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1984 United States presidential election in Montana
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Nominee Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Minnesota
Running mate George H. W. Bush Geraldine Ferraro
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 232,450 146,742
Percentage 60.47% 38.18%
County Results

Reagan

  50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

Mondale

  50-60%   60-70%

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Ronald Reagan
Republican

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Ronald Reagan
Republican

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The 1984 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1984, and was part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Ronald Reagan, over the Democratic nominee, former Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan won Montana by a landslide margin of 22.29%. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Glacier County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time until 2016 that Roosevelt County voted Republican. Reagan became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Big Horn County.

Despite this, Democratic Governor Ted Schwinden won re-election with 70% of the vote on the same ballot.

Results

1984 United States presidential election in Montana
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 232,450 60.47% 4
Democratic Walter Mondale 146,742 38.18% 0
Libertarian David Bergland 5,185 1.35% 0
Totals 384,377 100.00% 4

Results by county

County Ronald Reagan
Republican 		Walter Mondale
Democratic 		David Bergland
Libertarian 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Beaverhead 3,044 75.44% 942 23.35% 49 1.21% 2,102 52.09% 4,035
Big Horn 2,390 46.77% 2,681 52.47% 39 0.76% -291 -5.70% 5,110
Blaine 1,736 57.92% 1,229 41.01% 32 1.07% 507 16.91% 2,997
Broadwater 1,345 73.50% 458 25.03% 27 1.48% 887 48.47% 1,830
Carbon 2,877 62.72% 1,657 36.12% 53 1.16% 1,220 26.60% 4,587
Carter 823 80.06% 194 18.87% 11 1.07% 629 61.19% 1,028
Cascade 19,846 57.52% 14,252 41.30% 407 1.18% 5,594 16.22% 34,505
Chouteau 2,425 72.17% 896 26.67% 39 1.16% 1,529 45.50% 3,360
Custer 3,879 65.53% 1,982 33.49% 58 0.98% 1,897 32.04% 5,919
Daniels 984 66.62% 473 32.02% 20 1.35% 511 34.60% 1,477
Dawson 3,468 65.26% 1,776 33.42% 70 1.32% 1,692 31.84% 5,314
Deer Lodge 1,901 34.53% 3,539 64.29% 65 1.18% -1,638 -29.76% 5,505
Fallon 1,237 67.63% 569 31.11% 23 1.26% 668 36.52% 1,829
Fergus 4,585 70.99% 1,804 27.93% 70 1.08% 2,781 43.06% 6,459
Flathead 17,012 65.93% 8,310 32.21% 481 1.86% 8,702 33.72% 25,803
Gallatin 15,643 64.80% 8,163 33.82% 334 1.38% 7,480 30.98% 24,140
Garfield 770 84.52% 134 14.71% 7 0.77% 636 69.81% 911
Glacier 2,228 50.24% 2,167 48.86% 40 0.90% 61 1.38% 4,435
Golden Valley 384 64.00% 211 35.17% 5 0.83% 173 28.83% 600
Granite 880 66.57% 417 31.54% 25 1.89% 463 35.03% 1,322
Hill 4,635 55.24% 3,657 43.59% 98 1.17% 978 11.65% 8,390
Jefferson 2,226 61.53% 1,324 36.59% 68 1.88% 902 24.94% 3,618
Judith Basin 1,050 67.74% 483 31.16% 17 1.10% 567 36.58% 1,550
Lake 5,754 61.55% 3,473 37.15% 121 1.29% 2,281 24.40% 9,348
Lewis and Clark 13,569 59.97% 8,768 38.75% 289 1.28% 4,801 21.22% 22,626
Liberty 895 72.82% 323 26.28% 11 0.90% 572 46.54% 1,229
Lincoln 4,080 56.79% 2,959 41.19% 145 2.02% 1,121 15.60% 7,184
McCone 1,015 67.80% 459 30.66% 23 1.54% 556 37.14% 1,497
Madison 2,308 75.20% 708 23.07% 53 1.73% 1,600 52.13% 3,069
Meagher 771 72.12% 283 26.47% 15 1.40% 488 45.65% 1,069
Mineral 943 55.34% 718 42.14% 43 2.52% 225 13.20% 1,704
Missoula 19,777 53.54% 16,540 44.78% 620 1.68% 3,237 8.76% 36,937
Musselshell 1,541 65.32% 781 33.11% 37 1.57% 760 32.21% 2,359
Park 4,115 62.53% 2,387 36.27% 79 1.20% 1,728 26.26% 6,581
Petroleum 258 74.35% 86 24.78% 3 0.86% 172 49.57% 347
Phillips 1,934 70.35% 787 28.63% 28 1.02% 1,147 41.72% 2,749
Pondera 2,239 67.52% 1,039 31.33% 38 1.15% 1,200 36.19% 3,316
Powder River 1,066 74.60% 346 24.21% 17 1.19% 720 50.39% 1,429
Powell 1,877 62.32% 1,066 35.39% 69 2.29% 811 26.93% 3,012
Prairie 693 69.93% 289 29.16% 9 0.91% 404 40.77% 991
Ravalli 8,161 67.15% 3,825 31.47% 168 1.38% 4,336 35.68% 12,154
Richland 3,847 72.85% 1,382 26.17% 52 0.98% 2,465 46.68% 5,281
Roosevelt 2,431 54.46% 1,962 43.95% 71 1.59% 469 10.51% 4,464
Rosebud 2,413 54.82% 1,920 43.62% 69 1.57% 493 11.20% 4,402
Sanders 2,467 58.68% 1,654 39.34% 83 1.97% 813 19.34% 4,204
Sheridan 1,774 61.62% 1,087 37.76% 18 0.63% 687 23.86% 2,879
Silver Bow 6,637 36.85% 11,095 61.60% 278 1.54% -4,458 -24.75% 18,010
Stillwater 2,118 65.01% 1,100 33.76% 40 1.23% 1,018 31.25% 3,258
Sweet Grass 1,417 78.59% 378 20.97% 8 0.44% 1,039 57.62% 1,803
Teton 2,257 66.70% 1,102 32.57% 25 0.74% 1,155 34.13% 3,384
Toole 1,949 70.41% 789 28.50% 30 1.08% 1,160 41.91% 2,768
Treasure 353 61.28% 209 36.28% 14 2.43% 144 25.00% 576
Valley 3,123 61.89% 1,849 36.64% 74 1.47% 1,274 25.25% 5,046
Wheatland 753 64.19% 407 34.70% 13 1.11% 346 29.49% 1,173
Wibaux 423 64.98% 216 33.18% 12 1.84% 207 31.80% 651
Yellowstone 34,124 63.01% 19,437 35.89% 592 1.09% 14,687 27.12% 54,153
Totals 232,450 60.47% 146,742 38.18% 5,185 1.35% 85,708 22.29% 384,377

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  2. David Leip. "1984 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
State and district results of the 1984 United States presidential election
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