United States presidential election in New York, 1984

United States presidential election in New York, 1984

November 6, 1984

Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale Party Republican Democratic Home state California Minnesota Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro Electoral vote 36 0 Popular vote 3,664,763 3,119,609 Percentage 53.8% 45.8%

County Results   Mondale—70-80%   Mondale—60-70%   Mondale—50-60%   Reagan—50-60%   Reagan—60-70%   Reagan—70-80%

President before election Ronald Reagan Republican Elected President Ronald Reagan Republican

President Reagan holding a "The Gipper" jersey at a campaign rally in Endicott, New York, 1984.

The 1984 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. All 50 States and the District of Columbia participated in this election. Voters in New York chose thirty-six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who selected President and Vice President.

New York was won by Ronald Reagan with 53.84% of the popular vote over Walter Mondale with 45.83%, a victory margin of 8.01%.^[1]

In the 1984 election, New York turned out more Democratic than the nation at-large by about 10%. The county results indicate a typical (for the time)^[2] split between the less-populated counties upstate, and the urban centers of New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and the college town of Ithaca. While Mondale carried the heavily populated boroughs of New York City overall with 61% of the vote, the strong Republican performance in many upstate counties as well as in the populated suburban areas around NYC was able to pull the state's electoral votes in favor of Reagan.

To date, it is the last time New York has voted for a Republican in a Presidential election.

Results

United States presidential election in New York, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan	3,376,519	49.61%
	Conservative	Ronald Reagan	288,244	4.23%
	Total	Ronald Reagan	3,664,763	53.84%	36
	Democratic	Walter Mondale	3,119,609	44.09%
	Liberal	Walter Mondale	118,324	1.74%
	Total	Walter Mondale	3,119,609	45.83%	0
	Free Libertarian	David Bergland	11,949	0.18%	0
	Communist Party	Gus Hall	4,226	0.06%	0
	New Alliance	Dennis Serrette	3,200	0.05%	0
	Workers World	Larry Holmes	2,226	0.03%	0
	Write-in		837	0.01%	0
Totals			6,806,810	100.0%	36

Results by county

County	Mondale%	Mondale#	Reagan%	Reagan#	Others%	Others#	Total
Queens	53.34%	328,379	46.38%	285,477	0.28%	1,722	615,578
Rensselaer	37.76%	26,755	61.94%	43,892	0.31%	217	69,864
Totals	%	355,134	%	329,269	%	1,939	685,942

References

1. "1984 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
2. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-07-12.