Reagan Democrat

Bumper sticker from Reagan's 1980 campaign

Reagan Democrat is an American political saying that was used by analysts showing how Democratic voters would support Republican President Ronald Reagan rather than Jimmy Carter or Walter Mondale. This was said during both the 1980 and 1984 elections. It is also used for George H. W. Bush in the 1988 election.

Reagan Democrat Media

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  1980 bumper sticker reading, "Democrats Independents for Reagan"

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  "Democrat for Reagan" bumper sticker, c. 1984

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  Donald Trump flipped the three Rust Belt states, which were cracked from part of the blue wall in 2016 and 2024, resulting in him winning the electoral college and thus the presidency twice.

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  Joe Biden flipped the three Rust Belt states, which were rebuilt back to being part of the blue wall in 2020, resulting in him winning the electoral college and thus the presidency.

Further reading

• Fairfax, Anthony Edward (2005). The Democratic Trend Phenomena: The Predictability of the Democratic Vote for President. Hampton, VA: MediaChannel. ISBN 0-9752546-1-8.
• Gainsborough, Juliet F. (2001). Fenced Off: The Suburbanization of American Politics. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 0-87840-830-4.
• Greenberg, Stanley B. (1996). Middle Class Dreams: Politics and Power of the New American Majority. New York: Times Books. ISBN 0-8129-2345-6.
• Greenberg, Stanley B. (2004). The Two Americas: Our Current Political Deadlock and how to Break it. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0-312-31838-3.
• Judis, John B. (2004). The Emerging Democratic Majority. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-2691-7.
• Teixeira, Ruy A.; Rogers, Joel (2001). America's Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-08398-6.