Nebraska — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentJohnsonD+5.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 52.6% | 307,307 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 47.4% | 276,847 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Boone County, NE | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Butler County, NE | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Cass County, NE | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Cedar County, NE | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Clay County, NE | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Colfax County, NE | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Dixon County, NE | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Douglas County, NE | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Franklin County, NE | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Gage County, NE | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Greeley County, NE | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Hall County, NE | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Howard County, NE | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Johnson County, NE | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Kearney County, NE | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Logan County, NE | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+13.8 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Nance County, NE | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Platte County, NE | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Polk County, NE | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Richardson County, NE | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Saunders County, NE | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Seward County, NE | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Sherman County, NE | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Thayer County, NE | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Washington County, NE | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Webster County, NE | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+12.2 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+9.3 |
Nebraska results by county
93 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Lyndon B. Johnson+855 | 6,44153.6% | 5,58646.4% | 00.0% | 12,027 |
| Antelope County | Barry Goldwater+562 | 2,00443.9% | 2,56656.1% | 00.0% | 4,570 |
| Arthur County | Barry Goldwater+117 | 12634.1% | 24365.9% | 00.0% | 369 |
| Banner County | Barry Goldwater+161 | 19635.4% | 35764.6% | 00.0% | 553 |
| Blaine County | Barry Goldwater+131 | 19537.4% | 32662.6% | 00.0% | 521 |
| Boone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+12 | 1,90550.2% | 1,89349.8% | 00.0% | 3,798 |
| Box Butte County | Barry Goldwater+757 | 1,96841.9% | 2,72558.1% | 00.0% | 4,693 |
| Boyd County | Barry Goldwater+192 | 90845.2% | 1,10054.8% | 00.0% | 2,008 |
| Brown County | Barry Goldwater+387 | 88541.0% | 1,27259.0% | 00.0% | 2,157 |
| Buffalo County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11 | 5,43650.1% | 5,42549.9% | 00.0% | 10,861 |
| Burt County | Barry Goldwater+385 | 2,07445.8% | 2,45954.2% | 00.0% | 4,533 |
| Butler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,351 | 2,99364.6% | 1,64235.4% | 00.0% | 4,635 |
| Cass County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,028 | 3,97557.4% | 2,94742.6% | 00.0% | 6,922 |
| Cedar County | Lyndon B. Johnson+805 | 3,10457.4% | 2,29942.6% | 00.0% | 5,403 |
| Chase County | Barry Goldwater+174 | 90745.6% | 1,08154.4% | 00.0% | 1,988 |
| Cherry County | Barry Goldwater+816 | 1,42838.9% | 2,24461.1% | 00.0% | 3,672 |
| Cheyenne County | Barry Goldwater+440 | 2,68946.2% | 3,12953.8% | 00.0% | 5,818 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+122 | 2,00151.6% | 1,87948.4% | 00.0% | 3,880 |
| Colfax County | Lyndon B. Johnson+235 | 2,20752.8% | 1,97247.2% | 00.0% | 4,179 |
| Cuming County | Barry Goldwater+799 | 2,26542.5% | 3,06457.5% | 00.0% | 5,329 |
| Custer County | Barry Goldwater+441 | 3,47547.0% | 3,91653.0% | 00.0% | 7,391 |
| Dakota County | Lyndon B. Johnson+748 | 2,65458.2% | 1,90641.8% | 00.0% | 4,560 |
| Dawes County | Barry Goldwater+949 | 1,56938.4% | 2,51861.6% | 00.0% | 4,087 |
| Dawson County | Barry Goldwater+787 | 3,79045.3% | 4,57754.7% | 00.0% | 8,367 |
| Deuel County | Barry Goldwater+439 | 53335.4% | 97264.6% | 00.0% | 1,505 |
| Dixon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+67 | 1,91250.9% | 1,84549.1% | 00.0% | 3,757 |
| Dodge County | Barry Goldwater+81 | 6,73149.7% | 6,81250.3% | 00.0% | 13,543 |
| Douglas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+15,867 | 77,48055.7% | 61,61344.3% | 00.0% | 139,093 |
| Dundy County | Barry Goldwater+199 | 71243.9% | 91156.1% | 00.0% | 1,623 |
| Fillmore County | Lyndon B. Johnson+561 | 2,49756.3% | 1,93643.7% | 00.0% | 4,433 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+168 | 1,40953.2% | 1,24146.8% | 00.0% | 2,650 |
| Frontier County | Barry Goldwater+249 | 84143.6% | 1,09056.4% | 00.0% | 1,931 |
| Furnas County | Barry Goldwater+342 | 1,66945.4% | 2,01154.6% | 00.0% | 3,680 |
| Gage County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,376 | 6,41161.4% | 4,03538.6% | 00.0% | 10,446 |
