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Election 1984 Results

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1984 presidential election in Texas

Ronald Reagan (Republican) beat Walter Mondale (Democrat) in Texas in 1984, 63.6% to 36.1%, a margin of 27.5 points and 1,484,152 votes.

Texas voted 9.3 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 228 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Harris, cast 872,167 votes and went to the Republican by 23.1 points. The closest was Kenedy, where 14 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 3,433,428 63.6%
Walter Mondale Democratic 1,949,276 36.1%
All other candidates 14,867 0.3%
Total5,397,571

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 334,135 38.3% 536,029 61.5% 2,003 872,167 R+23.1
Dallas 203,592 33.3% 405,444 66.4% 1,460 610,496 R+33.1
Tarrant 120,147 32.6% 248,050 67.2% 665 368,862 R+34.7
Bexar 136,947 40.2% 203,319 59.7% 560 340,826 R+19.5
Travis 94,124 42.8% 124,944 56.8% 745 219,813 R+14.0
El Paso 51,917 43.8% 66,114 55.8% 399 118,430 R+12.0
Nueces 46,721 46.2% 54,333 53.7% 159 101,213 R+7.5
Jefferson 54,846 54.7% 45,124 45.0% 245 100,215 D+9.7
Hidalgo 44,147 55.6% 35,059 44.1% 226 79,432 D+11.4
Galveston 36,092 47.0% 40,262 52.4% 482 76,836 R+5.4
Lubbock 18,793 24.7% 57,151 75.0% 275 76,219 R+50.3
Collin 13,604 18.2% 61,095 81.6% 139 74,838 R+63.5
Denton 16,772 24.0% 52,865 75.7% 159 69,796 R+51.7
McLennan 23,206 35.4% 42,232 64.4% 140 65,578 R+29.0
Fort Bend 18,729 31.1% 41,370 68.7% 110 60,209 R+37.6
Brazoria 18,609 32.1% 39,166 67.5% 234 58,009 R+35.4
Cameron 26,394 47.0% 29,545 52.6% 187 56,126 R+5.6
Smith 15,227 27.1% 40,740 72.6% 152 56,119 R+45.5
Montgomery 13,293 24.3% 41,230 75.4% 167 54,690 R+51.1
Brazos 12,348 26.1% 34,733 73.6% 140 47,221 R+47.4
Wichita 16,009 35.5% 28,932 64.2% 139 45,080 R+28.7
Bell 13,322 29.8% 31,117 69.5% 323 44,762 R+39.8
Taylor 9,628 21.8% 34,444 77.9% 130 44,202 R+56.1
Midland 7,214 17.6% 33,706 82.1% 119 41,039 R+64.6
Gregg 10,700 26.3% 29,697 73.1% 246 40,643 R+46.7
Ector 8,913 22.1% 31,228 77.4% 201 40,342 R+55.3
Randall 6,044 16.6% 30,249 83.1% 116 36,409 R+66.5
Williamson 9,911 27.7% 25,774 72.0% 99 35,784 R+44.3
Grayson 11,803 34.3% 22,554 65.5% 93 34,450 R+31.2
Tom Green 8,981 27.3% 23,847 72.5% 82 32,910 R+45.2
Orange 16,816 52.1% 15,386 47.6% 101 32,303 D+4.4
Potter 8,365 28.9% 20,396 70.6% 141 28,902 R+41.6
Bowie 10,077 35.5% 18,244 64.2% 88 28,409 R+28.7
Johnson 9,148 33.3% 18,254 66.4% 72 27,474 R+33.1
Victoria 7,037 27.1% 18,787 72.4% 121 25,945 R+45.3
