Who won Utah in the 1980 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1980?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

Utah: Reagan carries 4 EV.

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

Utah in 1980

The 1980 contest saw Utah line up behind Reagan, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. That placed Utah with the eventual winner: Ronald Reagan went on to take the presidency, and Utah was part of his column.

Utah stayed in the Republican column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Utah did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada broke the same way in 1980. Over its 33 recorded presidential cycles, Utah has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, Ronald Reagan finished with 489 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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