Illinois — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentJohnsonD+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 59.5% | 2,796,833 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 40.5% | 1,905,946 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 62 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Bond County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Coles County, IL | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| De Witt County, IL | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Douglas County, IL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Effingham County, IL | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Henderson County, IL | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Henry County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Knox County, IL | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Lake County, IL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Logan County, IL | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Massac County, IL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+5.8 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+11.1 |
| McLean County, IL | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Menard County, IL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Mercer County, IL | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Morgan County, IL | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Piatt County, IL | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Putnam County, IL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Scott County, IL | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Wabash County, IL | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Wayne County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Will County, IL | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+2.7 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,328 | 18,32156.7% | 13,99343.3% | 00.0% | 32,314 |
| Alexander County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,868 | 4,76362.2% | 2,89537.8% | 00.0% | 7,658 |
| Bond County | Lyndon B. Johnson+757 | 3,81555.5% | 3,05844.5% | 00.0% | 6,873 |
| Boone County | Barry Goldwater+1,359 | 3,69442.2% | 5,05357.8% | 00.0% | 8,747 |
| Brown County | Lyndon B. Johnson+728 | 2,08360.6% | 1,35539.4% | 00.0% | 3,438 |
| Bureau County | Barry Goldwater+466 | 9,08648.7% | 9,55251.3% | 00.0% | 18,638 |
| Calhoun County | Lyndon B. Johnson+517 | 1,80558.4% | 1,28841.6% | 00.0% | 3,093 |
| Carroll County | Barry Goldwater+425 | 4,06247.5% | 4,48752.5% | 00.0% | 8,549 |
| Cass County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,588 | 4,42460.9% | 2,83639.1% | 00.0% | 7,260 |
| Champaign County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,782 | 25,79254.0% | 22,01046.0% | 00.0% | 47,802 |
| Christian County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,745 | 11,89865.9% | 6,15334.1% | 00.0% | 18,051 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+61 | 4,46450.3% | 4,40349.7% | 00.0% | 8,867 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+886 | 4,55155.4% | 3,66544.6% | 00.0% | 8,216 |
| Clinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,647 | 7,33961.0% | 4,69239.0% | 00.0% | 12,031 |
| Coles County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,499 | 11,37756.2% | 8,87843.8% | 00.0% | 20,255 |
| Cook County | Lyndon B. Johnson+641,463 | 1,537,18163.2% | 895,71836.8% | 00.0% | 2,432,899 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+790 | 5,62453.8% | 4,83446.2% | 00.0% | 10,458 |
| Cumberland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+805 | 3,05657.6% | 2,25142.4% | 00.0% | 5,307 |
| De Witt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+766 | 4,37154.8% | 3,60545.2% | 00.0% | 7,976 |
| DeKalb County | Barry Goldwater+1,534 | 10,25746.5% | 11,79153.5% | 10.0% | 22,049 |
| Douglas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+472 | 4,69552.6% | 4,22347.4% | 00.0% | 8,918 |
| DuPage County | Barry Goldwater+32,642 | 66,22940.1% | 98,87159.9% | 00.0% | 165,100 |
