Who won Iowa in the 1980 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Iowa in 1980, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1980?

Iowa cast 8 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1980?

Yes. Iowa backed Ronald Reagan, who won the presidency that year.

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1980

Iowa: Reagan carries 8 EV.

Iowa cast its 8 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1980 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Reagan (Republican) in the 1980 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Ronald Reagan took 489 of the 538 electoral votes, against Jimmy Carter's 49. Ronald Reagan led the national popular vote with 50.75% of the ballots cast.

The 1980 national map

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