%	7,847
Crow Wing	73%	10,844	50.0%	9,323	43.0%	1,046	4.8%	367	1.7%	97	0.4%	21,677
Dakota	74%	40,708	43.0%	43,433	45.8%	8,588	9.1%	1,526	1.6%	500	0.5%	94,755
Dodge	71%	3,900	54.9%	2,698	38.0%	367	5.2%	92	1.3%	43	0.6%	7,100
Douglas	73%	7,778	53.8%	5,530	38.3%	844	5.8%	226	1.6%	67	0.5%	14,445
Faribault	73%	6,206	59.2%	3,620	34.5%	525	5.0%	105	1.0%	25	0.2%	10,481
Fillmore	73%	6,452	57.0%	4,010	35.4%	650	5.7%	157	1.4%	43	0.4%	11,312
Freeborn	68%	8,475	47.7%	8,212	46.2%	808	4.5%	225	1.3%	65	0.4%	17,785
Goodhue	74%	9,329	46.1%	8,566	42.3%	1,964	9.7%	288	1.4%	101	0.5%	20,248
Grant	82%	2,054	48.1%	1,822	42.6%	333	7.8%	54	1.3%	9	0.2%	4,272
Hennepin	71%	194,898	38.6%	239,592	47.4%	56,390	11.2%	6,647	1.3%	7,845	1.6%	505,372
Houston	74%	5,582	58.9%	3,218	33.9%	477	5.0%	149	1.6%	55	0.6%	9,481
Hubbard	76%	4,172	55.5%	2,840	37.8%	365	4.9%	105	1.4%	31	0.4%	7,513
Isanti	70%	4,480	41.4%	5,457	50.5%	641	5.9%	179	1.7%	52	0.5%	10,809
Itasca	75%	8,368	37.6%	12,134	54.6%	1,080	4.9%	487	2.2%	159	0.7%	22,228
Jackson	71%	3,391	48.0%	3,062	43.3%	463	6.6%	123	1.7%	25	0.4%	7,064
Kanabec	67%	2,500	45.4%	2,654	48.2%	269	4.9%	68	1.2%	17	0.3%	5,508
Kandiyohi	69%	8,480	46.9%	8,038	44.4%	1,244	6.9%	276	1.5%	57	0.3%	18,095
Kittson	74%	1,875	52.4%	1,407	39.3%	243	6.8%	36	1.0%	16	0.4%	3,577
Koochiching	68%	3,433	41.6%	4,181	50.7%	496	6.0%	110	1.3%	30	0.4%	8,250
Lac qui Parle	76%	2,981	50.5%	2,457	41.6%	334	5.7%	112	1.9%	19	0.3%	5,903
Lake	75%	2,414	34.8%	3,864	55.7%	443	6.4%	160	2.3%	50	0.7%	6,931
Lake of the Woods	75%	1,052	52.6%	763	38.1%	128	6.4%	44	2.2%	13	0.7%	2,000
Le Sueur	73%	5,478	47.1%	5,161	44.4%	731	6.3%	187	1.6%	68	0.6%	11,625
Lincoln	71%	2,122	51.5%	1,640	39.8%	295	7.2%	48	1.2%	16	0.4%	4,121
Lyon	72%	5,852	45.3%	5,626	43.6%	1,129	8.7%	237	1.8%	67	0.5%	12,911
Mahnomen	74%	1,275	48.4%	1,175	44.6%	153	5.8%	23	0.9%	9	0.3%	2,635
Marshall	77%	3,638	53.7%	2,636	38.9%	397	5.9%	80	1.2%	24	0.4%	6,775
Martin	69%	7,057	57.4%	4,301	35.0%	751	6.1%	148	1.2%	37	0.3%	12,294
McLeod	68%	7,819	55.7%	4,987	35.5%	852	6.1%	308	2.2%	69	0.5%	14,035
Meeker	71%	5,032	49.8%	4,238	42.0%	668	6.6%	124	1.2%	33	0.3%	10,095
Mille Lacs	71%	3,860	42.8%	4,443	49.3%	550	6.1%	126	1.4%	34	0.4%	9,013
Morrison	73%	6,296	44.9%	6,930	49.4%	559	4.0%	174	1.2%	59	0.4%	14,018
Mower	70%	7,908	38.9%	10,538	51.8%	1,465	7.2%	281	1.4%	133	0.7%	20,325
Murray	78%	3,004	48.6%	2,714	43.9%	359	5.8%	88	1.4%	21	0.3%	6,186
Nicollet	71%	6,436	47.2%	5,400	39.6%	1,519	11.2%	201	1.5%	66	0.5%	13,622
