1980 United States presidential election in Alabama

1980 United States presidential election in Alabama
	November 4, 1980
Reagan 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Carter 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
President before election; Jimmy Carter; Democratic	Elected President ; Ronald Reagan; Republican

The United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 4, 1980. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan narrowly won the state and its 9 electoral votes, winning 48.8% to incumbent President Jimmy Carter's 47.5%. John B. Anderson came in third place, winning 1.23%, although Alabama was Anderson's weakest state in the entire country. Two other candidates, Conservative Party nominee John Rarick and Libertarian Party candidate Ed Clark, each received close to one percent of the vote.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Limestone County, Morgan County, Marshall County, Talladega County, Cullman County, Tallapoosa County, Bibb County, Randolph County, Henry County, Lamar County, and Clay County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This is also the most recent election where Alabama was more Democratic than the nation at-large and where Alabama voted left of several modern-day blue and purple states like California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

59% of white voters supported Reagan while 36% supported Carter.

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