Iowa was won by former California GovernorRonald Reagan (R) by a comfortable margin of about 13 points.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election[update], 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
1980 Democratic Caucus Results
Candidate
SDE
Delegates
Jimmy Carter
1,840
35
Ted Kennedy
995
19
Uncommitted
304
0
Totals
3,139
54
Note: SDE stands for 'State Delegate Equivalents' which (until 2020) was the closest thing to a popular vote available for the Democratic Caucus.