Who won Florida in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Florida in 1984, winning its 21 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1984?

Florida cast 21 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

Cold War RealignmentFL · 21 EV

1984

Florida: Reagan carries 21 EV.

Florida cast its 21 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Florida voted with the national winner this cycle.

Florida in 1984

The 1984 contest saw Florida line up behind Reagan, delivering 21 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Florida ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Florida backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1980. Florida did not move alone — neighboring Alabama and Georgia broke the same way in 1984. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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

Florida full history →