Montana — 1984 presidential election
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Akashicstate1984 presidential electionMontana · PresidentReaganR+22.3
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 60.5% | 232,450 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 38.2% | 146,742 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 5,185 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Glacier County, MT | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+52.1 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Missoula County, MT | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+27.1 |
Montana results by county
56 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Reagan, Ronald+2,102 | 3,04475.4% | 94223.3% | 491.2% | 4,035 |
| Big Horn County | Mondale, Walter+291 | 2,39046.8% | 2,68152.5% | 390.8% | 5,110 |
| Blaine County | Reagan, Ronald+507 | 1,73657.9% | 1,22941.0% | 321.1% | 2,997 |
| Broadwater County | Reagan, Ronald+887 | 1,34573.5% | 45825.0% | 271.5% | 1,830 |
| Carbon County | Reagan, Ronald+1,220 | 2,87762.7% | 1,65736.1% | 531.2% | 4,587 |
| Carter County | Reagan, Ronald+629 | 82380.1% | 19418.9% | 111.1% | 1,028 |
| Cascade County | Reagan, Ronald+5,594 | 19,84657.5% | 14,25241.3% | 4071.2% | 34,505 |
| Chouteau County | Reagan, Ronald+1,529 | 2,42572.2% | 89626.7% | 391.2% | 3,360 |
| Custer County | Reagan, Ronald+1,897 | 3,87965.5% | 1,98233.5% | 581.0% | 5,919 |
| Daniels County | Reagan, Ronald+511 | 98466.6% | 47332.0% | 201.4% | 1,477 |
| Dawson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,692 | 3,46865.3% | 1,77633.4% | 701.3% | 5,314 |
| Deer Lodge County | Mondale, Walter+1,638 | 1,90134.5% | 3,53964.3% | 651.2% | 5,505 |
| Fallon County | Reagan, Ronald+668 | 1,23767.6% | 56931.1% | 231.3% | 1,829 |
| Fergus County | Reagan, Ronald+2,781 | 4,58571.0% | 1,80427.9% | 701.1% | 6,459 |
| Flathead County | Reagan, Ronald+8,702 | 17,01265.9% | 8,31032.2% | 4811.9% | 25,803 |
| Gallatin County | Reagan, Ronald+7,480 | 15,64364.8% | 8,16333.8% | 3341.4% | 24,140 |
| Garfield County | Reagan, Ronald+636 | 77084.5% | 13414.7% | 70.8% | 911 |
| Glacier County | Reagan, Ronald+61 | 2,22850.2% | 2,16748.9% | 400.9% | 4,435 |
| Golden Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+173 | 38464.0% | 21135.2% | 50.8% | 600 |
| Granite County | Reagan, Ronald+463 | 88066.6% | 41731.5% | 251.9% | 1,322 |
| Hill County | Reagan, Ronald+978 | 4,63555.2% | 3,65743.6% | 981.2% | 8,390 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+902 | 2,22661.5% | 1,32436.6% | 681.9% | 3,618 |
| Judith Basin County | Reagan, Ronald+567 | 1,05067.7% | 48331.2% | 171.1% | 1,550 |
| Lake County | Reagan, Ronald+2,281 | 5,75461.6% | 3,47337.2% | 1211.3% | 9,348 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+4,801 | 13,56960.0% | 8,76838.8% | 2891.3% | 22,626 |
| Liberty County | Reagan, Ronald+572 | 89572.8% | 32326.3% | 110.9% | 1,229 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+1,121 | 4,08056.8% | 2,95941.2% | 1452.0% | 7,184 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,600 | 2,30875.2% | 70823.1% | 531.7% | 3,069 |
| McCone County | Reagan, Ronald+556 | 1,01567.8% | 45930.7% | 231.5% | 1,497 |
| Meagher County | Reagan, Ronald+488 | 77172.1% | 28326.5% | 151.4% | 1,069 |
| Mineral County | Reagan, Ronald+225 | 94355.3% | 71842.1% | 432.5% | 1,704 |
| Missoula County | Reagan, Ronald+3,237 | 19,77753.5% | 16,54044.8% | 6201.7% | 36,937 |
| Musselshell County | Reagan, Ronald+760 | 1,54165.3% | 78133.1% | 371.6% | 2,359 |
| Park County | Reagan, Ronald+1,728 | 4,11562.5% | 2,38736.3% | 791.2% | 6,581 |
| Petroleum County | Reagan, Ronald+172 | 25874.4% | 8624.8% | 30.9% | 347 |
| Phillips County | Reagan, Ronald+1,147 | 1,93470.4% | 78728.6% | 281.0% | 2,749 |
| Pondera County | Reagan, Ronald+1,200 | 2,23967.5% | 1,03931.3% | 381.1% | 3,316 |
| Powder River County | Reagan, Ronald+720 | 1,06674.6% | 34624.2% | 171.2% | 1,429 |
| Powell County | Reagan, Ronald+811 | 1,87762.3% | 1,06635.4% | 692.3% | 3,012 |
| Prairie County | Reagan, Ronald+404 | 69369.9% | 28929.2% | 90.9% | 991 |
| Ravalli County | Reagan, Ronald+4,336 | 8,16167.1% | 3,82531.5% | 1681.4% | 12,154 |
| Richland County | Reagan, Ronald+2,465 | 3,84772.8% | 1,38226.2% | 521.0% | 5,281 |
| Roosevelt County | Reagan, Ronald+469 | 2,43154.5% | 1,96244.0% | 711.6% | 4,464 |
| Rosebud County | Reagan, Ronald+493 | 2,41354.8% | 1,92043.6% | 691.6% | 4,402 |
| Sanders County | Reagan, Ronald+813 | 2,46758.7% | 1,65439.3% | 832.0% | 4,204 |
| Sheridan County | Reagan, Ronald+687 | 1,77461.6% | 1,08737.8% | 180.6% | 2,879 |
| Silver Bow County | Mondale, Walter+4,458 | 6,63736.9% | 11,09561.6% | 2781.5% | 18,010 |
| Stillwater County | Reagan, Ronald+1,018 | 2,11865.0% | 1,10033.8% | 401.2% | 3,258 |
| Sweet Grass County | Reagan, Ronald+1,039 | 1,41778.6% | 37821.0% | 80.4% | 1,803 |
| Teton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,155 | 2,25766.7% | 1,10232.6% | 250.7% | 3,384 |
| Toole County | Reagan, Ronald+1,160 | 1,94970.4% | 78928.5% | 301.1% | 2,768 |
| Treasure County | Reagan, Ronald+144 | 35361.3% | 20936.3% | 142.4% | 576 |
| Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+1,274 | 3,12361.9% | 1,84936.6% | 741.5% | 5,046 |
| Wheatland County | Reagan, Ronald+346 | 75364.2% | 40734.7% | 131.1% | 1,173 |
| Wibaux County | Reagan, Ronald+207 | 42365.0% | 21633.2% | 121.8% | 651 |
| Yellowstone County | Reagan, Ronald+14,687 | 34,12463.0% | 19,43735.9% | 5921.1% | 54,153 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 1984MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.