Minnesota — 1984 presidential election
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Akashicstate1984 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentMondaleD+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Walter Mondale ✓Democratic | 49.7% | 1,036,364 |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald ReaganRepublican | 49.6% | 1,032,603 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 14,759 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Chisago County, MN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Dakota County, MN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Jackson County, MN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Kittson County, MN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Pennington County, MN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Rice County, MN | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+25.1 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+11.6 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Walter Mondale+521 | 3,94353.2% | 3,42246.1% | 510.7% | 7,416 |
| Anoka County | Walter Mondale+3,727 | 50,30551.6% | 46,57847.8% | 5570.6% | 97,440 |
| Becker County | Ronald Reagan+2,097 | 5,45641.6% | 7,55357.7% | 920.7% | 13,101 |
| Beltrami County | Walter Mondale+67 | 7,48149.9% | 7,41449.4% | 1030.7% | 14,998 |
| Benton County | Ronald Reagan+1,908 | 4,92241.4% | 6,83057.5% | 1311.1% | 11,883 |
| Big Stone County | Walter Mondale+173 | 1,99451.8% | 1,82147.3% | 320.8% | 3,847 |
| Blue Earth County | Ronald Reagan+2,421 | 11,87745.1% | 14,29854.3% | 1720.7% | 26,347 |
| Brown County | Ronald Reagan+3,930 | 4,46934.4% | 8,39964.7% | 1090.8% | 12,977 |
| Carlton County | Walter Mondale+4,312 | 9,18964.7% | 4,87734.3% | 1371.0% | 14,203 |
| Carver County | Ronald Reagan+5,238 | 6,72535.8% | 11,96363.6% | 1210.6% | 18,809 |
| Cass County | Ronald Reagan+1,846 | 4,77341.6% | 6,61957.7% | 780.7% | 11,470 |
| Chippewa County | Ronald Reagan+917 | 3,04743.0% | 3,96455.9% | 741.0% | 7,085 |
| Chisago County | Walter Mondale+404 | 6,68351.2% | 6,27948.1% | 870.7% | 13,049 |
| Clay County | Ronald Reagan+1,271 | 10,29446.8% | 11,56552.6% | 1190.5% | 21,978 |
| Clearwater County | Ronald Reagan+149 | 1,91747.6% | 2,06651.3% | 421.0% | 4,025 |
| Cook County | Ronald Reagan+90 | 1,12947.8% | 1,21951.6% | 130.6% | 2,361 |
| Cottonwood County | Ronald Reagan+1,202 | 3,07341.6% | 4,27557.9% | 370.5% | 7,385 |
| Crow Wing County | Ronald Reagan+2,643 | 8,71943.1% | 11,36256.2% | 1510.7% | 20,232 |
| Dakota County | Ronald Reagan+5,994 | 49,12546.8% | 55,11952.5% | 6670.6% | 104,911 |
| Dodge County | Ronald Reagan+1,642 | 2,78638.4% | 4,42861.0% | 480.7% | 7,262 |
| Douglas County | Ronald Reagan+3,561 | 5,44437.4% | 9,00561.9% | 940.6% | 14,543 |
| Faribault County | Ronald Reagan+1,697 | 3,99341.0% | 5,69058.4% | 530.5% | 9,736 |
| Fillmore County | Ronald Reagan+1,991 | 4,35140.4% | 6,34258.9% | 670.6% | 10,760 |
| Freeborn County | Walter Mondale+925 | 9,33852.3% | 8,41347.1% | 1160.6% | 17,867 |
| Goodhue County | Ronald Reagan+2,492 | 8,67943.4% | 11,17155.9% | 1280.6% | 19,978 |
| Grant County | Ronald Reagan+244 | 1,86746.7% | 2,11152.8% | 170.4% | 3,995 |
| Hennepin County | Walter Mondale+18,480 | 272,40151.5% | 253,92148.0% | 2,9120.6% | 529,234 |
| Houston County | Ronald Reagan+2,133 | 3,51238.0% | 5,64561.1% | 881.0% | 9,245 |
| Hubbard County | Ronald Reagan+1,815 | 2,80637.5% | 4,62161.8% | 550.7% | 7,482 |
| Isanti County | Ronald Reagan+282 | 5,37848.4% | 5,66050.9% | 790.7% | 11,117 |
| Itasca County | Walter Mondale+2,149 | 11,45554.7% | 9,30644.4% | 1870.9% | 20,948 |
| Jackson County | Walter Mondale+306 | 3,43751.9% | 3,13147.3% | 550.8% | 6,623 |
| Kanabec County | Ronald Reagan+367 | 2,66046.5% | 3,02752.9% | 370.6% | 5,724 |
| Kandiyohi County | Ronald Reagan+1,137 | 8,40246.4% | 9,53952.7% | 1630.9% | 18,104 |
| Kittson County | Ronald Reagan+106 | 1,61048.1% | 1,71651.2% | 230.7% | 3,349 |
| Koochiching County | Walter Mondale+772 | 4,23854.7% | 3,46644.8% | 380.5% | 7,742 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Ronald Reagan+46 | 2,68548.8% | 2,73149.7% | 811.5% | 5,497 |
| Lake County | Walter Mondale+2,465 | 4,46868.4% | 2,00330.7% | 580.9% | 6,529 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Ronald Reagan+270 | 82442.5% | 1,09456.4% | 221.1% | 1,940 |
