Florida — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentReaganR+30.7
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 65.3% | 2,730,350 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 34.7% | 1,448,816 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 885 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Leon County, FL | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Monroe County, FL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+51.9 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+42.5 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+41.3 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Reagan, Ronald+4,025 | 30,60953.5% | 26,58446.4% | 600.1% | 57,253 |
| Baker County | Reagan, Ronald+2,104 | 3,48571.6% | 1,38128.4% | 00.0% | 4,866 |
| Bay County | Reagan, Ronald+19,972 | 29,35675.8% | 9,38424.2% | 40.0% | 38,744 |
| Bradford County | Reagan, Ronald+1,789 | 4,13063.8% | 2,34136.2% | 00.0% | 6,471 |
| Brevard County | Reagan, Ronald+65,492 | 102,47773.5% | 36,98526.5% | 490.0% | 139,511 |
| Broward County | Reagan, Ronald+60,024 | 254,60856.7% | 194,58443.3% | 340.0% | 449,226 |
| Calhoun County | Reagan, Ronald+1,181 | 2,49365.5% | 1,31234.5% | 20.1% | 3,807 |
| Charlotte County | Reagan, Ronald+16,181 | 27,48670.9% | 11,30529.1% | 20.0% | 38,793 |
| Citrus County | Reagan, Ronald+10,296 | 20,76466.5% | 10,46833.5% | 40.0% | 31,236 |
| Clay County | Reagan, Ronald+16,082 | 21,57179.7% | 5,48920.3% | 00.0% | 27,060 |
| Collier County | Reagan, Ronald+24,552 | 33,61978.7% | 9,06721.2% | 50.0% | 42,691 |
| Columbia County | Reagan, Ronald+4,553 | 8,81467.4% | 4,26132.6% | 00.0% | 13,075 |
| DeSoto County | Reagan, Ronald+2,518 | 4,82267.6% | 2,30432.3% | 30.0% | 7,129 |
| Dixie County | Reagan, Ronald+980 | 2,20464.3% | 1,22435.7% | 00.0% | 3,428 |
| Duval County | Reagan, Ronald+51,236 | 128,72462.4% | 77,48837.6% | 370.0% | 206,249 |
| Escambia County | Reagan, Ronald+39,903 | 66,71571.3% | 26,81228.7% | 220.0% | 93,549 |
| Flagler County | Reagan, Ronald+1,913 | 4,91362.1% | 3,00037.9% | 10.0% | 7,914 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+1,128 | 2,21867.0% | 1,09033.0% | 00.0% | 3,308 |
| Gadsden County | Mondale, Walter+1,596 | 5,80744.0% | 7,40356.0% | 20.0% | 13,212 |
| Gilchrist County | Reagan, Ronald+1,005 | 2,05666.2% | 1,05133.8% | 10.0% | 3,108 |
| Glades County | Reagan, Ronald+917 | 1,98765.0% | 1,07035.0% | 00.0% | 3,057 |
| Gulf County | Reagan, Ronald+1,789 | 3,57366.7% | 1,78433.3% | 00.0% | 5,357 |
| Hamilton County | Reagan, Ronald+520 | 1,92157.8% | 1,40142.2% | 00.0% | 3,322 |
| Hardee County | Reagan, Ronald+2,426 | 3,96272.1% | 1,53627.9% | 00.0% | 5,498 |
| Hendry County | Reagan, Ronald+2,506 | 4,52469.2% | 2,01830.8% | 00.0% | 6,542 |
| Hernando County | Reagan, Ronald+9,075 | 21,27963.5% | 12,20436.4% | 40.0% | 33,487 |
| Highlands County | Reagan, Ronald+9,257 | 16,47469.5% | 7,21730.5% | 30.0% | 23,694 |
| Hillsborough County | Reagan, Ronald+71,696 | 157,92664.7% | 86,23035.3% | 520.0% | 244,208 |
| Holmes County | Reagan, Ronald+3,317 | 4,54878.7% | 1,23121.3% | 00.0% | 5,779 |
| Indian River County | Reagan, Ronald+14,980 | 23,71673.1% | 8,73626.9% | 00.0% | 32,452 |
