1984 United States presidential election in New York

The 1984 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. All 50 States and the District of Columbia participated in this election. Voters in New York chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who selected president and vice president.

New York was won by Ronald Reagan with 53.84% of the popular vote over Walter Mondale with 45.83%, a victory margin of 8.01%. This made New York about 10% more Democratic than the nation overall. This was the third election since the Civil War (the first two being 1952 and 1956), in which New York voted less Democratic than neighboring Pennsylvania.

The county results indicate a then-typical split between New York's rural upstate and the large suburban counties around New York City, on the one hand, and the urban centers of New York City, Buffalo, and Albany, on the other. While Mondale carried the four most heavily populated boroughs of New York City with nearly 63% of the vote, the strong Republican performance across most of the upstate as well as in the heavily populated suburban counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester was able to secure the state's electoral votes for Reagan.

Campaign Jesse Jackson's voters were 78% black, 14% white, 6% Hispanic, and 2% were members of other groups. 38% of Jackson voters listed Mondale as their second candidate in exit polls conducted by CBS News and The New York Times' while 24% listed Hart and 29% selected none.

Results 1984 United States presidential election in New YorkPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan 3,376,519 49.61% Conservative Ronald Reagan 288,244 4.23% Total Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 3,664,763 53.84% 36 Democratic Walter Mondale 3,001,285 44.09% Liberal Walter Mondale 118,324 1.74% Total Walter Mondale 3,119,609 45.83% 0 Free Libertarian David Bergland 11,949 0.18% 0 Communist Party Gus Hall 4,226 0.06% 0 New Alliance Dennis Serrette 3,200 0.05% 0 Workers World Larry Holmes 2,226 0.03% 0 Write-in 837 0.01% 0 Totals 6,806,810 100.0% 36

New York City results

1984 Presidential Election in New York CityManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal Democratic-LiberalWalter Mondale379,521223,112368,518328,37944,3451,343,87560.96%72.06%66.86%61.34%53.34%34.69% Republican-ConservativeRonald Reagan144,281109,308230,064285,47783,187852,31738.66%27.39%32.76%38.29%46.38%65.08% Free LibertarianDavid Bergland9883477446761612,9160.13%0.19%0.10%0.12%0.11%0.13% CommunistGus Hall940335663497442,4790.11%0.18%0.10%0.11%0.08%0.03% New AllianceDennis L. Serrette619379505331361,8700.08%0.12%0.11%0.08%0.05%0.03% Workers’ WorldLarry Holmes295186266218319960.05%0.06%0.06%0.04%0.04%0.02%TOTAL526,671333,683600,771615,578127,8262,204,529100.00%

By congressional district Reagan won 22 of 34 congressional districts, including eight held by Democrats and one by a Conservative. Mondale won 12 districts, including one held by a Republican.

District Reagan Mondale Representative 66% 34%William Carney 66% 34%Thomas Downey 64% 36%Robert J. Mrazek 64% 36%Norman F. Lent 60% 40%Ray McGrath 33% 67%Joseph P. Addabbo 47% 53%Gary Ackerman 47% 53%James H. Scheuer57%43%Geraldine FerraroThomas Manton 49% 51%Chuck Schumer 21% 79%Edolphus Towns 14% 86%Major Owens 47% 53%Stephen Solarz 66% 34%Guy Molinari 40% 60%Bill Green 16% 84%Charles Rangel 25% 75%Ted Weiss 19% 81%Bob Garcia 52% 48%Mario Biaggi56%44%Richard OttingerJoe DioGuardi 68% 32%Hamilton Fish IV 62% 38%Benjamin Gilman 53% 47%Samuel S. Stratton 69% 31%Gerry Solomon 63% 37%Sherwood Boehlert 66% 34%David O'Brien Martin 61% 39%George C. Wortley 61% 39%Matt McHugh 61% 39%Frank Horton63%37%Barber ConableFred J. Eckert 62% 38%Jack Kemp 55% 45%John LaFalce 37% 63%Henry J. Nowak 68% 32%Stan Lundine

Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublican/Conservative Walter MondaleDemocratic/Liberal Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Albany 74,542 49.50% 75,447 50.10% 603 0.40% -905 -0.60% 150,592 Allegany 14,527 75.25% 4,720 24.45% 57 0.30% 9,807 50.80% 19,304 Bronx 109,308 32.76% 223,112 66.86% 1,263 0.38% -113,804 -34.10% 333,683 Broome 58,109 60.47% 37,658 39.19% 322 0.34% 20,451 21.28% 96,089 Cattaraugus 24,162 70.10% 10,194 29.58% 112 0.32% 13,968 40.52% 34,468 Cayuga 21,451 63.50% 12,207 36.14% 121 0.36% 9,244 27.36% 33,779 Chautauqua 39,597 63.13% 22,986 36.65% 141 0.22% 16,611 26.48% 62,724 Chemung 24,909 62.83% 14,638 36.92% 100 0.25% 10,271 25.91% 39,647 Chenango 14,254 69.03% 6,343 30.72% 51 0.25% 7,911 38.31% 20,648 Clinton 19,549 64.22% 10,804 35.49% 90 0.30% 8,745 28.73% 30,443 Columbia 18,814 67.46% 8,960 32.13% 117 0.42% 9,854 35.33% 27,891 Cortland 13,691 67.70% 6,438 31.83% 95 0.47% 7,253 35.87% 20,224 Delaware 14,002 70.61% 5,745 28.97% 83 0.42% 8,257 41.64% 19,830 Dutchess 70,324 67.89% 32,867 31.73% 389 0.38% 37,457 36.16% 103,580 Erie 222,882 48.28% 237,631 51.47% 1,158 0.25% -14,749 -3.19% 461,671 Essex 12,114 69.94% 5,119 29.56% 87 0.50% 6,995 40.38% 17,320 Franklin 10,617 62.22% 6,400 37.51% 47 0.28% 4,217 24.71% 17,064 Fulton 14,887 65.82% 7,644 33.80% 87 0.38% 7,243 32.02% 22,618 Genesee 16,582 65.78% 8,549 33.91% 79 0.31% 8,033 31.87% 25,210 Greene 14,150 70.50% 5,858 29.19% 62 0.31% 8,292 41.31% 20,070 Hamilton 2,637 77.97% 737 21.79% 8 0.24% 1,900 56.18% 3,382 Herkimer 18,827 64.35% 10,346 35.36% 85 0.29% 8,481 28.99% 29,258 Jefferson 23,445 67.96% 10,960 31.77% 91 0.26% 12,485 36.19% 34,496 Kings 230,064 38.29% 368,518 61.34% 2,189 0.36% -138,454 -23.05% 600,771 Lewis 7,069 71.69% 2,757 27.96% 34 0.34% 4,312 43.73% 9,860 Livingston 16,389 68.60% 7,399 30.97% 104 0.44% 8,990 37.63% 23,892 Madison 17,568 67.67% 8,291 31.93% 104 0.40% 9,277 35.74% 25,963 Monroe 182,696 57.76% 132,109 41.77% 1,472 0.47% 50,587 15.99% 316,277 Montgomery 14,398 61.22% 9,044 38.45% 78 0.33% 5,354 22.77% 23,520 Nassau 392,017 61.83% 240,697 37.96% 1,349 0.21% 151,320 23.87% 634,063 New York 144,281 27.39% 379,521 72.06% 2,869 0.54% -235,240 -44.67% 526,671 Niagara 51,289 55.23% 41,368 44.55% 201 0.22% 9,921 10.68% 92,858 Oneida 65,377 60.38% 42,603 39.35% 289 0.27% 22,774 21.03% 108,269 Onondaga 121,857 59.64% 81,777 40.03% 680 0.33% 40,080 19.61% 204,314 Ontario 24,507 65.36% 12,844 34.26% 143 0.38% 11,663 31.10% 37,494 Orange 69,413 67.78% 32,663 31.89% 337 0.33% 36,750 35.89% 102,413 Orleans 10,543 70.17% 4,429 29.48% 52 0.35% 6,114 40.69% 15,024 Oswego 31,481 68.39% 14,347 31.17% 206 0.45% 17,134 37.22% 46,034 Otsego 16,777 63.28% 9,582 36.14% 152 0.57% 7,195 27.14% 26,511 Putnam 25,707 72.87% 9,473 26.85% 97 0.27% 16,234 46.02% 35,277 Queens 