Election 1984 Results
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1984 presidential election in Ohio
Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Ohio in 1984, 58.7% to 40.0%, a margin of 18.7 points and 853,119 votes.
Ohio voted 0.5 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 82 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 651,633 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.1 points. The closest was Monroe, where 309 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 | 2,678,559 | 58.7% |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | 1,825,440 | 40.0% |
| All other candidates | 59,236 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 4,563,235 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 362,626 55.6% | 284,094 43.6% | 4,913 | 651,633 | D+12.1 |
| Franklin | 131,530 33.7% | 250,360 64.1% | 8,584 | 390,474 | R+30.4 |
| Hamilton | 140,350 36.1% | 246,288 63.3% | 2,177 | 388,815 | R+27.2 |
| Montgomery | 94,016 40.5% | 137,053 59.0% | 1,333 | 232,402 | R+18.5 |
| Summit | 109,569 48.3% | 115,637 51.0% | 1,574 | 226,780 | R+2.7 |
| Lucas | 97,293 48.8% | 100,285 50.3% | 1,976 | 199,554 | R+1.5 |
| Stark | 65,157 39.5% | 98,434 59.7% | 1,325 | 164,916 | R+20.2 |
| Mahoning | 76,514 58.2% | 53,424 40.6% | 1,500 | 131,438 | D+17.6 |
| Lorain | 52,970 46.9% | 57,379 50.8% | 2,672 | 113,021 | R+3.9 |
| Butler | 27,700 26.5% | 76,216 72.9% | 598 | 104,514 | R+46.4 |
| Trumbull | 56,902 55.1% | 45,623 44.2% | 734 | 103,259 | D+10.9 |
| Lake | 36,711 39.8% | 54,587 59.1% | 1,027 | 92,325 | R+19.4 |
| Clark | 21,154 36.6% | 35,831 62.1% | 759 | 57,744 | R+25.4 |
| Licking | 13,995 26.9% | 37,560 72.3% | 421 | 51,976 | R+45.3 |
| Richland | 16,141 31.1% | 35,299 68.1% | 396 | 51,836 | R+37.0 |
| Greene | 17,129 33.1% | 34,267 66.3% | 316 | 51,712 | R+33.1 |
| Portage | 21,719 42.0% | 29,536 57.1% | 432 | 51,687 | R+15.1 |
| Clermont | 11,713 24.8% | 35,316 74.6% | 290 | 47,319 | R+49.9 |
| Medina | 15,897 33.9% | 30,690 65.4% | 357 | 46,944 | R+31.5 |
| Wood | 15,907 34.6% | 29,750 64.7% | 297 | 45,954 | R+30.1 |
| Allen | 12,176 26.5% | 33,506 73.0% | 229 | 45,911 | R+46.5 |
| Columbiana | 20,155 44.7% | 24,552 54.4% | 403 | 45,110 | R+9.7 |
| Ashtabula | 19,344 46.7% | 21,669 52.3% | 384 | 41,397 | R+5.6 |
| Fairfield | 9,817 23.9% | 30,843 75.2% | 373 | 41,033 | R+51.2 |
| Jefferson | 22,832 56.7% | 17,105 42.5% | 340 | 40,277 | D+14.2 |
| Warren | 9,031 23.1% | 29,848 76.4% | 191 | 39,070 | R+53.3 |
| Miami | 9,695 26.7% | 26,300 72.4% | 320 | 36,315 | R+45.7 |
| Wayne | 11,323 31.4% | 24,475 67.8% | 305 | 36,103 | R+36.4 |
| Belmont | 19,458 55.8% | 15,170 43.5% | 228 | 34,856 | D+12.3 |
| Scioto | 14,120 42.5% | 18,818 56.6% | 281 | 33,219 | R+14.1 |
| Erie | 13,508 40.7% | 19,174 57.8% | 472 | 33,154 | R+17.1 |
| Geauga | 9,954 30.4% | 22,369 68.3% | 431 | 32,754 | R+37.9 |
| Tuscarawas | 13,149 40.1% | 19,366 59.1% | 239 | 32,754 | R+19.0 |
| Muskingum | 10,037 31.3% | 21,821 68.0% | 243 | 32,101 | R+36.7 |
| Hancock | 5,758 20.3% | 22,169 78.3% | 370 | 28,297 | R+58.0 |
| Marion | 8,827 33.4% | 17,392 65.8% | 224 | 26,443 | R+32.4 |
| Lawrence | 11,431 43.2% | 14,793 56.0% | 213 | 26,437 | R+12.7 |
