Ronald Reagan

September 5, 2008 - 9:11am

Washington's 24 year streak

The last time Washington cast their electoral votes for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1984, when Ronald Reagan captured 56% of the vote.  Of the fifty states, Minnesota has gone the longest without backing a Republican presidential candidate: the last time was in 1972.  It helped the Democrats that favorite son Walter Mondale was on the national ticket in 1976, 1980 and 1984.

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