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Elections / 1964 · President · ME

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Maine D+37.7.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Maine, 1964. The state ran 14.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

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

Maine result
381,221 votes counted
Johnson (D)
262,264
68.8%
Goldwater (R)
118,701
31.1%
All others
256
0.1%
Margin
D+37.7
1964 presidential election
Maine, 1964
JohnsonD+37.7
1964 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+60.3Aroostook County, ME · D+27.4Cumberland County, ME · D+38.9Franklin County, ME · D+33.4Hancock County, ME · D+8.1Kennebec County, ME · D+37.4Knox County, ME · D+22.9Lincoln County, ME · D+12.3Oxford County, ME · D+43.6Penobscot County, ME · D+33.1Piscataquis County, ME · D+31.8Sagadahoc County, ME · D+43.9Somerset County, ME · D+40.3Waldo County, ME · D+23.8Washington County, ME · D+41.8York County, ME · D+43.7
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic68.8%262,264
Barry GoldwaterRepublican31.1%118,701
OtherAll other candidates0.1%256
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1964
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+60.3%
30,0807,44137,535
Aroostook CountyD
+27.4%
17,5529,99427,549
Cumberland CountyD
+38.9%
50,84422,36573,272
Franklin CountyD
+33.4%
5,7842,8878,673
Hancock CountyD
+8.1%
7,4156,30413,737
Kennebec CountyD
+37.4%
24,81311,30736,143
Knox CountyD
+22.9%
7,0224,40411,430
Lincoln CountyD
+12.3%
5,0993,9849,094
Oxford CountyD
+43.6%
13,6165,34018,975
Penobscot CountyD
+33.1%
28,76614,44943,232
Piscataquis CountyD
+31.8%
4,7812,4737,261
Sagadahoc CountyD
+43.9%
7,0062,7339,740
Somerset CountyD
+40.3%
10,6944,54115,253
Waldo CountyD
+23.8%
5,3973,3248,723
Washington CountyD
+41.8%
9,3123,81613,137
York CountyD
+43.7%
34,08313,33947,467