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1984 United States presidential election in Vermont

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1984 United States presidential election in Vermont

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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 3 0
Popular vote 135,865 95,730
Percentage 57.92% 40.81%


President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Vermont voted for incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan over Democratic former Vice President Walter Mondale, by a margin of 17.11%, with Reagan taking 57.92% of the vote to Mondale's 40.81%. This result nonetheless made Vermont 1.1% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

1984 would prove to be the last election in which Vermont stayed safely in Republican hands. It would go on to become a swing state in the next election, and eventually one of the most heavily Democratic states in the nation after the 1992 election and especially the 2004 election.

While Reagan won the state comfortably, the Republican Party’s shift to the right under his leadership greatly weakened its standing in Vermont, which was home to a very large number of liberal Republicans. Between 1856 and 1960, Vermont had been the most reliably Republican state in the nation, and prior to Reagan, had voted more Republican than the nation in every election except 1964 (when another staunch conservative, Barry Goldwater, was the Republican nominee).

However, 1984 was the second consecutive election in which the state weighed in as more Democratic than the nation. Nevertheless, Reagan's 135,865 votes are the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which a Republican presidential nominee carried every county in Vermont, and the last when the GOP carried Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle and Windham Counties.[1]

Democratic Primary

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Gary Hart won the non-binding primary on March 6.[2][3] None of the candidates campaigned in the primary.[4] M. Jerome Diamond and Nola Denslow co-chaired Hart's campaign in Vermont.[5] Hart won the caucus.[6]

Results

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1984 United States presidential election in Vermont[7]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 135,865 57.92% 3
Democratic Walter Mondale 95,730 40.81% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 1,002 0.43% 0
No party Write-ins 712 0.30% 0
Independent Lyndon LaRouche 423 0.18% 0
Liberty Union (New Alliance) Dennis L. Serrette 323 0.14% 0
Citizens Sonia Johnson 264 0.11% 0
Socialist Workers Melvin T. Mason 127 0.05% 0
Communist Gus Hall 115 0.05% 0
Totals 234,561 100.00% 3
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 60%/70%

Results by county

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County Ronald Reagan[8]
Republican
Walter Mondale[8]
Democratic
David Bergland[8]
Libertarian
Various candidates[8]
Write-ins
Various candidates[8]
Other parties
Margin Total
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Addison 7,589 58.26% 5,299 40.68% 46 0.35% 40 0.31% 51 0.39% 2,290 17.58% 13,025
Bennington 9,035 59.11% 6,039 39.51% 82 0.54% 16 0.10% 112 0.73% 2,996 19.60% 15,284
Caledonia 7,249 68.32% 3,223 30.38% 48 0.45% 37 0.35% 53 0.50% 4,026 37.94% 10,610
Chittenden 30,217 54.11% 24,830 44.46% 335 0.60% 206 0.37% 257 0.46% 5,387 9.65% 55,845
Essex 1,632 69.48% 693 29.50% 5 0.21% 4 0.17% 15 0.64% 939 39.98% 2,349
Franklin 8,683 59.63% 5,755 39.52% 45 0.31% 27 0.19% 52 0.36% 2,928 20.11% 14,562
Grand Isle 1,537 60.27% 980 38.43% 15 0.59% 3 0.12% 15 0.59% 557 21.84% 2,550
Lamoille 4,674 62.10% 2,746 36.49% 32 0.43% 24 0.32% 50 0.66% 1,928 25.61% 7,526
Orange 6,407 60.24% 4,088 38.44% 46 0.43% 47 0.44% 47 0.44% 2,319 21.80% 10,635
Orleans 5,966 63.53% 3,294 35.08% 40 0.43% 34 0.36% 57 0.61% 2,672 28.45% 9,391
Rutland 15,236 60.98% 9,545 38.20% 69 0.28% 35 0.14% 100 0.40% 5,691 22.78% 24,985
Washington 13,706 54.48% 11,163 44.37% 115 0.46% 59 0.23% 115 0.46% 2,543 10.11% 25,158
Windham 9,880 54.05% 8,206 44.89% 39 0.21% 60 0.33% 94 0.51% 1,674 9.16% 18,279
Windsor 14,054 57.96% 9,869 40.70% 85 0.35% 120 0.49% 119 0.49% 4,185 17.26% 24,247
Totals 135,865 57.92% 95,730 40.81% 1,002 0.43% 712 0.30% 1,252 0.53% 40,135 17.11% 234,561

Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ & Vermont 1984, p. 26.
  3. ^ "Vermont Lines Up With Hart". Concord Monitor. March 7, 1984. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hart thrashes Mondale in non-binding Vermont vote". Bangor Daily News. March 7, 1984. p. 3. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State Hart Backers Want Open Convention". Brattleboro Reformer. April 27, 1984. p. 10. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hart". Rutland Herald. May 24, 1984. p. 8. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1984 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e Our Campaigns; VT US Presidential Election Race; November 06, 1984

Works cited

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