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Elections / 1984 · President · DC

Walter Mondale carried District of Columbia D+71.7.

Walter Mondale (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in District of Columbia, 1984. The state ran 89.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+18.2 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
211,288 votes counted
Mondale (D)
180,408
85.4%
Reagan (R)
29,009
13.7%
All others
1,871
0.9%
Margin
D+71.7
1984 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1984
MondaleD+71.7
1984 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1984 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1984 presidential election, 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.District of Columbia, DC · D+71.7
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
Walter Mondale ✓Democratic85.4%180,408
Ronald ReaganRepublican13.7%29,009
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,871
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1984 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1984
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+71.7%
180,40829,009211,288