1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 1,346,481 824,287
Percentage 61.90% 37.89%
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Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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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 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Vance County and Chatham County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and Scotland County would not vote Republican again until 2020.[1]

Campaign

Jesse Jackson's voters were 89% black, 8% white, 1% Hispanic, and 2% were members of other groups.[2]

73% of white voters supported Reagan while 27% supported Mondale.[3][4]

Results

1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina[5]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral 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

1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina by county[6]
County Ronald Wilson Reagan
Republican 		Walter Frederick Mondale
Democratic 		David Peter Bergland
Libertarian 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin
% # % # % # % # % #
Avery 79.87% 4,702 19.69% 1,159 0.29% 17 0.15% 9 60.18% 3,543
Mitchell 78.51% 4,737 21.31% 1,286 0.17% 10 0.02% 1 57.19% 3,451
Randolph 77.36% 25,759 22.56% 7,511 0.07% 23 0.02% 6 54.80% 18,248
Yadkin 74.37% 8,976 25.48% 3,075 0.12% 14 0.04% 5 48.89% 5,901
Davie 73.72% 8,201 26.17% 2,911 0.11% 12 0.01% 1 47.55% 5,290
Gaston 73.36% 39,167 26.49% 14,142 0.13% 70 0.02% 13 46.87% 25,025
Wilkes 73.03% 18,670 26.80% 6,852 0.16% 40 0.01% 2 46.23% 11,818
Catawba 72.78% 31,476 27.05% 11,700 0.14% 61 0.03% 13 45.72% 19,776
Henderson 72.55% 19,369 27.05% 7,222 0.30% 80 0.10% 26 45.50% 12,147
Davidson 72.55% 30,471 27.31% 11,469 0.13% 54 0.02% 7 45.24% 19,002
Cabarrus 72.54% 22,528 27.29% 8,477 0.14% 43 0.03% 10 45.24% 14,051
Dare 71.83% 4,738 27.88% 1,839 0.24% 16 0.05% 3 43.95% 2,899
Onslow 70.75% 13,928 29.02% 5,713 0.17% 34 0.06% 12 41.73% 8,215
Union 70.45% 16,885 29.41% 7,048 0.11% 27 0.03% 8 41.04% 9,837
Alexander 70.22% 8,502 29.58% 3,581 0.17% 20 0.03% 4 40.65% 4,921
Rowan 70.20% 25,207 29.64% 10,643 0.14% 52 0.01% 5 40.56% 14,564
Iredell 70.14% 23,641 29.67% 9,999 0.16% 55 0.03% 9 40.48% 13,642
Caldwell 69.79% 17,024 29.97% 7,311 0.20% 50 0.04% 9 39.82% 9,713
Alamance 69.74% 26,063 30.05% 11,230 0.18% 68 0.02% 9 39.69% 14,833
Stanly 67.99% 13,116 31.82% 6,138 0.15% 29 0.05% 9 36.17% 6,978
Lincoln 67.64% 12,621 32.13% 5,996 0.20% 38 0.02% 4 35.51% 6,625
Lee 67.47% 8,198 32.30% 3,925 0.21% 25 0.02% 3 35.17% 4,273
Moore 67.40% 14,681 32.42% 7,063 0.14% 30 0.04% 9 34.97% 7,618
Johnston 67.32% 16,210 32.53% 7,833 0.10% 24 0.05% 13 34.79% 8,377
Nash 66.73% 17,295 33.14% 8,588 0.09% 23 0.04% 11 33.60% 8,707
Carteret 66.28% 11,637 33.50% 5,882 0.20% 35 0.02% 3 32.78% 5,755
Stokes 65.63% 9,515 34.14% 4,950 0.19% 28 0.03% 5 31.49% 4,565
New Hanover 65.21% 23,771 34.54% 12,591 0.21% 75 0.04% 15 30.67% 11,180
McDowell 65.08% 7,639 34.73% 4,076 0.14% 17 0.04% 5 30.36% 3,563
Macon 64.93% 6,661 34.80% 3,570 0.20% 21 0.06% 6 30.13% 3,091
Transylvania 64.91% 6,956 34.83% 3,733 0.23% 25 0.03% 3 30.07% 3,223
Polk 64.73% 4,046 34.70% 2,169 0.54% 34 0.03% 2 30.03% 1,877
Surry 64.88% 13,340 34.96% 7,188 0.13% 26 0.04% 8 29.92% 6,152
Watauga 64.27% 9,370 35.41% 5,163 0.28% 41 0.03% 5 28.86% 4,207
Burke 64.32% 18,766 35.48% 10,353 0.17% 51 0.03% 8 28.83% 8,413
Wayne 64.13% 17,961 35.74% 10,011 0.11% 30 0.02% 6 28.38% 7,950
Craven 64.04% 12,893 35.69% 7,186 0.20% 41 0.07% 14 28.35% 5,707
Cherokee 63.72% 4,894 36.15% 2,776 0.10% 8 0.03% 2 27.58% 2,118
Currituck 63.24% 2,885 36.56% 1,668 0.18% 8 0.02% 1 26.68% 1,217
Mecklenburg 62.67% 106,754 37.10% 63,190 0.20% 337 0.03% 58 25.57% 43,564
Rockingham 62.70% 17,895 37.16% 10,605 0.11% 32 0.02% 7 25.54% 7,290
Graham 62.63% 2,514 37.22% 1,494 0.10% 4 0.05% 2 25.41% 1,020
Clay 62.39% 2,259 37.01% 1,340 0.52% 19 0.08% 3 25.38% 919
Cleveland 62.22% 17,095 37.44% 10,288 0.30% 82 0.04% 12 24.77% 6,807
Person 62.30% 5,854 37.54% 3,528 0.12% 11 0.04% 4 24.75% 2,326
Rutherford 62.23% 11,369 37.56% 6,862 0.18% 33 0.02% 4 24.67% 4,507
Ashe 62.10% 6,611 37.66% 4,009 0.21% 22 0.03% 3 24.44% 2,602
Buncombe 61.61% 37,698 38.14% 23,337 0.20% 122 0.05% 29 23.47% 14,361
Wake 61.61% 81,251 38.16% 50,323 0.20% 267 0.02% 30 23.45% 30,928
Forsyth 61.53% 59,208 38.26% 36,814 0.18% 174 0.02% 24 23.27% 22,394
Guilford 61.25% 73,096 38.57% 46,027 0.16% 186 0.03% 31 22.68% 27,069
Harnett 61.11% 11,198 38.78% 7,106 0.08% 15 0.02% 4 22.33% 4,092
Lenoir 60.79% 13,321 39.04% 8,556 0.12% 27 0.05% 10 21.74% 4,765
Beaufort 60.66% 9,284 39.12% 5,987 0.18% 27 0.05% 7 21.54% 3,297
Wilson 59.31% 12,243 40.42% 8,343 0.19% 40 0.08% 17 18.89% 3,900
Brunswick 58.89% 9,763 40.86% 6,774 0.21% 35 0.04% 6 18.03% 2,989
Pitt 58.36% 18,983 41.45% 13,481 0.15% 48 0.04% 14 16.92% 5,502
Cumberland 58.18% 31,602 41.63% 22,614 0.16% 89 0.03% 14 16.55% 8,988
Perquimans 57.28% 1,939 42.57% 1,441 0.12% 4 0.03% 1 14.71% 498
Montgomery 57.07% 5,109 42.79% 3,831 0.07% 6 0.07% 6 14.28% 1,278
Alleghany 56.08% 2,589 43.60% 2,013 0.28% 13 0.04% 2 12.48% 576
Jackson 55.97% 5,582 43.78% 4,367 0.22% 22 0.03% 3 12.18% 1,215
Haywood 55.94% 10,146 43.88% 7,958 0.13% 24 0.05% 9 12.06% 2,188
Franklin 55.57% 5,984 44.26% 4,766 0.09% 10 0.07% 8 11.31% 1,218
Chowan 55.41% 2,171 44.31% 1,736 0.23% 9 0.05% 2 11.10% 435
Madison 54.81% 3,666 44.67% 2,988 0.15% 10 0.37% 25 10.14% 678
Granville 54.42% 6,302 45.05% 5,217 0.50% 58 0.03% 3 9.37% 1,085
Pasquotank 54.58% 4,646 45.27% 3,854 0.07% 6 0.08% 7 9.30% 792
Camden 54.25% 1,282 45.49% 1,075 0.21% 5 0.04% 1 8.76% 207
Hyde 54.27% 1,195 45.59% 1,004 0.14% 3 0.00% 0 8.67% 191
Pamlico 54.14% 2,554 45.62% 2,152 0.17% 8 0.06% 3 8.52% 402
Yancey 53.96% 4,296 45.86% 3,651 0.11% 9 0.06% 5 8.10% 645
Sampson 53.87% 10,665 46.04% 9,115 0.07% 13 0.02% 3 7.83% 1,550
Pender 53.73% 5,079 46.06% 4,354 0.17% 16 0.04% 4 7.67% 725
Vance 53.68% 6,836 46.18% 5,880 0.12% 15 0.02% 3 7.51% 956
Greene 53.47% 3,195 46.39% 2,772 0.13% 8 0.00% 0 7.08% 423
Chatham 53.39% 8,595 46.33% 7,458 0.24% 39 0.04% 7 7.06% 1,137
Duplin 52.96% 7,708 46.93% 6,830 0.09% 13 0.03% 4 6.03% 878
Martin 52.32% 4,266 47.47% 3,870 0.15% 12 0.06% 5 4.86% 396
Columbus 51.11% 9,150 48.75% 8,728 0.11% 20 0.03% 6 2.36% 422
Jones 50.30% 2,062 49.40% 2,025 0.20% 8 0.10% 4 0.90% 37
Scotland 50.23% 4,077 49.62% 4,028 0.14% 11 0.01% 1 0.60% 49
Swain 50.02% 2,012 49.73% 2,000 0.22% 9 0.02% 1 0.30% 12
Caswell 48.84% 3,992 50.86% 4,157 0.23% 19 0.07% 6 -2.02% -165
Tyrrell 48.89% 774 50.98% 807 0.06% 1 0.06% 1 -2.08% -33
Halifax 48.65% 8,832 51.11% 9,278 0.17% 30 0.07% 13 -2.46% -446
Bladen 48.07% 4,701 51.78% 5,064 0.12% 12 0.02% 2 -3.71% -363
Edgecombe 47.66% 9,635 52.16% 10,545 0.12% 24 0.06% 12 -4.50% -910
Richmond 47.50% 6,807 52.30% 7,494 0.18% 26 0.02% 3 -4.79% -687
Durham 47.39% 29,185 52.36% 32,244 0.22% 134 0.03% 21 -4.97% -3,059
Washington 46.67% 2,731 53.21% 3,114 0.12% 7 0.00% 0 -6.54% -383
Robeson 45.76% 12,947 53.93% 15,257 0.20% 56 0.11% 31 -8.17% -2,310
Hoke 43.14% 2,449 56.61% 3,214 0.19% 11 0.05% 3 -13.48% -765
Gates 43.10% 1,694 56.62% 2,225 0.18% 7 0.10% 4 -13.51% -531
Orange 42.96% 15,585 56.69% 20,564 0.30% 108 0.06% 20 -13.72% -4,979
Anson 42.45% 3,719 57.25% 5,015 0.13% 11 0.17% 15 -14.79% -1,296
Bertie 41.91% 2,879 57.54% 3,953 0.42% 29 0.13% 9 -15.63% -1,074
Hertford 41.27% 3,176 58.45% 4,498 0.21% 16 0.06% 5 -17.18% -1,322
Warren 40.25% 2,664 59.63% 3,946 0.05% 3 0.08% 5 -19.37% -1,282
Northampton 38.39% 3,198 61.15% 5,094 0.29% 24 0.17% 14 -22.76% -1,896

References

  1. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  2. ^ Ranney 1985, p. 54.
  3. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
  4. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.
  5. ^ "1984 Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  6. ^ "NC US President Race, November 06, 1984". Our Campaigns.

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