As of 2020, this is the last time a Republican presidential candidate won over 1 million votes in Cook County, the state's most populous county. The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Illinois, with over 99% of the electorate voting only either Democratic or Republican, though several other parties did appear on the presidential ballot in the State.[1] Nearly every county in Illinois voted in majority for Reagan. One notable exception to this trend was Chicago's highly populated Cook County, which voted in majority for Mondale, albeit with a 2.6% margin, or 51% to 48.4%. 1984 marks the last time any presidential candidate won Cook County with a single-digit margin, and the last election that a Republican won over a million votes in that county.
Illinois weighed in for this election as 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Jackson County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[2] Reagan won the election in Illinois with a decisive 13 point landslide, carrying all but five counties. No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American Great Lakes States, at large, post-Reagan. While Illinois typically voted conservative at the time, the election results in Illinois are also 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. Notably, this is the closest to date that a Republican has come to carrying Cook County, home to Chicago, since Richard Nixon won it in 1972. Mondale took 51% of Cook County's vote to Reagan's 48.4%.
Walter Mondale accepted the Democratic nomination for presidency after pulling narrowly ahead of SenatorGary Hart of Colorado and Rev. Jesse Jackson of Illinois - his main contenders during what would be a very contentious[6] Democratic primary. During the campaign, Mondale was vocal about reduction of government spending, and, in particular, was vocal against heightened military spending on the nuclear arms race against the Soviet Union,[7] which was reaching its peak on both sides in the early 1980s.
Taking a (what was becoming the traditional liberal) stance on the social issues of the day, Mondale advocated for gun control, the right to choose regarding abortion, and strongly opposed the repeal of laws regarding institutionalized prayer in public schools. He also criticized Reagan for what he charged was his economic marginalization of the poor, stating that Reagan's reelection campaign was "a happy talk campaign," not focused on the real issues at hand.[8]
A very significant political move during this election: the Democratic Party nominated RepresentativeGeraldine Ferraro to run with Mondale as Vice-President. Ferraro is the first female candidate to receive such a nomination in United States history. She said in an interview at the 1984 Democratic National Convention that this action "opened a door which will never be closed again,"[9] speaking to the role of women in politics.
By 1984, Reagan was very popular with voters across the nation as the President who saw them out of the economic stagflation of the early and middle 1970's, and into a period of (relative) economic stability.[3]
The economic success seen under Reagan was politically accomplished (principally) in two ways. The first was initiation of deep tax cuts for the wealthy,[10] and the second was a wide-spectrum of tax cuts for crude oil production and refinement, namely, with the 1980 Windfall profits tax cuts.[11] These policies were augmented with a call for heightened military spending,[12] and the cutting of social welfare programs for the poor.[13] Collectively called "Reaganomics", these economic policies were established through several pieces of legislation passed between 1980 and 1987.
Virtually unopposed during the Republican primaries, Reagan ran on a campaign of furthering his economic policies. Reagan vowed to continue his "war on drugs," passing sweeping legislation after the 1984 election in support of mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession.[14] Furthermore, taking a (what was becoming the traditional conservative) stance on the social issues of the day, Reagan strongly opposed legislation regarding comprehension of gay marriage, abortion, and (to a lesser extent) environmentalism,[15] regarding the final as simply being bad for business.
Results
1984 United States presidential election in Illinois[5]
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^Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^ abRaines, 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.
^ abcde"OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 24 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
^ abc"OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 24 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
^Martin, Douglas (2011-03-27). "Geraldine A. Ferraro, First Woman on Major Party Ticket, Dies at 75". The New York Times. pp. A1. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^. Tax Foundation. September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
^Joseph J. Thorndike (Nov 10, 2005). "Historical Perspective: The Windfall Profit Tax". Retrieved November 11, 2013.
^Historical tables, Budget of the United States Government 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, 2013, table 6.1.
