Elections / 1964
The 1964 elections
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) faced Barry Goldwater (R); Johnson won the presidency. National popular vote: D+22.6. Electoral college: Johnson 486 of 538.
1964 presidential election
JohnsonD+22.6
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1964 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 1964
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+71.0 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | D+61.7 | 4 |
| Hawaii | D+57.5 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | D+52.7 | 14 |
| Maine | D+37.7 | 4 |
| New York | D+37.3 | 43 |
| West Virginia | D+35.9 | 7 |
| Connecticut | D+35.7 | 8 |
| Michigan | D+33.6 | 21 |
| Vermont | D+32.6 | 3 |
| New Jersey | D+31.7 | 17 |
| Alaska | D+31.6 | 3 |
| Maryland | D+30.9 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | D+30.2 | 29 |
| Kentucky | D+28.4 | 9 |
| Missouri | D+28.1 | 12 |
| New Hampshire | D+27.8 | 4 |
| Minnesota | D+27.8 | 10 |
| Oregon | D+27.8 | 6 |
| Texas | D+26.8 | 25 |
| Ohio | D+25.9 | 26 |
| Washington | D+24.6 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | D+24.3 | 12 |
| Iowa | D+24.0 | 9 |
| Colorado | D+23.1 | 6 |
| Delaware | D+22.2 | 3 |
| Illinois | D+18.9 | 26 |
| New Mexico | D+18.6 | 4 |
| Montana | D+18.4 | 4 |
| California | D+18.3 | 40 |
| Nevada | D+17.2 | 3 |
| North Dakota | D+16.1 | 4 |
| Wyoming | D+13.1 | 3 |
| Arkansas | D+12.7 | 6 |
| Indiana | D+12.4 | 13 |
| North Carolina | D+12.3 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | D+11.5 | 8 |
| South Dakota | D+11.2 | 4 |
| Tennessee | D+11.0 | 11 |
| Utah | D+9.4 | 4 |
| Kansas | D+9.0 | 7 |
| Virginia | D+7.1 | 12 |
| Nebraska | D+5.2 | 5 |
| Florida | D+2.3 | 14 |
| Idaho | D+1.8 | 4 |
| Arizona | R+0.8 | 5 |
| Georgia | R+8.3 | 12 |
| Louisiana | R+13.6 | 10 |
| South Carolina | R+17.8 | 8 |
| Alabama | R+69.5 | 10 |
| Mississippi | R+74.3 | 7 |
The 1964 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+22.6
Electoral college
Johnson 486
of 538
President — national popular vote
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R)
Johnson (D)
43,174,139
61.1%
Goldwater (R)
27,204,061
38.5%
All others
337,715
0.5%
Margin
D+22.6
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