November 5, 1984
Ronald Reagan Wins 1984
Ronald Reagan defeats Walter Mondale with 525 electoral votes, winning 49 states.
Walter Mondale
13 EV
270 to win
Ronald Reagan
525 EV
525
270
Ronald Reagan wins
525
Electoral Votes
58.8%
Popular Vote
49
States Carried
92,651,059
Total Votes Cast
Ronald Reagan won the 1984 presidential election with 525 electoral votes to Walter Mondale's 13. Ronald Reagan received 58.8% of the popular vote and carried 49 states. Compared to the previous election, 640 counties changed parties—604 flipped Republican and 36 flipped Democratic.
1984 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Walter Mondale
13
electoral votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan
525
electoral votes
525
270
Popular Vote
92,651,059 total votesWalter Mondale40.6%
37,576,293 votes
Ronald Reagan58.8%
54,457,260 votes
R+18.2% margin
(16,880,967 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsRonald Reagan elected president
State Results
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State-by-State Results
2 Dem49 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1984 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+71.7 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+0.2 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+2.8 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+3.6 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+5.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+7.3 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+7.4 |
| New York | 28 | R+8.0 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+9.2 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+10.5 |
| Hawaii | 4 | R+11.3 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+12.2 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+12.9 |
| Washington | 12 | R+13.0 |
| California | 54 | R+16.3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+16.3 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+17.1 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+18.8 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+19.0 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+19.9 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+20.1 |
| Georgia | 16 | R+20.4 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+20.5 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+20.7 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+20.9 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+21.9 |
| Maine | 4 | R+22.1 |
| Arkansas | 6 | R+22.2 |
| Montana | 4 | R+22.3 |
| Alabama | 9 | R+22.4 |
| Louisiana | 8 | R+22.6 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+24.0 |
| North Carolina | 16 | R+24.0 |
| Mississippi | 6 | R+24.5 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+25.2 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+26.5 |
| Texas | 40 | R+27.5 |
| South Carolina | 9 | R+28.0 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+28.3 |
| Florida | 30 | R+30.7 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+31.0 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+33.7 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+33.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+33.9 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+36.8 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+37.7 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+37.9 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+41.7 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+42.3 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+46.0 |
| Utah | 6 | R+49.8 |