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Ronald Reagan vs Walter Mondale

Ronald Reagan vs Walter Mondale in 1984: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Ronald Reagan

Elections
2 (1980, 1984)
Won
2
Electoral votes, all runs
1,014
Best popular vote
58.8% in 1984
Parties
Republican
vs

Walter Mondale

Elections
1 (1984)
Won
0
Electoral votes, all runs
13
Best popular vote
40.6% in 1984
Parties
Democratic
Ronald Reagan states
49
Walter Mondale states
2
Popular vote
58.8% – 40.6%
Alabama: Ronald ReaganAlaska: Ronald ReaganArizona: Ronald ReaganArkansas: Ronald ReaganCalifornia: Ronald ReaganColorado: Ronald ReaganConnecticut: Ronald ReaganDelaware: Ronald ReaganDistrict of Columbia: Walter MondaleFlorida: Ronald ReaganGeorgia: Ronald ReaganHawaii: Ronald ReaganIdaho: Ronald ReaganIllinois: Ronald ReaganIndiana: Ronald ReaganIowa: Ronald ReaganKansas: Ronald ReaganKentucky: Ronald ReaganLouisiana: Ronald ReaganMaine: Ronald ReaganMaryland: Ronald ReaganMassachusetts: Ronald ReaganMichigan: Ronald ReaganMinnesota: Walter MondaleMississippi: Ronald ReaganMissouri: Ronald ReaganMontana: Ronald ReaganNebraska: Ronald ReaganNevada: Ronald ReaganNew Hampshire: Ronald ReaganNew Jersey: Ronald ReaganNew Mexico: Ronald ReaganNew York: Ronald ReaganNorth Carolina: Ronald ReaganNorth Dakota: Ronald ReaganOhio: Ronald ReaganOklahoma: Ronald ReaganOregon: Ronald ReaganPennsylvania: Ronald ReaganRhode Island: Ronald ReaganSouth Carolina: Ronald ReaganSouth Dakota: Ronald ReaganTennessee: Ronald ReaganTexas: Ronald ReaganUtah: Ronald ReaganVermont: Ronald ReaganVirginia: Ronald ReaganWashington: Ronald ReaganWest Virginia: Ronald ReaganWisconsin: Ronald ReaganWyoming: Ronald ReaganVermont: Ronald ReaganNew Hampshire: Ronald ReaganMassachusetts: Ronald ReaganRhode Island: Ronald ReaganConnecticut: Ronald ReaganNew Jersey: Ronald ReaganDelaware: Ronald ReaganMaryland: Ronald ReaganDistrict of Columbia: Walter Mondale
Every state, 1984
StateRonald ReaganWalter MondaleGap (pts)EV
Alabama 60.5% 9 38.3% 22.2 9
Alaska 66.7% 3 29.9% 36.8 3
Arizona 66.4% 7 32.5% 33.9 7
Arkansas 60.5% 6 38.3% 22.2 6
California 57.5% 47 41.3% 16.2 47
Colorado 63.4% 8 35.1% 28.3 8
Connecticut 60.7% 8 38.8% 21.9 8
Delaware 59.8% 3 39.9% 19.9 3
District of Columbia 13.7% 85.4% 3 -71.7 3
Florida 65.3% 21 34.7% 30.6 21
Georgia 60.2% 12 39.8% 20.4 12
Hawaii 55.1% 4 43.8% 11.3 4
Idaho 72.4% 4 26.4% 46.0 4
Illinois 56.2% 24 43.3% 12.9 24
Indiana 61.7% 12 37.7% 24.0 12
Iowa 53.3% 8 45.9% 7.4 8
Kansas 66.3% 7 32.6% 33.7 7
Kentucky 60.0% 9 39.4% 20.6 9
Louisiana 60.8% 10 38.2% 22.6 10
Maine 60.8% 4 38.8% 22.0 4
Maryland 52.5% 10 47.0% 5.5 10
Massachusetts 51.2% 13 48.4% 2.8 13
Michigan 59.2% 20 40.2% 19.0 20
Minnesota 49.5% 49.7% 10 -0.2 10
Mississippi 61.9% 7 37.4% 24.5 7
Missouri 60.0% 11 40.0% 20.0 11
Montana 60.5% 4 38.2% 22.3 4
Nebraska 70.6% 5 28.8% 41.8 5
Nevada 65.8% 4 32.0% 33.8 4
New Hampshire 68.6% 4 30.9% 37.7 4
New Jersey 60.1% 16 39.2% 20.9 16
New Mexico 59.7% 5 39.2% 20.5 5
New York 53.8% 36 45.8% 8.0 36
North Carolina 61.9% 13 37.9% 24.0 13
North Dakota 64.8% 3 33.8% 31.0 3
Ohio 58.9% 23 40.1% 18.8 23
Oklahoma 68.6% 8 30.7% 37.9 8
Oregon 55.9% 7 43.7% 12.2 7
Pennsylvania 53.3% 25 46.0% 7.3 25
Rhode Island 51.7% 4 48.0% 3.7 4
South Carolina 63.6% 8 35.6% 28.0 8
South Dakota 63.0% 3 36.5% 26.5 3
Tennessee 57.8% 11 41.6% 16.2 11
Texas 63.6% 29 36.1% 27.5 29
Utah 74.5% 5 24.7% 49.8 5
Vermont 57.9% 3 40.8% 17.1 3
Virginia 62.3% 12 37.1% 25.2 12
Washington 55.8% 10 42.9% 12.9 10
West Virginia 55.1% 6 44.6% 10.5 6
Wisconsin 54.2% 11 45.0% 9.2 11
Wyoming 70.5% 3 28.2% 42.3 3

Questions and answers

Who won between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale in 1984?

Ronald Reagan won the presidency. Electoral votes: Ronald Reagan 525, Walter Mondale 13. Popular vote: Ronald Reagan 58.8%, Walter Mondale 40.6%.

How many states did Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale each win in 1984?

Ronald Reagan carried 49 and Walter Mondale carried 2.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data