Indiana — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1964 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentJohnsonD+12.4
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 56.0% | 1,170,848 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 43.6% | 911,118 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 9,640 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Allen County, IN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Benton County, IN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Blackford County, IN | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Brown County, IN | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Carroll County, IN | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Cass County, IN | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Clay County, IN | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Clinton County, IN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Crawford County, IN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Daviess County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Decatur County, IN | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Delaware County, IN | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+45.3 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Fayette County, IN | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Fountain County, IN | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Franklin County, IN | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Gibson County, IN | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Grant County, IN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Greene County, IN | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Hancock County, IN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Harrison County, IN | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Henry County, IN | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Howard County, IN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Huntington County, IN | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Jackson County, IN | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Jay County, IN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Jennings County, IN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Knox County, IN | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+8.9 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Madison County, IN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Marion County, IN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Marshall County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Martin County, IN | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Miami County, IN | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Monroe County, IN | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Noble County, IN | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Ohio County, IN | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Orange County, IN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Owen County, IN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Parke County, IN | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Pike County, IN | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Posey County, IN | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Putnam County, IN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Randolph County, IN | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Ripley County, IN | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Scott County, IN | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Shelby County, IN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Spencer County, IN | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Starke County, IN | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Tipton County, IN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Wabash County, IN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Warren County, IN | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Warrick County, IN | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Washington County, IN | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Wells County, IN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| White County, IN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Whitley County, IN | Democratic | D+8.4 |
Indiana results by county
92 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+2,407 | 6,63760.5% | 4,23038.5% | 1061.0% | 10,973 |
| Allen County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,422 | 50,70650.5% | 49,28449.1% | 3630.4% | 100,353 |
