1984 United States presidential election in Michigan
November 6, 1984
All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout59.3% Decrease[1]
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 2,251,571 1,529,638
Percentage 59.23% 40.24%
County Results
President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

 Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Michigan was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with vice president George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency.

The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Michigan, with just over 99% of the electorate voting only either Democratic or Republican, though several more parties appeared on the ballot.[2] All but five counties gave Reagan a majority; one (Marquette) gave him a plurality. Mondale carried just four counties, all with a majority: Wayne County (home of Detroit), and tiny Iron, Keweenaw, and Gogebic Counties, all in the Upper Peninsula, a region then typified by heavy unionization and the mining industry. Michigan weighed in for this election as 0.77% more Republican than the national average. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Washtenaw County, Genesee County, and Marquette County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[3] Bay, Saginaw, and Lake counties would not vote Republican again until 2016.

Reagan won the election in Michigan with a decisive 19% landslide, making it 0.8% more Republican than the nation at large. Reagan performed particularly strongly in suburban Oakland County, which he won by over 100,000 raw votes, but he performed strongly almost throughout Michigan's Lower Peninsula (home to a vast majority of its population), including most of its major population centers aside from Wayne County: Oakland, Macomb (Warren), Kent (Grand Rapids), Genesee (Flint), Ingham (Lansing), Washtenaw (Ann Arbor), Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo), and Saginaw (Saginaw) all gave Reagan majorities. No nominee had carried so few counties in Michigan's Lower Peninsula since 1952; as Adlai Stevenson had carried Macomb as well as Wayne in 1956; Barry Goldwater had carried three counties in the Lower Peninsula in 1964; and even George McGovern had carried Washtenaw and rural Lake County, in addition to Wayne, in 1972.

Unlike in Pennsylvania and some of the other Upper Midwest states, there were few signs in 1984 of Michigan's imminent transition to becoming part of the 'Blue Wall' from 1992 through 2012. Whereas in some other states, Reagan either lost or only narrowly won working-class areas, he scored powerful wins in Macomb and Saginaw counties. There were also few rural Democratic redoubts in the state in 1984, unlike in many other states. And whereas Mondale made inroads elsewhere in the country in 'cultural elite' counties (college counties, high-tech areas, and artists' colonies).[4] As he flipped, for example, Marin County, California and Santa Cruz County, California, Tompkins County, New York, Arlington County, Virginia, and Lane County, Oregon. However, in Michigan, Washtenaw County, home to the University of Michigan, flipped against Mondale, despite having voted even for McGovern in 1972.

And, as elsewhere, Reagan scored heavily in the state's affluent suburbs particularly concentrated in Oakland County. In 1988, Michigan would continue its run of voting more Republican than the nation, although this time only slightly more so, before turning blue for six elections straight in 1992. This is also the last election where Michigan voted more Republican than Ohio or Tennessee.

Reagan campaigning in Saginaw, Michigan with Bill Schuette and Jack Lousma

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 2,251,571 59.23% 20
Democratic Walter Mondale 1,529,638 40.24% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 10,055 0.26% 0
Independent Lyndon LaRouche 3,862 0.10% 0
Workers World Larry Holmes 1,416 0.04% 0
Citizen's Party Sonia Johnson 1,191 0.03% 0
Socialist Workers Party Melvin Mason 1,049 0.03% 0
Communist Party Gus Hall 1,048 0.03% 0
New Alliance Party Dennis Serrette 665 0.02% 0
Write-Ins 602 0.02% 0
Socialist Equality Party Edward Winn 561 0.01% 0
Totals 3,801,658 100.0% 20

