Who won California in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried California in 1984, winning its 47 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 1984?

California cast 47 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 1984?

Yes. California backed Ronald Reagan, who won the presidency that year.

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1984

California: Reagan carries 47 EV.

California cast its 47 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in California, 1984

In 1984, California awarded its 47 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. California ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which California backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona broke the same way in 1984. Across the 44 presidential elections California has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Ronald Reagan took 525 of the 538 electoral votes, against Walter Mondale's 13. Ronald Reagan led the national popular vote with 58.77% of the ballots cast.

The 1984 national map

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