| Edgar County | Lyndon B. Johnson+139 | 5,96650.6% | 5,82749.4% | 00.0% | 11,793 |
| Edwards County | Barry Goldwater+271 | 1,99146.8% | 2,26253.2% | 00.0% | 4,253 |
| Effingham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,738 | 6,78257.3% | 5,04442.7% | 00.0% | 11,826 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,803 | 6,29558.4% | 4,49241.6% | 00.0% | 10,787 |
| Ford County | Barry Goldwater+1,223 | 3,42742.4% | 4,65057.6% | 00.0% | 8,077 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,961 | 13,58164.1% | 7,62035.9% | 00.0% | 21,201 |
| Fulton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,245 | 13,03062.6% | 7,78537.4% | 00.0% | 20,815 |
| Gallatin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,451 | 2,84567.1% | 1,39432.9% | 00.0% | 4,239 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,653 | 4,78160.5% | 3,12839.5% | 00.0% | 7,909 |
| Grundy County | Barry Goldwater+276 | 5,24648.7% | 5,52251.3% | 00.0% | 10,768 |
| Hamilton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+572 | 3,13355.0% | 2,56145.0% | 00.0% | 5,694 |
| Hancock County | Lyndon B. Johnson+642 | 6,19952.7% | 5,55747.3% | 00.0% | 11,756 |
| Hardin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+315 | 1,63955.3% | 1,32444.7% | 00.0% | 2,963 |
| Henderson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+408 | 2,27154.9% | 1,86345.1% | 00.0% | 4,134 |
| Henry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,441 | 12,08553.2% | 10,64446.8% | 00.0% | 22,729 |
| Iroquois County | Barry Goldwater+2,394 | 7,02942.7% | 9,42357.3% | 00.0% | 16,452 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,152 | 12,16563.4% | 7,01336.6% | 00.0% | 19,178 |
| Jasper County | Lyndon B. Johnson+792 | 3,40656.6% | 2,61443.4% | 00.0% | 6,020 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,405 | 9,65360.7% | 6,24839.3% | 00.0% | 15,901 |
| Jersey County | Lyndon B. Johnson+895 | 3,93656.4% | 3,04143.6% | 00.0% | 6,977 |
| Jo Daviess County | Lyndon B. Johnson+211 | 4,81851.1% | 4,60748.9% | 00.0% | 9,425 |
| Johnson County | Barry Goldwater+447 | 1,77044.4% | 2,21755.6% | 00.0% | 3,987 |
| Kane County | Barry Goldwater+5,688 | 40,70346.7% | 46,39153.3% | 00.0% | 87,094 |
| Kankakee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,710 | 20,79256.4% | 16,08243.6% | 00.0% | 36,874 |
| Kendall County | Barry Goldwater+2,280 | 3,43037.5% | 5,71062.5% | 00.0% | 9,140 |
| Knox County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,150 | 15,00053.9% | 12,85046.1% | 00.0% | 27,850 |
| Lake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,945 | 62,78551.6% | 58,84048.4% | 420.0% | 121,667 |
| LaSalle County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,707 | 30,92359.3% | 21,21640.7% | 00.0% | 52,139 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+960 | 5,13655.2% | 4,17644.8% | 00.0% | 9,312 |
| Lee County | Barry Goldwater+1,130 | 7,31546.4% | 8,44553.6% | 00.0% | 15,760 |
| Livingston County | Barry Goldwater+1,763 | 8,47645.3% | 10,23954.7% | 00.0% | 18,715 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+907 | 7,71253.1% | 6,80546.9% | 00.0% | 14,517 |
| Macon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+17,088 | 35,04566.1% | 17,95733.9% | 00.0% | 53,002 |
| Macoupin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,797 | 15,22764.4% | 8,43035.6% | 00.0% | 23,657 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+35,106 | 65,11568.5% | 30,00931.5% | 00.0% | 95,124 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,303 | 12,36363.7% | 7,06036.3% | 00.0% | 19,423 |
| Marshall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+352 | 3,56152.6% | 3,20947.4% | 00.0% | 6,770 |
| Mason County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,024 | 4,85763.2% | 2,83336.8% | 00.0% | 7,690 |
| Massac County | Lyndon B. Johnson+318 | 3,39652.5% | 3,07847.5% | 00.0% | 6,474 |
| McDonough County | Barry Goldwater+763 | 6,14447.1% | 6,90752.9% | 00.0% | 13,051 |
| McHenry County | Barry Goldwater+4,489 | 18,01444.5% | 22,50355.5% | 00.0% | 40,517 |
