1984 United States presidential election in Florida

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1984 United States presidential election in Florida
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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 vote210
Popular vote2,730,3501,448,816
Percentage65.32%34.66%
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County Results
President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

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.

Contents

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. [2] [3]

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Florida
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent)2,730,35065.32%21
Democratic Walter Mondale 1,448,81634.66%0
Libertarian David Bergland (write-in)7540.02%0
Other write-ins141>0.01%0
Totals4,180,051100.0%21

Results by county

CountyRonald Reagan
Republican		Walter Mondale
Democratic		Various candidates
Write-ins		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Alachua 30,60953.46%26,58446.43%600.10%4,0257.03%57,253
Baker 3,48571.62%1,38128.38%2,10443.24%4,866
Bay 29,35675.77%9,38424.22%40.01%19,97251.55%38,744
Bradford 4,13063.82%2,34136.18%1,78927.64%6,471
Brevard 102,47773.45%36,98526.51%490.04%65,49246.94%139,511
Broward 254,60856.68%194,58443.32%340.01%60,02413.36%449,226
Calhoun 2,49365.48%1,31234.46%20.05%1,18131.02%3,807
Charlotte 27,48670.85%11,30529.14%20.01%16,18141.71%38,793
Citrus 20,76466.47%10,46833.51%40.01%10,29632.96%31,236
Clay 21,57179.72%5,48920.28%16,08259.44%27,060
Collier 33,61978.75%9,06721.24%50.01%24,55257.51%42,691
Columbia 8,81467.41%4,26132.59%4,55334.82%13,075
DeSoto 4,82267.64%2,30432.32%30.04%2,51835.32%7,129
Dixie 2,20464.29%1,22435.71%98028.58%3,428
Duval 128,72462.41%77,48837.57%370.02%51,23624.84%206,249
Escambia 66,71571.32%26,81228.66%220.02%39,90342.66%93,549
Flagler 4,91362.08%3,00037.91%10.01%1,91324.17%7,914
Franklin 2,21867.05%1,09032.95%1,12834.10%3,308
Gadsden 5,80743.95%7,40356.03%20.02%-1,596-12.08%13,212
Gilchrist 2,05666.15%1,05133.82%10.03%1,00532.33%3,108
Glades 1,98765.00%1,07035.00%91730.00%3,057
Gulf 3,57366.70%1,78433.30%1,78933.40%5,357
Hamilton 1,92157.83%1,40142.17%52015.66%3,322
Hardee 3,96272.06%1,53627.94%2,42644.12%5,498
Hendry 4,52469.15%2,01830.85%2,50638.30%6,542
Hernando 21,27963.54%12,20436.44%40.01%9,07527.10%33,487
Highlands 16,47469.53%7,21730.46%30.01%9,25739.07%23,694
Hillsborough 157,92664.67%86,23035.31%520.02%71,69629.36%244,208
Holmes 4,54878.70%1,23121.30%3,31757.40%5,779
Indian River 23,71673.08%8,73626.92%14,98046.16%32,452
Jackson 9,09164.70%4,96035.30%4,13129.40%14,051
Jefferson 2,24452.16%2,05747.81%10.02%1874.35%4,302
Lafayette 1,51363.71%86236.29%65127.42%2,375
Lake 35,31974.29%12,21725.70%70.01%23,10248.59%47,543
Lee 85,02473.89%30,02226.09%300.03%55,00247.80%115,076
Leon 36,32555.00%29,68344.94%380.06%6,64210.06%66,046
Levy 5,56164.19%3,10335.81%2,45828.38%8,664
Liberty 1,41068.45%65031.55%76036.90%2,060
Madison 2,81957.30%2,10142.70%71814.60%4,920
Manatee 55,79372.75%20,88927.24%60.01%34,90445.51%76,688
Marion 37,81569.97%16,22530.02%60.01%21,59039.95%54,046
Martin 28,90076.28%8,97823.70%90.02%19,92252.58%37,887
Miami-Dade 324,41459.17%223,86340.83%350.01%100,55118.34%548,312
Monroe 16,33267.73%7,77432.24%90.04%8,55835.49%24,115
Nassau 8,03969.76%3,48430.23%10.01%4,55539.53%11,524
Okaloosa 37,04483.51%7,30416.47%90.02%29,74067.04%44,357
Okeechobee 4,44966.65%2,22633.35%2,22333.30%6,675
Orange 122,06871.39%48,75228.51%1650.10%73,31642.88%170,985
Osceola 18,34873.45%6,62826.53%40.02%11,72046.92%24,980
Palm Beach 186,81161.67%116,09138.32%290.01%70,72023.35%302,931
Pasco 66,61861.92%40,96238.07%80.01%25,65623.85%107,588
Pinellas 240,61265.16%128,57434.82%630.02%112,03830.34%369,249
Polk 84,24670.33%35,51629.65%220.02%48,73040.68%119,784
Putnam 11,43559.37%7,82340.61%40.02%3,61218.76%19,262
St. Johns 16,50071.26%6,65228.73%20.01%9,84842.53%23,154
St. Lucie 28,20068.37%13,04031.61%70.02%15,16036.76%41,247
Santa Rosa 21,26582.04%4,64917.94%60.02%16,61664.10%25,920
Sarasota 87,77174.15%30,52525.79%690.06%57,24648.36%118,365
Seminole 56,24475.91%17,79524.02%530.07%38,44951.89%74,092
Sumter 6,25564.37%3,46135.62%10.01%2,79428.75%9,717
Suwannee 6,08268.57%2,78831.43%3,29437.14%8,870
Taylor 4,03869.98%1,73230.02%2,30639.96%5,770
Union 1,80470.28%76129.65%20.08%1,04340.63%2,567
Volusia 68,35860.93%43,82039.06%130.01%24,53821.87%112,191
Wakulla 3,08867.75%1,47032.25%1,61835.50%4,558
Walton 7,12674.01%2,50325.99%4,62348.02%9,629
Washington 4,60870.62%1,91629.36%10.02%2,69241.26%6,525
Totals2,730,35065.32%1,448,81634.66%8850.02%1,281,53430.66%4,180,051

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. ↑ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections. 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Black & Black 1992, p. 295.
  3. ↑ Black & Black 1992, p. 335.

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