1984 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee 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 11 990,212 57.84% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 711,714 41.57% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Reagan #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Mondale #b9d7ff 40–50% #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 Tennessee took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Tennessee 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 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. Mondale performed better in Tennessee than any other state that was part of the Confederacy. Reagan carried every population center in the state. He narrowly won the state's two largest counties, typically Democratic Shelby (Memphis) and Davidson (Nashville), and got over 60% of the vote in typically Republican Knox (Knoxville) and Hamilton (Chattanooga) Counties. He also got over 60% in Rutherford County (Murfreesboro), and over 2/3 of the vote in the two largest counties in the Tri-Cities region, Sullivan and Washington. In addition, Reagan performed powerfully throughout rural East Tennessee, surpassing 70% of the vote in eight counties in the region (as well as in the emerging Nashville suburb of Williamson CountyPlotz David 2004-07-02 Kerry can't win Tennessee, but can Bush lose it? https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/07/kerry-can-t-win-tennessee-but-can-bush-lose-it.html 2021-01-14 Slate Magazine en), and carried most of the rural counties in more typically Democratic Middle and West Tennessee as well. Campaign The Republican presidential nominee had won Tennessee in every presidential election since 1968 except for Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter's victory in 1976.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 202 Among white voters, 65% supported Reagan while 34% supported Mondale.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Despite Reagan's victory in the election, Democratic nominee Al Gore won in the concurrent senatorial election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 202 Results 1984 United States presidential election in TennesseePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 990,212 57.84% 11 Democratic Walter Mondale 711,714 41.57% 0 Independent David Bergland 3,072 0.18% 0 Independent Lyndon LaRouche 1,852 0.11% 0 Independent Bob Richards 1,763 0.10% 0 Independent Gus Hall 1,036 0.06% 0 Independent Sonia Johnson 978 0.06% 0 Independent Melvin Mason 715 0.04% 0 Independent Dennis Serrette 524 0.03% 0 Write-Ins 127 0.01% 0 Totals 1,711,993 100.0% 11 Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Anderson 16,783 61.31% 10,415 38.05% 176 0.64% 6,368 23.26% 27,374 Bedford 4,699 50.55% 4,499 48.40% 98 1.05% 200 2.15% 9,296 Benton 2,481 42.07% 3,398 57.62% 18 0.31% -917 -15.55% 5,897 Bledsoe 1,950 59.34% 1,316 40.05% 20 0.61% 634 19.29% 3,286 Blount 20,525 68.74% 9,188 30.77% 146 0.49% 11,337 37.97% 29,859 Bradley 16,322 72.54% 6,085 27.04% 95 0.42% 10,237 