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Elections / 1964 · President · SC

Barry Goldwater carried South Carolina R+17.8.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in South Carolina, 1964. The state ran 40.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

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

South Carolina result
524,755 votes counted
Johnson (D)
215,699
41.1%
Goldwater (R)
309,048
58.9%
All others
8
0.0%
Margin
R+17.8
South Carolina, 1964
GoldwaterR+17.8
1964 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+30.0Aiken County, SC · R+39.2Allendale County, SC · R+38.5Anderson County, SC · D+16.3Bamberg County, SC · R+25.0Barnwell County, SC · R+45.3Beaufort County, SC · R+11.1Berkeley County, SC · R+26.6Calhoun County, SC · R+44.4Charleston County, SC · R+38.1Cherokee County, SC · D+8.0Chester County, SC · D+14.2Chesterfield County, SC · D+30.8Clarendon County, SC · R+56.1Colleton County, SC · R+38.7Darlington County, SC · R+14.6Dillon County, SC · D+0.6Dorchester County, SC · R+52.2Edgefield County, SC · R+50.3Fairfield County, SC · D+13.6Florence County, SC · R+18.2Georgetown County, SC · R+15.8Greenville County, SC · R+25.9Greenwood County, SC · R+1.6Hampton County, SC · R+22.2Horry County, SC · R+20.7Jasper County, SC · R+22.8Kershaw County, SC · R+27.9Lancaster County, SC · D+2.3Laurens County, SC · R+7.6Lee County, SC · R+36.6Lexington County, SC · R+42.9Marion County, SC · R+22.0Marlboro County, SC · D+13.0McCormick County, SC · R+30.7Newberry County, SC · R+26.7Oconee County, SC · D+34.4Orangeburg County, SC · R+30.2Pickens County, SC · R+25.3Richland County, SC · R+20.7Saluda County, SC · R+28.3Spartanburg County, SC · D+4.2Sumter County, SC · R+34.4Union County, SC · D+1.0Williamsburg County, SC · R+36.3York County, SC · D+6.7
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Barry GoldwaterRepublican58.9%309,048
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic41.1%215,699
OtherAll other candidates0.0%8
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1964
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+30.0%
2,6891,4484,137
Aiken CountyR
−39.2%
7,62217,46725,089
Allendale CountyR
−38.5%
7721,7402,512
Anderson CountyD
+16.3%
11,6708,39820,068
Bamberg CountyR
−25.0%
1,4192,3663,785
Barnwell CountyR
−45.3%
1,3823,6705,052
Beaufort CountyR
−11.1%
2,7473,4326,179
Berkeley CountyR
−26.6%
3,5376,1009,637
Calhoun CountyR
−44.4%
6121,5912,203
Charleston CountyR
−38.1%
14,56432,50947,073
Cherokee CountyD
+8.0%
4,2583,6277,885
Chester CountyD
+14.2%
3,8822,9156,797
Chesterfield CountyD
+30.8%
4,6342,4497,083
Clarendon CountyR
−56.1%
8322,9603,792
Colleton CountyR
−38.7%
2,0514,6376,688
Darlington CountyR
−14.6%
5,0106,71711,727
Dillon CountyD
+0.6%
2,7732,7425,515
Dorchester CountyR
−52.2%
1,6045,1096,713
Edgefield CountyR
−50.3%
8242,4893,313
Fairfield CountyD
+13.6%
2,6281,9974,625
Florence CountyR
−18.2%
7,15710,34617,503
Georgetown CountyR
−15.8%
3,4234,7058,128
Greenville CountyR
−25.9%
17,27529,35846,633
Greenwood CountyR
−1.6%
5,4795,65311,132
Hampton CountyR
−22.2%
1,4392,2593,698
Horry CountyR
−20.7%
5,4448,29313,737
Jasper CountyR
−22.8%
1,0021,5932,595
Kershaw CountyR
−27.9%
3,1685,6178,785
Lancaster CountyD
+2.3%
4,9704,7429,712
Laurens CountyR
−7.6%
4,3655,0819,446
Lee CountyR
−36.6%
1,1562,4893,645
Lexington CountyR
−42.9%
4,80712,04116,848
Marion CountyR
−22.0%
2,0463,1975,243
Marlboro CountyD
+13.0%
2,4221,8644,286
McCormick CountyR
−30.7%
4989391,437
Newberry CountyR
−26.7%
3,2225,5718,794
Oconee CountyD
+34.4%
5,5602,7128,272
Orangeburg CountyR
−30.2%
5,60710,45616,063
Pickens CountyR
−25.3%
3,5065,8829,391
Richland CountyR
−20.7%
17,93927,30645,245
Saluda CountyR
−28.3%
1,4092,5243,933
Spartanburg CountyD
+4.2%
20,03418,41138,445
Sumter CountyR
−34.4%
3,7757,72911,504
Union CountyD
+1.0%
3,8923,8157,707
Williamsburg CountyR
−36.3%
2,2484,8107,058
York CountyD
+6.7%
8,3467,29215,642