Missouri — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentReaganR+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 60.0% | 1,274,188 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 40.0% | 848,583 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Boone County, MO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Monroe County, MO | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+33.9 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Ray County, MO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+17.6 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+46.1 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+23.4 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+40.8 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Reagan, Ronald+3,311 | 6,43067.3% | 3,11932.7% | 9,549 |
| Andrew County | Reagan, Ronald+1,795 | 4,25263.4% | 2,45736.6% | 6,709 |
| Atchison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,058 | 2,27765.1% | 1,21934.9% | 3,496 |
| Audrain County | Reagan, Ronald+2,599 | 7,26160.9% | 4,66239.1% | 11,923 |
| Barry County | Reagan, Ronald+4,200 | 7,68368.8% | 3,48331.2% | 11,166 |
| Barton County | Reagan, Ronald+2,648 | 3,99674.8% | 1,34825.2% | 5,344 |
| Bates County | Reagan, Ronald+1,334 | 4,22359.4% | 2,88940.6% | 7,112 |
| Benton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,554 | 3,80562.8% | 2,25137.2% | 6,056 |
| Bollinger County | Reagan, Ronald+855 | 2,77859.1% | 1,92340.9% | 4,701 |
| Boone County | Reagan, Ronald+7,236 | 26,60057.9% | 19,36442.1% | 45,964 |
| Buchanan County | Reagan, Ronald+4,366 | 19,73556.2% | 15,36943.8% | 35,104 |
| Butler County | Reagan, Ronald+4,013 | 8,71265.0% | 4,69935.0% | 13,411 |
| Caldwell County | Reagan, Ronald+1,296 | 2,67866.0% | 1,38234.0% | 4,060 |
| Callaway County | Reagan, Ronald+3,935 | 8,26265.6% | 4,32734.4% | 12,589 |
| Camden County | Reagan, Ronald+4,969 | 8,05772.3% | 3,08827.7% | 11,145 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Reagan, Ronald+10,058 | 17,40470.3% | 7,34629.7% | 24,750 |
| Carroll County | Reagan, Ronald+1,515 | 3,49563.8% | 1,98036.2% | 5,475 |
| Carter County | Reagan, Ronald+486 | 1,40260.5% | 91639.5% | 2,318 |
| Cass County | Reagan, Ronald+6,939 | 14,45665.8% | 7,51734.2% | 21,973 |
| Cedar County | Reagan, Ronald+2,099 | 3,53971.1% | 1,44028.9% | 4,979 |
| Chariton County | Reagan, Ronald+500 | 2,74455.0% | 2,24445.0% | 4,988 |
| Christian County | Reagan, Ronald+4,411 | 7,63470.3% | 3,22329.7% | 10,857 |
| Clark County | Reagan, Ronald+441 | 2,06856.0% | 1,62744.0% | 3,695 |
| Clay County | Reagan, Ronald+13,943 | 36,52961.8% | 22,58638.2% | 59,115 |
| Clinton County | Reagan, Ronald+1,448 | 4,22660.3% | 2,77839.7% | 7,004 |
| Cole County | Reagan, Ronald+13,664 | 20,36675.2% | 6,70224.8% | 27,068 |
| Cooper County | Reagan, Ronald+2,384 | 4,60367.5% | 2,21932.5% | 6,822 |
| Crawford County | Reagan, Ronald+2,106 | 4,71664.4% | 2,61035.6% | 7,326 |
| Dade County | Reagan, Ronald+1,500 | 2,60070.3% | 1,10029.7% | 3,700 |
| Dallas County | Reagan, Ronald+1,675 | 3,57765.3% | 1,90234.7% | 5,479 |
| Daviess County | Reagan, Ronald+888 | 2,41461.3% | 1,52638.7% | 3,940 |
| DeKalb County | Reagan, Ronald+724 | 2,18859.9% | 1,46440.1% | 3,652 |
