1984 United States presidential election in California
The 1984 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1984 as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose 47 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Turnout | 74.93% (of registered voters) ![]() 59.08% (of eligible voters) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California voted for the Republican incumbent and former California Governor, Ronald Reagan, in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Minnesota Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan easily won his home state with a comfortable 16.24% margin and carried all but five counties. Despite this, California's margin was 1.97% more Democratic than the nation as a whole.
Reagan is the last Republican to carry nine California counties in a presidential election: Contra Costa, Humboldt, Lake, Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.[2] No Republican since Reagan has come close to matching his performance in the San Francisco Bay Area, and he is also the last candidate from either party to carry every county they won in the state by a majority of the vote in those counties (more than 50%). This is also the most recent occasion where a Republican won more than thirty percent of the vote in San Francisco, won the state by double digits (George H. W. Bush would win the state by a 3-point margin in 1988), and won every county of Greater Southern California.
As a result of this election, San Francisco and Alameda were the only two counties in California to have never been carried by Reagan in either of his campaigns for president or for Governor of California (Reagan also did not carry Yolo County in any of his presidential campaigns; however, he carried the county in his 1966 gubernatorial campaign).
Reagan became the first Republican ever to win the White House without Marin or Santa Cruz Counties.
Results
1984 United States presidential election in California[3] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Ronald Wilson Reagan (Incumbent) | 5,467,009 | 57.51% | 47 | |
Democratic | Walter Frederick Mondale | 3,922,519 | 41.27% | 0 | |
Libertarian | David Bergland | 49,951 | 0.53% | 0 | |
American Independent | Bob Richards | 39,265 | 0.41% | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Sonia Johnson | 26,297 | 0.28% | 0 | |
No party | Write-in | 366 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | Dennis L. Serrette (write-in) | 16 | 0.00% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 9,505,423 | 100.00% | 47 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county
County | Ronald Reagan Republican |
Walter F. Modale Democratic |
David P. Bergland[4] Libertarian |
Robert E. Richards[4] American Independent |
Sonia Johnson[4] Peace and Freedom |
Margin | ||||||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | |
Orange | 74.70% | 635,013 | 24.27% | 206,272 | 1.03% | 8,792 | 0.31% | 2,619 | 0.17% | 1,412 | 50.43% | 428,741 |
Mono | 72.31% | 2,659 | 26.16% | 962 | 1.51% | 56 | 0.73% | 27 | 0.40% | 15 | 46.15% | 1,697 |
