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Elections / 1964 · President · MA

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Massachusetts D+52.7.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Massachusetts, 1964. The state ran 29.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

Massachusetts result
2,344,798 votes counted
Johnson (D)
1,786,422
76.2%
Goldwater (R)
549,727
23.4%
All others
8,649
0.4%
Margin
D+52.7
1964 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1964
JohnsonD+52.7
1964 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 1964 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · D+14.1Berkshire County, MA · D+52.4Bristol County, MA · D+57.7Dukes County, MA · D+36.5Essex County, MA · D+48.9Franklin County, MA · D+34.2Hampden County, MA · D+49.8Hampshire County, MA · D+47.4Middlesex County, MA · D+52.9Nantucket County, MA · D+34.1Norfolk County, MA · D+46.0Plymouth County, MA · D+36.6Suffolk County, MA · D+72.7Worcester County, MA · D+54.5
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic76.2%1,786,422
Barry GoldwaterRepublican23.4%549,727
OtherAll other candidates0.4%8,649
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1964
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+14.1%
20,10115,13335,355
Berkshire CountyD
+52.4%
48,83915,16064,331
Bristol CountyD
+57.7%
146,88539,230186,636
Dukes CountyD
+36.5%
2,1871,0153,214
Essex CountyD
+48.9%
210,13571,653282,945
Franklin CountyD
+34.2%
17,1068,34425,624
Hampden CountyD
+49.8%
133,08544,299178,219
Hampshire CountyD
+47.4%
32,05811,38543,645
Middlesex CountyD
+52.9%
439,790134,729576,810
Nantucket CountyD
+34.1%
1,1975871,787
Norfolk CountyD
+46.0%
186,48868,612256,012
Plymouth CountyD
+36.6%
82,00737,941120,335
Suffolk CountyD
+72.7%
257,16140,251298,254
Worcester CountyD
+54.5%
209,38361,388271,631