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Elections / 1964 · President · AK

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Alaska D+31.6.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Alaska, 1964. The state ran 9.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

Alaska result
132,036 votes counted
Johnson (D)
86,908
65.8%
Goldwater (R)
45,127
34.2%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+31.6
1964 presidential election
Alaska, 1964
JohnsonD+31.6
1964 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 1964 presidential election, each 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.Aleutians East Borough, AK · D+64.3Aleutians West Census Area, AK · D+78.4Anchorage Municipality, AK · D+19.9Bethel Census Area, AK · D+73.1Bristol Bay Borough, AK · D+56.5Denali Borough, AK · D+12.5Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+53.6Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · D+15.4Haines Borough, AK · D+53.0Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+74.6Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+41.8Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · D+29.1Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · D+24.9Kodiak Island Borough, AK · D+49.6Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+62.2Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · D+12.7Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · D+52.7Nome Census Area, AK · D+53.1North Slope Borough, AK · D+60.2Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · D+53.7Petersburg Borough, AK · D+61.4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · D+42.7Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+55.5Skagway Municipality, AK · D+34.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · D+31.8Wrangell City and Borough, AK · D+78.4Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+39.9Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+57.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic65.8%86,908
Barry GoldwaterRepublican34.2%45,127
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
30 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Alaska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−13.1%DR19602024
Alaska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1960−1.9%
1964+31.6%
1968−2.1%
1972−23.5%
1976−22.3%
1980−27.9%
1984−36.8%
1988−23.3%
1992−9.2%
1996−17.5%
2000−31.0%
2004−25.9%
2008−21.5%
2012−14.0%
2016−14.8%
2020−10.2%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1964
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aleutians East BoroughD
+64.3%
28161342
Aleutians West Census AreaD
+78.4%
31438352
Anchorage MunicipalityD
+19.9%
13,5379,05122,588
Bethel Census AreaD
+73.1%
1,6492561,906
Bristol Bay BoroughD
+56.5%
19454248
Chugach Census AreaD
+36.7%
671311982
Copper River Census AreaD
+26.8%
319184503
Denali BoroughD
+12.5%
311242553
Dillingham Census AreaD
+53.6%
517156673
Fairbanks North Star BoroughD
+15.4%
4,8103,5268,336
Haines BoroughD
+53.0%
24575321
Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaD
+74.6%
60588693
Juneau City and BoroughD
+41.8%
3,7621,5455,307
Kenai Peninsula BoroughD
+29.1%
2,3011,2643,565
Ketchikan Gateway BoroughD
+24.9%
2,2751,3673,642
Kodiak Island BoroughD
+49.6%
1,1833991,582
Kusilvak Census AreaD
+62.2%
35683439
Lake and Peninsula BoroughD
+12.7%
1,2429632,205
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughD
+52.7%
1,3264111,737
Nome Census AreaD
+53.1%
7902421,032
North Slope BoroughD
+60.2%
630157786
Northwest Arctic BoroughD
+53.7%
727219946
Petersburg BoroughD
+61.4%
9232211,143
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaD
+42.7%
1,5696302,199
Sitka City and BoroughD
+55.5%
26275337
Skagway MunicipalityD
+34.7%
532258790
Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaD
+31.8%
44,32922,93067,259
Wrangell City and BoroughD
+78.4%
63577712
Yakutat City and BoroughD
+39.9%
494212706
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaD
+57.2%
11932152