1984 Presidential Election
November 6, 1984 · The Long Realignment · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win
Morning in America: Reagan carried 49 states and 525 electoral votes against Mondale, who had promised to raise taxes and carried only Minnesota and DC. Ferraro was the first woman on a major-party ticket.
Elected
Ronald Reagan
Republican
Electoral vote
525 of 538
Popular vote
58.8%
54,455,472 votes
Turnout
55.2%
VEP 55.3% · VAP 54.5%
The result
| EV share | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan | Republican | George H. W. Bush | 525 | 54,455,472 | 58.80% | 49 | |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | Geraldine Ferraro | 13 | 37,577,352 | 40.60% | 2 | |
| David Bergland | Libertarian | Jim Lewis | — | 228,111 | 0.25% | — | |
| Lyndon LaRouche | Independent | Billy Davis | — | 78,809 | 0.09% | — | |
| Sonia Johnson | Citizens | Richard Walton | — | 72,161 | 0.08% | — | |
| Bob Richards | Populist | Maureen Salaman | — | 66,324 | 0.07% | — |
92,478,229 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
| Alabama | Ronald Reagan | 60.5% | 9 | Walter Mondale · 38.3% |
| Alaska | Ronald Reagan | 66.6% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 29.9% |
| Arizona | Ronald Reagan | 66.4% | 7 | Walter Mondale · 32.5% |
| Arkansas | Ronald Reagan | 60.5% | 6 | Walter Mondale · 38.3% |
| California | Ronald Reagan | 57.5% | 47 | Walter Mondale · 41.3% |
| Colorado | Ronald Reagan | 63.4% | 8 | Walter Mondale · 35.1% |
| Connecticut | Ronald Reagan | 60.7% | 8 | Walter Mondale · 38.8% |
| Delaware | Ronald Reagan | 59.8% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 39.9% |
| District of Columbia | Walter Mondale | 85.4% | 3 | Ronald Reagan · 13.7% |
| Florida | Ronald Reagan | 65.3% | 21 | Walter Mondale · 34.7% |
| Georgia | Ronald Reagan | 60.2% | 12 | Walter Mondale · 39.8% |
| Hawaii | Ronald Reagan | 55.1% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 43.8% |
| Idaho | Ronald Reagan | 72.4% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 26.4% |
| Illinois | Ronald Reagan | 56.2% | 24 | Walter Mondale · 43.3% |
| Indiana | Ronald Reagan | 61.7% | 12 | Walter Mondale · 37.7% |
| Iowa | Ronald Reagan | 53.3% | 8 | Walter Mondale · 45.9% |
| Kansas | Ronald Reagan | 66.3% | 7 | Walter Mondale · 32.6% |
| Kentucky | Ronald Reagan | 60.0% | 9 | Walter Mondale · 39.4% |
| Louisiana | Ronald Reagan | 60.8% | 10 | Walter Mondale · 38.2% |
| Maine | Ronald Reagan | 60.8% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 38.8% |
| Maryland | Ronald Reagan | 52.5% | 10 | Walter Mondale · 47.0% |
| Massachusetts | Ronald Reagan | 51.2% | 13 | Walter Mondale · 48.4% |
| Michigan | Ronald Reagan | 59.2% | 20 | Walter Mondale · 40.2% |
| Minnesota | Walter Mondale | 49.7% | 10 | Ronald Reagan · 49.5% |
| Mississippi | Ronald Reagan | 61.9% | 7 | Walter Mondale · 37.4% |
| Missouri | Ronald Reagan | 60.0% | 11 | Walter Mondale · 40.0% |
| Montana | Ronald Reagan | 60.5% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 38.2% |
| Nebraska | Ronald Reagan | 70.6% | 5 | Walter Mondale · 28.8% |
| Nevada | Ronald Reagan | 65.8% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 32.0% |
| New Hampshire | Ronald Reagan | 68.6% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 30.9% |
| New Jersey | Ronald Reagan | 60.1% | 16 | Walter Mondale · 39.2% |
| New Mexico | Ronald Reagan | 59.7% | 5 | Walter Mondale · 39.2% |
| New York | Ronald Reagan | 53.8% | 36 | Walter Mondale · 45.8% |
| North Carolina | Ronald Reagan | 61.9% | 13 | Walter Mondale · 37.9% |
| North Dakota | Ronald Reagan | 64.8% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 33.8% |
| Ohio | Ronald Reagan | 58.9% | 23 | Walter Mondale · 40.1% |
| Oklahoma | Ronald Reagan | 68.6% | 8 | Walter Mondale · 30.7% |
| Oregon | Ronald Reagan | 55.9% | 7 | Walter Mondale · 43.7% |
| Pennsylvania | Ronald Reagan | 53.3% | 25 | Walter Mondale · 46.0% |
| Rhode Island | Ronald Reagan | 51.8% | 4 | Walter Mondale · 47.9% |
| South Carolina | Ronald Reagan | 63.6% | 8 | Walter Mondale · 35.6% |
| South Dakota | Ronald Reagan | 63.0% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 36.5% |
| Tennessee | Ronald Reagan | 57.8% | 11 | Walter Mondale · 41.6% |
| Texas | Ronald Reagan | 63.6% | 29 | Walter Mondale · 36.1% |
| Utah | Ronald Reagan | 74.5% | 5 | Walter Mondale · 24.7% |
| Vermont | Ronald Reagan | 57.9% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 40.8% |
| Virginia | Ronald Reagan | 62.3% | 12 | Walter Mondale · 37.1% |
| Washington | Ronald Reagan | 56.2% | 10 | Walter Mondale · 42.9% |
| West Virginia | Ronald Reagan | 54.7% | 6 | Walter Mondale · 44.3% |
| Wisconsin | Ronald Reagan | 54.3% | 11 | Walter Mondale · 45.1% |
| Wyoming | Ronald Reagan | 69.1% | 3 | Walter Mondale · 27.7% |
The Congress it seated
99th Congress
1985–1987
Divided government
Senate
47–53
Democratic vs Republican
House
253–181
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