Wisconsin — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentReaganR+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 54.2% | 1,199,585 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 45.0% | 995,843 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 16,663 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Columbia County, WI | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Crawford County, WI | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Dunn County, WI | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Grant County, WI | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Green County, WI | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Iowa County, WI | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+24.5 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Pierce County, WI | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Rock County, WI | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Sauk County, WI | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+10.9 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Vernon County, WI | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+25.6 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Ronald Reagan+931 | 3,64556.9% | 2,71442.3% | 520.8% | 6,411 |
| Ashland County | Walter Mondale+1,163 | 3,51742.5% | 4,68056.6% | 710.9% | 8,268 |
| Barron County | Ronald Reagan+1,526 | 9,58753.9% | 8,06145.4% | 1240.7% | 17,772 |
| Bayfield County | Walter Mondale+560 | 3,47445.9% | 4,03453.3% | 590.8% | 7,567 |
| Brown County | Ronald Reagan+20,984 | 51,20262.4% | 30,21836.8% | 5830.7% | 82,003 |
| Buffalo County | Ronald Reagan+404 | 3,32552.7% | 2,92146.3% | 580.9% | 6,304 |
| Burnett County | Ronald Reagan+197 | 3,52851.0% | 3,33148.2% | 570.8% | 6,916 |
| Calumet County | Ronald Reagan+4,234 | 8,97064.6% | 4,73634.1% | 1861.3% | 13,892 |
| Chippewa County | Ronald Reagan+784 | 10,98651.5% | 10,20247.8% | 1630.8% | 21,351 |
| Clark County | Ronald Reagan+2,452 | 8,09958.2% | 5,64740.6% | 1601.2% | 13,906 |
| Columbia County | Ronald Reagan+3,537 | 11,66258.5% | 8,12540.8% | 1400.7% | 19,927 |
| Crawford County | Ronald Reagan+976 | 4,41255.9% | 3,43643.5% | 490.6% | 7,897 |
| Dane County | Walter Mondale+19,836 | 74,82343.8% | 94,65955.5% | 1,2030.7% | 170,685 |
| Dodge County | Ronald Reagan+9,406 | 20,45864.4% | 11,05234.8% | 2510.8% | 31,761 |
| Door County | Ronald Reagan+4,348 | 8,26467.3% | 3,91631.9% | 910.7% | 12,271 |
| Douglas County | Walter Mondale+7,225 | 7,06632.9% | 14,29166.6% | 1070.5% | 21,464 |
| Dunn County | Ronald Reagan+761 | 8,47351.8% | 7,71247.1% | 1731.1% | 16,358 |
| Eau Claire County | Ronald Reagan+1,054 | 20,40151.1% | 19,34748.5% | 1810.5% | 39,929 |
| Florence County | Ronald Reagan+357 | 1,22758.0% | 87041.1% | 180.9% | 2,115 |
| Fond du Lac County | Ronald Reagan+12,086 | 26,06964.6% | 13,98334.7% | 2940.7% | 40,346 |
| Forest County | Ronald Reagan+82 | 2,29650.5% | 2,21448.7% | 340.7% | 4,544 |
| Grant County | Ronald Reagan+5,538 | 13,43062.6% | 7,89236.8% | 1380.6% | 21,460 |
| Green County | Ronald Reagan+3,460 | 7,82763.7% | 4,36735.5% | 1020.8% | 12,296 |
| Green Lake County | Ronald Reagan+3,757 | 6,19871.1% | 2,44128.0% | 770.9% | 8,716 |
| Iowa County | Ronald Reagan+1,140 | 4,98356.0% | 3,84343.2% | 710.8% | 8,897 |
| Iron County | Walter Mondale+300 | 1,66745.6% | 1,96753.8% | 190.5% | 3,653 |
| Jackson County | Ronald Reagan+959 | 4,38655.8% | 3,42743.6% | 460.6% | 7,859 |
| Jefferson County | Ronald Reagan+6,992 | 17,78061.8% | 10,78837.5% | 2160.8% | 28,784 |
| Juneau County | Ronald Reagan+2,477 | 5,62963.6% | 3,15235.6% | 670.8% | 8,848 |
| Kenosha County | Walter Mondale+3,115 | 26,11846.9% | 29,23352.5% | 3440.6% | 55,695 |
