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Elections / 1984 · President · ME

Ronald Reagan carried Maine R+22.1.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Maine, 1984. The state ran 3.8 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)

Maine result
553,144 votes counted
Mondale (D)
214,515
38.8%
Reagan (R)
336,500
60.8%
All others
2,129
0.4%
Margin
R+22.1
1984 presidential election
Maine, 1984
ReaganR+22.1
1984 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+14.9Aroostook County, ME · R+27.6Cumberland County, ME · R+13.7Franklin County, ME · R+25.3Hancock County, ME · R+30.6Kennebec County, ME · R+19.9Knox County, ME · R+30.4Lincoln County, ME · R+35.7Oxford County, ME · R+29.1Penobscot County, ME · R+24.5Piscataquis County, ME · R+28.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+27.6Somerset County, ME · R+25.8Waldo County, ME · R+24.9Washington County, ME · R+29.2York County, ME · R+21.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican60.8%336,500
Walter MondaleDemocratic38.8%214,515
OtherAll other candidates0.4%2,129
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1984
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−14.9%
19,88526,90447,000
Aroostook CountyR
−27.6%
12,34821,83734,338
Cumberland CountyR
−13.7%
49,89465,842116,026
Franklin CountyR
−25.3%
4,9548,33013,349
Hancock CountyR
−30.6%
7,76414,66022,511
Kennebec CountyR
−19.9%
21,18331,75353,191
Knox CountyR
−30.4%
6,02411,31117,401
Lincoln CountyR
−35.7%
4,86910,31215,236
Oxford CountyR
−29.1%
8,43015,40823,948
Penobscot CountyR
−24.5%
24,44540,40365,054
Piscataquis CountyR
−28.4%
3,0165,4278,482
Sagadahoc CountyR
−27.6%
5,2089,22214,520
Somerset CountyR
−25.8%
7,65713,01020,771
Waldo CountyR
−24.9%
5,2898,81414,166
Washington CountyR
−29.2%
5,3089,71315,081
York CountyR
−21.2%
28,24143,55472,070