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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | Ronald Reagan | George Bush | Republican |
155,017 |
62.54% | 3 |
 | James Carter | Walter Mondale | Democrat |
66,666 |
26.89% | 0 |
 | John Anderson | Patrick Lucey | Independent |
17,651 |
7.12% | 0 |
 | Edward Clark | David Koch | Libertarian |
4,358 |
1.76% | 0 |
 | No Candidate | - | - |
4,193 |
1.69% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 800,508 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 2.8 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 488,738 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 1.7 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 3 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 266,836 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 284,448 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 5.1 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Nevada Secretary of State, comp., 1980 General Election Returns (Carson City, 1980)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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