| Kewaunee County | Ronald Reagan+2,261 | 5,70561.9% | 3,44437.4% | 610.7% | 9,210 |
| La Crosse County | Ronald Reagan+7,934 | 25,72158.8% | 17,78740.6% | 2610.6% | 43,769 |
| Lafayette County | Ronald Reagan+1,623 | 4,58460.4% | 2,96139.0% | 410.5% | 7,586 |
| Langlade County | Ronald Reagan+2,155 | 5,83060.9% | 3,67538.4% | 670.7% | 9,572 |
| Lincoln County | Ronald Reagan+1,329 | 6,68255.1% | 5,35344.1% | 970.8% | 12,132 |
| Manitowoc County | Ronald Reagan+2,389 | 19,63952.5% | 17,25046.2% | 4871.3% | 37,376 |
| Marathon County | Ronald Reagan+6,952 | 27,08055.6% | 20,12841.4% | 1,4623.0% | 48,670 |
| Marinette County | Ronald Reagan+4,646 | 11,44462.4% | 6,79837.0% | 1110.6% | 18,353 |
| Marquette County | Ronald Reagan+1,374 | 3,40661.8% | 2,03236.9% | 741.3% | 5,512 |
| Menominee County | Walter Mondale+440 | 39231.8% | 83267.6% | 70.6% | 1,231 |
| Milwaukee County | Walter Mondale+62,854 | 196,29042.9% | 259,14456.6% | 2,5830.6% | 458,017 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+2,660 | 8,22759.3% | 5,56740.1% | 900.6% | 13,884 |
| Oconto County | Ronald Reagan+3,425 | 8,71461.7% | 5,28937.4% | 1210.9% | 14,124 |
| Oneida County | Ronald Reagan+3,370 | 9,78759.8% | 6,41739.2% | 1651.0% | 16,369 |
| Outagamie County | Ronald Reagan+16,983 | 36,77364.5% | 19,79034.7% | 4160.7% | 56,979 |
| Ozaukee County | Ronald Reagan+13,133 | 23,89868.5% | 10,76530.8% | 2330.7% | 34,896 |
| Pepin County | Walter Mondale+74 | 1,55548.6% | 1,62950.9% | 180.6% | 3,202 |
| Pierce County | Ronald Reagan+323 | 7,61250.7% | 7,28948.6% | 1020.7% | 15,003 |
| Polk County | Ronald Reagan+72 | 8,10649.8% | 8,03449.4% | 1290.8% | 16,269 |
| Portage County | Walter Mondale+794 | 13,60548.3% | 14,39951.1% | 1750.6% | 28,179 |
| Price County | Ronald Reagan+810 | 4,28954.6% | 3,47944.3% | 841.1% | 7,852 |
| Racine County | Ronald Reagan+5,137 | 42,09252.8% | 36,95546.4% | 6160.8% | 79,663 |
| Richland County | Ronald Reagan+2,014 | 4,85862.7% | 2,84436.7% | 510.7% | 7,753 |
| Rock County | Ronald Reagan+6,058 | 32,49154.8% | 26,43344.5% | 4100.7% | 59,334 |
| Rusk County | Ronald Reagan+218 | 4,06150.9% | 3,84348.2% | 750.9% | 7,979 |
| Sauk County | Ronald Reagan+3,911 | 11,06960.4% | 7,15839.1% | 860.5% | 18,313 |
| Sawyer County | Ronald Reagan+931 | 3,91356.1% | 2,98242.8% | 751.1% | 6,970 |
| Shawano County | Ronald Reagan+5,166 | 10,63565.5% | 5,46933.7% | 1210.7% | 16,225 |
| Sheboygan County | Ronald Reagan+5,233 | 26,34555.1% | 21,11244.1% | 3960.8% | 47,853 |
| St. Croix County | Ronald Reagan+1,240 | 11,36752.5% | 10,12746.8% | 1410.7% | 21,635 |
| Taylor County | Ronald Reagan+1,647 | 4,91859.5% | 3,27139.6% | 801.0% | 8,269 |
| Trempealeau County | Ronald Reagan+601 | 6,00852.2% | 5,40747.0% | 850.7% | 11,500 |
| Vernon County | Ronald Reagan+1,418 | 6,46955.8% | 5,05143.5% | 830.7% | 11,603 |
| Vilas County | Ronald Reagan+3,025 | 5,96566.1% | 2,94032.6% | 1211.3% | 9,026 |
| Walworth County | Ronald Reagan+10,718 | 20,59567.1% | 9,87732.2% | 2380.8% | 30,710 |
| Washburn County | Ronald Reagan+660 | 3,84854.4% | 3,18845.1% | 400.6% | 7,076 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+12,313 | 25,27965.5% | 12,96633.6% | 3280.9% | 38,573 |
| Waukesha County | Ronald Reagan+45,113 | 92,42665.7% | 47,31333.6% | 9210.7% | 140,660 |
| Waupaca County | Ronald Reagan+7,202 | 13,09768.3% | 5,89530.8% | 1750.9% | 19,167 |
| Waushara County | Ronald Reagan+2,987 | 5,76966.8% | 2,78232.2% | 861.0% | 8,637 |
| Winnebago County | Ronald Reagan+16,223 | 39,01462.7% | 22,79136.7% | 3780.6% | 62,183 |
| Wood County | Ronald Reagan+8,407 | 20,52562.4% | 12,11836.9% | 2390.7% | 32,882 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Same ballot, 1984WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.