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Elections / 1964 · President · AR

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Arkansas D+12.7.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Arkansas, 1964. The state ran 9.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

Arkansas result
560,426 votes counted
Johnson (D)
314,197
56.1%
Goldwater (R)
243,264
43.4%
All others
2,965
0.5%
Margin
D+12.7
1964 presidential election
Arkansas, 1964
JohnsonD+12.7
1964 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · R+8.1Ashley County, AR · R+12.5Baxter County, AR · D+18.7Benton County, AR · R+2.8Boone County, AR · D+13.7Bradley County, AR · D+9.2Calhoun County, AR · D+22.4Carroll County, AR · R+2.4Chicot County, AR · D+19.3Clark County, AR · D+37.2Clay County, AR · D+24.1Cleburne County, AR · D+36.7Cleveland County, AR · D+4.4Columbia County, AR · R+7.0Conway County, AR · D+27.7Craighead County, AR · D+23.4Crawford County, AR · D+3.5Crittenden County, AR · D+1.2Cross County, AR · D+6.0Dallas County, AR · D+4.5Desha County, AR · D+26.1Drew County, AR · R+3.1Faulkner County, AR · D+30.3Franklin County, AR · D+25.7Fulton County, AR · D+33.6Garland County, AR · D+7.6Grant County, AR · D+12.1Greene County, AR · D+35.1Hempstead County, AR · D+14.6Hot Spring County, AR · D+21.7Howard County, AR · R+10.7Independence County, AR · D+28.5Izard County, AR · D+40.6Jackson County, AR · D+36.8Jefferson County, AR · D+12.6Johnson County, AR · D+34.0Lafayette County, AR · TiedLawrence County, AR · D+26.8Lee County, AR · D+16.6Lincoln County, AR · D+27.3Little River County, AR · D+28.1Logan County, AR · D+22.7Lonoke County, AR · D+2.4Madison County, AR · D+15.2Marion County, AR · D+20.8Miller County, AR · D+9.9Mississippi County, AR · D+16.5Monroe County, AR · D+6.8Montgomery County, AR · D+23.9Nevada County, AR · D+21.6Newton County, AR · D+0.6Ouachita County, AR · D+32.6Perry County, AR · D+11.4Phillips County, AR · D+18.9Pike County, AR · D+10.4Poinsett County, AR · D+30.0Polk County, AR · D+12.0Pope County, AR · D+29.8Prairie County, AR · D+10.2Pulaski County, AR · D+2.8Randolph County, AR · D+34.1Saline County, AR · D+21.2Scott County, AR · D+24.2Searcy County, AR · R+4.5Sebastian County, AR · R+12.0Sevier County, AR · D+25.8Sharp County, AR · D+19.5St. Francis County, AR · D+3.9Stone County, AR · D+18.5Union County, AR · R+9.8Van Buren County, AR · D+23.4Washington County, AR · D+19.4White County, AR · D+13.2Woodruff County, AR · D+25.5Yell County, AR · D+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic56.1%314,197
Barry GoldwaterRepublican43.4%243,264
OtherAll other candidates0.5%2,965
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1964
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyR
−8.1%
3,2003,7696,990
Ashley CountyR
−12.5%
2,9013,7426,710
