Michigan — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentReaganR+19.0
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 59.2% | 2,251,571 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 40.2% | 1,529,638 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 20,449 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 20 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+32.5 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+35.8 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+36.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Reagan, Ronald+1,607 | 3,22366.4% | 1,61633.3% | 140.3% | 4,853 |
| Alger County | Reagan, Ronald+157 | 2,17551.7% | 2,01848.0% | 150.4% | 4,208 |
| Allegan County | Reagan, Ronald+15,373 | 23,76273.5% | 8,38925.9% | 1870.6% | 32,338 |
| Alpena County | Reagan, Ronald+3,076 | 8,21261.3% | 5,13638.3% | 490.4% | 13,397 |
| Antrim County | Reagan, Ronald+3,219 | 5,72669.2% | 2,50730.3% | 440.5% | 8,277 |
| Arenac County | Reagan, Ronald+1,047 | 3,48358.6% | 2,43641.0% | 220.4% | 5,941 |
| Baraga County | Reagan, Ronald+147 | 1,96551.8% | 1,81847.9% | 90.2% | 3,792 |
| Barry County | Reagan, Ronald+8,347 | 14,24570.3% | 5,89829.1% | 1220.6% | 20,265 |
| Bay County | Reagan, Ronald+3,601 | 26,19853.4% | 22,59746.1% | 2350.5% | 49,030 |
| Benzie County | Reagan, Ronald+1,724 | 3,59065.2% | 1,86633.9% | 460.8% | 5,502 |
| Berrien County | Reagan, Ronald+21,932 | 43,16066.6% | 21,22832.7% | 4360.7% | 64,824 |
| Branch County | Reagan, Ronald+7,144 | 11,00473.6% | 3,86025.8% | 810.5% | 14,945 |
| Calhoun County | Reagan, Ronald+14,157 | 34,47062.6% | 20,31336.9% | 2840.5% | 55,067 |
| Cass County | Reagan, Ronald+5,013 | 11,64763.3% | 6,63436.1% | 1130.6% | 18,394 |
| Charlevoix County | Reagan, Ronald+3,180 | 6,35566.2% | 3,17533.1% | 650.7% | 9,595 |
| Cheboygan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,695 | 6,05364.0% | 3,35835.5% | 410.4% | 9,452 |
| Chippewa County | Reagan, Ronald+3,560 | 8,13563.8% | 4,57535.9% | 470.4% | 12,757 |
| Clare County | Reagan, Ronald+2,823 | 6,58763.3% | 3,76436.2% | 610.6% | 10,412 |
| Clinton County | Reagan, Ronald+11,161 | 17,38773.3% | 6,22626.2% | 1130.5% | 23,726 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+1,745 | 3,30367.5% | 1,55831.8% | 350.7% | 4,896 |
| Delta County | Reagan, Ronald+1,018 | 8,95252.8% | 7,93446.8% | 560.3% | 16,942 |
| Dickinson County | Reagan, Ronald+1,266 | 6,88054.9% | 5,61444.8% | 360.3% | 12,530 |
| Eaton County | Reagan, Ronald+17,430 | 27,72072.6% | 10,29026.9% | 1890.5% | 38,199 |
| Emmet County | Reagan, Ronald+4,506 | 7,76070.0% | 3,25429.4% | 660.6% | 11,080 |
| Genesee County | Reagan, Ronald+3,452 | 92,94350.7% | 89,49148.8% | 9530.5% | 183,387 |
| Gladwin County | Reagan, Ronald+2,033 | 5,40161.1% | 3,36838.1% | 750.8% | 8,844 |
| Gogebic County | Mondale, Walter+1,548 | 4,00641.8% | 5,55458.0% | 210.2% | 9,581 |
| Grand Traverse County | Reagan, Ronald+10,765 | 18,03670.8% | 7,27128.6% | 1570.6% | 25,464 |
| Gratiot County | Reagan, Ronald+6,456 | 10,45672.1% | 4,00027.6% | 500.3% | 14,506 |
| Hillsdale County | Reagan, Ronald+8,447 | 12,06376.5% | 3,61622.9% | 890.6% | 15,768 |
| Houghton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,218 | 8,65257.1% | 6,43442.5% | 550.4% | 15,141 |
| Huron County | Reagan, Ronald+7,107 | 11,07373.4% | 3,96626.3% | 520.3% | 15,091 |
| Ingham County | Reagan, Ronald+22,342 | 68,75359.2% | 46,41140.0% | 9190.8% | 116,083 |
| Ionia County | Reagan, Ronald+8,427 | 14,16270.7% | 5,73528.6% | 1380.7% | 20,035 |
| Iosco County | Reagan, Ronald+4,057 | 7,90767.0% | 3,85032.6% | 470.4% | 11,804 |
| Iron County | Mondale, Walter+91 | 3,46849.1% | 3,55950.4% | 290.4% | 7,056 |
| Isabella County | Reagan, Ronald+5,780 | 12,21565.0% | 6,43534.2% | 1430.8% | 18,793 |
| Jackson County | Reagan, Ronald+21,793 | 40,13368.3% | 18,34031.2% | 3120.5% | 58,785 |
| Kalamazoo County | Reagan, Ronald+25,867 | 58,32763.8% | 32,46035.5% | 6010.7% | 91,388 |
