1984 United States presidential election in New York: Difference between revisions

A portent of the future was seen in Mondale carrying [[Tompkins County, New York|Tompkins County]], home of the college town of [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]. He was only the third Democrat to do so since the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], after [[Woodrow Wilson]] in [[1912 United States presidential election in New York|1912]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election in New York|1964]].<ref name="Geography261265">Menendez, Albert J.; ''The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004'', pp. 261-265 {{ISBN|0786422173}}</ref> Mondale managing this even whilst losing the national popular vote by over 18% indicated the county's strong Democratic trend; it has given every subsequent Democratic nominee a double-digit margin, every Democrat from 2004 on over 60%, and every Democrat from 2008 on over 2/3 of its vote.

 

 

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