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Elections / 1984 · President · MA

Ronald Reagan carried Massachusetts R+2.8.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Massachusetts, 1984. The state ran 15.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

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

Massachusetts result
2,559,453 votes counted
Mondale (D)
1,239,606
48.4%
Reagan (R)
1,310,936
51.2%
All others
8,911
0.3%
Margin
R+2.8
1984 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1984
ReaganR+2.8
1984 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+14.3Berkshire County, MA · R+6.2Bristol County, MA · TiedDukes County, MA · D+8.6Essex County, MA · R+10.1Franklin County, MA · R+1.2Hampden County, MA · R+2.5Hampshire County, MA · D+11.7Middlesex County, MA · D+0.8Nantucket County, MA · R+7.6Norfolk County, MA · R+7.4Plymouth County, MA · R+20.8Suffolk County, MA · D+24.9Worcester County, MA · R+13.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican51.2%1,310,936
Walter MondaleDemocratic48.4%1,239,606
OtherAll other candidates0.3%8,911
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1984
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−14.3%
38,36951,26189,951
Berkshire CountyR
−6.2%
29,74533,71263,785
Bristol CountyD
+0.4%
94,01093,232188,039
Dukes CountyD
+8.6%
3,3132,7886,125
Essex CountyR
−10.1%
132,353162,152295,656
Franklin CountyR
−1.2%
15,50215,88331,533
Hampden CountyR
−2.5%
84,98589,330174,971
Hampshire CountyD
+11.7%
35,59728,11163,942
Middlesex CountyD
+0.8%
325,065319,604646,754
Nantucket CountyR
−7.6%
1,4561,6973,170
Norfolk CountyR
−7.4%
138,222160,313299,319
Plymouth CountyR
−20.8%
68,923105,230174,771
Suffolk CountyD
+24.9%
152,56891,563244,997
Worcester CountyR
−13.2%
119,498156,060276,440