1980 Presidential Election Results for South Dakota

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County	Turnout	Ronald Reagan (R)		Jimmy Carter* (D)		John Anderson (I)		Edward Clark (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Aurora	85%	1,251	58.9%	709	33.4%	125	5.9%	35	1.6%	3	0.1%	2,123
Beadle	72%	5,921	58.6%	3,521	34.8%	545	5.4%	109	1.1%	8	0.1%	10,104
Bennett	69%	919	69.4%	350	26.4%	42	3.2%	13	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,324
Bon Homme	71%	2,794	65.9%	1,191	28.1%	214	5.0%	38	0.9%	2	0.0%	4,239
Brookings	59%	5,727	52.2%	3,934	35.8%	1,169	10.6%	140	1.3%	11	0.1%	10,981
Brown	68%	10,550	58.6%	6,050	33.6%	1,143	6.4%	231	1.3%	25	0.1%	17,999
Brule	78%	1,674	59.8%	925	33.0%	153	5.5%	47	1.7%	1	0.0%	2,800
Buffalo	46%	272	59.6%	147	32.2%	26	5.7%	11	2.4%	0	0.0%	456
Butte	67%	2,850	73.1%	843	21.6%	150	3.8%	53	1.4%	2	0.1%	3,898
Campbell	92%	1,271	84.8%	182	12.1%	39	2.6%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,498
Charles Mix	72%	2,608	56.7%	1,741	37.9%	203	4.4%	40	0.9%	7	0.2%	4,599
Clark	82%	1,963	67.4%	774	26.6%	151	5.2%	22	0.8%	1	0.0%	2,911
Clay	59%	3,004	47.6%	2,271	36.0%	906	14.3%	111	1.8%	24	0.4%	6,316
Codington	68%	5,903	59.1%	3,353	33.6%	638	6.4%	85	0.9%	11	0.1%	9,990
Corson	59%	1,233	66.5%	522	28.1%	82	4.4%	16	0.9%	2	0.1%	1,855
Custer	71%	2,057	69.6%	708	24.0%	129	4.4%	60	2.0%	1	0.0%	2,955
Davison	67%	4,743	55.7%	3,107	36.5%	568	6.7%	89	1.0%	5	0.1%	8,512
Day	79%	2,507	55.2%	1,720	37.9%	259	5.7%	56	1.2%	1	0.0%	4,543
Deuel	74%	1,657	60.4%	891	32.5%	169	6.2%	27	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,744
Dewey	55%	1,045	59.1%	600	34.0%	109	6.2%	11	0.6%	2	0.1%	1,767
Douglas	86%	1,855	75.3%	508	20.6%	91	3.7%	9	0.4%	0	0.0%	2,463
Edmunds	81%	1,881	64.6%	883	30.3%	125	4.3%	25	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,914
Fall River	66%	2,831	69.6%	982	24.1%	184	4.5%	67	1.6%	3	0.1%	4,067
Faulk	83%	1,300	66.8%	520	26.7%	110	5.7%	15	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,945
Grant	75%	2,691	58.6%	1,602	34.9%	254	5.5%	44	1.0%	3	0.1%	4,594
Gregory	78%	2,283	68.4%	883	26.4%	121	3.6%	50	1.5%	3	0.1%	3,340
Haakon	80%	1,162	79.3%	255	17.4%	38	2.6%	10	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,465
Hamlin	81%	1,885	62.7%	903	30.0%	197	6.6%	20	0.7%	2	0.1%	3,007
Hand	88%	2,066	67.4%	803	26.2%	159	5.2%	38	1.2%	0	0.0%	3,066
Hanson	76%	1,015	58.8%	598	34.7%	93	5.4%	18	1.0%	1	0.1%	1,725
Harding	83%	727	74.6%	205	21.0%	28	2.9%	14	1.4%	0	0.0%	974
