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Elections / 1984 · President · AR

Ronald Reagan carried Arkansas R+22.2.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Arkansas, 1984. The state ran 4.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Arkansas result
884,406 votes counted
Mondale (D)
338,646
38.3%
Reagan (R)
534,774
60.5%
All others
10,986
1.2%
Margin
R+22.2
Arkansas, 1984
ReaganR+22.2
1984 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 1984 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1984 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Arkansas County, AR · R+20.6Ashley County, AR · R+25.3Baxter County, AR · R+40.7Benton County, AR · R+53.1Boone County, AR · R+39.8Bradley County, AR · R+7.5Calhoun County, AR · R+16.4Carroll County, AR · R+37.6Chicot County, AR · D+15.3Clark County, AR · D+5.1Clay County, AR · R+6.9Cleburne County, AR · R+28.8Cleveland County, AR · R+12.5Columbia County, AR · R+27.7Conway County, AR · R+14.8Craighead County, AR · R+26.9Crawford County, AR · R+51.0Crittenden County, AR · R+1.0Cross County, AR · R+18.3Dallas County, AR · R+7.3Desha County, AR · D+3.8Drew County, AR · R+12.7Faulkner County, AR · R+23.2Franklin County, AR · R+29.0Fulton County, AR · R+11.0Garland County, AR · R+28.7Grant County, AR · R+19.0Greene County, AR · R+13.2Hempstead County, AR · R+19.1Hot Spring County, AR · D+1.8Howard County, AR · R+27.6Independence County, AR · R+25.3Izard County, AR · R+7.4Jackson County, AR · D+1.7Jefferson County, AR · D+10.8Johnson County, AR · R+21.3Lafayette County, AR · R+14.8Lawrence County, AR · R+21.6Lee County, AR · D+9.3Lincoln County, AR · D+12.8Little River County, AR · R+20.1Logan County, AR · R+27.4Lonoke County, AR · R+28.8Madison County, AR · R+24.3Marion County, AR · R+29.0Miller County, AR · R+27.6Mississippi County, AR · R+14.8Monroe County, AR · R+1.9Montgomery County, AR · R+19.3Nevada County, AR · R+13.7Newton County, AR · R+32.0Ouachita County, AR · R+6.4Perry County, AR · R+18.5Phillips County, AR · D+11.8Pike County, AR · R+29.7Poinsett County, AR · R+17.9Polk County, AR · R+41.7Pope County, AR · R+35.2Prairie County, AR · R+25.0Pulaski County, AR · R+17.5Randolph County, AR · R+11.9Saline County, AR · R+24.5Scott County, AR · R+30.9Searcy County, AR · R+35.8Sebastian County, AR · R+51.4Sevier County, AR · R+25.8Sharp County, AR · R+27.4St. Francis County, AR · R+5.0Stone County, AR · R+16.6Union County, AR · R+32.7Van Buren County, AR · R+23.0Washington County, AR · R+37.3White County, AR · R+30.7Woodruff County, AR · D+10.1Yell County, AR · R+20.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican60.5%534,774
Walter MondaleDemocratic38.3%338,646
OtherAll other candidates1.2%10,986
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1984
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyR
−20.6%
3,1534,8048,008
Ashley CountyR
