Who won District of Columbia in the 1984 presidential election?

Mondale (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1984, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1984?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1984?

No. District of Columbia backed Mondale, while Ronald Reagan won the presidency nationally.

Cold War RealignmentDC · 3 EV

1984

District of Columbia: Mondale carries 3 EV.

District of Columbia cast its 3 electoral votes for Mondale (Democratic). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — District of Columbia voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in District of Columbia, 1984

In 1984, District of Columbia awarded its 3 electoral votes to Mondale of the Democratic party. The presidency went elsewhere: Ronald Reagan (Republican) won nationally, while District of Columbia had backed a different ticket.

District of Columbia stayed in the Democratic column for the 6th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1964. It stood apart from its neighbors: Maryland and Virginia went the other way that year. Over its 16 recorded presidential cycles, District of Columbia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 16 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, Ronald Reagan finished with 525 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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