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Elections / 1964 · President · NV

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Nevada D+17.2.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Nevada, 1964. The state ran 5.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

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

Nevada result
135,433 votes counted
Johnson (D)
79,339
58.6%
Goldwater (R)
56,094
41.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+17.2
1964 presidential election
Nevada, 1964
JohnsonD+17.2
1964 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · D+3.2Churchill County, NV · R+1.3Clark County, NV · D+26.0Douglas County, NV · R+5.5Elko County, NV · D+20.0Esmeralda County, NV · D+17.6Eureka County, NV · D+8.0Humboldt County, NV · D+12.5Lander County, NV · D+7.3Lincoln County, NV · D+28.2Lyon County, NV · R+2.6Mineral County, NV · D+21.7Nye County, NV · D+21.6Pershing County, NV · D+20.6Storey County, NV · D+20.6Washoe County, NV · D+4.7White Pine County, NV · D+41.0
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic58.6%79,339
Barry GoldwaterRepublican41.4%56,094
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1964
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityD
+3.2%
2,1291,9974,126
Churchill CountyR
−1.3%
1,5651,6073,172
Clark CountyD
+26.0%
40,76023,92164,681
Douglas CountyR
−5.5%
1,0101,1272,137
Elko CountyD
+20.0%
2,7851,8564,641
Esmeralda CountyD
+17.6%
187131318
Eureka CountyD
+8.0%
285243528
Humboldt CountyD
+12.5%
1,4211,1062,527
Lander CountyD
+7.3%
391338729
Lincoln CountyD
+28.2%
7854401,225
Lyon CountyR
−2.6%
1,3271,3972,724
Mineral CountyD
+21.7%
1,4409272,367
Nye CountyD
+21.6%
1,2768222,098
Pershing CountyD
+20.6%
7384861,224
Storey CountyD
+20.6%
261172433
Washoe CountyD
+4.7%
20,17018,35038,520
White Pine CountyD
+41.0%
2,8091,1743,983