Who won Oklahoma in the 1984 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1984?

Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

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1984

Oklahoma: Reagan carries 8 EV.

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

Oklahoma in 1984

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

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Oklahoma backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Oklahoma did not move alone — neighboring Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado broke the same way in 1984. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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