Election 1984 Results
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1984 presidential election in Arkansas
Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1984, 60.5% to 38.3%, a margin of 22.2 points and 196,128 votes.
Arkansas voted 4.0 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+18.2.
The Republican hold continued from 1980, when Ronald Reagan also won.
Republicans led in 65 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Pulaski, cast 133,418 votes and went to the Republican by 17.5 points. The closest was Monroe, where 95 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan won | Republican | 534,774 | 60.5% |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | 338,646 | 38.3% |
| All other candidates | 10,986 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 884,406 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 54,237 40.7% | 77,651 58.2% | 1,530 | 133,418 | R+17.5 |
| Sebastian | 8,688 23.6% | 27,595 75.0% | 534 | 36,817 | R+51.4 |
| Washington | 11,319 30.8% | 24,993 68.1% | 386 | 36,698 | R+37.3 |
| Garland | 11,484 33.8% | 21,213 62.5% | 1,261 | 33,958 | R+28.7 |
| Jefferson | 18,082 54.9% | 14,514 44.1% | 313 | 32,909 | D+10.8 |
| Benton | 7,306 22.8% | 24,296 75.9% | 408 | 32,010 | R+53.1 |
| Craighead | 8,035 36.0% | 14,047 62.9% | 261 | 22,343 | R+26.9 |
| White | 6,603 34.0% | 12,566 64.7% | 266 | 19,435 | R+30.7 |
| Saline | 6,977 36.2% | 11,709 60.7% | 611 | 19,297 | R+24.5 |
| Faulkner | 7,169 37.6% | 11,595 60.9% | 279 | 19,043 | R+23.2 |
| Union | 6,208 33.1% | 12,333 65.7% | 218 | 18,759 | R+32.7 |
| Mississippi | 7,548 42.5% | 10,180 57.3% | 38 | 17,766 | R+14.8 |
| Pope | 5,082 32.1% | 10,667 67.3% | 106 | 15,855 | R+35.2 |
| Baxter | 4,528 29.1% | 10,870 69.8% | 166 | 15,564 | R+40.7 |
| Crittenden | 6,520 46.8% | 6,663 47.8% | 751 | 13,934 | R+1.0 |
| Lonoke | 4,636 35.3% | 8,425 64.1% | 81 | 13,142 | R+28.8 |
| Ouachita | 5,858 44.8% | 6,700 51.2% | 531 | 13,089 | R+6.4 |
| Miller | 4,686 35.8% | 8,302 63.4% | 100 | 13,088 | R+27.6 |
| Crawford | 3,071 24.2% | 9,551 75.2% | 79 | 12,701 | R+51.0 |
| Independence | 4,415 37.1% | 7,428 62.4% | 68 | 11,911 | R+25.3 |
| Boone | 3,356 29.0% | 7,961 68.8% | 250 | 11,567 | R+39.8 |
| Hot Spring | 5,836 50.5% | 5,629 48.8% | 81 | 11,546 | D+1.8 |
| Greene | 4,730 43.0% | 6,179 56.2% | 91 | 11,000 | R+13.2 |
| Phillips | 5,946 55.5% | 4,686 43.7% | 91 | 10,723 | D+11.8 |
| St. Francis | 4,866 47.1% | 5,378 52.1% | 78 | 10,322 | R+5.0 |
| Columbia | 3,680 35.8% | 6,526 63.5% | 79 | 10,285 | R+27.7 |
| Poinsett | 3,906 40.7% | 5,622 58.6% | 59 | 9,587 | R+17.9 |
| Ashley | 3,373 37.1% | 5,675 62.4% | 41 | 9,089 | R+25.3 |
| Cleburne | 3,172 35.2% | 5,769 64.0% | 67 | 9,008 | R+28.8 |
| Logan | 3,206 35.7% | 5,663 63.1% | 100 | 8,969 | R+27.4 |
| Clark | 4,638 52.4% | 4,185 47.3% | 30 | 8,853 | D+5.1 |
