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The 1984 elections

Walter Mondale (D) faced Ronald Reagan (R); Reagan won the presidency. National popular vote: R+18.2.

1984 presidential election
ReaganR+18.2
1984 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1984 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+22.4 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+36.8 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+33.9 · 7 electoral votesColorado · R+28.3 · 8 electoral votesFlorida · R+30.7 · 21 electoral votesGeorgia · R+20.4 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+24.0 · 12 electoral votesKansas · R+33.7 · 7 electoral votesMaine · R+22.1 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · R+2.8 · 13 electoral votesMinnesota · D+0.2 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+20.9 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+24.0 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+31.0 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+37.9 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+7.4 · 25 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+26.5 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+27.5 · 29 electoral votesWyoming · R+42.3 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+21.9 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+20.0 · 11 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+10.5 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+12.9 · 24 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+20.5 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+22.2 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+16.2 · 47 electoral votesDelaware · R+19.9 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+71.7 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · R+11.3 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+7.4 · 8 electoral votesKentucky · R+20.7 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · R+5.5 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · R+19.0 · 20 electoral votesMississippi · R+24.5 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+22.3 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+37.7 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+8.0 · 36 electoral votesOhio · R+18.8 · 23 electoral votesOregon · R+12.2 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+16.3 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+49.8 · 5 electoral votesVirginia · R+25.2 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+13.0 · 10 electoral votesWisconsin · R+9.2 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+41.7 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+28.0 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+46.0 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+33.9 · 4 electoral votesVermont · R+17.1 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+22.6 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · R+3.6 · 4 electoral votes
1984presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1984 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+17.13 EVNHR+37.74 EVMAR+2.813 EVRIR+3.64 EVCTR+21.98 EVNJR+20.916 EVDER+19.93 EVMDR+5.510 EVDCD+71.73 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R)
Mondale (D)
37,576,280
40.6%
Reagan (R)
54,457,234
58.8%
All others
617,508
0.7%
Margin
R+18.2

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US Senate 1984: Democrats won 16, Republicans 17 of 33 contests →

US House 1984: Democrats won 254, Republicans 181 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.