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1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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1984 United States presidential election
1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1980 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1988 68.45%Voter Turnout https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/voter-turnout#general North Carolina State Board of Elections November 6, 1984 1885 x200px File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 13 1,346,481 61.90% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 824,287 37.89% 400px County results 400px Congressional district results
Reagan
#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 North Carolina took place on November 6, 1984, and was part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina voted for President Ronald Reagan, running with Vice President George H. W. Bush, against former Vice President Walter Mondale, running with U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Vance County and Chatham County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
Campaign
Jesse Jackson's voters were 89% black, 8% white, 1% Hispanic, and 2% were members of other groups.Ranney 1985 54
Among white voters, 73% supported Reagan while 27% supported Mondale.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335
Results
1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina1984 Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 2008-08-25 Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 1,346,481 61.90% 13 Democratic Walter Mondale 824,287 37.89% 0 Libertarian David Bergland 3,794 0.17% 0 Socialist Workers Melvin Mason 799 0.04% 0 Totals 2,175,361 100.00% 13 Voter turnout —
Results by county
CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2249 NC US President Race, November 06, 1984Ronald ReaganRepublicanWalter MondaleDemocraticDavid BerglandLibertarianMelvin MasonSocialist WorkersMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # % Alamance 26,063 69.74% 11,230 30.05% 68 0.18% 9 0.02% 14,833 39.69% 37,370 Alexander 8,502 70.22% 3,581 29.58% 20 0.17% 4 0.03% 4,921 40.66% 12,107 Alleghany 2,589 56.08% 2,013 43.60% 13 0.28% 2 0.04% 576 12.48% 4,617 Anson 3,719 42.45% 5,015 57.25% 11 0.13% 15 0.17% -1,296 -14.80% 8,760 Ashe 6,611 62.10% 4,009 37.66% 22 0.21% 3 0.03% 2,602 24.44% 10,645 Avery 4,702 79.88% 1,159 19.69% 17 0.29% 8 0.14% 3,543 60.19% 5,886 Beaufort 9,284 60.66% 5,987 39.12% 27 0.18% 6 0.04% 3,297 21.54% 15,304 Bertie 2,879 41.91% 3,953 57.54% 29 0.42% 9 0.13% -1,074 -15.63% 6,870 Bladen 4,701 48.07% 5,064 51.78% 12 0.12% 2 0.02% -363 -3.71% 9,779 Brunswick 9,673 58.67% 6,774 41.08% 35 0.21% 6 0.04% 2,899 17.59% 16,488 Buncombe 37,698 61.62% 23,337 38.14% 122 0.20% 26 0.04% 14,361 23.48% 61,183 Burke 18,766 64.32% 10,353 35.48% 51 0.17% 8 0.03% 8,413 28.84% 29,178 Cabarrus 22,528 72.54% 8,477 27.29% 43 0.14% 10 0.03% 14,051 45.25% 31,058 Caldwell 17,024 69.79% 7,311 29.97% 50 0.20% 9 0.04% 9,713 39.82% 24,394 Camden 1,282 54.25% 1,075 45.49% 5 0.21% 1 0.04% 207 8.76% 2,363 Carteret 11,637 66.28% 5,882 33.50% 35 0.20% 3 0.02% 5,755 32.78% 17,557 Caswell 3,992 48.84% 4,157 50.86% 19 0.23% 