Who won New Hampshire in the 1980 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1980?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

New Hampshire: Reagan carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in New Hampshire, 1980

In 1980, New Hampshire awarded its 4 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. New Hampshire did not move alone — neighboring Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine broke the same way in 1980. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (28 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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