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The electoral college vote was a landslide, with 489 votes (representing 44 states) for Reagan and 49 for Carter (representing six states and Washington, D.C.). Republicans also gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1954.
Electoral vote: Ronald Reagan (R) 489: Jimmy Carter (D) 49: 1980 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Reagan, blue denotes states won by Carter. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Republican gain: Seats contested: 34 of 100 seats: Net seat change: Republican +12: ...
The margin of victory in a presidential election is the difference between the number of Electoral College votes garnered by the candidate with an absolute majority of electoral votes (since 1964, it has been 270 out of 538) and the number received by the second place candidate (currently in the range of 2 to 538, a margin of one vote is only possible with an odd total number of electors or a ...
Electoral college results: 486-52. ... Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter (1980) (CARLOS SCHIEBECK/AFP via Getty Images) Electoral college results: 489-49. Electoral college vote percentage: 90.89 ...
The 1980 United States presidential election in California took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. State voters chose 45 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
The 1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
It summarizes the changes in the Electoral College vote by comparing United States presidential election results for a given year with those from the immediate preceding election. It tracks those states which changed their support between parties as well as changes resulting from other factors, such as reapportionment .
The Electoral College has become one of the more controversial parts of the election cycle, but why?