| Sandusky | 8,564 32.9% | 17,214 66.2% | 242 | 26,020 | R+33.2 |
| Ross | 8,020 31.4% | 17,015 66.6% | 513 | 25,548 | R+35.2 |
| Washington | 7,920 31.7% | 16,529 66.1% | 544 | 24,993 | R+34.4 |
| Delaware | 5,773 23.1% | 19,050 76.2% | 166 | 24,989 | R+53.1 |
| Seneca | 7,905 32.1% | 16,520 67.0% | 217 | 24,642 | R+35.0 |
| Darke | 5,904 26.2% | 16,379 72.8% | 211 | 22,494 | R+46.6 |
| Athens | 10,201 46.5% | 11,548 52.6% | 209 | 21,958 | R+6.1 |
| Huron | 6,609 31.2% | 14,388 68.0% | 174 | 21,171 | R+36.7 |
| Knox | 5,730 28.8% | 14,062 70.7% | 109 | 19,901 | R+41.9 |
| Crawford | 4,932 24.9% | 14,682 74.1% | 206 | 19,820 | R+49.2 |
| Ashland | 4,786 24.8% | 14,339 74.4% | 147 | 19,272 | R+49.6 |
| Auglaize | 4,102 21.6% | 14,766 77.7% | 132 | 19,000 | R+56.1 |
| Ottawa | 7,053 39.0% | 10,920 60.4% | 102 | 18,075 | R+21.4 |
| Shelby | 4,315 24.0% | 13,509 75.1% | 159 | 17,983 | R+51.1 |
| Pickaway | 4,110 25.4% | 11,942 73.9% | 108 | 16,160 | R+48.5 |
| Mercer | 4,422 27.4% | 11,542 71.5% | 180 | 16,144 | R+44.1 |
| Defiance | 5,004 31.0% | 10,951 67.9% | 175 | 16,130 | R+36.9 |
| Logan | 3,645 22.8% | 12,230 76.5% | 104 | 15,979 | R+53.7 |
| Fulton | 4,217 26.8% | 11,412 72.5% | 101 | 15,730 | R+45.7 |
| Preble | 4,198 27.3% | 11,065 71.8% | 140 | 15,403 | R+44.6 |
| Guernsey | 4,967 32.4% | 10,252 66.8% | 125 | 15,344 | R+34.4 |
| Putnam | 3,194 20.9% | 11,936 78.3% | 121 | 15,251 | R+57.3 |
| Williams | 3,624 24.9% | 10,804 74.1% | 150 | 14,578 | R+49.3 |
| Coshocton | 4,392 30.7% | 9,842 68.7% | 89 | 14,323 | R+38.1 |
| Champaign | 3,544 26.1% | 9,935 73.1% | 121 | 13,600 | R+47.0 |
| Clinton | 3,332 25.6% | 9,603 73.8% | 83 | 13,018 | R+48.2 |
| Van Wert | 3,338 25.7% | 9,570 73.7% | 80 | 12,988 | R+48.0 |
| Highland | 3,784 29.4% | 9,000 69.9% | 91 | 12,875 | R+40.5 |
| Hardin | 3,813 30.2% | 8,722 69.1% | 85 | 12,620 | R+38.9 |
| Gallia | 4,251 33.9% | 8,194 65.3% | 109 | 12,554 | R+31.4 |
| Brown | 4,067 32.8% | 8,221 66.3% | 116 | 12,404 | R+33.5 |
| Henry | 2,779 22.8% | 9,317 76.5% | 77 | 12,173 | R+53.7 |
| Union | 2,579 21.5% | 9,336 77.8% | 86 | 12,001 | R+56.3 |
| Madison | 2,928 24.4% | 8,979 74.9% | 80 | 11,987 | R+50.5 |
| Jackson | 4,369 36.7% | 7,411 62.2% | 128 | 11,908 | R+25.5 |
| Perry | 3,961 34.2% | 7,548 65.1% | 88 | 11,597 | R+30.9 |
| Pike | 4,895 43.3% | 6,318 55.9% | 89 | 11,302 | R+12.6 |
| Morrow | 2,839 25.7% | 8,116 73.5% | 87 | 11,042 | R+47.8 |
| Carroll | 3,771 35.6% | 6,703 63.3% | 110 | 10,584 | R+27.7 |
| Meigs | 3,549 35.7% | 6,307 63.5% | 73 | 9,929 | R+27.8 |
| Adams | 3,534 36.3% | 6,113 62.8% | 82 | 9,729 | R+26.5 |
| Wyandot | 2,342 24.3% | 7,204 74.8% | 84 | 9,630 | R+50.5 |
| Hocking | 3,280 34.7% | 6,071 64.2% | 112 | 9,463 | R+29.5 |
| Fayette | 2,126 23.6% | 6,838 75.8% | 57 | 9,021 | R+52.2 |
| Paulding | 2,811 33.3% | 5,545 65.7% | 83 | 8,439 | R+32.4 |
| Harrison | 3,370 43.7% | 4,276 55.4% | 66 | 7,712 | R+11.7 |
| Monroe | 3,611 51.7% | 3,302 47.3% | 65 | 6,978 | D+4.4 |
| Holmes | 1,737 25.0% | 5,146 74.1% | 61 | 6,944 | R+49.1 |
| Morgan | 1,868 31.6% | 3,994 67.7% | 41 | 5,903 | R+36.0 |
| Noble | 1,777 31.2% | 3,853 67.7% | 61 | 5,691 | R+36.5 |
| Vinton | 1,990 39.1% | 3,041 59.8% | 54 | 5,085 | R+20.7 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |