Who won South Carolina in the 1984 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1984?

South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

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1984

South Carolina: Reagan carries 8 EV.

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

What happened in South Carolina, 1984

In 1984, South Carolina awarded its 8 electoral votes to Reagan of the Republican party. South Carolina ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1980. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1984. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina 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

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