Who won Washington in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried Washington in 1984, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Washington have in 1984?

Washington cast 10 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did Washington vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

Cold War RealignmentWA · 10 EV

1984

Washington: Reagan carries 10 EV.

Washington cast its 10 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — Washington voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1984 result in Washington

Washington backed Reagan (Republican) in the 1984 presidential election, casting 10 electoral votes for the ticket. Washington ended up on the winning side — Ronald Reagan captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Washington backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1972. Washington did not move alone — neighboring Oregon and Idaho broke the same way in 1984. Across the 34 presidential elections Washington has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (19 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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