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Ronald Reagan carried Idaho R+46.0.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Idaho, 1984. The state ran 27.8 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)

Idaho result
411,144 votes counted
Mondale (D)
108,510
26.4%
Reagan (R)
297,523
72.4%
All others
5,111
1.2%
Margin
R+46.0
Idaho, 1984
ReaganR+46.0
1984 presidential margin by county for Idaho — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Idaho — 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.Ada County, ID · R+46.2Adams County, ID · R+43.0Bannock County, ID · R+32.8Bear Lake County, ID · R+69.8Benewah County, ID · R+16.8Bingham County, ID · R+58.5Blaine County, ID · R+28.8Boise County, ID · R+47.2Bonner County, ID · R+19.3Bonneville County, ID · R+66.2Boundary County, ID · R+29.4Butte County, ID · R+48.4Camas County, ID · R+49.1Canyon County, ID · R+52.4Caribou County, ID · R+69.4Cassia County, ID · R+72.0Clark County, ID · R+70.8Clearwater County, ID · R+14.8Custer County, ID · R+55.6Elmore County, ID · R+51.4Franklin County, ID · R+75.4Fremont County, ID · R+65.7Gem County, ID · R+38.1Gooding County, ID · R+50.2Idaho County, ID · R+35.0Jefferson County, ID · R+76.6Jerome County, ID · R+58.0Kootenai County, ID · R+31.2Latah County, ID · R+15.8Lemhi County, ID · R+52.8Lewis County, ID · R+21.1Lincoln County, ID · R+51.1Madison County, ID · R+86.3Minidoka County, ID · R+61.2Nez Perce County, ID · R+15.2Oneida County, ID · R+61.5Owyhee County, ID · R+56.9Payette County, ID · R+52.2Power County, ID · R+53.9Shoshone County, ID · R+2.0Teton County, ID · R+53.7Twin Falls County, ID · R+57.0Valley County, ID · R+41.2Washington County, ID · R+45.3
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican72.4%297,523
Walter MondaleDemocratic26.4%108,510
OtherAll other candidates1.2%5,111
D+60
R+60
44 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Idaho's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Idaho's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.5%DR18922024
Idaho's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−44.2%
1896+56.8%
1900+3.8%
1904−40.4%
1908−16.9%
1912+1.1%
1916+10.9%
1920−31.3%
1924−30.8%
1928−29.3%
1932+20.4%
1936+29.8%
1940+9.1%
1944+3.5%
1948+2.7%
1952−31.0%
1956−22.4%
1960−7.6%
1964+1.8%
1968−26.1%
1972−38.2%
1976−22.8%
1980−41.3%
1984−46.0%
1988−26.1%
1992−13.6%
1996−18.5%
2000−39.5%
2004−38.1%
2008−25.4%
2012−31.9%
2016−31.8%
2020−30.8%
2024−36.5%
County results — 1984
44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Ada CountyR
−46.2%
21,76060,03682,924
Adams CountyR
−43.0%
5401,3811,956
Bannock CountyR
−32.8%
9,39918,74228,496
Bear Lake CountyR
−69.8%
4812,7603,267
Benewah CountyR
−16.8%
1,4472,0393,534
Bingham CountyR
−58.5%
3,06411,90015,116
Blaine CountyR
−28.8%
1,9713,6035,657
Boise CountyR
−47.2%
4361,2491,721
Bonner CountyR
−19.3%
4,6286,88911,699
Bonneville CountyR
−66.2%
4,87724,39229,490
Boundary CountyR
−29.4%
1,1582,1593,402
Butte CountyR
−48.4%
4291,2451,685
Camas CountyR
−49.1%
123364491
Canyon CountyR
−52.4%
7,52724,61332,587
Caribou CountyR
−69.4%
5353,0323,597
Cassia CountyR
−72.0%
1,0366,5037,597
Clark CountyR
−70.8%
59353415
Clearwater CountyR
−14.8%
1,6082,1763,848
Custer CountyR
−55.6%
4611,6532,144
Elmore CountyR
−51.4%
1,4584,5956,105
Franklin CountyR
−75.4%
4393,2613,742
Fremont CountyR
−65.7%
8184,0064,853
Gem CountyR
−38.1%
1,6073,6445,350
Gooding CountyR
−50.2%
1,2473,8195,119
Idaho CountyR
−35.0%
1,9964,2196,349
Jefferson CountyR
−76.6%
7435,7706,563
Jerome CountyR
−58.0%
1,2844,9136,259
Kootenai CountyR
−31.2%
9,00417,33026,689
Latah CountyR
−15.8%
5,5717,70913,500
Lemhi CountyR
−52.8%
8522,8103,708
Lewis CountyR
−21.1%
6481,0001,666
Lincoln CountyR
−51.1%
3861,2111,615
Madison CountyR
−86.3%
4836,7987,319
Minidoka CountyR
−61.2%
1,3985,9387,420
Nez Perce CountyR
−15.2%
5,9818,15314,330
Oneida CountyR
−61.5%
3601,5281,898
Owyhee CountyR
−56.9%
5742,1412,755
Payette CountyR
−52.2%
1,4104,6056,121
Power CountyR
−53.9%
6782,2983,004
Shoshone CountyR
−2.0%
3,0333,1566,284
Teton CountyR
−53.7%
3701,2421,624
Twin Falls CountyR
−57.0%
4,56716,97421,771
Valley CountyR
−41.2%
9452,2993,286
Washington CountyR
−45.3%
1,1193,0154,188