1984 United States presidential election in South Carolina explained

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Election Name:	1984 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Country:	South Carolina
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1980 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Previous Year:	1980
Next Election:	1988 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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:	8
Popular Vote1:	615,539
Percentage1:	63.55%
Nominee2:	Walter Mondale
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Minnesota
Running Mate2:	Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	344,470
Percentage2:	35.57%
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	Ronald Reagan
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Ronald Reagan
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1984 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 6, 1984. All fifty states and DC, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States.

South Carolina was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with incumbent Vice President and former C.I.A. Director George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time that Bamberg County voted for a Republican candidate.^[1]

Campaign

82% of white voters supported Reagan while 17% supported Mondale.

Results

1984 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Ronald Reagan (incumbent)	615,539	63.55%	8
	Democratic	Walter Mondale	344,470	35.57%	0
	Libertarian	David Bergland	4,360	0.45%	0
	American Party	Delmar Dennis	3,490	0.36%	0
	United Citizens Party	Dennis Serrette	681	0.07%	0
Totals			968,540	100.0%	8

Results by county

County^[2]	Ronald Reagan Republican		Walter Mondale Democratic		David Bergland Libertarian		Delmar Dennis American		Dennis Serrette United Citizens		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Abbeville		3,798		55.24%		3,051		44.38%		18		0.26%		7		0.10%		1		0.01%		747		10.86%		6,875
	Aiken		25,872		71.60%		9,892		27.38%		320		0.89%		31		0.09%		18		0.05%		15,980		44.22%		36,133
	Allendale		1,570		41.66%		2,170		57.57%		20		0.53%		7		0.19%		2		0.05%		-600		-15.91%		3,769
	Anderson		24,123		69.54%		10,324		29.76%		139		0.40%		92		0.27%		13		0.04%		13,799		39.78%		34,691
	Bamberg		2,908		49.87%		2,892		49.60%		17		0.29%		6		0.10%		8		0.14%		16		0.27%		5,831
	Barnwell		4,346		60.45%		2,811		39.10%		21		0.29%		6		0.08%		5		0.07%		1,535		21.35%		7,189
	Beaufort		13,668		64.72%		7,347		34.79%		71		0.34%		17		0.08%		15		0.07%		6,321		29.93%		21,118
	Berkeley		16,972		69.24%		7,380		30.11%		76		0.31%		65		0.27%		18		0.07%		9,592		39.13%		24,511
	Calhoun		2,742		53.83%		2,315		45.45%		17		0.33%		9		0.18%		11		0.22%		427		8.38%		5,094
	Charleston		53,779		63.83%		29,481		34.99%		323		0.38%		477		0.57%		200		0.24%		24,298		28.84%		84,260
	Cherokee		8,655		67.57%		4,101		32.02%		36		0.28%		10		0.08%		7		0.05%		4,554		35.55%		12,809
	Chester		4,441		55.20%		3,559		44.24%		27		0.34%		12		0.15%		6		0.07%		882		10.96%		8,045
	Chesterfield		5,451		54.15%		4,593		45.62%		18		0.18%		3		0.03%		2		0.02%		858		8.53%		10,067
	Clarendon		5,102		47.48%		5,591		52.03%		31		0.29%		20		0.19%		2		0.02%		-489		-4.55%		10,746
	Colleton		6,200		55.63%		4,910		44.06%		21		0.19%		8		0.07%		6		0.05%		1,290		11.57%		11,145
	Darlington		11,100		58.70%		7,456		39.43%		194		1.03%		131		0.69%		29		0.15%		3,644		19.27%		18,910
