1984 Presidential Election (by congressional district)

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Louisiana





Mondale carried the 2nd District (which covered most of New Orleans) with 62% of the vote, was only 1% away from carrying the 8th District (in the center of the state) and hit 40% in the 7th District (the Southwestern portion of Louisiana).

Reagan's best performance was in the 1st District (directly above the 2nd) where he carried 77% of the vote.  

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

This is pretty impressive, Fuzzy.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

This is pretty impressive, Fuzzy.

Thanks!  

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Missouri





Mondale carried the 1st district (St. Louis) with 63% of the vote, and the 5th district (Kansas City) cith 54% of the vote.

Reagan recieved 60%+ in every other district.  

[Antonio the Sixth]

Seems there was considerably less gerrymandering in 1984.

Indeed, districts seem considerably more sound than they are as of now.

[Hash]

Alabama



There were no close districts whatsoever.  

But there wern't any 70%+ Reagan districts either.

Was any district majority-black?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Alabama



There were no close districts whatsoever. 

But there wern't any 70%+ Reagan districts either.

Was any district majority-black?

I've read somewhere that the "blcak majority district" doctrine emerged during the 1991 redistricting (the author cited it as a cause of the Republican comeback in the House from 1994 to 2006, but he also has mades a series of predictions that were proved wrong so I don't take it for granted).

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Alabama



There were no close districts whatsoever.  

But there wern't any 70%+ Reagan districts either.

Was any district majority-black?

Nope.    Some districts were 30% black or so, but no more.  

[Fuzzybigfoot]

New Jersey is on the way! 

[Fuzzybigfoot]

New Jersey

 



Mondale carried New Jersey's 10th district (Newark and some suburbs) and lost the 14th (Jersey City and suburbs) by a 6% margin.  The 1st district went to Reagan by a 10% margin (it contained the cities of Camden and Pennsauken, which are right across the river from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).

[bgwah]

Cool maps.

If you're confused about any boundaries, WWU has maps for old districts. Though that would admittedly be time-consuming.

[Linus Van Pelt]

Alabama



There were no close districts whatsoever. 

But there wern't any 70%+ Reagan districts either.

Was any district majority-black?

I've read somewhere that the "blcak majority district" doctrine emerged during the 1991 redistricting (the author cited it as a cause of the Republican comeback in the House from 1994 to 2006, but he also has mades a series of predictions that were proved wrong so I don't take it for granted).

It comes from the Supreme Court's interpretation of Section 2 of the VRA from Thornburg v. Gingles which was in 1986. So yes, it would have first applied in the redistricting after this election, even though the relevant law was of course passed in the 1960's.

Very interesting thread, just noticed it.

[nclib]

Nice maps, Fuzzy.

As expected, it appears the maps reflect economic interests a lot more than social interests.

Cool maps.

If you're confused about any boundaries, WWU has maps for old districts. Though that would admittedly be time-consuming.

Online? If so, please give link.

[bgwah]

Nice maps, Fuzzy.

As expected, it appears the maps reflect economic interests a lot more than social interests.

Cool maps.

If you're confused about any boundaries, WWU has maps for old districts. Though that would admittedly be time-consuming.

Online? If so, please give link.

No, unfortunately, hence the time-consuming comment.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Nice maps, Fuzzy.

As expected, it appears the maps reflect economic interests a lot more than social interests.

Cool maps.

If you're confused about any boundaries, WWU has maps for old districts. Though that would admittedly be time-consuming.

Online? If so, please give link.

No, unfortunately, hence the time-consuming comment.

Well I'll certainly look into it.  Thanks bgwah 

[RI]

A great Washington resource on past districts is here, specifically pages 161-177. Another good one is here.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This is certainly interesting. Is PA, NY, and MA coming soon?

[minionofmidas]

Nice.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Great thread; I've never seen detailed maps of 80s congressional districts for most of those states.

[JoeyJoeJoe]

By the way, I literally had to re-draw some of these districts, so they arn't perfect, but they are pretty good.  Most of them were drawn based on county lines anyways.

I recieved all these results from a book called The Almanac of American Politics 1988 by Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa.  It's a great read!  

And now back to some more state data.

That's not the first time I've heard of those "almanacs" : they must be a true goldmine of political data... Do you know if modern and update versions exist ?

There are a bunch of used ones on Amazon and such, which is where I got mine.  You may be able to find some for 20-30 dollars.  Some are very expensive, up to 50 or 60 dollars.  


But mine were about $20.  They're pretty awesome. 

I have the 1986 one on loan.  American U's library has them all except the first one.  As an alumni, I can borrow them.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Nice.  If you want to post any maps, you're more than welcome to. 

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Wisconsin



Mondale carried the 5th district (most of Milwaukee and suburbs)  with 60% of the vote, the 4th district (South Milwaukee and suburbs) by a 4% margin and the 2nd district (Greater Madison) with 51% of the vote.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

That's interesting; Gore didn't carry the old South Milwaukee district in 2000.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

That's interesting; Gore didn't carry the old South Milwaukee district in 2000.

Maybe Reagan's attitude toward Poland and other Soviet controlled nations hurt him in the district (a lot of the district's population was of Polish ancestry).

But I agree, the swing to Bush is fascinating.

[Linus Van Pelt]

That's interesting; Gore didn't carry the old South Milwaukee district in 2000.

Maybe Reagan's attitude toward Poland and other Soviet controlled nations hurt him in the district (a lot of the district's population was of Polish ancestry).

But I agree, the swing to Bush is fascinating.

I would have thought most Polish-Americans would have been in favour of Reagan's foreign policy, even if they were Democratic on economic issues. But who knows.