Ronald Reagan giving a speech at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey on September 1, 1980.
Reagan carried New Jersey with 51.97% of the vote to Carter's 38.56%, a margin of 13.42%.[2]
Anderson came in a strong but distant third, with 7.88% of the vote. Reagan won 18 of the state's 21 counties, with Carter only holding onto the 3 most heavily Democratic counties in New Jersey: Essex County, Hudson County, and Mercer County. New Jersey weighed in for this election as almost 4% more Republican than the national average.
New Jersey in this era was a swing state with a slight Republican tilt; four years earlier, in 1976, the state had narrowly backed Republican Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter by a 50–48 margin, as Carter won nationally over Ford by a similarly narrow 50–48 margin. However, in 1980, with Reagan winning convincingly at the national level, the state easily remained in the Republican column. Carter was also hurt in the state by the candidacy of John Anderson, who had been a liberal Republican Congressman and whose campaign appealed strongly to Northeastern liberals and moderates who viewed Reagan as being too extreme and too far to the right,[3] but who were dissatisfied with the status quo under the Carter Administration.[4] Carter bled a substantial amount of support among such liberals and moderates in New Jersey who would likely have leaned Democratic in 1980 but instead voted for Anderson as a protest vote,[5] pushing Carter below 40% and widening Reagan's margin over Carter.
^"1980 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
^"1980 Presidential General Election Results – New Jersey". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^Howison, Geoffrey D.; The 1980 Presidential Election: Ronald Reagan and the Shaping of the American Conservative Movement (Critical Moments in American History), p. 108 ISBN1136174117
^McMahon, Kevin J.;Winning the White House, 2008, p. 85 ISBN0230100422
^Lipset, Seymour; Party Coalitions in the 1980s, p. 228 ISBN1412830494
^ abGéoelections; 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
^ abcGéoelections; Popular Vote for John B. Anderson (.xlsx file for €15)
Notesedit
^Anderson’s party was listed on this state’s ballot as “Anderson Alternative”.[1]
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Main article 1980 United States presidential election The 1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 4 1980 All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1980 United States presidential election Voters chose seventeen electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president 1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey 1976 November 4 1980 1984 Nominee Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter John B AndersonParty Republican Democratic Anderson Alternative a Home state California Georgia IllinoisRunning mate George H W Bush Walter Mondale Patrick LuceyElectoral vote 17 0 0Popular vote 1 546 557 1 147 364 234 632Percentage 51 97 38 56 7 88 County Results Reagan 40 50 50 60 60 70 Carter 40 50 50 60 President before electionJimmy CarterDemocratic Elected President Ronald ReaganRepublicanNew Jersey was won by the Republican nominees former actor and Governor Ronald Reagan of California and former CIA Director George H W Bush of Texas Reagan and Bush defeated the Democratic nominees incumbent President Jimmy Carter of Georgia and his running mate incumbent Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota Also in the running was former Republican Congressman John B Anderson of Illinois who ran as an Independent with former Ambassador and Governor Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin Ronald Reagan giving a speech at Liberty State Park in Jersey City New Jersey on September 1 1980 Reagan carried New Jersey with 51 97 of the vote to Carter s 38 56 a margin of 13 42 2 Anderson came in a strong but distant third with 7 88 of the vote Reagan won 18 of the state s 21 counties with Carter only holding onto the 3 most heavily Democratic counties in New Jersey Essex County Hudson County and Mercer County New Jersey weighed in for this election as almost 4 more Republican than the national average New Jersey in this era was a swing state with a slight Republican tilt four years earlier in 1976 the state had narrowly backed Republican Gerald Ford over Jimmy Carter by a 50 48 margin as Carter won nationally over Ford by a similarly narrow 50 48 margin However in 1980 with Reagan winning convincingly at the national level the state