1984 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama presidential 1980 United States presidential election in Alabama 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Alabama 1988 November 6, 1984 x200px File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 9 872,849 60.54% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 551,899 38.28% 1984 United States presidential election in Alabama results map by county.svg 300px County results Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Mondale #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1984 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose 9 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Alabama was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency. Every county in the state gave either Reagan or Mondale a majority save Etowah County, which gave Reagan a plurality. Macon County gave Mondale 82.71% of the vote, which was the highest percentage he received in any county nationwide outside the District of Columbia.Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1984 Presidential Election Statistics Reagan easily carried Alabama on Election Day, winning the state by a 22-point margin, a dramatic shift from 1980, when Reagan had won it by just 1.3% over Southerner Jimmy Carter. This was only the third time that the Republican nominee exceeded 60% of the vote in Alabama, after Barry Goldwater in 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1972. Mondale carried most of Alabama's Black Belt counties, but outside these predominantly African-American counties, he carried only Colbert, Lawrence, and Jackson Counties, which lay within the region served by the Tennessee Valley Authority (Colbert is home to Muscle Shoals). Overwhelmingly, the state's 'Wallace country' went red this election, unlike in 1976 or even 1980.CQ Almanac Online Edition https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/login.php?requested=%2Fcqalmanac%2Fdocument.php%3Fid%3Dcqal84-856-25733-1150749 2021-01-12 library.cqpress.com As an example, Reagan claimed over 2/3 of the vote in Coffee County, which had voted for Carter in 1976 by over 20% and had voted for Reagan in 1980 by just 4.7%. Campaign Jesse Jackson's voters were 96% black, 2% white, 1% Hispanic, and 1% were members of other groups.Ranney 1985 54 61% of Jackson voters listed Mondale as their second candidate in exit polls conducted by CBS News and The New York Times'.Ranney 1985 62 Among white voters, 73% supported Reagan while 25% supported Mondale.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results 1984 United States presidential election in AlabamaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 872,849 60.54% 9 Democratic Walter Mondale 551,899 38.28% 0 Libertarian David Bergland 9,504 0.66% 0 Independent Gus Hall 4,671 0.32% 0 Independent Bob Richards 1,401 0.10% 0 Independent Melvin Mason 730 0.05% 0 Independent Dennis Serrette 659 0.05% 0 Totals 1,441,713 100.00% 9 Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic David Berglandhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1906 