Elections / 1984
The 1984 elections
Walter Mondale (D) faced Ronald Reagan (R); Reagan won the presidency. National popular vote: R+18.2. Electoral college: Reagan 525 of 538.
1984 presidential election
ReaganR+18.2
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1984 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 1984
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+71.7 | 3 |
| Minnesota | D+0.2 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | R+2.8 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | R+3.6 | 4 |
| Maryland | R+5.5 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | R+7.4 | 25 |
| Iowa | R+7.4 | 8 |
| New York | R+8.0 | 36 |
| Wisconsin | R+9.2 | 11 |
| West Virginia | R+10.5 | 6 |
| Hawaii | R+11.3 | 4 |
| Oregon | R+12.2 | 7 |
| Illinois | R+12.9 | 24 |
| Washington | R+13.0 | 10 |
| California | R+16.2 | 47 |
| Tennessee | R+16.3 | 11 |
| Vermont | R+17.1 | 3 |
| Ohio | R+18.8 | 23 |
| Michigan | R+19.0 | 20 |
| Delaware | R+19.9 | 3 |
| Missouri | R+20.0 | 11 |
| Georgia | R+20.4 | 12 |
| New Mexico | R+20.5 | 5 |
| Kentucky | R+20.7 | 9 |
| New Jersey | R+20.9 | 16 |
| Connecticut | R+21.9 | 8 |
| Maine | R+22.1 | 4 |
| Arkansas | R+22.2 | 6 |
| Montana | R+22.3 | 4 |
| Alabama | R+22.4 | 9 |
| Louisiana | R+22.6 | 10 |
| Indiana | R+24.0 | 12 |
| North Carolina | R+24.0 | 13 |
| Mississippi | R+24.5 | 7 |
| Virginia | R+25.2 | 12 |
| South Dakota | R+26.5 | 3 |
| Texas | R+27.5 | 29 |
| South Carolina | R+28.0 | 8 |
| Colorado | R+28.3 | 8 |
| Florida | R+30.7 | 21 |
| North Dakota | R+31.0 | 3 |
| Kansas | R+33.7 | 7 |
| Nevada | R+33.9 | 4 |
| Arizona | R+33.9 | 7 |
| Alaska | R+36.8 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | R+37.7 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | R+37.9 | 8 |
| Nebraska | R+41.7 | 5 |
| Wyoming | R+42.3 | 3 |
| Idaho | R+46.0 | 4 |
| Utah | R+49.8 | 5 |
The 1984 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+18.2
Electoral college
Reagan 525
of 538
US Senate
47–53
Republicans held
US House
253–181
Democrats held
Governors
D 5 · R 8
13 races
President — national popular vote
Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R)
Mondale (D)
37,576,280
40.6%
Reagan (R)
54,457,234
58.8%
All others
617,508
0.7%
Margin
R+18.2
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