Ellis 8,029 32.1% 16,873 67.6% 72 24,974 R+35.4
Angelina 9,054 38.0% 14,685 61.6% 92 23,831 R+23.6
Hunt 6,971 32.7% 14,303 67.1% 48 21,322 R+34.4
Webb 12,308 58.8% 8,582 41.0% 46 20,936 D+17.8
Harrison 7,773 37.9% 12,618 61.5% 118 20,509 R+23.6
Henderson 7,302 36.4% 12,725 63.4% 49 20,076 R+27.0
San Patricio 8,838 44.3% 11,074 55.5% 50 19,962 R+11.2
Parker 6,050 30.6% 13,647 69.1% 62 19,759 R+38.4
Guadalupe 5,060 26.0% 14,382 73.8% 46 19,488 R+47.8
Hays 6,663 34.7% 12,467 65.0% 57 19,187 R+30.2
Nacogdoches 5,694 30.3% 13,063 69.4% 55 18,812 R+39.2
Comal 4,179 23.6% 13,452 76.1% 52 17,683 R+52.4
Liberty 6,292 37.3% 10,504 62.3% 70 16,866 R+25.0
Rusk 4,599 29.2% 11,081 70.4% 61 15,741 R+41.2
Hardin 6,782 44.6% 8,380 55.1% 44 15,206 R+10.5
Kerr 3,102 20.7% 11,829 79.0% 43 14,974 R+58.3
Kaufman 5,554 37.2% 9,343 62.5% 41 14,938 R+25.4
Lamar 5,504 37.1% 9,273 62.6% 43 14,820 R+25.4
Jim Wells 7,795 56.8% 5,896 43.0% 24 13,715 D+13.8
Matagorda 5,201 38.0% 8,452 61.7% 41 13,694 R+23.7
Wharton 5,072 37.3% 8,495 62.5% 17 13,584 R+25.2
Navarro 5,672 42.0% 7,816 57.9% 21 13,509 R+15.9
Anderson 4,747 35.4% 8,634 64.3% 42 13,423 R+29.0
Walker 4,263 32.5% 8,809 67.2% 28 13,100 R+34.7
Van Zandt 4,506 34.7% 8,474 65.2% 23 13,003 R+30.5
Cherokee 4,494 35.4% 8,187 64.4% 30 12,711 R+29.1
Brown 4,070 32.3% 8,468 67.3% 47 12,585 R+34.9
Coryell 3,113 25.5% 9,056 74.2% 30 12,199 R+48.7
Upshur 4,614 38.5% 7,325 61.2% 37 11,976 R+22.6
Jasper 5,787 49.1% 5,965 50.6% 27 11,779 R+1.5
Cass 5,053 43.0% 6,677 56.8% 30 11,760 R+13.8
Howard 4,115 35.2% 7,519 64.3% 57 11,691 R+29.1
Cooke 3,278 28.3% 8,260 71.4% 26 11,564 R+43.1
Bastrop 4,744 42.3% 6,439 57.4% 38 11,221 R+15.1
Hutchinson 2,052 18.4% 9,078 81.3% 41 11,171 R+62.9
Gray 2,003 18.2% 8,955 81.5% 30 10,988 R+63.3
Hale 3,202 29.4% 7,670 70.4% 19 10,891 R+41.0
Wise 3,856 35.5% 6,958 64.1% 39 10,853 R+28.6
Kleberg 4,924 46.1% 5,712 53.5% 45 10,681 R+7.4
Wood 3,449 32.5% 7,144 67.3% 19 10,612 R+34.8
Hood 3,063 30.9% 6,817 68.7% 41 9,921 R+37.8
Polk 3,898 39.3% 5,987 60.4% 33 9,918 R+21.1
Val Verde 3,857 39.4% 5,909 60.4% 21 9,787 R+21.0
Hopkins 3,707 39.0% 5,772 60.8% 14 9,493 R+21.8
Erath 3,234 34.4% 6,122 65.2% 39 9,395 R+30.7
Fannin 4,399 48.3% 4,692 51.5% 15 9,106 R+3.2
Palo Pinto 3,349 36.9% 5,701 62.8% 27 9,077 R+25.9
Bee 3,659 40.4% 5,377 59.3% 28 9,064 R+19.0
Washington 2,483 27.6% 6,506 72.3% 7 8,996 R+44.7
Burnet 2,983 33.5% 5,895 66.2% 29 8,907 R+32.7
Panola 3,179 35.8% 5,676 63.9% 30 8,885 R+28.1
Atascosa 3,547 40.1% 5,279 59.7% 19 8,845 R+19.6