Our Campaigns AL US President Race, November 06, 1984Libertarian Gus HallIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Autauga 8,350 70.07% 3,366 28.25% 165 1.38% 15 0.13% 21 0.18% 4,984 41.82% 11,917 Baldwin 24,964 75.55% 7,272 22.01% 337 1.02% 29 0.09% 443 1.34% 17,692 53.54% 33,045 Barbour 5,459 53.73% 4,591 45.18% 89 0.88% 7 0.07% 15 0.15% 868 8.55% 10,161 Bibb 3,487 61.32% 2,167 38.10% 13 0.23% 6 0.11% 14 0.25% 1,320 23.22% 5,687 Blount 8,508 68.16% 3,738 29.95% 102 0.82% 21 0.17% 113 0.91% 4,770 38.21% 12,482 Bullock 1,697 32.02% 3,537 66.75% 49 0.92% 4 0.08% 12 0.23% -1,840 -34.73% 5,299 Butler 4,941 56.73% 3,641 41.81% 116 1.33% 5 0.06% 6 0.07% 1,300 14.92% 8,709 Calhoun 23,291 61.16% 12,752 33.49% 400 1.05% 1,143 3.00% 496 1.30% 10,539 27.67% 38,082 Chambers 8,024 59.60% 5,302 39.38% 113 0.84% 10 0.07% 14 0.10% 2,722 20.22% 13,463 Cherokee 3,225 51.04% 3,029 47.93% 55 0.87% 3 0.05% 7 0.11% 196 3.11% 6,319 Chilton 8,243 70.53% 2,934 25.10% 93 0.80% 388 3.32% 30 0.26% 5,309 45.43% 11,688 Choctaw 3,960 53.88% 3,373 45.90% 6 0.08% 3 0.04% 7 0.10% 587 7.98% 7,349 Clarke 6,282 58.11% 4,452 41.18% 67 0.62% 4 0.04% 6 0.06% 1,830 16.93% 10,811 Clay 3,432 68.19% 1,456 28.93% 70 1.39% 63 1.25% 12 0.24% 1,976 39.26% 5,033 Cleburne 3,259 70.50% 1,238 26.78% 43 0.93% 33 0.71% 50 1.08% 2,021 43.72% 4,623 Coffee 10,558 69.84% 4,370 28.91% 141 0.93% 10 0.07% 39 0.26% 6,188 40.93% 15,118 Colbert 9,530 45.31% 11,008 52.34% 231 1.10% 29 0.14% 234 1.11% -1,478 -7.03% 21,032 Conecuh 3,538 55.86% 2,735 43.18% 36 0.57% 14 0.22% 11 0.17% 803 12.68% 6,334 Coosa 2,585 58.95% 1,781 40.62% 9 0.21% 7 0.16% 3 0.07% 804 18.33% 4,385 Covington 9,944 71.63% 3,812 27.46% 55 0.40% 45 0.32% 27 0.19% 6,132 44.17% 13,883 Crenshaw 3,261 61.86% 1,904 36.12% 32 0.61% 65 1.23% 10 0.19% 1,357 25.74% 5,272 Cullman 14,782 63.92% 7,989 34.55% 143 0.62% 176 0.76% 36 0.16% 6,793 29.37% 23,126 Dale 10,319 75.37% 3,215 23.48% 133 0.97% 8 0.06% 17 0.12% 7,104 51.89% 13,692 Dallas 9,585 46.26% 10,955 52.88% 151 0.73% 13 0.06% 14 0.07% -1,370 -6.62% 20,718 DeKalb 12,098 62.53% 7,212 37.27% 19 0.10% 5 0.03% 15 0.08% 4,886 25.26% 19,349 Elmore 11,694 72.74% 4,198 26.11% 162 1.01% 7 0.04% 16 0.10% 7,496 46.63% 16,077 Escambia 8,694 68.33% 3,853 30.28% 70 0.55% 77 0.61% 30 0.24% 4,841 38.05% 12,724 Etowah 19,243 49.62% 19,074 49.18% 184 0.47% 252 0.65% 28 0.07% 169 0.44% 38,781 Fayette 4,654 64.63% 2,533 35.18% 9 0.12% 4 0.06% 1 0.01% 2,121 29.45% 7,201 Franklin 5,304 52.90% 4,601 45.89% 100 1.00% 8 0.08% 14 0.14% 703 7.01% 10,027 Geneva 6,308 70.00% 2,330 25.86% 80 0.89% 282 3.13% 11 0.12% 3,978 44.14% 9,011 Greene 1,361 26.13% 3,675 70.55% 51 0.98% 122 2.34% 0 0.00% -2,314 -44.42% 5,209 Hale 2,691 44.44% 3,289 54.31% 60 0.99% 4 0.07% 12 0.20% -598 -9.87% 6,056 Henry 3,952 63.34% 2,231 35.76% 17 0.27% 24 0.38% 15 0.24% 1,721 27.58% 6,239 Houston 20,854 75.82% 6,488 23.59% 56 0.20% 90 0.33% 17 0.06% 14,366 52.23% 27,505 Jackson 6,730 46.15% 7,635 52.36% 169 1.16% 15 0.10% 33 0.23% -905 -6.21% 14,582 Jefferson 158,362 59.41% 107,506 40.33% 485 0.18% 72 0.03% 122 0.05% 50,856 19.08% 