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Elections / 1984 · President · MS

Ronald Reagan carried Mississippi R+24.5.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Mississippi, 1984. The state ran 6.2 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)

Mississippi result
941,092 votes counted
Mondale (D)
352,192
37.4%
Reagan (R)
582,377
61.9%
All others
6,523
0.7%
Margin
R+24.5
Mississippi, 1984
ReaganR+24.5
1984 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · R+9.2Alcorn County, MS · R+19.1Amite County, MS · R+14.8Attala County, MS · R+18.8Benton County, MS · R+0.6Bolivar County, MS · D+11.6Calhoun County, MS · R+34.3Carroll County, MS · R+31.7Chickasaw County, MS · R+21.4Choctaw County, MS · R+36.2Claiborne County, MS · D+42.0Clarke County, MS · R+33.5Clay County, MS · R+0.8Coahoma County, MS · D+8.4Copiah County, MS · R+11.7Covington County, MS · R+30.3DeSoto County, MS · R+48.2Forrest County, MS · R+39.6Franklin County, MS · R+26.2George County, MS · R+44.6Greene County, MS · R+35.6Grenada County, MS · R+21.8Hancock County, MS · R+48.6Harrison County, MS · R+46.1Hinds County, MS · R+14.5Holmes County, MS · D+29.0Humphreys County, MS · D+5.8Issaquena County, MS · R+1.1Itawamba County, MS · R+26.3Jackson County, MS · R+53.9Jasper County, MS · R+9.0Jefferson County, MS · D+56.1Jefferson Davis County, MS · R+4.3Jones County, MS · R+41.2Kemper County, MS · R+5.9Lafayette County, MS · R+24.4Lamar County, MS · R+60.1Lauderdale County, MS · R+41.4Lawrence County, MS · R+27.1Leake County, MS · R+24.2Lee County, MS · R+36.0Leflore County, MS · R+0.7Lincoln County, MS · R+33.2Lowndes County, MS · R+32.8Madison County, MS · R+7.4Marion County, MS · R+32.3Marshall County, MS · D+14.2Monroe County, MS · R+24.9Montgomery County, MS · R+24.3Neshoba County, MS · R+43.6Newton County, MS · R+46.9Noxubee County, MS · D+15.6Oktibbeha County, MS · R+19.5Panola County, MS · R+3.4Pearl River County, MS · R+52.6Perry County, MS · R+35.5Pike County, MS · R+14.7Pontotoc County, MS · R+36.0Prentiss County, MS · R+24.9Quitman County, MS · D+3.2Rankin County, MS · R+58.4Scott County, MS · R+27.5Sharkey County, MS · D+6.9Simpson County, MS · R+34.6Smith County, MS · R+52.8Stone County, MS · R+42.8Sunflower County, MS · R+2.6Tallahatchie County, MS · R+3.1Tate County, MS · R+24.2Tippah County, MS · R+29.3Tishomingo County, MS · R+10.1Tunica County, MS · D+18.3Union County, MS · R+35.6Walthall County, MS · R+19.6Warren County, MS · R+23.1Washington County, MS · R+7.8Wayne County, MS · R+27.8Webster County, MS · R+41.6Wilkinson County, MS · D+20.6Winston County, MS · R+18.9Yalobusha County, MS · R+11.3Yazoo County, MS · R+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican61.9%582,377
Walter MondaleDemocratic37.4%352,192
OtherAll other candidates0.7%6,523
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1984
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−9.2%
7,8499,44017,378
Alcorn CountyR
−19.1%
4,8627,20312,279
Amite CountyR
−14.8%
2,5693,4636,050
Attala CountyR
−18.8%
3,3274,8708,215