easily remained in the Republican column Carter was also hurt in the state by the candidacy of John Anderson who had been a liberal Republican Congressman and whose campaign appealed strongly to Northeastern liberals and moderates who viewed Reagan as being too extreme and too far to the right 3 but who were dissatisfied with the status quo under the Carter Administration 4 Carter bled a substantial amount of support among such liberals and moderates in New Jersey who would likely have leaned Democratic in 1980 but instead voted for Anderson as a protest vote 5 pushing Carter below 40 and widening Reagan s margin over Carter Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 References 4 NotesResults edit1980 United States presidential election in New JerseyParty Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Ronald Reagan 1 546 557 51 97 17Democratic Jimmy Carter 1 147 364 38 56 0Anderson Alternative John B Anderson 234 632 7 88 0Libertarian Ed Clark 20 652 0 69 0Citizens Barry Commoner 8 203 0 28 0Right to Life Ellen McCormack 3 927 0 13 0Middle Class Kurt Lynen 3 694 0 12 0Communist Gus Hall 2 555 0 09 0Socialist Workers Andrew Pulley 2 198 0 07 0Socialist David McReynolds 1 973 0 07 0Down with Lawyers Bill Gahres 1 718 0 06 0Workers World Deirdre Griswold 1 288 0 04 0Independent Martin Wendelken 923 0 03 0Totals 2 975 684 100 0 17Voter Turnout Voting age Registered 55 79 Results by county edit County Ronald Wilson Reagan 6 Republican James Earl Carter 6 Democratic John Bayard Anderson 7 Anderson Alternative Edward E Clark 7 Libertarian Various candidates 7 Other parties Margin Total votes cast Atlantic 37 973 49 83 31 286 41 06 5 582 7 33 800 1 05 561 0 74 6 687 8 78 76 202Bergen 232 043 55 89 139 474 33 60 38 242 9 21 2 661 0 64 2 737 0 66 92 569 22 30 415 157Burlington 68 415 51 94 50 083 38 03 11 314 8 59 1 010 0 77 887 0 67 18 332 13 92 131 709Camden 87 939 47 07 80 033 42 84 16 125 8 63 1 267 0 68 1 444 0 77 7 906 4 23 186 808Cape May 22 729 59 08 12 708 33 03 2 550 6 63 312 0 81 172 0 45 10 021 26 05 38 471Cumberland 23 242 50 09 19 356 41 71 3 253 7 01 324 0 70 228 0 49 3 886 8 37 46 403Essex 117 222 40 82 145 281 50 59 21 271 7 41 1 192 0 42 2 200 0 77 28 059 9 77 287 166Gloucester 40 306 51 08 29 804 37 77 7 533 9 55 851 1 08 409 0 52 10 502 13 31 78 903Hudson 91 207 45 90 95 622 48 13 8 941 4 50 840 0 42 2 078 1 05 4 415 2 22 198 688Hunterdon 21 403 58 75 10 029 27 53 3 610 9 91 404 1 11 984 2 70 11 374 31 22 36 430Mercer 53 450 41 57 60 888 47 35 12 117 9 42 1 153 0 90 974 0 76 7 438 5 78 128 582Middlesex 122 354 50 73 97 304 40 34 17 463 7 24 1 787 0 74 2 298 0 95 25 050 10 39 241 206Monmouth 120 173 56 69 71 328 33 65 17 444 8 23 1 696 0 80 1 330 0 63 48 845 23 04 211 971Morris 105 260 60 63 48 965 28 20 17 181 9 90 1 375 0 79 823 0 47 56 295 32 43 173 604Ocean 98 433 62 47 46 923 29 78 10 073 6 39 1 165 0 74 974 0 62 51 510 32 69 157 568Passaic 82 531 51 92 61 486 38 68 9 385 5 90 904 0 57 4 645 2 92 21 045 13 24 158 951Salem 13 000 51 03 10 209 40 08 1 800 7 07 265 1 04 200 0 79 2 791 10 96 25 474Somerset 52 591 57 21 29 470 32 06 8 346 9 08 599 0 65 922 1 00 23 121 25 15 91 928Sussex 27 063 63 94 10 531 24 88 3 988 9 42 518 1 22 227 0 54 16 532 39 06 42 327Union 112 288 51 66 86 074 39 60 15 586 7 17 1 157 0 53 2 234 1 03 26 214 12 06 217 339Warren 16 935 54 99 10 510 34 13 2 828 9 18 372 1 21 152 0 49 6 425 20 86 30 797Totals 1 546 557 51 97 1 147 364 38 56 234 632 7 88 20 652 0 69 26 479 0 89 399 193 13 42 2 975 684See also editUnited States presidential elections in New Jersey Presidency of Ronald ReaganReferences edit 1980 Presidential General Election Results New Jersey Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved May 20 2015 1980 Presidential General Election Results New Jersey Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved November 14 2013 Howison Geoffrey D The 1980 Presidential Election Ronald Reagan and the Shaping of the American Conservative Movement Critical Moments in American History p 108 ISBN 1136174117 McMahon Kevin J Winning the White House 2008 p 85 ISBN 0230100422 Lipset Seymour Party Coalitions in the 1980s p 228 ISBN 1412830494 a b Geoelections 1980 Presidential Election Popular Vote xlsx file for 15 a b c Geoelections Popular Vote for John B Anderson xlsx file for 15 Notes edit Anderson s party was listed on this state s ballot as Anderson Alternative 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1980 United States presidential election in New Jersey amp oldid 1188483162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
