Pennsylvania — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentJohnsonD+30.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 64.9% | 3,130,954 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 34.7% | 1,673,657 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 18,079 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Bedford County, PA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Blair County, PA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Bradford County, PA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Butler County, PA | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Cameron County, PA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Centre County, PA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Chester County, PA | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Clarion County, PA | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Crawford County, PA | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Delaware County, PA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Forest County, PA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Franklin County, PA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Fulton County, PA | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Indiana County, PA | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Juniata County, PA | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| McKean County, PA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Perry County, PA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Pike County, PA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Potter County, PA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Somerset County, PA | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Tioga County, PA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Venango County, PA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Warren County, PA | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+27.0 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+2,531 | 11,14856.1% | 8,61743.4% | 950.5% | 19,860 |
| Allegheny County | Lyndon B. Johnson+233,500 | 475,20766.0% | 241,70733.6% | 2,8110.4% | 719,725 |
| Armstrong County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,480 | 21,09866.4% | 10,61833.4% | 740.2% | 31,790 |
| Beaver County | Lyndon B. Johnson+37,318 | 60,49272.0% | 23,17427.6% | 3270.4% | 83,993 |
| Bedford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,197 | 9,16553.4% | 7,96846.5% | 140.1% | 17,147 |
| Berks County | Lyndon B. Johnson+36,718 | 73,44466.4% | 36,72633.2% | 4760.4% | 110,646 |
| Blair County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,856 | 26,15751.8% | 24,30148.1% | 730.1% | 50,531 |
| Bradford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+280 | 10,71450.6% | 10,43449.3% | 140.1% | 21,162 |
| Bucks County | Lyndon B. Johnson+28,044 | 78,28760.6% | 50,24338.9% | 6460.5% | 129,176 |
| Butler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,907 | 27,26761.0% | 17,36038.8% | 950.2% | 44,722 |
| Cambria County | Lyndon B. Johnson+28,902 | 55,18367.6% | 26,28132.2% | 1340.2% | 81,598 |
| Cameron County | Lyndon B. Johnson+528 | 1,90458.0% | 1,37641.9% | 50.2% | 3,285 |
| Carbon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,107 | 15,41667.5% | 7,30932.0% | 1160.5% | 22,841 |
| Centre County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,075 | 16,55663.2% | 9,48136.2% | 1580.6% | 26,195 |
| Chester County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,660 | 47,94054.1% | 40,28045.5% | 3900.4% | 88,610 |
| Clarion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,092 | 9,23560.0% | 6,14339.9% | 110.1% | 15,389 |
| Clearfield County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,873 | 19,21162.7% | 11,33837.0% | 1030.3% | 30,652 |
| Clinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,740 | 10,03869.8% | 4,29829.9% | 360.3% | 14,372 |
| Columbia County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,903 | 13,88560.6% | 8,98239.2% | 360.2% | 22,903 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,548 | 18,21262.8% | 10,66436.8% | 1150.4% | 28,991 |
| Cumberland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,948 | 26,63352.7% | 23,68546.9% | 2070.4% | 50,525 |
| Dauphin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,401 | 46,11951.6% | 42,71847.8% | 5940.7% | 89,431 |
| Delaware County | Lyndon B. Johnson+36,000 | 147,18956.8% | 111,18942.9% | 7170.3% | 259,095 |
| Elk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,101 | 10,45570.5% | 4,35429.4% | 190.1% | 14,828 |