−25.3%
3,3735,6759,089
Baxter CountyR
−40.7%
4,52810,87015,564
Benton CountyR
−53.1%
7,30624,29632,010
Boone CountyR
−39.8%
3,3567,96111,567
Bradley CountyR
−7.5%
2,3132,6905,017
Calhoun CountyR
−16.4%
1,0581,4742,535
Carroll CountyR
−37.6%
2,2635,0417,390
Chicot CountyD
+15.3%
3,4072,5025,927
Clark CountyD
+5.1%
4,6384,1858,853
Clay CountyR
−6.9%
3,2793,7677,105
Cleburne CountyR
−28.8%
3,1725,7699,008
Cleveland CountyR
−12.5%
1,3781,7733,165
Columbia CountyR
−27.7%
3,6806,52610,285
Conway CountyR
−14.8%
3,7425,0498,836
Craighead CountyR
−26.9%
8,03514,04722,343
Crawford CountyR
−51.0%
3,0719,55112,701
Crittenden CountyR
−1.0%
6,5206,66313,934
Cross CountyR
−18.3%
2,7013,9176,635
Dallas CountyR
−7.3%
2,0352,3614,472
Desha CountyD
+3.8%
2,9182,6965,878
Drew CountyR
−12.7%
2,6383,4076,073
Faulkner CountyR
−23.2%
7,16911,59519,043
Franklin CountyR
−29.0%
2,3994,3826,843
Fulton CountyR
−11.0%
1,8642,3294,223
Garland CountyR
−28.7%
11,48421,21333,958
Grant CountyR
−19.0%
2,1483,1675,353
Greene CountyR
−13.2%
4,7306,17911,000
Hempstead CountyR
−19.1%
3,3274,9048,268
Hot Spring CountyD
+1.8%
5,8365,62911,546
Howard CountyR
−27.6%
1,7463,0794,832
Independence CountyR
−25.3%
4,4157,42811,911
Izard CountyR
−7.4%
2,3462,7265,136
Jackson CountyD
+1.7%
4,0383,9017,981
Jefferson CountyD
+10.8%
18,08214,51432,909
Johnson CountyR
−21.3%
3,0564,7207,827
Lafayette CountyR
−14.8%
1,6952,2904,007
Lawrence CountyR
−21.6%
2,5944,0396,676
Lee CountyD
+9.3%
2,5412,1014,717
Lincoln CountyD
+12.8%
2,4061,8604,272
Little River CountyR
−20.1%
2,0903,1555,295
Logan CountyR
−27.4%
3,2065,6638,969
Lonoke CountyR
−28.8%
4,6368,42513,142
Madison CountyR
−24.3%
2,1333,5165,703
Marion CountyR
−29.0%
1,9453,5455,524
Miller CountyR
−27.6%
4,6868,30213,088
Mississippi CountyR
−14.8%
7,54810,18017,766
Monroe CountyR
−1.9%
2,4132,5084,971
Montgomery CountyR
−19.3%
1,4972,2213,757
Nevada CountyR
−13.7%
1,7832,3524,152
Newton CountyR
−32.0%
1,4142,7494,173
Ouachita CountyR
−6.4%
5,8586,70013,089
Perry CountyR
−18.5%
1,4042,0473,480
Phillips CountyD
+11.8%
5,9464,68610,723
Pike CountyR
−29.7%
1,4432,6654,118
Poinsett CountyR
−17.9%
3,9065,6229,587
Polk CountyR
−41.7%
2,1015,1817,386
Pope CountyR
−35.2%
5,08210,66715,855
Prairie CountyR
−25.0%
1,4372,4073,876
Pulaski CountyR
−17.5%
54,23777,651133,418
Randolph CountyR
−11.9%
2,5073,1885,733
Saline CountyR
−24.5%
6,97711,70919,297
Scott CountyR
−30.9%
1,6093,0664,709
Searcy CountyR
−35.8%
1,3132,8194,201
Sebastian CountyR
−51.4%
8,68827,59536,817
Sevier CountyR
−25.8%
1,9423,3025,271
Sharp CountyR
−27.4%
2,4924,3926,930
St. Francis CountyR
−5.0%
4,8665,37810,322
Stone CountyR
−16.6%
1,6542,3254,045
Union CountyR
−32.7%
6,20812,33318,759
Van Buren CountyR
−23.0%
2,5294,0606,659
Washington CountyR
−37.3%
11,31924,99336,698
White CountyR
−30.7%
6,60312,56619,435
Woodruff CountyD
+10.1%
2,0551,6753,759
Yell CountyR
−20.2%
2,6794,0516,802