1984 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1984 United States presidential election 1984 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1980 United States presidential election in Missouri 1980 1988 United States presidential election in Missouri 1988 November 6, 1984 x200px File:Ronald Reagan 1985 presidential portrait (4x5 cropped).jpg Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) California George H. W. Bush 11 1,274,188 60.02% Walter Mondale 1977 vice presidential portrait (cropped3).jpg Walter Mondale Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Geraldine Ferraro 0 848,583 39.98% 1984 United States presidential election in Missouri results map by county.svg 300px County results Reagan #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Mondale #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) The 1984 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. Missouri was won by incumbent United States President Ronald Reagan of California, who was running against former Vice President Walter Mondale of Minnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with Vice-president George H. W. Bush of Texas, and Mondale ran with Representative Geraldine Ferraro of New York, the first major female candidate for the vice presidency. The presidential election of 1984 was a perfectly partisan election in Missouri, with 100% of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or the Republican nominee, as only those two appeared on the ballot.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=29&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1984 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2013-11-11 Accordingly, every county gave either Mondale or Reagan an outright majority: five (including the county-equivalent of the city of St Louis) gave Mondale a majority; the rest gave Reagan one. Reagan's strongest performance was in Gasconade County, which gave him 80.54% of its ballots; Mondale's was in the city of St Louis, which gave him 64.80%. Missouri weighed in for this election as 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. Reagan won the state in a landslide, amassing over 60% of the vote, slightly more than his national vote share. Republicans would not win the state again by double digits until 2016. Reagan performed particularly strongly in its largest county or county-equivalent, suburban St Louis County (which does not include the city of St Louis), where he got 64% of the vote. He also got over 2/3 of the vote in the Show-Me State's fourth-largest county, historically Republican Greene County (home of Springfield). Mondale scored a strong win in the city of St Louis, where he got 64.8%, and eked out a narrow victory in Jackson County, home of Kansas City. However, he could not match Reagan in rural and small-town Missouri; aside from Jackson County and the city of St Louis, Mondale had only three other wins in Missouri's counties and county-equivalents, with his only convincing win being in the historically secessionist and highly unionized Lead Belt county of Reynolds County (he also narrowly won Oregon and Mississippi Counties). Reagan became the first Republican nominee to sweep Missouri's 'Little Dixie' region, as he became the first Republican ever to carry Monroe County. This feat was repeated by George W. Bush in 2004 (and, excluding Boone County, home to the University of Missouri, by every subsequent Republican nominee as of 2024). Results 1984 United States presidential election in MissouriPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Ronald Reagan (incumbent) 