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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
Pennsylvania, 1984
ReaganR+7.4
1984 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · R+39.3Allegheny County, PA · D+13.2Armstrong County, PA · D+2.9Beaver County, PA · D+26.1Bedford County, PA · R+41.3Berks County, PA · R+32.5Blair County, PA · R+31.5Bradford County, PA · R+45.8Bucks County, PA · R+27.0Butler County, PA · R+12.3Cambria County, PA · D+10.6Cameron County, PA · R+34.4Carbon County, PA · R+9.5Centre County, PA · R+26.2Chester County, PA · R+40.6Clarion County, PA · R+28.9Clearfield County, PA · R+21.7Clinton County, PA · R+19.1Columbia County, PA · R+27.1Crawford County, PA · R+22.3Cumberland County, PA · R+39.2Dauphin County, PA · R+23.4Delaware County, PA · R+24.3Elk County, PA · R+21.3Erie County, PA · R+3.1Fayette County, PA · D+24.4Forest County, PA · R+27.1Franklin County, PA · R+40.6Fulton County, PA · R+42.5Greene County, PA · D+18.9Huntingdon County, PA · R+39.4Indiana County, PA · R+8.8Jefferson County, PA · R+31.0Juniata County, PA · R+31.6Lackawanna County, PA · R+2.4Lancaster County, PA · R+51.7Lawrence County, PA · D+10.8Lebanon County, PA · R+43.7Lehigh County, PA · R+20.0Luzerne County, PA · R+8.3Lycoming County, PA · R+36.6McKean County, PA · R+38.8Mercer County, PA · D+0.9Mifflin County, PA · R+27.3Monroe County, PA · R+32.3Montgomery County, PA · R+28.9Montour County, PA · R+33.9Northampton County, PA · R+8.0Northumberland County, PA · R+23.1Perry County, PA · R+43.3Philadelphia County, PA · D+30.3Pike County, PA · R+43.1Potter County, PA · R+48.3Schuylkill County, PA · R+18.3Snyder County, PA · R+57.8Somerset County, PA · R+16.7Sullivan County, PA · R+33.7Susquehanna County, PA · R+40.4Tioga County, PA · R+44.2Union County, PA · R+47.7Venango County, PA · R+19.3Warren County, PA · R+26.7Washington County, PA · D+18.8Wayne County, PA · R+51.9Westmoreland County, PA · D+5.6Wyoming County, PA · R+48.2York County, PA · R+38.1
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican53.3%2,584,323
Walter MondaleDemocratic46.0%2,228,131
OtherAll other candidates0.7%32,449
D+60
R+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
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (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.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−39.3%
7,28916,78624,174
Allegheny CountyD
+13.2%
372,576284,692665,748
Armstrong CountyD
+2.9%
14,52513,70928,344
Beaver CountyD
+26.1%
54,76532,05287,117
Bedford CountyR
−41.3%
5,42413,08518,543
Berks CountyR
−32.5%
37,84974,605113,145
Blair CountyR
−31.5%
15,65130,10445,945
Bradford CountyR
−45.8%
5,47414,80820,367
Bucks CountyR
−27.0%
74,568130,119205,719
Butler CountyR
−12.3%
24,73531,67656,626
Cambria CountyD
+10.6%
39,86532,17372,296
Cameron CountyR
−34.4%
9902,0313,029
Carbon CountyR
−9.5%
8,83610,70119,668
Centre CountyR
−26.2%
16,19427,80244,236
Chester CountyR
−40.6%
38,87092,221131,531
Clarion CountyR
−28.9%
5,4079,83615,304
Clearfield CountyR
−21.7%
11,96318,65330,769
Clinton CountyR
−19.1%
4,5256,67811,273
Columbia CountyR
−27.1%
8,25414,40222,718
Crawford CountyR
−22.3%
12,79220,18133,195
Cumberland CountyR
−39.2%
21,37449,28271,123
Dauphin CountyR
−23.4%
33,57654,33088,658
Delaware CountyR
−24.3%
98,207161,754261,782
Elk CountyR
−21.3%
5,4868,47014,007
Erie CountyR
−3.1%
52,47155,860109,266
Fayette CountyD
+24.4%
35,09821,31456,547
Forest CountyR
−27.1%
8391,4682,317
Franklin CountyR
−40.6%
11,48027,24338,845
Fulton CountyR
−42.5%
1,3093,2544,574
Greene CountyD
+18.9%
9,3656,37615,784
Huntingdon CountyR
−39.4%
4,43010,22014,691
Indiana CountyR
−8.8%
15,79118,84534,759
Jefferson CountyR
−31.0%
5,95011,33417,355
Juniata CountyR
−31.6%
2,6245,0597,705
Lackawanna CountyR
−2.4%
45,85148,13295,185
Lancaster CountyR
−51.7%
31,30899,090131,016
Lawrence CountyD
+10.8%
23,98119,27743,386
Lebanon CountyR
−43.7%
10,52027,00837,716
Lehigh CountyR
−20.0%
41,08961,799103,537
Luzerne CountyR
−8.3%
58,48269,169129,291
Lycoming CountyR
−36.6%
13,14728,49841,895
McKean CountyR
−38.8%
4,81810,96315,839
Mercer CountyD
+0.9%
24,65824,21149,303
Mifflin CountyR
−27.3%
5,1789,10614,373
Monroe CountyR
−32.3%
8,19316,10924,474
Montgomery CountyR
−28.9%
99,741181,426282,666
Montour CountyR
−33.9%
2,0554,1746,248
Northampton CountyR
−8.0%
37,97944,64883,467
Northumberland CountyR
−23.1%
13,74822,10936,165
Perry CountyR
−43.3%
3,6929,36513,113
Philadelphia CountyD
+30.3%
501,369267,178772,102
Pike CountyR
−43.1%
2,5036,3438,913
Potter CountyR
−48.3%
1,7895,1646,984
Schuylkill CountyR
−18.3%
25,75837,33063,312
Snyder CountyR
−57.8%
2,3838,96811,391
Somerset CountyR
−16.7%
13,90019,50233,491
Sullivan CountyR
−33.7%
9521,9262,889
Susquehanna CountyR
−40.4%
4,47110,56615,104
Tioga CountyR
−44.2%
4,06010,53214,644
Union CountyR
−47.7%
2,7477,79210,579
Venango CountyR
−19.3%
9,11413,50722,725
Warren CountyR
−26.7%
6,24410,83817,221
Washington CountyD
+18.8%
50,91134,78285,937
Wayne CountyR
−51.9%
3,15510,06113,297
Westmoreland CountyD
+5.6%
79,90671,377152,464
Wyoming CountyR
−48.2%
2,5187,2309,769
York CountyR
−38.1%
33,35975,020109,247