Title: 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota - Wikipedia
Headings: 1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota
1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Main article: 1984 United States presidential election
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Results
Results by county
See also
References

Content: Although Mondale won only twenty of the state's 87 counties – making Reagan the only presidential nominee to win a majority of counties in every state – his large majorities in the heavily unionized Iron Range of the northeast overbalanced Reagan's majorities in the more Republican west of the state. Since the Republican Reagan won all 49 other states in 1984, this established Minnesota's status as the state with the longest streak of voting Democratic. As of the 2020 presidential election
[update]
, it still has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon carried it when he was re-elected in 1972. However, the District of Columbia has voted Democratic in all presidential elections since 1964, when it was first granted the right to vote for president. As of 2020, only five of the 20 counties Mondale won in 1984 were won by either Hillary Clinton in 2016 or Joe Biden in 2020. Some examples of counties that have been lost to the Republican Party include those after 1996 ( Anoka County ), after 2008 ( Aitkin County ), or after 2012 ( Itasca County ). Minnesota regenerated as a left-leaning force in the 1990s, late 2000s and early 2010s, but has been more competitive for the Republicans in the 21st century, ironically with many former Mondale counties. Mondale and former President Jimmy Carter celebrate at 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York City. When Reagan was asked in December 1984 what he wanted for Christmas, he joked, "Well, Minnesota would have been nice". Contents
1 Results
1.1 Results by county
2 See also
3 References
Results
1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes

Democratic
Walter Mondale
1,036,364
49.72%
10

Republican
Ronald Reagan ( incumbent )
1,032,603
49.54%
0

Independent Democrat
Lyndon LaRouche
3,865
0.19%
0

Socialist Workers
Melvin Mason
3,180
0.15%
0

Libertarian
David Bergland
2,996
0.14%
0

America First
Bob Richards
2,377
0.11%
0

Citizens
Sonia Johnson
1,219
0.06%
0

Write-ins
Write-ins
723
0.03%
0

Communist
Gus Hall
630
0.03%
0

Workers League
Edward Winn
260
0.01%
0

New Alliance
Dennis Serrette
232
0.01%
0
Invalid or blank votes


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Totals
2,084,449
100.00%
10
Voter turnout
68%
—
Results by county
County
Walter Frederick Mondale
Democratic
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aitkin
3,943
53.17%
3,422
46.14%
51
0.69%
521
7.03%
7,416
Anoka
50,305
51.63%
46,578
47.80%
557
0.57%
3,727
3.82%
97,440
Becker
5,456
41.65%
7,553
57.65%
92
0.70%
-2,097
-16.01%
13,101
Beltrami
7,481
49.88%
7,414
49.43%
103
0.69%
67
0.45%
14,998
Benton
4,922
41.42%
6,830
57.48%
131
1.10%
-1,908
-16.06%
11,883
Big Stone
1,994
51.83%
1,821
47.34%
32
0.83%
173
4.50%
3,847
Blue Earth
11,877
45.08%
14,298
54.27%
172
0.65%
-2,421
-9.19%
26,347
Brown
4,469
34.44%
8,399
64.72%
109
0.84%
-3,930
-30.28%
12,977
Carlton
9,189
64.70%
4,877
34.34%
137
0.96%
4,312
30.36%
14,203
Carver
6,725
35.75%
11,963
63.60%
121
0.64%
-5,238
-27.85%
18,809
Cass
4,773
41.61%
6,619
57.71%
78
0.68%
-1,846
-16.09%
11,470
Chippewa
3,047
43.01%
3,964
55.95%
74
1.04%
-917
-12.94%
7,085
Chisago
6,683
51.21%
6,279
48.12%
87
0.67%
404
3.10%
13,049
Clay
10,294
46.84%
11,565
52.62%
119
0.54%
-1,271
-5.78%
21,978
Clearwater
1,917
47.63%
2,066
51.33%
42
1.04%
-149
-3.70%
4,025
Cook
1,129
47.82%
1,219
51.63%
13
0.55%
-90
-3.81%
2,361
Cottonwood
3,073
41.61%
4,275
57.89%
37
0.50%
-1,202
-16.28%
7,385
Crow Wing
8,719
43.10%
11,362
56.16%
151
0.75%
-2,643
-13.06%
20,232
Dakota
49,125
46.83%
55,119
52.54%
667
0.64%
-5,994
-5.71%
104,911
Dodge
2,786
38.36%
4,428
60.97%
48
0.66%
-1,642
-22.61%
7,262
Douglas
5,444
37.43%
9,005
61.92%
94
0.65%
-3,561
-24.49%
14,543
Faribault
3,993
41.01%
5,690
58.44%
53
0.54%
-1,697
-17.43%
9,736
Fillmore
4,351
40.44%
6,342
58.94%
67
0.62%
-1,991
-18.50%
10,760
Freeborn
9,338
52.26%
8,413
47.09%
116
0.65%
925
5.18%
17,867
Goodhue
8,679
43.44%
11,171
55.92%
128
0.64%
-2,492
-12.47%
19,978
Grant
1,867
46.73%
2,111
52.84%
17
0.43%
-244
-6.11%
3,995
Hennepin
272,401
51.47%
253,921
47.98%
2,912
0.55%
18,480
3.49%
529,234
Houston
3,512
37.99%
5,645
61.06%
88
0.95%
-2,133
-23.07%
9,245
Hubbard
2,806
37.50%
4,621
61.76%
55
0.74%
-1,815
-24.26%
7,482
Isanti
5,378
48.38%
5,660
50.91%
79
0.71%
-282
-2.54%
11,117
Itasca
11,455
54.68%
9,306
44.42%
187
0.89%
2,149
10.26%
20,948
Jackson
3,437
51.89%
3,131
47.27%
55
0.83%
306
4.62%
6,623
Kanabec
2,660
46.47%
3,027
52.88%
37
0.65%
-367
-6.41%
5,724
Kandiyohi
8,402
46.41%
9,539
52.69%
163
0.90%
-1,137
-6.28%
18,104
Kittson
1,610
48.07%
1,716
51.24%
23
0.69%
-106
-3.17%
3,349
Koochiching
4,238
54.74%
3,466
44.77%
38
0.49%
772
9.97%
7,742
Lac qui Parle
2,685
48.84%
2,731
49.68%
81
1.47%
-46
-0.84%
5,497
Lake
4,468
68.43%
2,003
30.68%
58
0.89%
2,465
37.75%
6,529
Lake of the Woods
824
42.47%
1,094
56.39%
22
1.13%
-270
-13.92%
1,940
Le Sueur
5,070
45.47%
6,033
54.10%
48
0.43%
-963
-8.64%
11,151
Lincoln
1,827
48.04%
1,905
50.09%
71
1.87%
-78
-2.05%
3,803
Lyon
5,389
42.57%
7,170
56.64%
100
0.79%
-1,781
-14.07%
12,659
Mahnomen
1,241
47.79%
1,328
51.14%
28
1.08%
-87
-3.35%
2,597
Marshall
2,705
43.58%
3,433
55.31%
69
1.11%
-728
-11.73%
6,207
Martin
4,673
38.80%
7,308
60.67%
64
0.53%
-2,635
-21.88%
12,045
McLeod
4,864
35.43%
8,728
63.58%
135
0.98%
-3,864
-28.15%
13,727
Meeker
4,156
42.76%
5,511
56.70%
53
0.55%
-1,355
-13.94%
9,720
Mille Lacs
4,011
47.92%
4,307
51.45%
53
0.63%
-296
-3.54%
8,371
Morrison
6,225
44.85%
7,556
54.44%
99
0.71%
-1,331
-9.59%
13,880
Mower
12,498
60.53%
8,054
39.01%
95
0.46%
4,444
21.52%
20,647
Murray
2,741
49.17%
2,780
49.87%
54
0.97%
-39
-0.70%
5,575
Nicollet
5,789
43.37%
7,472
55.97%
88
0.66%
-1,683
-12.61%
13,349
Nobles
4,619
48.09%
4,876
50.77%
110
1.15%
-257
-2.68%
9,605
Norman
2,202
50.31%
2,152
49.17%
23
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