Hughes	73%	4,652	66.0%	1,751	24.8%	554	7.9%	82	1.2%	9	0.1%	7,048
Hutchinson	77%	3,789	73.1%	1,145	22.1%	228	4.4%	15	0.3%	3	0.1%	5,180
Hyde	85%	864	70.8%	273	22.4%	60	4.9%	21	1.7%	3	0.2%	1,221
Jackson	65%	929	68.7%	354	26.2%	50	3.7%	19	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,352
Jerauld	83%	1,018	58.9%	595	34.4%	103	6.0%	12	0.7%	1	0.1%	1,729
Jones	90%	689	75.0%	189	20.6%	37	4.0%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	919
Kingsbury	78%	2,376	62.4%	1,132	29.7%	258	6.8%	40	1.1%	1	0.0%	3,807
Lake	74%	3,093	52.9%	2,207	37.7%	504	8.6%	47	0.8%	1	0.0%	5,852
Lawrence	63%	5,306	63.1%	2,259	26.9%	574	6.8%	250	3.0%	14	0.2%	8,403
Lincoln	70%	3,848	57.4%	2,261	33.8%	524	7.8%	57	0.9%	8	0.1%	6,698
Lyman	75%	1,256	66.9%	486	25.9%	106	5.6%	29	1.5%	1	0.1%	1,878
Marshall	79%	1,710	57.0%	1,120	37.3%	147	4.9%	22	0.7%	2	0.1%	3,001
McCook	79%	2,014	56.8%	1,223	34.5%	269	7.6%	36	1.0%	2	0.1%	3,544
McPherson	81%	2,056	85.6%	287	11.9%	54	2.2%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	2,402
Meade	55%	5,349	70.9%	1,721	22.8%	342	4.5%	127	1.7%	2	0.0%	7,541
Mellette	67%	624	64.8%	279	29.0%	46	4.8%	14	1.5%	0	0.0%	963
Miner	79%	1,172	54.0%	833	38.4%	148	6.8%	17	0.8%	1	0.0%	2,171
Minnehaha	66%	26,256	51.0%	20,008	38.9%	4,658	9.0%	531	1.0%	25	0.0%	51,478
Moody	76%	1,807	51.9%	1,364	39.2%	279	8.0%	29	0.8%	1	0.0%	3,480
Pennington	57%	18,991	67.3%	7,121	25.2%	1,650	5.9%	433	1.5%	9	0.0%	28,204
Perkins	78%	1,931	72.7%	595	22.4%	93	3.5%	33	1.2%	3	0.1%	2,655
Potter	85%	1,633	75.3%	436	20.1%	81	3.7%	18	0.8%	1	0.0%	2,169
Roberts	68%	2,904	58.0%	1,829	36.5%	235	4.7%	37	0.7%	4	0.1%	5,009
Sanborn	84%	1,178	61.0%	628	32.5%	107	5.5%	19	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,932
Shannon	29%	438	26.0%	1,132	67.1%	91	5.4%	20	1.2%	6	0.4%	1,687
Spink	73%	2,915	60.3%	1,572	32.5%	294	6.1%	50	1.0%	3	0.1%	4,834
Stanley	78%	892	68.7%	339	26.1%	55	4.2%	12	0.9%	1	0.1%	1,299
Sully	86%	852	74.2%	220	19.1%	60	5.2%	17	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,149
Todd	47%	803	41.8%	972	50.5%	112	5.8%	30	1.6%	6	0.3%	1,923
Tripp	76%	2,669	70.7%	947	25.1%	130	3.4%	26	0.7%	4	0.1%	3,776
Turner	74%	3,343	66.4%	1,369	27.2%	281	5.6%	37	0.7%	2	0.0%	5,032
Union	67%	2,788	55.2%	1,830	36.2%	359	7.1%	74	1.5%	3	0.1%	5,054
Walworth	72%	2,675	74.6%	753	21.0%	139	3.9%	19	0.5%	2	0.1%	3,588
Yankton	64%	5,355	61.2%	2,698	30.8%	553	6.3%	127	1.5%	14	0.2%	8,747
Ziebach	62%	523	65.0%	246	30.6%	30	3.7%	5	0.6%	0	0.0%	804
TOTAL	67%	198,343	60.5%	103,855	31.7%	21,431	6.5%	3,824	1.2%	250	0.1%	327,703