285,477 46.38% 328,379 53.34% 1,722 0.28% -42,902 -6.96% 615,578 Rensselaer 43,892 61.94% 26,755 37.76% 217 0.31% 17,137 24.18% 70,864 Richmond 83,187 65.08% 44,345 34.69% 294 0.23% 38,842 30.39% 127,826 Rockland 70,020 60.88% 44,687 38.85% 311 0.27% 25,333 22.03% 115,018 St. Lawrence 26,062 61.83% 15,963 37.87% 124 0.29% 10,099 23.96% 42,149 Saratoga 47,394 67.91% 22,166 31.76% 228 0.33% 25,228 36.15% 69,788 Schenectady 42,808 58.09% 30,612 41.54% 277 0.38% 12,196 16.55% 73,697 Schoharie 8,692 67.97% 3,996 31.25% 100 0.78% 4,696 36.72% 12,788 Schuyler 5,207 67.98% 2,422 31.62% 31 0.40% 2,785 36.36% 7,660 Seneca 9,420 65.84% 4,825 33.72% 62 0.43% 4,595 32.12% 14,307 Steuben 28,848 73.19% 10,471 26.56% 98 0.25% 18,377 46.63% 39,417 Suffolk 335,485 66.03% 171,295 33.72% 1,276 0.25% 164,190 32.31% 508,056 Sullivan 18,037 63.09% 10,475 36.64% 78 0.27% 7,562 26.45% 28,590 Tioga 14,856 71.36% 5,860 28.15% 101 0.49% 8,996 43.21% 20,817 Tompkins 18,255 48.32% 19,357 51.24% 165 0.44% -1,102 -2.92% 37,777 Ulster 47,372 63.93% 26,445 35.69% 285 0.38% 20,927 28.24% 74,102 Warren 17,616 74.75% 5,886 24.97% 66 0.28% 11,730 49.78% 23,568 Washington 16,580 73.48% 5,909 26.19% 74 0.33% 10,671 47.29% 22,563 Wayne 24,171 70.98% 9,700 28.49% 180 0.53% 14,471 42.49% 34,051 Westchester 229,005 58.67% 160,225 41.05% 1,078 0.28% 68,780 17.62% 390,308 Wyoming 11,199 71.69% 4,381 28.04% 42 0.27% 6,818 43.65% 15,622 Yates 6,367 70.26% 2,670 29.46% 25 0.28% 3,697 40.80% 9,062Totals3,664,76353.84%3,119,60945.83%22,4380.33%545,1548.01%6,806,810

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Monroe Niagara

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Tompkins

Analysis Mondale carried Tompkins County, home of the college town of Ithaca. He was only the third Democrat to do so since the Civil War, after Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 261-265 Reagan thus became the first-ever Republican to win the White House without carrying this county since the Republican Party's founding in 1854. Mondale managing to win Tompkins County even whilst losing the national popular vote by over 18% indicated the county's strong Democratic trend; it has given every subsequent Democratic nominee a double-digit margin, every Democrat from 2004 on over 60%, and every Democrat from 2008 on over 66% of its vote. This was among a handful of counties nationwide that flipped against Reagan.

, this remains the last time that New York has been carried by a Republican presidential nominee, as well as the last time that Schenectady County has done so.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Broome and Niagara counties would not vote Republican again until 2016.

See also United States presidential elections in New York Presidency of Ronald Reagan

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