Benton CountyR
−0.6%
1,7151,7373,466
Bolivar CountyD
+11.6%
8,7696,93915,824
Calhoun CountyR
−34.3%
1,7493,5795,337
Carroll CountyR
−31.7%
1,4622,8234,297
Chickasaw CountyR
−21.4%
2,3293,6055,957
Choctaw CountyR
−36.2%
1,1662,4913,663
Claiborne CountyD
+42.0%
3,1791,2944,484
Clarke CountyR
−33.5%
2,2624,5516,832
Clay CountyR
−0.8%
4,0464,1128,187
Coahoma CountyD
+8.4%
6,8395,75912,810
Copiah CountyR
−11.7%
4,5915,80610,416
Covington CountyR
−30.3%
2,2194,1656,413
DeSoto CountyR
−48.2%
4,36912,57617,022
Forrest CountyR
−39.6%
6,78615,71922,576
Franklin CountyR
−26.2%
1,4942,5644,079
George CountyR
−44.6%
1,6554,3466,028
Greene CountyR
−35.6%
1,2972,7444,062
Grenada CountyR
−21.8%
3,3255,1818,521
Hancock CountyR
−48.6%
2,6307,66210,344
Harrison CountyR
−46.1%
12,49533,99546,677
Hinds CountyR
−14.5%
42,37356,953100,468
Holmes CountyD
+29.0%
5,6413,1028,753
Humphreys CountyD
+5.8%
2,5962,3094,914
Issaquena CountyR
−1.1%
5015121,034
Itawamba CountyR
−26.3%
2,6744,5877,285
Jackson CountyR
−53.9%
8,82129,58538,529
Jasper CountyR
−9.0%
3,1043,7276,902
Jefferson CountyD
+56.1%
3,0498563,912
Jefferson Davis CountyR
−4.3%
2,6442,8845,566
Jones CountyR
−41.2%
7,29817,58624,954
Kemper CountyR
−5.9%
2,0892,3544,456
Lafayette CountyR
−24.4%
3,6466,0069,680
Lamar CountyR
−60.1%
1,9647,9299,930
Lauderdale CountyR
−41.4%
7,53418,80727,257
Lawrence CountyR
−27.1%
2,2743,9706,253
Leake CountyR
−24.2%
2,8454,6637,516
Lee CountyR
−36.0%
6,20813,31219,730
Leflore CountyR
−0.7%
7,4437,55015,212
Lincoln CountyR
−33.2%
4,4588,89813,381
Lowndes CountyR
−32.8%
6,07812,04918,177
Madison CountyR
−7.4%
8,0029,29817,463
Marion CountyR
−32.3%
3,7577,35511,125
Marshall CountyD
+14.2%
5,8454,38910,278
Monroe CountyR
−24.9%
4,4377,38711,860
Montgomery CountyR
−24.3%
1,8813,0934,983
Neshoba CountyR
−43.6%
2,6306,7159,364
Newton CountyR
−46.9%
2,1275,9118,072
Noxubee CountyD
+15.6%
2,9282,1235,149
Oktibbeha CountyR
−19.5%
5,0977,57412,697
Panola CountyR
−3.4%
5,4655,85011,375
Pearl River CountyR
−52.6%
3,0859,97813,112
Perry CountyR
−35.5%
1,4153,0984,744
Pike CountyR
−14.7%
6,1378,25414,411
Pontotoc CountyR
−36.0%
2,4345,1827,643
Prentiss CountyR
−24.9%
2,8974,8217,732
Quitman CountyD
+3.2%
2,3432,1984,548
Rankin CountyR
−58.4%
5,87422,39328,308
Scott CountyR
−27.5%
3,2745,7639,053
Sharkey CountyD
+6.9%
1,7231,4873,398
Simpson CountyR
−34.6%
2,8945,9838,924
Smith CountyR
−52.8%
1,5735,1166,710
Stone CountyR
−42.8%
1,1852,9804,193
Sunflower CountyR
−2.6%
4,9135,17810,111
Tallahatchie CountyR
−3.1%
2,7252,9015,646
Tate CountyR
−24.2%
2,8464,6777,557
Tippah CountyR
−29.3%
2,5664,7067,301
Tishomingo CountyR
−10.1%
2,8793,5276,428
Tunica CountyD
+18.3%
1,6211,1092,804
Union CountyR
−35.6%
2,7665,8378,617
Walthall CountyR
−19.6%
2,2193,3055,541
Warren CountyR
−23.1%
8,05412,95921,248
Washington CountyR
−7.8%
10,61712,45423,414
Wayne CountyR
−27.8%
2,8185,0007,836
Webster CountyR
−41.6%
1,3973,3904,794
Wilkinson CountyD
+20.6%
2,6271,7224,384
Winston CountyR
−18.9%
3,5435,1928,746
Yalobusha CountyR
−11.3%
2,3372,9345,285
Yazoo CountyR
−10.8%
5,0376,27511,412