6 0.07% -165 -2.02% 8,174 Catawba 31,476 72.78% 11,700 27.05% 61 0.14% 13 0.03% 19,776 45.73% 43,250 Chatham 8,595 53.39% 7,458 46.33% 39 0.24% 7 0.04% 1,137 7.06% 16,099 Cherokee 4,894 63.73% 2,776 36.15% 8 0.10% 1 0.01% 2,118 27.58% 7,679 Chowan 2,171 55.41% 1,736 44.31% 9 0.23% 2 0.05% 435 11.10% 3,918 Clay 2,259 62.42% 1,340 37.03% 19 0.53% 1 0.03% 919 25.39% 3,619 Cleveland 17,095 62.23% 10,288 37.45% 82 0.30% 7 0.03% 6,807 24.78% 27,472 Columbus 9,150 51.11% 8,728 48.75% 20 0.11% 6 0.03% 422 2.36% 17,904 Craven 12,893 64.04% 7,186 35.69% 41 0.20% 14 0.07% 5,707 28.35% 20,134 Cumberland 31,602 58.18% 22,614 41.63% 89 0.16% 14 0.03% 8,988 16.55% 54,319 Currituck 2,885 63.24% 1,668 36.56% 8 0.18% 1 0.02% 1,217 26.68% 4,562 Dare 4,738 71.83% 1,839 27.88% 16 0.24% 3 0.05% 2,899 43.95% 6,596 Davidson 30,471 72.55% 11,469 27.31% 54 0.13% 7 0.02% 19,002 45.24% 42,001 Davie 8,201 73.72% 2,911 26.17% 12 0.11% 1 0.01% 5,290 47.55% 11,125 Duplin 7,708 52.96% 6,830 46.93% 13 0.09% 4 0.03% 878 6.03% 14,555 Durham 29,185 47.39% 32,244 52.36% 134 0.22% 21 0.03% -3,059 -4.97% 61,584 Edgecombe 9,635 47.66% 10,545 52.16% 24 0.12% 12 0.06% -910 -4.50% 20,216 Forsyth 59,208 61.54% 36,814 38.26% 174 0.18% 15 0.02% 22,394 23.28% 96,211 Franklin 5,984 55.57% 4,766 44.26% 10 0.09% 8 0.07% 1,218 11.31% 10,768 Gaston 39,167 73.36% 14,142 26.49% 70 0.13% 13 0.02% 25,025 46.87% 53,392 Gates 1,694 43.10% 2,225 56.62% 7 0.18% 4 0.10% -531 -13.52% 3,930 Graham 2,514 62.63% 1,494 37.22% 4 0.10% 2 0.05% 1,020 25.41% 4,014 Granville 6,302 54.42% 5,217 45.05% 58 0.50% 3 0.03% 1,085 9.37% 11,580 Greene 3,195 53.47% 2,772 46.39% 8 0.13% 0 0.00% 423 7.08% 5,975 Guilford 73,096 61.25% 46,027 38.57% 186 0.16% 27 0.02% 27,069 22.68% 119,336 Halifax 8,832 48.65% 9,278 51.11% 30 0.17% 13 0.07% -446 -2.46% 18,153 Harnett 11,198 61.11% 7,106 38.78% 15 0.08% 4 0.02% 4,092 22.33% 18,323 Haywood 10,146 55.96% 7,958 43.89% 24 0.13% 3 0.02% 2,188 12.07% 18,131 Henderson 19,369 72.55% 7,222 27.05% 80 0.30% 26 0.10% 12,147 45.50% 26,697 Hertford 3,176 41.27% 4,498 58.45% 16 0.21% 5 0.06% -1,322 -17.18% 7,695 Hoke 2,449 43.14% 3,214 56.61% 11 0.19% 3 0.05% -765 -13.47% 5,677 Hyde 1,195 54.27% 1,004 45.59% 3 0.14% 0 0.00% 191 8.68% 2,202 Iredell 23,641 70.14% 9,999 29.67% 55 0.16% 9 0.03% 13,642 40.47% 33,704 Jackson 5,582 55.97% 4,367 43.78% 22 0.22% 3 0.03% 1,215 12.19% 9,974 Johnston 16,210 67.32% 7,833 32.53% 24 0.10% 13 0.05% 8,377 34.79% 24,080 Jones 2,062 50.30% 2,025 49.40% 8 0.20% 4 0.10% 37 0.90% 4,099 Lee 8,198 67.47% 3,925 32.30% 25 0.21% 3 0.02% 4,273 35.17% 12,151 Lenoir 13,321 60.79% 8,556 39.04% 27 0.12% 10 0.05% 4,765 21.75% 21,914 Lincoln 12,621 67.64% 5,996 32.13% 38 0.20% 4 0.02% 6,625 35.51% 18,659 Macon 6,661 64.95% 3,570 34.81% 21 0.20% 4 0.04% 3,091 30.14% 10,256 Madison 3,666 54.81% 2,988 44.67% 10 0.15% 25 0.37% 678 10.14% 6,689 Martin 4,266 52.32% 3,870 47.47% 12 0.15% 5 0.06% 396 4.85% 8,153 McDowell 7,639 65.09% 4,076 34.73% 17 0.14% 4 0.03% 3,563 30.36% 11,736 Mecklenburg 106,754 62.67% 63,190 37.10% 337 0.20% 56 0.03% 43,564 25.57% 170,337 Mitchell 4,737 78.51% 1,286 21.31% 10 0.17% 1 0.02% 3,451 57.20% 6,034 Montgomery 5,109 57.07% 3,831 42.79% 6 0.07% 6 0.07% 1,278 14.28% 8,952 Moore 14,681 67.40% 7,063 32.43% 30 0.14% 8 0.04% 7,618 34.97% 21,782 Nash 17,295 66.73% 8,588 33.14% 23 0.09% 11 0.04% 8,707 33.59% 25,917 New Hanover 23,771 65.21% 12,591 34.54% 75 0.21% 15 0.04% 11,180 30.67% 36,452 Northampton 3,198 38.39% 5,094 61.15% 24 0.29% 14 0.17% -1,896 -22.76% 8,330 Onslow 13,928 70.75% 5,713 29.02% 34 0.17% 12 0.06% 8,215 41.73% 19,687 Orange 15,585 42.96% 20,564 56.69% 108 0.30% 20 0.06% -4,979 -13.73% 36,277 Pamlico 2,554 54.14% 2,152 45.62% 8 0.17% 3 0.06% 402 8.52% 4,717 Pasquotank 4,646 54.58% 3,854 45.27% 6 0.07% 7 0.08% 792 9.31% 8,513 Pender 5,079 53.73% 4,354 46.06% 16 0.17% 4 0.04% 725 7.67% 9,453 Perquimans 1,939 57.28% 1,441 42.57% 4 0.12% 1 0.03% 498 14.71% 3,385 Person 5,854 62.30% 3,528 37.54% 11 0.12% 4 0.04% 2,326 24.76% 9,397 Pitt 18,983 58.36% 13,481 41.45% 48 0.15% 14 0.04% 5,502 16.91% 32,526 Polk 4,046 64.73% 2,169 34.70% 34 0.54% 2 0.03% 1,877 30.03% 6,251 Randolph 25,759 77.36% 7,511 22.56% 23 0.07% 6 0.02% 18,248 54.80% 33,299 Richmond 6,807 47.50% 7,494 52.30% 26 0.18% 3 0.02% -687 -4.80% 14,330 Robeson 12,947 45.76% 15,257 53.93% 56 0.20% 31 0.11% -2,310 -8.17% 28,291 Rockingham 17,895 62.70% 10,605 37.16% 32 0.11% 7 0.02% 7,290 25.54% 28,539 Rowan 25,207 70.20% 10,643 29.64% 52 0.14% 5 0.01% 14,564 40.56% 35,907 Rutherford 11,369 62.23% 6,862 37.56% 33 0.18% 4 0.02% 4,507 24.67% 18,268 Sampson 10,665 53.87% 9,115 46.04% 13 0.07% 3 0.02% 1,550 7.83% 19,796 Scotland 4,077 50.23% 4,028 49.62% 11 0.14% 1 0.01% 49 0.61% 8,117 Stanly 13,116 68.00% 6,138 31.82% 29 0.15% 6 0.03% 6,978 36.18% 19,289 Stokes 9,515 65.63% 4,950 34.14% 28 0.19% 5 0.03% 4,565 31.49% 14,498 Surry 13,340 64.88% 7,188 34.96% 26 0.13% 8 0.04% 6,152 29.92% 20,562 Swain 2,012 50.02% 2,000 49.73% 9 0.22% 1 0.02% 12 0.29% 4,022 Transylvania 6,956 64.91% 3,733 34.83% 25 0.23% 3 0.03% 3,223 30.08% 10,717 Tyrrell 774 48.89% 807 50.98% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% -33 -2.09% 1,583 Union 16,885 70.45% 7,048 29.41% 27 0.11% 8 0.03% 9,837 41.04% 23,968 Vance 6,836 53.68% 5,880 46.18% 15 0.12% 3 0.02% 956 7.50% 12,734 Wake 81,251 61.61% 50,323 38.16% 267 0.20% 30 0.02% 30,928 23.45% 131,871 Warren 2,664 40.25% 3,946 59.63% 3 0.05% 5 0.08% -1,282 -19.38% 6,618 Washington 2,731 46.67% 3,114 53.21% 7 0.12% 0 0.00% -383 -6.54% 5,852 Watauga 9,370 64.27% 5,163 35.41% 41 0.28% 5 0.03% 4,207 28.86% 14,579 Wayne 17,961 64.13% 10,011 35.74% 30 0.11% 6 0.02% 7,950 28.39% 28,008 Wilkes 18,670 73.03% 6,852 26.80% 40 0.16% 2 0.01% 11,818 46.23% 25,564 Wilson 12,243 59.31% 8,343 40.42% 40 0.19% 17 0.08% 3,900 18.89% 20,643 Yadkin 8,976 74.37% 3,075 25.48% 14 0.12% 5 0.04% 5,901 48.89% 12,070 Yancey 4,296 53.96% 3,651 45.86% 9 0.11% 5 0.06% 645 8.10% 7,961Totals1,346,48161.90%824,28737.89%3,7940.17%7990.04%522,19424.01%2,175,361
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
20em
Alleghany
Brunswick
Camden
Chatham
Chowan
Cleveland
Columbus
Cumberland
Currituck
Duplin
Franklin
Granville
Greene
Harnett
Haywood
Hyde
Jackson
Jones
Lee
Madison
Martin
Montgomery
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Rockingham
Sampson
Scotland
Swain
Union
Vance
Yancey
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
North Carolina
1984
Category:1984 North Carolina elections