^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 Illinois took place on November 6 1984 All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1984 United States presidential election State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president of the United States 1984 United States presidential election in Illinois 1980 November 6 1984 1988 Turnout74 48 Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter MondaleParty Republican DemocraticHome state California MinnesotaRunning mate George H W Bush Geraldine FerraroElectoral vote 24 0Popular vote 2 707 103 2 086 499Percentage 56 17 43 30 County Results Reagan 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Mondale 50 60 President before electionRonald ReaganRepublican Elected President Ronald ReaganRepublicanIllinois 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 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 As of 2020 this is the last time a Republican presidential candidate won over 1 million votes in Cook County the state s most populous county The presidential election of 1984 was a very partisan election for Illinois with over 99 of the electorate voting only either Democratic or Republican though several other parties did appear on the presidential ballot in the State 1 Nearly every county in Illinois voted in majority for Reagan One notable exception to this trend was Chicago s highly populated Cook County which voted in majority for Mondale albeit with a 2 6 margin or 51 to 48 4 1984 marks the last time any presidential candidate won Cook County with a single digit margin and the last election that a Republican won over a million votes in that county Illinois weighed in for this election as 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last election in which Jackson County voted for a Republican presidential candidate 2 Reagan won the election in Illinois with a decisive 13 point landslide carrying all but five counties No Republican candidate has received as strong of support in the American Great Lakes States at large post Reagan While Illinois typically voted conservative at the time the election results in Illinois are also 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 Notably this is the closest to date that a Republican has come to carrying Cook County home to Chicago since Richard Nixon won it in 1972 Mondale took 51 of Cook County s vote to Reagan s 48 4 Contents 1 Primaries 1 1 Turnout 1 2 Democratic 1 3 Republican 2 Democratic platform 3 Republican platform 4 Results 4 1 Results by county 5 See also 6 ReferencesPrimaries EditThe primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices Senate and House as well as those for state offices 4 5 Turnout Edit Turnout in the state run primary elections Democratic and Republican was 37 25 with a total of 2 254 503 votes cast 4 Turnout during the general election was 74 48 with 4 819 088 votes cast 5 State run primaries were held for the Democratic and Republican parties on March 20 4 Democratic Edit 1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1980 March 20 1988 1988 03 20 1988 Candidate Walter Mondale Gary Hart Jesse JacksonHome state Minnesota Colorado IllinoisPopular vote 670 951 584 579 348 843Percentage 40 43 35 23 21 02 The 1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 20 1984 in the U S state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party s statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1984 presidential election 1984 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 4 Candidate Votes DelegatesWalter F Mondale 670 951 40 43Gary Hart 584 579 35 23Jesse L Jackson 348 843 21 02George McGovern withdrew 25 336 1 53John Glenn withdrew 19 800 1 19Betty Jean Williams 4 797 0 29Alan Cranston withdrew 2 786 0 17Reubin Askew withdrew 2 182 0 13Write in 151 0 01Total 1 659 425 100 Republican Edit 1984 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1980 