1984 United States presidential election in California

1984 United States presidential election in California

November 6, 1984
Turnout74.93% (of registered voters) 2.31 pp
59.08% (of eligible voters) 2.04 pp
 
Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 47 0
Popular vote 5,467,009 3,922,519
Percentage 57.51% 41.27%


President before election

Ronald Reagan
Republican

Elected President

Ronald Reagan
Republican

The 1984 United States presidential election in California took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. State voters chose 47 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. California voted for the Republican incumbent and former California Governor, Ronald Reagan, in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Minnesota Senator and Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan easily won his home state with a comfortable 16.24% margin and carried all but five counties. Despite this, California's margin was 1.97% more Democratic than the nation as a whole.

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Republican carried the following California counties in a presidential election: Contra Costa, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Mendocino, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. Mondale flipped Marin and Santa Cruz Counties. These were among a handful of counties nationwide that he flipped.