Kentucky — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentJohnsonD+28.4
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 64.0% | 669,659 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 35.7% | 372,977 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 3,469 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+68.9 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Bell County, KY | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+64.3 |
| Campbell County, KY | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+69.2 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+67.7 |
| Carter County, KY | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+72.4 |
| Estill County, KY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Fayette County, KY | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+66.2 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+64.5 |
| Garrard County, KY | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+61.1 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Green County, KY | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Hancock County, KY | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+81.4 |
| Knox County, KY | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Lee County, KY | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Martin County, KY | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Ohio County, KY | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+76.0 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Taylor County, KY | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+50.6 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+73.0 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Warren County, KY | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Washington County, KY | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Wayne County, KY | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Whitley County, KY | Democratic | D+0.03 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+41.8 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Barry Goldwater+198 | 2,85448.2% | 3,05251.5% | 210.4% | 5,927 |
| Allen County | Barry Goldwater+286 | 2,02346.6% | 2,30953.2% | 100.2% | 4,342 |
| Anderson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,406 | 2,49169.5% | 1,08530.3% | 100.3% | 3,586 |
| Ballard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,348 | 2,86784.1% | 51915.2% | 230.7% | 3,409 |
| Barren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,484 | 6,42068.4% | 2,93631.3% | 240.3% | 9,380 |
| Bath County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,562 | 2,57171.7% | 1,00928.1% | 70.2% | 3,587 |
| Bell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,794 | 6,97962.2% | 4,18537.3% | 630.6% | 11,227 |
| Boone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,647 | 5,07759.6% | 3,43040.2% | 150.2% | 8,522 |
| Bourbon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,846 | 4,06876.5% | 1,22223.0% | 260.5% | 5,316 |
| Boyd County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,495 | 11,43662.0% | 6,94137.6% | 600.3% | 18,437 |
| Boyle County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,004 | 4,97671.5% | 1,97228.3% | 140.2% | 6,962 |
| Bracken County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,097 | 1,95869.5% | 86130.5% | 00.0% | 2,819 |
| Breathitt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,045 | 4,71487.6% | 66912.4% | 00.0% | 5,383 |
| Breckinridge County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,566 | 3,73363.2% | 2,16736.7% | 110.2% | 5,911 |
| Bullitt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,483 | 3,90073.2% | 1,41726.6% | 130.2% | 5,330 |
| Butler County | Barry Goldwater+874 | 1,55539.0% | 2,42960.8% | 80.2% | 3,992 |
| Caldwell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,093 | 2,83161.6% | 1,73837.8% | 290.6% | 4,598 |
| Calloway County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,714 | 7,29082.0% | 1,57617.7% | 200.2% | 8,886 |
| Campbell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,803 | 16,01256.7% | 12,20943.2% | 430.2% | 28,264 |
| Carlisle County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,283 | 1,56584.5% | 28215.2% | 60.3% | 1,853 |
| Carroll County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,101 | 2,59283.5% | 49115.8% | 220.7% | 3,105 |
| Carter County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,315 | 4,13659.2% | 2,82140.4% | 300.4% | 6,987 |
| Casey County | Barry Goldwater+1,582 | 1,87535.0% | 3,45764.5% | 240.4% | 5,356 |
| Christian County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,845 | 8,72769.1% | 3,88230.7% | 210.2% | 12,630 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,186 | 4,20567.4% | 2,01932.4% | 130.2% | 6,237 |
| Clay County | Barry Goldwater+125 | 3,09848.8% | 3,22350.8% | 220.3% | 6,343 |
