Who won Massachusetts in the 1980 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Massachusetts in 1980, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1980?

Massachusetts cast 14 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Massachusetts vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

Massachusetts: Reagan carries 14 EV.

Massachusetts cast its 14 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Massachusetts voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1980 result in Massachusetts

Massachusetts backed Reagan (Republican) in the 1980 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. Massachusetts ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

Reagan's win closed out Massachusetts's 5-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Connecticut, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire joined Massachusetts for the Republican ticket, while Rhode Island did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Massachusetts has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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