| Erie County | Lyndon B. Johnson+41,551 | 72,94469.5% | 31,39329.9% | 5490.5% | 104,886 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+29,028 | 45,15573.4% | 16,12726.2% | 2760.4% | 61,558 |
| Forest County | Lyndon B. Johnson+349 | 1,24958.0% | 90041.8% | 50.2% | 2,154 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,807 | 19,33258.7% | 13,52541.1% | 850.3% | 32,942 |
| Fulton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+433 | 2,18055.4% | 1,74744.4% | 100.3% | 3,937 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,516 | 11,41274.5% | 3,89625.4% | 190.1% | 15,327 |
| Huntingdon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+864 | 7,43553.0% | 6,57146.8% | 330.2% | 14,039 |
| Indiana County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,862 | 17,56859.9% | 11,70639.9% | 460.2% | 29,320 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,478 | 10,85156.3% | 8,37343.5% | 370.2% | 19,261 |
| Juniata County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,051 | 4,13857.2% | 3,08742.7% | 100.1% | 7,235 |
| Lackawanna County | Lyndon B. Johnson+56,859 | 88,13173.7% | 31,27226.2% | 1370.1% | 119,540 |
| Lancaster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+798 | 53,04150.3% | 52,24349.5% | 2240.2% | 105,508 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+13,094 | 29,09264.4% | 15,99835.4% | 1170.3% | 45,207 |
| Lebanon County | Barry Goldwater+2,009 | 15,88246.9% | 17,89152.9% | 720.2% | 33,845 |
| Lehigh County | Lyndon B. Johnson+28,132 | 60,37764.9% | 32,24534.6% | 4710.5% | 93,093 |
| Luzerne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+62,502 | 106,39770.0% | 43,89528.9% | 1,7791.2% | 152,071 |
| Lycoming County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,868 | 25,87957.6% | 19,01142.3% | 550.1% | 44,945 |
| McKean County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,002 | 10,95057.6% | 7,94841.8% | 1090.6% | 19,007 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+14,046 | 32,19963.7% | 18,15335.9% | 2110.4% | 50,563 |
| Mifflin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,805 | 8,81159.3% | 6,00640.4% | 390.3% | 14,856 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,341 | 10,62262.4% | 6,28136.9% | 1160.7% | 17,019 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+32,943 | 135,65756.7% | 102,71443.0% | 7040.3% | 239,075 |
| Montour County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,156 | 3,68359.3% | 2,52740.7% | 40.1% | 6,214 |
| Northampton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+37,770 | 58,81873.1% | 21,04826.2% | 6190.8% | 80,485 |
| Northumberland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,036 | 28,08262.1% | 17,04637.7% | 1160.3% | 45,244 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+690 | 6,05452.9% | 5,36446.8% | 340.3% | 11,452 |
| Philadelphia County | Lyndon B. Johnson+430,912 | 670,64573.4% | 239,73326.2% | 3,0940.3% | 913,472 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+102 | 2,75350.7% | 2,65148.9% | 220.4% | 5,426 |
| Potter County | Lyndon B. Johnson+420 | 3,65252.9% | 3,23246.8% | 250.4% | 6,909 |
| Schuylkill County | Lyndon B. Johnson+24,174 | 50,56065.6% | 26,38634.2% | 960.1% | 77,042 |
| Snyder County | Barry Goldwater+996 | 4,19944.6% | 5,19555.2% | 220.2% | 9,416 |
| Somerset County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,117 | 17,93454.7% | 14,81745.2% | 630.2% | 32,814 |
| Sullivan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+346 | 1,69055.6% | 1,34444.2% | 40.1% | 3,038 |
| Susquehanna County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,271 | 7,83854.4% | 6,56745.6% | 120.1% | 14,417 |
| Tioga County | Lyndon B. Johnson+351 | 7,41551.2% | 7,06448.7% | 160.1% | 14,495 |
| Union County | Barry Goldwater+682 | 4,26246.2% | 4,94453.6% | 100.1% | 9,216 |
| Venango County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,192 | 13,06556.8% | 9,87342.9% | 840.4% | 23,022 |
| Warren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,633 | 10,59863.6% | 5,96535.8% | 940.6% | 16,657 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+39,355 | 63,48272.3% | 24,12727.5% | 1470.2% | 87,756 |
| Wayne County | Barry Goldwater+731 | 5,78146.9% | 6,51252.8% | 350.3% | 12,328 |
| Westmoreland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+65,638 | 107,13171.7% | 41,49327.8% | 7920.5% | 149,416 |
| Wyoming County | Lyndon B. Johnson+404 | 4,26852.4% | 3,86447.4% | 120.1% | 8,144 |
| York County | Lyndon B. Johnson+25,110 | 58,78763.3% | 33,67736.3% | 4080.4% | 92,872 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.