 On November 6 , Mondale and Ferraro lost the general election in a landslide . They received only 41 percent of the popular vote compared to Reagan and Bush 's 59 percent , and in the Electoral College won only Mondale 's home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia . Ferraro failed to carry her own congressional district , which always tended to vote Republican in presidential races . Ferraro 's presence on the ticket had little measurable effect overall . Reagan captured 55 percent of women voters and about the same share of Catholic voters , the latter being the highest level yet for a Republican presidential candidate . Of the tenth of voters who decided based on the vice @-@ presidential candidates , 54 percent went to Mondale – Ferraro , establishing that Ferraro provided a net gain to the Democrats of 0 @.@ 8 percent . Reagan 's personal appeal and campaign themes of prosperity and " It 's morning again in America " were quite strong , and political observers generally agree that no combination of Democrats could have won the election in 1984 . Mondale himself would later reflect that " I knew that I was in for it with Reagan " and that he had no regrets about choosing Ferraro . 