March 20 1988 1988 03 20 1988 Candidate Ronald ReaganHome state CaliforniaPopular vote 594 742Percentage 99 94 The 1984 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 20 1984 in the U S state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party s statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1984 presidential election 1992 Illinois Republican presidential primary 4 Candidate Votes DelegatesRonald Reagan 594 742 99 94Write in 336 0 06Total 595 078 100Democratic platform EditWalter Mondale accepted the Democratic nomination for presidency after pulling narrowly ahead of Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Rev Jesse Jackson of Illinois his main contenders during what would be a very contentious 6 Democratic primary During the campaign Mondale was vocal about reduction of government spending and in particular was vocal against heightened military spending on the nuclear arms race against the Soviet Union 7 which was reaching its peak on both sides in the early 1980s Taking a what was becoming the traditional liberal stance on the social issues of the day Mondale advocated for gun control the right to choose regarding abortion and strongly opposed the repeal of laws regarding institutionalized prayer in public schools He also criticized Reagan for what he charged was his economic marginalization of the poor stating that Reagan s reelection campaign was a happy talk campaign not focused on the real issues at hand 8 A very significant political move during this election the Democratic Party nominated Representative Geraldine Ferraro to run with Mondale as Vice President Ferraro is the first female candidate to receive such a nomination in United States history She said in an interview at the 1984 Democratic National Convention that this action opened a door which will never be closed again 9 speaking to the role of women in politics Republican platform Edit On the campaign trail President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave from limousine while touring Dixon Illinois February 1984 By 1984 Reagan was very popular with voters across the nation as the President who saw them out of the economic stagflation of the early and middle 1970 s and into a period of relative economic stability 3 The economic success seen under Reagan was politically accomplished principally in two ways The first was initiation of deep tax cuts for the wealthy 10 and the second was a wide spectrum of tax cuts for crude oil production and refinement namely with the 1980 Windfall profits tax cuts 11 These policies were augmented with a call for heightened military spending 12 and the cutting of social welfare programs for the poor 13 Collectively called Reaganomics these economic policies were established through several pieces of legislation passed between 1980 and 1987 Virtually unopposed during the Republican primaries Reagan ran on a campaign of furthering his economic policies Reagan vowed to continue his war on drugs passing sweeping legislation after the 1984 election in support of mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession 14 Furthermore taking a what was becoming the traditional conservative stance on the social issues of the day Reagan strongly opposed legislation regarding comprehension of gay marriage abortion and to a lesser extent environmentalism 15 regarding the final as simply being bad for business Results Edit1984 United States presidential election in Illinois 5 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Ronald Reagan 2 707 103 56 17 24Democratic Walter Mondale 2 086 499 43 30 0Libertarian David Bergland 10 086 0 21 0Communist Party Gus Hall 4 672 0 10 0Citizen s Party Sonia Johnson 2 716 0 06 0Socialist Equality Party Edward Winn 2 632 0 05 0New Alliance Party Dennis Serrette 2 386 0 05 0Socialist Workers Party Melvin Mason 2 132 0 04 0Write Ins 862 0 02 0Totals 4 819 088 100 0 24Results by county