Biggest Shifts1976 → 1980
Which Places Shifted Most in 1980?
Banner County, NE swung 70.4 points toward Republicans—the biggest county shift in the nation.
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County-level presidential vote swing
Sorted by percentage point swing
Biggest Swings Toward Republicans
| # | County | Swing | 1976 | 1980 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banner CountyNE | R+70.4% | R+13.8 | R+84.2 | 532 |
| 2 | Parmer CountyTX | R+69.4% | D+12.5 | R+56.9 | 3,398 |
| 3 | Emmons CountyND | R+64.1% | D+3.0 | R+61.1 | 3,054 |
| 4 | Cimarron CountyOK | R+61.4% | D+4.8 | R+56.6 | 1,821 |
| 5 | Sherman CountyTX | R+60.6% | D+2.8 | R+57.8 | 1,456 |
| 6 | Dolores CountyCO | R+60.2% | D+4.1 | R+56.1 | 817 |
| 7 | Pierce CountyND | R+60.1% | D+1.3 | R+58.8 | 2,988 |
| 8 | Kidder CountyND | R+59.1% | R+0.9 | R+60.0 | 1,913 |
| 9 | Rush CountyKS | R+57.2% | D+7.3 | R+49.9 | 2,572 |
| 10 | Borden CountyTX | R+57.2% | D+21.5 | R+35.7 | 415 |
| 11 | Castro CountyTX | R+56.9% | D+33.4 | R+23.5 | 3,218 |
| 12 | Logan CountyND | R+56.7% | R+7.2 | R+63.9 | 1,865 |
| 13 | Grant CountyND | R+56.1% | R+11.2 | R+67.3 | 2,339 |
| 14 | Hettinger CountyND | R+54.3% | R+1.7 | R+56.0 | 2,257 |
| 15 | Bacon CountyGA | R+54.0% | D+60.3 | D+6.3 | 3,106 |
| 16 | Prairie CountyAR | R+53.6% | D+55.4 | D+1.9 | 3,895 |
| 17 | Sioux CountyND | R+53.5% | D+31.7 | R+21.7 | 1,090 |
| 18 | Cochran CountyTX | R+53.3% | D+19.0 | R+34.3 | 1,607 |
| 19 | Hayes CountyNE | R+52.6% | R+20.7 | R+73.3 | 730 |
| 20 | Oldham CountyTX | R+52.5% | D+21.9 | R+30.6 | 874 |
| 21 | Harding CountySD | R+52.4% | R+1.2 | R+53.6 | 974 |
| 22 | Wallace CountyKS | R+52.1% | R+10.0 | R+62.2 | 1,036 |
| 23 | Hitchcock CountyNE | R+51.9% | R+6.5 | R+58.3 | 1,963 |
| 24 | Logan CountyNE | R+51.6% | R+17.6 | R+69.2 | 536 |
| 25 | Lonoke CountyAR | R+51.0% | D+50.9 | R+0.1 | 11,585 |
| 26 | Esmeralda CountyNV | R+50.8% | D+7.9 | R+42.9 | 469 |
| 27 | Slope CountyND | R+50.5% | R+1.1 | R+51.6 | 647 |
| 28 | Faulk CountySD | R+50.2% | D+10.1 | R+40.1 | 1,945 |
| 29 | Butler CountyNE | R+50.1% | D+12.4 | R+37.8 | 3,929 |
| 30 | Apache CountyAZ | R+49.9% | D+30.4 | R+19.6 | 10,595 |
| 31 | Dewey CountyOK | R+49.8% | D+11.0 | R+38.8 | 2,876 |
| 32 | Dunn CountyND | R+49.7% | D+0.5 | R+49.2 | 2,386 |
| 33 | Glasscock CountyTX | R+49.3% | R+6.8 | R+56.1 | 535 |
| 34 | Hamilton CountyKS | R+49.3% | D+13.8 | R+35.4 | 1,375 |
| 35 | Gray CountyKS | R+49.1% | D+13.8 | R+35.3 | 2,057 |
| 36 | Mineral CountyNV | R+49.1% | D+9.9 | R+39.2 | 2,546 |
| 37 | Perkins CountySD | R+48.9% | R+1.4 | R+50.3 | 2,655 |
| 38 | Oliver CountyND | R+48.9% | R+4.0 | R+52.9 | 1,316 |
| 39 | Edwards CountyKS | R+48.8% | D+12.9 | R+36.0 | 2,204 |
| 40 | Billings CountyND | R+48.7% | R+9.7 | R+58.4 | 689 |
| 41 | Greeley CountyKS | R+48.6% | D+10.1 | R+38.5 | 947 |
| 42 | Cleburne CountyAR | R+48.5% | D+48.3 | R+0.3 | 8,355 |
| 43 | Divide CountyND | R+48.4% | D+8.9 | R+39.5 | 1,918 |
| 44 | Hodgeman CountyKS | R+48.4% | D+9.2 | R+39.2 | 1,256 |
| 45 | Baca CountyCO | R+48.3% | R+5.5 | R+53.8 | 2,692 |
| 46 | Briscoe CountyTX | R+48.2% | D+48.1 | R+0.1 | 1,150 |
| 47 | Gove CountyKS | R+48.1% | R+0.7 | R+48.8 | 1,776 |
| 48 | Towner CountyND | R+48.1% | D+10.0 | R+38.1 | 2,119 |
| 49 | Wells CountyND | R+47.9% | R+5.3 | R+53.2 | 3,599 |
