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Elections / 1964 · President · NE

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Nebraska D+5.2.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Nebraska, 1964. The state ran 17.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
584,154 votes counted
Johnson (D)
307,307
52.6%
Goldwater (R)
276,847
47.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+5.2
1964 presidential election
Nebraska, 1964
JohnsonD+5.2
1964 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 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.Adams County, NE · D+7.1Antelope County, NE · R+12.3Arthur County, NE · R+31.7Banner County, NE · R+29.1Blaine County, NE · R+25.1Boone County, NE · TiedBox Butte County, NE · R+16.1Boyd County, NE · R+9.6Brown County, NE · R+17.9Buffalo County, NE · TiedBurt County, NE · R+8.5Butler County, NE · D+29.1Cass County, NE · D+14.9Cedar County, NE · D+14.9Chase County, NE · R+8.8Cherry County, NE · R+22.2Cheyenne County, NE · R+7.6Clay County, NE · D+3.1Colfax County, NE · D+5.6Cuming County, NE · R+15.0Custer County, NE · R+6.0Dakota County, NE · D+16.4Dawes County, NE · R+23.2Dawson County, NE · R+9.4Deuel County, NE · R+29.2Dixon County, NE · D+1.8Dodge County, NE · R+0.6Douglas County, NE · D+11.4Dundy County, NE · R+12.3Fillmore County, NE · D+12.7Franklin County, NE · D+6.3Frontier County, NE · R+12.9Furnas County, NE · R+9.3Gage County, NE · D+22.7Garden County, NE · R+32.9Garfield County, NE · R+22.3Gosper County, NE · R+3.3Grant County, NE · R+20.9Greeley County, NE · D+25.5Hall County, NE · D+10.4Hamilton County, NE · R+5.5Harlan County, NE · R+3.6Hayes County, NE · R+16.3Hitchcock County, NE · R+9.7Holt County, NE · R+7.7Hooker County, NE · R+41.9Howard County, NE · D+33.0Jefferson County, NE · D+10.4Johnson County, NE · D+8.4Kearney County, NE · D+13.3Keith County, NE · R+3.9Keya Paha County, NE · R+22.5Kimball County, NE · R+11.8Knox County, NE · R+2.5Lancaster County, NE · D+18.2Lincoln County, NE · D+14.5Logan County, NE · D+5.2Loup County, NE · R+32.8Madison County, NE · R+13.8McPherson County, NE · R+35.6Merrick County, NE · R+1.6Morrill County, NE · R+14.6Nance County, NE · D+6.8Nemaha County, NE · D+3.7Nuckolls County, NE · D+17.0Otoe County, NE · R+6.7Pawnee County, NE · R+2.4Perkins County, NE · R+2.0Phelps County, NE · R+6.2Pierce County, NE · R+9.3Platte County, NE · D+4.6Polk County, NE · D+3.7Red Willow County, NE · R+6.3Richardson County, NE · D+6.5Rock County, NE · R+37.9Saline County, NE · D+39.7Sarpy County, NE · D+11.6Saunders County, NE · D+11.0Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+4.5Seward County, NE · D+20.2Sheridan County, NE · R+35.7Sherman County, NE · D+36.3Sioux County, NE · R+29.6Stanton County, NE · R+12.3Thayer County, NE · D+3.7Thomas County, NE · R+20.2Thurston County, NE · D+17.5Valley County, NE · R+3.5Washington County, NE · D+1.2Wayne County, NE · R+18.3Webster County, NE · D+16.4Wheeler County, NE · R+12.2York County, NE · R+9.3
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic52.6%307,307
Barry GoldwaterRepublican47.4%276,847
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1964
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+7.1%
6,4415,58612,027
Antelope CountyR
−12.3%
2,0042,5664,570
Arthur CountyR
−31.7%
126243369