Edit County Ronald Wilson ReaganRepublican Walter Frederick MondaleDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast Adams 20 225 65 99 10 336 33 72 88 0 29 9 889 32 27 30 649Alexander 2 574 47 08 2 872 52 53 21 0 38 298 5 45 5 467Bond 4 240 59 46 2 870 40 25 21 0 29 1 370 19 21 7 131Boone 7 536 66 65 3 717 32 88 53 0 47 3 819 33 78 11 306Brown 1 478 60 43 959 39 21 9 0 37 519 21 22 2 446Bureau 11 741 62 57 6 925 36 90 99 0 53 4 816 25 66 18 765Calhoun 1 648 53 04 1 443 46 44 16 0 51 205 6 60 3 107Carroll 5 237 68 39 2 398 31 31 23 0 30 2 839 37 07 7 658Cass 3 435 53 68 2 937 45 90 27 0 42 498 7 78 6 399Champaign 39 224 58 61 27 266 40 74 435 0 65 11 958 17 87 66 925Christian 8 534 52 84 7 541 46 69 77 0 48 993 6 15 16 152Clark 5 318 63 45 3 032 36 17 32 0 38 2 286 27 27 8 382Clay 4 562 64 22 2 524 35 53 18 0 25 2 038 28 69 7 104Clinton 9 233 66 43 4 628 33 30 38 0 27 4 605 33 13 13 899Coles 14 044 65 95 7 156 33 60 95 0 45 6 888 32 35 21 295Cook 1 055 558 48 40 1 112 641 51 02 12 536 0 57 57 083 2 62 2 180 735Crawford 6 261 66 44 3 130 33 21 33 0 35 3 131 33 22 9 424Cumberland 3 002 63 04 1 733 36 39 27 0 57 1 269 26 65 4 762DeKalb 4 534 65 57 2 352 34 01 29 0 42 2 182 31 55 6 915DeWitt 20 294 64 50 10 942 34 78 229 0 73 9 352 29 72 31 465Douglas 5 691 66 14 2 886 33 54 27 0 31 2 805 32 60 8 604DuPage 227 141 75 66 71 430 23 79 1 644 0 55 155 711 51 87 300 215Edgar 6 821 67 54 3 241 32 09 37 0 37 3 580 35 45 10 099Edwards 2 778 72 25 1 057 27 49 10 0 26 1 721 44 76 3 845Effingham 9 617 71 22 3 841 28 44 46 0 34 5 776 42 77 13 504Fayette 6 607 63 09 3 844 36 70 22 0 21 2 763 26 38 10 473Ford 4 871 73 11 1 763 26 46 29 0 44 3 108 46 65 6 663Franklin 9 656 47 39 10 667 52 35 54 0 27 1 011 4 96 20 377Fulton 9 147 49 77 9 131 49 69 99 0 54 16 0 09 18 377Gallatin 1 939 47 15 2 164 52 63 9 0 22 225 5 47 4 112Greene 4 057 60 96 2 563 38 51 35 0 53 1 494 22 45 6 655Grundy 9 595 66 98 4 671 32 61 59 0 41 4 924 34 37 14 325Hamilton 3 074 57 50 2 251 42 11 21 0 39 823 15 39 5 346Hancock 6 251 62 50 3 713 37 13 37 0 37 2 538 25 38 10 001Hardin 1 689 58 26 1 205 41 57 5 0 17 484 16 70 2 899Henderson 2 289 53 51 1 969 46 03 20 0 47 320 7 48 4 278Henry 14 504 57 41 10 679 42 27 79 0 31 3 825 15 14 25 262Iroquois 11 327 77 13 3 300 22 47 58 0 39 8 027 54 66 14 685Jackson 13 609 52 55 12 105 46 74 182 0 70 1 504 5 81 25 896Jasper 3 673 67 35 1 750 32 09 31 0 57 1 923 35 26 5 454Jefferson 9 642 57 10 7 200 42 64 43 0 25 2 442 14 46 16 885Jersey 5 146 57 60 3 762 42 11 26 0 29 1 384 15 49 8 934Jo Daviess 5 877 63 18 3 348 35 99 77 0 83 2 529 27 19 9 302Johnson 3 424 67 36 1 647 32 40 12 0 24 1 777 34 96 5 083Kane 72 655 69 09 31 875 30 31 629 0 60 40 780 38 78 105 159Kankakee 23 807 60 02 15 246 38 44 612 1 54 8 561 21 58 39 665Kendall 10 872 73 81 3 789 25 72 69 0 47 7 083 48 09 14 730Knox 14 974 55 21 12 027 44 34 121 0 45 2 947 10 87 27 122Lake 118 401 68 35 53 947 31 14 876 0 51 64 454 37 21 173 224LaSalle 27 388 56 89 20 532 42 65 219 0 45 6 856 14 24 48 139Lawrence 4 686 61 35 2 924 38 28 28 0 37 1 762 23 07 7 638Lee 11 178 73 76 3 919 25 86 58 0 38 7 259 47 90 15 155Livingston 12 291 72 65 4 567 26 99 61 0 36 7 724 45 65 16 919Logan 9 932 70 71 4 052 28 85 62 0 44 5 880 41 86 14 046Macon 30 457 54 28 25 463 45 38 192 0 34 4 994 8 90 56 112Macoupin 12 282 53 51 10 602 46 19 69 0 30 1 680 7 32 22 953Madison 57 021 53 94 48 352 45 74 340 0 32 8 669 8 20 105 713Marion 11 300 59 65 7 599 40 11 46 0 24 3 701 19 54 18 945Marshall 4 060 62 53 2 386 36 75 47 0 72 1 674 25 78 6 493Mason 4 109 54 89 3 354 44 80 23 0 31 755 10 09 7 486Massac 3 827 54 29 3 194 45 31 28 0 40 633 8 98 7 049McDonough 9 383 67 02 4 561 32 58 57 0 41 4 822 34 44 14 001McHenry 47 282 76 21 14 420 23 24 340 0 55 32 862 52 97 62 042McLean 32 221 66 64 15 880 32 84 248 0 51 16 341 33 80 48 349Menard 3 925 68 07 1 826 31 67 15 0 26 2 099 36 40 5 766Mercer 4 907 54 97 3 982 44 61 38 0 43 925 10 36 8 927Monroe 