Who won Oklahoma in the 1980 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1980?

Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

Oklahoma: Reagan carries 8 EV.

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

Reading the 1980 result in Oklahoma

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

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Oklahoma backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Oklahoma did not move alone — neighboring Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado broke the same way in 1980. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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