Medina 3,053 34.7% 5,737 65.2% 13 8,803 R+30.5
Hill 3,420 38.9% 5,344 60.8% 26 8,790 R+21.9
Titus 3,631 41.6% 5,069 58.1% 27 8,727 R+16.5
Shelby 3,610 42.5% 4,863 57.2% 28 8,501 R+14.7
Rockwall 1,639 19.6% 6,688 80.1% 22 8,349 R+60.5
Milam 3,734 45.9% 4,384 53.9% 22 8,140 R+8.0
Fayette 2,379 29.3% 5,711 70.4% 22 8,112 R+41.1
Waller 3,828 48.1% 4,116 51.7% 19 7,963 R+3.6
Houston 3,275 41.8% 4,542 58.0% 17 7,834 R+16.2
Caldwell 3,401 44.0% 4,315 55.8% 16 7,732 R+11.8
Hockley 2,044 27.1% 5,462 72.4% 39 7,545 R+45.3
Lavaca 2,464 32.7% 5,058 67.2% 10 7,532 R+34.4
Young 2,203 29.4% 5,282 70.4% 18 7,503 R+41.0
Wilson 2,829 38.1% 4,588 61.7% 17 7,434 R+23.7
Eastland 2,522 34.1% 4,841 65.5% 26 7,389 R+31.4
Limestone 3,228 44.2% 4,063 55.6% 14 7,305 R+11.4
Uvalde 2,482 34.1% 4,790 65.7% 15 7,287 R+31.7
Calhoun 2,586 36.7% 4,434 63.0% 19 7,039 R+26.3
Montague 2,602 37.0% 4,406 62.7% 22 7,030 R+25.7
Chambers 2,632 37.7% 4,322 61.8% 35 6,989 R+24.2
Colorado 2,428 34.8% 4,528 65.0% 15 6,971 R+30.1
Austin 1,941 28.4% 4,872 71.3% 21 6,834 R+42.9
Tyler 3,119 46.0% 3,638 53.6% 28 6,785 R+7.6
Starr 5,047 75.2% 1,658 24.7% 8 6,713 D+50.5
Gillespie 1,137 17.1% 5,496 82.6% 18 6,651 R+65.5
Scurry 1,564 23.6% 5,028 75.8% 37 6,629 R+52.3
Jones 2,343 36.7% 4,017 62.9% 23 6,383 R+26.2
De Witt 1,882 29.9% 4,401 69.9% 9 6,292 R+40.0
Deaf Smith 1,485 23.6% 4,762 75.8% 36 6,283 R+52.2
Gonzales 2,196 35.6% 3,962 64.2% 14 6,172 R+28.6
Nolan 2,524 41.1% 3,608 58.8% 4 6,136 R+17.7
Freestone 2,489 40.7% 3,624 59.2% 9 6,122 R+18.5
Aransas 1,696 28.0% 4,352 71.7% 19 6,067 R+43.8
Robertson 3,339 55.5% 2,663 44.3% 14 6,016 D+11.2
Falls 2,834 47.3% 3,133 52.3% 19 5,986 R+5.0
Bosque 2,046 34.2% 3,923 65.6% 14 5,983 R+31.4
Llano 1,894 31.8% 4,042 67.9% 18 5,954 R+36.1
Lamb 1,919 32.9% 3,892 66.8% 17 5,828 R+33.9
Moore 1,129 19.5% 4,649 80.2% 18 5,796 R+60.7
Grimes 2,370 41.2% 3,365 58.5% 17 5,752 R+17.3
Morris 2,925 51.1% 2,778 48.5% 24 5,727 D+2.6
Wilbarger 2,011 35.4% 3,644 64.2% 18 5,673 R+28.8
Burleson 2,578 45.5% 3,076 54.3% 12 5,666 R+8.8
San Jacinto 2,466 43.6% 3,174 56.1% 19 5,659 R+12.5
Kendall 938 17.0% 4,568 82.7% 16 5,522 R+65.7
Red River 2,518 45.7% 2,979 54.0% 15 5,512 R+8.4
Dawson 1,781 32.5% 3,685 67.2% 17 5,483 R+34.7
Jackson 1,804 32.9% 3,661 66.8% 13 5,478 R+33.9
Newton 3,296 60.6% 2,123 39.0% 20 5,439 D+21.6
Willacy 3,037 56.3% 2,340 43.4% 14 5,391 D+12.9
Pecos 1,596 31.4% 3,451 67.9% 33 5,080 R+36.5
Leon 1,821 36.1% 3,207 63.7% 10 5,038 R+27.5
Duval 3,748 75.6% 1,201 24.2% 10 4,959 D+51.4
Comanche 2,248 45.4% 2,678 54.1% 22 4,948 R+8.7
