1984 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1988 78.0%This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1984 (422,851) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1984 (542,216). See General Election November 2, 1984 http://www.elections.ri.gov/elections/results/1984/ February 6, 2018 Rhode Island Board of Elections 1.0 pp November 6, 1984 x200px File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 4 212,080 51.66% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 197,106 48.02% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Reagan #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% 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 Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Rhode Island 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 female candidate for the vice presidency. Rhode Island is 1 of 6 States that voted for Reagan in 1984 and have not voted Republican in any presidential race since; the other 5 are Washington, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, and Oregon. This was also the last time that the counties of Bristol, Newport and Washington voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time a Republican presidential candidate won Kent County or any county in the state until Donald Trump won it in 2016. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Cranston, Newport, and Warwick, as well as the towns of Bristol, Cumberland, Jamestown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, South Kingstown, Warren, and Westerly voted Republican. The city of Woonsocket would not vote Republican again until 2024. This is the last time Republicans won any congressional district in the state. Results 1984 United States presidential election in Rhode IslandPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 212,080 51.66% 4 Democratic Walter Mondale 197,106 48.02% 0 America First Bob Richards 510 0.12% 0 Libertarian David Bergland 277 0.07% 0 Citizen's Party Sonia Johnson 240 0.06% 0 Workers World Larry Holmes 91 0.02% 0 Communist Party Gus Hall 75 0.02% 0 Socialist Workers Party Melvin Mason 61 0.01% 0 New Alliance Party Dennis Serrette 49 0.01% 0 Write-Ins 3 >0.01% 0 Totals 410,492 100.0% 4 By county County Ronald ReaganRepublican Walter MondaleDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 11,635 55.18% 9,386 44.52% 63 0.30% 2,249 10.66% 21,084 Kent 40,427 56.15% 31,352 43.55% 214 0.30% 9,075 12.60% 71,993 Newport 19,629 57.38% 14,466 42.29% 114 0.33% 5,163 15.09% 34,209 Providence 116,024 48.16% 124,109 51.52% 765 0.32% -8,085 -3.36% 240,898 Washington 24,365 57.59% 17,793 42.06% 147 0.35% 6,572 15.53% 42,305Totals212,08051.66%197,10648.02%1,3060.32%14,9743.64%410,492 Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican Bristol Kent See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island Presidency of Ronald Reagan References Rhode Island 1984 Category:1984 Rhode Island elections