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Election 1984 Results

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1984 presidential election in Mississippi

Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Mississippi in 1984, 61.9% to 37.4%, a margin of 24.5 points and 230,185 votes.

Mississippi voted 6.2 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 70 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Hinds, cast 100,468 votes and went to the Republican by 14.5 points. The closest was Issaquena, where 11 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ronald Reagan won Republican 582,377 61.9%
Walter Mondale Democratic 352,192 37.4%
All other candidates 6,535 0.7%
Total941,104

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 42,373 42.2% 56,953 56.7% 1,142 100,468 R+14.5
Harrison 12,495 26.8% 33,995 72.8% 187 46,677 R+46.1
Jackson 8,821 22.9% 29,585 76.8% 123 38,529 R+53.9
Rankin 5,874 20.8% 22,393 79.1% 41 28,308 R+58.4
Lauderdale 7,534 27.6% 18,807 69.0% 916 27,257 R+41.4
Jones 7,298 29.2% 17,586 70.5% 70 24,954 R+41.2
Washington 10,617 45.3% 12,454 53.2% 343 23,414 R+7.8
Forrest 6,786 30.1% 15,719 69.6% 71 22,576 R+39.6
Warren 8,054 37.9% 12,959 61.0% 235 21,248 R+23.1
Lee 6,208 31.5% 13,312 67.5% 210 19,730 R+36.0
Lowndes 6,078 33.4% 12,049 66.3% 50 18,177 R+32.8
Madison 8,002 45.8% 9,298 53.2% 163 17,463 R+7.4
Adams 7,849 45.2% 9,440 54.3% 89 17,378 R+9.2
De Soto 4,369 25.7% 12,576 73.9% 77 17,022 R+48.2
Bolivar 8,769 55.4% 6,939 43.9% 116 15,824 D+11.6
Leflore 7,443 48.9% 7,550 49.6% 219 15,212 R+0.7
Pike 6,137 42.6% 8,254 57.3% 20 14,411 R+14.7
Lincoln 4,458 33.3% 8,898 66.5% 25 13,381 R+33.2
Pearl River 3,085 23.5% 9,978 76.1% 49 13,112 R+52.6
Coahoma 6,839 53.4% 5,759 45.0% 212 12,810 D+8.4
Oktibbeha 5,097 40.1% 7,574 59.7% 26 12,697 R+19.5
Alcorn 4,862 39.6% 7,203 58.7% 214 12,279 R+19.1
Monroe 4,437 37.4% 7,387 62.3% 36 11,860 R+24.9
Yazoo 5,037 44.1% 6,275 55.0% 100 11,412 R+10.8
Panola 5,465 48.0% 5,850 51.4% 60 11,375 R+3.4
Marion 3,757 33.8% 7,355 66.1% 13 11,125 R+32.3
Copiah 4,591 44.1% 5,806 55.7% 19 10,416 R+11.7
Hancock 2,630 25.4% 7,662 74.1% 52 10,344 R+48.6
Marshall 5,845 56.9% 4,389 42.7% 44 10,278 D+14.2
Sunflower 4,913 48.6% 5,178 51.2% 20 10,111 R+2.6
Lamar 1,964 19.8% 7,929 79.8% 37 9,930 R+60.1
Lafayette 3,646 37.7% 6,006 62.0% 28 9,680 R+24.4
Neshoba 2,630 28.1% 6,715 71.7% 19 9,364 R+43.6
Scott 3,274 36.2% 5,763 63.7% 16 9,053 R+27.5
Simpson 2,894 32.4% 5,983 67.0% 47 8,924 R+34.6
Holmes 5,641 64.4% 3,102 35.4% 10 8,753 D+29.0
Winston 3,543 40.5% 5,192 59.4% 11 8,746 R+18.9
Union 2,766 32.1% 5,837 67.7% 14 8,617 R+35.6
Grenada 3,325 39.0% 5,181 60.8% 15 8,521 R+21.8
Attala 3,327 40.5% 4,870 59.3% 18 8,215 R+18.8
Clay 4,046 49.4% 4,112 50.2% 29 8,187 R+0.8
Newton 2,127 26.4% 5,911 73.2% 34 8,072 R+46.9
Wayne 2,818 36.0% 5,000 63.8% 18 7,836 R+27.8
Prentiss 2,897 37.5% 4,821 62.4% 14 7,732 R+24.9
Pontotoc 2,434 31.8% 5,182 67.8% 27 7,643 R+36.0
Tate 2,846 37.7% 4,677 61.9% 34 7,557 R+24.2
Leake 2,845 37.9% 4,663 62.0% 8 7,516 R+24.2
Tippah 2,566 35.1% 4,706 64.5% 29 7,301 R+29.3
Itawamba 2,674 36.7% 4,587 63.0% 24 7,285 R+26.3
Jasper 3,104 45.0% 3,727 54.0% 71 6,902 R+9.0
Clarke 2,262 33.1% 4,551 66.6% 19 6,832 R+33.5
Smith 1,573 23.4% 5,116 76.2% 21 6,710 R+52.8
Tishomingo 2,879 44.8% 3,527 54.9% 22 6,428 R+10.1
