1980: Reagan vs. Carter, No Anderson

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

How does the 1980 map look without Anderson in the race? I find it hard to believe that all of Anderson's voters would've flocked to only Carter, or only to Reagan, but here are some maps for reference.

All Anderson voters go to Carter:

All Anderson voters go to Reagan:

So what do you think the map would've looked like?

[Fuzzybigfoot]

I read somewhere that Anderson hurt Carter much more than Reagan in some Northeastern states like New York and Massachusetts (New York is understandable, for Anderson was endorsed by the New York Liberal Party, which usually supports the Democrats)


So this is my map.


Reagan:  434 E.V.'s

Carter:  104 E.V.'s

[Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey]

I also think a decent portion of the Anderson vote would've simply stayed home. This would affect the race by making Reagan's votes worth more in terms of exact percentages (for example, his share of 50.8% might all of a sudden turn into 52.8% if a large portion of voters are staying home). So I wonder how Anderson voters just not showing up to the polls would've factored into the electoral map?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

427-111

[Dancing with Myself]

Reagan/ Bush- 426

Carter/Mondale-112

[CatoMinor]

Anderson I read somewhere that Anderson hurt Carter much more than Reagan in some Northeastern states like New York and Massachusetts (New York is understandable, for Anderson was endorsed by the New York Liberal Party, which usually supports the Democrats)


So this is my map.


Reagan:  434 E.V.'s

Carter:  104 E.V.'s

This

[Bo]

Anderson I read somewhere that Anderson hurt Carter much more than Reagan in some Northeastern states like New York and Massachusetts (New York is understandable, for Anderson was endorsed by the New York Liberal Party, which usually supports the Democrats)


So this is my map.


Reagan:  434 E.V.'s

Carter:  104 E.V.'s

This

This map seems about right. I could see a large amount of Anderson voters either holding their noses and voting for Reagan or just staying at home, thus failing to impact the results that much.