1984 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 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 11 1,198,800 54.19% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 995,847 45.02% 1984 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 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% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1984 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Wisconsin 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 incumbent Vice President and former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major party female candidate for the vice presidency. This would be the last time Wisconsin would vote for a Republican in a presidential election until Donald Trump won the state in 2016, and the last time Wisconsin would vote for a Republican with a majority of the vote.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Reagan carried a majority in most of Wisconsin's counties, whereas Mondale carried a majority in ten, mostly in the far northwest of the state, along the Lake Superior coast and across from Minnesota's Iron Range, along with Milwaukee County, Dane County, Kenosha County, and almost entirely Native American Menominee County. Two relatively geographically isolated rural counties--Pepin County in west-central Wisconsin and Portage County in central Wisconsin—rounded out the list; these were Mondale's two weakest wins. One county, Polk County in the northwest, gave neither nominee a majority, but gave Reagan a plurality. Reagan posted strong wins along the whole of eastern Wisconsin, apart from Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Racine Counties, and the two Mondale wins in Milwaukee and Kenosha. He posted a particularly strong win in suburban Waukesha County, which he won by over thirty points. In western Wisconsin, Reagan won most of the counties but his margins tended to be weaker. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Eau Claire County, La Crosse County, Rock County, and Iowa County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, as well as the last election in which a Republican candidate won more than 40% of the vote in either Dane County or Milwaukee County, both of which have voted Democratic in increasingly large margins since. Adams, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Jackson, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties would not vote Republican again until 2016, and Pierce County until 2012. Reagan won the election in Wisconsin by a 9-point margin. While a sound victory, this made Wisconsin 9.1% more Democratic than the nation, signaling the consolidation of a new Democratic base in the Upper Midwest.CQ Almanac Online Edition https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/login.php?requested=%2Fcqalmanac%2Fdocument.php%3Fid%3Dcqal84-856-25733-1150749 2020-12-31 library.cqpress.com Before 1976, Wisconsin had tended to lean Republican in close elections, voting