Tennessee — 1984 presidential election
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Akashicstate1984 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentReaganR+16.3
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 57.8% | 990,212 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 41.6% | 711,714 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 10,068 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Bedford County, TN | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Davidson County, TN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Dickson County, TN | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Gibson County, TN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Giles County, TN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+30.1 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Lewis County, TN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Marshall County, TN | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+30.1 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Shelby County, TN | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+0.02 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Ronald Reagan+6,368 | 16,78361.3% | 10,41538.0% | 1760.6% | 27,374 |
| Bedford County | Ronald Reagan+200 | 4,69950.5% | 4,49948.4% | 981.1% | 9,296 |
| Benton County | Walter Mondale+917 | 2,48142.1% | 3,39857.6% | 180.3% | 5,897 |
| Bledsoe County | Ronald Reagan+634 | 1,95059.3% | 1,31640.0% | 200.6% | 3,286 |
| Blount County | Ronald Reagan+11,337 | 20,52568.7% | 9,18830.8% | 1460.5% | 29,859 |
| Bradley County | Ronald Reagan+10,237 | 16,32272.5% | 6,08527.0% | 950.4% | 22,502 |
| Campbell County | Ronald Reagan+993 | 5,68554.4% | 4,69244.9% | 670.6% | 10,444 |
| Cannon County | Walter Mondale+177 | 1,66946.9% | 1,84651.9% | 451.3% | 3,560 |
| Carroll County | Ronald Reagan+1,449 | 6,01756.4% | 4,56842.8% | 770.7% | 10,662 |
| Carter County | Ronald Reagan+8,511 | 13,15373.3% | 4,64225.9% | 1380.8% | 17,933 |
| Cheatham County | Ronald Reagan+1,102 | 4,10957.3% | 3,00741.9% | 530.7% | 7,169 |
| Chester County | Ronald Reagan+939 | 2,79359.7% | 1,85439.6% | 330.7% | 4,680 |
| Claiborne County | Ronald Reagan+1,604 | 4,47460.7% | 2,87038.9% | 270.4% | 7,371 |
| Clay County | Ronald Reagan+57 | 1,33850.8% | 1,28148.6% | 150.6% | 2,634 |
| Cocke County | Ronald Reagan+4,597 | 6,66575.5% | 2,06823.4% | 951.1% | 8,828 |
| Coffee County | Ronald Reagan+2,004 | 7,69557.1% | 5,69142.3% | 820.6% | 13,468 |
| Crockett County | Ronald Reagan+542 | 2,47956.0% | 1,93743.7% | 130.3% | 4,429 |
| Cumberland County | Ronald Reagan+3,478 | 7,08365.9% | 3,60533.5% | 680.6% | 10,756 |
| Davidson County | Ronald Reagan+8,657 | 98,15552.0% | 89,49847.4% | 1,1610.6% | 188,814 |
| Decatur County | Ronald Reagan+359 | 2,39053.8% | 2,03145.7% | 200.5% | 4,441 |
| DeKalb County | Walter Mondale+308 | 2,33746.6% | 2,64552.8% | 280.6% | 5,010 |
| Dickson County | Ronald Reagan+37 | 5,84649.5% | 5,80949.2% | 1501.3% | 11,805 |
| Dyer County | Ronald Reagan+2,619 | 6,61062.1% | 3,99137.5% | 410.4% | 10,642 |
