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Elections / 1964 · President · DC

Lyndon B. Johnson carried District of Columbia D+71.0.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in District of Columbia, 1964. The state ran 48.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
198,597 votes counted
Johnson (D)
169,796
85.5%
Goldwater (R)
28,801
14.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+71.0
District of Columbia, 1964
JohnsonD+71.0
1964 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1964 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1964 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+71.0
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic85.5%169,796
Barry GoldwaterRepublican14.5%28,801
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1964 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1964
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+71.0%
169,79628,801198,597