Sutter | 71.23% | 14,477 | 27.24% | 5,535 | 1.52% | 311 | 0.55% | 112 | 0.45% | 92 | 43.99% | 8,942 |
Inyo | 70.32% | 5,863 | 28.30% | 2,360 | 1.37% | 115 | 0.58% | 49 | 0.24% | 20 | 42.02% | 3,503 |
Modoc | 69.49% | 2,995 | 28.28% | 1,219 | 2.19% | 96 | 1.46% | 64 | 0.23% | 10 | 41.21% | 1,776 |
Glenn | 69.74% | 6,020 | 28.82% | 2,488 | 1.42% | 124 | 0.87% | 76 | 0.19% | 17 | 40.92% | 3,532 |
Ventura | 68.67% | 151,383 | 30.19% | 66,550 | 1.14% | 2,529 | 0.39% | 862 | 0.22% | 493 | 38.48% | 84,833 |
Colusa | 65.30% | 3,388 | 33.25% | 1,725 | 1.43% | 75 | 0.69% | 36 | 0.31% | 16 | 32.05% | 1,663 |
San Diego | 65.30% | 502,344 | 33.41% | 257,029 | 1.28% | 9,894 | 0.45% | 3,523 | 0.25% | 1,966 | 31.89% | 245,315 |
El Dorado | 64.93% | 27,583 | 33.69% | 14,312 | 1.36% | 583 | 0.57% | 245 | 0.26% | 111 | 31.24% | 13,271 |
Kern | 65.03% | 94,776 | 34.01% | 49,567 | 0.96% | 1,401 | 0.40% | 585 | 0.17% | 248 | 31.02% | 45,209 |
San Bernardino | 64.80% | 222,071 | 33.98% | 116,454 | 1.21% | 4,180 | 0.60% | 2,063 | 0.21% | 736 | 30.82% | 105,617 |
Calaveras | 64.26% | 7,632 | 34.36% | 4,081 | 1.37% | 164 | 0.59% | 71 | 0.25% | 30 | 29.90% | 3,551 |
Kings | 64.10% | 13,364 | 35.13% | 7,324 | 0.76% | 160 | 0.31% | 64 | 0.16% | 34 | 28.97% | 6,040 |
Yuba | 63.52% | 9,780 | 34.68% | 5,339 | 1.78% | 278 | 1.01% | 157 | 0.27% | 42 | 28.84% | 4,441 |
Tulare | 63.88% | 51,066 | 35.11% | 28,065 | 1.01% | 812 | 0.43% | 343 | 0.25% | 200 | 28.77% | 23,001 |
San Luis Obispo | 63.72% | 49,035 | 35.02% | 26,946 | 1.25% | 969 | 0.45% | 350 | 0.22% | 174 | 28.70% | 22,089 |
Riverside | 63.48% | 182,324 | 35.53% | 102,043 | 0.98% | 2,835 | 0.44% | 1,276 | 0.18% | 532 | 27.95% | 80,281 |
Butte | 63.06% | 45,381 | 35.32% | 25,421 | 1.60% | 1,162 | 0.71% | 519 | 0.27% | 193 | 27.74% | 19,960 |
Placer | 62.94% | 38,035 | 35.24% | 21,294 | 1.80% | 1,098 | 0.51% | 311 | 0.27% | 163 | 27.70% | 16,741 |
Tehama | 62.78% | 11,586 | 35.37% | 6,527 | 1.83% | 342 | 1.18% | 221 | 0.21% | 39 | 27.41% | 5,059 |
Nevada | 62.36% | 19,809 | 35.25% | 11,198 | 2.37% | 761 | 0.97% | 313 | 0.25% | 81 | 27.11% | 8,611 |
Santa Barbara | 62.76% | 89,314 | 36.01% | 51,243 | 1.23% | 1,763 | 0.31% | 442 | 0.24% | 350 | 26.75% | 38,071 |
Shasta | 62.19% | 33,041 | 36.32% | 19,298 | 1.47% | 788 | 0.81% | 434 | 0.23% | 124 | 25.87% | 13,743 |
Imperial | 62.01% | 13,829 | 36.94% | 8,237 | 1.05% | 235 | 0.43% | 97 | 0.27% | 60 | 25.07% | 5,592 |
Amador | 61.48% | 6,986 | 36.86% | 4,188 | 1.64% | 189 | 0.87% | 100 | 0.33% | 38 | 24.62% | 2,798 |
Mariposa | 61.20% | 3,989 | 36.81% | 2,399 | 1.97% | 130 | 1.21% | 80 | 0.24% | 16 | 24.39% | 1,590 |
Lassen | 61.09% | 5,352 | 37.14% | 3,254 | 1.74% | 155 | 1.13% | 100 | 0.27% | 24 | 23.95% | 2,098 |
San Benito | 60.71% | 5,695 | 37.89% | 3,554 | 1.39% | 131 | 0.44% | 42 | 0.33% | 31 | 22.82% | 2,141 |
Trinity | 59.71% | 3,544 | 37.37% | 2,218 | 2.85% | 173 | 1.48% | 90 | 0.63% | 38 | 22.34% | 1,326 |
Madera | 60.04% | 13,954 | 38.70% | 8,994 | 1.25% | 293 | 0.61% | 142 | 0.23% | 54 | 21.34% | 4,960 |
