North Dakota — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentReaganR+31.0
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 64.8% | 200,336 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 33.8% | 104,429 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 4,206 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+40.6 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+49.0 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+31.6 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+64.5 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+45.1 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+43.3 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | Reagan, Ronald+813 | 1,34370.7% | 53027.9% | 271.4% | 1,900 |
| Barnes County | Reagan, Ronald+1,841 | 4,34862.8% | 2,50736.2% | 701.0% | 6,925 |
| Benson County | Reagan, Ronald+130 | 1,72951.4% | 1,59947.5% | 351.0% | 3,363 |
| Billings County | Reagan, Ronald+372 | 50577.3% | 13320.4% | 152.3% | 653 |
| Bottineau County | Reagan, Ronald+2,077 | 3,35671.6% | 1,27927.3% | 531.1% | 4,688 |
| Bowman County | Reagan, Ronald+997 | 1,55972.5% | 56226.2% | 281.3% | 2,149 |
| Burke County | Reagan, Ronald+755 | 1,29869.4% | 54329.1% | 281.5% | 1,869 |
| Burleigh County | Reagan, Ronald+11,132 | 19,91368.3% | 8,78130.1% | 4821.7% | 29,176 |
| Cass County | Reagan, Ronald+11,167 | 29,22161.4% | 18,05437.9% | 3540.7% | 47,629 |
| Cavalier County | Reagan, Ronald+1,551 | 2,66170.0% | 1,11029.2% | 330.9% | 3,804 |
| Dickey County | Reagan, Ronald+1,409 | 2,46069.4% | 1,05129.6% | 351.0% | 3,546 |
| Divide County | Reagan, Ronald+539 | 1,16563.3% | 62634.0% | 492.7% | 1,840 |
| Dunn County | Reagan, Ronald+867 | 1,58368.1% | 71630.8% | 251.1% | 2,324 |
| Eddy County | Reagan, Ronald+253 | 1,04956.4% | 79642.8% | 150.8% | 1,860 |
| Emmons County | Reagan, Ronald+1,265 | 1,88573.5% | 62024.2% | 612.4% | 2,566 |
| Foster County | Reagan, Ronald+657 | 1,42264.2% | 76534.6% | 271.2% | 2,214 |
| Golden Valley County | Reagan, Ronald+639 | 96473.1% | 32524.6% | 302.3% | 1,319 |
| Grand Forks County | Reagan, Ronald+5,848 | 15,89860.7% | 10,05038.4% | 2430.9% | 26,191 |
| Grant County | Reagan, Ronald+1,100 | 1,60774.9% | 50723.6% | 311.4% | 2,145 |
| Griggs County | Reagan, Ronald+426 | 1,25459.9% | 82839.5% | 120.6% | 2,094 |
| Hettinger County | Reagan, Ronald+1,122 | 1,64674.8% | 52423.8% | 321.5% | 2,202 |
| Kidder County | Reagan, Ronald+734 | 1,24068.6% | 50628.0% | 613.4% | 1,807 |
| LaMoure County | Reagan, Ronald+892 | 1,97863.6% | 1,08634.9% | 441.4% | 3,108 |
| Logan County | Reagan, Ronald+821 | 1,22272.9% | 40123.9% | 533.2% | 1,676 |
| McHenry County | Reagan, Ronald+1,202 | 2,48565.4% | 1,28333.8% | 330.9% | 3,801 |
| McIntosh County | Reagan, Ronald+1,620 | 2,04781.5% | 42717.0% | 391.6% | 2,513 |
| McKenzie County | Reagan, Ronald+1,636 | 2,61072.0% | 97426.9% | 431.2% | 3,627 |
| McLean County | Reagan, Ronald+1,611 | 3,67362.8% | 2,06235.3% | 1121.9% | 5,847 |
| Mercer County | Reagan, Ronald+1,976 | 3,70567.2% | 1,72931.4% | 761.4% | 5,510 |
| Morton County | Reagan, Ronald+3,150 | 7,14662.9% | 3,99635.2% | 2141.9% | 11,356 |
| Mountrail County | Reagan, Ronald+394 | 1,95955.1% | 1,56544.0% | 310.9% | 3,555 |
| Nelson County | Reagan, Ronald+419 | 1,44557.5% | 1,02640.8% | 421.7% | 2,513 |
| Oliver County | Reagan, Ronald+496 | 91567.4% | 41930.9% | 231.7% | 1,357 |
| Pembina County | Reagan, Ronald+1,528 | 2,89566.0% | 1,36731.2% | 1252.8% | 4,387 |
| Pierce County | Reagan, Ronald+1,192 | 1,88371.7% | 69126.3% | 522.0% | 2,626 |
| Ramsey County | Reagan, Ronald+1,846 | 4,15063.3% | 2,30435.2% | 991.5% | 6,553 |
| Ransom County | Reagan, Ronald+484 | 1,70657.4% | 1,22241.1% | 451.5% | 2,973 |
| Renville County | Reagan, Ronald+571 | 1,16365.6% | 59233.4% | 191.1% | 1,774 |
| Richland County | Reagan, Ronald+2,933 | 5,98065.5% | 3,04733.4% | 1061.2% | 9,133 |
| Rolette County | Mondale, Walter+700 | 1,47939.4% | 2,17958.1% | 932.5% | 3,751 |
| Sargent County | Reagan, Ronald+90 | 1,38550.8% | 1,29547.5% | 451.7% | 2,725 |
| Sheridan County | Reagan, Ronald+769 | 1,07577.0% | 30621.9% | 151.1% | 1,396 |
| Sioux County | Mondale, Walter+213 | 44239.5% | 65558.6% | 211.9% | 1,118 |
| Slope County | Reagan, Ronald+245 | 41969.3% | 17428.8% | 122.0% | 605 |
| Stark County | Reagan, Ronald+4,882 | 7,64171.1% | 2,75925.7% | 3403.2% | 10,740 |
| Steele County | Reagan, Ronald+160 | 94154.1% | 78144.9% | 181.0% | 1,740 |
| Stutsman County | Reagan, Ronald+3,096 | 6,59164.6% | 3,49534.2% | 1221.2% | 10,208 |
| Towner County | Reagan, Ronald+453 | 1,24260.1% | 78938.2% | 341.6% | 2,065 |
| Traill County | Reagan, Ronald+1,457 | 3,03764.7% | 1,58033.7% | 771.6% | 4,694 |
| Walsh County | Reagan, Ronald+2,083 | 4,34764.8% | 2,26433.8% | 931.4% | 6,704 |
| Ward County | Reagan, Ronald+8,741 | 16,07768.1% | 7,33631.1% | 2100.9% | 23,623 |
| Wells County | Reagan, Ronald+1,390 | 2,42669.2% | 1,03629.5% | 441.3% | 3,506 |
| Williams County | Reagan, Ronald+4,989 | 8,16670.9% | 3,17727.6% | 1801.6% | 11,523 |
complete certified result
North Dakota 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)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Same ballot, 1984ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.