Who won Maine in the 1980 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Maine in 1980, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maine have in 1980?

Maine cast 4 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Maine vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

Maine: Reagan carries 4 EV.

Maine cast its 4 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Maine voted with the national winner this cycle.

Maine in 1980

The 1980 contest saw Maine line up behind Reagan, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Maine ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Maine backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1972. Maine did not move alone — neighboring New Hampshire broke the same way in 1980. Across the 52 presidential elections Maine has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 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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