1,274,188 60.02% 11 Democratic Walter Mondale 848,583 39.98% 0 Totals 2,122,771 100.0% 11 Results by county County Ronald ReaganRepublicanWalter MondaleDemocratic Margin TotalMissouri Secretary of State, ‘General Election Returns Vote for President, By Counties, at General Election November 6, 1984’ Official Manual State of Missouri 1985-1986 (Jefferson City, 1985) # % # % # % Adair 6,430 67.34% 3,119 32.66% 3,311 34.68% 9,549 Andrew 4,252 63.38% 2,457 36.62% 1,795 26.76% 6,709 Atchison 2,277 65.13% 1,219 34.87% 1,058 30.26% 3,496 Audrain 7,261 60.90% 4,662 39.10% 2,599 21.80% 11,923 Barry 7,683 68.81% 3,483 31.19% 4,200 37.62% 11,166 Barton 3,996 74.78% 1,348 25.22% 2,648 49.56% 5,344 Bates 4,223 59.38% 2,889 40.62% 1,334 18.76% 7,112 Benton 3,805 62.83% 2,251 37.17% 1,554 25.66% 6,056 Bollinger 2,778 59.09% 1,923 40.91% 855 18.18% 4,701 Boone 26,600 57.87% 19,364 42.13% 7,236 15.74% 45,964 Buchanan 19,735 56.22% 15,369 43.78% 4,366 12.44% 35,104 Butler 8,712 64.96% 4,699 35.04% 4,013 29.92% 13,411 Caldwell 2,678 65.96% 1,382 34.04% 1,296 31.92% 4,060 Callaway 8,262 65.63% 4,327 34.37% 3,935 31.26% 12,589 Camden 8,057 72.29% 3,088 27.71% 4,969 44.58% 11,145 Cape Girardeau 17,404 70.32% 7,346 29.68% 10,058 40.64% 24,750 Carroll 3,495 63.84% 1,980 36.16% 1,515 27.68% 5,475 Carter 1,402 60.48% 916 39.52% 486 20.96% 2,318 Cass 14,456 65.79% 7,517 34.21% 6,939 31.58% 21,973 Cedar 3,539 71.08% 1,440 28.92% 2,099 42.16% 4,979 Chariton 2,744 55.01% 2,244 44.99% 500 10.02% 4,988 Christian 7,634 70.31% 3,223 29.69% 4,411 40.62% 10,857 Clark 2,068 55.97% 1,627 44.03% 441 11.94% 3,695 Clay 36,529 61.79% 22,586 38.21% 13,943 23.58% 59,115 Clinton 4,226 60.34% 2,778 39.66% 1,448 20.68% 7,004 Cole 20,366 75.24% 6,702 24.76% 13,664 50.48% 27,068 Cooper 4,603 67.47% 2,219 32.53% 2,384 34.94% 6,822 Crawford 4,716 64.37% 2,610 35.63% 2,106 28.74% 7,326 Dade 2,600 70.27% 1,100 29.73% 1,500 40.54% 3,700 Dallas 3,577 65.29% 1,902 34.71% 1,675 30.58% 5,479 Daviess 2,414 61.27% 1,526 38.73% 888 22.54% 3,940 DeKalb 2,188 59.91% 1,464 40.09% 724 19.82% 3,652 Dent 3,490 57.84% 2,544 42.16% 946 15.68% 6,034 Douglas 3,662 70.45% 1,536 29.55% 2,126 40.90% 5,198 Dunklin 6,092 55.09% 4,967 44.91% 1,125 10.18% 11,059 Franklin 18,669 69.18% 8,319 30.82% 10,350 38.36% 26,988 Gasconade 4,678 80.54% 1,130 19.46% 3,548 61.08% 5,808 Gentry 2,047 56.13% 1,600 43.87% 447 12.26% 3,647 Greene 57,250 67.18% 27,965 32.82% 29,285 34.36% 85,215 Grundy 3,156 62.91% 1,861 37.09% 1,295 25.82% 5,017 Harrison 2,844 63.30% 1,649 36.70% 1,195 26.60% 4,493 Henry 5,419 59.16% 3,741 40.84% 1,678 18.32% 9,160 Hickory 2,190 64.37% 1,212 35.63% 978 28.74% 3,402 Holt 2,087 67.04% 1,026 32.96% 1,061 34.08% 3,113 Howard 2,360 53.96% 2,014 46.04% 346 7.92% 4,374 Howell 8,204 68.53% 3,767 31.47% 4,437 37.06% 11,971 Iron 2,316 53.38% 2,023 46.62% 293 6.76% 4,339 Jackson 132,271 49.48% 135,067 50.52% -2,796 -1.04% 267,338 Jasper 23,066 71.36% 9,259 28.64% 13,807 42.72% 32,325 Jefferson 34,525 63.29% 20,026 36.71% 14,499 26.58% 54,551 Johnson 8,413 66.50% 4,238 33.50% 4,175 33.00% 12,651 Knox 1,513 57.97% 1,097 42.03% 416 15.94% 2,610 Laclede 6,406 70.62% 2,665 29.38% 3,741 41.24% 9,071 Lafayette 8,581 63.90% 4,848 36.10% 3,733 27.80% 13,429 Lawrence 8,370 69.23% 3,720 30.77% 4,650 38.46% 12,090 Lewis 2,438 55.22% 1,977 44.78% 461 10.44% 4,415 Lincoln 6,137 65.10% 3,290 34.90% 2,847 30.20% 9,427 Linn 3,822 55.12% 3,112 44.88% 710 10.24% 6,934 Livingston 4,090 60.24% 2,699 39.76% 1,391 20.48% 6,789 Macon 4,542 59.93% 3,037 40.07% 1,505 19.86% 7,579 Madison 2,808 60.13% 1,862 39.87% 946 20.26% 4,670 Maries 2,267 62.02% 