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Elections / 1984 · President · RI

Ronald Reagan carried Rhode Island R+3.6.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in Rhode Island, 1984. The state ran 14.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+18.2 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1984 ballot here.

Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

Rhode Island result
410,489 votes counted
Mondale (D)
197,106
48.0%
Reagan (R)
212,080
51.7%
All others
1,303
0.3%
Margin
R+3.6
Rhode Island, 1984
ReaganR+3.6
1984 presidential margin by county for Rhode Island — 1984 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Rhode Island — 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.Bristol County, RI · R+10.7Kent County, RI · R+12.6Newport County, RI · R+15.1Providence County, RI · D+3.4Washington County, RI · R+15.5
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Ronald ReaganRepublican51.7%212,080
Walter MondaleDemocratic48.0%197,106
OtherAll other candidates0.3%1,303
D+60
R+60
5 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Rhode Island's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
Rhode Island's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +13.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+13.6%DR18922024
Rhode Island's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−5.0%
1896−41.9%
1900−24.7%
1904−24.4%
1908−26.6%
1912+3.5%
1916−5.1%
1920−31.2%
1924−23.2%
1928+0.6%
1932+11.8%
1936+12.9%
1940+13.6%
1944+17.3%
1948+16.2%
1952−1.8%
1956−16.5%
1960+27.3%
1964+61.7%
1968+32.2%
1972−6.2%
1976+11.3%
1980+10.5%
1984−3.6%
1988+11.7%
1992+18.0%
1996+32.9%
2000+29.1%
2004+20.8%
2008+28.0%
2012+27.4%
2016+15.4%
2020+20.6%
2024+13.6%
County results — 1984
5 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Bristol CountyR
−10.7%
9,38611,63521,084
Kent CountyR
−12.6%
31,35240,42771,993
Newport CountyR
−15.1%
14,46619,62934,209
Providence CountyD
+3.4%
124,109116,024240,898
Washington CountyR
−15.5%
17,79324,36542,305