Election 1984 Results
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1984 presidential election in Colorado
Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Colorado in 1984, 63.4% to 35.1%, a margin of 28.3 points and 366,842 votes.
Colorado voted 10.1 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 58 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Denver, cast 219,738 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.3 points. The closest was Huerfano, where 21 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 | 821,817 | 63.4% |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | 454,975 | 35.1% |
| All other candidates | 18,588 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 1,295,380 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 110,200 50.2% | 105,096 47.8% | 4,442 | 219,738 | D+2.3 |
| Jefferson | 53,700 29.7% | 124,496 68.9% | 2,432 | 180,628 | R+39.2 |
| Arapahoe | 39,891 26.7% | 107,556 71.9% | 2,107 | 149,554 | R+45.2 |
| El Paso | 28,185 23.9% | 88,377 75.0% | 1,210 | 117,772 | R+51.1 |
| Boulder | 42,195 43.4% | 53,535 55.1% | 1,493 | 97,223 | R+11.7 |
| Adams | 35,285 38.6% | 55,092 60.2% | 1,134 | 91,511 | R+21.6 |
| Larimer | 23,896 31.9% | 49,883 66.6% | 1,069 | 74,848 | R+34.7 |
| Pueblo | 27,126 52.0% | 24,634 47.2% | 440 | 52,200 | D+4.8 |
| Weld | 13,863 30.3% | 31,293 68.5% | 523 | 45,679 | R+38.2 |
| Mesa | 9,938 29.2% | 23,736 69.7% | 400 | 34,074 | R+40.5 |
| Douglas | 3,011 19.5% | 12,249 79.3% | 181 | 15,441 | R+59.8 |
| La Plata | 4,040 31.3% | 8,719 67.5% | 159 | 12,918 | R+36.2 |
| Fremont | 3,895 31.8% | 8,250 67.3% | 111 | 12,256 | R+35.5 |
| Garfield | 3,076 29.9% | 7,111 69.1% | 98 | 10,285 | R+39.2 |
| Montrose | 2,864 28.2% | 7,162 70.4% | 147 | 10,173 | R+42.2 |
| Delta | 2,835 29.4% | 6,678 69.3% | 126 | 9,639 | R+39.9 |
| Otero | 3,005 34.9% | 5,373 62.4% | 237 | 8,615 | R+27.5 |
| Morgan | 2,331 27.2% | 6,097 71.3% | 128 | 8,556 | R+44.0 |
| Logan | 2,155 26.5% | 5,883 72.3% | 95 | 8,133 | R+45.8 |
| Las Animas | 3,670 54.4% | 2,992 44.4% | 80 | 6,742 | D+10.1 |
| Eagle | 2,032 30.6% | 4,500 67.8% | 101 | 6,633 | R+37.2 |
| Montezuma | 1,665 25.6% | 4,753 73.1% | 88 | 6,506 | R+47.5 |
| Routt | 2,051 32.0% | 4,239 66.2% | 118 | 6,408 | R+34.1 |
| Chaffee | 1,779 32.1% | 3,680 66.3% | 91 | 5,550 | R+34.3 |
| Pitkin | 2,293 41.5% | 3,117 56.4% | 118 | 5,528 | R+14.9 |
| Prowers | 1,467 28.8% | 3,501 68.7% | 127 | 5,095 | R+39.9 |
| Moffat | 1,228 24.7% | 3,630 72.9% | 123 | 4,981 | R+48.2 |
| Summit | 1,588 32.3% | 3,253 66.1% | 77 | 4,918 | R+33.9 |
| Alamosa | 1,720 36.5% | 2,953 62.7% | 38 | 4,711 | R+26.2 |
| Gunnison | 1,424 30.9% | 3,100 67.3% | 81 | 4,605 | R+36.4 |
| Yuma | 1,121 24.5% | 3,394 74.3% | 52 | 4,567 | R+49.8 |
| Teller | 1,043 22.9% | 3,460 75.8% | 59 | 4,562 | R+53.0 |
| Rio Grande | 1,104 25.9% | 3,122 73.3% | 36 | 4,262 | R+47.3 |
| Grand | 1,017 25.8% | 2,865 72.7% | 58 | 3,940 | R+46.9 |
| Kit Carson | 778 21.7% | 2,762 77.1% | 44 | 3,584 | R+55.4 |
| Elbert | 802 23.2% | 2,605 75.3% | 54 | 3,461 | R+52.1 |
| Clear Creek | 1,089 33.1% | 2,151 65.3% | 52 | 3,292 | R+32.3 |
| Conejos | 1,553 47.8% | 1,669 51.4% | 25 | 3,247 | R+3.6 |
| Huerfano | 1,602 49.7% | 1,581 49.0% | 41 | 3,224 | D+0.7 |
| Park | 782 26.9% | 2,041 70.3% | 79 | 2,902 | R+43.4 |
| Lake | 1,324 48.2% | 1,364 49.7% | 59 | 2,747 | R+1.5 |
| Washington | 568 21.2% | 2,080 77.5% | 36 | 2,684 | R+56.3 |
| Rio Blanco | 484 18.4% | 2,131 80.8% | 22 | 2,637 | R+62.5 |
| Baca | 580 23.1% | 1,903 75.8% | 26 | 2,509 | R+52.7 |
| Phillips | 651 27.5% | 1,689 71.4% | 27 | 2,367 | R+43.9 |
| Lincoln | 587 25.8% | 1,661 72.9% | 30 | 2,278 | R+47.1 |
| Bent | 859 39.1% | 1,314 59.8% | 26 | 2,199 | R+20.7 |
| Archuleta | 584 27.0% | 1,557 72.0% | 22 | 2,163 | R+45.0 |
| Saguache | 867 41.6% | 1,201 57.6% | 16 | 2,084 | R+16.0 |
| Costilla | 997 61.1% | 621 38.1% | 13 | 1,631 | D+23.1 |
| Sedgwick | 429 27.1% | 1,146 72.4% | 8 | 1,583 | R+45.3 |
| Gilpin | 634 40.4% | 896 57.0% | 41 | 1,571 | R+16.7 |
| Crowley | 517 33.9% | 993 65.0% | 17 | 1,527 | R+31.2 |
| San Miguel | 654 43.0% | 833 54.8% | 34 | 1,521 | R+11.8 |
| Ouray | 366 28.4% | 914 70.9% | 10 | 1,290 | R+42.5 |
| Cheyenne | 307 25.2% | 892 73.2% | 19 | 1,218 | R+48.0 |
| Kiowa | 265 23.5% | 850 75.2% | 15 | 1,130 | R+51.8 |
| Custer | 241 22.0% | 832 76.1% | 20 | 1,093 | R+54.1 |
| Jackson | 191 20.7% | 722 78.2% | 10 | 923 | R+57.5 |
| Dolores | 173 20.4% | 667 78.5% | 10 | 850 | R+58.1 |
| San Juan | 183 35.3% | 320 61.7% | 16 | 519 | R+26.4 |
| Mineral | 117 25.5% | 333 72.5% | 9 | 459 | R+47.1 |
| Hinsdale | 98 23.7% | 310 74.9% | 6 | 414 | R+51.2 |
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.
Colorado in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+11.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+13.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+4.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+5.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+9.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+4.7 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+7.8 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+28.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+28.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+23.1 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.7 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+23.3 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+13.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.8 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+35.0 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+23.4 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+13.4 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+71.1 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+12.6 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+5.2 |