1980 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SD

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

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District	Turnout	Ronald Reagan (R)		Jimmy Carter* (D)		John Anderson (I)		Edward Clark (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Daschle-D)	75%	95,170	56.6%	59,684	35.5%					13,181	7.8%	168,035
District 02 (Roberts-R)	73%	103,173	66.3%	44,171	28.4%					8,250	5.3%	155,594

1980 President, Aurora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,251	58.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	709	33.4%
John Anderson (I)	125	5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	35	1.6%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,123
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Beadle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,921	58.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,521	34.8%
John Anderson (I)	545	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	109	1.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,104
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Bennett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	919	69.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	350	26.4%
John Anderson (I)	42	3.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	13	1.0%
TOTAL	1,324
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Bon Homme County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,794	65.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,191	28.1%
John Anderson (I)	214	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	38	0.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,239
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Brookings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,727	52.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,934	35.8%
John Anderson (I)	1,169	10.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	140	1.3%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,981
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	10,550	58.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,050	33.6%
John Anderson (I)	1,143	6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	231	1.3%
Other	25	0.1%
TOTAL	17,999
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Brule County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,674	59.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	925	33.0%
John Anderson (I)	153	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	47	1.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,800
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	272	59.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	147	32.2%
John Anderson (I)	26	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	11	2.4%
TOTAL	456
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,850	73.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	843	21.6%
John Anderson (I)	150	3.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	53	1.4%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,898
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 22

1980 President, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,271	84.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	182	12.1%
John Anderson (I)	39	2.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,498
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 34

1980 President, Charles Mix County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,608	56.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,741	37.9%
John Anderson (I)	203	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	40	0.9%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,599
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,963	67.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	774	26.6%
John Anderson (I)	151	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	22	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,911
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,004	47.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,271	36.0%
John Anderson (I)	906	14.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	111	1.8%
Other	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,316
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Codington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,903	59.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,353	33.6%
John Anderson (I)	638	6.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	85	0.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	9,990
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Corson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,233	66.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	522	28.1%
John Anderson (I)	82	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	16	0.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,855
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,057	69.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	708	24.0%
John Anderson (I)	129	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	60	2.0%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,955
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Davison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,743	55.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,107	36.5%
John Anderson (I)	568	6.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	89	1.0%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,512
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Day County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,507	55.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,720	37.9%
John Anderson (I)	259	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	56	1.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,543
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,657	60.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	891	32.5%
John Anderson (I)	169	6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	27	1.0%
TOTAL	2,744
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Dewey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,045	59.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	600	34.0%
John Anderson (I)	109	6.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	11	0.6%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,767
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,855	75.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	508	20.6%
John Anderson (I)	91	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,463
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

1980 President, Edmunds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,881	64.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	883	30.3%
John Anderson (I)	125	4.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	25	0.9%
TOTAL	2,914
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Fall River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,831	69.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	982	24.1%
John Anderson (I)	184	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	67	1.6%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,067
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Faulk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,300	66.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	520	26.7%
John Anderson (I)	110	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	15	0.8%
TOTAL	1,945
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,691	58.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,602	34.9%
John Anderson (I)	254	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	44	1.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,594
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Gregory County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,283	68.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	883	26.4%
John Anderson (I)	121	3.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	50	1.5%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,340
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Haakon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,162	79.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	255	17.4%
John Anderson (I)	38	2.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	10	0.7%
TOTAL	1,465
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 29

1980 President, Hamlin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,885	62.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	903	30.0%
John Anderson (I)	197	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	20	0.7%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,007
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Hand County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,066	67.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	803	26.2%
John Anderson (I)	159	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	38	1.2%
TOTAL	3,066
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Hanson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,015	58.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	598	34.7%
John Anderson (I)	93	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	18	1.0%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,725
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	727	74.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	205	21.0%
John Anderson (I)	28	2.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	14	1.4%
TOTAL	974
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1980 President, Hughes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,652	66.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,751	24.8%
John Anderson (I)	554	7.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	82	1.2%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,048
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1980 President, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,789	73.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,145	22.1%
John Anderson (I)	228	4.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	15	0.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,180
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 22

