Arkansas — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentReaganR+22.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 60.5% | 534,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 38.3% | 338,646 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 10,986 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Bradley County, AR | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Clay County, AR | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Conway County, AR | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Cross County, AR | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Dallas County, AR | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Grant County, AR | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Greene County, AR | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Izard County, AR | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Johnson County, AR | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Little River County, AR | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Perry County, AR | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Prairie County, AR | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Randolph County, AR | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Saline County, AR | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Sevier County, AR | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+27.4 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+37.3 |
| White County, AR | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Yell County, AR | Republican | R+20.2 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Reagan, Ronald+1,651 | 4,80460.0% | 3,15339.4% | 510.6% | 8,008 |
| Ashley County | Reagan, Ronald+2,302 | 5,67562.4% | 3,37337.1% | 410.5% | 9,089 |
| Baxter County | Reagan, Ronald+6,342 | 10,87069.8% | 4,52829.1% | 1661.1% | 15,564 |
| Benton County | Reagan, Ronald+16,990 | 24,29675.9% | 7,30622.8% | 4081.3% | 32,010 |
| Boone County | Reagan, Ronald+4,605 | 7,96168.8% | 3,35629.0% | 2502.2% | 11,567 |
| Bradley County | Reagan, Ronald+377 | 2,69053.6% | 2,31346.1% | 140.3% | 5,017 |
| Calhoun County | Reagan, Ronald+416 | 1,47458.1% | 1,05841.7% | 30.1% | 2,535 |
| Carroll County | Reagan, Ronald+2,778 | 5,04168.2% | 2,26330.6% | 861.2% | 7,390 |
| Chicot County | Mondale, Walter+905 | 2,50242.2% | 3,40757.5% | 180.3% | 5,927 |
| Clark County | Mondale, Walter+453 | 4,18547.3% | 4,63852.4% | 300.3% | 8,853 |
| Clay County | Reagan, Ronald+488 | 3,76753.0% | 3,27946.2% | 590.8% | 7,105 |
| Cleburne County | Reagan, Ronald+2,597 | 5,76964.0% | 3,17235.2% | 670.7% | 9,008 |
| Cleveland County | Reagan, Ronald+395 | 1,77356.0% | 1,37843.5% | 140.4% | 3,165 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+2,846 | 6,52663.5% | 3,68035.8% | 790.8% | 10,285 |
| Conway County | Reagan, Ronald+1,307 | 5,04957.1% | 3,74242.3% | 450.5% | 8,836 |
| Craighead County | Reagan, Ronald+6,012 | 14,04762.9% | 8,03536.0% | 2611.2% | 22,343 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+6,480 | 9,55175.2% | 3,07124.2% | 790.6% | 12,701 |
| Crittenden County | Reagan, Ronald+143 | 6,66347.8% | 6,52046.8% | 7515.4% | 13,934 |
| Cross County | Reagan, Ronald+1,216 | 3,91759.0% | 2,70140.7% | 170.3% | 6,635 |
| Dallas County | Reagan, Ronald+326 | 2,36152.8% | 2,03545.5% | 761.7% | 4,472 |
| Desha County | Mondale, Walter+222 | 2,69645.9% | 2,91849.6% | 2644.5% | 5,878 |
| Drew County | Reagan, Ronald+769 | 3,40756.1% | 2,63843.4% | 280.5% | 6,073 |
| Faulkner County | Reagan, Ronald+4,426 | 11,59560.9% | 7,16937.6% | 2791.5% | 19,043 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+1,983 | 4,38264.0% | 2,39935.1% | 620.9% | 6,843 |
| Fulton County | Reagan, Ronald+465 | 2,32955.2% | 1,86444.1% | 300.7% | 4,223 |
| Garland County | Reagan, Ronald+9,729 | 21,21362.5% | 11,48433.8% | 1,2613.7% | 33,958 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+1,019 | 3,16759.2% | 2,14840.1% | 380.7% | 5,353 |
| Greene County | Reagan, Ronald+1,449 | 6,17956.2% | 4,73043.0% | 910.8% | 11,000 |
| Hempstead County | Reagan, Ronald+1,577 | 4,90459.3% | 3,32740.2% | 370.4% | 8,268 |
