Arkansas — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentJohnsonD+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 56.1% | 314,197 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 43.4% | 243,264 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 2,965 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Boone County, AR | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Crawford County, AR | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Garland County, AR | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Independence County, AR | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+36.8 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Madison County, AR | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Newton County, AR | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Polk County, AR | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Washington County, AR | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+38.0 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Barry Goldwater+569 | 3,20045.8% | 3,76953.9% | 210.3% | 6,990 |
| Ashley County | Barry Goldwater+841 | 2,90143.2% | 3,74255.8% | 671.0% | 6,710 |
| Baxter County | Lyndon B. Johnson+914 | 2,90059.3% | 1,98640.6% | 50.1% | 4,891 |
| Benton County | Barry Goldwater+322 | 5,65548.5% | 5,97751.3% | 300.3% | 11,662 |
| Boone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+913 | 3,77056.7% | 2,85743.0% | 190.3% | 6,646 |
| Bradley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+377 | 2,22954.3% | 1,85245.1% | 210.5% | 4,102 |
| Calhoun County | Lyndon B. Johnson+520 | 1,40960.7% | 88938.3% | 241.0% | 2,322 |
| Carroll County | Barry Goldwater+100 | 2,00548.8% | 2,10551.2% | 00.0% | 4,110 |
| Chicot County | Lyndon B. Johnson+944 | 2,91659.5% | 1,97240.2% | 150.3% | 4,903 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,243 | 4,12768.4% | 1,88431.2% | 260.4% | 6,037 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,281 | 3,28061.6% | 1,99937.6% | 420.8% | 5,321 |
| Cleburne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,424 | 2,64568.3% | 1,22131.5% | 90.2% | 3,875 |
| Cleveland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+95 | 1,12151.8% | 1,02647.4% | 180.8% | 2,165 |
| Columbia County | Barry Goldwater+524 | 3,48546.3% | 4,00953.2% | 390.5% | 7,533 |
| Conway County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,827 | 4,20563.7% | 2,37836.0% | 190.3% | 6,602 |
| Craighead County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,171 | 8,33461.5% | 5,16338.1% | 440.3% | 13,541 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+243 | 3,53751.6% | 3,29448.1% | 210.3% | 6,852 |
| Crittenden County | Lyndon B. Johnson+103 | 4,16850.2% | 4,06549.0% | 690.8% | 8,302 |
| Cross County | Lyndon B. Johnson+274 | 2,42152.9% | 2,14746.9% | 120.3% | 4,580 |
| Dallas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+154 | 1,77951.6% | 1,62547.1% | 431.2% | 3,447 |
| Desha County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,364 | 3,29462.9% | 1,93036.9% | 120.2% | 5,236 |
| Drew County | Barry Goldwater+129 | 1,98048.0% | 2,10951.2% | 320.8% | 4,121 |
| Faulkner County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,857 | 6,11664.9% | 3,25934.6% | 420.4% | 9,417 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,105 | 2,68562.5% | 1,58036.8% | 330.8% | 4,298 |
| Fulton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+858 | 1,70466.6% | 84633.1% | 70.3% | 2,557 |
| Garland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,639 | 11,59153.6% | 9,95246.0% | 860.4% | 21,629 |
| Grant County | Lyndon B. Johnson+370 | 1,67855.1% | 1,30842.9% | 612.0% | 3,047 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,471 | 4,74267.4% | 2,27132.3% | 240.3% | 7,037 |
| Hempstead County | Lyndon B. Johnson+862 | 3,35557.0% | 2,49342.3% | 430.7% | 5,891 |
| Hot Spring County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,632 | 4,54360.4% | 2,91138.7% | 680.9% | 7,522 |
| Howard County | Barry Goldwater+329 | 1,32043.1% | 1,64953.8% | 943.1% | 3,063 |
| Independence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,985 | 4,45564.0% | 2,47035.5% | 350.5% | 6,960 |
