1984 United States presidential election in Florida explained

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Election Name:	1984 United States presidential election in Florida
Country:	Florida
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1980 United States presidential election in Florida
Previous Year:	1980
Next Election:	1988 United States presidential election in Florida
Next Year:	1988
Election Date:	November 6, 1984
Image1:	Ronald Reagan presidential portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ronald Reagan
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	California
Running Mate1:	George H. W. Bush
Electoral Vote1:	21
Popular Vote1:	2,730,350
Percentage1:	65.32%
Nominee2:	Walter Mondale
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Minnesota
Running Mate2:	Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,448,816
Percentage2:	34.66%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Ronald Reagan
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Ronald Reagan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Flag Year:	1900
Turnout:	75%^[1]

The 1984 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

Florida was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan of California, running with Vice President George H. W. Bush, against former Vice President Walter Mondale, running with U.S. Representative Geraldine Ferraro.

71% of white voters supported Reagan while 29% supported Mondale.

Results

Primary election results

Republican

Ronald Reagan faced no opposition in the Florida primaries.^[2]

Candidate! colspan="2"

Votes received
	%
Ronald Reagan (incumbent)	344,150	100%
Total	344,150	100%

Democratic

Candidate! colspan="2"

Votes received
	%
Gary Hart	463,799	39.2%
Walter Mondale	394,350	33.4%
Jesse Jackson	144,229	12.2%
John Glenn	128,154	10.8%
Reubin Askew	26,330	2.2%
George McGovern	17,614	1.5%
Fritz Hollings	3,115	0.3%
Alan Cranston	2,097	0.2%
Richard B. Kay	1,328	0.1%
Stephen A. Koczak	1,157	0.1%
Total	1,182,173	100%

General election results

1984 United States presidential election in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan (incumbent)	2,730,350	65.32%	21
	Democratic	Walter Mondale	1,448,816	34.66%	0
	Libertarian	David Bergland (write-in)	754	0.02%	0
	Other write-ins		141	>0.01%	0
Totals			4,180,051	100.0%	21