266,547 Lamar 3,943 67.21% 1,910 32.55% 4 0.07% 1 0.02% 9 0.15% 2,033 34.66% 5,867 Lauderdale 15,354 53.57% 12,907 45.04% 352 1.23% 23 0.08% 23 0.08% 2,447 8.53% 28,659 Lawrence 4,466 47.04% 4,866 51.25% 77 0.81% 71 0.75% 14 0.15% -400 -4.21% 9,494 Lee 16,757 64.05% 9,077 34.70% 289 1.10% 17 0.06% 21 0.08% 7,680 29.35% 26,161 Limestone 8,423 60.12% 5,410 38.62% 160 1.14% 12 0.09% 5 0.04% 3,013 21.50% 14,010 Lowndes 1,629 31.02% 3,567 67.92% 38 0.72% 5 0.10% 13 0.25% -1,938 -36.90% 5,252 Macon 1,543 16.24% 7,857 82.71% 52 0.55% 19 0.20% 28 0.29% -6,314 -66.47% 9,499 Madison 50,428 64.54% 26,881 34.40% 683 0.87% 58 0.07% 84 0.11% 23,547 30.14% 78,134 Marengo 5,261 51.51% 4,811 47.11% 101 0.99% 8 0.08% 32 0.31% 450 4.40% 10,213 Marion 6,771 63.20% 3,918 36.57% 17 0.16% 4 0.04% 3 0.03% 2,853 26.63% 10,713 Marshall 12,330 60.47% 7,704 37.78% 305 1.50% 32 0.16% 20 0.10% 4,626 22.69% 20,391 Mobile 81,923 62.56% 47,252 36.08% 804 0.61% 772 0.59% 208 0.16% 34,671 26.48% 130,959 Monroe 5,917 60.65% 3,725 38.18% 55 0.56% 40 0.41% 19 0.19% 2,192 22.47% 9,756 Montgomery 43,328 57.77% 31,206 41.61% 337 0.45% 19 0.03% 115 0.15% 12,122 16.16% 75,005 Morgan 24,301 67.99% 11,324 31.68% 73 0.20% 12 0.03% 31 0.09% 12,977 36.31% 35,741 Perry 2,600 48.08% 2,731 50.50% 66 1.22% 5 0.09% 6 0.11% -131 -2.42% 5,408 Pickens 4,685 56.47% 3,586 43.23% 9 0.11% 6 0.07% 10 0.12% 1,099 13.24% 8,296 Pike 6,231 62.60% 3,541 35.58% 146 1.47% 12 0.12% 23 0.23% 2,690 27.02% 9,953 Randolph 4,940 65.74% 2,439 32.46% 124 1.65% 6 0.08% 6 0.08% 2,501 33.28% 7,515 Russell 6,654 46.04% 7,610 52.66% 166 1.15% 6 0.04% 16 0.11% -956 -6.62% 14,452 Shelby 21,858 77.88% 5,884 20.96% 271 0.97% 20 0.07% 6 0.02% 15,974 56.92% 28,068 St. Clair 10,408 71.02% 4,000 27.30% 232 1.58% 8 0.05% 35 0.24% 6,408 43.72% 14,654 Sumter 2,493 35.65% 4,478 64.04% 16 0.23% 1 0.01% 5 0.07% -1,985 -28.39% 6,993 Talladega 14,067 61.11% 8,490 36.88% 220 0.96% 209 0.91% 34 0.15% 5,577 24.23% 23,020 Tallapoosa 9,045 66.19% 4,458 32.62% 139 1.02% 11 0.08% 13 0.10% 4,587 33.57% 13,666 Tuscaloosa 28,075 62.75% 16,066 35.91% 533 1.19% 37 0.08% 28 0.06% 12,009 26.84% 44,739 Walker 12,852 54.11% 10,591 44.59% 94 0.40% 194 0.82% 22 0.09% 2,261 9.52% 23,753 Washington 4,434 58.78% 3,081 40.85% 17 0.23% 2 0.03% 9 0.12% 1,353 17.93% 7,543 Wilcox 2,337 38.81% 3,663 60.83% 8 0.13% 4 0.07% 10 0.17% -1,326 -22.02% 6,022 Winston 6,845 72.22% 2,624 27.69% 5 0.05% 3 0.03% 1 0.01% 4,221 44.53% 9,478Totals872,84960.54%551,89938.28%9,5040.66%4,6710.32%2,7900.19%320,95022.26%1,441,713 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cherokee Chambers Choctaw Clarke Clay Conecuh Coosa Crenshaw Cullman Etowah Pickens Washington Walker Talladega Tallapoosa Morgan Randolph Limestone Marion Marengo Marshall Lauderdale Henry Lamar Bibb Barbour Butler Fayette Franklin See also Presidency of Ronald Reagan United States presidential elections in Alabama References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Ranney Austin J. Austin Ranney The American Elections of 1984 Duke University Press 1985 0822302306 Alabama 1984 Category:1984 Alabama elections