	Dillon		4,646		57.71%		3,360		41.74%		24		0.30%		14		0.17%		6		0.07%		1,286		15.97%		8,050
	Dorchester		15,289		68.26%		7,037		31.42%		55		0.25%		11		0.05%		7		0.03%		8,252		36.84%		22,399
	Edgefield		3,224		49.77%		3,227		49.81%		13		0.20%		11		0.17%		3		0.05%		-3		-0.04%		6,478
	Fairfield		3,147		43.19%		4,117		56.50%		14		0.19%		6		0.08%		3		0.04%		-970		-13.31%		7,287
	Florence		22,753		60.51%		14,639		38.93%		124		0.33%		61		0.16%		23		0.06%		8,114		21.58%		37,600
	Georgetown		7,370		53.29%		6,392		46.22%		40		0.29%		21		0.15%		7		0.05%		978		7.07%		13,830
	Greenville		66,766		73.07%		24,137		26.42%		337		0.37%		99		0.11%		30		0.03%		42,629		46.65%		91,369
	Greenwood		10,887		62.91%		6,339		36.63%		63		0.36%		14		0.08%		4		0.02%		4,548		26.28%		17,307
	Hampton		3,464		47.92%		3,736		51.69%		16		0.22%		11		0.15%		1		0.01%		-272		-3.77%		7,228
	Horry		20,396		69.23%		8,940		30.34%		85		0.29%		33		0.11%		9		0.03%		11,456		38.89%		29,463
	Jasper		3,102		45.09%		3,753		54.56%		11		0.16%		10		0.15%		3		0.04%		-651		-9.47%		6,879
	Kershaw		8,822		66.70%		4,323		32.69%		60		0.45%		17		0.13%		4		0.03%		4,499		34.01%		13,226
	Lancaster		10,383		63.92%		5,804		35.73%		37		0.23%		16		0.10%		4		0.02%		4,579		28.19%		16,244
	Laurens		9,729		64.49%		5,312		35.21%		25		0.17%		15		0.10%		5		0.03%		4,417		29.28%		15,086
	Lee		3,548		47.31%		3,912		52.16%		23		0.31%		15		0.20%		2		0.03%		-364		-4.85%		7,500
	Lexington		38,628		80.95%		8,828		18.50%		225		0.47%		28		0.06%		12		0.03%		29,800		62.45%		47,721
	McCormick		1,186		43.51%		1,526		55.98%		19		0.19%		13		0.13%		0		0.00%		-340		-12.47%		2,726
	Marion		4,698		48.07%		5,043		51.60%		19		0.23%		15		0.18%		4		0.05%		-345		-3.53%		9,773
	Marlboro		3,951		47.70%		4,294		51.84%		6		0.22%		4		0.15%		4		0.15%		-343		-4.14%		8,283
	Newberry		7,176		65.19%		3,790		34.43%		29		0.26%		8		0.07%		5		0.05%		3,386		30.76%		11,008
	Oconee		8,625		71.61%		3,333		27.67%		70		0.58%		11		0.09%		5		0.04%		5,292		43.94%		12,044
	Orangeburg		14,286		48.20%		15,121		51.02%		55		0.19%		156		0.53%		18		0.06%		-835		-2.82%		29,636
	Pickens		15,155		76.68%		4,481		22.67%		100		0.51%		20		0.10%		8		0.04%		10,674		54.01%		19,764
	Richland		46,773		57.44%		32,212		39.56%		766		0.94%		1,591		1.95%		87		0.11%		14,561		17.88%		81,429
	Saluda		3,515		63.90%		1,962		35.67%		18		0.33%		2		0.04%		4		0.07%		1,553		28.23%		5,501
	Spartanburg		41,553		66.41%		20,130		32.17%		555		0.89%		285		0.46%		52		0.08%		21,423		34.24%		62,575
	Sumter		12,909		57.14%		9,566		42.35%		61		0.27%		38		0.17%		16		0.07%		3,343		14.79%		22,590
	Union		6,331		58.64%		4,424		40.98%		34		0.31%		4		0.04%		3		0.03%		1,907		17.66%		10,796
	Williamsburg		6,492		45.95%		7,586		53.69%		29		0.21%		15		0.11%		6		0.04%		-1,094		-7.74%		14,128
	York		20,008		67.99%		9,273		31.51%		98		0.33%		45		0.15%		3		0.01%		10,735		36.48%		29,427
Totals	615,539	63.55%	344,470	35.57%	4,360	0.45%	3,490	0.36%	681	0.07%	271,069	27.98%	968,540

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Abbeville
• Anderson
• Bamberg
• Barnwell
• Calhoun
• Cherokee
• Chester
• Chesterfield
• Colleton
• Darlington
• Dillon
• Georgetown
• Greenwood
• Lancaster
• Laurens
• Oconee
• Saluda
• Union
• York

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. 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. Web site: SC US President, November 06, 1984. Our Campaigns.