| Clinton County | Barry Goldwater+1,357 | 99429.5% | 2,35169.8% | 240.7% | 3,369 |
| Crittenden County | Barry Goldwater+236 | 1,62746.5% | 1,86353.3% | 70.2% | 3,497 |
| Cumberland County | Barry Goldwater+446 | 1,34842.6% | 1,79456.7% | 220.7% | 3,164 |
| Daviess County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,903 | 15,25364.2% | 8,35035.2% | 1520.6% | 23,755 |
| Edmonson County | Barry Goldwater+581 | 1,02238.6% | 1,60360.6% | 220.8% | 2,647 |
| Elliott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,703 | 2,02686.2% | 32313.7% | 20.1% | 2,351 |
| Estill County | Lyndon B. Johnson+109 | 2,10551.3% | 1,99648.7% | 10.0% | 4,102 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,578 | 25,31757.3% | 18,73942.4% | 1360.3% | 44,192 |
| Fleming County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,010 | 2,67861.5% | 1,66838.3% | 60.1% | 4,352 |
| Floyd County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,292 | 11,64482.9% | 2,35216.8% | 450.3% | 14,041 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,810 | 10,13081.1% | 2,32018.6% | 440.4% | 12,494 |
| Fulton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,324 | 2,49367.9% | 1,16931.8% | 100.3% | 3,672 |
| Gallatin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+979 | 1,24682.1% | 26717.6% | 40.3% | 1,517 |
| Garrard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+264 | 2,09253.2% | 1,82846.5% | 150.4% | 3,935 |
| Grant County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,393 | 2,46169.4% | 1,06830.1% | 160.5% | 3,545 |
| Graves County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,569 | 9,95880.4% | 2,38919.3% | 430.3% | 12,390 |
| Grayson County | Barry Goldwater+54 | 2,92049.5% | 2,97450.5% | 00.0% | 5,894 |
| Green County | Lyndon B. Johnson+50 | 2,16050.4% | 2,11049.2% | 160.4% | 4,286 |
| Greenup County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,635 | 6,68062.1% | 4,04537.6% | 390.4% | 10,764 |
| Hancock County | Lyndon B. Johnson+667 | 1,42365.0% | 75634.5% | 110.5% | 2,190 |
| Hardin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,716 | 7,46066.2% | 3,74433.2% | 600.5% | 11,264 |
| Harlan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,369 | 9,39470.0% | 4,02530.0% | 90.1% | 13,428 |
| Harrison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,125 | 4,17979.7% | 1,05420.1% | 130.2% | 5,246 |
| Hart County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,352 | 3,31362.6% | 1,96137.0% | 210.4% | 5,295 |
| Henderson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,288 | 8,02274.4% | 2,73425.4% | 290.3% | 10,785 |
| Henry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,683 | 3,52180.7% | 83819.2% | 40.1% | 4,363 |
| Hickman County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,536 | 2,14977.5% | 61322.1% | 120.4% | 2,774 |
| Hopkins County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,626 | 7,95470.4% | 3,32829.5% | 150.1% | 11,297 |
| Jackson County | Barry Goldwater+1,734 | 92025.6% | 2,65473.8% | 230.6% | 3,597 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+65,072 | 146,02364.1% | 80,95135.5% | 8490.4% | 227,823 |
| Jessamine County | Lyndon B. Johnson+517 | 2,48554.9% | 1,96843.4% | 771.7% | 4,530 |
| Johnson County | Barry Goldwater+22 | 3,05349.6% | 3,07549.9% | 290.5% | 6,157 |
| Kenton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,473 | 23,10359.6% | 15,63040.3% | 620.2% | 38,795 |
| Knott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,257 | 4,73990.6% | 4829.2% | 90.2% | 5,230 |
| Knox County | Lyndon B. Johnson+567 | 4,15053.4% | 3,58346.1% | 370.5% | 7,770 |
| Larue County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,547 | 2,74269.3% | 1,19530.2% | 200.5% | 3,957 |
| Laurel County | Barry Goldwater+1,375 | 3,63341.9% | 5,00857.8% | 240.3% | 8,665 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+958 | 2,70360.7% | 1,74539.2% | 70.2% | 4,455 |
| Lee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+214 | 1,37654.1% | 1,16245.7% | 50.2% | 2,543 |
| Leslie County | Barry Goldwater+176 | 1,79547.6% | 1,97152.2% | 80.2% | 3,774 |
| Letcher County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,788 | 5,42067.2% | 2,63232.6% | 110.1% | 8,063 |
| Lewis County | Barry Goldwater+183 | 2,04747.7% | 2,23051.9% | 170.4% | 4,294 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,349 | 3,30762.7% | 1,95837.1% | 120.2% | 5,277 |
| Livingston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,326 | 2,14772.1% | 82127.6% | 110.4% | 2,979 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,002 | 6,23473.4% | 2,23226.3% | 280.3% | 8,494 |
| Lyon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+829 | 1,41270.4% | 58329.1% | 110.5% | 2,006 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,611 | 6,87761.4% | 4,26638.1% | 570.5% | 11,200 |
| Magoffin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,171 | 2,49864.8% | 1,32734.4% | 280.7% | 3,853 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,191 | 4,26579.8% | 1,07420.1% | 50.1% | 5,344 |