Baxter CountyD
+18.7%
2,9001,9864,891
Benton CountyR
−2.8%
5,6555,97711,662
Boone CountyD
+13.7%
3,7702,8576,646
Bradley CountyD
+9.2%
2,2291,8524,102
Calhoun CountyD
+22.4%
1,4098892,322
Carroll CountyR
−2.4%
2,0052,1054,110
Chicot CountyD
+19.3%
2,9161,9724,903
Clark CountyD
+37.2%
4,1271,8846,037
Clay CountyD
+24.1%
3,2801,9995,321
Cleburne CountyD
+36.7%
2,6451,2213,875
Cleveland CountyD
+4.4%
1,1211,0262,165
Columbia CountyR
−7.0%
3,4854,0097,533
Conway CountyD
+27.7%
4,2052,3786,602
Craighead CountyD
+23.4%
8,3345,16313,541
Crawford CountyD
+3.5%
3,5373,2946,852
Crittenden CountyD
+1.2%
4,1684,0658,302
Cross CountyD
+6.0%
2,4212,1474,580
Dallas CountyD
+4.5%
1,7791,6253,447
Desha CountyD
+26.1%
3,2941,9305,236
Drew CountyR
−3.1%
1,9802,1094,121
Faulkner CountyD
+30.3%
6,1163,2599,417
Franklin CountyD
+25.7%
2,6851,5804,298
Fulton CountyD
+33.6%
1,7048462,557
Garland CountyD
+7.6%
11,5919,95221,629
Grant CountyD
+12.1%
1,6781,3083,047
Greene CountyD
+35.1%
4,7422,2717,037
Hempstead CountyD
+14.6%
3,3552,4935,891
Hot Spring CountyD
+21.7%
4,5432,9117,522
Howard CountyR
−10.7%
1,3201,6493,063
Independence CountyD
+28.5%
4,4552,4706,960
Izard CountyD
+40.6%
1,7367262,486
Jackson CountyD
+36.8%
4,6512,1416,828
Jefferson CountyD
+12.6%
12,8729,96822,969
Johnson CountyD
+34.0%
3,1271,5354,683
Lafayette CountyD
+0.3%
1,4841,4762,967
Lawrence CountyD
+26.8%
3,4982,0135,538
Lee CountyD
+16.6%
2,3351,6684,011
Lincoln CountyD
+27.3%
2,4681,4103,882
Little River CountyD
+28.1%
2,0401,1413,194
Logan CountyD
+22.7%
3,6042,2655,896
Lonoke CountyD
+2.4%
3,8183,6367,477
Madison CountyD
+15.2%
2,7151,9974,726
Marion CountyD
+20.8%
1,6611,0882,759
Miller CountyD
+9.9%
5,1904,2539,492
Mississippi CountyD
+16.5%
8,6786,21314,911
Monroe CountyD
+6.8%
2,2581,9684,237
Montgomery CountyD
+23.9%
1,3588322,202
Nevada CountyD
+21.6%
2,1901,4063,625
Newton CountyD
+0.6%
1,3741,3572,769
Ouachita CountyD
+32.6%
7,0563,57210,698
Perry CountyD
+11.4%
1,3201,0482,387
Phillips CountyD
+18.9%
5,8183,9639,790
Pike CountyD
+10.4%
1,5311,2412,787
Poinsett CountyD
+30.0%
5,6353,0318,679
Polk CountyD
+12.0%
2,5752,0224,608
Pope CountyD
+29.8%
4,9722,6517,780
Prairie CountyD
+10.2%
1,8121,4763,310
Pulaski CountyD
+2.8%
40,53538,31279,289
Randolph CountyD
+34.1%
2,6801,3124,009
Saline CountyD
+21.2%
5,6053,6289,313
Scott CountyD
+24.2%
1,8381,1212,964
Searcy CountyR
−4.5%
1,5081,6493,163
Sebastian CountyR
−12.0%
10,29913,11023,493
Sevier CountyD
+25.8%
2,1231,2493,383
Sharp CountyD
+19.5%
1,8101,2153,047
St. Francis CountyD
+3.9%
3,6513,3777,038
Stone CountyD
+18.5%
1,3749422,340
Union CountyR
−9.8%
6,9488,47215,580
Van Buren CountyD
+23.4%
2,0541,2703,352
Washington CountyD
+19.4%
10,1666,85617,070
White CountyD
+13.2%
6,5665,02311,684
Woodruff CountyD
+25.5%
2,3071,3663,693
Yell CountyD
+38.0%
3,4071,5274,948