| McLean County | Lyndon B. Johnson+430 | 19,55050.6% | 19,12049.4% | 00.0% | 38,670 |
| Menard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+169 | 2,49151.8% | 2,32248.2% | 00.0% | 4,813 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+190 | 4,41051.1% | 4,22048.9% | 00.0% | 8,630 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+669 | 4,60553.9% | 3,93646.1% | 00.0% | 8,541 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,156 | 10,58162.2% | 6,42537.8% | 00.0% | 17,006 |
| Morgan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,995 | 9,23556.1% | 7,24043.9% | 00.0% | 16,475 |
| Moultrie County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,240 | 3,73360.0% | 2,49340.0% | 00.0% | 6,226 |
| Ogle County | Barry Goldwater+3,513 | 6,91739.9% | 10,43060.1% | 00.0% | 17,347 |
| Peoria County | Lyndon B. Johnson+14,033 | 47,36058.7% | 33,32741.3% | 00.0% | 80,687 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,352 | 6,63960.8% | 4,28739.2% | 00.0% | 10,926 |
| Piatt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+756 | 3,89755.4% | 3,14144.6% | 00.0% | 7,038 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,463 | 6,57661.5% | 4,11338.5% | 00.0% | 10,689 |
| Pope County | Barry Goldwater+212 | 1,11745.7% | 1,32954.3% | 00.0% | 2,446 |
| Pulaski County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,616 | 3,33266.0% | 1,71634.0% | 00.0% | 5,048 |
| Putnam County | Lyndon B. Johnson+228 | 1,35954.6% | 1,13145.4% | 00.0% | 2,490 |
| Randolph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,396 | 9,19961.3% | 5,80338.7% | 00.0% | 15,002 |
| Richland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+338 | 4,23952.1% | 3,90147.9% | 00.0% | 8,140 |
| Rock Island County | Lyndon B. Johnson+18,045 | 41,75963.8% | 23,71436.2% | 00.0% | 65,473 |
| Saline County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,646 | 8,33759.4% | 5,69140.6% | 00.0% | 14,028 |
| Sangamon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,996 | 43,07356.6% | 33,07743.4% | 160.0% | 76,166 |
| Schuyler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+87 | 2,50450.9% | 2,41749.1% | 00.0% | 4,921 |
| Scott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+325 | 1,95254.5% | 1,62745.5% | 00.0% | 3,579 |
| Shelby County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,807 | 7,08862.3% | 4,28137.7% | 00.0% | 11,369 |
| St. Clair County | Lyndon B. Johnson+45,779 | 74,00572.4% | 28,22627.6% | 00.0% | 102,231 |
| Stark County | Barry Goldwater+341 | 1,77645.6% | 2,11754.4% | 00.0% | 3,893 |
| Stephenson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,602 | 10,85454.0% | 9,25246.0% | 00.0% | 20,106 |
| Tazewell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,391 | 28,56162.5% | 17,17037.5% | 00.0% | 45,731 |
| Union County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,066 | 5,20862.4% | 3,14237.6% | 00.0% | 8,350 |
| Vermilion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,259 | 24,76555.9% | 19,50644.1% | 00.0% | 44,271 |
| Wabash County | Lyndon B. Johnson+816 | 3,72156.2% | 2,90543.8% | 00.0% | 6,626 |
| Warren County | Barry Goldwater+588 | 4,67047.0% | 5,25852.9% | 30.0% | 9,931 |
| Washington County | Barry Goldwater+170 | 3,67048.9% | 3,84051.1% | 00.0% | 7,510 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+453 | 5,19852.3% | 4,74547.7% | 00.0% | 9,943 |
| White County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,963 | 5,96359.9% | 4,00040.1% | 00.0% | 9,963 |
| Whiteside County | Barry Goldwater+404 | 12,53649.2% | 12,94050.8% | 00.0% | 25,476 |
| Will County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,044 | 49,66356.3% | 38,61943.7% | 00.0% | 88,282 |
| Williamson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,483 | 14,61361.5% | 9,13038.5% | 00.0% | 23,743 |
| Winnebago County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,914 | 48,83455.0% | 39,92045.0% | 00.0% | 88,754 |
| Woodford County | Barry Goldwater+334 | 5,91448.6% | 6,24851.4% | 00.0% | 12,162 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.