Reagan's Electoral Map A Reflection of American Values in 1980

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee, former Governor of California Ronald Reagan, ... President Carter went into the final 48 hours leading in 15 states and the District of Columbia, with 163 electoral votes. 🏛️. Follow Politics. The three major commercial networks declared Ronald Reagan the winner of this year's Presidential election last night while voters were still casting their ... When we look at the electoral map this sea of red that we see for Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Six States and the District of Colombia. The 2000 presidential election cemented the color-coded nature of political parties. Prior to that race, the colors were often reversed on electoral maps. In the 1980 presidential election, Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide. In 1980, the country was facing economic hardship, oil shortages, and a long hostage situation in Iran, where more than fifty Americans were held captive by ... After Mount St. Helens erupted 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared all of Washington state a federal disaster area and then paid a visit. On Nov. 4, 1980, California's Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th president of the United States. See CBS News' coverage of Reagan's ... Daniel Williams, “The GOP's Abortion Strategy: Why Pro-Choice Republicans Became Pro-Life in the 1970s,” Journal of Policy History (2011).