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Elections / 1964 · President

Lyndon B. Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R). Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

1964 presidential election
JohnsonD+22.6
1964 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1964 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+69.5 · 10 electoral votesAlaska · D+31.6 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+0.8 · 5 electoral votesColorado · D+23.1 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · D+2.3 · 14 electoral votesGeorgia · R+8.3 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · D+12.4 · 13 electoral votesKansas · D+9.0 · 7 electoral votesMaine · D+37.7 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+52.7 · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · D+27.8 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+31.7 · 17 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+12.3 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · D+16.1 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · D+11.5 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+30.2 · 29 electoral votesSouth Dakota · D+11.2 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+26.8 · 25 electoral votesWyoming · D+13.1 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+35.7 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+28.1 · 12 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+35.9 · 7 electoral votesIllinois · D+18.9 · 26 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+18.6 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · D+12.7 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+18.3 · 40 electoral votesDelaware · D+22.2 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+71.0 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+57.5 · 4 electoral votesIowa · D+24.0 · 9 electoral votesKentucky · D+28.4 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · D+30.9 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+33.6 · 21 electoral votesMississippi · R+74.3 · 7 electoral votesMontana · D+18.4 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · D+27.8 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+37.3 · 43 electoral votesOhio · D+25.9 · 26 electoral votesOregon · D+27.8 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · D+11.0 · 11 electoral votesUtah · D+9.4 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · D+7.1 · 12 electoral votesWashington · D+24.6 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · D+24.3 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · D+5.2 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+17.8 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · D+1.8 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+17.2 · 3 electoral votesVermont · D+32.6 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+13.6 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+61.7 · 4 electoral votes
1964presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1964 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTD+32.63 EVNHD+27.84 EVMAD+52.714 EVRID+61.74 EVCTD+35.78 EVNJD+31.717 EVDED+22.23 EVMDD+30.910 EVDCD+71.03 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Johnson won 486 of 538 electoral votes.

Johnson486Goldwater52
National popular vote
70,715,915 votes counted
Johnson (D)
43,174,139
61.1%
Goldwater (R)
27,204,061
38.5%
All others
337,715
0.5%
Margin
D+22.6
The county map
3,137 county-level results on record for 1964

Democrats carried 2,304 counties, Republicans 827, third-party candidates 6. 1,725 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Miller County, GA (R+161.1 swing) · Crenshaw County, AL (R+145.8 swing) · Seminole County, GA (R+141.1 swing) · Henry County, AL (R+139.4 swing) · Pike County, AL (R+138.8 swing) · Coffee County, AL (R+132.8 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaD
+31.6%
86,90845,127132,036
AlabamaR
−69.5%
0479,085689,816
ArkansasD
+12.7%
314,197243,264560,426
ArizonaR
−0.8%
237,461241,420479,362
CaliforniaD
+18.3%
4,171,8772,879,1087,057,586
ColoradoD
+23.1%
476,024296,767776,985
ConnecticutD
+35.7%
826,250390,9831,218,546
District of ColumbiaD
+71.0%
169,79628,801198,597
DelawareD
+22.2%
122,70478,078201,320
FloridaD
+2.3%
948,540905,9411,854,481
GeorgiaR
−8.3%
522,556616,5841,139,335
HawaiiD
+57.5%
163,24944,022207,271
IowaD
+24.0%
733,030449,1481,184,539
IdahoD
+1.8%
148,920143,557292,477
IllinoisD
+18.9%
2,796,8331,905,9464,702,841
IndianaD
+12.4%
1,170,848911,1182,091,606
KansasD
+9.0%
464,028386,579857,901
KentuckyD
+28.4%
669,659372,9771,046,105
LouisianaR
−13.6%
387,068509,225897,293
MassachusettsD
+52.7%
1,786,422549,7272,344,798
MarylandD
+30.9%
730,912385,4951,116,457
MaineD
+37.7%
262,264118,701381,221
MichiganD
+33.6%
2,136,6151,060,1523,203,102
MinnesotaD
+27.8%
991,117559,6241,554,462
MissouriD
+28.1%
1,164,344653,5351,817,879
MississippiR
−74.3%
52,619356,529409,148
MontanaD
+18.4%
164,246113,032278,628
North CarolinaD
+12.3%
800,139624,8441,424,983
North DakotaD
+16.1%
149,784108,207258,389
NebraskaD
+5.2%
307,307276,847584,154
New HampshireD
+27.8%
184,064104,029288,093
New JerseyD
+31.7%
1,867,671963,8432,846,770
New MexicoD
+18.6%
194,015132,838328,613
NevadaD
+17.2%
79,33956,094135,433
New YorkD
+37.3%
4,913,1562,243,5597,166,015
OhioD
+25.9%
2,498,3311,470,8653,969,196
OklahomaD
+11.5%
519,834412,665932,499
OregonD
+27.8%
501,017282,779786,305
PennsylvaniaD
+30.2%
3,130,9541,673,6574,822,690
Rhode IslandD
+61.7%
315,46374,615390,078
South CarolinaR
−17.8%
215,699309,048524,755
South DakotaD
+11.2%
163,010130,108293,118
TennesseeD
+11.0%
634,947508,9651,143,912
TexasD
+26.8%
1,663,185958,5662,626,811
UtahD
+9.4%
219,628181,785401,413
VirginiaD
+7.1%
560,872486,4681,050,254
VermontD
+32.6%
108,12754,942163,089
WashingtonD
+24.6%
779,881470,3661,258,556
WisconsinD
+24.3%
1,050,424638,4951,691,815
West VirginiaD
+35.9%
538,087253,953792,040
WyomingD
+13.1%
80,71861,998142,716