Lyndon B. Johnson carried Michigan D+33.6.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Michigan, 1964. The state ran 11.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

3,203,102 votes counted

Johnson (D)

2,136,615

66.7%

Goldwater (R)

1,060,152

33.1%

All others

6,335

0.2%

Margin

D+33.6

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1964 presidential election

Michigan, 1964

JohnsonD+33.6

How it voted

Share of the 1964 vote

Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic	66.7%	2,136,615
Barry GoldwaterRepublican	33.1%	1,060,152
OtherAll other candidates	0.2%	6,335

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1964

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	D	+14.6%	1,611	1,199	2,815
Alger County	D	+46.2%	2,743	1,010	3,755
Allegan County	D	+3.1%	11,934	11,223	23,194
Alpena County	D	+31.0%	7,508	3,954	11,472
Antrim County	D	+10.5%	2,684	2,172	4,863
Arenac County	D	+26.6%	2,436	1,413	3,852
Baraga County	D	+37.7%	2,568	1,160	3,736
Barry County	D	+19.0%	8,102	5,509	13,650
Bay County	D	+42.8%	29,754	11,896	41,706
Benzie County	D	+8.4%	1,983	1,674	3,662
Berrien County	D	+12.1%	33,653	26,387	60,162
Branch County	D	+21.1%	7,858	5,110	13,034
Calhoun County	D	+26.8%	32,939	18,987	52,025
Cass County	D	+19.4%	8,789	5,925	14,742
Charlevoix County	D	+17.0%	3,757	2,664	6,428
Cheboygan County	D	+26.4%	4,028	2,342	6,381
Chippewa County	D	+22.9%	6,537	4,098	10,658
Clare County	D	+12.9%	2,927	2,258	5,197
Clinton County	D	+20.5%	8,932	5,891	14,837
Crawford County	D	+35.6%	1,464	696	2,160
Delta County	D	+38.7%	10,046	4,434	14,507
Dickinson County	D	+40.3%	7,921	3,365	11,297
Eaton County	D	+17.0%	12,590	8,919	21,555
Emmet County	D	+21.1%	4,197	2,731	6,937
Genesee County	D	+35.0%	100,346	48,311	148,878
Gladwin County	D	+16.7%	2,725	1,941	4,683
Gogebic County	D	+40.6%	7,945	3,350	11,319
Grand Traverse County	D	+9.3%	7,475	6,198	13,693
Gratiot County	D	+15.8%	7,383	5,369	12,778
Hillsdale County	D	+1.1%	6,564	6,420	13,090
Houghton County	D	+32.0%	9,761	5,024	14,791
Huron County	D	+8.0%	7,349	6,263	13,626
Ingham County	D	+23.9%	53,685	32,965	86,829
Ionia County	D	+28.9%	10,362	5,698	16,113
Iosco County	D	+23.2%	4,336	2,704	7,044
Iron County	D	+42.9%	6,011	2,399	8,423
Isabella County	D	+20.2%	7,040	4,672	11,727
Jackson County	D	+14.8%	28,219	20,940	49,247
Kalamazoo County	D	+20.1%	40,789	27,100	68,104
Kalkaska County	D	+17.2%	1,220	861	2,084
Kent County	D	+13.0%	86,860	66,830	153,959
Keweenaw County	D	+39.4%	860	374	1,235
Lake County	D	+42.9%	1,978	791	2,770
Lapeer County	D	+17.7%	8,595	6,012	14,624
Leelanau County	D	+6.6%	2,369	2,074	4,451
Lenawee County	D	+19.2%	16,815	11,385	28,260
Livingston County	D	+18.1%	9,698	6,723	16,441
Luce County	D	+25.2%	1,459	871	2,331
Mackinac County	D	+16.6%	2,748	1,967	4,717
Macomb County	D	+49.2%	131,450	44,684	176,521
Manistee County	D	+30.8%	5,520	2,918	8,444
Marquette County	D	+35.9%	14,045	6,615	20,696
Mason County	D	+21.8%	5,993	3,842	9,846
Mecosta County	D	+9.9%	4,214	3,454	7,677
Menominee County	D	+33.5%	7,119	3,545	10,682
Midland County	D	+16.5%	12,587	9,020	21,655
Missaukee County	R	−16.2%	1,288	1,786	3,075
Monroe County	D	+39.4%	26,528	11,499	38,111
Montcalm County	D	+26.7%	8,970	5,181	14,177
Montmorency County	D	+22.6%	1,369	863	2,236
Muskegon County	D	+24.8%	36,769	22,146	59,034
Newaygo County	D	+5.1%	5,457	4,931	10,399
Oakland County	D	+23.1%	182,797	114,025	297,508
Oceana County	D	+12.1%	3,773	2,958	6,743
Ogemaw County	D	+27.2%	2,812	1,609	4,425
Ontonagon County	D	+35.5%	3,485	1,658	5,150
Osceola County	D	+2.0%	2,891	2,779	5,690
Oscoda County	D	+8.5%	930	784	1,721
Otsego County	D	+29.8%	2,245	1,214	3,462
Ottawa County	R	−9.7%	20,151	24,512	44,735
Presque Isle County	D	+33.6%	3,565	1,770	5,337
Roscommon County	D	+15.3%	2,345	1,722	4,074
Saginaw County	D	+23.3%	45,309	28,146	73,582
Sanilac County	R	−9.5%	6,266	7,590	13,874
Schoolcraft County	D	+31.4%	2,675	1,397	4,076
Shiawassee County	D	+27.4%	13,676	7,786	21,503
St. Clair County	D	+18.3%	24,662	17,011	41,735
St. Joseph County	D	+11.9%	9,284	7,307	16,623
Tuscola County	D	+11.0%	9,374	7,509	16,905
Van Buren County	D	+16.5%	11,336	8,120	19,504
Washtenaw County	D	+24.3%	42,089	25,595	67,890
Wayne County	D	+52.1%	831,674	260,901	1,094,724
Wexford County	D	+18.8%	4,414	3,016	7,446