1980 Presidential Election Results for Montana

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
Beaverhead	70%	2,955	72.0%	842	20.5%	205	5.0%	101	2.5%	0	0.0%	4,103
Big Horn	53%	1,730	46.3%	1,644	44.0%	308	8.2%	53	1.4%	0	0.0%	3,735
Blaine	65%	1,686	56.3%	1,107	37.0%	163	5.4%	39	1.3%	0	0.0%	2,995
Broadwater	69%	1,052	67.3%	401	25.6%	69	4.4%	42	2.7%	0	0.0%	1,564
Carbon	74%	2,471	56.6%	1,468	33.6%	331	7.6%	93	2.1%	0	0.0%	4,363
Carter	82%	766	72.4%	237	22.4%	37	3.5%	18	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,058
Cascade	56%	17,664	54.8%	11,105	34.5%	2,655	8.2%	810	2.5%	0	0.0%	32,234
Chouteau	83%	2,448	68.3%	853	23.8%	216	6.0%	66	1.8%	0	0.0%	3,583
Custer	63%	3,533	60.7%	1,822	31.3%	369	6.3%	92	1.6%	0	0.0%	5,816
Daniels	83%	1,086	65.2%	483	29.0%	77	4.6%	20	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,666
Dawson	63%	3,045	59.5%	1,543	30.1%	424	8.3%	106	2.1%	0	0.0%	5,118
Deer Lodge	63%	1,905	33.8%	3,077	54.6%	474	8.4%	182	3.2%	0	0.0%	5,638
Fallon	75%	1,286	67.0%	512	26.7%	94	4.9%	28	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,920
Fergus	73%	4,455	65.0%	1,840	26.9%	388	5.7%	169	2.5%	0	0.0%	6,852
Flathead	66%	15,102	63.5%	6,349	26.7%	1,621	6.8%	695	2.9%	0	0.0%	23,767
Gallatin	66%	12,738	58.6%	5,747	26.5%	2,432	11.2%	809	3.7%	0	0.0%	21,726
Garfield	84%	760	78.0%	169	17.4%	29	3.0%	16	1.6%	0	0.0%	974
Glacier	59%	2,283	55.8%	1,394	34.1%	297	7.3%	119	2.9%	0	0.0%	4,093
Golden Valley	79%	362	65.1%	155	27.9%	28	5.0%	11	2.0%	0	0.0%	556
Granite	72%	811	59.2%	439	32.0%	76	5.5%	45	3.3%	0	0.0%	1,371
Hill	65%	4,448	55.0%	2,875	35.5%	604	7.5%	162	2.0%	0	0.0%	8,089
Jefferson	68%	1,841	57.1%	1,055	32.7%	216	6.7%	111	3.4%	0	0.0%	3,223
Judith Basin	88%	1,030	63.3%	480	29.5%	93	5.7%	24	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,627
Lake	66%	5,083	59.6%	2,615	30.6%	573	6.7%	261	3.1%	0	0.0%	8,532
Lewis & Clark	69%	12,128	57.2%	6,815	32.1%	1,793	8.5%	476	2.2%	0	0.0%	21,212
Liberty	78%	872	69.4%	283	22.5%	71	5.7%	30	2.4%	0	0.0%	1,256
Lincoln	62%	4,202	57.2%	2,422	33.0%	485	6.6%	239	3.3%	0	0.0%	7,348
Madison	79%	2,220	70.6%	676	21.5%	174	5.5%	75	2.4%	0	0.0%	3,145
McCone	82%	1,000	68.0%	349	23.7%	86	5.8%	36	2.4%	0	0.0%	1,471
Meagher	64%	689	69.6%	247	24.9%	41	4.1%	13	1.3%	0	0.0%	990
Mineral	66%	800	48.3%	660	39.8%	138	8.3%	59	3.6%	0	0.0%	1,657
Missoula	62%	16,161	46.7%	13,115	37.9%	3,847	11.1%	1,471	4.3%	0	0.0%	34,594
Musselshell	70%	1,279	58.0%	784	35.6%	106	4.8%	35	1.6%	0	0.0%	2,204
Park	67%	3,929	63.4%	1,663	26.8%	459	7.4%	144	2.3%	0	0.0%	6,195
Petroleum	77%	225	66.0%	90	26.4%	15	4.4%	11	3.2%	0	0.0%	341
Phillips	71%	1,723	64.9%	745	28.1%	146	5.5%	39	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,653
Pondera	75%	2,270	66.1%	897	26.1%	207	6.0%	58	1.7%	0	0.0%	3,432
Powder River	82%	985	68.3%	336	23.3%	94	6.5%	28	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,443
Powell	60%	1,770	59.1%	883	29.5%	198	6.6%	142	4.7%	0	0.0%	2,993
Prairie	71%	580	62.6%	283	30.5%	57	6.1%	7	0.8%	0	0.0%	927
Ravalli	73%	7,268	63.7%	3,063	26.9%	743	6.5%	330	2.9%	0	0.0%	11,404
Richland	60%	3,348	66.5%	1,252	24.9%	343	6.8%	95	1.9%	0	0.0%	5,038
Roosevelt	61%	2,298	55.2%	1,504	36.2%	304	7.3%	54	1.3%	0	0.0%	4,160
Rosebud	55%	1,875	54.5%	1,167	33.9%	265	7.7%	136	4.0%	0	0.0%	3,443
Sanders	67%	2,194	54.9%	1,395	34.9%	291	7.3%	119	3.0%	0	0.0%	3,999
Sheridan	73%	1,658	56.9%	955	32.8%	247	8.5%	52	1.8%	0	0.0%	2,912
Silver Bow	71%	7,301	37.7%	9,721	50.2%	1,752	9.0%	603	3.1%	0	0.0%	19,377
Stillwater	75%	1,828	61.3%	919	30.8%	181	6.1%	56	1.9%	0	0.0%	2,984
Sweet Grass	74%	1,169	67.2%	440	25.3%	98	5.6%	32	1.8%	0	0.0%	1,739
Teton	79%	2,415	67.8%	902	25.3%	186	5.2%	61	1.7%	0	0.0%	3,564
Toole	74%	2,000	70.2%	634	22.2%	154	5.4%	62	2.2%	0	0.0%	2,850
Treasure	80%	321	57.9%	181	32.7%	34	6.1%	18	3.2%	0	0.0%	554
Valley	75%	3,242	62.5%	1,567	30.2%	264	5.1%	117	2.3%	0	0.0%	5,190
Wheatland	74%	742	60.3%	381	31.0%	88	7.2%	19	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,230
Wibaux	73%	450	61.6%	219	30.0%	45	6.2%	17	2.3%	0	0.0%	731
Yellowstone	63%	27,332	56.6%	15,272	31.6%	4,590	9.5%	1,119	2.3%	0	0.0%	48,313
TOTAL	65%	206,814	56.8%	118,032	32.4%	29,281	8.0%	9,825	2.7%	0	0.0%	363,952