| 50 | Mountrail CountyND | R+47.9% | D+20.5 | R+27.4 | 3,587 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1976 | 1980 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census AreaAK* | D+37.7% | R+1.4 | D+36.4 | 1,375 |
| 2 | Bethel Census AreaAK* | D+33.5% | D+2.3 | D+35.8 | 3,371 |
| 3 | Plaquemines ParishLA | D+27.2% | R+38.8 | R+11.6 | 10,079 |
| 4 | Skagway MunicipalityAK* | D+24.1% | R+38.9 | R+14.9 | 383 |
| 5 | Sharkey CountyMS | D+21.2% | D+10.6 | D+31.8 | 3,021 |
| 6 | Dillingham Census AreaAK* | D+20.3% | R+10.5 | D+9.7 | 1,028 |
| 7 | Noxubee CountyMS | D+20.1% | D+6.3 | D+26.4 | 5,555 |
| 8 | Sumter CountyAL | D+18.2% | D+22.3 | D+40.4 | 7,199 |
| 9 | Kent CountyMI | D+16.6% | R+36.0 | R+19.3 | 206,290 |
| 10 | Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK* | D+15.8% | D+8.2 | D+24.0 | 947 |
| 11 | Monroe CountyNY | D+15.2% | R+10.7 | D+4.5 | 306,733 |
| 12 | Aleutians East BoroughAK* | D+14.8% | R+29.9 | R+15.1 | 437 |
| 13 | Lamoille CountyVT | D+14.6% | R+26.4 | R+11.8 | 6,890 |
| 14 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK* | D+14.1% | R+8.9 | D+5.2 | 2,461 |
| 15 | Albany CountyNY | D+13.9% | D+1.4 | D+15.3 | 144,364 |
| 16 | Baltimore cityMD | D+13.4% | D+37.2 | D+50.6 | 264,775 |
| 17 | Rensselaer CountyNY | D+13.1% | R+16.1 | R+3.0 | 69,747 |
| 18 | Hinds CountyMS | D+12.8% | R+22.5 | R+9.7 | 90,074 |
| 19 | Ontario CountyNY | D+12.8% | R+20.0 | R+7.2 | 35,506 |
| 20 | Juneau City and BoroughAK* | D+12.6% | R+22.4 | R+9.8 | 10,278 |
| 21 | Franklin cityVA | D+11.8% | R+0.5 | D+11.4 | 2,456 |
| 22 | Tunica CountyMS | D+11.8% | D+27.0 | D+38.8 | 3,205 |
| 23 | Lewis CountyNY | D+11.7% | R+21.6 | R+9.8 | 9,822 |
| 24 | Chickasaw CountyMS | D+11.7% | D+5.4 | D+17.1 | 6,329 |
| 25 | Chittenden CountyVT | D+11.1% | R+9.7 | D+1.4 | 46,943 |
| 26 | Wayne CountyNY | D+11.0% | R+23.0 | R+12.0 | 32,512 |
| 27 | Yates CountyNY | D+10.8% | R+33.1 | R+22.3 | 8,384 |
| 28 | Genesee CountyNY | D+10.8% | R+14.7 | R+4.0 | 24,489 |
| 29 | Jefferson CountyNY | D+10.7% | R+20.3 | R+9.6 | 33,128 |
| 30 | Leflore CountyMS | D+10.3% | D+2.1 | D+12.4 | 13,675 |
| 31 | Aleutians West Census AreaAK* | D+10.1% | R+22.9 | R+12.8 | 979 |
| 32 | Washington CountyVT | D+10.0% | R+10.6 | R+0.7 | 23,151 |
| 33 | Grand Isle CountyVT | D+9.6% | R+7.2 | D+2.3 | 2,240 |
| 34 | Chambers CountyAL | D+9.3% | D+5.7 | D+15.0 | 11,899 |
| 35 | Broome CountyNY | D+9.1% | R+11.6 | R+2.5 | 89,280 |
| 36 | Schenectady CountyNY | D+9.0% | R+12.0 | R+2.9 | 70,534 |
| 37 | Ingham CountyMI | D+9.0% | R+15.8 | R+6.8 | 125,631 |
| 38 | Erie CountyNY | D+8.9% | D+2.0 | D+11.0 | 420,473 |
| 39 | Livingston CountyNY | D+8.9% | R+18.5 | R+9.6 | 22,454 |
| 40 | San Francisco CountyCA | D+8.8% | D+11.8 | D+20.6 | 254,028 |
| 41 | Saginaw CountyMI | D+8.7% | R+12.5 | R+3.8 | 93,799 |
| 42 | Copiah CountyMS | D+8.6% | D+1.8 | D+10.4 | 10,140 |
| 43 | Yazoo CountyMS | D+8.6% | R+2.4 | D+6.2 | 10,498 |
| 44 | Zavala CountyTX | D+8.4% | D+42.2 | D+50.6 | 3,538 |
| 45 | Orleans CountyNY | D+8.3% | R+20.4 | R+12.1 | 14,611 |
| 46 | Clinton CountyNY | D+8.3% | R+14.3 | R+6.0 | 26,890 |
| 47 | St. Lawrence CountyNY | D+8.3% | R+11.9 | R+3.6 | 39,624 |
| 48 | Addison CountyVT | D+8.0% | R+15.4 | R+7.4 | 11,630 |
| 49 | Franklin CountyNY | D+7.8% | R+9.9 | R+2.1 | 16,292 |
| 50 | Red River ParishLA | D+7.8% | D+4.8 | D+12.6 | 4,986 |