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 win
Democrat
Walter Mondale
13
electoral votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan
525
electoral votes
525
270

Popular Vote

92,651,059 total votes
Walter 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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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1984Walter MondaleRonald Reagan13-525R+18.2%GOP
1980Jimmy CarterRonald Reagan51-487R+9.7%GOP
1976Jimmy CarterGerald Ford292-246D+2.1%DEM
1972George McGovernRichard Nixon14-524R+23.2%GOP
1968Hubert HumphreyRichard Nixon194-344R+0.7%GOP

State-by-State Results

2 Dem49 Rep
StateEV1984
District of Columbia3D+71.7
Minnesota10D+0.2
Massachusetts11R+2.8
Rhode Island4R+3.6
Maryland10R+5.5
Pennsylvania19R+7.3
Iowa6R+7.4
New York28R+8.0
Wisconsin10R+9.2
West Virginia4R+10.5
Hawaii4R+11.3
Oregon8R+12.2
Illinois19R+12.9
Washington12R+13.0
California54R+16.3
Tennessee11R+16.3
Vermont3R+17.1
Ohio17R+18.8
Michigan15R+19.0
Delaware3R+19.9
Missouri10R+20.1
Georgia16R+20.4
New Mexico5R+20.5
Kentucky8R+20.7
New Jersey14R+20.9
Connecticut7R+21.9
Maine4R+22.1
Arkansas6R+22.2
Montana4R+22.3
Alabama9R+22.4
Louisiana8R+22.6
Indiana11R+24.0
North Carolina16R+24.0
Mississippi6R+24.5
Virginia13R+25.2
South Dakota3R+26.5
Texas40R+27.5
South Carolina9R+28.0
Colorado10R+28.3
Florida30R+30.7
North Dakota3R+31.0
Kansas6R+33.7
Arizona11R+33.9
Nevada6R+33.9
Alaska3R+36.8
New Hampshire4R+37.7
Oklahoma7R+37.9
Nebraska5R+41.7
Wyoming3R+42.3
Idaho4R+46.0
Utah6R+49.8

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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