Who won West Virginia in the 1984 presidential election?

Reagan (Republican) carried West Virginia in 1984, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 1984?

West Virginia cast 6 electoral votes in the 1984 presidential election.

Did West Virginia vote for the national winner in 1984?

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

Cold War RealignmentWV · 6 EV

1984

West Virginia: Reagan carries 6 EV.

West Virginia cast its 6 electoral votes for Reagan (Republican). National winner: Ronald Reagan (Republican) — West Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1984 result in West Virginia

West Virginia backed Reagan (Republican) in the 1984 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed West Virginia with the eventual winner: Ronald Reagan went on to take the presidency, and West Virginia was part of his column.

The result flipped West Virginia away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 13 cycles. West Virginia did not move alone — neighboring Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky broke the same way in 1984. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, West Virginia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 22 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, Ronald Reagan finished with 525 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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