Elections / 1964 · President · DC
Lyndon B. Johnson carried District of Columbia D+71.0.
Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in District of Columbia, 1964. The state ran 48.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
District of Columbia result
198,597 votes counted
Johnson (D)
169,796
85.5%
Goldwater (R)
28,801
14.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+71.0
1964 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1964
JohnsonD+71.0
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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 | 85.5% | 169,796 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 14.5% | 28,801 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 1964
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 169,796 | 28,801 | 198,597 |