Covington 2,219 34.6% 4,165 64.9% 29 6,413 R+30.3
Lawrence 2,274 36.4% 3,970 63.5% 9 6,253 R+27.1
Amite 2,569 42.5% 3,463 57.2% 18 6,050 R+14.8
George 1,655 27.5% 4,346 72.1% 27 6,028 R+44.6
Chickasaw 2,329 39.1% 3,605 60.5% 23 5,957 R+21.4
Tallahatchie 2,725 48.3% 2,901 51.4% 20 5,646 R+3.1
Jefferson Davis 2,644 47.5% 2,884 51.8% 38 5,566 R+4.3
Walthall 2,219 40.0% 3,305 59.6% 17 5,541 R+19.6
Calhoun 1,749 32.8% 3,579 67.1% 9 5,337 R+34.3
Yalobusha 2,337 44.2% 2,934 55.5% 14 5,285 R+11.3
Noxubee 2,928 56.9% 2,123 41.2% 98 5,149 D+15.6
Montgomery 1,881 37.7% 3,093 62.1% 9 4,983 R+24.3
Humphreys 2,596 52.8% 2,309 47.0% 9 4,914 D+5.8
Webster 1,397 29.1% 3,390 70.7% 7 4,794 R+41.6
Perry 1,415 29.8% 3,098 65.3% 231 4,744 R+35.5
Quitman 2,343 51.5% 2,198 48.3% 7 4,548 D+3.2
Claiborne 3,179 70.9% 1,294 28.9% 11 4,484 D+42.0
Kemper 2,089 46.9% 2,354 52.8% 13 4,456 R+5.9
Wilkinson 2,627 59.9% 1,722 39.3% 35 4,384 D+20.6
Carroll 1,462 34.0% 2,823 65.7% 12 4,297 R+31.7
Stone 1,185 28.3% 2,980 71.1% 28 4,193 R+42.8
Franklin 1,494 36.6% 2,564 62.9% 21 4,079 R+26.2
Greene 1,297 31.9% 2,744 67.6% 21 4,062 R+35.6
Jefferson 3,049 77.9% 856 21.9% 7 3,912 D+56.1
Choctaw 1,166 31.8% 2,491 68.0% 6 3,663 R+36.2
Benton 1,715 49.5% 1,737 50.1% 14 3,466 R+0.6
Sharkey 1,723 50.7% 1,487 43.8% 188 3,398 D+6.9
Tunica 1,621 57.8% 1,109 39.6% 74 2,804 D+18.3
Issaquena 501 48.5% 512 49.5% 21 1,034 R+1.1

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.

Mississippi in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+22.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.5
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+17.8
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+11.5
2008 John McCain (R) R+13.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+19.7
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+16.9
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+5.1
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+8.9
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.8
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+58.6
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+74.3
1960 Unpledged electors (other)
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+20.9
1948 Strom Thurmond (other)
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+87.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+91.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+94.3
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+92.4
1928 Al Smith (D) D+64.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+81.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+70.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+87.9
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+86.5
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+83.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+85.5
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+77.8
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+84.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+73.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+47.8
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+28.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+35.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+36.1
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.0