| Fayette County | Ronald Reagan+99 | 3,73350.4% | 3,63449.1% | 340.5% | 7,401 |
| Fentress County | Ronald Reagan+1,167 | 2,92262.2% | 1,75537.3% | 220.5% | 4,699 |
| Franklin County | Walter Mondale+141 | 5,70549.1% | 5,84650.3% | 700.6% | 11,621 |
| Gibson County | Ronald Reagan+1,150 | 9,48452.7% | 8,33446.3% | 1741.0% | 17,992 |
| Giles County | Ronald Reagan+63 | 3,87550.1% | 3,81249.3% | 520.7% | 7,739 |
| Grainger County | Ronald Reagan+1,647 | 3,21266.7% | 1,56532.5% | 370.8% | 4,814 |
| Greene County | Ronald Reagan+8,452 | 13,21573.2% | 4,76326.4% | 870.5% | 18,065 |
| Grundy County | Walter Mondale+1,200 | 1,39634.8% | 2,59664.7% | 230.6% | 4,015 |
| Hamblen County | Ronald Reagan+6,222 | 11,14469.0% | 4,92230.5% | 920.6% | 16,158 |
| Hamilton County | Ronald Reagan+28,177 | 69,62662.4% | 41,44937.1% | 5470.5% | 111,622 |
| Hancock County | Ronald Reagan+872 | 1,49169.9% | 61929.0% | 241.1% | 2,134 |
| Hardeman County | Walter Mondale+85 | 3,71248.7% | 3,79749.8% | 1171.5% | 7,626 |
| Hardin County | Ronald Reagan+1,581 | 4,63259.6% | 3,05139.3% | 901.2% | 7,773 |
| Hawkins County | Ronald Reagan+5,061 | 9,86366.7% | 4,80232.5% | 1280.9% | 14,793 |
| Haywood County | Walter Mondale+469 | 2,83946.0% | 3,30853.6% | 190.3% | 6,166 |
| Henderson County | Ronald Reagan+2,936 | 5,36268.6% | 2,42631.0% | 330.4% | 7,821 |
| Henry County | Walter Mondale+31 | 5,37649.6% | 5,40749.9% | 540.5% | 10,837 |
| Hickman County | Walter Mondale+571 | 2,37044.4% | 2,94155.1% | 230.4% | 5,334 |
| Houston County | Walter Mondale+834 | 88233.7% | 1,71665.5% | 210.8% | 2,619 |
| Humphreys County | Walter Mondale+1,419 | 2,24937.9% | 3,66861.8% | 160.3% | 5,933 |
| Jackson County | Walter Mondale+1,350 | 1,54434.4% | 2,89464.5% | 481.1% | 4,486 |
| Jefferson County | Ronald Reagan+4,536 | 7,72170.4% | 3,18529.0% | 690.6% | 10,975 |
| Johnson County | Ronald Reagan+2,854 | 3,85379.1% | 99920.5% | 190.4% | 4,871 |
| Knox County | Ronald Reagan+33,517 | 76,96563.6% | 43,44835.9% | 5740.5% | 120,987 |
| Lake County | Walter Mondale+313 | 87842.0% | 1,19156.9% | 231.1% | 2,092 |
| Lauderdale County | Ronald Reagan+60 | 3,56650.2% | 3,50649.4% | 270.4% | 7,099 |
| Lawrence County | Ronald Reagan+576 | 6,03452.2% | 5,45847.2% | 710.6% | 11,563 |
| Lewis County | Ronald Reagan+177 | 1,73352.4% | 1,55647.1% | 170.5% | 3,306 |
| Lincoln County | Walter Mondale+121 | 3,98249.1% | 4,10350.6% | 290.4% | 8,114 |
| Loudon County | Ronald Reagan+3,886 | 7,11368.4% | 3,22731.0% | 650.6% | 10,405 |
| Macon County | Ronald Reagan+1,583 | 3,33065.2% | 1,74734.2% | 280.5% | 5,105 |
| Madison County | Ronald Reagan+5,813 | 17,81959.6% | 12,00640.2% | 550.2% | 29,880 |
| Marion County | Ronald Reagan+395 | 4,33752.1% | 3,94247.3% | 520.6% | 8,331 |
| Marshall County | Ronald Reagan+481 | 3,41653.4% | 2,93545.9% | 420.7% | 6,393 |
| Maury County | Ronald Reagan+2,058 | 9,00856.2% | 6,95043.3% | 750.5% | 16,033 |
| McMinn County | Ronald Reagan+4,463 | 9,60464.8% | 5,14134.7% | 680.5% | 14,813 |
| McNairy County | Ronald Reagan+951 | 4,77655.3% | 3,82544.3% | 300.3% | 8,631 |