Karnes 1,802 36.9% 3,068 62.8% 12 4,882 R+25.9
Reeves 2,396 49.2% 2,461 50.5% 15 4,872 R+1.3
Callahan 1,305 26.8% 3,538 72.7% 24 4,867 R+45.9
Maverick 3,063 63.0% 1,783 36.7% 15 4,861 D+26.3
Andrews 820 17.3% 3,918 82.5% 12 4,750 R+65.2
Trinity 2,115 44.7% 2,599 54.9% 21 4,735 R+10.2
Terry 1,535 32.5% 3,181 67.3% 8 4,724 R+34.8
Ward 1,188 25.3% 3,474 74.0% 31 4,693 R+48.7
Frio 2,656 56.9% 2,003 42.9% 10 4,669 D+14.0
Lampasas 1,356 29.1% 3,285 70.6% 12 4,653 R+41.5
Lee 1,659 35.8% 2,967 64.1% 6 4,632 R+28.2
Marion 2,111 47.3% 2,336 52.3% 16 4,463 R+5.0
Clay 1,844 41.7% 2,569 58.0% 13 4,426 R+16.4
Coleman 1,420 33.7% 2,790 66.2% 7 4,217 R+32.5
Runnels 1,179 28.2% 2,968 71.1% 30 4,177 R+42.8
Camp 1,917 46.0% 2,238 53.7% 13 4,168 R+7.7
Sabine 1,940 48.6% 2,045 51.2% 8 3,993 R+2.6
Refugio 1,559 39.1% 2,421 60.7% 8 3,988 R+21.6
Stephens 1,046 26.4% 2,898 73.3% 11 3,955 R+46.8
Bandera 771 19.6% 3,152 80.0% 15 3,938 R+60.5
Ochiltree 419 10.7% 3,492 89.1% 6 3,917 R+78.5
Dimmit 2,546 65.4% 1,338 34.4% 8 3,892 D+31.0
Zavala 2,937 75.9% 924 23.9% 7 3,868 D+52.0
Live Oak 1,260 33.5% 2,481 66.0% 18 3,759 R+32.5
Brooks 2,702 74.8% 896 24.8% 16 3,614 D+50.0
Archer 1,089 30.4% 2,487 69.3% 11 3,587 R+39.0
Madison 1,384 39.0% 2,158 60.7% 11 3,553 R+21.8
Brewster 1,462 41.2% 2,066 58.3% 17 3,545 R+17.0
Gaines 797 22.6% 2,714 76.8% 22 3,533 R+54.3
San Augustine 1,583 44.9% 1,937 54.9% 9 3,529 R+10.0
McCulloch 1,433 40.9% 2,060 58.8% 9 3,502 R+17.9
Mitchell 1,332 39.7% 2,007 59.8% 18 3,357 R+20.1
Swisher 1,642 50.4% 1,611 49.4% 8 3,261 D+1.0
Hamilton 1,130 34.7% 2,118 65.0% 10 3,258 R+30.3
Carson 826 25.4% 2,412 74.1% 16 3,254 R+48.7
Haskell 1,434 45.5% 1,701 54.0% 16 3,151 R+8.5
Floyd 1,023 32.6% 2,092 66.8% 19 3,134 R+34.1
Parmer 567 18.3% 2,524 81.4% 11 3,102 R+63.1
Wheeler 805 26.3% 2,251 73.5% 6 3,062 R+47.2
Castro 1,009 33.0% 2,026 66.3% 21 3,056 R+33.3
Winkler 752 25.3% 2,213 74.4% 9 2,974 R+49.1
Franklin 1,104 37.4% 1,836 62.3% 8 2,948 R+24.8
Zapata 1,577 56.3% 1,214 43.3% 10 2,801 D+13.0
Jack 945 34.0% 1,825 65.7% 9 2,779 R+31.7
Yoakum 456 17.1% 2,204 82.6% 8 2,668 R+65.5
Blanco 700 26.3% 1,957 73.4% 8 2,665 R+47.2
San Saba 1,070 40.4% 1,566 59.2% 11 2,647 R+18.7
Lynn 1,009 38.4% 1,617 61.5% 4 2,630 R+23.1
Crosby 1,212 46.6% 1,376 52.9% 11 2,599 R+6.3
Rains 1,027 39.6% 1,560 60.2% 4 2,591 R+20.6
Bailey 684 26.5% 1,888 73.0% 14 2,586 R+46.6
La Salle 1,504 59.8% 1,007 40.1% 3 2,514 D+19.8
Childress 900 36.3% 1,574 63.4% 7 2,481 R+27.2
Hansford 259 10.5% 2,213 89.4% 4 2,476 R+78.9
Goliad 836 35.2% 1,540 64.8% 1 2,377 R+29.6
