The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Arizona, with just under 99% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties, and only four parties appearing on the ballot.[1] Nearly every county in Arizona voted with majorities for Reagan, a particularly strong turnout even in this typically conservative-leaning state. Reagan's win in the Grand Canyon state was largely the result of a lopsided 45% victory margin in Maricopa County, the state's most populated county and home to Phoenix. Mondale did best in predominantly Native American Apache County, which was typical of his gains vis-à-vis Jimmy Carter in Native American counties throughout the nation; Reagan thus became the first-ever Republican to win the White House without carrying this county.[2] Mondale also won heavily unionized copper-mining Greenlee County; albeit his performance there was the worst by a Democrat since statehood.
Arizona weighed in for this election as sixteen points more Republican than the national average. Reagan won the election in Arizona with a decisive 34-point landslide. The wide margins found in Arizona, though generally conservative in its voting, are reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s; called by Reagan the "second American Revolution".[3] This was most evident during the 1984 presidential election. No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American West at large, as Reagan did.
It is speculated that Mondale lost support with voters nearly immediately during the campaign, namely during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. There he stated that he intended to increase taxes. To quote Mondale, "By the end of my first term, I will reduce the Reagan budget deficit by two thirds. Let's tell the truth. It must be done, it must be done. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did."[4] Despite this claimed attempt at establishing truthfulness with the electorate, this claim to raise taxes badly eroded his chances in what had already begun as an uphill battle against the charismatic Ronald Reagan. Reagan also enjoyed high levels of bipartisan support during the 1984 presidential election, both in Arizona, and across the nation at large. Many registered Democrats who voted for Reagan (Reagan Democrats) stated that they had chosen to do so because they associated him with the economic recovery, because of his strong stance on national security issues with Russia, and because they considered the Democrats as "supporting American poor and minorities at the expense of the middle class."[5] These public opinion factors contributed to Reagan's 1984 landslide victory, in Arizona and elsewhere.
^"1984 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
^Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^Raines, Howell (November 7, 1984). "Reagan Wins By a Landslide, Sweeping at Least 48 States; G.O.P. Gains Strength in House". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^Prendergast, William B. (1999). The Catholic vote in American politics. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. pp. 186, 191–193. ISBN0-87840-724-3.
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Main article 1984 United States presidential election The 1984 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6 1984 All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election State voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College which selected the President and Vice President of the United States Arizona 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 incumbent Vice President and former C I A Director 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 1984 United States presidential election in Arizona 1980 November 6 1984 1988 Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter MondaleParty Republican DemocraticHome state California MinnesotaRunning mate George H W Bush Geraldine FerraroElectoral vote 7 0Popular vote 681 416 333 854Percentage 66 42 32 54 County Results Reagan 50 60 60 70 70 80 Mondale 50 60 President before electionRonald ReaganRepublican Elected President Ronald ReaganRepublicanThe presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Arizona with just under 99 of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties and only four parties appearing on the ballot 1 Nearly every county in Arizona voted with majorities for Reagan a particularly strong turnout even in this typically conservative leaning state Reagan s win in the Grand Canyon state was largely the result of a lopsided 45 victory margin in Maricopa County the state s most populated county and home to Phoenix Mondale did best in predominantly Native American Apache County which was typical of his gains vis a vis Jimmy Carter in Native American counties throughout the nation Reagan thus became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying this county 2 Mondale also won heavily unionized copper mining Greenlee County albeit his performance there was the worst by a Democrat since statehood Arizona weighed in for this election as sixteen points more Republican than the national average Reagan won the election in Arizona with a decisive 34 point landslide The wide margins found in Arizona though generally conservative in its voting are reflective of a nationwide reconsolidation of base for the Republican Party which took place through the 1980s called by Reagan the second American Revolution 3 This was most evident during the 1984 presidential election No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American West at large as Reagan did It is speculated that Mondale lost support with voters nearly immediately during the campaign namely during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention There he stated that he intended to increase taxes To quote Mondale By the end of my first term I will reduce the Reagan budget deficit by two thirds Let s tell the truth It must be done it must be done Mr Reagan will raise taxes and so will I He won t tell you I just did 4 Despite this claimed attempt at establishing truthfulness with the electorate this claim to raise taxes badly eroded his chances in what had already begun as an uphill battle against the charismatic Ronald Reagan Reagan also enjoyed high levels of bipartisan support during the 1984 presidential election both in Arizona and across the nation at large Many registered Democrats who voted for Reagan Reagan Democrats stated that they had chosen to do so because they associated him with the economic recovery because of his strong stance on national security issues with Russia and because they considered the Democrats as supporting American poor and minorities at the expense of the middle class 5 These public opinion factors contributed to Reagan s 1984 landslide victory in Arizona and elsewhere Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults Edit1984 United States presidential election in ArizonaParty Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Ronald Reagan incumbent 681 416 66 42 7Democratic Walter Mondale 333 854 32 54 0Libertarian David Bergland 10 585 1 03 0Write Ins 24 gt 0 01 0Citizen s Party Sonia Johnson 18 gt 0 01 0Totals 1 025 897 100 0 7Results by county Edit County Ronald Wilson ReaganRepublican Walter Frederick MondaleDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Apache 5 638 43 26 7 277 55 84 117 0 90 1 639 12 58 13 032Cochise 16 405 62 25 9 671 36 70 279 1 06 6 734 25 55 26 355Coconino 17 581 59 13 11 528 38 77 626 2 11 6 053 20 36 29 735Gila 8 543 56 02 6 509 42 68 197 1 29 2 034 13 34 15 249Graham 5 247 62 35 3 080 36 60 89 1 06 2 167 25 75 8 416Greenlee 1 801 47 58 1 963 51 86 21 0 55 162 4 28 3 785La Paz 2 757 63 92 1 502 34 82 54 1 25 1 255 29 10 4 313Maricopa 411 902 71 98 154 833 27 06 5 538 0 97 257 069 44 92 572 273Mohave 17 364 69 26 7 436 29 66 272 1 08 9 928 39 60 25 072Navajo 11 379 58 12 8 017 40 95 182 0 93 3 362 17 17 19 578Pima 123 830 56 90 91 585 42 09 2 197 1 01 32 245 14 82 217 612Pinal 16 464 57 53 11 923 41 66 232 0 81 4 541 15 87 28 619Santa Cruz 3 855 60 34 2 463 38 55 71 1 11 1 392 21 79 6 389Yavapai 24 802 70 89 9 609 27 46 577 1 65 15 193 43 42 34 988Yuma 13 848 67 61 6 458 31 53 175 0 85 7 390 36 08 20 481Totals 681 416 66 42 333 854 32 54 10 627 1 04 347 562 33 88 1 025 897See also EditPresidency of Ronald ReaganReferences Edit 1984 Presidential General Election Results Arizona Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved 2013 11 11 Sullivan Robert David How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine in The National Catholic Review June 29 2016 Raines Howell November 7 1984 Reagan Wins By a Landslide Sweeping at Least 48 States G O P Gains Strength in House The New York Times Retrieved November 11 2013 Mondale s Acceptance Speech 1984 AllPolitics Prendergast William B 1999 The Catholic vote in American politics Washington DC Georgetown University Press pp 186 191 193 ISBN 0 87840 724 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 United States presidential election in Arizona amp oldid 1136889660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
