United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980

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November 4, 1980

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All 9 Alabama Electoral Votes to the Electoral College


Nominee	Ronald Reagan	Jimmy Carter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	California	Georgia
Running mate	George H.W. Bush	Walter Mondale
Electoral vote	9	0
Popular vote	654,192	636,730
Percentage	48.75%	47.45%

County results

President before election

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Jimmy Carter
Democratic

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1980. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan narrowly won the state and its 9 electoral votes, winning 48.8% to Incumbent President Jimmy Carter's 47.5%. John B. Anderson came in third place, winning 1.23%.

Reagan's margin of victory largely rested upon his strong performances in Mobile and Baldwin counties along the Gulf Coast, and Jefferson and Shelby counties in the Birmingham metropolitan area. Reagan also won three counties home to large cities: Madison (Huntsville), Montgomery and Tuscaloosa.

The 1980 election would set up Alabama to become a Republican stronghold for future presidential elections, after having been part of the Democratic Solid South for most of its statehood since 1824.

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