Elections / 1984 · President · PA
Ronald Reagan carried Pennsylvania R+7.4.
Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Pennsylvania, 1984. The state ran 10.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+18.2 nationally).
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Pennsylvania result
4,844,903 votes counted
Mondale (D)
2,228,131
46.0%
Reagan (R)
2,584,323
53.3%
All others
32,449
0.7%
Margin
R+7.4
1984 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1984
ReaganR+7.4
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 53.3% | 2,584,323 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 46.0% | 2,228,131 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 32,449 |
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
County results — 1984
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 7,289 | 16,786 | 24,174 | |
| Allegheny County | D | 372,576 | 284,692 | 665,748 | |
| Armstrong County | D | 14,525 | 13,709 | 28,344 | |
| Beaver County | D | 54,765 | 32,052 | 87,117 | |
| Bedford County | R | 5,424 | 13,085 | 18,543 | |
| Berks County | R | 37,849 | 74,605 | 113,145 | |
| Blair County | R | 15,651 | 30,104 | 45,945 | |
| Bradford County | R | 5,474 | 14,808 | 20,367 | |
| Bucks County | R | 74,568 | 130,119 | 205,719 | |
| Butler County | R | 24,735 | 31,676 | 56,626 | |
| Cambria County | D | 39,865 | 32,173 | 72,296 | |
| Cameron County | R | 990 | 2,031 | 3,029 | |
| Carbon County | R | 8,836 | 10,701 | 19,668 | |
| Centre County | R | 16,194 | 27,802 | 44,236 | |
| Chester County | R | 38,870 | 92,221 | 131,531 | |
| Clarion County | R | 5,407 | 9,836 | 15,304 | |
| Clearfield County | R | 11,963 | 18,653 | 30,769 | |
| Clinton County | R | 4,525 | 6,678 | 11,273 | |
| Columbia County | R | 8,254 | 14,402 | 22,718 | |
| Crawford County | R | 12,792 | 20,181 | 33,195 | |
| Cumberland County | R | 21,374 | 49,282 | 71,123 | |
| Dauphin County | R | 33,576 | 54,330 | 88,658 | |
| Delaware County | R | 98,207 | 161,754 | 261,782 | |
| Elk County | R | 5,486 | 8,470 | 14,007 | |
| Erie County | R | 52,471 | 55,860 | 109,266 | |
| Fayette County | D | 35,098 | 21,314 | 56,547 | |
| Forest County | R | 839 | 1,468 | 2,317 | |
| Franklin County | R | 11,480 | 27,243 | 38,845 | |
| Fulton County | R | 1,309 | 3,254 | 4,574 | |
| Greene County | D | 9,365 | 6,376 | 15,784 | |
| Huntingdon County | R | 4,430 | 10,220 | 14,691 | |
| Indiana County | R | 15,791 | 18,845 | 34,759 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 5,950 | 11,334 | 17,355 | |
| Juniata County | R | 2,624 | 5,059 | 7,705 | |
| Lackawanna County | R | 45,851 | 48,132 | 95,185 | |
| Lancaster County | R | 31,308 | 99,090 | 131,016 | |
| Lawrence County | D | 23,981 | 19,277 | 43,386 | |
| Lebanon County | R | 10,520 | 27,008 | 37,716 | |
| Lehigh County | R | 41,089 | 61,799 | 103,537 | |
| Luzerne County | R | 58,482 | 69,169 | 129,291 | |
| Lycoming County | R | 13,147 | 28,498 | 41,895 | |
| McKean County | R | 4,818 | 10,963 | 15,839 | |
| Mercer County | D | 24,658 | 24,211 | 49,303 | |
| Mifflin County | R | 5,178 | 9,106 | 14,373 | |
| Monroe County | R | 8,193 | 16,109 | 24,474 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 99,741 | 181,426 | 282,666 | |
| Montour County | R | 2,055 | 4,174 | 6,248 | |
| Northampton County | R | 37,979 | 44,648 | 83,467 | |
| Northumberland County | R | 13,748 | 22,109 | 36,165 | |
| Perry County | R | 3,692 | 9,365 | 13,113 | |
| Philadelphia County | D | 501,369 | 267,178 | 772,102 | |
| Pike County | R | 2,503 | 6,343 | 8,913 | |
| Potter County | R | 1,789 | 5,164 | 6,984 | |
| Schuylkill County | R | 25,758 | 37,330 | 63,312 | |
| Snyder County | R | 2,383 | 8,968 | 11,391 | |
| Somerset County | R | 13,900 | 19,502 | 33,491 | |
| Sullivan County | R | 952 | 1,926 | 2,889 | |
| Susquehanna County | R | 4,471 | 10,566 | 15,104 | |
| Tioga County | R | 4,060 | 10,532 | 14,644 | |
| Union County | R | 2,747 | 7,792 | 10,579 | |
| Venango County | R | 9,114 | 13,507 | 22,725 | |
| Warren County | R | 6,244 | 10,838 | 17,221 | |
| Washington County | D | 50,911 | 34,782 | 85,937 | |
| Wayne County | R | 3,155 | 10,061 | 13,297 | |
| Westmoreland County | D | 79,906 | 71,377 | 152,464 | |
| Wyoming County | R | 2,518 | 7,230 | 9,769 | |
| York County | R | 33,359 | 75,020 | 109,247 |