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Elections / 1964 · President · PA

Lyndon B. Johnson carried Pennsylvania D+30.2.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in Pennsylvania, 1964. The state ran 7.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
4,822,690 votes counted
Johnson (D)
3,130,954
64.9%
Goldwater (R)
1,673,657
34.7%
All others
18,079
0.4%
Margin
D+30.2
1964 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1964
JohnsonD+30.2
1964 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · D+12.7Allegheny County, PA · D+32.4Armstrong County, PA · D+33.0Beaver County, PA · D+44.4Bedford County, PA · D+7.0Berks County, PA · D+33.2Blair County, PA · D+3.7Bradford County, PA · D+1.3Bucks County, PA · D+21.7Butler County, PA · D+22.2Cambria County, PA · D+35.4Cameron County, PA · D+16.1Carbon County, PA · D+35.5Centre County, PA · D+27.0Chester County, PA · D+8.6Clarion County, PA · D+20.1Clearfield County, PA · D+25.7Clinton County, PA · D+39.9Columbia County, PA · D+21.4Crawford County, PA · D+26.0Cumberland County, PA · D+5.8Dauphin County, PA · D+3.8Delaware County, PA · D+13.9Elk County, PA · D+41.1Erie County, PA · D+39.6Fayette County, PA · D+47.2Forest County, PA · D+16.2Franklin County, PA · D+17.6Fulton County, PA · D+11.0Greene County, PA · D+49.0Huntingdon County, PA · D+6.2Indiana County, PA · D+20.0Jefferson County, PA · D+12.9Juniata County, PA · D+14.5Lackawanna County, PA · D+47.6Lancaster County, PA · D+0.8Lawrence County, PA · D+29.0Lebanon County, PA · R+5.9Lehigh County, PA · D+30.2Luzerne County, PA · D+41.1Lycoming County, PA · D+15.3McKean County, PA · D+15.8Mercer County, PA · D+27.8Mifflin County, PA · D+18.9Monroe County, PA · D+25.5Montgomery County, PA · D+13.8Montour County, PA · D+18.6Northampton County, PA · D+46.9Northumberland County, PA · D+24.4Perry County, PA · D+6.0Philadelphia County, PA · D+47.2Pike County, PA · D+1.9Potter County, PA · D+6.1Schuylkill County, PA · D+31.4Snyder County, PA · R+10.6Somerset County, PA · D+9.5Sullivan County, PA · D+11.4Susquehanna County, PA · D+8.8Tioga County, PA · D+2.4Union County, PA · R+7.4Venango County, PA · D+13.9Warren County, PA · D+27.8Washington County, PA · D+44.8Wayne County, PA · R+5.9Westmoreland County, PA · D+43.9Wyoming County, PA · D+5.0York County, PA · D+27.0
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic64.9%3,130,954
Barry GoldwaterRepublican34.7%1,673,657
OtherAll other candidates0.4%18,079
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1964
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+12.7%
11,1488,61719,860
Allegheny CountyD
+32.4%
475,207241,707719,725
Armstrong CountyD
+33.0%
21,09810,61831,790
Beaver CountyD
+44.4%
60,49223,17483,993
Bedford CountyD
+7.0%
9,1657,96817,147
Berks CountyD
+33.2%
73,44436,726110,646
Blair CountyD
+3.7%
26,15724,30150,531
Bradford CountyD
+1.3%
10,71410,43421,162
Bucks CountyD
+21.7%
78,28750,243129,176
Butler CountyD
+22.2%
27,26717,36044,722
Cambria CountyD
+35.4%
55,18326,28181,598
Cameron CountyD
+16.1%
1,9041,3763,285
Carbon CountyD
+35.5%
15,4167,30922,841
Centre CountyD
+27.0%
16,5569,48126,195
Chester CountyD
+8.6%
47,94040,28088,610
Clarion CountyD
+20.1%
9,2356,14315,389
Clearfield CountyD
+25.7%
19,21111,33830,652
Clinton CountyD
+39.9%
10,0384,29814,372
Columbia CountyD
+21.4%
13,8858,98222,903
Crawford CountyD
+26.0%
18,21210,66428,991
Cumberland CountyD
+5.8%
26,63323,68550,525
Dauphin CountyD
+3.8%
46,11942,71889,431
Delaware CountyD
+13.9%
147,189111,189259,095
Elk CountyD
+41.1%
10,4554,35414,828
Erie CountyD
+39.6%
72,94431,393104,886
Fayette CountyD
+47.2%
45,15516,12761,558
Forest CountyD
+16.2%
1,2499002,154
Franklin CountyD
+17.6%
19,33213,52532,942
Fulton CountyD
+11.0%
2,1801,7473,937
Greene CountyD
+49.0%
11,4123,89615,327
Huntingdon CountyD
+6.2%
7,4356,57114,039
Indiana CountyD
+20.0%
17,56811,70629,320
Jefferson CountyD
+12.9%
10,8518,37319,261
Juniata CountyD
+14.5%
4,1383,0877,235
Lackawanna CountyD
+47.6%
88,13131,272119,540
Lancaster CountyD
+0.8%
53,04152,243105,508
Lawrence CountyD
+29.0%
29,09215,99845,207
Lebanon CountyR
−5.9%
15,88217,89133,845
Lehigh CountyD
+30.2%
60,37732,24593,093
Luzerne CountyD
+41.1%
106,39743,895152,071
Lycoming CountyD
+15.3%
25,87919,01144,945
McKean CountyD
+15.8%
10,9507,94819,007
Mercer CountyD
+27.8%
32,19918,15350,563
Mifflin CountyD
+18.9%
8,8116,00614,856
Monroe CountyD
+25.5%
10,6226,28117,019
Montgomery CountyD
+13.8%
135,657102,714239,075
Montour CountyD
+18.6%
3,6832,5276,214
Northampton CountyD
+46.9%
58,81821,04880,485
Northumberland CountyD
+24.4%
28,08217,04645,244
Perry CountyD
+6.0%
6,0545,36411,452
Philadelphia CountyD
+47.2%
670,645239,733913,472
Pike CountyD
+1.9%
2,7532,6515,426
Potter CountyD
+6.1%
3,6523,2326,909
Schuylkill CountyD
+31.4%
50,56026,38677,042
Snyder CountyR
−10.6%
4,1995,1959,416
Somerset CountyD
+9.5%
17,93414,81732,814
Sullivan CountyD
+11.4%
1,6901,3443,038
Susquehanna CountyD
+8.8%
7,8386,56714,417
Tioga CountyD
+2.4%
7,4157,06414,495
Union CountyR
−7.4%
4,2624,9449,216
Venango CountyD
+13.9%
13,0659,87323,022
Warren CountyD
+27.8%
10,5985,96516,657
Washington CountyD
+44.8%
63,48224,12787,756
Wayne CountyR
−5.9%
5,7816,51212,328
Westmoreland CountyD
+43.9%
107,13141,493149,416
Wyoming CountyD
+5.0%
4,2683,8648,144
York CountyD
+27.0%
58,78733,67792,872