| Dent County | Reagan, Ronald+946 | 3,49057.8% | 2,54442.2% | 6,034 |
| Douglas County | Reagan, Ronald+2,126 | 3,66270.5% | 1,53629.5% | 5,198 |
| Dunklin County | Reagan, Ronald+1,125 | 6,09255.1% | 4,96744.9% | 11,059 |
| Franklin County | Reagan, Ronald+10,350 | 18,66969.2% | 8,31930.8% | 26,988 |
| Gasconade County | Reagan, Ronald+3,548 | 4,67880.5% | 1,13019.5% | 5,808 |
| Gentry County | Reagan, Ronald+447 | 2,04756.1% | 1,60043.9% | 3,647 |
| Greene County | Reagan, Ronald+29,285 | 57,25067.2% | 27,96532.8% | 85,215 |
| Grundy County | Reagan, Ronald+1,295 | 3,15662.9% | 1,86137.1% | 5,017 |
| Harrison County | Reagan, Ronald+1,195 | 2,84463.3% | 1,64936.7% | 4,493 |
| Henry County | Reagan, Ronald+1,678 | 5,41959.2% | 3,74140.8% | 9,160 |
| Hickory County | Reagan, Ronald+978 | 2,19064.4% | 1,21235.6% | 3,402 |
| Holt County | Reagan, Ronald+1,061 | 2,08767.0% | 1,02633.0% | 3,113 |
| Howard County | Reagan, Ronald+346 | 2,36054.0% | 2,01446.0% | 4,374 |
| Howell County | Reagan, Ronald+4,437 | 8,20468.5% | 3,76731.5% | 11,971 |
| Iron County | Reagan, Ronald+293 | 2,31653.4% | 2,02346.6% | 4,339 |
| Jackson County | Mondale, Walter+2,796 | 132,27149.5% | 135,06750.5% | 267,338 |
| Jasper County | Reagan, Ronald+13,807 | 23,06671.4% | 9,25928.6% | 32,325 |
| Jefferson County | Reagan, Ronald+14,499 | 34,52563.3% | 20,02636.7% | 54,551 |
| Johnson County | Reagan, Ronald+4,175 | 8,41366.5% | 4,23833.5% | 12,651 |
| Knox County | Reagan, Ronald+416 | 1,51358.0% | 1,09742.0% | 2,610 |
| Laclede County | Reagan, Ronald+3,741 | 6,40670.6% | 2,66529.4% | 9,071 |
| Lafayette County | Reagan, Ronald+3,733 | 8,58163.9% | 4,84836.1% | 13,429 |
| Lawrence County | Reagan, Ronald+4,650 | 8,37069.2% | 3,72030.8% | 12,090 |
| Lewis County | Reagan, Ronald+461 | 2,43855.2% | 1,97744.8% | 4,415 |
| Lincoln County | Reagan, Ronald+2,847 | 6,13765.1% | 3,29034.9% | 9,427 |
| Linn County | Reagan, Ronald+710 | 3,82255.1% | 3,11244.9% | 6,934 |
| Livingston County | Reagan, Ronald+1,391 | 4,09060.2% | 2,69939.8% | 6,789 |
| Macon County | Reagan, Ronald+1,505 | 4,54259.9% | 3,03740.1% | 7,579 |
| Madison County | Reagan, Ronald+946 | 2,80860.1% | 1,86239.9% | 4,670 |
| Maries County | Reagan, Ronald+879 | 2,26762.0% | 1,38838.0% | 3,655 |
| Marion County | Reagan, Ronald+2,165 | 6,83159.4% | 4,66640.6% | 11,497 |
| McDonald County | Reagan, Ronald+2,412 | 4,52168.2% | 2,10931.8% | 6,630 |
| Mercer County | Reagan, Ronald+354 | 1,22958.4% | 87541.6% | 2,104 |
| Miller County | Reagan, Ronald+4,652 | 6,70676.6% | 2,05423.4% | 8,760 |
| Mississippi County | Mondale, Walter+22 | 2,50249.8% | 2,52450.2% | 5,026 |
| Moniteau County | Reagan, Ronald+2,583 | 4,19772.2% | 1,61427.8% | 5,811 |
| Monroe County | Reagan, Ronald+171 | 2,16352.1% | 1,99247.9% | 4,155 |
| Montgomery County | Reagan, Ronald+1,593 | 3,26166.2% | 1,66833.8% | 4,929 |
| Morgan County | Reagan, Ronald+2,223 | 4,39266.9% | 2,16933.1% | 6,561 |
| New Madrid County | Reagan, Ronald+547 | 4,32353.4% | 3,77646.6% | 8,099 |
| Newton County | Reagan, Ronald+7,086 | 11,70971.7% | 4,62328.3% | 16,332 |
| Nodaway County | Reagan, Ronald+1,856 | 5,47160.2% | 3,61539.8% | 9,086 |
