Who won Indiana in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Indiana in 1984, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1984?

Indiana cast 12 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

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1984

Indiana: Reagan carries 12 EV.

Indiana cast its 12 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Indiana, 1984

In 1984, Indiana awarded its 12 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. That placed Indiana with the eventual winner: Ronald Reagan went on to take the presidency, and Indiana was part of his column.

Indiana stayed in the Republican column for the 5th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Indiana did not move alone — neighboring Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan broke the same way in 1984. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Indiana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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