| Hot Spring County | Mondale, Walter+207 | 5,62948.8% | 5,83650.5% | 810.7% | 11,546 |
| Howard County | Reagan, Ronald+1,333 | 3,07963.7% | 1,74636.1% | 70.1% | 4,832 |
| Independence County | Reagan, Ronald+3,013 | 7,42862.4% | 4,41537.1% | 680.6% | 11,911 |
| Izard County | Reagan, Ronald+380 | 2,72653.1% | 2,34645.7% | 641.2% | 5,136 |
| Jackson County | Mondale, Walter+137 | 3,90148.9% | 4,03850.6% | 420.5% | 7,981 |
| Jefferson County | Mondale, Walter+3,568 | 14,51444.1% | 18,08254.9% | 3131.0% | 32,909 |
| Johnson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,664 | 4,72060.3% | 3,05639.0% | 510.7% | 7,827 |
| Lafayette County | Reagan, Ronald+595 | 2,29057.1% | 1,69542.3% | 220.5% | 4,007 |
| Lawrence County | Reagan, Ronald+1,445 | 4,03960.5% | 2,59438.9% | 430.6% | 6,676 |
| Lee County | Mondale, Walter+440 | 2,10144.5% | 2,54153.9% | 751.6% | 4,717 |
| Lincoln County | Mondale, Walter+546 | 1,86043.5% | 2,40656.3% | 60.1% | 4,272 |
| Little River County | Reagan, Ronald+1,065 | 3,15559.6% | 2,09039.5% | 500.9% | 5,295 |
| Logan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,457 | 5,66363.1% | 3,20635.7% | 1001.1% | 8,969 |
| Lonoke County | Reagan, Ronald+3,789 | 8,42564.1% | 4,63635.3% | 810.6% | 13,142 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,383 | 3,51661.7% | 2,13337.4% | 540.9% | 5,703 |
| Marion County | Reagan, Ronald+1,600 | 3,54564.2% | 1,94535.2% | 340.6% | 5,524 |
| Miller County | Reagan, Ronald+3,616 | 8,30263.4% | 4,68635.8% | 1000.8% | 13,088 |
| Mississippi County | Reagan, Ronald+2,632 | 10,18057.3% | 7,54842.5% | 380.2% | 17,766 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+95 | 2,50850.5% | 2,41348.5% | 501.0% | 4,971 |
| Montgomery County | Reagan, Ronald+724 | 2,22159.1% | 1,49739.8% | 391.0% | 3,757 |
| Nevada County | Reagan, Ronald+569 | 2,35256.6% | 1,78342.9% | 170.4% | 4,152 |
| Newton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,335 | 2,74965.9% | 1,41433.9% | 100.2% | 4,173 |
| Ouachita County | Reagan, Ronald+842 | 6,70051.2% | 5,85844.8% | 5314.1% | 13,089 |
| Perry County | Reagan, Ronald+643 | 2,04758.8% | 1,40440.3% | 290.8% | 3,480 |
| Phillips County | Mondale, Walter+1,260 | 4,68643.7% | 5,94655.5% | 910.8% | 10,723 |
| Pike County | Reagan, Ronald+1,222 | 2,66564.7% | 1,44335.0% | 100.2% | 4,118 |
| Poinsett County | Reagan, Ronald+1,716 | 5,62258.6% | 3,90640.7% | 590.6% | 9,587 |
| Polk County | Reagan, Ronald+3,080 | 5,18170.1% | 2,10128.4% | 1041.4% | 7,386 |
| Pope County | Reagan, Ronald+5,585 | 10,66767.3% | 5,08232.1% | 1060.7% | 15,855 |
| Prairie County | Reagan, Ronald+970 | 2,40762.1% | 1,43737.1% | 320.8% | 3,876 |
| Pulaski County | Reagan, Ronald+23,414 | 77,65158.2% | 54,23740.7% | 1,5301.1% | 133,418 |
| Randolph County | Reagan, Ronald+681 | 3,18855.6% | 2,50743.7% | 380.7% | 5,733 |
| Saline County | Reagan, Ronald+4,732 | 11,70960.7% | 6,97736.2% | 6113.2% | 19,297 |
| Scott County | Reagan, Ronald+1,457 | 3,06665.1% | 1,60934.2% | 340.7% | 4,709 |
| Searcy County | Reagan, Ronald+1,506 | 2,81967.1% | 1,31331.3% | 691.6% | 4,201 |
| Sebastian County | Reagan, Ronald+18,907 | 27,59575.0% | 8,68823.6% | 5341.5% | 36,817 |
| Sevier County | Reagan, Ronald+1,360 | 3,30262.6% | 1,94236.8% | 270.5% | 5,271 |
| Sharp County | Reagan, Ronald+1,900 | 4,39263.4% | 2,49236.0% | 460.7% | 6,930 |
| St. Francis County | Reagan, Ronald+512 | 5,37852.1% | 4,86647.1% | 780.8% | 10,322 |
| Stone County | Reagan, Ronald+671 | 2,32557.5% | 1,65440.9% | 661.6% | 4,045 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+6,125 | 12,33365.7% | 6,20833.1% | 2181.2% | 18,759 |
| Van Buren County | Reagan, Ronald+1,531 | 4,06061.0% | 2,52938.0% | 701.1% | 6,659 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+13,674 | 24,99368.1% | 11,31930.8% | 3861.1% | 36,698 |
| White County | Reagan, Ronald+5,963 | 12,56664.7% | 6,60334.0% | 2661.4% | 19,435 |
| Woodruff County | Mondale, Walter+380 | 1,67544.6% | 2,05554.7% | 290.8% | 3,759 |
| Yell County | Reagan, Ronald+1,372 | 4,05159.6% | 2,67939.4% | 721.1% | 6,802 |
complete certified result
Arkansas candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Same ballot, 1984AR
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.