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United States presidential election 1984 — Results & electoral map

United States elections · 1984-11-06 · held

Ronald Reagan was elected president.

Electoral map — 1984

538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.

Historical electoral allocations by state
StateElectorsElectoral vote recipients
Alabama9Ronald Reagan 9
Alaska3Ronald Reagan 3
Arizona7Ronald Reagan 7
Arkansas6Ronald Reagan 6
California47Ronald Reagan 47
Colorado8Ronald Reagan 8
Connecticut8Ronald Reagan 8
Delaware3Ronald Reagan 3
District of Columbia3Walter F. Mondale 3
Florida21Ronald Reagan 21
Georgia12Ronald Reagan 12
Hawaii4Ronald Reagan 4
Idaho4Ronald Reagan 4
Illinois24Ronald Reagan 24
Indiana12Ronald Reagan 12
Iowa8Ronald Reagan 8
Kansas7Ronald Reagan 7
Kentucky9Ronald Reagan 9
Louisiana10Ronald Reagan 10
Maine4Ronald Reagan 4
Maryland10Ronald Reagan 10
Massachusetts13Ronald Reagan 13
Michigan20Ronald Reagan 20
Minnesota10Walter F. Mondale 10
Mississippi7Ronald Reagan 7
Missouri11Ronald Reagan 11
Montana4Ronald Reagan 4
Nebraska5Ronald Reagan 5
Nevada4Ronald Reagan 4
New Hampshire4Ronald Reagan 4
New Jersey16Ronald Reagan 16
New Mexico5Ronald Reagan 5
New York36Ronald Reagan 36
North Carolina13Ronald Reagan 13
North Dakota3Ronald Reagan 3
Ohio23Ronald Reagan 23
Oklahoma8Ronald Reagan 8
Oregon7Ronald Reagan 7
Pennsylvania25Ronald Reagan 25
Rhode Island4Ronald Reagan 4
South Carolina8Ronald Reagan 8
South Dakota3Ronald Reagan 3
Tennessee11Ronald Reagan 11
Texas29Ronald Reagan 29
Utah5Ronald Reagan 5
Vermont3Ronald Reagan 3
Virginia12Ronald Reagan 12
Washington10Ronald Reagan 10
West Virginia6Ronald Reagan 6
Wisconsin11Ronald Reagan 11
Wyoming3Ronald Reagan 3

Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes

President — recorded results
Party / candidateVotesVote shareSeatsElectoral votes
Ronald Reagan5445507558.77323763042261%—525
Walter F. Mondale3757718540.55696963942024%—13
Other candidates / recorded votes6205820.6697927301571602%—0

Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.

Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.

Sources & further reading

National Archives: 1984 electoral count and state allocations

American Presidency Project, UCSB: 1984 election tables