45.50% 22,502 Campbell 5,685 54.43% 4,692 44.93% 67 0.64% 993 9.50% 10,444 Cannon 1,669 46.88% 1,846 51.85% 45 1.26% -177 -4.97% 3,560 Carroll 6,017 56.43% 4,568 42.84% 77 0.72% 1,449 13.59% 10,662 Carter 13,153 73.35% 4,642 25.89% 138 0.77% 8,511 47.46% 17,933 Cheatham 4,109 57.32% 3,007 41.94% 53 0.74% 1,102 15.38% 7,169 Chester 2,793 59.68% 1,854 39.62% 33 0.71% 939 20.06% 4,680 Claiborne 4,474 60.70% 2,870 38.94% 27 0.37% 1,604 21.76% 7,371 Clay 1,338 50.80% 1,281 48.63% 15 0.57% 57 2.17% 2,634 Cocke 6,665 75.50% 2,068 23.43% 95 1.08% 4,597 52.07% 8,828 Coffee 7,695 57.14% 5,691 42.26% 82 0.61% 2,004 14.88% 13,468 Crockett 2,479 55.97% 1,937 43.73% 13 0.29% 542 12.24% 4,429 Cumberland 7,083 65.85% 3,605 33.52% 68 0.63% 3,478 32.33% 10,756 Davidson 98,155 51.99% 89,498 47.40% 1,161 0.61% 8,657 4.59% 188,814 Decatur 2,390 53.82% 2,031 45.73% 20 0.45% 359 8.09% 4,441 DeKalb 2,337 46.65% 2,645 52.79% 28 0.56% -308 -6.14% 5,010 Dickson 5,846 49.52% 5,809 49.21% 150 1.27% 37 0.31% 11,805 Dyer 6,610 62.11% 3,991 37.50% 41 0.39% 2,619 24.61% 10,642 Fayette 3,733 50.44% 3,634 49.10% 34 0.46% 99 1.34% 7,401 Fentress 2,922 62.18% 1,755 37.35% 22 0.47% 1,167 24.83% 4,699 Franklin 5,705 49.09% 5,846 50.31% 70 0.60% -141 -1.22% 11,621 Gibson 9,484 52.71% 8,334 46.32% 174 0.97% 1,150 6.39% 17,992 Giles 3,875 50.07% 3,812 49.26% 52 0.67% 63 0.81% 7,739 Grainger 3,212 66.72% 1,565 32.51% 37 0.77% 1,647 34.21% 4,814 Greene 13,215 73.15% 4,763 26.37% 87 0.48% 8,452 46.78% 18,065 Grundy 1,396 34.77% 2,596 64.66% 23 0.57% -1,200 -29.89% 4,015 Hamblen 11,144 68.97% 4,922 30.46% 92 0.57% 6,222 38.51% 16,158 Hamilton 69,626 62.38% 41,449 37.13% 547 0.49% 28,177 25.25% 111,622 Hancock 1,491 69.87% 619 29.01% 24 1.12% 872 40.86% 2,134 Hardeman 3,712 48.68% 3,797 49.79% 117 1.53% -85 -1.11% 7,626 Hardin 4,632 59.59% 3,051 39.25% 90 1.16% 1,581 20.34% 7,773 Hawkins 9,863 66.67% 4,802 32.46% 128 0.87% 5,061 34.21% 14,793 Haywood 2,839 46.04% 3,308 53.65% 19 0.31% -469 -7.61% 6,166 Henderson 5,362 68.56% 2,426 31.02% 33 0.42% 2,936 37.54% 7,821 Henry 5,376 49.61% 5,407 49.89% 54 0.50% -31 -0.28% 10,837 Hickman 2,370 44.43% 2,941 55.14% 23 0.43% -571 -10.71% 5,334 Houston 882 33.68% 1,716 65.52% 21 0.80% -834 -31.84% 2,619 Humphreys 2,249 37.91% 3,668 61.82% 16 0.27% -1,419 -23.91% 5,933 Jackson 1,544 34.42% 2,894 64.51% 48 1.07% -1,350 -30.09% 4,486 Jefferson 7,721 70.35% 3,185 29.02% 69 0.63% 4,536 41.33% 10,975 Johnson 3,853 79.10% 999 20.51% 19 0.39% 2,854 58.59% 4,871 Knox 76,965 63.61% 43,448 35.91% 574 0.47% 33,517 27.70% 120,987 Lake 878 41.97% 1,191 56.93% 23 1.10% -313 -14.96% 2,092 Lauderdale 3,566 50.23% 3,506 49.39% 27 0.38% 60 0.84% 7,099 Lawrence 6,034 52.18% 5,458 47.20% 71 0.61% 576 4.98% 11,563 Lewis 1,733 52.42% 1,556 47.07% 17 0.51% 177 5.35% 3,306 Lincoln 3,982 49.08% 4,103 50.57% 29 0.36% -121 -1.49% 8,114 Loudon 7,113 68.36% 3,227 31.01% 65 0.62% 3,886 37.35% 10,405 Macon 3,330 65.23% 1,747 34.22% 28 0.55% 1,583 31.01% 5,105 Madison 17,819 59.64% 12,006 40.18% 55 0.18% 5,813 19.46% 29,880 Marion 4,337 52.06% 3,942 47.32% 52 