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Elections / 1964 · President · MT

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Montana D+18.4.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Montana, 1964. The state ran 4.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

Montana result
278,628 votes counted
Johnson (D)
164,246
58.9%
Goldwater (R)
113,032
40.6%
All others
1,350
0.5%
Margin
D+18.4
1964 presidential election
Montana, 1964
JohnsonD+18.4
1964 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+8.8Big Horn County, MT · D+25.7Blaine County, MT · D+28.9Broadwater County, MT · R+1.2Carbon County, MT · D+15.5Carter County, MT · R+12.0Cascade County, MT · D+32.3Chouteau County, MT · D+11.7Custer County, MT · D+9.6Daniels County, MT · D+14.2Dawson County, MT · D+16.2Deer Lodge County, MT · D+54.6Fallon County, MT · R+3.9Fergus County, MT · D+5.1Flathead County, MT · D+11.8Gallatin County, MT · TiedGarfield County, MT · R+14.0Glacier County, MT · D+20.6Golden Valley County, MT · D+16.6Granite County, MT · D+11.0Hill County, MT · D+36.2Jefferson County, MT · D+18.7Judith Basin County, MT · D+9.6Lake County, MT · D+5.3Lewis and Clark County, MT · D+9.9Liberty County, MT · D+7.4Lincoln County, MT · D+33.7Madison County, MT · R+6.3McCone County, MT · D+18.3Meagher County, MT · R+11.1Mineral County, MT · D+41.8Missoula County, MT · D+23.0Musselshell County, MT · D+18.2Park County, MT · D+3.8Petroleum County, MT · D+5.0Phillips County, MT · D+13.0Pondera County, MT · D+22.6Powder River County, MT · R+18.2Powell County, MT · D+24.9Prairie County, MT · R+6.4Ravalli County, MT · D+16.8Richland County, MT · D+13.0Roosevelt County, MT · D+20.9Rosebud County, MT · D+4.6Sanders County, MT · D+22.3Sheridan County, MT · D+38.8Silver Bow County, MT · D+51.2Stillwater County, MT · TiedSweet Grass County, MT · R+13.4Teton County, MT · D+13.1Toole County, MT · D+14.8Treasure County, MT · D+6.3Valley County, MT · D+18.6Wheatland County, MT · D+15.1Wibaux County, MT · D+16.1Yellowstone County, MT · D+5.6
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic58.9%164,246
Barry GoldwaterRepublican40.6%113,032
OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,350
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1964
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−8.8%
1,4691,7543,231
Big Horn CountyD
+25.7%
2,5091,4813,993
Blaine CountyD
+28.9%
1,7429612,703
Broadwater CountyR
−1.2%
5956091,204
Carbon CountyD
+15.5%
2,0981,5353,633
Carter CountyR
−12.0%
4535761,029
Cascade CountyD
+32.3%
17,6098,98626,714
Chouteau CountyD
+11.7%
1,8271,4443,276
Custer CountyD
+9.6%
2,7902,3025,101
Daniels CountyD
+14.2%
9877421,730
Dawson CountyD
+16.2%
2,6911,9384,637
Deer Lodge CountyD
+54.6%
4,8351,4156,259
Fallon CountyR
−3.9%
7658271,595
Fergus CountyD
+5.1%
3,3002,9806,293
Flathead CountyD
+11.8%
8,0156,32514,370
Gallatin CountyR
−0.2%
5,6005,62111,248
Garfield CountyR
−14.0%
384509896
Glacier CountyD
+20.6%
2,2181,4583,697
Golden Valley CountyD
+16.6%
352252604
Granite CountyD
+11.0%
6585271,187
Hill CountyD
+36.2%
4,4912,1016,604
Jefferson CountyD
+18.7%
9676621,631
Judith Basin CountyD
+9.6%
8226781,502
Lake CountyD
+5.3%
3,1482,8285,986
Lewis and Clark CountyD
+9.9%
7,5066,15513,687
Liberty CountyD
+7.4%
6195331,155
Lincoln CountyD
+33.7%
3,1401,5544,709
Madison CountyR
−6.3%
1,1251,2762,403
McCone CountyD
+18.3%
8916151,507
Meagher CountyR
−11.1%
405506913
Mineral CountyD
+41.8%
9013681,274
Missoula CountyD
+23.0%
12,9008,06521,004
Musselshell CountyD
+18.2%
1,1898232,012
Park CountyD
+3.8%
2,8242,6195,453
Petroleum CountyD
+5.0%
210190401
Phillips CountyD
+13.0%
1,6121,2422,857
Pondera CountyD
+22.6%
1,7591,1102,877
Powder River CountyR
−18.2%
4496491,099
Powell CountyD
+24.9%
1,8961,1403,040
Prairie CountyR
−6.4%
4885551,048
Ravalli CountyD
+16.8%
3,3002,3505,662
Richland CountyD
+13.0%
2,3201,7844,131
Roosevelt CountyD
+20.9%
2,4631,6124,078
Rosebud CountyD
+4.6%
1,2121,1052,321
Sanders CountyD
+22.3%
1,8361,1633,013
Sheridan CountyD
+38.8%
1,9058372,754
Silver Bow CountyD
+51.2%
15,7514,87321,239
Stillwater CountyR
−0.4%
1,1301,1402,271
Sweet Grass CountyR
−13.4%
6538561,514
Teton CountyD
+13.1%
1,8081,3883,199
Toole CountyD
+14.8%
1,6491,2232,874
Treasure CountyD
+6.3%
285251536
Valley CountyD
+18.6%
3,0322,0775,125
Wheatland CountyD
+15.1%
7905831,373
Wibaux CountyD
+16.1%
427308737
Yellowstone CountyD
+5.6%
17,44615,57133,239