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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | James Carter | Walter Mondale | Democrat-F.L. |
954,174 |
46.50% | 10 |
 | Ronald Reagan | George Bush | Republican |
873,241 |
42.56% | 0 |
 | John Anderson | Patrick Lucey | And. Coalition |
174,990 |
8.53% | 0 |
 | Edward Clark | David Koch | Libertarian |
31,592 |
1.54% | 0 |
 | Barry Commoner | LaDonna Harris | Citizens |
8,407 |
0.41% | 0 |
 | No Candidate | - | - |
6,139 |
0.30% | 0 |
 | Gus Hall | Angela Davis | Communist |
1,184 |
0.06% | 0 |
 | Clifton DeBerry | Matilde Zimmermann | Soc. Workers |
711 |
0.03% | 0 |
 | Deirdre Griswold | - | Workers World |
698 |
0.03% | 0 |
 | David McReynolds | Diane Drufenbrock | Socialist |
536 |
0.03% | 0 |
 | Write-ins | - | - |
281 |
0.01% | 0 |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 4,075,970 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 19.8 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 3,806,103 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 18.5 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 10 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 407,597 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 206,189 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.7 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Vote for United States President by County November 4, 1980, General Election," The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1981-1982 (St. Paul, 1981)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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