1980  1984 Presidential Election Returns  1988

President Ronald Reagan benefitted heavily from a robust economy following the recession of the late 1970s. Reagan therefore entered the 1984 election heavily favored to win. The Democrats nominated former Vice-President Walter Mondale to oppose Reagan. Mondale campaigned on raising taxes to close the budget deficit. He also chose the first woman to run on a major party ticket - Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York. Reagan campaigned on the idea that economic growth, and not tax increases, would lead to a lower deficit. He promised to raise taxes as his last option for reducing the deficit. Mondale criticized Reagan for helping the rich at the expense of the poor. But Reagan reminded people that they were better off than they were four years prior. Voters agreed with Reagan, and he was re-elected easily, winning 49 states. Reagan came within just under 4,000 votes of being the only President in history to carry all 50 states! UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush* 54,281,858 59 525 Mondale/Ferraro 37,457,215 41 13 Bergland/Lewis 228,111 0 0 All Other Candidates 128,151 0 0 LaRouche/Davis 78,809 0 0 Johnson/Walton 72,161 0 0 Richards/Salaman 66,324 0 0 Serrette/Ross 46,853 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  872,849 61 9 Mondale/Ferraro 551,899 38 0 ALASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  138,377 67 3 Mondale/Ferraro 62,007 30 0 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  681,416 66 7 Mondale/Ferraro 333,854 33 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  534,774 60 6 Mondale/Ferraro 338,646 38 0 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  5,467,009 58 47 Mondale/Ferraro 3,922,519 41 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  821,818 63 8 Mondale/Ferraro 454,974 35 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  890,877 61 8 Mondale/Ferraro 569,597 39 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  152,190 60 3 Mondale/Ferraro 101,656 40 0 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush* 29,009 14 0 Mondale/Ferraro 180,408 85 3 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  2,730,350 65 21 Mondale/Ferraro 1,448,816 35 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,068,722 60 12 Mondale/Ferraro 706,628 40 0 HAWAII VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  185,050 55 4 Mondale/Ferraro 147,154 44 0 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  297,523 72 4 Mondale/Ferraro 108,510 26 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  2,707,103 56 24 Mondale/Ferraro 2,086,499 43 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,377,230 62 12 Mondale/Ferraro 841,481 38 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  703,088 53 8 Mondale/Ferraro 605,620 46 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  677,296 66 7 Mondale/Ferraro 333,149 33 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  822,782 60 9 Mondale/Ferraro 539,589 39 0 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,037,299 61 10 Mondale/Ferraro 651,586 38 0 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  336,500 61 4 Mondale/Ferraro 214,515 39 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  879,918 53 10 Mondale/Ferraro 787,935 47 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,310,936 51 13 Mondale/Ferraro 1,239,606 48 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  2,251,571 59 20 Mondale/Ferraro 1,529,638 40 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush* 1,032,603 50 0 Mondale/Ferraro 1,036,364 50 10 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  581,477 62 7 Mondale/Ferraro 352,192 37 0 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,274,188 60 11 Mondale/Ferraro 848,583 40 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  232,450 60 4 Mondale/Ferraro 146,742 38 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  460,054 71 5 Mondale/Ferraro 187,866 29 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  188,770 66 4 Mondale/Ferraro 91,655 32 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  267,051 69 4 Mondale/Ferraro 120,395 31 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,933,630 60 16 Mondale/Ferraro 1,261,323 39 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  307,101 60 5 Mondale/Ferraro 201,769 39 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  3,664,763 54 36 Mondale/Ferraro 3,119,609 46 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,346,481 62 13 Mondale/Ferraro 824,287 38 0 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  200,336 65 3 Mondale/Ferraro 104,429 34 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  2,678,560 59 23 Mondale/Ferraro 1,825,440 40 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  861,530 69 8 Mondale/Ferraro 385,080 31 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  685,700 56 7 Mondale/Ferraro 536,479 44 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  2,584,323 53 25 Mondale/Ferraro 2,228,131 46 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  212,080 52 4 Mondale/Ferraro 197,106 48 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  615,539 64 8 Mondale/Ferraro 344,470 36 0 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  200,267 63 3 Mondale/Ferraro 116,113 37 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  990,212 58 11 Mondale/Ferraro 711,714 42 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  3,433,428 64 29 Mondale/Ferraro 1,949,276 36 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  469,105 75 5 Mondale/Ferraro 155,369 25 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  135,865 58 3 Mondale/Ferraro 95,730 41 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,337,078 62 12 Mondale/Ferraro 796,250 37 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,051,670 56 10 Mondale/Ferraro 807,352 43 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  405,483 55 6 Mondale/Ferraro 328,125 45 0 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  1,198,800 54 11 Mondale/Ferraro 995,847 45 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Reagan/Bush*  133,241 71 3 Mondale/Ferraro 53,370 28 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Libertarian Green Independent Citizens Populist Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party