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I got them from Wiki. But I rechecked and you guys are right.
Reagan 1980: 50.7%
Reagan 1984: 58.7%
Obama 2008: 53%
Obama 2012: 51%
(Source: Procon.org)
Reagans numbers went up.
"Obama first Prez with more than 51% in both elections." You see how the Press spun that?
Not only did Reagan's numbers go up, but Carter only got 41% of the vote in 1980. Anderson got the other 8%. It was an electoral landslide for Reagan, and also a popular landslide, any way you care to look at it. He beat Carter by almost 10% in the popular vote. It's hard to find a victory margin that large in any American presidential election.