| Garden County | Barry Goldwater+547 | 55933.6% | 1,10666.4% | 00.0% | 1,665 |
| Garfield County | Barry Goldwater+278 | 48338.8% | 76161.2% | 00.0% | 1,244 |
| Gosper County | Barry Goldwater+35 | 51248.3% | 54751.7% | 00.0% | 1,059 |
| Grant County | Barry Goldwater+105 | 19939.6% | 30460.4% | 00.0% | 503 |
| Greeley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+530 | 1,30562.7% | 77537.3% | 00.0% | 2,080 |
| Hall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,558 | 8,27355.2% | 6,71544.8% | 00.0% | 14,988 |
| Hamilton County | Barry Goldwater+219 | 1,88647.3% | 2,10552.7% | 00.0% | 3,991 |
| Harlan County | Barry Goldwater+88 | 1,19548.2% | 1,28351.8% | 00.0% | 2,478 |
| Hayes County | Barry Goldwater+141 | 36241.8% | 50358.2% | 00.0% | 865 |
| Hitchcock County | Barry Goldwater+203 | 94645.2% | 1,14954.8% | 00.0% | 2,095 |
| Holt County | Barry Goldwater+455 | 2,73946.2% | 3,19453.8% | 00.0% | 5,933 |
| Hooker County | Barry Goldwater+198 | 13729.0% | 33571.0% | 00.0% | 472 |
| Howard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,006 | 2,02566.5% | 1,01933.5% | 00.0% | 3,044 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+529 | 2,80455.2% | 2,27544.8% | 00.0% | 5,079 |
| Johnson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+242 | 1,55454.2% | 1,31245.8% | 00.0% | 2,866 |
| Kearney County | Lyndon B. Johnson+415 | 1,76756.7% | 1,35243.3% | 00.0% | 3,119 |
| Keith County | Barry Goldwater+143 | 1,78448.1% | 1,92751.9% | 00.0% | 3,711 |
| Keya Paha County | Barry Goldwater+186 | 32038.7% | 50661.3% | 00.0% | 826 |
| Kimball County | Barry Goldwater+331 | 1,24244.1% | 1,57355.9% | 00.0% | 2,815 |
| Knox County | Barry Goldwater+135 | 2,61748.7% | 2,75251.3% | 00.0% | 5,369 |
| Lancaster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,616 | 34,50359.1% | 23,88740.9% | 00.0% | 58,390 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,635 | 6,44657.3% | 4,81142.7% | 00.0% | 11,257 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+29 | 29652.6% | 26747.4% | 00.0% | 563 |
| Loup County | Barry Goldwater+172 | 17633.6% | 34866.4% | 00.0% | 524 |
| Madison County | Barry Goldwater+1,494 | 4,66143.1% | 6,15556.9% | 00.0% | 10,816 |
| McPherson County | Barry Goldwater+115 | 10432.2% | 21967.8% | 00.0% | 323 |
| Merrick County | Barry Goldwater+57 | 1,74149.2% | 1,79850.8% | 00.0% | 3,539 |
| Morrill County | Barry Goldwater+421 | 1,22842.7% | 1,64957.3% | 00.0% | 2,877 |
| Nance County | Lyndon B. Johnson+168 | 1,32353.4% | 1,15546.6% | 00.0% | 2,478 |
| Nemaha County | Lyndon B. Johnson+148 | 2,08451.8% | 1,93648.2% | 00.0% | 4,020 |
| Nuckolls County | Lyndon B. Johnson+635 | 2,18158.5% | 1,54641.5% | 00.0% | 3,727 |
| Otoe County | Barry Goldwater+457 | 3,16946.6% | 3,62653.4% | 00.0% | 6,795 |
| Pawnee County | Barry Goldwater+55 | 1,11148.8% | 1,16651.2% | 00.0% | 2,277 |
| Perkins County | Barry Goldwater+35 | 87749.0% | 91251.0% | 00.0% | 1,789 |
| Phelps County | Barry Goldwater+287 | 2,15346.9% | 2,44053.1% | 00.0% | 4,593 |
| Pierce County | Barry Goldwater+334 | 1,63145.4% | 1,96554.6% | 00.0% | 3,596 |
| Platte County | Lyndon B. Johnson+455 | 5,16052.3% | 4,70547.7% | 00.0% | 9,865 |
| Polk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+123 | 1,73051.8% | 1,60748.2% | 00.0% | 3,337 |
| Red Willow County | Barry Goldwater+324 | 2,41646.9% | 2,74053.1% | 00.0% | 5,156 |
| Richardson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+395 | 3,24553.2% | 2,85046.8% | 00.0% | 6,095 |
| Rock County | Barry Goldwater+459 | 37631.0% | 83569.0% | 00.0% | 1,211 |
| Saline County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,345 | 4,12569.9% | 1,78030.1% | 00.0% | 5,905 |
| Sarpy County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,163 | 5,58155.8% | 4,41844.2% | 00.0% | 9,999 |
| Saunders County | Lyndon B. Johnson+827 | 4,17255.5% | 3,34544.5% | 00.0% | 7,517 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Barry Goldwater+597 | 6,36847.8% | 6,96552.2% | 00.0% | 13,333 |
| Seward County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,126 | 3,34760.1% | 2,22139.9% | 00.0% | 5,568 |
| Sheridan County | Barry Goldwater+1,284 | 1,15632.1% | 2,44067.9% | 00.0% | 3,596 |
| Sherman County | Lyndon B. Johnson+870 | 1,63268.2% | 76231.8% | 00.0% | 2,394 |
| Sioux County | Barry Goldwater+319 | 37935.2% | 69864.8% | 00.0% | 1,077 |
| Stanton County | Barry Goldwater+285 | 1,01443.8% | 1,29956.2% | 00.0% | 2,313 |
| Thayer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+166 | 2,29851.9% | 2,13248.1% | 00.0% | 4,430 |
| Thomas County | Barry Goldwater+107 | 21239.9% | 31960.1% | 00.0% | 531 |
| Thurston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+506 | 1,70058.7% | 1,19441.3% | 00.0% | 2,894 |
| Valley County | Barry Goldwater+112 | 1,54548.3% | 1,65751.7% | 00.0% | 3,202 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+63 | 2,70150.6% | 2,63849.4% | 00.0% | 5,339 |
| Wayne County | Barry Goldwater+729 | 1,63040.9% | 2,35959.1% | 00.0% | 3,989 |
| Webster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+466 | 1,65758.2% | 1,19141.8% | 00.0% | 2,848 |
| Wheeler County | Barry Goldwater+69 | 24843.9% | 31756.1% | 00.0% | 565 |
| York County | Barry Goldwater+578 | 2,83245.4% | 3,41054.6% | 00.0% | 6,242 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.