Mississippi — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentReaganR+24.5
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 61.9% | 582,377 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 37.4% | 352,192 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 6,535 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Benton County, MS | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Clay County, MS | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Copiah County, MS | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+26.2 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Hinds County, MS | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Jasper County, MS | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Kemper County, MS | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Leflore County, MS | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Panola County, MS | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Pike County, MS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Washington County, MS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Republican | R+10.8 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Ronald Reagan+1,591 | 9,44054.3% | 7,84945.2% | 890.5% | 17,378 |
| Alcorn County | Ronald Reagan+2,341 | 7,20358.7% | 4,86239.6% | 2141.7% | 12,279 |
| Amite County | Ronald Reagan+894 | 3,46357.2% | 2,56942.5% | 180.3% | 6,050 |
| Attala County | Ronald Reagan+1,543 | 4,87059.3% | 3,32740.5% | 180.2% | 8,215 |
| Benton County | Ronald Reagan+22 | 1,73750.1% | 1,71549.5% | 140.4% | 3,466 |
| Bolivar County | Walter Mondale+1,830 | 6,93943.9% | 8,76955.4% | 1160.7% | 15,824 |
| Calhoun County | Ronald Reagan+1,830 | 3,57967.1% | 1,74932.8% | 90.2% | 5,337 |
| Carroll County | Ronald Reagan+1,361 | 2,82365.7% | 1,46234.0% | 120.3% | 4,297 |
| Chickasaw County | Ronald Reagan+1,276 | 3,60560.5% | 2,32939.1% | 230.4% | 5,957 |
| Choctaw County | Ronald Reagan+1,325 | 2,49168.0% | 1,16631.8% | 60.2% | 3,663 |
| Claiborne County | Walter Mondale+1,885 | 1,29428.9% | 3,17970.9% | 110.2% | 4,484 |
| Clarke County | Ronald Reagan+2,289 | 4,55166.6% | 2,26233.1% | 190.3% | 6,832 |
| Clay County | Ronald Reagan+66 | 4,11250.2% | 4,04649.4% | 290.4% | 8,187 |
| Coahoma County | Walter Mondale+1,080 | 5,75945.0% | 6,83953.4% | 2121.7% | 12,810 |
| Copiah County | Ronald Reagan+1,215 | 5,80655.7% | 4,59144.1% | 190.2% | 10,416 |
| Covington County | Ronald Reagan+1,946 | 4,16564.9% | 2,21934.6% | 290.5% | 6,413 |
| DeSoto County | Ronald Reagan+8,207 | 12,57673.9% | 4,36925.7% | 770.5% | 17,022 |
| Forrest County | Ronald Reagan+8,933 | 15,71969.6% | 6,78630.1% | 710.3% | 22,576 |
| Franklin County | Ronald Reagan+1,070 | 2,56462.9% | 1,49436.6% | 210.5% | 4,079 |
| George County | Ronald Reagan+2,691 | 4,34672.1% | 1,65527.5% | 270.4% | 6,028 |
| Greene County | Ronald Reagan+1,447 | 2,74467.6% | 1,29731.9% | 210.5% | 4,062 |
| Grenada County | Ronald Reagan+1,856 | 5,18160.8% | 3,32539.0% | 150.2% | 8,521 |
| Hancock County | Ronald Reagan+5,032 | 7,66274.1% | 2,63025.4% | 520.5% | 10,344 |
| Harrison County | Ronald Reagan+21,500 | 33,99572.8% | 12,49526.8% | 1870.4% | 46,677 |
| Hinds County | Ronald Reagan+14,580 | 56,95356.7% | 42,37342.2% | 1,1421.1% | 100,468 |
| Holmes County | Walter Mondale+2,539 | 3,10235.4% | 5,64164.4% | 100.1% | 8,753 |
| Humphreys County | Walter Mondale+287 | 2,30947.0% | 2,59652.8% | 90.2% | 4,914 |
| Issaquena County | Ronald Reagan+11 | 51249.5% | 50148.5% | 212.0% | 1,034 |
| Itawamba County | Ronald Reagan+1,913 | 4,58763.0% | 2,67436.7% | 240.3% | 7,285 |
| Jackson County | Ronald Reagan+20,764 | 29,58576.8% | 8,82122.9% | 1230.3% | 38,529 |
| Jasper County | Ronald Reagan+623 | 3,72754.0% | 3,10445.0% | 711.0% | 6,902 |
| Jefferson County | Walter Mondale+2,193 | 85621.9% | 3,04977.9% | 70.2% | 3,912 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Ronald Reagan+240 | 2,88451.8% | 2,64447.5% | 380.7% | 5,566 |
| Jones County | Ronald Reagan+10,288 | 17,58670.5% | 7,29829.2% | 700.3% | 24,954 |
| Kemper County | Ronald Reagan+265 | 2,35452.8% | 2,08946.9% | 130.3% | 4,456 |
