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Elections / 1984 · President · CO

Ronald Reagan carried Colorado R+28.3.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Colorado, 1984. The state ran 10.1 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)

Colorado result
1,295,358 votes counted
Mondale (D)
454,975
35.1%
Reagan (R)
821,817
63.4%
All others
18,566
1.4%
Margin
R+28.3
Colorado, 1984
ReaganR+28.3
1984 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · R+21.6Alamosa County, CO · R+26.2Arapahoe County, CO · R+45.2Archuleta County, CO · R+45.0Baca County, CO · R+52.7Bent County, CO · R+20.7Boulder County, CO · R+11.7Chaffee County, CO · R+34.3Cheyenne County, CO · R+48.0Clear Creek County, CO · R+32.3Conejos County, CO · R+3.6Costilla County, CO · D+23.1Crowley County, CO · R+31.2Custer County, CO · R+54.1Delta County, CO · R+39.9Denver County, CO · D+2.3Dolores County, CO · R+58.1Douglas County, CO · R+59.8Eagle County, CO · R+37.2El Paso County, CO · R+51.1Elbert County, CO · R+52.1Fremont County, CO · R+35.5Garfield County, CO · R+39.2Gilpin County, CO · R+16.7Grand County, CO · R+46.9Gunnison County, CO · R+36.4Hinsdale County, CO · R+51.2Huerfano County, CO · D+0.7Jackson County, CO · R+57.5Jefferson County, CO · R+39.2Kiowa County, CO · R+51.8Kit Carson County, CO · R+55.4La Plata County, CO · R+36.2Lake County, CO · R+1.5Larimer County, CO · R+34.7Las Animas County, CO · D+10.1Lincoln County, CO · R+47.1Logan County, CO · R+45.8Mesa County, CO · R+40.5Mineral County, CO · R+47.1Moffat County, CO · R+48.2Montezuma County, CO · R+47.5Montrose County, CO · R+42.2Morgan County, CO · R+44.0Otero County, CO · R+27.5Ouray County, CO · R+42.5Park County, CO · R+43.4Phillips County, CO · R+43.9Pitkin County, CO · R+14.9Prowers County, CO · R+39.9Pueblo County, CO · D+4.8Rio Blanco County, CO · R+62.5Rio Grande County, CO · R+47.3Routt County, CO · R+34.1Saguache County, CO · R+16.0San Juan County, CO · R+26.4San Miguel County, CO · R+11.8Sedgwick County, CO · R+45.3Summit County, CO · R+33.9Teller County, CO · R+53.0Washington County, CO · R+56.3Weld County, CO · R+38.2Yuma County, CO · R+49.8
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican63.4%821,817
Walter MondaleDemocratic35.1%454,975
OtherAll other candidates1.4%18,566
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1984
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−21.6%
35,28555,09291,511
Alamosa CountyR
−26.2%
1,7202,9534,711
Arapahoe CountyR
−45.2%
39,891107,556149,554
Archuleta CountyR
−45.0%
5841,5572,163
Baca CountyR
−52.7%
5801,9032,509
Bent CountyR
−20.7%
8591,3142,199
Boulder CountyR
−11.7%
42,19553,53597,223
Chaffee CountyR
−34.3%
1,7793,6805,550
Cheyenne CountyR
−48.0%
3078921,218
Clear Creek CountyR
−32.3%
1,0892,1513,292
Conejos CountyR
−3.6%
1,5531,6693,247
Costilla CountyD
+23.1%
9976211,631
Crowley CountyR
−31.2%
5179931,527
Custer CountyR
−54.1%
2418321,093
Delta CountyR
−39.9%
2,8356,6789,639
Denver CountyD
+2.3%
110,200105,096219,738
Dolores CountyR
−58.1%
173667850
Douglas CountyR
−59.8%
3,01112,24915,441
Eagle CountyR
−37.2%
2,0324,5006,633
El Paso CountyR
−51.1%
28,18588,377117,772
Elbert CountyR
−52.1%
8022,6053,461
Fremont CountyR
−35.5%
3,8958,25012,256
Garfield CountyR
−39.2%
3,0767,11110,285
Gilpin CountyR
−16.7%
6348961,571
Grand CountyR
−46.9%
1,0172,8653,940
Gunnison CountyR
−36.4%
1,4243,1004,605
Hinsdale CountyR
−51.2%
98310414
Huerfano CountyD
+0.7%
1,6021,5813,224
Jackson CountyR
−57.5%
191722923
Jefferson CountyR
−39.2%
53,700124,496180,628
Kiowa CountyR
−51.8%
2658501,130
Kit Carson CountyR
−55.4%
7782,7623,584
La Plata CountyR
−36.2%
4,0408,71912,918
Lake CountyR
−1.5%
1,3241,3642,747
Larimer CountyR
−34.7%
23,89649,88374,848
Las Animas CountyD
+10.1%
3,6702,9926,742
Lincoln CountyR
−47.1%
5871,6612,278
Logan CountyR
−45.8%
2,1555,8838,133
Mesa CountyR
−40.5%
9,93823,73634,074
Mineral CountyR
−47.1%
117333459
Moffat CountyR
−48.2%
1,2283,6304,981
Montezuma CountyR
−47.5%
1,6654,7536,506
Montrose CountyR
−42.2%
2,8647,16210,173
Morgan CountyR
−44.0%
2,3316,0978,556
Otero CountyR
−27.5%
3,0055,3738,615
Ouray CountyR
−42.5%
3669141,290
Park CountyR
−43.4%
7822,0412,902
Phillips CountyR
−43.9%
6511,6892,367
Pitkin CountyR
−14.9%
2,2933,1175,528
Prowers CountyR
−39.9%
1,4673,5015,095
Pueblo CountyD
+4.8%
27,12624,63452,200
Rio Blanco CountyR
−62.5%
4842,1312,637
Rio Grande CountyR
−47.3%
1,1043,1224,262
Routt CountyR
−34.1%
2,0514,2396,408
Saguache CountyR
−16.0%
8671,2012,084
San Juan CountyR
−26.4%
183320519
San Miguel CountyR
−11.8%
6548331,521
Sedgwick CountyR
−45.3%
4291,1461,583
Summit CountyR
−33.9%
1,5883,2534,918
Teller CountyR
−53.0%
1,0433,4604,562
Washington CountyR
−56.3%
5682,0802,684
Weld CountyR
−38.2%
13,86331,29345,679
Yuma CountyR
−49.8%
1,1213,3944,567