The presidential election of 1984 was a rather partisan election for Nevada, with about 2% of the state voting for third parties, or for Nevada's "None of These Candidates" option.[1] Every county gave Reagan a comfortable majority.
Nevada weighed in for this election as 16% more Republican than the national average. Reagan won Nevada by a resounding landslide margin of 34%. His vote share of 65.9% made it his tenth-best state nationally, and was the highest vote share any nominee of either party had won in the Silver State since 1936. The Mountain West as a whole had begun trending Republican in 1952,[2] but Nevada remained more competitive than other states in the region through the 1960s and 1970s, being one of two states in the region (along with New Mexico) to vote for Kennedy in 1960, giving Nixon a plurality in 1968, and voting for Ford by just 4.4% in 1976.
A dramatic shift came with Reagan's candidacy, however, as, in 1980, Nevada gave Reagan nearly as high a vote share as it had given Nixon in his 1972 landslide. Reagan improved his vote share still further in 1984. He carried every county in the state, including the largest county, Clark County (home to Las Vegas), which had typically voted Democratic from its founding in 1909 through 1976. Not only did he carry Clark, but he got a higher vote share in it than he did nationally, becoming the first nominee of either party to crack 60% in the county since 1964. He also won over two-thirds of the vote in the state's second population center, more typically Republican Washoe County (Reno). Only in rural and sparsely-settled White Pine County did Reagan fall below 60%, and even here he won by double digits. In eleven counties (including the state's third-largest county equivalent, Carson City), Reagan broke 70%.
Nevada would remain strongly Republican in 1988, but thereafter, it would return to being a more competitive state, as Clark County returned to the Democratic fold in 1992 (and has, as of 2020, never voted Republican again). Bill Clinton won it twice, but by narrow margins; but George W. Bush also won it only by narrow margins in his two elections. No nominee of either party has received as high a vote share in the state as Reagan, as of 2020.
^"Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
^Paulson, Arthur C. (2000). Realignment and Party Revival: Understanding American Electoral Politics at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-275-96865-6.
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Main article 1984 United States presidential election The 1984 United States presidential election in Nevada 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 four electors to the Electoral College which selected the president and vice president of the United States 1984 United States presidential election in Nevada 1980 November 6 1984 1988 Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter MondaleParty Republican DemocraticHome state California MinnesotaRunning mate George H W Bush Geraldine FerraroElectoral vote 4 0Popular vote 188 770 91 655Percentage 65 85 31 97 County Results Reagan 50 60 60 70 70 80 President before electionRonald ReaganRepublican Elected President Ronald ReaganRepublicanNevada 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 The presidential election of 1984 was a rather partisan election for Nevada with about 2 of the state voting for third parties or for Nevada s None of These Candidates option 1 Every county gave Reagan a comfortable majority Nevada weighed in for this election as 16 more Republican than the national average Reagan won Nevada by a resounding landslide margin of 34 His vote share of 65 9 made it his tenth best state nationally and was the highest vote share any nominee of either party had won in the Silver State since 1936 The Mountain West as a whole had begun trending Republican in 1952 2 but Nevada remained more competitive than other states in the region through the 1960s and 1970s being one of two states in the region along with New Mexico to vote for Kennedy in 1960 giving Nixon a plurality in 1968 and voting for Ford by just 4 4 in 1976 A dramatic shift came with Reagan s candidacy however as in 1980 Nevada gave Reagan nearly as high a vote share as it had given Nixon in his 1972 landslide Reagan improved his vote share still further in 1984 He carried every county in the state including the largest county Clark County home to Las Vegas which had typically voted Democratic from its founding in 1909 through 1976 Not only did he carry Clark but he got a higher vote share in it than he did nationally becoming the first nominee of either party to crack 60 in the county since 1964 He also won over two thirds of the vote in the state s second population center more typically Republican Washoe County Reno Only in rural and sparsely settled White Pine County did Reagan fall below 60 and even here he won by double digits In eleven counties including the state s third largest county equivalent Carson City Reagan broke 70 Nevada would remain strongly Republican in 1988 but thereafter it would return to being a more competitive state as Clark County returned to the Democratic fold in 1992 and has as of 2020 never voted Republican again Bill Clinton won it twice but by narrow margins but George W Bush also won it only by narrow margins in his two elections No nominee of either party has received as high a vote share in the state as Reagan as of 2020 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1984 United States presidential election in NevadaParty Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Ronald Reagan incumbent 188 770 65 85 4Democratic Walter Mondale 91 655 31 97 0 None of These Candidates 3 950 1 38 0Libertarian David Bergland 2 292 0 80 0Totals 286 667 100 0 4Results by county edit County Ronald Wilson Reagan 3 Republican Walter Frederick Mondale 3 Democratic No Candidate 3 None of These Candidates David Peter Bergland 3 Libertarian Margin Total votes cast Churchill 4 479 75 53 1 304 21 99 103 1 74 44 0 74 3 175 53 54 5 930Clark 94 133 62 60 53 386 35 50 1 866 1 24 978 0 65 40 747 27 10 150 363Douglas 6 385 75 57 1 877 22 22 106 1 25 81 0 96 4 508 53 36 8 449Elko 5 110 74 48 1 566 22 82 105 1 53 80 1 17 3 544 51 65 6 861Esmeralda 453 70 02 158 24 42 19 2 94 17 2 63 295 45 60 647Eureka 439 75 95 124 21 45 9 1 56 6 1 04 315 54 50 578Humboldt 2 498 72 41 862 24 99 52 1 51 38 1 10 1 636 47 42 3 450Lander 1 222 78 28 301 19 28 27 1 73 11 0 70 921 59 00 1 561Lincoln 1 175 72 71 397 24 57 30 1 86 14 0 87 778 48 14 1 616Lyon 4 320 69 94 1 673 27 08 94 1 52 90 1 46 2 647 42 85 6 177Mineral 1 645 65 69 766 30 59 57 2 28 36 1 44 879 35 10 2 504Nye 3 573 71 62 1 269 25 44 84 1 68 63 1 26 2 304 46 18 4 989Pershing 956 71 88 333 25 04 24 1 80 17 1 28 623 46 84 1 330Storey 570 66 74 252 29 51 17 1 99 15 1 76 318 37 24 854Washoe 50 418 67 67 22 321 29 96 1 114 1 50 658 0 88 28 097 37 71 74 511White Pine 1 917 57 90 1 276 38 54 78 2 36 40 1 21 641 19 36 3 311Carson City 9 477 70 01 3 790 28 00 165 1 22 104 0 77 5 687 42 01 13 536Totals 188 770 65 85 91 655 31 97 3 950 1 38 2 292 0 80 97 115 33 88 286 667See also editPresidency of Ronald Reagan United States presidential elections in NevadaReferences edit Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas org Retrieved July 21 2013 Paulson Arthur C 2000 Realignment and Party Revival Understanding American Electoral Politics at the Turn of the Twenty first Century Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 275 96865 6 a b c d Our Campaigns NV US President 1984 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 United States presidential election in Nevada amp oldid 1176039395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