| Jackson County | Reagan, Ronald+4,131 | 9,09164.7% | 4,96035.3% | 00.0% | 14,051 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+187 | 2,24452.2% | 2,05747.8% | 10.0% | 4,302 |
| Lafayette County | Reagan, Ronald+651 | 1,51363.7% | 86236.3% | 00.0% | 2,375 |
| Lake County | Reagan, Ronald+23,102 | 35,31974.3% | 12,21725.7% | 70.0% | 47,543 |
| Lee County | Reagan, Ronald+55,002 | 85,02473.9% | 30,02226.1% | 300.0% | 115,076 |
| Leon County | Reagan, Ronald+6,642 | 36,32555.0% | 29,68344.9% | 380.1% | 66,046 |
| Levy County | Reagan, Ronald+2,458 | 5,56164.2% | 3,10335.8% | 00.0% | 8,664 |
| Liberty County | Reagan, Ronald+760 | 1,41068.4% | 65031.6% | 00.0% | 2,060 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+718 | 2,81957.3% | 2,10142.7% | 00.0% | 4,920 |
| Manatee County | Reagan, Ronald+34,904 | 55,79372.8% | 20,88927.2% | 60.0% | 76,688 |
| Marion County | Reagan, Ronald+21,590 | 37,81570.0% | 16,22530.0% | 60.0% | 54,046 |
| Martin County | Reagan, Ronald+19,922 | 28,90076.3% | 8,97823.7% | 90.0% | 37,887 |
| Miami-Dade County | Reagan, Ronald+100,551 | 324,41459.2% | 223,86340.8% | 350.0% | 548,312 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+8,558 | 16,33267.7% | 7,77432.2% | 90.0% | 24,115 |
| Nassau County | Reagan, Ronald+4,555 | 8,03969.8% | 3,48430.2% | 10.0% | 11,524 |
| Okaloosa County | Reagan, Ronald+29,740 | 37,04483.5% | 7,30416.5% | 90.0% | 44,357 |
| Okeechobee County | Reagan, Ronald+2,223 | 4,44966.7% | 2,22633.3% | 00.0% | 6,675 |
| Orange County | Reagan, Ronald+73,316 | 122,06871.4% | 48,75228.5% | 1650.1% | 170,985 |
| Osceola County | Reagan, Ronald+11,720 | 18,34873.5% | 6,62826.5% | 40.0% | 24,980 |
| Palm Beach County | Reagan, Ronald+70,720 | 186,81161.7% | 116,09138.3% | 290.0% | 302,931 |
| Pasco County | Reagan, Ronald+25,656 | 66,61861.9% | 40,96238.1% | 80.0% | 107,588 |
| Pinellas County | Reagan, Ronald+112,038 | 240,61265.2% | 128,57434.8% | 630.0% | 369,249 |
| Polk County | Reagan, Ronald+48,730 | 84,24670.3% | 35,51629.7% | 220.0% | 119,784 |
| Putnam County | Reagan, Ronald+3,612 | 11,43559.4% | 7,82340.6% | 40.0% | 19,262 |
| Santa Rosa County | Reagan, Ronald+16,616 | 21,26582.0% | 4,64917.9% | 60.0% | 25,920 |
| Sarasota County | Reagan, Ronald+57,246 | 87,77174.2% | 30,52525.8% | 690.1% | 118,365 |
| Seminole County | Reagan, Ronald+38,449 | 56,24475.9% | 17,79524.0% | 530.1% | 74,092 |
| St. Johns County | Reagan, Ronald+9,848 | 16,50071.3% | 6,65228.7% | 20.0% | 23,154 |
| St. Lucie County | Reagan, Ronald+15,160 | 28,20068.4% | 13,04031.6% | 70.0% | 41,247 |
| Sumter County | Reagan, Ronald+2,794 | 6,25564.4% | 3,46135.6% | 10.0% | 9,717 |
| Suwannee County | Reagan, Ronald+3,294 | 6,08268.6% | 2,78831.4% | 00.0% | 8,870 |
| Taylor County | Reagan, Ronald+2,306 | 4,03870.0% | 1,73230.0% | 00.0% | 5,770 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+1,043 | 1,80470.3% | 76129.6% | 20.1% | 2,567 |
| Volusia County | Reagan, Ronald+24,538 | 68,35860.9% | 43,82039.1% | 130.0% | 112,191 |
| Wakulla County | Reagan, Ronald+1,618 | 3,08867.7% | 1,47032.3% | 00.0% | 4,558 |
| Walton County | Reagan, Ronald+4,623 | 7,12674.0% | 2,50326.0% | 00.0% | 9,629 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+2,692 | 4,60870.6% | 1,91629.4% | 10.0% | 6,525 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 1984FL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.