Who won New Jersey in the 1980 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried New Jersey in 1980, winning its 17 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1980?

New Jersey cast 17 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did New Jersey vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

New Jersey: Reagan carries 17 EV.

New Jersey cast its 17 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — New Jersey voted with the national winner this cycle.

New Jersey in 1980

The 1980 contest saw New Jersey line up behind Reagan, delivering 17 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. New Jersey ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. New Jersey did not move alone — neighboring New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware broke the same way in 1980. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 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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