narrowly for Nixon in 1960 and 1968. In 1976, it narrowly, but surprisingly,CQ Almanac Online Edition https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/login.php?requested=%2Fcqalmanac%2Fdocument.php%3Fid%3Dcqal76-1188270 2020-12-31 library.cqpress.com voted for Carter. Four years later, Wisconsin would become one of only ten states to back Michael Dukakis, the first time since 1848 it backed a losing Democrat, with it also being the first election since 1960 where it would back the overall losing candidate too. Reagan was the last Republican candidate to win Wisconsin twice until Donald Trump did so in 2016 and 2024. He also remains the last Republican candidate to win the state in two consecutive elections. Results 1984 United States presidential election in WisconsinPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 1,198,800 54.19% 11 Democratic Walter Mondale 995,847 45.02% 0 Libertarian David Bergland 4,884 0.22% 0 Constitution Bob Richards 3,864 0.17% 0 Independent Lyndon LaRouche 3,791 0.17% 0 Independent Sonia Johnson 1,456 0.07% 0 Independent Dennis L. Serrette 1,007 0.05% 0 Write-Ins 706 0.03% 0 Independent Larry Holmes 619 0.03% 0 Independent Gus Hall 597 0.03% 0 Independent Melvin Mason 445 0.02% 0 Totals 2,212,016 100.0% 11 By congressional district Reagan won 6 of the 9 congressional districts. District Reagan Mondale RepresentativeWisconsin 1 1st 55.46% 44.54%Les AspinWisconsin 2 2nd 49.14% 50.86%Robert KastenmeierWisconsin 3 3rd 55.42% 44.58%Steve GundersonWisconsin 4 4th 48.09% 51.91%Jerry KleczkaWisconsin 5 5th 39.51% 60.49%Jim MoodyWisconsin 6 6th 62.42% 37.58%Tom PetriWisconsin 7 7th 52.56% 47.44%Dave ObeyWisconsin 8 8th 63.46% 36.54%Toby RothWisconsin 9 9th 65.27% 34.73%Jim Sensenbrenner Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic David BerglandLibertarian Bob RichardsConstitution Lyndon LaRoucheIndependent Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescastOur Campaigns WI US President Race, November 06, 1984 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2266 # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 3,645 56.85% 2,715 42.34% 6 0.09% 11 0.17% 29 0.45% 6 0.09% 930 14.51% 6,412 Ashland 3,517 42.54% 4,680 56.60% 25 0.30% 13 0.16% 11 0.13% 22 0.27% -1,163 -14.06% 8,268 Barron 9,587 53.94% 8,061 45.36% 27 0.15% 44 0.25% 38 0.21% 15 0.08% 1,526 8.58% 17,772 Bayfield 3,474 45.91% 4,034 53.31% 14 0.19% 13 0.17% 22 0.29% 10 0.13% -560 -7.40% 7,567 Brown 51,202 62.44% 30,218 36.85% 212 0.26% 122 0.15% 132 0.16% 117 0.14% 20,984 25.59% 82,003 Buffalo 3,325 52.74% 2,921 46.34% 13 0.21% 17 0.27% 16 0.25% 12 0.19% 404 6.40% 6,304 Burnett 3,528 51.01% 3,331 48.16% 18 0.26% 16 0.23% 13 0.19% 10 0.14% 197 2.85% 6,916 Calumet 8,970 64.57% 4,736 34.09% 15 0.11% 83 0.60% 53 0.38% 35 0.25% 4,234 30.48% 13,892 Chippewa 10,986 51.45% 10,202 47.78% 46 0.22% 39 0.18% 60 0.28% 18 0.08% 784 3.67% 21,351 Clark 8,099 58.24% 5,647 40.61% 30 0.22% 36 0.26% 78 0.56% 16 0.12% 2,452 17.63% 13,906 