1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 79.75%https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/voter-turnout-statistics.htm Voter Turnout Statistics Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( 1.56%) 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 13 1,310,936 51.22% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 1,239,606 48.43% 350px County results 350px| Municipality results 1 401px Reagan #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% Mondale #b9d7ff 40–50% #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 Massachusetts took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts narrowly voted for incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan of California over his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran with incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, while Mondale's running mate was Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro of New York. On election day, Reagan won 51.22% of the vote in the state to Mondale's 48.43%, a margin of 2.79%. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960. In 1972, Massachusetts was the only state in the nation to vote for Democrat George McGovern over Republican Richard Nixon in the latter's 49-state landslide. However, in 1980, Reagan had won the state for the GOP for the first time since 1956 in a 3-way race with a plurality of only 41.90% and a razor-thin margin of 0.15%. Thus in a 1984 head-to-head match-up, Massachusetts was one of the few states whose outcome remained in doubt as Reagan appeared poised for a convincing win nationwide. Ultimately, in the midst of a decisive nationwide Republican landslide, Reagan would narrowly triumph in Massachusetts, as he did in 48 other states, leaving Mondale to win only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. Reagan's win was the first time a Republican had won an absolute majority of the popular vote in Massachusetts since 1956, although it was still Reagan's narrowest win in the nation, thus making it the second most Democratic state after Minnesota. Massachusetts was about 16% more Democratic than the national average in the 1984 election. Mondale's 48.43% of the vote marked his best result in a state he did not carry. Reagan carried nine counties in Massachusetts to Mondale's five. Reagan's strongest county was suburban Plymouth County, where he took 60.2% of the vote. Mondale's strongest county win was Suffolk County, home to the state's capital and largest city, Boston, where he took 62.3% of the vote. To date, this is the last time a Republican candidate for President has won Massachusetts, as well as the last time the cities of Quincy, Taunton, and Waltham and the towns of Clarksburg, Falmouth, Lanesborough, Lee, Mashpee, Nantucket, and Natick voted Republican. Democratic primary Jesse Jackson's voters were 80% white, 16% black, 4% were members of other groups. Massachusetts was the only state where a majority of his voters were white.Ranney 1985 54 30% of Jackson voters listed Hart as their second candidate in exit polls conducted by CBS News and The New York Times' while 24% listed Mondale, 22% listed Mondale, and 19% selected none.Ranney 1985 62 Results 1984 United States presidential election in Massachusettshttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=25&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1984 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts 2013-02-07 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 1,310,936 51.22% 13 Democratic Walter Mondale 1,239,606 48.43% 0 New Alliance Dennis L. Serrette 7,998 0.31% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 913 0.04% 0 Totals 2,559,453 100.00% 13 Voter turnout (voting age/registered) 58%/79% Results by county CountyRonald ReaganRepublicanWalter MondaleDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # %Barnstable51,26156.99%38,36942.66%3210.35% 13,252 14.33% 89,951Berkshire33,71252.85%29,74546.63%3280.52% 3,967 6.22% 63,785Bristol93,23249.58%94,01049.99%7970.43% -778 -0.41% 188,039Dukes2,78845.52%3,31354.09%240.39% -525 -8.57% 6,125Essex162,15254.84%132,35344.77%1,1510.39% 29,799 10.07% 295,656Franklin15,88350.37%15,50249.16%1480.47% 381 1.21% 31,533Hampden89,33051.05%84,98548.57%6560.38% 4,345 2.48% 174,971Hampshire28,11143.96%35,59755.67%2340.37%-7,486-11.71%63,942Middlesex319,60449.42%325,06550.26%2,0850.32% -5,461 -0.84% 646,754Nantucket1,69753.53%1,45645.93%170.54% 241 7.60% 3,170Norfolk160,31353.56%138,22246.18%7840.26% 22,091 7.38% 299,319Plymouth105,23060.21%68,92339.44%6180.35% 36,307 20.77% 174,771Suffolk91,56337.37%152,56862.27%8660.36% -61,005 -24.90%244,997Worcester156,06056.45%119,49843.23%8820.32% 36,562 13.22% 276,440Totals1,310,93651.22%1,239,60648.43%8,9110.35%71,3302.79%2,559,453 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Berkshire Hampden Results by congressional district Reagan won eight of 11 congressional districts,Park-Egan Kiernan 1984 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=79395dc96b5a45948d0d5c9fd0dc322a October 30, 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Results by Congressional District, 1952 to 2020 Western Washington University including seven held by Democrats. District Reagan Mondale RepresentativeMassachusetts 1 1st 51% 49%Silvio O. ConteMassachusetts 2 2nd 53% 46%Edward BolandMassachusetts 3 3rd 57% 43%Joseph D. EarlyMassachusetts 4 4th 48% 52%Barney FrankMassachusetts 5 5th57%43%James ShannonChester G. AtkinsMassachusetts 6 6th 55% 45%Nicholas MavroulesMassachusetts 7 7th 50% 50%Ed MarkeyMassachusetts 8 8th 36% 64%Tip O'NeillMassachusetts 9 9th 48% 52%Joe MoakleyMassachusetts 10 10th 55% 45%Gerry StuddsMassachusetts 11 11th 52% 48%Brian J. Donnelly See also Presidency of Ronald Reagan United States presidential elections in Massachusetts References Works cited Ranney Austin J. Austin Ranney The American Elections of 1984 Duke University Press 1985 0822302306 Massachusetts 1984 Category:1984 Massachusetts elections