United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1984

United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, 1984
November 6, 1984

 
Nominee Walter Mondale Ronald Reagan
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Minnesota California
Running mate Geraldine Ferarro George H. W. Bush
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 180,408 29,009
Percentage 85.38% 13.73%
President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia was held on November 6, 1984. Democratic candidate Walter Mondale won D.C. with 85% of the vote,[1] giving him 3 electoral votes. In the general election, he only carried a total of 13 electoral votes, the other 10 coming from his home state of Minnesota. The incumbent Ronald Reagan won re-election in 1984, carrying 49 U.S. states.

Mondale's victory in the District of Columbia is the largest out of any location, and was just one of two locations to vote Democratic.

In the midst of a Reagan landslide nationwide, the District weighed in 89.9% more Democratic than the national average, the furthest from the national average it has ever voted.

References

  1. ↑ "1984 Presidential General Election Results - District of Columbia". Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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