Columbia 11,662 58.52% 8,125 40.77% 34 0.17% 52 0.26% 40 0.20% 14 0.07% 3,537 17.75% 19,927 Crawford 4,412 55.87% 3,436 43.51% 20 0.25% 4 0.05% 20 0.25% 5 0.06% 976 12.36% 7,897 Dane 74,823 43.84% 94,659 55.46% 537 0.31% 101 0.06% 145 0.08% 420 0.25% -19,836 -11.62% 170,685 Dodge 20,458 64.41% 11,052 34.80% 56 0.18% 84 0.26% 82 0.26% 29 0.09% 9,406 29.61% 31,761 Door 8,264 67.35% 3,916 31.91% 38 0.31% 10 0.08% 21 0.17% 22 0.18% 4,348 35.44% 12,271 Douglas 7,066 32.92% 14,291 66.58% 26 0.12% 28 0.13% 25 0.12% 28 0.13% -7,225 -33.66% 21,464 Dunn 8,473 51.80% 7,712 47.15% 63 0.39% 49 0.30% 25 0.15% 36 0.22% 761 4.65% 16,358 Eau Claire 20,401 51.09% 19,347 48.45% 65 0.16% 30 0.08% 51 0.13% 35 0.09% 1,054 2.64% 39,929 Florence 1,227 58.01% 870 41.13% 2 0.09% 4 0.19% 8 0.38% 4 0.19% 357 16.88% 2,115 Fond du Lac 26,069 64.61% 13,983 34.66% 74 0.18% 77 0.19% 78 0.19% 65 0.16% 12,086 29.95% 40,346 Forest 2,296 50.53% 2,214 48.72% 9 0.20% 6 0.13% 16 0.35% 3 0.07% 82 1.81% 4,544 Grant 13,430 62.58% 7,892 36.78% 41 0.19% 27 0.13% 47 0.22% 23 0.11% 5,538 25.80% 21,460 Green 7,827 63.65% 4,367 35.52% 28 0.23% 27 0.22% 34 0.28% 13 0.11% 3,460 28.13% 12,296 Green Lake 6,198 71.11% 2,441 28.01% 22 0.25% 15 0.17% 29 0.33% 11 0.13% 3,757 43.10% 8,716 Iowa 4,983 56.01% 3,843 43.19% 30 0.34% 9 0.10% 21 0.24% 11 0.12% 1,140 12.82% 8,897 Iron 1,667 45.63% 1,967 53.85% 7 0.19% 5 0.14% 4 0.11% 3 0.08% -300 -8.22% 3,653 Jackson 4,386 55.81% 3,427 43.61% 7 0.09% 13 0.17% 17 0.22% 9 0.11% 959 12.20% 7,859 Jefferson 17,780 61.77% 10,788 37.48% 85 0.30% 49 0.17% 50 0.17% 32 0.11% 6,992 24.29% 28,784 Juneau 5,629 63.62% 3,152 35.62% 15 0.17% 18 0.20% 27 0.31% 7 0.08% 2,477 28.00% 8,848 Kenosha 26,118 46.89% 29,233 52.49% 118 0.21% 74 0.13% 87 0.16% 65 0.12% -3,115 -5.60% 55,695 Kewaunee 5,705 61.94% 3,444 37.39% 11 0.12% 21 0.23% 21 0.23% 8 0.09% 2,261 24.55% 9,210 La Crosse 25,721 58.77% 17,787 40.64% 104 0.24% 51 0.12% 48 0.11% 58 0.13% 7,934 18.13% 43,769 Lafayette 4,584 60.43% 2,961 39.03% 15 0.20% 6 0.08% 14 0.18% 6 0.08% 1,623 21.40% 7,586 Langlade 5,830 60.91% 3,675 38.39% 26 0.27% 16 0.17% 17 0.18% 8 0.08% 2,155 22.52% 9,572 Lincoln 6,682 55.08% 5,353 44.12% 30 0.25% 22 0.18% 30 0.25% 15 0.12% 1,329 10.96% 12,132 Manitowoc 19,639 52.54% 17,250 46.15% 92 0.25% 221 0.59% 114 0.31% 60 0.16% 2,389 6.39% 37,376 Marathon 27,080 55.64% 20,128 41.36% 115 0.24% 74 0.15% 135 0.28% 1,138 2.34% 6,952 14.28% 48,670 Marinette 11,444 62.35% 6,798 37.04% 32 0.17% 29 0.16% 27 0.15% 23 0.13% 4,646 25.31% 18,353 Marquette 3,406 61.79% 2,032 36.87% 16 0.29% 39 0.71% 15 0.27% 4 0.07% 1,374 24.92% 5,512 Menominee 392 31.84% 832 67.59% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 6 0.49% 1 0.08% -440 -35.75% 1,231 Milwaukee 196,290 42.86% 259,144 56.58% 875 0.19% 590 0.13% 493 0.11% 625 0.14% -62,854 -13.72% 458,017 Monroe 8,227 59.26% 5,567 40.10% 23 0.17% 17 0.12% 36 0.26% 14 0.10% 2,660 19.16% 13,884 Oconto 8,714 61.70% 5,289 37.45% 25 0.18% 41 0.29% 33 0.23% 22 