1,388 37.98% 879 24.04% 3,655 Marion 6,831 59.42% 4,666 40.58% 2,165 18.84% 11,497 McDonald 4,521 68.19% 2,109 31.81% 2,412 36.38% 6,630 Mercer 1,229 58.41% 875 41.59% 354 16.82% 2,104 Miller 6,706 76.55% 2,054 23.45% 4,652 53.10% 8,760 Mississippi 2,502 49.78% 2,524 50.22% -22 -0.44% 5,026 Moniteau 4,197 72.23% 1,614 27.77% 2,583 44.46% 5,811 Monroe 2,163 52.06% 1,992 47.94% 171 4.12% 4,155 Montgomery 3,261 66.16% 1,668 33.84% 1,593 32.32% 4,929 Morgan 4,392 66.94% 2,169 33.06% 2,223 33.88% 6,561 New Madrid 4,323 53.38% 3,776 46.62% 547 6.76% 8,099 Newton 11,709 71.69% 4,623 28.31% 7,086 43.38% 16,332 Nodaway 5,471 60.21% 3,615 39.79% 1,856 20.42% 9,086 Oregon 1,979 49.41% 2,026 50.59% -47 -1.18% 4,005 Osage 4,381 76.54% 1,343 23.46% 3,038 53.08% 5,724 Ozark 2,614 70.19% 1,110 29.81% 1,504 40.38% 3,724 Pemiscot 3,733 53.13% 3,293 46.87% 440 6.26% 7,026 Perry 4,493 70.98% 1,837 29.02% 2,656 41.96% 6,330 Pettis 10,991 67.00% 5,413 33.00% 5,578 34.00% 16,404 Phelps 9,012 63.98% 5,074 36.02% 3,938 27.96% 14,086 Pike 3,933 54.28% 3,313 45.72% 620 8.56% 7,246 Platte 12,859 62.64% 7,668 37.36% 5,191 25.28% 20,527 Polk 5,467 65.98% 2,819 34.02% 2,648 31.96% 8,286 Pulaski 5,330 65.04% 2,865 34.96% 2,465 30.08% 8,195 Putnam 1,540 65.90% 797 34.10% 743 31.80% 2,337 Ralls 2,067 50.69% 2,011 49.31% 56 1.38% 4,078 Randolph 5,735 56.19% 4,471 43.81% 1,264 12.38% 10,206 Ray 4,875 55.06% 3,979 44.94% 896 10.12% 8,854 Reynolds 1,330 39.63% 2,026 60.37% -696 -20.74% 3,356 Ripley 2,927 60.85% 1,883 39.15% 1,044 21.70% 4,810 Saline 6,042 58.53% 4,281 41.47% 1,761 17.06% 10,323 Schuyler 1,250 52.28% 1,141 47.72% 109 4.56% 2,391 Scotland 1,485 58.01% 1,075 41.99% 410 16.02% 2,560 Scott 8,727 61.05% 5,569 38.95% 3,158 22.10% 14,296 Shannon 1,779 52.96% 1,580 47.04% 199 5.92% 3,359 Shelby 2,243 58.78% 1,573 41.22% 670 17.56% 3,816 St. Charles 47,784 73.06% 17,617 26.94% 30,167 46.12% 65,401 St. Clair 2,667 61.71% 1,655 38.29% 1,012 23.42% 4,322 St. Francois 9,792 57.84% 7,137 42.16% 2,655 15.68% 16,929 St. Louis 307,684 63.99% 173,144 36.01% 134,540 27.98% 480,828 St. Louis City 61,020 35.20% 112,318 64.80% -51,298 -29.60% 173,338 Ste. Genevieve 3,245 54.37% 2,723 45.63% 522 8.74% 5,968 Stoddard 6,701 60.95% 4,294 39.05% 2,407 21.90% 10,995 Stone 5,706 72.92% 2,119 27.08% 3,587 45.84% 7,825 Sullivan 2,306 56.38% 1,784 43.62% 522 12.76% 4,090 Taney 7,082 70.86% 2,912 29.14% 4,170 41.72% 9,994 Texas 5,591 60.42% 3,662 39.58% 1,929 20.84% 9,253 Vernon 5,181 63.45% 2,984 36.55% 2,197 26.90% 8,165 Warren 5,150 72.39% 1,964 27.61% 3,186 44.78% 7,114 Washington 3,755 55.70% 2,987 44.30% 768 11.40% 6,742 Wayne 2,867 54.82% 2,363 45.18% 504 9.64% 5,230 Webster 5,529 64.96% 2,982 35.04% 2,547 29.92% 8,511 Worth 921 55.65% 734 44.35% 187 11.30% 1,655 Wright 4,687 70.38% 1,973 29.62% 2,714 40.76% 6,660Totals1,274,18860.02%848,58339.98%425,60520.04%2,122,771 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Boone Buchanan Dunklin Howard Iron Monroe New Madrid Pemiscot Ralls Ray Ste Genevieve Shannon By congressional district Reagan won seven of nine congressional districts, including four that elected a Democrat. District Reagan Mondale RepresentativeMissouri 1 1st 37% 63%Bill ClayMissouri 2 2nd 66% 34%Robert A. YoungMissouri 3 3rd 65% 35%Dick GephardtMissouri 4 4th 67% 33%Ike SkeltonMissouri 5 5th 46% 54%Alan WheatMissouri 6 6th 61% 39%Tom ColemanMissouri 7 7th 69% 31%Gene TaylorMissouri 8 8th 61% 39%Bill EmersonMissouri 9 9th 64% 36%Harold Volkmer See also United States presidential elections in Missouri Presidency of Ronald Reagan References Missouri 1984 Category:1984 Missouri elections