1984 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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1984 United States presidential election in Wyoming

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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 133,241 53,370 Percentage 70.51% 28.24%

County Results Reagan   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% The 1984 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Wyoming 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. The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Wyoming, with just under 99 percent of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only three parties appearing on the ballot. [1] Every county in Wyoming voted in majority for the Republican candidate, a particularly strong turn out even in this typically conservative leaning state. The Republican turnout is softest in the middle Southern part of the State, inclusive and extending West of Laramie, but is ubiquitous. Wyoming weighed in for this election as 12 points more Republican than the national average and with 70.51% of the popular vote, the state proved to be Reagan's fourth strongest state in the 1984 election after Utah, Idaho and Nebraska. [2] Reagan won the election in Wyoming with a resounding 42 point sweep-out landslide. While Wyoming typically voted conservative at the time, the election results in Wyoming are also reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s; called by Reagan the "second American Revolution." [3] This was most evident during the 1984 presidential election. No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American West at large, as Reagan did. It is speculated[ by whom? ] that Mondale lost support with voters nearly immediately during the campaign, namely during his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention when he stated his intention to raise taxes, saying that "by the end of my first term, I will reduce the Reagan budget deficit by two thirds. Let's tell the truth. It must be done, it must be done. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." [4] Despite attempting to establish honesty with the electorate, the suggestion that he would raise taxes badly eroded Mondale's chances in what had already begun as an uphill battle against the charismatic incumbent. Reagan enjoyed high levels of bipartisan support during the 1984 presidential election, both in Wyoming and the nation at-large. Many registered Democrats who voted for Reagan (Reagan Democrats) stated that they had chosen to do so because they associated him with the economic recovery, because of his strong stance on national security issues with Russia, and because they considered the Democrats as "supporting American poor and minorities at the expense of the middle class." [5] Reagan's performance in this election remains the strongest-ever performance by any presidential nominee in Wyoming, and the only time that a nominee has won more than 70% of the popular vote. This election was the only time that a Republican won consecutive presidential elections by carrying all counties in Wyoming in both instances. Results 1984 United States presidential election in Wyoming Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 133,241 70.51% 3 Democratic Walter Mondale 53,370 28.24% 0 Libertarian David Bergland 2,357 1.25% 0 Totals 188,968 100.00% 3 Results by county County Ronald Reagan Republican Walter Mondale Democratic David Bergland Libertarian Margin Total votes cast #  % #  % #  % #  % Albany 7,452 60.36% 4,708 38.13% 186 1.51% 2,744 22.23% 12,346 Big Horn 4,019 76.51% 1,175 22.37% 59 1.12% 2,844 54.14% 5,253 Campbell 8,387 83.91% 1,525 15.26% 83 0.83% 6,862 68.65% 9,995 Carbon 4,557 65.55% 2,295 33.01% 100 1.44% 2,262 32.54% 6,952 Converse 3,542 78.31% 929 20.54% 52 1.15% 2,613 57.77% 4,523 Crook 2,286 83.01% 450 16.34% 18 0.65% 1,836 66.67% 2,754 Fremont 9,885 70.61% 3,969 28.35% 145 1.04% 5,916 42.26% 13,999 Goshen 3,776 72.84% 1,364 26.31% 44 0.85% 2,412 46.53% 5,184 Hot Springs 1,943 73.43% 672 25.40% 31 1.17% 1,271 48.03% 2,646 Johnson 2,634 81.27% 558 17.22% 49 1.51% 2,076 64.05% 3,241 Laramie 19,348 64.93% 10,110 33.93% 341 1.14% 9,238 31.00% 29,799 Lincoln 3,854 78.32% 1,021 20.75% 46 0.93% 2,833 57.57% 4,921 Natrona 18,488 69.86% 7,598 28.71% 378 1.43% 10,890 41.15% 26,464 Niobrara 1,098 80.79% 239 17.59% 22 1.62% 859 63.21% 1,359 Park 7,994 79.19% 1,965 19.47% 136 1.35% 6,029 59.72% 10,095 Platte 2,813 68.28% 1,232 29.90% 75 1.82% 1,581 38.37% 4,120 Sheridan 7,460 66.14% 3,648 32.34% 171 1.52% 3,812 33.80% 11,279 Sublette 1,976 82.47% 389 16.24% 31 1.29% 1,587 66.24% 2,396 Sweetwater 8,308 60.59% 5,230 38.14% 174 1.27% 3,078 22.45% 13,712 Teton 3,487 67.85% 1,565 30.45% 87 1.69% 1,922 37.40% 5,139 Uinta 4,075 75.31% 1,276 23.58% 60 1.11% 2,799 51.73% 5,411 Washakie 3,245 76.30% 970 22.81% 38 0.89% 2,275 53.49% 4,253 Weston 2,614 83.59% 482 15.41% 31 0.99% 2,132 68.18% 3,127 Totals 133,241 70.51% 53,370 28.24% 2,357 1.25% 79,871 42.27% 188,968 See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming Presidency of Ronald Reagan References "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". 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