Banner CountyR
−29.1%
196357553
Blaine CountyR
−25.1%
195326521
Boone CountyD
+0.3%
1,9051,8933,798
Box Butte CountyR
−16.1%
1,9682,7254,693
Boyd CountyR
−9.6%
9081,1002,008
Brown CountyR
−17.9%
8851,2722,157
Buffalo CountyD
+0.1%
5,4365,42510,861
Burt CountyR
−8.5%
2,0742,4594,533
Butler CountyD
+29.1%
2,9931,6424,635
Cass CountyD
+14.9%
3,9752,9476,922
Cedar CountyD
+14.9%
3,1042,2995,403
Chase CountyR
−8.8%
9071,0811,988
Cherry CountyR
−22.2%
1,4282,2443,672
Cheyenne CountyR
−7.6%
2,6893,1295,818
Clay CountyD
+3.1%
2,0011,8793,880
Colfax CountyD
+5.6%
2,2071,9724,179
Cuming CountyR
−15.0%
2,2653,0645,329
Custer CountyR
−6.0%
3,4753,9167,391
Dakota CountyD
+16.4%
2,6541,9064,560
Dawes CountyR
−23.2%
1,5692,5184,087
Dawson CountyR
−9.4%
3,7904,5778,367
Deuel CountyR
−29.2%
5339721,505
Dixon CountyD
+1.8%
1,9121,8453,757
Dodge CountyR
−0.6%
6,7316,81213,543
Douglas CountyD
+11.4%
77,48061,613139,093
Dundy CountyR
−12.3%
7129111,623
Fillmore CountyD
+12.7%
2,4971,9364,433
Franklin CountyD
+6.3%
1,4091,2412,650
Frontier CountyR
−12.9%
8411,0901,931
Furnas CountyR
−9.3%
1,6692,0113,680
Gage CountyD
+22.7%
6,4114,03510,446
Garden CountyR
−32.9%
5591,1061,665
Garfield CountyR
−22.3%
4837611,244
Gosper CountyR
−3.3%
5125471,059
Grant CountyR
−20.9%
199304503
Greeley CountyD
+25.5%
1,3057752,080
Hall CountyD
+10.4%
8,2736,71514,988
Hamilton CountyR
−5.5%
1,8862,1053,991
Harlan CountyR
−3.6%
1,1951,2832,478
Hayes CountyR
−16.3%
362503865
Hitchcock CountyR
−9.7%
9461,1492,095
Holt CountyR
−7.7%
2,7393,1945,933
Hooker CountyR
−41.9%
137335472
Howard CountyD
+33.0%
2,0251,0193,044
Jefferson CountyD
+10.4%
2,8042,2755,079
Johnson CountyD
+8.4%
1,5541,3122,866
Kearney CountyD
+13.3%
1,7671,3523,119
Keith CountyR
−3.9%
1,7841,9273,711
Keya Paha CountyR
−22.5%
320506826
Kimball CountyR
−11.8%
1,2421,5732,815
Knox CountyR
−2.5%
2,6172,7525,369
Lancaster CountyD
+18.2%
34,50323,88758,390
Lincoln CountyD
+14.5%
6,4464,81111,257
Logan CountyD
+5.2%
296267563
Loup CountyR
−32.8%
176348524
Madison CountyR
−13.8%
4,6616,15510,816
McPherson CountyR
−35.6%
104219323
Merrick CountyR
−1.6%
1,7411,7983,539
Morrill CountyR
−14.6%
1,2281,6492,877
Nance CountyD
+6.8%
1,3231,1552,478
Nemaha CountyD
+3.7%
2,0841,9364,020
Nuckolls CountyD
+17.0%
2,1811,5463,727
Otoe CountyR
−6.7%
3,1693,6266,795
Pawnee CountyR
−2.4%
1,1111,1662,277
Perkins CountyR
−2.0%
8779121,789
Phelps CountyR
−6.2%
2,1532,4404,593
Pierce CountyR
−9.3%
1,6311,9653,596
Platte CountyD
+4.6%
5,1604,7059,865
Polk CountyD
+3.7%
1,7301,6073,337
Red Willow CountyR
−6.3%
2,4162,7405,156
Richardson CountyD
+6.5%
3,2452,8506,095
Rock CountyR
−37.9%
3768351,211
Saline CountyD
+39.7%
4,1251,7805,905
Sarpy CountyD
+11.6%
5,5814,4189,999
Saunders CountyD
+11.0%
4,1723,3457,517
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−4.5%
6,3686,96513,333
Seward CountyD
+20.2%
3,3472,2215,568
Sheridan CountyR
−35.7%
1,1562,4403,596
Sherman CountyD
+36.3%
1,6327622,394
Sioux CountyR
−29.6%
3796981,077
Stanton CountyR
−12.3%
1,0141,2992,313
Thayer CountyD
+3.7%
2,2982,1324,430
Thomas CountyR
−20.2%
212319531
Thurston CountyD
+17.5%
1,7001,1942,894
Valley CountyR
−3.5%
1,5451,6573,202
Washington CountyD
+1.2%
2,7012,6385,339
Wayne CountyR
−18.3%
1,6302,3593,989
Webster CountyD
+16.4%
1,6571,1912,848
Wheeler CountyR
−12.2%
248317565
York CountyR
−9.3%
2,8323,4106,242