| Conway | 3,742 42.3% | 5,049 57.1% | 45 | 8,836 | R+14.8 |
| Hempstead | 3,327 40.2% | 4,904 59.3% | 37 | 8,268 | R+19.1 |
| Arkansas | 3,153 39.4% | 4,804 60.0% | 51 | 8,008 | R+20.6 |
| Jackson | 4,038 50.6% | 3,901 48.9% | 42 | 7,981 | D+1.7 |
| Johnson | 3,056 39.0% | 4,720 60.3% | 51 | 7,827 | R+21.3 |
| Carroll | 2,263 30.6% | 5,041 68.2% | 86 | 7,390 | R+37.6 |
| Polk | 2,101 28.4% | 5,181 70.1% | 104 | 7,386 | R+41.7 |
| Clay | 3,279 46.2% | 3,767 53.0% | 59 | 7,105 | R+6.9 |
| Sharp | 2,492 36.0% | 4,392 63.4% | 46 | 6,930 | R+27.4 |
| Franklin | 2,399 35.1% | 4,382 64.0% | 62 | 6,843 | R+29.0 |
| Yell | 2,679 39.4% | 4,051 59.6% | 72 | 6,802 | R+20.2 |
| Lawrence | 2,594 38.9% | 4,039 60.5% | 43 | 6,676 | R+21.6 |
| Van Buren | 2,529 38.0% | 4,060 61.0% | 70 | 6,659 | R+23.0 |
| Cross | 2,701 40.7% | 3,917 59.0% | 17 | 6,635 | R+18.3 |
| Drew | 2,638 43.4% | 3,407 56.1% | 28 | 6,073 | R+12.7 |
| Chicot | 3,407 57.5% | 2,502 42.2% | 18 | 5,927 | D+15.3 |
| Desha | 2,918 49.6% | 2,696 45.9% | 264 | 5,878 | D+3.8 |
| Randolph | 2,507 43.7% | 3,188 55.6% | 38 | 5,733 | R+11.9 |
| Madison | 2,133 37.4% | 3,516 61.7% | 54 | 5,703 | R+24.3 |
| Marion | 1,945 35.2% | 3,545 64.2% | 34 | 5,524 | R+29.0 |
| Grant | 2,148 40.1% | 3,167 59.2% | 38 | 5,353 | R+19.0 |
| Little River | 2,090 39.5% | 3,155 59.6% | 50 | 5,295 | R+20.1 |
| Sevier | 1,942 36.8% | 3,302 62.6% | 27 | 5,271 | R+25.8 |
| Izard | 2,346 45.7% | 2,726 53.1% | 64 | 5,136 | R+7.4 |
| Bradley | 2,313 46.1% | 2,690 53.6% | 14 | 5,017 | R+7.5 |
| Monroe | 2,413 48.5% | 2,508 50.5% | 50 | 4,971 | R+1.9 |
| Howard | 1,746 36.1% | 3,079 63.7% | 7 | 4,832 | R+27.6 |
| Lee | 2,541 53.9% | 2,101 44.5% | 75 | 4,717 | D+9.3 |
| Scott | 1,609 34.2% | 3,066 65.1% | 34 | 4,709 | R+30.9 |
| Dallas | 2,035 45.5% | 2,361 52.8% | 76 | 4,472 | R+7.3 |
| Lincoln | 2,406 56.3% | 1,860 43.5% | 6 | 4,272 | D+12.8 |
| Fulton | 1,864 44.1% | 2,329 55.2% | 30 | 4,223 | R+11.0 |
| Searcy | 1,313 31.3% | 2,819 67.1% | 69 | 4,201 | R+35.8 |
| Newton | 1,414 33.9% | 2,749 65.9% | 10 | 4,173 | R+32.0 |
| Nevada | 1,783 42.9% | 2,352 56.6% | 17 | 4,152 | R+13.7 |
| Pike | 1,443 35.0% | 2,665 64.7% | 10 | 4,118 | R+29.7 |
| Stone | 1,654 40.9% | 2,325 57.5% | 66 | 4,045 | R+16.6 |
| Lafayette | 1,695 42.3% | 2,290 57.1% | 22 | 4,007 | R+14.8 |
| Prairie | 1,437 37.1% | 2,407 62.1% | 32 | 3,876 | R+25.0 |
| Woodruff | 2,055 54.7% | 1,675 44.6% | 29 | 3,759 | D+10.1 |
| Montgomery | 1,497 39.8% | 2,221 59.1% | 39 | 3,757 | R+19.3 |
| Perry | 1,404 40.3% | 2,047 58.8% | 29 | 3,480 | R+18.5 |
| Cleveland | 1,378 43.5% | 1,773 56.0% | 14 | 3,165 | R+12.5 |
| Calhoun | 1,058 41.7% | 1,474 58.1% | 3 | 2,535 | R+16.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1984; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |