1980 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

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
Abbeville	42%	2,361	35.6%	4,049	61.1%	111	1.7%	96	1.4%	15	0.2%	6,632
Aiken	44%	18,570	57.4%	13,014	40.2%	601	1.9%	151	0.5%	33	0.1%	32,369
Allendale	57%	1,182	29.6%	2,778	69.6%	17	0.4%	12	0.3%	1	0.0%	3,990
Anderson	37%	15,667	44.4%	18,801	53.3%	474	1.3%	210	0.6%	153	0.4%	35,305
Bamberg	44%	2,098	38.7%	3,294	60.8%	17	0.3%	5	0.1%	8	0.1%	5,422
Barnwell	51%	3,228	48.1%	3,399	50.7%	64	1.0%	11	0.2%	3	0.0%	6,705
Beaufort	35%	8,620	51.6%	7,415	44.4%	513	3.1%	87	0.5%	65	0.4%	16,700
Berkeley	38%	12,830	55.6%	9,850	42.7%	292	1.3%	75	0.3%	17	0.1%	23,064
Calhoun	46%	1,767	45.9%	2,043	53.0%	31	0.8%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%	3,853
Charleston	40%	44,111	55.1%	32,727	40.9%	2,222	2.8%	636	0.8%	316	0.4%	80,012
Cherokee	44%	5,379	43.3%	6,889	55.5%	86	0.7%	54	0.4%	10	0.1%	12,418
Chester	41%	3,104	37.1%	5,145	61.5%	87	1.0%	20	0.2%	7	0.1%	8,363
Chesterfield	38%	3,478	34.9%	6,393	64.1%	64	0.6%	24	0.2%	13	0.1%	9,972
Clarendon	56%	4,158	40.8%	5,979	58.7%	28	0.3%	10	0.1%	19	0.2%	10,194
Colleton	49%	4,719	44.8%	5,745	54.5%	58	0.6%	21	0.2%	0	0.0%	10,543
Darlington	41%	8,289	48.4%	8,489	49.6%	220	1.3%	85	0.5%	48	0.3%	17,131
Dillon	41%	3,385	42.3%	4,518	56.5%	59	0.7%	23	0.3%	15	0.2%	8,000
Dorchester	47%	10,893	59.5%	7,237	39.6%	140	0.8%	20	0.1%	8	0.0%	18,298
Edgefield	50%	2,415	40.7%	3,465	58.4%	29	0.5%	16	0.3%	12	0.2%	5,937
Fairfield	45%	2,098	33.2%	4,153	65.7%	37	0.6%	24	0.4%	11	0.2%	6,323
Florence	46%	17,069	50.2%	16,391	48.2%	348	1.0%	134	0.4%	69	0.2%	34,011
Georgetown	43%	5,151	42.8%	6,701	55.6%	148	1.2%	37	0.3%	5	0.0%	12,042
Greenville	39%	46,168	57.4%	32,135	40.0%	1,600	2.0%	445	0.6%	67	0.1%	80,415
Greenwood	41%	7,290	43.2%	9,283	55.0%	230	1.4%	64	0.4%	21	0.1%	16,888
Hampton	55%	2,217	33.6%	4,329	65.6%	35	0.5%	6	0.1%	16	0.2%	6,603
Horry	41%	14,323	49.6%	13,888	48.1%	528	1.8%	84	0.3%	41	0.1%	28,864
Jasper	53%	1,617	32.5%	3,312	66.7%	32	0.6%	5	0.1%	3	0.1%	4,969
Kershaw	45%	6,652	55.6%	5,103	42.6%	145	1.2%	56	0.5%	18	0.2%	11,974
Lancaster	41%	6,410	42.3%	8,283	54.6%	331	2.2%	99	0.7%	47	0.3%	15,170
Laurens	38%	6,036	42.8%	7,856	55.7%	125	0.9%	49	0.3%	27	0.2%	14,093
Lee	64%	2,952	37.5%	4,818	61.2%	18	0.2%	7	0.1%	82	1.0%	7,877
Lexington	43%	28,313	67.6%	12,334	29.4%	762	1.8%	262	0.6%	215	0.5%	41,886
Marion	39%	3,321	37.7%	5,379	61.1%	75	0.9%	22	0.2%	4	0.0%	8,801
Marlboro	39%	2,585	32.2%	5,378	66.9%	52	0.6%	21	0.3%	4	0.0%	8,040
McCormick	50%	797	30.6%	1,774	68.1%	22	0.8%	9	0.3%	3	0.1%	2,605
Newberry	46%	5,568	53.0%	4,825	45.9%	80	0.8%	29	0.3%	11	0.1%	10,513
Oconee	40%	5,651	41.6%	7,677	56.5%	189	1.4%	59	0.4%	15	0.1%	13,591
Orangeburg	50%	11,313	40.8%	16,178	58.3%	141	0.5%	72	0.3%	29	0.1%	27,733
Pickens	31%	9,575	53.4%	7,789	43.5%	402	2.2%	118	0.7%	39	0.2%	17,923
Richland	37%	36,337	49.9%	33,158	45.5%	1,812	2.5%	1,083	1.5%	479	0.7%	72,869
Saluda	46%	2,450	47.4%	2,651	51.3%	38	0.7%	23	0.4%	7	0.1%	5,169
Spartanburg	41%	30,092	51.1%	27,245	46.3%	941	1.6%	425	0.7%	166	0.3%	58,869
Sumter	34%	10,557	52.5%	9,205	45.7%	250	1.2%	73	0.4%	41	0.2%	20,126
Union	48%	4,035	38.6%	6,274	60.0%	93	0.9%	44	0.4%	10	0.1%	10,456
Williamsburg	55%	5,110	38.3%	8,135	61.0%	64	0.5%	18	0.1%	17	0.1%	13,344
York	32%	11,265	46.9%	12,075	50.2%	539	2.2%	144	0.6%	20	0.1%	24,043
TOTAL	40%	441,207	49.6%	427,560	48.0%	14,150	1.6%	4,975	0.6%	2,191	0.2%	890,083

1980 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

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 (Hartnett-R)	47%	85,693	53.7%	70,952	44.4%					3,027	1.9%	159,672
District 02 (Spence-R)	45%	84,354	52.3%	73,940	45.9%					2,934	1.8%	161,228
District 03 (Derrick-D)	43%	70,256	48.2%	73,333	50.3%					2,176	1.5%	145,765
District 04 (Campbell-R)	44%	76,147	54.7%	60,549	43.5%					2,624	1.9%	139,320
District 05 (Holland-D)	42%	59,033	44.7%	71,387	54.0%					1,761	1.3%	132,181
District 06 (Napier-R)	50%	66,358	44.8%	80,224	54.2%					1,549	1.0%	148,131

1980 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,361	35.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,049	61.1%
John Anderson (I)	111	1.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	96	1.4%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,632
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -15

1980 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	18,570	57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	13,014	40.2%
John Anderson (I)	601	1.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	151	0.5%
Other	33	0.1%
TOTAL	32,369
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,182	29.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,778	69.6%
John Anderson (I)	17	0.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	12	0.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,990
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -21

1980 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	15,667	44.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	18,801	53.3%
John Anderson (I)	474	1.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	210	0.6%
Other	153	0.4%
TOTAL	35,305
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,098	38.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,294	60.8%
John Anderson (I)	17	0.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,422
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,228	48.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,399	50.7%
John Anderson (I)	64	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,705
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,620	51.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,415	44.4%
John Anderson (I)	513	3.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	87	0.5%
Other	65	0.4%
TOTAL	16,700
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	12,830	55.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,850	42.7%
John Anderson (I)	292	1.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	75	0.3%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	23,064
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,767	45.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,043	53.0%
John Anderson (I)	31	0.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,853
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	44,111	55.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	32,727	40.9%
John Anderson (I)	2,222	2.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	636	0.8%
Other	316	0.4%
TOTAL	80,012
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,379	43.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,889	55.5%
John Anderson (I)	86	0.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	54	0.4%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	12,418
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,104	37.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,145	61.5%
John Anderson (I)	87	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	20	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,363
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1980 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,478	34.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,393	64.1%
John Anderson (I)	64	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,972
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -16