| Oregon County | Mondale, Walter+47 | 1,97949.4% | 2,02650.6% | 4,005 |
| Osage County | Reagan, Ronald+3,038 | 4,38176.5% | 1,34323.5% | 5,724 |
| Ozark County | Reagan, Ronald+1,504 | 2,61470.2% | 1,11029.8% | 3,724 |
| Pemiscot County | Reagan, Ronald+440 | 3,73353.1% | 3,29346.9% | 7,026 |
| Perry County | Reagan, Ronald+2,656 | 4,49371.0% | 1,83729.0% | 6,330 |
| Pettis County | Reagan, Ronald+5,578 | 10,99167.0% | 5,41333.0% | 16,404 |
| Phelps County | Reagan, Ronald+3,938 | 9,01264.0% | 5,07436.0% | 14,086 |
| Pike County | Reagan, Ronald+620 | 3,93354.3% | 3,31345.7% | 7,246 |
| Platte County | Reagan, Ronald+5,191 | 12,85962.6% | 7,66837.4% | 20,527 |
| Polk County | Reagan, Ronald+2,648 | 5,46766.0% | 2,81934.0% | 8,286 |
| Pulaski County | Reagan, Ronald+2,465 | 5,33065.0% | 2,86535.0% | 8,195 |
| Putnam County | Reagan, Ronald+743 | 1,54065.9% | 79734.1% | 2,337 |
| Ralls County | Reagan, Ronald+56 | 2,06750.7% | 2,01149.3% | 4,078 |
| Randolph County | Reagan, Ronald+1,264 | 5,73556.2% | 4,47143.8% | 10,206 |
| Ray County | Reagan, Ronald+896 | 4,87555.1% | 3,97944.9% | 8,854 |
| Reynolds County | Mondale, Walter+696 | 1,33039.6% | 2,02660.4% | 3,356 |
| Ripley County | Reagan, Ronald+1,044 | 2,92760.9% | 1,88339.1% | 4,810 |
| Saline County | Reagan, Ronald+1,761 | 6,04258.5% | 4,28141.5% | 10,323 |
| Schuyler County | Reagan, Ronald+109 | 1,25052.3% | 1,14147.7% | 2,391 |
| Scotland County | Reagan, Ronald+410 | 1,48558.0% | 1,07542.0% | 2,560 |
| Scott County | Reagan, Ronald+3,158 | 8,72761.0% | 5,56939.0% | 14,296 |
| Shannon County | Reagan, Ronald+199 | 1,77953.0% | 1,58047.0% | 3,359 |
| Shelby County | Reagan, Ronald+670 | 2,24358.8% | 1,57341.2% | 3,816 |
| St. Charles County | Reagan, Ronald+30,167 | 47,78473.1% | 17,61726.9% | 65,401 |
| St. Clair County | Reagan, Ronald+1,012 | 2,66761.7% | 1,65538.3% | 4,322 |
| St. Francois County | Reagan, Ronald+2,655 | 9,79257.8% | 7,13742.2% | 16,929 |
| St. Louis city | Mondale, Walter+51,298 | 61,02035.2% | 112,31864.8% | 173,338 |
| St. Louis County | Reagan, Ronald+134,540 | 307,68464.0% | 173,14436.0% | 480,828 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Reagan, Ronald+522 | 3,24554.4% | 2,72345.6% | 5,968 |
| Stoddard County | Reagan, Ronald+2,407 | 6,70160.9% | 4,29439.1% | 10,995 |
| Stone County | Reagan, Ronald+3,587 | 5,70672.9% | 2,11927.1% | 7,825 |
| Sullivan County | Reagan, Ronald+522 | 2,30656.4% | 1,78443.6% | 4,090 |
| Taney County | Reagan, Ronald+4,170 | 7,08270.9% | 2,91229.1% | 9,994 |
| Texas County | Reagan, Ronald+1,929 | 5,59160.4% | 3,66239.6% | 9,253 |
| Vernon County | Reagan, Ronald+2,197 | 5,18163.5% | 2,98436.5% | 8,165 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+3,186 | 5,15072.4% | 1,96427.6% | 7,114 |
| Washington County | Reagan, Ronald+768 | 3,75555.7% | 2,98744.3% | 6,742 |
| Wayne County | Reagan, Ronald+504 | 2,86754.8% | 2,36345.2% | 5,230 |
| Webster County | Reagan, Ronald+2,547 | 5,52965.0% | 2,98235.0% | 8,511 |
| Worth County | Reagan, Ronald+187 | 92155.6% | 73444.4% | 1,655 |
| Wright County | Reagan, Ronald+2,714 | 4,68770.4% | 1,97329.6% | 6,660 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Same ballot, 1984MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.