| Bartholomew County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,914 | 12,94053.7% | 11,02645.8% | 1240.5% | 24,090 |
| Benton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+54 | 2,94050.4% | 2,88649.5% | 50.1% | 5,831 |
| Blackford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,658 | 4,21061.6% | 2,55237.4% | 671.0% | 6,829 |
| Boone County | Barry Goldwater+703 | 6,71647.4% | 7,41952.3% | 460.3% | 14,181 |
| Brown County | Lyndon B. Johnson+745 | 2,13560.2% | 1,39039.2% | 190.5% | 3,544 |
| Carroll County | Lyndon B. Johnson+893 | 4,78955.0% | 3,89644.7% | 290.3% | 8,714 |
| Cass County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,413 | 11,14858.7% | 7,73540.8% | 950.5% | 18,978 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,629 | 17,33068.9% | 7,70130.6% | 1250.5% | 25,156 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,116 | 6,52854.3% | 5,41245.0% | 860.7% | 12,026 |
| Clinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,196 | 8,35353.6% | 7,15745.9% | 720.5% | 15,582 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+686 | 2,51457.4% | 1,82841.7% | 380.9% | 4,380 |
| Daviess County | Lyndon B. Johnson+209 | 6,52850.6% | 6,31949.0% | 480.4% | 12,895 |
| Dearborn County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,226 | 7,69958.3% | 5,47341.5% | 260.2% | 13,198 |
| Decatur County | Lyndon B. Johnson+862 | 5,56453.9% | 4,70245.6% | 490.5% | 10,315 |
| DeKalb County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,349 | 7,55954.4% | 6,21044.7% | 1200.9% | 13,889 |
| Delaware County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,447 | 28,46958.5% | 20,02241.1% | 1870.4% | 48,678 |
| Dubois County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,314 | 10,11472.6% | 3,80027.3% | 250.2% | 13,939 |
| Elkhart County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,809 | 21,67951.7% | 19,87047.4% | 3650.9% | 41,914 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,076 | 6,71358.9% | 4,63740.7% | 430.4% | 11,393 |
| Floyd County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,822 | 15,65666.2% | 7,83433.1% | 1480.6% | 23,638 |
| Fountain County | Lyndon B. Johnson+908 | 5,57454.2% | 4,66645.4% | 380.4% | 10,278 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,065 | 4,02157.5% | 2,95642.3% | 180.3% | 6,995 |
| Fulton County | Barry Goldwater+36 | 4,37449.6% | 4,41050.0% | 340.4% | 8,818 |
| Gibson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,642 | 10,50763.8% | 5,86535.6% | 860.5% | 16,458 |
| Grant County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,886 | 17,57454.1% | 14,68845.2% | 2320.7% | 32,494 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,655 | 8,57458.8% | 5,91940.6% | 770.5% | 14,570 |
| Hamilton County | Barry Goldwater+4,507 | 7,55338.4% | 12,06061.3% | 680.3% | 19,681 |
| Hancock County | Lyndon B. Johnson+203 | 6,57350.6% | 6,37049.0% | 500.4% | 12,993 |
| Harrison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,278 | 5,94961.3% | 3,67137.8% | 880.9% | 9,708 |
| Hendricks County | Barry Goldwater+2,640 | 8,85743.4% | 11,49756.3% | 510.2% | 20,405 |
| Henry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,190 | 12,37454.5% | 10,18444.9% | 1390.6% | 22,697 |
| Howard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,912 | 17,80957.6% | 12,89741.7% | 2350.8% | 30,941 |
| Huntington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,870 | 9,30855.3% | 7,43844.2% | 980.6% | 16,844 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,287 | 8,57257.3% | 6,28542.0% | 1140.8% | 14,971 |
| Jasper County | Barry Goldwater+502 | 3,99546.9% | 4,49752.8% | 240.3% | 8,516 |
| Jay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,342 | 6,78159.9% | 4,43939.2% | 980.9% | 11,318 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,886 | 6,69457.8% | 4,80841.5% | 840.7% | 11,586 |
| Jennings County | Lyndon B. Johnson+838 | 4,30755.1% | 3,46944.4% | 350.4% | 7,811 |
| Johnson County | Barry Goldwater+373 | 10,09948.9% | 10,47250.7% | 920.4% | 20,663 |
| Knox County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,066 | 12,67862.1% | 7,61237.3% | 1210.6% | 20,411 |
| Kosciusko County | Barry Goldwater+1,729 | 8,75945.2% | 10,48854.1% | 1410.7% | 19,388 |
| LaGrange County | Lyndon B. Johnson+33 | 2,81850.0% | 2,78549.4% | 370.7% | 5,640 |
| Lake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+61,256 | 134,97864.4% | 73,72235.2% | 8230.4% | 209,523 |
| LaPorte County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,950 | 22,22057.6% | 16,27042.2% | 1040.3% | 38,594 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+491 | 8,67751.2% | 8,18648.3% | 930.5% | 16,956 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,154 | 33,32557.7% | 24,17141.9% | 2330.4% | 57,729 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,403 | 152,41851.4% | 143,01548.3% | 9480.3% | 296,381 |
