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1984 United States presidential election in Vermont

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Field	Value
election_name	1984 United States presidential election in Vermont
country	Vermont
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1980 United States presidential election in Vermont
previous_year	1980
next_election	1988 United States presidential election in Vermont
next_year	1988
election_date	November 6, 1984
image_size	x200px
image1	File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg
nominee1	Ronald Reagan
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	California
running_mate1	George H. W. Bush
electoral_vote1	3
popular_vote1	135,865
percentage1	57.92%
image2	Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg
nominee2	Walter Mondale
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
alliance2	Progressive
home_state2	Minnesota
running_mate2	Geraldine Ferraro
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	95,730
percentage2	40.81%
map	{{switcher
title	President
before_election	Ronald Reagan
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Ronald Reagan
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 1984 United States presidential election

|[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 1984.svg|x250px]] |County Results |[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 1984 by Municipality.svg|x250px]] |Municipality Results}} Reagan Mondale The 1984 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Vermont voted for incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan over Democratic former Vice President Walter Mondale, by a margin of 17.11%, with Reagan taking 57.92% of the vote to Mondale's 40.81%. This result nonetheless made Vermont 1.1% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Along with running as a Democrat, Mondale would also be supported by the Vermont Progressive Party.

1984 would prove to be the last election in which Vermont stayed safely in Republican hands. It would go on to become a swing state in the next election, and eventually one of the most heavily Democratic states in the nation after the 1992 election and especially the 2004 election.

While Reagan won the state comfortably, the Republican Party’s shift to the right under his leadership greatly weakened its standing in Vermont, which was home to a very large number of liberal and moderate Republicans. Between 1856 and 1960, Vermont had been the most reliably Republican state in the nation, and prior to Reagan, had voted more Republican than the nation in every election except 1964 (when another staunch conservative, Barry Goldwater, was the Republican nominee).

However, 1984 was the second consecutive election in which the state weighed in as more Democratic than the nation. Nevertheless, Reagan's 135,865 votes are the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time in which a Republican presidential nominee carried every county in Vermont, and the last when the GOP carried Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle and Windham Counties.

Democratic Primary

Gary Hart won the non-binding primary on March 6. None of the candidates campaigned in the primary. M. Jerome Diamond and Nola Denslow co-chaired Hart's campaign in Vermont. Hart won the caucus.

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Vermont	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	Ronald Reagan (incumbent)	135,865	57.92%	3
Democratic/Progressive	Walter Mondale	95,730	40.81%	0
Libertarian	David Bergland	1,002	0.43%	0
No party	Write-ins	712	0.30%	0
Independent	Lyndon LaRouche	423	0.18%	0
Liberty Union (New Alliance)	Dennis L. Serrette	323	0.14%	0
Citizens	Sonia Johnson	264	0.11%	0
Socialist Workers	Melvin T. Mason	127	0.05%	0
Communist	Gus Hall	115	0.05%	0
Totals	234,561	100.00%	3
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	60%/70%

Results by county

County	Ronald Reagan
Republican	Walter Mondale
Democratic	David Bergland
Libertarian	Various candidates
Write-ins	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	135,865	57.92%	95,730	40.81%	1,002	0.43%	712	0.30%	1,252	0.53%	40,135	17.11%	234,561
	Addison		7,589		58.26%		5,299		40.68%		46		0.35%		40		0.31%		51		0.39%		2,290		17.58%		13,025
	Bennington		9,035		59.11%		6,039		39.51%		82		0.54%		16		0.10%		112		0.73%		2,996		19.60%		15,284
	Caledonia		7,249		68.32%		3,223		30.38%		48		0.45%		37		0.35%		53		0.50%		4,026		37.94%		10,610
	Chittenden		30,217		54.11%		24,830		44.46%		335		0.60%		206		0.37%		257		0.46%		5,387		9.65%		55,845
	Essex		1,632		69.48%		693		29.50%		5		0.21%		4		0.17%		15		0.64%		939		39.98%		2,349
	Franklin		8,683		59.63%		5,755		39.52%		45		0.31%		27		0.19%		52		0.36%		2,928		20.11%		14,562
	Grand Isle		1,537		60.27%		980		38.43%		15		0.59%		3		0.12%		15		0.59%		557		21.84%		2,550
	Lamoille		4,674		62.10%		2,746		36.49%		32		0.43%		24		0.32%		50		0.66%		1,928		25.61%		7,526
	Orange		6,407		60.24%		4,088		38.44%		46		0.43%		47		0.44%		47		0.44%		2,319		21.80%		10,635
	Orleans		5,966		63.53%		3,294		35.08%		40		0.43%		34		0.36%		57		0.61%		2,672		28.45%		9,391
	Rutland		15,236		60.98%		9,545		38.20%		69		0.28%		35		0.14%		100		0.40%		5,691		22.78%		24,985
	Washington		13,706		54.48%		11,163		44.37%		115		0.46%		59		0.23%		115		0.46%		2,543		10.11%		25,158
	Windham		9,880		54.05%		8,206		44.89%		39		0.21%		60		0.33%		94		0.51%		1,674		9.16%		18,279
	Windsor		14,054		57.96%		9,869		40.70%		85		0.35%		120		0.49%		119		0.49%		4,185		17.26%		24,247

Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican

Chittenden
Grand Isle

References

Works cited

References

"Election Archive 1984 US Presidential Election in Vermont".
"Burlington Free Press 8/7/1984 Burlington Free Press: Coalition to Back Mondale Candidacy".
Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
(March 7, 1984). "Vermont Lines Up With Hart". [[Concord Monitor]].
(March 7, 1984). "Hart thrashes Mondale in non-binding Vermont vote". [[Bangor Daily News]].
(April 27, 1984). "State Hart Backers Want Open Convention". [[Brattleboro Reformer]].
(May 24, 1984). "Hart". [[Rutland Herald]].
"1984 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2262 VT US Presidential Election Race; November 06, 1984]

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