Tuesday, November 6, 1984
1984 presidential election results
Ronald Reagan (Republican) and running mate George Bush won with 525 electoral votes and 58.8% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Michigan, R+19.0 (nation R+18.2). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan Won | George Bush | Republican | 525 | 54,455,075 | 58.80% | 49 |
| Walter Mondale | Geraldine Ferraro | Democratic | 13 | 37,577,185 | 40.60% | 2 |
| Total popular votes counted | 92,652,842 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Ronald Reagan | Walter Mondale | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 60.5% 9 | 38.3% | 22.3 | 9 | 1,441,713 |
| Alaska | 66.7% 3 | 29.9% | 36.8 | 3 | 207,605 |
| Arizona | 66.4% 7 | 32.5% | 33.9 | 7 | 1,025,897 |
| Arkansas | 60.5% 6 | 38.3% | 22.2 | 6 | 884,406 |
| California | 57.5% 47 | 41.3% | 16.3 | 47 | 9,505,423 |
| Colorado | 63.4% 8 | 35.1% | 28.3 | 8 | 1,295,380 |
| Connecticut | 60.7% 8 | 38.8% | 21.9 | 8 | 1,466,900 |
| Delaware | 59.8% 3 | 39.9% | 19.9 | 3 | 254,572 |
| District of Columbia | 13.7% | 85.4% 3 | 71.7 | 3 | 211,288 |
| Florida | 65.3% 21 | 34.7% | 30.7 | 21 | 4,180,051 |
| Georgia | 60.2% 12 | 39.8% | 20.4 | 12 | 1,776,120 |
| Hawaii | 55.1% 4 | 43.8% | 11.3 | 4 | 335,846 |
| Idaho | 72.4% 4 | 26.4% | 46.0 | 4 | 411,144 |
| Illinois | 56.2% 24 | 43.3% | 12.9 | 24 | 4,819,088 |
| Indiana | 61.7% 12 | 37.7% | 24.0 | 12 | 2,233,069 |
| Iowa | 53.3% 8 | 45.9% | 7.4 | 8 | 1,319,805 |
| Kansas | 66.3% 7 | 32.6% | 33.7 | 7 | 1,021,991 |
| Kentucky | 60.0% 9 | 39.4% | 20.6 | 9 | 1,369,345 |
| Louisiana | 60.8% 10 | 38.2% | 22.6 | 10 | 1,706,822 |
| Maine | 60.8% 4 | 38.8% | 22.1 | 4 | 553,144 |
| Maryland | 52.5% 10 | 47.0% | 5.5 | 10 | 1,675,873 |
| Massachusetts | 51.2% 13 | 48.4% | 2.8 | 13 | 2,559,453 |
| Michigan | 59.2% 20 | 40.2% | 19.0 | 20 | 3,801,658 |
| Minnesota | 49.5% | 49.7% 10 | 0.2 | 10 | 2,084,449 |
| Mississippi | 61.9% 7 | 37.4% | 24.5 | 7 | 941,104 |
| Missouri | 60.0% 11 | 40.0% | 20.1 | 11 | 2,122,783 |
| Montana | 60.5% 4 | 38.2% | 22.3 | 4 | 384,377 |
| Nebraska | 70.6% 5 | 28.8% | 41.7 | 5 | 652,090 |
| Nevada | 65.8% 4 | 32.0% | 33.9 | 4 | 286,667 |
| New Hampshire | 68.6% 4 | 30.9% | 37.7 | 4 | 389,066 |
| New Jersey | 60.1% 16 | 39.2% | 20.9 | 16 | 3,217,862 |
| New Mexico | 59.7% 5 | 39.2% | 20.5 | 5 | 514,370 |
| New York | 53.8% 36 | 45.8% | 8.0 | 36 | 6,806,810 |
| North Carolina | 61.9% 13 | 37.9% | 24.0 | 13 | 2,175,361 |
| North Dakota | 64.8% 3 | 33.8% | 31.0 | 3 | 308,971 |
| Ohio | 58.9% 23 | 40.1% | 18.8 | 23 | 4,547,619 |
| Oklahoma | 68.6% 8 | 30.7% | 37.9 | 8 | 1,255,676 |
| Oregon | 55.9% 7 | 43.7% | 12.2 | 7 | 1,226,527 |
| Pennsylvania | 53.3% 25 | 46.0% | 7.4 | 25 | 4,844,903 |
| Rhode Island | 51.7% 4 | 48.0% | 3.7 | 4 | 410,492 |
| South Carolina | 63.6% 8 | 35.6% | 28.0 | 8 | 968,529 |
| South Dakota | 63.0% 3 | 36.5% | 26.5 | 3 | 317,867 |
| Tennessee | 57.8% 11 | 41.6% | 16.3 | 11 | 1,711,994 |
| Texas | 63.6% 29 | 36.1% | 27.5 | 29 | 5,397,571 |
| Utah | 74.5% 5 | 24.7% | 49.8 | 5 | 629,656 |
| Vermont | 57.9% 3 | 40.8% | 17.1 | 3 | 234,561 |
| Virginia | 62.3% 12 | 37.1% | 25.2 | 12 | 2,146,635 |
| Washington | 55.8% 10 | 42.9% | 13.0 | 10 | 1,883,910 |
| West Virginia | 55.1% 6 | 44.6% | 10.5 | 6 | 735,742 |
| Wisconsin | 54.2% 11 | 45.0% | 9.2 | 11 | 2,211,689 |
| Wyoming | 70.5% 3 | 28.2% | 42.3 | 3 | 188,968 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1984
- Minnesota Walter Mondale by 3,761 votes (0.18 pts)
- Massachusetts Ronald Reagan by 71,330 votes (2.79 pts)
- Rhode Island Ronald Reagan by 14,974 votes (3.65 pts)
- Maryland Ronald Reagan by 91,983 votes (5.49 pts)
- Pennsylvania Ronald Reagan by 356,192 votes (7.35 pts)
- Iowa Ronald Reagan by 97,468 votes (7.39 pts)
- New York Ronald Reagan by 545,154 votes (8.01 pts)
- Wisconsin Ronald Reagan by 202,844 votes (9.17 pts)
Flipped since 1980
- Georgia: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Hawaii: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Maryland: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Rhode Island: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- West Virginia: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
Source: 1984
Questions and answers
Who won the 1984 presidential election?
Ronald Reagan (Republican) won the 1984 election with 525 electoral votes, with George Bush as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1984?
Ronald Reagan 525; Walter Mondale 13 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 1984?
Ronald Reagan received the most popular votes: 54,455,075 (58.8%) of 92,652,842 counted.
What was the closest state in 1984?
Minnesota, which Walter Mondale won by 3,761 votes (0.18 points).
Which states flipped in 1984?
Compared with 1980, 5 states changed party: Georgia (to Republican), Hawaii (to Republican), Maryland (to Republican), Rhode Island (to Republican) and West Virginia (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1984?
Michigan. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Republican by 19.0 points, against Republican by 18.2 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data