1980 President, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	864	70.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	273	22.4%
John Anderson (I)	60	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	21	1.7%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,221
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1980 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	929	68.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	354	26.2%
John Anderson (I)	50	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	1.4%
TOTAL	1,352
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Jerauld County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,018	58.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	595	34.4%
John Anderson (I)	103	6.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	12	0.7%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,729
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	689	75.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	189	20.6%
John Anderson (I)	37	4.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	919
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1980 President, Kingsbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,376	62.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,132	29.7%
John Anderson (I)	258	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	40	1.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,807
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,093	52.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,207	37.7%
John Anderson (I)	504	8.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	47	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,852
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,306	63.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,259	26.9%
John Anderson (I)	574	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	250	3.0%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	8,403
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1980 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,848	57.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,261	33.8%
John Anderson (I)	524	7.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	57	0.9%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,698
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Lyman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,256	66.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	486	25.9%
John Anderson (I)	106	5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	29	1.5%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,878
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, McCook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,014	56.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,223	34.5%
John Anderson (I)	269	7.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	36	1.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,544
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,056	85.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	287	11.9%
John Anderson (I)	54	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,402
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 35

1980 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,710	57.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,120	37.3%
John Anderson (I)	147	4.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	22	0.7%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,001
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1980 President, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,349	70.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,721	22.8%
John Anderson (I)	342	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	127	1.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,541
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1980 President, Mellette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	624	64.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	279	29.0%
John Anderson (I)	46	4.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	14	1.5%
TOTAL	963
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Miner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,172	54.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	833	38.4%
John Anderson (I)	148	6.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	17	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,171
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Minnehaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	26,256	51.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	20,008	38.9%
John Anderson (I)	4,658	9.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	531	1.0%
Other	25	0.0%
TOTAL	51,478
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Moody County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,807	51.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,364	39.2%
John Anderson (I)	279	8.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	29	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,480
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	18,991	67.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	7,121	25.2%
John Anderson (I)	1,650	5.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	433	1.5%
Other	9	0.0%
TOTAL	28,204
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,931	72.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	595	22.4%
John Anderson (I)	93	3.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	33	1.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,655
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 22

1980 President, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,633	75.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	436	20.1%
John Anderson (I)	81	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	18	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,169
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

1980 President, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,904	58.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,829	36.5%
John Anderson (I)	235	4.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	37	0.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,009
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, Sanborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,178	61.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	628	32.5%
John Anderson (I)	107	5.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	1.0%
TOTAL	1,932
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Oglala Lakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	438	26.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,132	67.1%
John Anderson (I)	91	5.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	20	1.2%
Other	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,687
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -35 Diff (US): -25

1980 President, Spink County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,915	60.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,572	32.5%
John Anderson (I)	294	6.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	50	1.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,834
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1980 President, Stanley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	892	68.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	339	26.1%
John Anderson (I)	55	4.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	12	0.9%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,299
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1980 President, Sully County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	852	74.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	220	19.1%
John Anderson (I)	60	5.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	17	1.5%
TOTAL	1,149
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 23

1980 President, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	803	41.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	972	50.5%
John Anderson (I)	112	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	30	1.6%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,923
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Tripp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,669	70.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	947	25.1%
John Anderson (I)	130	3.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	26	0.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,776
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1980 President, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,343	66.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,369	27.2%
John Anderson (I)	281	5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	37	0.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,032
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1980 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,788	55.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,830	36.2%
John Anderson (I)	359	7.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	74	1.5%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,054
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Walworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,675	74.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	753	21.0%
John Anderson (I)	139	3.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	0.5%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,588
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1980 President, Yankton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,355	61.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,698	30.8%
John Anderson (I)	553	6.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	127	1.5%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	8,747
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1980 President, Ziebach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	523	65.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	246	30.6%
John Anderson (I)	30	3.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	5	0.6%
TOTAL	804
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

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