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan Republican		Walter Mondale Democratic		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total
		%		%		%		%
	Alachua		30,609		53.46%		26,584		46.43%		60		0.10%		4,025		7.03%		57,253
	Baker		3,485		71.62%		1,381		28.38%						2,104		43.24%		4,866
	Bay		29,356		75.77%		9,384		24.22%		4		0.01%		19,972		51.55%		38,744
	Bradford		4,130		63.82%		2,341		36.18%						1,789		27.64%		6,471
	Brevard		102,477		73.45%		36,985		26.51%		49		0.04%		65,492		46.94%		139,511
	Broward		254,608		56.68%		194,584		43.32%		34		0.01%		60,024		13.36%		449,226
	Calhoun		2,493		65.48%		1,312		34.46%		2		0.05%		1,181		31.02%		3,807
	Charlotte		27,486		70.85%		11,305		29.14%		2		0.01%		16,181		41.71%		38,793
	Citrus		20,764		66.47%		10,468		33.51%		4		0.01%		10,296		32.96%		31,236
	Clay		21,571		79.72%		5,489		20.28%						16,082		59.44%		27,060
	Collier		33,619		78.75%		9,067		21.24%		5		0.01%		24,552		57.51%		42,691
	Columbia		8,814		67.41%		4,261		32.59%						4,553		34.82%		13,075
	DeSoto		4,822		67.64%		2,304		32.32%		3		0.04%		2,518		35.32%		7,129
	Dixie		2,204		64.29%		1,224		35.71%						980		28.58%		3,428
	Duval		128,724		62.41%		77,488		37.57%		37		0.02%		51,236		24.84%		206,249
	Escambia		66,715		71.32%		26,812		28.66%		22		0.02%		39,903		42.66%		93,549
	Flagler		4,913		62.08%		3,000		37.91%		1		0.01%		1,913		24.17%		7,914
	Franklin		2,218		67.05%		1,090		32.95%						1,128		34.10%		3,308
	Gadsden		5,807		43.95%		7,403		56.03%		2		0.02%		-1,596		-12.08%		13,212
	Gilchrist		2,056		66.15%		1,051		33.82%		1		0.03%		1,005		32.33%		3,108
	Glades		1,987		65.00%		1,070		35.00%						917		30.00%		3,057
	Gulf		3,573		66.70%		1,784		33.30%						1,789		33.40%		5,357
	Hamilton		1,921		57.83%		1,401		42.17%						520		15.66%		3,322
	Hardee		3,962		72.06%		1,536		27.94%						2,426		44.12%		5,498
	Hendry		4,524		69.15%		2,018		30.85%						2,506		38.30%		6,542
	Hernando		21,279		63.54%		12,204		36.44%		4		0.01%		9,075		27.10%		33,487
	Highlands		16,474		69.53%		7,217		30.46%		3		0.01%		9,257		39.07%		23,694
	Hillsborough		157,926		64.67%		86,230		35.31%		52		0.02%		71,696		29.36%		244,208
	Holmes		4,548		78.70%		1,231		21.30%						3,317		57.40%		5,779
	Indian River		23,716		73.08%		8,736		26.92%						14,980		46.16%		32,452
	Jackson		9,091		64.70%		4,960		35.30%						4,131		29.40%		14,051
	Jefferson		2,244		52.16%		2,057		47.81%		1		0.02%		187		4.35%		4,302
	Lafayette		1,513		63.71%		862		36.29%						651		27.42%		2,375
	Lake		35,319		74.29%		12,217		25.70%		7		0.01%		23,102		48.59%		47,543
	Lee		85,024		73.89%		30,022		26.09%		30		0.03%		55,002		47.80%		115,076
	Leon		36,325		55.00%		29,683		44.94%		38		0.06%		6,642		10.06%		66,046
	Levy		5,561		64.19%		3,103		35.81%						2,458		28.38%		8,664
	Liberty		1,410		68.45%		650		31.55%						760		36.90%		2,060
	Madison		2,819		57.30%		2,101		42.70%						718		14.60%		4,920
	Manatee		55,793		72.75%		20,889		27.24%		6		0.01%		34,904		45.51%		76,688
	Marion		37,815		69.97%		16,225		30.02%		6		0.01%		21,590		39.95%		54,046
	Martin		28,900		76.28%		8,978		23.70%		9		0.02%		19,922		52.58%		37,887
	Miami-Dade		324,414		59.17%		223,863		40.83%		35		0.01%		100,551		18.34%		548,312
	Monroe		16,332		67.73%		7,774		32.24%		9		0.04%		8,558		35.49%		24,115
	Nassau		8,039		69.76%		3,484		30.23%		1		0.01%		4,555		39.53%		11,524
	Okaloosa		37,044		83.51%		7,304		16.47%		9		0.02%		29,740		67.04%		44,357
	Okeechobee		4,449		66.65%		2,226		33.35%						2,223		33.30%		6,675
	Orange		122,068		71.39%		48,752		28.51%		165		0.10%		73,316		42.88%		170,985
	Osceola		18,348		73.45%		6,628		26.53%		4		0.02%		11,720		46.92%		24,980
	Palm Beach		186,811		61.67%		116,091		38.32%		29		0.01%		70,720		23.35%		302,931
	Pasco		66,618		61.92%		40,962		38.07%		8		0.01%		25,656		23.85%		107,588
	Pinellas		240,612		65.16%		128,574		34.82%		63		0.02%		112,038		30.34%		369,249
	Polk		84,246		70.33%		35,516		29.65%		22		0.02%		48,730		40.68%		119,784
	Putnam		11,435		59.37%		7,823		40.61%		4		0.02%		3,612		18.76%		19,262
	St. Johns		16,500		71.26%		6,652		28.73%		2		0.01%		9,848		42.53%		23,154
	St. Lucie		28,200		68.37%		13,040		31.61%		7		0.02%		15,160		36.76%		41,247
	Santa Rosa		21,265		82.04%		4,649		17.94%		6		0.02%		16,616		64.10%		25,920
	Sarasota		87,771		74.15%		30,525		25.79%		69		0.06%		57,246		48.36%		118,365
	Seminole		56,244		75.91%		17,795		24.02%		53		0.07%		38,449		51.89%		74,092
	Sumter		6,255		64.37%		3,461		35.62%		1		0.01%		2,794		28.75%		9,717
	Suwannee		6,082		68.57%		2,788		31.43%						3,294		37.14%		8,870
	Taylor		4,038		69.98%		1,732		30.02%						2,306		39.96%		5,770
	Union		1,804		70.28%		761		29.65%		2		0.08%		1,043		40.63%		2,567
	Volusia		68,358		60.93%		43,820		39.06%		13		0.01%		24,538		21.87%		112,191
	Wakulla		3,088		67.75%		1,470		32.25%						1,618		35.50%		4,558
	Walton		7,126		74.01%		2,503		25.99%						4,623		48.02%		9,629
	Washington		4,608		70.62%		1,916		29.36%		1		0.02%		2,692		41.26%		6,525
Totals	2,730,350	65.32%	1,448,816	34.66%	885	0.02%	1,281,534	30.66%	4,180,051

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Alachua
• Baker
• Bradford
• Calhoun
• Columbia
• Dixie
• Franklin
• Gilchrist
• Glades
• Gulf
• Hamilton
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Lafayette
• Leon
• Levy
• Liberty
• Madison
• Okeechobee
• Putnam
• Sumter
• Suwannee
• Taylor
• Union
• Wakulla

See also

• Presidency of Ronald Reagan

Works cited

• Book: Black . Earl . Earl Black (political scientist) . Black . Merle . Merle Black . The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected . . 1992 . 0674941306.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021. Voter Turnout. live. Florida Division of Elections. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ . 2015-06-02 .
2. Web site: March 13, 1984 Presidential Preference Primary: Republican Primary . July 24, 2024 . Florida Department of State - Division of Elections: Elections Results Archive.