0.16% 3,425 24.25% 14,124 Oneida 9,787 59.79% 6,417 39.20% 57 0.35% 44 0.27% 50 0.31% 14 0.09% 3,370 20.59% 16,369 Outagamie 36,773 64.54% 19,790 34.73% 108 0.19% 109 0.19% 99 0.17% 100 0.18% 16,983 29.81% 56,979 Ozaukee 23,898 68.48% 10,765 30.85% 80 0.23% 80 0.23% 49 0.14% 24 0.07% 13,133 37.63% 34,896 Pepin 1,555 48.56% 1,629 50.87% 8 0.25% 3 0.09% 4 0.12% 3 0.09% -74 -2.31% 3,202 Pierce 7,612 50.74% 7,289 48.58% 17 0.11% 24 0.16% 33 0.22% 28 0.19% 323 2.16% 15,003 Polk 8,106 49.82% 8,034 49.38% 25 0.15% 45 0.28% 37 0.23% 22 0.14% 72 0.44% 16,269 Portage 13,605 48.28% 14,399 51.10% 58 0.21% 34 0.12% 41 0.15% 42 0.15% -794 -2.82% 28,179 Price 4,289 54.62% 3,479 44.31% 21 0.27% 26 0.33% 29 0.37% 8 0.10% 810 10.31% 7,852 Racine 42,092 52.84% 36,955 46.39% 236 0.30% 180 0.23% 114 0.14% 86 0.11% 5,137 6.45% 79,663 Richland 4,858 62.66% 2,844 36.68% 23 0.30% 4 0.05% 11 0.14% 13 0.17% 2,014 25.98% 7,753 Rock 32,491 54.76% 26,433 44.55% 150 0.25% 78 0.13% 96 0.16% 86 0.14% 6,058 10.21% 59,334 Rusk 4,061 50.90% 3,843 48.16% 18 0.23% 24 0.30% 24 0.30% 9 0.11% 218 2.74% 7,979 Sauk 11,069 60.44% 7,158 39.09% 29 0.16% 17 0.09% 25 0.14% 15 0.08% 3,911 21.35% 18,313 Sawyer 3,913 56.14% 2,982 42.78% 17 0.24% 24 0.34% 23 0.33% 11 0.16% 931 13.36% 6,970 Shawano 10,635 65.55% 5,469 33.71% 24 0.15% 47 0.29% 35 0.22% 15 0.09% 5,166 31.84% 16,225 Sheboygan 26,345 55.05% 21,112 44.12% 112 0.23% 136 0.28% 77 0.16% 71 0.15% 5,233 10.93% 47,853 St. Croix 11,367 52.54% 10,127 46.81% 42 0.19% 26 0.12% 49 0.23% 24 0.11% 1,240 5.73% 21,635 Taylor 4,918 59.48% 3,271 39.56% 15 0.18% 15 0.18% 37 0.45% 13 0.16% 1,647 19.92% 8,269 Trempealeau 6,008 52.24% 5,407 47.02% 22 0.19% 25 0.22% 28 0.24% 10 0.09% 601 5.22% 11,500 Vernon 6,469 55.75% 5,051 43.53% 26 0.22% 12 0.10% 33 0.28% 12 0.10% 1,418 12.22% 11,603 Vilas 5,965 66.09% 2,940 32.57% 13 0.14% 17 0.19% 20 0.22% 71 0.79% 3,025 33.52% 9,026 Walworth 20,595 67.06% 9,877 32.16% 83 0.27% 54 0.18% 57 0.19% 44 0.14% 10,718 34.90% 30,710 Washburn 3,848 54.38% 3,188 45.05% 10 0.14% 13 0.18% 12 0.17% 5 0.07% 660 9.33% 7,076 Washington 25,279 65.54% 12,966 33.61% 94 0.24% 112 0.29% 84 0.22% 38 0.10% 12,313 31.93% 38,573 Waukesha 92,426 65.71% 47,313 33.64% 327 0.23% 268 0.19% 202 0.14% 124 0.09% 45,113 32.07% 140,660 Waupaca 13,097 68.33% 5,895 30.76% 31 0.16% 73 0.38% 48 0.25% 23 0.12% 7,202 37.57% 19,167 Waushara 5,769 66.79% 2,782 32.21% 24 0.28% 25 0.29% 30 0.35% 7 0.08% 2,987 34.58% 8,637 Winnebago 39,014 62.74% 22,791 36.65% 102 0.16% 100 0.16% 90 0.14% 86 0.14% 16,223 26.09% 62,183 Wood 20,525 62.42% 12,118 36.85% 65 0.20% 46 0.14% 86 0.26% 42 0.13% 8,407 25.57% 32,882Totals1,198,80054.19%995,84745.02%4,8840.22%3,8640.17%3,7910.17%4,8300.22%202,9539.17%2,212,016 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Burnett Dunn Eau Claire Forest Iowa Pierce Polk St. Croix See also Presidency of Ronald Reagan United States presidential elections in Wisconsin References Wisconsin 1984 Category:1984 Wisconsin elections