Results by county

County Ronald Wilson Reagan
Republican		 Walter Frederick Mondale
Democratic		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total votes cast[5]
#  % #  % #  % #  %
Alcona 3,223 66.41% 1,616 33.30% 14 0.29% 1,607 33.11% 4,853
Alger 2,175 51.69% 2,018 47.96% 15 0.36% 157 3.73% 4,208
Allegan 23,762 73.48% 8,389 25.94% 187 0.58% 15,373 47.54% 32,338
Alpena 8,212 61.30% 5,136 38.34% 49 0.37% 3,076 22.96% 13,397
Antrim 5,726 69.18% 2,507 30.29% 44 0.53% 3,219 38.89% 8,277
Arenac 3,483 58.63% 2,436 41.00% 22 0.37% 1,047 17.62% 5,941
Baraga 1,965 51.82% 1,818 47.94% 9 0.24% 147 3.88% 3,792
Barry 14,245 69.98% 5,989 29.42% 122 0.60% 8,256 40.56% 20,356
Bay 26,198 53.43% 22,597 46.09% 235 0.48% 3,601 7.34% 49,030
Benzie 3,590 65.25% 1,866 33.91% 46 0.84% 1,724 31.33% 5,502
Berrien 43,160 66.58% 21,228 32.75% 436 0.67% 21,932 33.83% 64,824
Branch 11,004 73.63% 3,860 25.83% 81 0.54% 7,144 47.80% 14,945
Calhoun 34,470 62.60% 20,313 36.89% 284 0.52% 14,157 25.71% 55,067
Cass 11,647 63.32% 6,634 36.07% 113 0.61% 5,013 27.25% 18,394
Charlevoix 6,355 66.23% 3,175 33.09% 65 0.68% 3,180 33.14% 9,595
Cheboygan 6,053 64.04% 3,358 35.53% 41 0.43% 2,695 28.51% 9,452
Chippewa 8,135 63.77% 4,575 35.86% 47 0.37% 3,560 27.91% 12,757
Clare 6,587 63.26% 3,764 36.15% 61 0.59% 2,823 27.11% 10,412
Clinton 17,387 73.28% 6,226 26.24% 113 0.48% 11,161 47.04% 23,726
Crawford 3,303 67.46% 1,558 31.82% 35 0.71% 1,745 35.64% 4,896
Delta 8,952 52.84% 7,934 46.83% 56 0.33% 1,018 6.01% 16,942
Dickinson 6,880 54.91% 5,614 44.80% 36 0.29% 1,266 10.10% 12,530
Eaton 27,720 72.57% 10,290 26.94% 189 0.49% 17,430 45.63% 38,199
Emmet 7,760 70.04% 3,254 29.37% 66 0.60% 4,506 40.67% 11,080
Genesee 92,943 50.68% 89,491 48.80% 953 0.52% 3,452 1.88% 183,387
Gladwin 5,401 61.07% 3,368 38.08% 75 0.85% 2,033 22.99% 8,844
Gogebic 4,006 41.81% 5,554 57.97% 21 0.22% -1,548 -16.16% 9,581
Grand Traverse 18,036 70.83% 7,271 28.55% 157 0.62% 10,765 42.28% 25,464
Gratiot 10,456 72.08% 4,000 27.57% 50 0.34% 6,456 44.51% 14,506
Hillsdale 12,063 76.50% 3,616 22.93% 89 0.56% 8,447 53.57% 15,768
Houghton 8,652 57.14% 6,434 42.49% 55 0.36% 2,218 14.65% 15,141
Huron 11,073 73.37% 3,966 26.28% 52 0.34% 7,107 47.09% 15,091
Ingham 68,753 59.23% 46,411 39.98% 919 0.79% 22,342 19.25% 116,083
Ionia 14,162 70.69% 5,735 28.62% 138 0.69% 8,427 42.06% 20,035
Iosco 7,907 66.99% 3,850 32.62% 47 0.40% 4,057 34.37% 11,804
Iron 3,468 49.15% 3,559 50.44% 29 0.41% -91 -1.29% 7,056
Isabella 12,215 65.00% 6,435 34.24% 143 0.76% 5,780 30.76% 18,793
Jackson 40,133 68.27% 18,340 31.20% 312 0.53% 21,793 37.07% 58,785
Kalamazoo 58,327 63.82% 32,460 35.52% 601 0.66% 25,867 28.30% 91,388
Kalkaska 3,623 69.15% 1,595 30.44% 21 0.40% 2,028 38.71% 5,239
Kent 137,417 67.03% 66,238 32.31% 1,365 0.67% 71,179 34.72% 205,020
Keweenaw 599 48.82% 628 51.18% 0 0.00% -29 -2.36% 1,227
Lake 2,125 53.09% 1,845 46.09% 33 0.82% 280 6.99% 4,003