1980 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MT

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 (Williams-D)	71%	107,574	57.1%	64,393	34.2%					16,316	8.7%	188,283
District 02 (Marlenee-R)	71%	99,240	59.1%	55,639	33.1%					12,965	7.7%	167,844

1980 President, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,955	72.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	842	20.5%
John Anderson (I)	205	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	101	2.5%
TOTAL	4,103
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 21

1980 President, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,730	46.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,644	44.0%
John Anderson (I)	308	8.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	53	1.4%
TOTAL	3,735
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,686	56.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,107	37.0%
John Anderson (I)	163	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	39	1.3%
TOTAL	2,995
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,052	67.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	401	25.6%
John Anderson (I)	69	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	42	2.7%
TOTAL	1,564
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,471	56.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,468	33.6%
John Anderson (I)	331	7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	93	2.1%
TOTAL	4,363
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	766	72.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	237	22.4%
John Anderson (I)	37	3.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	18	1.7%
TOTAL	1,058
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 22

1980 President, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	17,664	54.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	11,105	34.5%
John Anderson (I)	2,655	8.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	810	2.5%
TOTAL	32,234
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,448	68.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	853	23.8%
John Anderson (I)	216	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	66	1.8%
TOTAL	3,583
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,533	60.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,822	31.3%
John Anderson (I)	369	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	92	1.6%
TOTAL	5,816
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,086	65.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	483	29.0%
John Anderson (I)	77	4.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	20	1.2%
TOTAL	1,666
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,045	59.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,543	30.1%
John Anderson (I)	424	8.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	106	2.1%
TOTAL	5,118
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,905	33.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,077	54.6%
John Anderson (I)	474	8.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	182	3.2%
TOTAL	5,638
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -17

1980 President, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,286	67.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	512	26.7%
John Anderson (I)	94	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	28	1.5%
TOTAL	1,920
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,455	65.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,840	26.9%
John Anderson (I)	388	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	169	2.5%
TOTAL	6,852
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	15,102	63.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,349	26.7%
John Anderson (I)	1,621	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	695	2.9%
TOTAL	23,767
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	12,738	58.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,747	26.5%
John Anderson (I)	2,432	11.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	809	3.7%
TOTAL	21,726
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	760	78.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	169	17.4%
John Anderson (I)	29	3.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	16	1.6%
TOTAL	974
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 27