| Meigs County | Ronald Reagan+563 | 1,57560.5% | 1,01238.9% | 150.6% | 2,602 |
| Monroe County | Ronald Reagan+2,442 | 6,66560.9% | 4,22338.6% | 590.5% | 10,947 |
| Montgomery County | Ronald Reagan+3,289 | 13,22856.6% | 9,93942.5% | 1980.8% | 23,365 |
| Moore County | Ronald Reagan+55 | 86351.4% | 80848.1% | 90.5% | 1,680 |
| Morgan County | Ronald Reagan+782 | 2,90357.2% | 2,12141.8% | 521.0% | 5,076 |
| Obion County | Ronald Reagan+1,615 | 6,38456.7% | 4,76942.4% | 990.9% | 11,252 |
| Overton County | Walter Mondale+695 | 2,05442.5% | 2,74956.9% | 270.6% | 4,830 |
| Perry County | Walter Mondale+368 | 94841.8% | 1,31658.1% | 30.1% | 2,267 |
| Pickett County | Ronald Reagan+540 | 1,24663.7% | 70636.1% | 50.3% | 1,957 |
| Polk County | Ronald Reagan+673 | 2,78556.1% | 2,11242.6% | 631.3% | 4,960 |
| Putnam County | Ronald Reagan+1,556 | 8,99954.4% | 7,44345.0% | 990.6% | 16,541 |
| Rhea County | Ronald Reagan+2,888 | 5,69266.3% | 2,80432.7% | 911.1% | 8,587 |
| Roane County | Ronald Reagan+5,259 | 11,88263.8% | 6,62335.6% | 1090.6% | 18,614 |
| Robertson County | Walter Mondale+311 | 5,44548.3% | 5,75651.1% | 620.6% | 11,263 |
| Rutherford County | Ronald Reagan+7,885 | 19,50362.0% | 11,61836.9% | 3481.1% | 31,469 |
| Scott County | Ronald Reagan+1,297 | 3,10762.6% | 1,81036.5% | 440.9% | 4,961 |
| Sequatchie County | Ronald Reagan+547 | 1,78558.7% | 1,23840.7% | 190.6% | 3,042 |
| Sevier County | Ronald Reagan+9,133 | 12,51778.0% | 3,38421.1% | 1400.9% | 16,041 |
| Shelby County | Ronald Reagan+3,770 | 169,71750.3% | 165,94749.2% | 1,6380.5% | 337,302 |
| Smith County | Walter Mondale+865 | 2,39342.0% | 3,25857.2% | 400.7% | 5,691 |
| Stewart County | Walter Mondale+889 | 1,28536.8% | 2,17462.3% | 310.9% | 3,490 |
| Sullivan County | Ronald Reagan+19,591 | 36,51667.8% | 16,92531.4% | 3940.7% | 53,835 |
| Sumner County | Ronald Reagan+6,907 | 18,44261.1% | 11,53538.2% | 2090.7% | 30,186 |
| Tipton County | Ronald Reagan+2,050 | 5,94560.2% | 3,89539.4% | 340.3% | 9,874 |
| Trousdale County | Walter Mondale+361 | 78140.4% | 1,14259.0% | 120.6% | 1,935 |
| Unicoi County | Ronald Reagan+2,553 | 4,24971.1% | 1,69628.4% | 340.6% | 5,979 |
| Union County | Ronald Reagan+952 | 2,44761.5% | 1,49537.6% | 360.9% | 3,978 |
| Van Buren County | Walter Mondale+92 | 71846.8% | 81052.8% | 70.5% | 1,535 |
| Warren County | Walter Mondale+2 | 4,81149.6% | 4,81349.7% | 670.7% | 9,691 |
| Washington County | Ronald Reagan+12,310 | 21,76269.4% | 9,45230.1% | 1540.5% | 31,368 |
| Wayne County | Ronald Reagan+1,798 | 3,33268.3% | 1,53431.4% | 130.3% | 4,879 |
| Weakley County | Ronald Reagan+1,728 | 6,48057.4% | 4,75242.1% | 550.5% | 11,287 |
| White County | Walter Mondale+138 | 2,89548.6% | 3,03350.9% | 300.5% | 5,958 |
| Williamson County | Ronald Reagan+11,046 | 17,97571.9% | 6,92927.7% | 930.4% | 24,997 |
| Wilson County | Ronald Reagan+4,425 | 12,85859.9% | 8,43339.3% | 1580.7% | 21,449 |
Nominees: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 1984TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.