Lapeer 19,222 70.67% 7,800 28.68% 178 0.65% 11,422 41.99% 27,200
Leelanau 5,356 67.62% 2,498 31.54% 67 0.85% 2,858 36.08% 7,921
Lenawee 22,409 66.70% 11,012 32.78% 176 0.52% 11,397 33.92% 33,597
Livingston 31,846 74.39% 10,720 25.04% 246 0.57% 21,126 49.35% 42,812
Luce 1,715 66.97% 833 32.53% 13 0.51% 882 34.44% 2,561
Mackinac 3,627 64.85% 1,949 34.85% 17 0.30% 1,678 30.00% 5,593
Macomb 194,300 66.20% 97,816 33.32% 1,409 0.48% 96,484 32.87% 293,525
Manistee 6,328 61.45% 3,917 38.04% 53 0.51% 2,411 23.41% 10,298
Marquette 14,196 49.98% 14,074 49.55% 132 0.46% 122 0.43% 28,402
Mason 8,202 67.83% 3,803 31.45% 87 0.72% 4,399 36.38% 12,092
Mecosta 9,023 68.66% 4,048 30.80% 71 0.54% 4,975 37.86% 13,142
Menominee 6,618 59.68% 4,425 39.90% 46 0.41% 2,193 19.78% 11,089
Midland 21,521 66.11% 10,769 33.08% 262 0.80% 10,752 33.03% 32,552
Missaukee 3,970 75.53% 1,256 23.90% 30 0.57% 2,714 51.64% 5,256
Monroe 29,419 59.69% 19,617 39.80% 251 0.51% 9,802 19.89% 49,287
Montcalm 13,109 70.14% 5,491 29.38% 89 0.48% 7,618 40.76% 18,689
Montmorency 2,913 67.54% 1,387 32.16% 13 0.30% 1,526 35.38% 4,313
Muskegon 39,355 60.67% 25,247 38.92% 261 0.40% 14,108 21.75% 64,863
Newaygo 10,636 69.95% 4,496 29.57% 73 0.48% 6,140 40.38% 15,205
Oakland 306,050 66.71% 150,286 32.76% 2,464 0.54% 155,764 33.95% 458,800
Oceana 6,405 68.69% 2,865 30.72% 55 0.59% 3,540 37.96% 9,325
Ogemaw 4,901 60.81% 3,132 38.86% 27 0.33% 1,769 21.95% 8,060
Ontonagon 2,464 50.95% 2,350 48.59% 22 0.45% 114 2.36% 4,836
Osceola 5,923 73.21% 2,127 26.29% 40 0.49% 3,796 46.92% 8,090
Oscoda 2,239 69.77% 951 29.64% 19 0.59% 1,288 40.14% 3,209
Otsego 4,639 68.27% 2,117 31.16% 39 0.57% 2,522 37.12% 6,795
Ottawa 60,142 79.69% 15,000 19.88% 326 0.43% 45,142 59.82% 75,468
Presque Isle 4,207 62.57% 2,481 36.90% 36 0.54% 1,726 25.67% 6,724
Roscommon 6,419 65.35% 3,359 34.20% 45 0.46% 3,060 31.15% 9,823
Saginaw 51,495 56.95% 38,420 42.49% 501 0.55% 13,075 14.46% 90,416
Sanilac 12,627 75.12% 4,126 24.54% 57 0.34% 8,501 50.57% 16,810
Schoolcraft 2,139 52.47% 1,920 47.09% 18 0.44% 219 5.37% 4,077
Shiawassee 18,756 65.97% 9,514 33.46% 161 0.57% 9,242 32.51% 28,431
St. Clair 36,114 67.63% 16,998 31.83% 287 0.54% 19,116 35.80% 53,399
St. Joseph 15,405 72.34% 5,795 27.21% 96 0.45% 9,610 45.13% 21,296
Tuscola 14,698 70.01% 6,212 29.59% 83 0.40% 8,486 40.42% 20,993
Van Buren 16,426 64.55% 8,853 34.79% 166 0.65% 7,573 29.76% 25,445
Washtenaw 58,736 51.27% 55,084 48.08% 749 0.65% 3,652 3.19% 114,569
Wayne 367,391 42.31% 496,632 57.19% 4,320 0.50% -129,241 -14.88% 868,343
Wexford 7,279 67.93% 3,398 31.71% 38 0.35% 3,881 36.22% 10,715
Totals2,251,57159.22%1,529,72940.24%20,4490.54%721,84218.99%3,801,749

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  2. ↑ "1984 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "CQ Almanac Online Edition". library.cqpress.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1984
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