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Elections / 1984 · President · MD

Ronald Reagan carried Maryland R+5.5.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Maryland, 1984. The state ran 12.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+18.2 nationally).

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

Maryland result
1,675,873 votes counted
Mondale (D)
787,935
47.0%
Reagan (R)
879,918
52.5%
All others
8,020
0.5%
Margin
R+5.5
1984 presidential election
Maryland, 1984
ReaganR+5.5
1984 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+27.6Anne Arundel County, MD · R+32.7Baltimore city, MD · D+43.0Baltimore County, MD · R+23.2Calvert County, MD · R+20.6Caroline County, MD · R+37.7Carroll County, MD · R+50.6Cecil County, MD · R+32.3Charles County, MD · R+22.2Dorchester County, MD · R+35.5Frederick County, MD · R+37.6Garrett County, MD · R+49.1Harford County, MD · R+37.1Howard County, MD · R+16.1Kent County, MD · R+23.8Montgomery County, MD · TiedPrince George's County, MD · D+17.6Queen Anne's County, MD · R+39.4Somerset County, MD · R+29.7St. Mary's County, MD · R+27.1Talbot County, MD · R+42.9Washington County, MD · R+33.9Wicomico County, MD · R+32.7Worcester County, MD · R+36.9
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican52.5%879,918
Walter MondaleDemocratic47.0%787,935
OtherAll other candidates0.5%8,020
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1984
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−27.6%
11,14319,76331,223
Anne Arundel CountyR
−32.7%
47,56594,171142,591
Baltimore cityD
+43.0%
202,27780,120284,163
Baltimore CountyR
−23.2%
106,908171,929280,428
Calvert CountyR
−20.6%
5,4558,30313,840
Caroline CountyR
−37.7%
2,1984,8767,099
Carroll CountyR
−50.6%
8,89827,23036,199
Cecil CountyR
−32.3%
6,68113,11119,885
Charles CountyR
−22.2%
10,26416,13226,460
Dorchester CountyR
−35.5%
3,1606,6999,981
Frederick CountyR
−37.6%
13,41129,60643,113
Garrett CountyR
−49.1%
2,3867,0429,477
Harford CountyR
−37.1%
17,13337,38254,642
Howard CountyR
−16.1%
25,71335,64161,688
Kent CountyR
−23.8%
2,3903,8976,323
Montgomery CountyR
−0.3%
146,036146,924293,870
Prince George's CountyD
+17.6%
136,06395,121232,220
Queen Anne's CountyR
−39.4%
2,9386,7849,763
Somerset CountyR
−29.7%
2,4394,5086,970
St. Mary's CountyR
−27.1%
6,42011,20117,670
Talbot CountyR
−42.9%
3,1988,02811,256
Washington CountyR
−33.9%
13,32927,11840,666
Wicomico CountyR
−32.7%
8,16016,12424,332
Worcester CountyR
−36.9%
3,7708,20812,014