Elections / 1964 · President · CT
Lyndon B. Johnson carried Connecticut D+35.7.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Connecticut, 1964. The state ran 12.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Connecticut result
1,218,546 votes counted
Johnson (D)
826,250
67.8%
Goldwater (R)
390,983
32.1%
All others
1,314
0.1%
Margin
D+35.7
1964 presidential election
Connecticut, 1964
JohnsonD+35.7
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1964 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 67.8% | 826,250 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 32.1% | 390,983 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.1% | 1,314 |
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9 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1964
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 242,755 | 91,533 | 334,917 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 66,304 | 42,746 | 109,139 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 32,546 | 15,604 | 48,223 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 111,096 | 50,864 | 162,090 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 20,657 | 7,490 | 28,163 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 24,963 | 12,489 | 37,494 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 144,130 | 64,346 | 208,588 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 57,240 | 25,135 | 82,426 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 126,559 | 80,776 | 207,506 |