Voter Turnout in the 1980 Presidential Election by State
| 1980 |
Total VAP |
Total REG |
Turnout |
% REG of VAP |
% T/O of VAP |
| STATE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
2,757,000 |
2,142,139 |
1,341,929 |
77.70% |
48.67% |
| Alaska |
277,000 |
258,742 |
158,445 |
93.41% |
57.20% |
| Arizona |
1,970,000 |
1,121,169 |
873,945 |
56.91% |
44.36% |
| Arkansas |
1,628,000 |
1,188,902 |
837,582 |
73.03% |
51.45% |
| California |
17,548,000 |
11,361,020 |
8,587,063 |
64.74% |
48.93% |
| Colorado |
2,123,000 |
1,434,257 |
1,184,415 |
67.56% |
55.79% |
| Connecticut |
2,304,000 |
1,719,108 |
1,406,285 |
74.61% |
61.04% |
| Delaware |
432,000 |
300,600 |
235,900 |
69.58% |
54.61% |
| District of Columbia |
495,000 |
288,837 |
175,237 |
58.35% |
35.40% |
| Florida |
7,578,000 |
4,809,717 |
3,686,930 |
63.47% |
48.65% |
| Georgia |
3,870,000 |
2,466,786 |
1,596,695 |
63.74% |
41.26% |
| Hawaii |
697,000 |
402,795 |
303,287 |
57.79% |
43.51% |
| Idaho |
646,000 |
581,006 |
437,431 |
89.94% |
67.71% |
| Illinois |
8,235,000 |
6,230,332 |
4,749,721 |
75.66% |
57.68% |
| Indiana |
3,892,000 |
2,944,311 |
2,242,033 |
75.65% |
57.61% |
| Iowa |
2,099,000 |
1,746,725 |
1,317,661 |
83.22% |
62.78% |
| Kansas |
1,730,000 |
1,290,539 |
979,795 |
74.60% |
56.64% |
| Kentucky |
2,596,000 |
1,824,469 |
1,294,627 |
70.28% |
49.87% |
| Louisiana |
2,919,000 |
2,015,402 |
1,548,591 |
69.04% |
53.05% |
| Maine |
811,000 |
759,978 |
523,011 |
93.71% |
64.49% |
| Maryland |
3,080,000 |
2,064,883 |
1,540,496 |
67.04% |
50.02% |
| Massachusetts |
4,278,000 |
3,156,672 |
2,524,298 |
73.79% |
59.01% |
| Michigan |
6,520,000 |
5,725,713 |
3,909,725 |
87.82% |
59.97% |
| Minnesota |
2,933,000 |
2,787,487 |
2,051,980 |
95.04% |
69.96% |
| Mississippi |
1,723,000 |
1,485,539 |
892,620 |
86.22% |
51.81% |
| Missouri |
3,578,000 |
2,845,023 |
2,099,824 |
79.51% |
58.69% |
| Montana |
560,000 |
496,402 |
363,952 |
88.64% |
64.99% |
| Nebraska |
1,133,000 |
856,182 |
640,854 |
75.57% |
56.56% |
| Nevada |
602,000 |
298,385 |
247,885 |
49.57% |
41.18% |
| New Hampshire |
672,000 |
551,432 |
383,990 |
82.06% |
57.14% |
| New Jersey |
5,422,000 |
3,761,428 |
2,975,684 |
69.37% |
54.88% |
| New Mexico |
900,000 |
652,687 |
456,971 |
72.52% |
50.77% |
| New York |
12,933,000 |
7,897,555 |
6,201,959 |
61.07% |
47.95% |
| North Carolina |
4,274,000 |
2,774,844 |
1,855,833 |
64.92% |
43.42% |
| North Dakota |
467,000 |
N/A |
301,545 |
N/A |
64.57% |
| Ohio |
7,744,000 |
5,887,488 |
4,283,603 |
76.03% |
55.32% |
| Oklahoma |
2,207,000 |
1,469,320 |
1,149,708 |
66.58% |
52.09% |
| Oregon |
1,929,000 |
1,569,222 |
1,181,516 |
81.35% |
61.25% |
| Pennsylvania |
8,787,000 |
5,754,287 |
4,561,501 |
65.49% |
51.91% |
| Rhode Island |
710,000 |
547,469 |
416,072 |
77.11% |
58.60% |
| South Carolina |
2,215,000 |
1,235,521 |
894,071 |
55.78% |
40.36% |
| South Dakota |
488,000 |
447,508 |
327,703 |
91.70% |
67.15% |
| Tennessee |
3,323,000 |
2,358,809 |
1,617,616 |
70.98% |
48.68% |
| Texas |
10,130,000 |
6,639,661 |
4,541,636 |
65.54% |
44.83% |
| Utah |
935,000 |
781,711 |
604,222 |
83.61% |
64.62% |
| Vermont |
370,000 |
311,919 |
213,299 |
84.30% |
57.65% |
| Virginia |
3,930,000 |
2,302,405 |
1,866,032 |
58.59% |
47.48% |
| Washington |
3,040,000 |
2,236,603 |
1,742,394 |
73.57% |
57.32% |
| West Virginia |
1,400,000 |
1,034,546 |
737,715 |
73.90% |
52.69% |
| Wisconsin |
3,375,000 |
UNK |
2,273,221 |
N/A |
67.35% |
| Wyoming |
332,000 |
219,423 |
176,713 |
66.09% |
53.23% |
| UNITED STATES |
164,597,000 |
113,036,958 |
86,515,221 |
68.67% |
52.56% |