The American Vote
Cold War RealignmentNH · 4 EV

1984

New Hampshire: Reagan carries 4 EV.
New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — New Hampshire voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1984 result in New Hampshire

New Hampshire backed Reagan (Republican) in the 1984 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. New Hampshire ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — Vermont and Maine joined New Hampshire for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts did not. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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.

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