Fisher 1,384 58.7% 965 40.9% 8 2,357 D+17.8
Baylor 1,019 43.4% 1,314 56.0% 13 2,346 R+12.6
Jim Hogg 1,703 73.6% 608 26.3% 2 2,313 D+47.3
Hardeman 927 42.7% 1,238 57.0% 8 2,173 R+14.3
Collingsworth 742 34.5% 1,396 65.0% 11 2,149 R+30.4
Dallam 496 23.6% 1,594 75.8% 13 2,103 R+52.2
Hemphill 413 20.0% 1,650 79.8% 4 2,067 R+59.8
Somervell 635 30.8% 1,422 69.0% 4 2,061 R+38.2
Hall 984 48.1% 1,058 51.7% 3 2,045 R+3.6
Delta 973 48.6% 1,024 51.2% 4 2,001 R+2.5
Upton 380 19.1% 1,603 80.4% 11 1,994 R+61.3
Mills 688 35.1% 1,262 64.4% 10 1,960 R+29.3
Knox 921 47.2% 1,027 52.6% 4 1,952 R+5.4
Presidio 992 52.2% 837 44.0% 73 1,902 D+8.1
Crane 392 20.9% 1,473 78.6% 9 1,874 R+57.7
Donley 529 28.9% 1,297 70.8% 5 1,831 R+41.9
Hartley 356 19.9% 1,419 79.5% 11 1,786 R+59.5
Kimble 442 24.8% 1,333 74.7% 9 1,784 R+49.9
Garza 521 29.8% 1,219 69.7% 10 1,750 R+39.9
Mason 570 32.7% 1,168 67.0% 5 1,743 R+34.3
Martin 512 29.4% 1,218 70.0% 10 1,740 R+40.6
Sutton 465 27.0% 1,251 72.7% 5 1,721 R+45.7
Lipscomb 241 14.1% 1,461 85.5% 6 1,708 R+71.4
Cochran 557 33.0% 1,117 66.1% 15 1,689 R+33.2
Crockett 589 35.0% 1,094 65.0% 1 1,684 R+30.0
Shackelford 415 25.9% 1,181 73.6% 8 1,604 R+47.8
Coke 532 33.3% 1,060 66.3% 8 1,600 R+33.0
Sherman 246 16.1% 1,269 83.3% 9 1,524 R+67.1
Concho 580 41.2% 821 58.3% 7 1,408 R+17.1
Real 360 26.3% 1,004 73.3% 5 1,369 R+47.0
Reagan 243 18.4% 1,079 81.5% 2 1,324 R+63.1
Dickens 692 53.5% 594 45.9% 8 1,294 D+7.6
Kinney 486 38.5% 774 61.3% 3 1,263 R+22.8
Stonewall 643 51.7% 599 48.2% 2 1,244 D+3.5
Schleicher 326 27.5% 854 71.9% 7 1,187 R+44.5
Cottle 623 54.2% 507 44.1% 20 1,150 D+10.1
Menard 394 35.0% 725 64.4% 6 1,125 R+29.4
Armstrong 238 23.0% 791 76.5% 5 1,034 R+53.5
Briscoe 471 46.3% 538 52.9% 8 1,017 R+6.6
Oldham 226 22.8% 762 77.0% 2 990 R+54.1
Throckmorton 388 39.6% 586 59.9% 5 979 R+20.2
Foard 448 48.4% 472 51.0% 5 925 R+2.6
Hudspeth 362 39.2% 557 60.3% 4 923 R+21.1
Culberson 407 44.4% 509 55.5% 1 917 R+11.1
Irion 199 24.2% 619 75.3% 4 822 R+51.1
Motley 282 34.4% 533 65.1% 4 819 R+30.6
Jeff Davis 299 36.7% 511 62.7% 5 815 R+26.0
Edwards 159 20.2% 626 79.6% 1 786 R+59.4
Sterling 129 18.2% 577 81.3% 4 710 R+63.1
Terrell 289 41.4% 407 58.3% 2 698 R+16.9
Roberts 106 16.4% 539 83.6% 645 R+67.1
Kent 253 43.0% 332 56.5% 3 588 R+13.4
Glasscock 128 23.9% 403 75.2% 5 536 R+51.3
Borden 140 29.9% 325 69.4% 3 468 R+39.5
McMullen 61 15.3% 337 84.7% 398 R+69.3
Kenedy 110 53.1% 96 46.4% 1 207 D+6.8
King 53 27.3% 141 72.7% 194 R+45.4
Loving 16 21.9% 57 78.1% 73 R+56.2

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)