Nobles	67%	4,706	45.4%	4,703	45.4%	657	6.3%	178	1.7%	121	1.2%	10,365
Norman	73%	2,192	44.9%	2,253	46.2%	369	7.6%	46	0.9%	20	0.4%	4,880
Olmsted	63%	22,704	55.5%	13,983	34.2%	3,638	8.9%	438	1.1%	148	0.4%	40,911
Otter Tail	70%	15,091	57.7%	9,108	34.8%	1,538	5.9%	331	1.3%	70	0.3%	26,138
Pennington	69%	3,715	50.1%	3,101	41.8%	465	6.3%	69	0.9%	66	0.9%	7,416
Pine	71%	3,899	40.2%	5,121	52.9%	467	4.8%	152	1.6%	48	0.5%	9,687
Pipestone	75%	3,207	51.4%	2,392	38.3%	561	9.0%	72	1.2%	11	0.2%	6,243
Polk	72%	9,036	51.2%	7,151	40.5%	1,207	6.8%	163	0.9%	87	0.5%	17,644
Pope	73%	3,159	51.3%	2,527	41.1%	354	5.8%	75	1.2%	38	0.6%	6,153
Ramsey	69%	78,860	33.9%	124,774	53.6%	23,222	10.0%	3,650	1.6%	2,238	1.0%	232,744
Red Lake	74%	1,223	45.2%	1,318	48.7%	116	4.3%	31	1.1%	19	0.7%	2,707
Redwood	71%	5,993	61.8%	2,952	30.4%	548	5.7%	151	1.6%	55	0.6%	9,699
Renville	73%	5,544	53.1%	4,058	38.9%	653	6.3%	155	1.5%	34	0.3%	10,444
Rice	63%	8,168	39.5%	9,531	46.1%	2,414	11.7%	350	1.7%	210	1.0%	20,673
Rock	77%	3,164	55.4%	2,089	36.6%	397	6.9%	54	0.9%	9	0.2%	5,713
Roseau	73%	3,358	53.2%	2,616	41.4%	259	4.1%	55	0.9%	29	0.5%	6,317
Scott	71%	9,018	45.0%	9,115	45.5%	1,475	7.4%	356	1.8%	74	0.4%	20,038
Sherburne	70%	6,035	44.3%	6,229	45.7%	985	7.2%	300	2.2%	71	0.5%	13,620
Sibley	71%	4,460	58.4%	2,521	33.0%	509	6.7%	121	1.6%	31	0.4%	7,642
St. Louis	71%	33,407	29.1%	69,403	60.5%	8,719	7.6%	2,202	1.9%	943	0.8%	114,674
Stearns	69%	24,888	48.3%	21,862	42.4%	3,555	6.9%	861	1.7%	356	0.7%	51,522
Steele	67%	7,805	54.7%	5,095	35.7%	1,087	7.6%	240	1.7%	52	0.4%	14,279
Stevens	78%	3,283	50.7%	2,559	39.5%	524	8.1%	74	1.1%	36	0.6%	6,476
Swift	76%	2,943	43.1%	3,245	47.6%	511	7.5%	102	1.5%	22	0.3%	6,823
Todd	72%	6,451	53.3%	4,975	41.1%	451	3.7%	194	1.6%	40	0.3%	12,111
Traverse	76%	1,574	51.9%	1,258	41.5%	159	5.2%	28	0.9%	11	0.4%	3,030
Wabasha	71%	4,986	52.7%	3,712	39.3%	549	5.8%	165	1.7%	41	0.4%	9,453
Wadena	73%	4,089	57.6%	2,635	37.1%	265	3.7%	97	1.4%	17	0.2%	7,103
Waseca	72%	4,801	51.6%	3,535	38.0%	777	8.4%	163	1.8%	25	0.3%	9,301
Washington	74%	22,718	41.4%	25,634	46.7%	5,050	9.2%	1,183	2.2%	317	0.6%	54,902
Watonwan	73%	3,629	55.1%	2,442	37.1%	415	6.3%	80	1.2%	21	0.3%	6,587
Wilkin	70%	2,224	54.2%	1,496	36.4%	318	7.7%	58	1.4%	11	0.3%	4,107
Winona	67%	10,332	45.1%	9,814	42.9%	1,780	7.8%	573	2.5%	404	1.8%	22,903
Wright	71%	12,293	45.5%	12,383	45.9%	1,692	6.3%	526	1.9%	97	0.4%	26,991
Yellow Medicine	75%	4,004	54.0%	2,833	38.2%	456	6.1%	111	1.5%	17	0.2%	7,421
TOTAL	70%	873,241	42.6%	954,174	46.5%	174,990	8.5%	31,592	1.5%	17,956	0.9%	2,051,953

1980 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MN

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1980 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Ronald Reagan (R)		Jimmy Carter* (D)		John Anderson (I)		Edward Clark (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Erdahl-IR)	75%	118,530	47.7%	107,960	43.5%					21,763	8.8%	248,253
District 02 (Hagedorn-IR)	76%	134,627	51.8%	103,035	39.7%					22,119	8.5%	259,781
District 03 (Frenzel-IR)	88%	118,227	45.6%	113,429	43.7%					27,630	10.7%	259,286
District 04 (Vento-DFL)	76%	78,432	34.8%	124,166	55.0%					23,081	10.2%	225,679
District 05 (Sabo-DFL)	72%	63,830	29.8%	123,562	57.7%					26,750	12.5%	214,142
District 06 (Weber-IR)	75%	131,735	51.1%	107,458	41.7%					18,627	7.2%	257,820
District 07 (Stangeland-IR)	77%	132,532	51.4%	108,610	42.2%					16,496	6.4%	257,638
District 08 (Oberstar-DFL)	76%	92,565	35.6%	148,783	57.3%					18,524	7.1%	259,872

1980 President, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,396	44.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,677	47.9%
John Anderson (I)	380	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	163	2.1%
Other	54	0.7%
TOTAL	7,670
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	33,100	37.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	45,532	51.8%
John Anderson (I)	6,828	7.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,631	1.9%
Other	752	0.9%
TOTAL	87,843
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,848	52.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,221	39.8%
John Anderson (I)	866	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	151	1.1%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	13,134
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,481	41.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,432	47.8%
John Anderson (I)	1,254	8.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	253	1.6%
Other	117	0.8%
TOTAL	15,537
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,513	46.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,272	44.7%
John Anderson (I)	646	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	213	1.8%
Other	138	1.2%
TOTAL	11,782
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,950	47.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,814	44.3%
John Anderson (I)	249	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	56	1.4%
Other	22	0.5%
TOTAL	4,091
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	11,966	45.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	10,930	41.8%
John Anderson (I)	2,698	10.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	327	1.3%
Other	217	0.8%
TOTAL	26,138
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,051	57.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,915	34.8%
John Anderson (I)	842	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	256	1.8%
Other	58	0.4%
TOTAL	14,122
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,760	32.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,822	59.5%
John Anderson (I)	883	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	279	1.9%
Other	89	0.6%
TOTAL	14,833
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -19

1980 President, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	9,909	53.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,621	35.8%
John Anderson (I)	1,496	8.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	333	1.8%
Other	122	0.7%
TOTAL	18,481
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,119	53.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,717	41.1%
John Anderson (I)	434	3.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	178	1.5%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	11,485
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,252	52.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,164	39.1%
John Anderson (I)	532	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	117	1.4%
Other	32	0.4%
TOTAL	8,097
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,017	40.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,240	49.8%
John Anderson (I)	939	7.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	264	2.1%
Other	63	0.5%
TOTAL	12,523
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1980 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,447	46.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,940	39.7%
John Anderson (I)	2,773	12.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	221	1.0%
Other	127	0.6%
TOTAL	22,508
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,919	46.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,955	47.3%
John Anderson (I)	185	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	60	1.5%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,137
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,147	50.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	871	38.4%
John Anderson (I)	182	8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	48	2.1%
Other	18	0.8%
TOTAL	2,266
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,258	54.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,958	37.7%
John Anderson (I)	535	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	77	1.0%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	7,847
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,844	50.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,323	43.0%
John Anderson (I)	1,046	4.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	367	1.7%
Other	97	0.4%
TOTAL	21,677
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	40,708	43.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	43,433	45.8%
John Anderson (I)	8,588	9.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,526	1.6%
Other	500	0.5%
TOTAL	94,755
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,900	54.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,698	38.0%
John Anderson (I)	367	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	92	1.3%
Other	43	0.6%
TOTAL	7,100
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,778	53.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,530	38.3%
John Anderson (I)	844	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	226	1.6%
Other	67	0.5%
TOTAL	14,445
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,206	59.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,620	34.5%
John Anderson (I)	525	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	105	1.0%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	10,481
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,452	57.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,010	35.4%
John Anderson (I)	650	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	157	1.4%
Other	43	0.4%
TOTAL	11,312
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,475	47.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,212	46.2%
John Anderson (I)	808	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	225	1.3%
Other	65	0.4%
TOTAL	17,785
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	9,329	46.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,566	42.3%
John Anderson (I)	1,964	9.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	288	1.4%
Other	101	0.5%
TOTAL	20,248
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,054	48.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,822	42.6%
John Anderson (I)	333	7.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	54	1.3%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,272
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	194,898	38.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	239,592	47.4%
John Anderson (I)	56,390	11.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	6,647	1.3%
Other	7,845	1.6%
TOTAL	505,372
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,582	58.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,218	33.9%
John Anderson (I)	477	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	149	1.6%
Other	55	0.6%
TOTAL	9,481
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,172	55.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,840	37.8%
John Anderson (I)	365	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	105	1.4%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,513
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,480	41.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,457	50.5%
John Anderson (I)	641	5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	179	1.7%
Other	52	0.5%
TOTAL	10,809
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,368	37.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	12,134	54.6%
John Anderson (I)	1,080	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	487	2.2%
Other	159	0.7%
TOTAL	22,228
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,391	48.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,062	43.3%
John Anderson (I)	463	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	123	1.7%
Other	25	0.4%
TOTAL	7,064
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,500	45.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,654	48.2%
John Anderson (I)	269	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	68	1.2%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,508
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,480	46.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,038	44.4%
John Anderson (I)	1,244	6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	276	1.5%
Other	57	0.3%
TOTAL	18,095
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,875	52.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,407	39.3%
John Anderson (I)	243	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	36	1.0%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,577
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,433	41.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,181	50.7%
John Anderson (I)	496	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	110	1.3%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,250
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,981	50.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,457	41.6%
John Anderson (I)	334	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	112	1.9%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,903
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,414	34.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,864	55.7%
John Anderson (I)	443	6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	160	2.3%
Other	50	0.7%
TOTAL	6,931
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -16

1980 President, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,052	52.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	763	38.1%
John Anderson (I)	128	6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	44	2.2%
Other	13	0.7%
TOTAL	2,000
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,478	47.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,161	44.4%
John Anderson (I)	731	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	187	1.6%
Other	68	0.6%
TOTAL	11,625
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,122	51.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,640	39.8%
John Anderson (I)	295	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	48	1.2%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,121
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,852	45.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,626	43.6%
John Anderson (I)	1,129	8.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	237	1.8%
Other	67	0.5%
TOTAL	12,911
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,819	55.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,987	35.5%
John Anderson (I)	852	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	308	2.2%
Other	69	0.5%
TOTAL	14,035
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,275	48.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,175	44.6%
John Anderson (I)	153	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	23	0.9%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,635
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,638	53.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,636	38.9%
John Anderson (I)	397	5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	80	1.2%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,775
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,057	57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,301	35.0%
John Anderson (I)	751	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	148	1.2%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	12,294
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,032	49.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,238	42.0%
John Anderson (I)	668	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	124	1.2%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,095
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,860	42.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,443	49.3%
John Anderson (I)	550	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	126	1.4%
Other	34	0.4%
TOTAL	9,013
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,296	44.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,930	49.4%
John Anderson (I)	559	4.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	174	1.2%
Other	59	0.4%
TOTAL	14,018
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,908	38.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	10,538	51.8%
John Anderson (I)	1,465	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	281	1.4%
Other	133	0.7%
TOTAL	20,325
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,004	48.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,714	43.9%
John Anderson (I)	359	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	88	1.4%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,186
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,436	47.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,400	39.6%
John Anderson (I)	1,519	11.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	201	1.5%
Other	66	0.5%
TOTAL	13,622
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,706	45.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,703	45.4%
John Anderson (I)	657	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	178	1.7%
Other	121	1.2%
TOTAL	10,365
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,192	44.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,253	46.2%
John Anderson (I)	369	7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	46	0.9%
Other	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,880
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	22,704	55.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	13,983	34.2%
John Anderson (I)	3,638	8.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	438	1.1%
Other	148	0.4%
TOTAL	40,911
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	15,091	57.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,108	34.8%
John Anderson (I)	1,538	5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	331	1.3%
Other	70	0.3%
TOTAL	26,138
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,715	50.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,101	41.8%
John Anderson (I)	465	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	69	0.9%
Other	66	0.9%
TOTAL	7,416
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,899	40.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,121	52.9%
John Anderson (I)	467	4.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	152	1.6%
Other	48	0.5%
TOTAL	9,687
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,207	51.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,392	38.3%
John Anderson (I)	561	9.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	72	1.2%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,243
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	9,036	51.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,151	40.5%
John Anderson (I)	1,207	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	163	0.9%
Other	87	0.5%
TOTAL	17,644
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,159	51.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,527	41.1%
John Anderson (I)	354	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	75	1.2%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,153
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	78,860	33.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	124,774	53.6%
John Anderson (I)	23,222	10.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	3,650	1.6%
Other	2,238	1.0%
TOTAL	232,744
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -17

1980 President, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,223	45.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,318	48.7%
John Anderson (I)	116	4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	31	1.1%
Other	19	0.7%
TOTAL	2,707
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,993	61.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,952	30.4%
John Anderson (I)	548	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	151	1.6%
Other	55	0.6%
TOTAL	9,699
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,544	53.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,058	38.9%
John Anderson (I)	653	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	155	1.5%
Other	34	0.3%
TOTAL	10,444
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,168	39.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,531	46.1%
John Anderson (I)	2,414	11.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	350	1.7%
Other	210	1.0%
TOTAL	20,673
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -11

1980 President, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,164	55.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,089	36.6%
John Anderson (I)	397	6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	54	0.9%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,713
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,358	53.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,616	41.4%
John Anderson (I)	259	4.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	55	0.9%
Other	29	0.5%
TOTAL	6,317
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	33,407	29.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	69,403	60.5%
John Anderson (I)	8,719	7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	2,202	1.9%
Other	943	0.8%
TOTAL	114,674
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -22

1980 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	9,018	45.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,115	45.5%
John Anderson (I)	1,475	7.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	356	1.8%
Other	74	0.4%
TOTAL	20,038
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,035	44.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,229	45.7%
John Anderson (I)	985	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	300	2.2%
Other	71	0.5%
TOTAL	13,620
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,460	58.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,521	33.0%
John Anderson (I)	509	6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	121	1.6%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,642
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	24,888	48.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	21,862	42.4%
John Anderson (I)	3,555	6.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	861	1.7%
Other	356	0.7%
TOTAL	51,522
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,805	54.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,095	35.7%
John Anderson (I)	1,087	7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	240	1.7%
Other	52	0.4%
TOTAL	14,279
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,283	50.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,559	39.5%
John Anderson (I)	524	8.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	74	1.1%
Other	36	0.6%
TOTAL	6,476
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,943	43.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,245	47.6%
John Anderson (I)	511	7.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	102	1.5%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	6,823
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,451	53.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,975	41.1%
John Anderson (I)	451	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	194	1.6%
Other	40	0.3%
TOTAL	12,111
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,574	51.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,258	41.5%
John Anderson (I)	159	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	28	0.9%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	3,030
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,986	52.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,712	39.3%
John Anderson (I)	549	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	165	1.7%
Other	41	0.4%
TOTAL	9,453
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,089	57.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,635	37.1%
John Anderson (I)	265	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	97	1.4%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,103
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,801	51.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,535	38.0%
John Anderson (I)	777	8.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	163	1.8%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,301
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	22,718	41.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	25,634	46.7%
John Anderson (I)	5,050	9.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,183	2.2%
Other	317	0.6%
TOTAL	54,902
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,629	55.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,442	37.1%
John Anderson (I)	415	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	80	1.2%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,587
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,224	54.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,496	36.4%
John Anderson (I)	318	7.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	58	1.4%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,107
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,332	45.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,814	42.9%
John Anderson (I)	1,780	7.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	573	2.5%
Other	404	1.8%
TOTAL	22,903
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	12,293	45.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	12,383	45.9%
John Anderson (I)	1,692	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	526	1.9%
Other	97	0.4%
TOTAL	26,991
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,004	54.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,833	38.2%
John Anderson (I)	456	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	111	1.5%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,421
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

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