| Izard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,010 | 1,73669.8% | 72629.2% | 241.0% | 2,486 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,510 | 4,65168.1% | 2,14131.4% | 360.5% | 6,828 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,904 | 12,87256.0% | 9,96843.4% | 1290.6% | 22,969 |
| Johnson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,592 | 3,12766.8% | 1,53532.8% | 210.4% | 4,683 |
| Lafayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8 | 1,48450.0% | 1,47649.7% | 70.2% | 2,967 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,485 | 3,49863.2% | 2,01336.3% | 270.5% | 5,538 |
| Lee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+667 | 2,33558.2% | 1,66841.6% | 80.2% | 4,011 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,058 | 2,46863.6% | 1,41036.3% | 40.1% | 3,882 |
| Little River County | Lyndon B. Johnson+899 | 2,04063.9% | 1,14135.7% | 130.4% | 3,194 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,339 | 3,60461.1% | 2,26538.4% | 270.5% | 5,896 |
| Lonoke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+182 | 3,81851.1% | 3,63648.6% | 230.3% | 7,477 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+718 | 2,71557.4% | 1,99742.3% | 140.3% | 4,726 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+573 | 1,66160.2% | 1,08839.4% | 100.4% | 2,759 |
| Miller County | Lyndon B. Johnson+937 | 5,19054.7% | 4,25344.8% | 490.5% | 9,492 |
| Mississippi County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,465 | 8,67858.2% | 6,21341.7% | 200.1% | 14,911 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+290 | 2,25853.3% | 1,96846.4% | 110.3% | 4,237 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+526 | 1,35861.7% | 83237.8% | 120.5% | 2,202 |
| Nevada County | Lyndon B. Johnson+784 | 2,19060.4% | 1,40638.8% | 290.8% | 3,625 |
| Newton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+17 | 1,37449.6% | 1,35749.0% | 381.4% | 2,769 |
| Ouachita County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,484 | 7,05666.0% | 3,57233.4% | 700.7% | 10,698 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+272 | 1,32055.3% | 1,04843.9% | 190.8% | 2,387 |
| Phillips County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,855 | 5,81859.4% | 3,96340.5% | 90.1% | 9,790 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+290 | 1,53154.9% | 1,24144.5% | 150.5% | 2,787 |
| Poinsett County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,604 | 5,63564.9% | 3,03134.9% | 130.1% | 8,679 |
| Polk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+553 | 2,57555.9% | 2,02243.9% | 110.2% | 4,608 |
| Pope County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,321 | 4,97263.9% | 2,65134.1% | 1572.0% | 7,780 |
| Prairie County | Lyndon B. Johnson+336 | 1,81254.7% | 1,47644.6% | 220.7% | 3,310 |
| Pulaski County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,223 | 40,53551.1% | 38,31248.3% | 4420.6% | 79,289 |
| Randolph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,368 | 2,68066.8% | 1,31232.7% | 170.4% | 4,009 |
| Saline County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,977 | 5,60560.2% | 3,62839.0% | 800.9% | 9,313 |
| Scott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+717 | 1,83862.0% | 1,12137.8% | 50.2% | 2,964 |
| Searcy County | Barry Goldwater+141 | 1,50847.7% | 1,64952.1% | 60.2% | 3,163 |
| Sebastian County | Barry Goldwater+2,811 | 10,29943.8% | 13,11055.8% | 840.4% | 23,493 |
| Sevier County | Lyndon B. Johnson+874 | 2,12362.8% | 1,24936.9% | 110.3% | 3,383 |
| Sharp County | Lyndon B. Johnson+595 | 1,81059.4% | 1,21539.9% | 220.7% | 3,047 |
| St. Francis County | Lyndon B. Johnson+274 | 3,65151.9% | 3,37748.0% | 100.1% | 7,038 |
| Stone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+432 | 1,37458.7% | 94240.3% | 241.0% | 2,340 |
| Union County | Barry Goldwater+1,524 | 6,94844.6% | 8,47254.4% | 1601.0% | 15,580 |
| Van Buren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+784 | 2,05461.3% | 1,27037.9% | 280.8% | 3,352 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,310 | 10,16659.6% | 6,85640.2% | 480.3% | 17,070 |
| White County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,543 | 6,56656.2% | 5,02343.0% | 950.8% | 11,684 |
| Woodruff County | Lyndon B. Johnson+941 | 2,30762.5% | 1,36637.0% | 200.5% | 3,693 |
| Yell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,880 | 3,40768.9% | 1,52730.9% | 140.3% | 4,948 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.