1980 President, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,283	55.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,394	34.1%
John Anderson (I)	297	7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	119	2.9%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	362	65.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	155	27.9%
John Anderson (I)	28	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	11	2.0%
TOTAL	556
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	811	59.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	439	32.0%
John Anderson (I)	76	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	45	3.3%
TOTAL	1,371
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,448	55.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,875	35.5%
John Anderson (I)	604	7.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	162	2.0%
TOTAL	8,089
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,841	57.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,055	32.7%
John Anderson (I)	216	6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	111	3.4%
TOTAL	3,223
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,030	63.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	480	29.5%
John Anderson (I)	93	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	24	1.5%
TOTAL	1,627
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,083	59.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,615	30.6%
John Anderson (I)	573	6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	261	3.1%
TOTAL	8,532
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	12,128	57.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,815	32.1%
John Anderson (I)	1,793	8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	476	2.2%
TOTAL	21,212
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	872	69.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	283	22.5%
John Anderson (I)	71	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	30	2.4%
TOTAL	1,256
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,202	57.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,422	33.0%
John Anderson (I)	485	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	239	3.3%
TOTAL	7,348
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,000	68.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	349	23.7%
John Anderson (I)	86	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	36	2.4%
TOTAL	1,471
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,220	70.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	676	21.5%
John Anderson (I)	174	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	75	2.4%
TOTAL	3,145
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 20

1980 President, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	689	69.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	247	24.9%
John Anderson (I)	41	4.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	13	1.3%
TOTAL	990
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	800	48.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	660	39.8%
John Anderson (I)	138	8.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	59	3.6%
TOTAL	1,657
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	16,161	46.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	13,115	37.9%
John Anderson (I)	3,847	11.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,471	4.3%
TOTAL	34,594
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,279	58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	784	35.6%
John Anderson (I)	106	4.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	35	1.6%
TOTAL	2,204
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,929	63.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,663	26.8%
John Anderson (I)	459	7.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	144	2.3%
TOTAL	6,195
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	225	66.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	90	26.4%
John Anderson (I)	15	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	11	3.2%
TOTAL	341
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,723	64.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	745	28.1%
John Anderson (I)	146	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	39	1.5%
TOTAL	2,653
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,270	66.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	897	26.1%
John Anderson (I)	207	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	58	1.7%
TOTAL	3,432
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	985	68.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	336	23.3%
John Anderson (I)	94	6.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	28	1.9%
TOTAL	1,443
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,770	59.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	883	29.5%
John Anderson (I)	198	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	142	4.7%
TOTAL	2,993
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	580	62.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	283	30.5%
John Anderson (I)	57	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	7	0.8%
TOTAL	927
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,268	63.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,063	26.9%
John Anderson (I)	743	6.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	330	2.9%
TOTAL	11,404
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,348	66.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,252	24.9%
John Anderson (I)	343	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	95	1.9%
TOTAL	5,038
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,298	55.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,504	36.2%
John Anderson (I)	304	7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	54	1.3%
TOTAL	4,160
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,875	54.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,167	33.9%
John Anderson (I)	265	7.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	136	4.0%
TOTAL	3,443
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,194	54.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,395	34.9%
John Anderson (I)	291	7.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	119	3.0%
TOTAL	3,999
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,658	56.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	955	32.8%
John Anderson (I)	247	8.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	52	1.8%
TOTAL	2,912
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,301	37.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,721	50.2%
John Anderson (I)	1,752	9.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	603	3.1%
TOTAL	19,377
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,828	61.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	919	30.8%
John Anderson (I)	181	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	56	1.9%
TOTAL	2,984
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,169	67.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	440	25.3%
John Anderson (I)	98	5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	32	1.8%
TOTAL	1,739
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,415	67.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	902	25.3%
John Anderson (I)	186	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	61	1.7%
TOTAL	3,564
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,000	70.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	634	22.2%
John Anderson (I)	154	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	62	2.2%
TOTAL	2,850
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	321	57.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	181	32.7%
John Anderson (I)	34	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	18	3.2%
TOTAL	554
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,242	62.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,567	30.2%
John Anderson (I)	264	5.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	117	2.3%
TOTAL	5,190
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	742	60.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	381	31.0%
John Anderson (I)	88	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	1.5%
TOTAL	1,230
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	450	61.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	219	30.0%
John Anderson (I)	45	6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	17	2.3%
TOTAL	731
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	27,332	56.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	15,272	31.6%
John Anderson (I)	4,590	9.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,119	2.3%
TOTAL	48,313
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

* incumbent