Ronald Reagan carried Michigan R+19.0.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Michigan, 1984. The state ran 0.8 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)

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Michigan result

3,801,658 votes counted

Mondale (D)

1,529,638

40.2%

Reagan (R)

2,251,571

59.2%

All others

20,449

0.5%

Margin

R+19.0

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1984 presidential election

Michigan, 1984

ReaganR+19.0

How it voted

Share of the 1984 vote

Ronald Reagan ✓Republican	59.2%	2,251,571
Walter MondaleDemocratic	40.2%	1,529,638
OtherAll other candidates	0.5%	20,449

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1984

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−33.1%	1,616	3,223	4,853
Alger County	R	−3.7%	2,018	2,175	4,208
Allegan County	R	−47.5%	8,389	23,762	32,338
Alpena County	R	−23.0%	5,136	8,212	13,397
Antrim County	R	−38.9%	2,507	5,726	8,277
Arenac County	R	−17.6%	2,436	3,483	5,941
Baraga County	R	−3.9%	1,818	1,965	3,792
Barry County	R	−41.2%	5,898	14,245	20,265
Bay County	R	−7.3%	22,597	26,198	49,030
Benzie County	R	−31.3%	1,866	3,590	5,502
Berrien County	R	−33.8%	21,228	43,160	64,824
Branch County	R	−47.8%	3,860	11,004	14,945
Calhoun County	R	−25.7%	20,313	34,470	55,067
Cass County	R	−27.3%	6,634	11,647	18,394
Charlevoix County	R	−33.1%	3,175	6,355	9,595
Cheboygan County	R	−28.5%	3,358	6,053	9,452
Chippewa County	R	−27.9%	4,575	8,135	12,757
Clare County	R	−27.1%	3,764	6,587	10,412
Clinton County	R	−47.0%	6,226	17,387	23,726
Crawford County	R	−35.6%	1,558	3,303	4,896
Delta County	R	−6.0%	7,934	8,952	16,942
Dickinson County	R	−10.1%	5,614	6,880	12,530
Eaton County	R	−45.6%	10,290	27,720	38,199
Emmet County	R	−40.7%	3,254	7,760	11,080
Genesee County	R	−1.9%	89,491	92,943	183,387
Gladwin County	R	−23.0%	3,368	5,401	8,844
Gogebic County	D	+16.2%	5,554	4,006	9,581
Grand Traverse County	R	−42.3%	7,271	18,036	25,464
Gratiot County	R	−44.5%	4,000	10,456	14,506
Hillsdale County	R	−53.6%	3,616	12,063	15,768
Houghton County	R	−14.6%	6,434	8,652	15,141
Huron County	R	−47.1%	3,966	11,073	15,091
Ingham County	R	−19.2%	46,411	68,753	116,083
Ionia County	R	−42.1%	5,735	14,162	20,035
Iosco County	R	−34.4%	3,850	7,907	11,804
Iron County	D	+1.3%	3,559	3,468	7,056
Isabella County	R	−30.8%	6,435	12,215	18,793
Jackson County	R	−37.1%	18,340	40,133	58,785
Kalamazoo County	R	−28.3%	32,460	58,327	91,388
Kalkaska County	R	−38.7%	1,595	3,623	5,239
Kent County	R	−34.7%	66,238	137,417	205,020
Keweenaw County	D	+2.4%	628	599	1,227
Lake County	R	−7.0%	1,845	2,125	4,003
Lapeer County	R	−42.0%	7,800	19,222	27,200
Leelanau County	R	−36.1%	2,498	5,356	7,921
Lenawee County	R	−33.9%	11,012	22,409	33,597
Livingston County	R	−49.3%	10,720	31,846	42,812
Luce County	R	−34.4%	833	1,715	2,561
Mackinac County	R	−30.0%	1,949	3,627	5,593
Macomb County	R	−32.9%	97,816	194,300	293,525
Manistee County	R	−23.4%	3,917	6,328	10,298
Marquette County	R	−0.4%	14,074	14,196	28,402
Mason County	R	−36.4%	3,803	8,202	12,092
Mecosta County	R	−37.9%	4,048	9,023	13,142
Menominee County	R	−19.8%	4,425	6,618	11,089
Midland County	R	−33.0%	10,769	21,521	32,552
Missaukee County	R	−51.6%	1,256	3,970	5,256
Monroe County	R	−19.9%	19,617	29,419	49,287
Montcalm County	R	−40.8%	5,491	13,109	18,689
Montmorency County	R	−35.4%	1,387	2,913	4,313
Muskegon County	R	−21.8%	25,247	39,355	64,863
Newaygo County	R	−40.4%	4,496	10,636	15,205
Oakland County	R	−34.0%	150,286	306,050	458,800
Oceana County	R	−38.0%	2,865	6,405	9,325
Ogemaw County	R	−21.9%	3,132	4,901	8,060
Ontonagon County	R	−2.4%	2,350	2,464	4,836
Osceola County	R	−46.9%	2,127	5,923	8,090
Oscoda County	R	−40.1%	951	2,239	3,209
Otsego County	R	−37.1%	2,117	4,639	6,795
Ottawa County	R	−59.8%	15,000	60,142	75,468
Presque Isle County	R	−25.7%	2,481	4,207	6,724
Roscommon County	R	−31.2%	3,359	6,419	9,823
Saginaw County	R	−14.5%	38,420	51,495	90,416
Sanilac County	R	−50.6%	4,126	12,627	16,810
Schoolcraft County	R	−5.4%	1,920	2,139	4,077
Shiawassee County	R	−32.5%	9,514	18,756	28,431
St. Clair County	R	−35.8%	16,998	36,114	53,399
St. Joseph County	R	−45.1%	5,795	15,405	21,296
Tuscola County	R	−40.4%	6,212	14,698	20,993
Van Buren County	R	−29.8%	8,853	16,426	25,445
Washtenaw County	R	−3.2%	55,084	58,736	114,569
Wayne County	D	+14.9%	496,632	367,391	868,343
Wexford County	R	−36.2%	3,398	7,279	10,715