6 936 67 89 3 256 31 87 25 0 24 3 680 36 02 10 217Montgomery 8 191 56 08 6 360 43 55 54 0 37 1 831 12 54 14 605Morgan 10 683 66 37 5 361 33 30 53 0 33 5 322 33 06 16 097Moultrie 3 593 59 17 2 458 40 48 21 0 35 1 135 18 69 6 072Ogle 13 503 73 40 4 803 26 11 90 0 49 8 700 47 29 18 396Peoria 45 607 55 02 36 830 44 43 462 0 56 8 777 10 59 82 899Perry 5 852 55 88 4 584 43 77 36 0 34 1 268 12 11 10 472Piatt 5 000 63 46 2 840 36 05 39 0 49 2 160 27 41 7 879Pike 5 295 57 03 3 965 42 70 25 0 27 1 330 14 32 9 285Pope 1 545 62 00 940 37 72 7 0 28 605 24 28 2 492Pulaski 1 923 52 48 1 724 47 05 17 0 46 199 5 43 3 664Putnam 1 912 56 02 1 487 43 57 14 0 41 425 12 45 3 413Randolph 9 415 59 48 6 355 40 15 59 0 37 3 060 19 33 15 829Richland 5 665 71 95 2 182 27 71 27 0 34 3 483 44 23 7 874Rock Island 35 121 46 41 40 208 53 13 343 0 45 5 087 6 72 75 672Saline 7 176 54 15 6 038 45 57 37 0 28 1 138 8 59 13 251Sangamon 54 086 61 10 34 059 38 47 378 0 43 20 027 22 62 88 523Schuyler 2 515 61 93 1 533 37 75 13 0 32 982 24 18 4 061Scott 1 976 67 33 943 32 13 16 0 55 1 033 35 20 2 935Shelby 6 372 59 38 4 317 40 23 41 0 38 2 055 19 15 10 730St Clair 51 046 49 01 52 294 50 21 808 0 78 1 248 1 20 104 148Stark 2 228 67 15 1 072 32 31 18 0 54 1 156 34 84 3 318Stephenson 14 237 67 37 6 723 31 82 171 0 81 7 514 35 56 21 131Tazewell 33 782 59 15 23 095 40 44 238 0 42 10 687 18 71 57 115Union 4 721 55 13 3 815 44 55 28 0 33 906 10 58 8 564Vermilion 22 932 57 89 16 530 41 73 149 0 38 6 402 16 16 39 611Wabash 3 639 66 73 1 795 32 92 19 0 35 1 844 33 82 5 453Warren 5 846 63 59 3 318 36 09 29 0 32 2 528 27 50 9 193Washington 5 129 68 24 2 363 31 44 24 0 32 2 766 36 80 7 516Wayne 6 298 70 36 2 621 29 28 32 0 36 3 677 41 08 8 951White 5 500 61 23 3 457 38 48 26 0 29 2 043 22 74 8 983Whiteside 16 743 59 59 11 226 39 96 127 0 45 5 517 19 64 28 096Will 78 684 63 25 45 193 36 33 520 0 42 33 491 26 92 124 397Williamson 14 930 56 06 11 614 43 61 86 0 32 3 316 12 45 26 630Winnebago 64 203 58 66 44 629 40 78 619 0 57 19 574 17 88 109 451Woodford 10 758 70 44 4 425 28 97 89 0 58 6 333 41 47 15 272Totals 2 707 103 56 17 2 086 499 43 30 25 486 0 53 620 604 12 88 4 819 088See also EditPresidency of Ronald Reagan United States presidential elections in IllinoisReferences Edit Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas org 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 a b 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 a b c d e OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20 1984 PDF www elections il gov Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved 24 April 2020 permanent dead link a b c OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6 1984 PDF www elections il gov Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved 24 April 2020 permanent dead link Kurt Andersen A Wild Ride to the End Time May 28 1984 Trying to Win the Peace by Evan Thomas Time July 2 1984 Mondale s Acceptance Speech 1984 AllPolitics Martin Douglas 2011 03 27 Geraldine A Ferraro First Woman on Major Party Ticket Dies at 75 The New York Times pp A1 Retrieved November 5 2013 U S Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History 1913 2011 Nominal and Inflation Adjusted Brackets Tax Foundation September 9 2011 Archived from the original on January 16 2013 Retrieved November 10 2013 Joseph J Thorndike Nov 10 2005 Historical Perspective The Windfall Profit Tax Retrieved November 11 2013 Historical tables Budget of the United States Government Archived 2012 04 17 at the Wayback Machine 2013 table 6 1 Niskanen William A 1992 Reaganomics In David R Henderson ed Concise Encyclopedia of Economics 1st ed Library of Economics and Liberty OCLC 317650570 50016270 163149563 Alexander Michelle 2010 The New Jim Crow New York The New Press p 5 ISBN 978 1595581037 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 Illinois amp oldid 1127701824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
