Who won Vermont in the 1980 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Vermont in 1980, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1980?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in the 1980 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1980?

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

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1980

Vermont: Reagan carries 3 EV.

Vermont cast its 3 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Vermont voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Vermont, 1980

In 1980, Vermont awarded its 3 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. Vermont ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1980. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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