| Lafayette County | Ronald Reagan+2,360 | 6,00662.0% | 3,64637.7% | 280.3% | 9,680 |
| Lamar County | Ronald Reagan+5,965 | 7,92979.8% | 1,96419.8% | 370.4% | 9,930 |
| Lauderdale County | Ronald Reagan+11,273 | 18,80769.0% | 7,53427.6% | 9163.4% | 27,257 |
| Lawrence County | Ronald Reagan+1,696 | 3,97063.5% | 2,27436.4% | 90.1% | 6,253 |
| Leake County | Ronald Reagan+1,818 | 4,66362.0% | 2,84537.9% | 80.1% | 7,516 |
| Lee County | Ronald Reagan+7,104 | 13,31267.5% | 6,20831.5% | 2101.1% | 19,730 |
| Leflore County | Ronald Reagan+107 | 7,55049.6% | 7,44348.9% | 2191.4% | 15,212 |
| Lincoln County | Ronald Reagan+4,440 | 8,89866.5% | 4,45833.3% | 250.2% | 13,381 |
| Lowndes County | Ronald Reagan+5,971 | 12,04966.3% | 6,07833.4% | 500.3% | 18,177 |
| Madison County | Ronald Reagan+1,296 | 9,29853.2% | 8,00245.8% | 1630.9% | 17,463 |
| Marion County | Ronald Reagan+3,598 | 7,35566.1% | 3,75733.8% | 130.1% | 11,125 |
| Marshall County | Walter Mondale+1,456 | 4,38942.7% | 5,84556.9% | 440.4% | 10,278 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+2,950 | 7,38762.3% | 4,43737.4% | 360.3% | 11,860 |
| Montgomery County | Ronald Reagan+1,212 | 3,09362.1% | 1,88137.7% | 90.2% | 4,983 |
| Neshoba County | Ronald Reagan+4,085 | 6,71571.7% | 2,63028.1% | 190.2% | 9,364 |
| Newton County | Ronald Reagan+3,784 | 5,91173.2% | 2,12726.4% | 340.4% | 8,072 |
| Noxubee County | Walter Mondale+805 | 2,12341.2% | 2,92856.9% | 981.9% | 5,149 |
| Oktibbeha County | Ronald Reagan+2,477 | 7,57459.7% | 5,09740.1% | 260.2% | 12,697 |
| Panola County | Ronald Reagan+385 | 5,85051.4% | 5,46548.0% | 600.5% | 11,375 |
| Pearl River County | Ronald Reagan+6,893 | 9,97876.1% | 3,08523.5% | 490.4% | 13,112 |
| Perry County | Ronald Reagan+1,683 | 3,09865.3% | 1,41529.8% | 2314.9% | 4,744 |
| Pike County | Ronald Reagan+2,117 | 8,25457.3% | 6,13742.6% | 200.1% | 14,411 |
| Pontotoc County | Ronald Reagan+2,748 | 5,18267.8% | 2,43431.8% | 270.4% | 7,643 |
| Prentiss County | Ronald Reagan+1,924 | 4,82162.4% | 2,89737.5% | 140.2% | 7,732 |
| Quitman County | Walter Mondale+145 | 2,19848.3% | 2,34351.5% | 70.2% | 4,548 |
| Rankin County | Ronald Reagan+16,519 | 22,39379.1% | 5,87420.8% | 410.1% | 28,308 |
| Scott County | Ronald Reagan+2,489 | 5,76363.7% | 3,27436.2% | 160.2% | 9,053 |
| Sharkey County | Walter Mondale+236 | 1,48743.8% | 1,72350.7% | 1885.5% | 3,398 |
| Simpson County | Ronald Reagan+3,089 | 5,98367.0% | 2,89432.4% | 470.5% | 8,924 |
| Smith County | Ronald Reagan+3,543 | 5,11676.2% | 1,57323.4% | 210.3% | 6,710 |
| Stone County | Ronald Reagan+1,795 | 2,98071.1% | 1,18528.3% | 280.7% | 4,193 |
| Sunflower County | Ronald Reagan+265 | 5,17851.2% | 4,91348.6% | 200.2% | 10,111 |
| Tallahatchie County | Ronald Reagan+176 | 2,90151.4% | 2,72548.3% | 200.4% | 5,646 |
| Tate County | Ronald Reagan+1,831 | 4,67761.9% | 2,84637.7% | 340.4% | 7,557 |
| Tippah County | Ronald Reagan+2,140 | 4,70664.5% | 2,56635.1% | 290.4% | 7,301 |
| Tishomingo County | Ronald Reagan+648 | 3,52754.9% | 2,87944.8% | 220.3% | 6,428 |
| Tunica County | Walter Mondale+512 | 1,10939.6% | 1,62157.8% | 742.6% | 2,804 |
| Union County | Ronald Reagan+3,071 | 5,83767.7% | 2,76632.1% | 140.2% | 8,617 |
| Walthall County | Ronald Reagan+1,086 | 3,30559.6% | 2,21940.0% | 170.3% | 5,541 |
| Warren County | Ronald Reagan+4,905 | 12,95961.0% | 8,05437.9% | 2351.1% | 21,248 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+1,837 | 12,45453.2% | 10,61745.3% | 3431.5% | 23,414 |
| Wayne County | Ronald Reagan+2,182 | 5,00063.8% | 2,81836.0% | 180.2% | 7,836 |
| Webster County | Ronald Reagan+1,993 | 3,39070.7% | 1,39729.1% | 70.1% | 4,794 |
| Wilkinson County | Walter Mondale+905 | 1,72239.3% | 2,62759.9% | 350.8% | 4,384 |
| Winston County | Ronald Reagan+1,649 | 5,19259.4% | 3,54340.5% | 110.1% | 8,746 |
| Yalobusha County | Ronald Reagan+597 | 2,93455.5% | 2,33744.2% | 140.3% | 5,285 |
| Yazoo County | Ronald Reagan+1,238 | 6,27555.0% | 5,03744.1% | 1000.9% | 11,412 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Same ballot, 1984MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.