| Marshall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+502 | 8,39751.2% | 7,89548.1% | 1230.7% | 16,415 |
| Martin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,137 | 3,13761.0% | 2,00038.9% | 90.2% | 5,146 |
| Miami County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,397 | 7,66754.5% | 6,27044.6% | 1230.9% | 14,060 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,609 | 11,91853.3% | 10,30946.1% | 1450.6% | 22,372 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+219 | 8,04250.5% | 7,82349.1% | 650.4% | 15,930 |
| Morgan County | Barry Goldwater+1,336 | 7,01145.4% | 8,34754.1% | 700.5% | 15,428 |
| Newton County | Barry Goldwater+233 | 2,54747.7% | 2,78052.1% | 130.2% | 5,340 |
| Noble County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,939 | 7,62157.0% | 5,68242.5% | 600.4% | 13,363 |
| Ohio County | Lyndon B. Johnson+492 | 1,39760.5% | 90539.2% | 60.3% | 2,308 |
| Orange County | Lyndon B. Johnson+303 | 4,49051.5% | 4,18748.1% | 330.4% | 8,710 |
| Owen County | Lyndon B. Johnson+551 | 3,33954.2% | 2,78845.3% | 330.5% | 6,160 |
| Parke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+464 | 4,03452.9% | 3,57046.8% | 170.2% | 7,621 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,136 | 6,22666.7% | 3,09033.1% | 250.3% | 9,341 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,816 | 4,51962.1% | 2,70337.2% | 500.7% | 7,272 |
| Porter County | Barry Goldwater+1,505 | 12,97547.0% | 14,48052.5% | 1520.6% | 27,607 |
| Posey County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,591 | 6,16463.1% | 3,57336.6% | 330.3% | 9,770 |
| Pulaski County | Lyndon B. Johnson+206 | 3,40851.4% | 3,20248.3% | 240.4% | 6,634 |
| Putnam County | Lyndon B. Johnson+944 | 6,27554.0% | 5,33145.8% | 240.2% | 11,630 |
| Randolph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+253 | 6,80450.4% | 6,55148.5% | 1511.1% | 13,506 |
| Ripley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,346 | 5,93356.2% | 4,58743.5% | 320.3% | 10,552 |
| Rush County | Barry Goldwater+57 | 4,45049.3% | 4,50749.9% | 680.8% | 9,025 |
| Scott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,213 | 4,20567.8% | 1,99232.1% | 60.1% | 6,203 |
| Shelby County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,768 | 9,07855.2% | 7,31044.4% | 670.4% | 16,455 |
| Spencer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+854 | 4,83454.7% | 3,98045.1% | 200.2% | 8,834 |
| St. Joseph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+25,972 | 65,84461.9% | 39,87237.5% | 6300.6% | 106,346 |
| Starke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,372 | 4,83858.1% | 3,46641.7% | 170.2% | 8,321 |
| Steuben County | Barry Goldwater+76 | 3,99949.3% | 4,07550.3% | 310.4% | 8,105 |
| Sullivan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,484 | 7,35165.3% | 3,86734.3% | 420.4% | 11,260 |
| Switzerland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+841 | 2,23161.3% | 1,39038.2% | 190.5% | 3,640 |
| Tippecanoe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,221 | 20,25751.5% | 19,03648.3% | 790.2% | 39,372 |
| Tipton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+547 | 4,41053.0% | 3,86346.5% | 430.5% | 8,316 |
| Union County | Barry Goldwater+68 | 1,46348.7% | 1,53150.9% | 110.4% | 3,005 |
| Vanderburgh County | Lyndon B. Johnson+18,565 | 45,79662.4% | 27,23137.1% | 3800.5% | 73,407 |
| Vermillion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,560 | 5,95763.5% | 3,39736.2% | 280.3% | 9,382 |
| Vigo County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,605 | 27,60659.0% | 19,00140.6% | 1440.3% | 46,751 |
| Wabash County | Lyndon B. Johnson+580 | 7,48551.5% | 6,90547.5% | 1451.0% | 14,535 |
| Warren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+107 | 2,26151.1% | 2,15448.7% | 100.2% | 4,425 |
| Warrick County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,846 | 7,22262.0% | 4,37637.6% | 420.4% | 11,640 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,345 | 4,94357.7% | 3,59842.0% | 320.4% | 8,573 |
| Wayne County | Barry Goldwater+73 | 15,26949.7% | 15,34249.9% | 1130.4% | 30,724 |
| Wells County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,927 | 5,94559.1% | 4,01840.0% | 920.9% | 10,055 |
| White County | Lyndon B. Johnson+392 | 5,40751.7% | 5,01548.0% | 330.3% | 10,455 |
| Whitley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+902 | 5,79853.9% | 4,89645.6% | 530.5% | 10,747 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.