1980 United States presidential election in Iowa
The 1980 United States presidential election in Iowa 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 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan by a comfortable margin of about 13 points., this is the last Presidential election in which a Republican has won Iowa by more than 10 points, as well as the last time a Republican won Polk County, home to Iowa's capital and most populated city, Des Moines.Results
Caucus Results
Note: SDE stands for 'State Delegate Equivalents' which was the closest thing to a popular vote available for the Democratic Caucus.
| Candidate | Votes | Delegates |
| George H.W. Bush | 33,530 | 15 |
| Ronald Reagan | 31,348 | 15 |
| Howard Baker | 16,216 | 8 |
| John Connally | 9,861 | 0 |
| Phil Crane | 7,135 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 4,585 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 1,800 | 0 |
| Robert Dole | 1,576 | 0 |
| Totals | 106,051 | 38 |
