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The 1980 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was the first presidential straw poll held in Guam on November 4, 1980.[1] Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, who would then in turn cast direct electoral votes for president and for vice president.[2] To draw attention to this fact, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election as if they did elect members to the Electoral College.[3]
Democratic Party nominee and incumbent president Jimmy Carter won the poll with over 55% of the vote.
- ^ "Guam's Straw Poll Picks Obama, Overwhelmingly". NPR.org. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Where is Guam and what is its relationship to the U.S.? Key facts about Guam". MPR News. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Guam Legislature Moves General Election Presidential Vote to the September Primary". Ballot-Access.org. July 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2020.