San Joaquin | 59.61% | 81,795 | 39.24% | 53,846 | 1.14% | 1,572 | 0.53% | 729 | 0.29% | 399 | 20.37% | 27,949 |
Stanislaus | 59.23% | 55,655 | 39.86% | 37,459 | 0.91% | 861 | 0.39% | 369 | 0.21% | 196 | 19.37% | 18,196 |
Del Norte | 58.41% | 3,996 | 39.41% | 2,696 | 2.14% | 149 | 1.48% | 103 | 0.19% | 13 | 19.00% | 1,300 |
Siskiyou | 58.25% | 10,544 | 39.39% | 7,130 | 2.32% | 427 | 1.19% | 219 | 0.33% | 61 | 18.86% | 3,414 |
Merced | 58.85% | 24,997 | 40.05% | 17,012 | 1.09% | 468 | 0.34% | 147 | 0.39% | 168 | 18.80% | 7,985 |
Tuolumne | 58.09% | 10,485 | 40.35% | 7,283 | 1.55% | 283 | 0.84% | 154 | 0.31% | 56 | 17.74% | 3,202 |
Napa | 57.77% | 26,322 | 40.82% | 18,599 | 1.39% | 640 | 0.52% | 240 | 0.29% | 131 | 16.95% | 7,723 |
Sierra | 56.86% | 1,078 | 41.19% | 781 | 1.93% | 37 | 0.99% | 19 | 0.26% | 5 | 15.67% | 297 |
Monterey | 57.16% | 55,710 | 41.79% | 40,733 | 1.05% | 1,027 | 0.38% | 371 | 0.24% | 235 | 15.37% | 14,977 |
Plumas | 56.61% | 5,224 | 41.58% | 3,837 | 1.79% | 167 | 0.68% | 63 | 0.40% | 37 | 15.03% | 1,387 |
Alpine | 56.65% | 264 | 41.63% | 194 | 1.69% | 8 | 1.06% | 5 | 0.21% | 1 | 15.02% | 70 |
Sacramento | 55.56% | 204,922 | 43.14% | 159,128 | 1.29% | 4,791 | 0.53% | 1,959 | 0.31% | 1,136 | 12.42% | 45,794 |
Lake | 54.83% | 10,874 | 43.61% | 8,648 | 1.55% | 309 | 0.45% | 89 | 0.23% | 45 | 11.22% | 2,226 |
Santa Clara | 54.81% | 288,638 | 43.65% | 229,865 | 1.53% | 8,136 | 0.45% | 2,413 | 0.35% | 1,858 | 11.16% | 58,773 |
Solano | 54.51% | 51,678 | 44.29% | 41,892 | 1.19% | 1,138 | 0.45% | 426 | 0.24% | 228 | 10.22% | 9,786 |
Los Angeles | 54.50% | 1,424,113 | 44.35% | 1,158,912 | 1.14% | 29,889 | 0.36% | 9,368 | 0.30% | 7,808 | 10.15% | 265,201 |
Contra Costa | 54.48% | 172,331 | 44.57% | 140,994 | 0.94% | 2,993 | 0.31% | 999 | 0.18% | 561 | 9.91% | 31,337 |
Fresno | 54.30% | 104,757 | 44.74% | 86,315 | 0.96% | 1,864 | 0.44% | 860 | 0.21% | 400 | 9.56% | 18,442 |
Mendocino | 52.09% | 16,369 | 45.85% | 14,407 | 2.03% | 646 | 0.67% | 213 | 0.59% | 188 | 6.24% | 1,962 |
San Mateo | 51.87% | 135,185 | 46.91% | 122,268 | 1.21% | 3,178 | 0.35% | 924 | 0.22% | 565 | 4.96% | 12,917 |
Humboldt | 51.64% | 27,832 | 46.79% | 25,217 | 1.55% | 842 | 0.56% | 305 | 0.49% | 269 | 4.85% | 2,615 |
Sonoma | 51.08% | 76,447 | 47.64% | 71,295 | 1.27% | 1,915 | 0.37% | 563 | 0.32% | 489 | 3.44% | 5,152 |
Marin | 49.02% | 56,887 | 49.58% | 57,533 | 1.40% | 1,630 | 0.30% | 348 | 0.27% | 320 | -0.56% | -646 |
Yolo | 47.84% | 24,329 | 50.89% | 25,879 | 1.26% | 645 | 0.37% | 188 | 0.35% | 178 | -3.05% | -1,550 |
Santa Cruz | 45.20% | 41,652 | 53.27% | 49,041 | 1.51% | 1,404 | 0.30% | 277 | 0.43% | 395 | -8.07% | -7,389 |
Alameda | 40.01% | 192,408 | 58.65% | 282,041 | 1.33% | 6,425 | 0.34% | 1,645 | 0.46% | 2,223 | -18.64% | -89,633 |
San Francisco | 31.44% | 90,219 | 67.35% | 193,278 | 1.20% | 3,475 | 0.30% | 856 | 0.34% | 973 | -35.91% | -103,059 |
References
- https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- "1984 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- Our Campaigns; CA US Presidential Election November 06, 1984