0.62% 395 4.74% 8,331 Marshall 3,416 53.43% 2,935 45.91% 42 0.66% 481 7.52% 6,393 Maury 9,008 56.18% 6,950 43.35% 75 0.47% 2,058 12.83% 16,033 McMinn 9,604 64.83% 5,141 34.71% 68 0.46% 4,463 30.12% 14,813 McNairy 4,776 55.34% 3,825 44.32% 30 0.35% 951 11.02% 8,631 Meigs 1,575 60.53% 1,012 38.89% 15 0.58% 563 21.64% 2,602 Monroe 6,665 60.88% 4,223 38.58% 59 0.54% 2,442 22.30% 10,947 Montgomery 13,228 56.61% 9,939 42.54% 198 0.85% 3,289 14.07% 23,365 Moore 863 51.37% 808 48.10% 9 0.54% 55 3.27% 1,680 Morgan 2,903 57.19% 2,121 41.78% 52 1.02% 782 15.41% 5,076 Obion 6,384 56.74% 4,769 42.38% 99 0.88% 1,615 14.36% 11,252 Overton 2,054 42.53% 2,749 56.92% 27 0.56% -695 -14.39% 4,830 Perry 948 41.82% 1,316 58.05% 3 0.13% -368 -16.23% 2,267 Pickett 1,246 63.67% 706 36.08% 5 0.26% 540 27.59% 1,957 Polk 2,785 56.15% 2,112 42.58% 63 1.27% 673 13.57% 4,960 Putnam 8,999 54.40% 7,443 45.00% 99 0.60% 1,556 9.40% 16,541 Rhea 5,692 66.29% 2,804 32.65% 91 1.06% 2,888 33.64% 8,587 Roane 11,882 63.83% 6,623 35.58% 109 0.59% 5,259 28.25% 18,614 Robertson 5,445 48.34% 5,756 51.11% 62 0.55% -311 -2.77% 11,263 Rutherford 19,503 61.98% 11,618 36.92% 348 1.11% 7,885 25.06% 31,469 Scott 3,107 62.63% 1,810 36.48% 44 0.89% 1,297 26.15% 4,961 Sequatchie 1,785 58.68% 1,238 40.70% 19 0.62% 547 17.98% 3,042 Sevier 12,517 78.03% 3,384 21.10% 140 0.87% 9,133 56.93% 16,041 Shelby 169,717 50.32% 165,947 49.20% 1,638 0.49% 3,770 1.12% 337,302 Smith 2,393 42.05% 3,258 57.25% 40 0.70% -865 -15.20% 5,691 Stewart 1,285 36.82% 2,174 62.29% 31 0.89% -889 -25.47% 3,490 Sullivan 36,516 67.83% 16,925 31.44% 394 0.73% 19,591 36.39% 53,835 Sumner 18,442 61.09% 11,535 38.21% 209 0.69% 6,907 22.88% 30,186 Tipton 5,945 60.21% 3,895 39.45% 34 0.34% 2,050 20.76% 9,874 Trousdale 781 40.36% 1,142 59.02% 12 0.62% -361 -18.66% 1,935 Unicoi 4,249 71.07% 1,696 28.37% 34 0.57% 2,553 42.70% 5,979 Union 2,447 61.51% 1,495 37.58% 36 0.90% 952 23.93% 3,978 Van Buren 718 46.78% 810 52.77% 7 0.46% -92 -5.99% 1,535 Warren 4,811 49.64% 4,813 49.66% 67 0.69% -2 -0.02% 9,691 Washington 21,762 69.38% 9,452 30.13% 154 0.49% 12,310 39.25% 31,368 Wayne 3,332 68.29% 1,534 31.44% 13 0.27% 1,798 36.85% 4,879 Weakley 6,480 57.41% 4,752 42.10% 55 0.49% 1,728 15.31% 11,287 White 2,895 48.59% 3,033 50.91% 30 0.50% -138 -2.32% 5,958 Williamson 17,975 71.91% 6,929 27.72% 93 0.37% 11,046 44.19% 24,997 Wilson 12,858 59.95% 8,433 39.32% 158 0.74% 4,425 20.63% 21,449Totals990,21257.84%711,71441.57%10,0670.59%278,49816.27%1,711,993 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Bedford Cheatham Clay Coffee Crockett Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Fayette Gibson Giles Lauderdale Lewis Marion Marshall Maury Montgomery Moore Obion Polk Putnam Rutherford Shelby Sumner Tipton Weakley Wilson See also 1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee United States presidential elections in Tennessee Presidency of Ronald Reagan 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 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 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