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The1984 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1984. All 50 states andthe District of Columbia, were part of the1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors to theElectoral College, which selected thepresident andvice president of the United States.
Missouri was won by incumbent United StatesPresidentRonald Reagan ofCalifornia, who was running against formerVice PresidentWalter Mondale ofMinnesota. Reagan ran for a second time with Vice-presidentGeorge H. W. Bush ofTexas, and Mondale ran withRepresentativeGeraldine Ferraro ofNew 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.[1] Accordingly, every county gave either Mondale or Reagan an outright majority: five (including the county-equivalent of the city ofSt Louis) gave Mondale a majority; the rest gave Reagan one. Reagan's strongest performance was inGasconade 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 moreRepublican 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, suburbanSt 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 RepublicanGreene County (home ofSpringfield). Mondale scored a strong win in the city of St Louis, where he got 64.8%, and eked out a narrow victory inJackson County, home ofKansas 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 unionizedLead Belt county ofReynolds County (he also narrowly wonOregon andMississippi Counties). Reagan became the first Republican nominee to sweep Missouri's'Little Dixie' region, as he became the first Republican ever to carryMonroe County. This feat was repeated byGeorge W. Bush in2004 (and, excludingBoone County, home to theUniversity of Missouri, by every subsequent Republican nominee as of2024).
| 1984 United States presidential election in Missouri | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral 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 | ||
| County | Ronald Reagan Republican | Walter Mondale Democratic | Margin | Total[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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% | 6,660 |
| Totals | 1,274,188 | 60.02% | 848,583 | 39.98% | 425,605 | 20.04% | 2,122,771 |
Reagan won seven of nine congressional districts, including four that elected a Democrat.
| District | Reagan | Mondale | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 37% | 63% | Bill Clay |
| 2nd | 66% | 34% | Robert A. Young |
| 3rd | 65% | 35% | Dick Gephardt |
| 4th | 67% | 33% | Ike Skelton |
| 5th | 46% | 54% | Alan Wheat |
| 6th | 61% | 39% | Tom Coleman |
| 7th | 69% | 31% | Gene Taylor |
| 8th | 61% | 39% | Bill Emerson |
| 9th | 64% | 36% | Harold Volkmer |
State and district results of the1984 United States presidential election | ||
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