| Kalkaska County | Reagan, Ronald+2,028 | 3,62369.2% | 1,59530.4% | 210.4% | 5,239 |
| Kent County | Reagan, Ronald+71,179 | 137,41767.0% | 66,23832.3% | 1,3650.7% | 205,020 |
| Keweenaw County | Mondale, Walter+29 | 59948.8% | 62851.2% | 00.0% | 1,227 |
| Lake County | Reagan, Ronald+280 | 2,12553.1% | 1,84546.1% | 330.8% | 4,003 |
| Lapeer County | Reagan, Ronald+11,422 | 19,22270.7% | 7,80028.7% | 1780.7% | 27,200 |
| Leelanau County | Reagan, Ronald+2,858 | 5,35667.6% | 2,49831.5% | 670.8% | 7,921 |
| Lenawee County | Reagan, Ronald+11,397 | 22,40966.7% | 11,01232.8% | 1760.5% | 33,597 |
| Livingston County | Reagan, Ronald+21,126 | 31,84674.4% | 10,72025.0% | 2460.6% | 42,812 |
| Luce County | Reagan, Ronald+882 | 1,71567.0% | 83332.5% | 130.5% | 2,561 |
| Mackinac County | Reagan, Ronald+1,678 | 3,62764.8% | 1,94934.8% | 170.3% | 5,593 |
| Macomb County | Reagan, Ronald+96,484 | 194,30066.2% | 97,81633.3% | 1,4090.5% | 293,525 |
| Manistee County | Reagan, Ronald+2,411 | 6,32861.4% | 3,91738.0% | 530.5% | 10,298 |
| Marquette County | Reagan, Ronald+122 | 14,19650.0% | 14,07449.6% | 1320.5% | 28,402 |
| Mason County | Reagan, Ronald+4,399 | 8,20267.8% | 3,80331.5% | 870.7% | 12,092 |
| Mecosta County | Reagan, Ronald+4,975 | 9,02368.7% | 4,04830.8% | 710.5% | 13,142 |
| Menominee County | Reagan, Ronald+2,193 | 6,61859.7% | 4,42539.9% | 460.4% | 11,089 |
| Midland County | Reagan, Ronald+10,752 | 21,52166.1% | 10,76933.1% | 2620.8% | 32,552 |
| Missaukee County | Reagan, Ronald+2,714 | 3,97075.5% | 1,25623.9% | 300.6% | 5,256 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+9,802 | 29,41959.7% | 19,61739.8% | 2510.5% | 49,287 |
| Montcalm County | Reagan, Ronald+7,618 | 13,10970.1% | 5,49129.4% | 890.5% | 18,689 |
| Montmorency County | Reagan, Ronald+1,526 | 2,91367.5% | 1,38732.2% | 130.3% | 4,313 |
| Muskegon County | Reagan, Ronald+14,108 | 39,35560.7% | 25,24738.9% | 2610.4% | 64,863 |
| Newaygo County | Reagan, Ronald+6,140 | 10,63670.0% | 4,49629.6% | 730.5% | 15,205 |
| Oakland County | Reagan, Ronald+155,764 | 306,05066.7% | 150,28632.8% | 2,4640.5% | 458,800 |
| Oceana County | Reagan, Ronald+3,540 | 6,40568.7% | 2,86530.7% | 550.6% | 9,325 |
| Ogemaw County | Reagan, Ronald+1,769 | 4,90160.8% | 3,13238.9% | 270.3% | 8,060 |
| Ontonagon County | Reagan, Ronald+114 | 2,46451.0% | 2,35048.6% | 220.5% | 4,836 |
| Osceola County | Reagan, Ronald+3,796 | 5,92373.2% | 2,12726.3% | 400.5% | 8,090 |
| Oscoda County | Reagan, Ronald+1,288 | 2,23969.8% | 95129.6% | 190.6% | 3,209 |
| Otsego County | Reagan, Ronald+2,522 | 4,63968.3% | 2,11731.2% | 390.6% | 6,795 |
| Ottawa County | Reagan, Ronald+45,142 | 60,14279.7% | 15,00019.9% | 3260.4% | 75,468 |
| Presque Isle County | Reagan, Ronald+1,726 | 4,20762.6% | 2,48136.9% | 360.5% | 6,724 |
| Roscommon County | Reagan, Ronald+3,060 | 6,41965.3% | 3,35934.2% | 450.5% | 9,823 |
| Saginaw County | Reagan, Ronald+13,075 | 51,49557.0% | 38,42042.5% | 5010.6% | 90,416 |
| Sanilac County | Reagan, Ronald+8,501 | 12,62775.1% | 4,12624.5% | 570.3% | 16,810 |
| Schoolcraft County | Reagan, Ronald+219 | 2,13952.5% | 1,92047.1% | 180.4% | 4,077 |
| Shiawassee County | Reagan, Ronald+9,242 | 18,75666.0% | 9,51433.5% | 1610.6% | 28,431 |
| St. Clair County | Reagan, Ronald+19,116 | 36,11467.6% | 16,99831.8% | 2870.5% | 53,399 |
| St. Joseph County | Reagan, Ronald+9,610 | 15,40572.3% | 5,79527.2% | 960.5% | 21,296 |
| Tuscola County | Reagan, Ronald+8,486 | 14,69870.0% | 6,21229.6% | 830.4% | 20,993 |
| Van Buren County | Reagan, Ronald+7,573 | 16,42664.6% | 8,85334.8% | 1660.7% | 25,445 |
| Washtenaw County | Reagan, Ronald+3,652 | 58,73651.3% | 55,08448.1% | 7490.7% | 114,569 |
| Wayne County | Mondale, Walter+129,241 | 367,39142.3% | 496,63257.2% | 4,3200.5% | 868,343 |
| Wexford County | Reagan, Ronald+3,881 | 7,27967.9% | 3,39831.7% | 380.4% | 10,715 |
complete certified result
Michigan candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Same ballot, 1984MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.