| Le Sueur County | Ronald Reagan+963 | 5,07045.5% | 6,03354.1% | 480.4% | 11,151 |
| Lincoln County | Ronald Reagan+78 | 1,82748.0% | 1,90550.1% | 711.9% | 3,803 |
| Lyon County | Ronald Reagan+1,781 | 5,38942.6% | 7,17056.6% | 1000.8% | 12,659 |
| Mahnomen County | Ronald Reagan+87 | 1,24147.8% | 1,32851.1% | 281.1% | 2,597 |
| Marshall County | Ronald Reagan+728 | 2,70543.6% | 3,43355.3% | 691.1% | 6,207 |
| Martin County | Ronald Reagan+2,635 | 4,67338.8% | 7,30860.7% | 640.5% | 12,045 |
| McLeod County | Ronald Reagan+3,864 | 4,86435.4% | 8,72863.6% | 1351.0% | 13,727 |
| Meeker County | Ronald Reagan+1,355 | 4,15642.8% | 5,51156.7% | 530.5% | 9,720 |
| Mille Lacs County | Ronald Reagan+296 | 4,01147.9% | 4,30751.5% | 530.6% | 8,371 |
| Morrison County | Ronald Reagan+1,331 | 6,22544.8% | 7,55654.4% | 990.7% | 13,880 |
| Mower County | Walter Mondale+4,444 | 12,49860.5% | 8,05439.0% | 950.5% | 20,647 |
| Murray County | Ronald Reagan+39 | 2,74149.2% | 2,78049.9% | 541.0% | 5,575 |
| Nicollet County | Ronald Reagan+1,683 | 5,78943.4% | 7,47256.0% | 880.7% | 13,349 |
| Nobles County | Ronald Reagan+257 | 4,61948.1% | 4,87650.8% | 1101.1% | 9,605 |
| Norman County | Walter Mondale+50 | 2,20250.3% | 2,15249.2% | 230.5% | 4,377 |
| Olmsted County | Ronald Reagan+11,794 | 16,33536.4% | 28,12962.8% | 3590.8% | 44,823 |
| Otter Tail County | Ronald Reagan+5,950 | 9,71438.0% | 15,66461.3% | 1730.7% | 25,551 |
| Pennington County | Ronald Reagan+623 | 2,91344.9% | 3,53654.5% | 400.6% | 6,489 |
| Pine County | Walter Mondale+730 | 5,22353.4% | 4,49345.9% | 630.6% | 9,779 |
| Pipestone County | Ronald Reagan+652 | 2,39143.5% | 3,04355.3% | 671.2% | 5,501 |
| Polk County | Ronald Reagan+1,584 | 7,03344.6% | 8,61754.6% | 1320.8% | 15,782 |
| Pope County | Ronald Reagan+307 | 2,75747.0% | 3,06452.3% | 410.7% | 5,862 |
| Ramsey County | Walter Mondale+45,956 | 141,62359.1% | 95,66740.0% | 2,1530.9% | 239,443 |
| Red Lake County | Walter Mondale+110 | 1,29451.9% | 1,18447.5% | 150.6% | 2,493 |
| Redwood County | Ronald Reagan+3,063 | 2,95732.6% | 6,02066.5% | 820.9% | 9,059 |
| Renville County | Ronald Reagan+1,599 | 3,97241.3% | 5,57157.9% | 860.9% | 9,629 |
| Rice County | Walter Mondale+424 | 10,88050.5% | 10,45648.6% | 1890.9% | 21,525 |
| Rock County | Ronald Reagan+783 | 2,18842.1% | 2,97157.2% | 370.7% | 5,196 |
| Roseau County | Ronald Reagan+1,126 | 2,31939.9% | 3,44559.3% | 470.8% | 5,811 |
| Scott County | Ronald Reagan+3,121 | 9,45242.7% | 12,57356.8% | 1080.5% | 22,133 |
| Sherburne County | Ronald Reagan+1,598 | 6,14044.0% | 7,73855.4% | 820.6% | 13,960 |
| Sibley County | Ronald Reagan+1,877 | 2,76137.0% | 4,63862.1% | 690.9% | 7,468 |
| St. Louis County | Walter Mondale+43,521 | 77,68368.8% | 34,16230.3% | 1,0130.9% | 112,858 |
| Stearns County | Ronald Reagan+9,272 | 20,94440.6% | 30,21658.5% | 4850.9% | 51,645 |
| Steele County | Ronald Reagan+3,720 | 5,06036.4% | 8,78063.1% | 700.5% | 13,910 |
| Stevens County | Ronald Reagan+800 | 2,45142.7% | 3,25156.6% | 440.8% | 5,746 |
| Swift County | Walter Mondale+638 | 3,53154.4% | 2,89344.6% | 641.0% | 6,488 |
| Todd County | Ronald Reagan+1,928 | 4,65741.2% | 6,58558.2% | 630.6% | 11,305 |
| Traverse County | Ronald Reagan+74 | 1,32548.3% | 1,39951.0% | 190.7% | 2,743 |
| Wabasha County | Ronald Reagan+1,427 | 3,87241.9% | 5,29957.3% | 760.8% | 9,247 |
| Wadena County | Ronald Reagan+1,852 | 2,45436.1% | 4,30663.4% | 320.5% | 6,792 |
| Waseca County | Ronald Reagan+1,982 | 3,52738.8% | 5,50960.6% | 550.6% | 9,091 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+519 | 28,52749.2% | 29,04650.1% | 3690.6% | 57,942 |
| Watonwan County | Ronald Reagan+1,101 | 2,42540.6% | 3,52659.0% | 270.5% | 5,978 |
| Wilkin County | Ronald Reagan+957 | 1,41037.1% | 2,36762.4% | 190.5% | 3,796 |
| Winona County | Ronald Reagan+2,404 | 9,57744.0% | 11,98155.0% | 2121.0% | 21,770 |
| Wright County | Ronald Reagan+2,913 | 12,48644.4% | 15,39954.8% | 2050.7% | 28,090 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Ronald Reagan+801 | 3,01843.6% | 3,81955.2% | 791.1% | 6,916 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Same ballot, 1984MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.