The 1980 United States presidential election in Hawaii took place on November 4, 1980. All 50 states and The District of Columbia, were part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Hawaii voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Hawaii was one of the six states that President Jimmy Carter (D) won. His margin was 1.9 points, his narrowest victory margin in any state. Hawaii is a very liberal state, and both of the state's U.S. senators have been Democrats since 1977, which is partly the reason Reagan lost, albeit very narrowly. As of 2024, this is the second of two times (the first being 1960) in which not all of Hawaii's counties voted for the same candidate. This was the second of three times in which Oahu supported a Republican on the presidential level. This was the only election since its statehood in which Hawaii did not vote the same as New York.
Results 1980 United States presidential election in HawaiiPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 135,879 44.80% 4 Republican Ronald Reagan 130,112 42.90% 0 Independent John Anderson 32,031 10.56% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 3,269 1.08% 0 Citizens Barry Commoner 1,548 0.51% 0 Communist Gus Hall 458 0.15% 0 Totals 303,287 100.00% 4
Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Ronald ReaganRepublican John B. AndersonIndependent Other Candidates Margin Total votes castPOLIDATA Political Data Analysis; Election History for HAWAII 2005-06 Edition: VOTE LISTING; 1980 U.S. PRESIDENT, Page 15.1980.01.C.1 # % # % # % # % # % #Hawaii17,63049.16%14,24739.73%3,0918.62%8932.49%3,3839.43%35,861Honolulu96,47242.88%99,59644.27%25,33111.26%3,5961.60%-3,124-1.39%224,995Kauaʻi9,08154.64%5,88335.39%1,3528.13%3051.84%3,19819.25%16,621Maui12,67449.22%10,35940.23%2,2378.69%4811.87%2,3158.99%25,751Totals135,87944.80%130,11242.90%32,02110.56%5,2751.74%5,7671.90%303,287
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Honolulu
Results by congressional district District Reagan Carter Representative 44.9% 43.6%Cecil Heftel 42.7% 47.2%Daniel Akaka
References