| Marshall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,289 | 5,96877.8% | 1,67921.9% | 210.3% | 7,668 |
| Martin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+127 | 1,69451.2% | 1,56747.4% | 451.4% | 3,306 |
| Mason County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,065 | 4,50264.8% | 2,43735.1% | 130.2% | 6,952 |
| McCracken County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,635 | 16,17877.7% | 4,54321.8% | 870.4% | 20,808 |
| McCreary County | Barry Goldwater+802 | 1,42838.8% | 2,23060.5% | 250.7% | 3,683 |
| McLean County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,403 | 2,57668.6% | 1,17331.2% | 60.2% | 3,755 |
| Meade County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,021 | 3,07674.4% | 1,05525.5% | 50.1% | 4,136 |
| Menifee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+758 | 1,07676.8% | 31822.7% | 70.5% | 1,401 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,832 | 3,56467.0% | 1,73232.6% | 210.4% | 5,317 |
| Metcalfe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+690 | 1,96760.5% | 1,27739.3% | 80.2% | 3,252 |
| Monroe County | Barry Goldwater+1,580 | 1,71334.2% | 3,29365.7% | 40.1% | 5,010 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,499 | 3,03966.3% | 1,54033.6% | 40.1% | 4,583 |
| Morgan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,747 | 3,29384.7% | 54614.0% | 481.2% | 3,887 |
| Muhlenberg County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,121 | 6,42165.9% | 3,30033.9% | 200.2% | 9,741 |
| Nelson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,903 | 5,58676.6% | 1,68323.1% | 270.4% | 7,296 |
| Nicholas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,121 | 1,74273.3% | 62126.1% | 150.6% | 2,378 |
| Ohio County | Lyndon B. Johnson+324 | 3,30352.5% | 2,97947.4% | 50.1% | 6,287 |
| Oldham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,366 | 2,62267.5% | 1,25632.3% | 60.2% | 3,884 |
| Owen County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,575 | 2,98087.9% | 40512.0% | 40.1% | 3,389 |
| Owsley County | Barry Goldwater+596 | 57132.7% | 1,16766.9% | 60.3% | 1,744 |
| Pendleton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,182 | 2,49565.4% | 1,31334.4% | 70.2% | 3,815 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,517 | 6,72867.6% | 3,21132.3% | 80.1% | 9,947 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,062 | 14,14066.5% | 7,07833.3% | 350.2% | 21,253 |
| Powell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+629 | 1,62261.8% | 99337.8% | 100.4% | 2,625 |
| Pulaski County | Barry Goldwater+1,543 | 5,84044.0% | 7,38355.6% | 550.4% | 13,278 |
| Robertson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+351 | 73465.6% | 38334.2% | 20.2% | 1,119 |
| Rockcastle County | Barry Goldwater+1,198 | 1,63136.4% | 2,82963.2% | 160.4% | 4,476 |
| Rowan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,270 | 2,82464.2% | 1,55435.4% | 180.4% | 4,396 |
| Russell County | Barry Goldwater+792 | 1,72940.5% | 2,52159.0% | 230.5% | 4,273 |
| Scott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,959 | 3,28970.9% | 1,33028.7% | 200.4% | 4,639 |
| Shelby County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,549 | 4,93377.9% | 1,38421.9% | 160.3% | 6,333 |
| Simpson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,201 | 3,16876.4% | 96723.3% | 90.2% | 4,144 |
| Spencer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+897 | 1,42272.8% | 52526.9% | 70.4% | 1,954 |
| Taylor County | Lyndon B. Johnson+488 | 3,08254.0% | 2,59445.4% | 330.6% | 5,709 |
| Todd County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,399 | 2,73866.9% | 1,33932.7% | 140.3% | 4,091 |
| Trigg County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,878 | 2,79075.1% | 91224.6% | 120.3% | 3,714 |
| Trimble County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,589 | 1,88186.4% | 29213.4% | 50.2% | 2,178 |
| Union County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,714 | 3,93475.9% | 1,22023.5% | 270.5% | 5,181 |
| Warren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,972 | 9,88762.5% | 5,91537.4% | 290.2% | 15,831 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,229 | 2,79064.1% | 1,56135.9% | 00.0% | 4,351 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+348 | 2,73753.2% | 2,38946.4% | 180.3% | 5,144 |
| Webster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,524 | 3,74175.4% | 1,21724.5% | 60.1% | 4,964 |
| Whitley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3 | 4,78249.8% | 4,77949.8% | 380.4% | 9,599 |
| Wolfe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,456 | 2,01877.7% | 56221.6% | 170.7% | 2,597 |
| Woodford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,759 | 2,97470.6% | 1,21528.8% | 240.6% | 4,213 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.