Who won Iowa in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Iowa in 1984, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1984?

Iowa cast 8 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

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1984

Iowa: Reagan carries 8 EV.

Iowa cast its 8 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Iowa in 1984

The 1984 contest saw Iowa line up behind Reagan, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Iowa backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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