1980 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,158	40.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,979	58.7%
John Anderson (I)	28	0.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	10	0.1%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,194
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,719	44.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,745	54.5%
John Anderson (I)	58	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	21	0.2%
TOTAL	10,543
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1980 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	8,289	48.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,489	49.6%
John Anderson (I)	220	1.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	85	0.5%
Other	48	0.3%
TOTAL	17,131
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,385	42.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,518	56.5%
John Anderson (I)	59	0.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	23	0.3%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,000
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,893	59.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,237	39.6%
John Anderson (I)	140	0.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	20	0.1%
Other	8	0.0%
TOTAL	18,298
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,415	40.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,465	58.4%
John Anderson (I)	29	0.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	16	0.3%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,937
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,098	33.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,153	65.7%
John Anderson (I)	37	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	24	0.4%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,323
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -18

1980 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	17,069	50.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	16,391	48.2%
John Anderson (I)	348	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	134	0.4%
Other	69	0.2%
TOTAL	34,011
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,151	42.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,701	55.6%
John Anderson (I)	148	1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	37	0.3%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,042
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	46,168	57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	32,135	40.0%
John Anderson (I)	1,600	2.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	445	0.6%
Other	67	0.1%
TOTAL	80,415
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	7,290	43.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,283	55.0%
John Anderson (I)	230	1.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	64	0.4%
Other	21	0.1%
TOTAL	16,888
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,217	33.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,329	65.6%
John Anderson (I)	35	0.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	6	0.1%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,603
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -17

1980 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	14,323	49.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	13,888	48.1%
John Anderson (I)	528	1.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	84	0.3%
Other	41	0.1%
TOTAL	28,864
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,617	32.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,312	66.7%
John Anderson (I)	32	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,969
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -18

1980 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,652	55.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,103	42.6%
John Anderson (I)	145	1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	56	0.5%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	11,974
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,410	42.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,283	54.6%
John Anderson (I)	331	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	99	0.7%
Other	47	0.3%
TOTAL	15,170
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,036	42.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,856	55.7%
John Anderson (I)	125	0.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	49	0.3%
Other	27	0.2%
TOTAL	14,093
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1980 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,952	37.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,818	61.2%
John Anderson (I)	18	0.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Other	82	1.0%
TOTAL	7,877
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	28,313	67.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	12,334	29.4%
John Anderson (I)	762	1.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	262	0.6%
Other	215	0.5%
TOTAL	41,886
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	797	30.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,774	68.1%
John Anderson (I)	22	0.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	9	0.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,605
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -20

1980 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,321	37.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,379	61.1%
John Anderson (I)	75	0.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	22	0.2%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,801
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -13

1980 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,585	32.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,378	66.9%
John Anderson (I)	52	0.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	21	0.3%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,040
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -19

1980 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,568	53.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,825	45.9%
John Anderson (I)	80	0.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	29	0.3%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,513
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,651	41.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,677	56.5%
John Anderson (I)	189	1.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	59	0.4%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	13,591
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	11,313	40.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	16,178	58.3%
John Anderson (I)	141	0.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	72	0.3%
Other	29	0.1%
TOTAL	27,733
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1980 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	9,575	53.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,789	43.5%
John Anderson (I)	402	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	118	0.7%
Other	39	0.2%
TOTAL	17,923
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	36,337	49.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	33,158	45.5%
John Anderson (I)	1,812	2.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	1,083	1.5%
Other	479	0.7%
TOTAL	72,869
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,450	47.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,651	51.3%
John Anderson (I)	38	0.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	23	0.4%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,169
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	30,092	51.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	27,245	46.3%
John Anderson (I)	941	1.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	425	0.7%
Other	166	0.3%
TOTAL	58,869
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,557	52.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,205	45.7%
John Anderson (I)	250	1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	73	0.4%
Other	41	0.2%
TOTAL	20,126
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,035	38.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,274	60.0%
John Anderson (I)	93	0.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	44	0.4%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	10,456
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,110	38.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	8,135	61.0%
John Anderson (I)	64	0.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	18	0.1%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	13,344
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	11,265	46.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	12,075	50.2%
John Anderson (I)	539	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	144	0.6%
Other	20	0.1%
TOTAL	24,043
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent