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Elections / 1964 · President · WV

Lyndon B. Johnson carried West Virginia D+35.9.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in West Virginia, 1964. The state ran 13.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.6 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
792,040 votes counted
Johnson (D)
538,087
67.9%
Goldwater (R)
253,953
32.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+35.9
1964 presidential election
West Virginia, 1964
JohnsonD+35.9
1964 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+30.5Berkeley County, WV · D+22.5Boone County, WV · D+55.5Braxton County, WV · D+43.9Brooke County, WV · D+49.0Cabell County, WV · D+25.3Calhoun County, WV · D+34.6Clay County, WV · D+39.9Doddridge County, WV · TiedFayette County, WV · D+66.3Gilmer County, WV · D+43.5Grant County, WV · R+24.5Greenbrier County, WV · D+37.9Hampshire County, WV · D+39.3Hancock County, WV · D+47.3Hardy County, WV · D+39.2Harrison County, WV · D+44.0Jackson County, WV · D+7.1Jefferson County, WV · D+44.0Kanawha County, WV · D+29.5Lewis County, WV · D+27.6Lincoln County, WV · D+26.0Logan County, WV · D+63.6Marion County, WV · D+48.2Marshall County, WV · D+31.1Mason County, WV · D+18.6McDowell County, WV · D+66.1Mercer County, WV · D+34.5Mineral County, WV · D+25.1Mingo County, WV · D+59.1Monongalia County, WV · D+45.7Monroe County, WV · D+17.1Morgan County, WV · R+1.2Nicholas County, WV · D+44.7Ohio County, WV · D+27.6Pendleton County, WV · D+31.7Pleasants County, WV · D+26.1Pocahontas County, WV · D+31.8Preston County, WV · D+21.9Putnam County, WV · D+24.8Raleigh County, WV · D+54.5Randolph County, WV · D+45.7Ritchie County, WV · R+9.5Roane County, WV · D+5.1Summers County, WV · D+43.9Taylor County, WV · D+31.9Tucker County, WV · D+33.9Tyler County, WV · R+5.1Upshur County, WV · D+2.3Wayne County, WV · D+36.9Webster County, WV · D+60.1Wetzel County, WV · D+32.0Wirt County, WV · D+17.7Wood County, WV · D+18.1Wyoming County, WV · D+46.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic67.9%538,087
Barry GoldwaterRepublican32.1%253,953
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1964
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+30.5%
4,7582,5337,291
Berkeley CountyD
+22.5%
8,6285,45714,085
Boone CountyD
+55.5%
8,6092,46711,076
Braxton CountyD
+43.9%
4,7871,8676,654
Brooke CountyD
+49.0%
9,8343,36413,198
Cabell CountyD
+25.3%
28,43716,95745,394
Calhoun CountyD
+34.6%
2,6261,2753,901
Clay CountyD
+39.9%
3,1821,3664,548
Doddridge CountyD
+0.2%
1,5871,5813,168
Fayette CountyD
+66.3%
19,9904,05124,041
Gilmer CountyD
+43.5%
2,8321,1163,948
Grant CountyR
−24.5%
1,4942,4643,958
Greenbrier CountyD
+37.9%
10,1124,54914,661
Hampshire CountyD
+39.3%
3,3811,4734,854
Hancock CountyD
+47.3%
14,0015,00919,010
Hardy CountyD
+39.2%
2,9961,3084,304
Harrison CountyD
+44.0%
25,6839,98635,669
Jackson CountyD
+7.1%
5,0224,3599,381
Jefferson CountyD
+44.0%
4,8921,9016,793
Kanawha CountyD
+29.5%
70,51138,383108,894
Lewis CountyD
+27.6%
5,2482,9798,227
Lincoln CountyD
+26.0%
5,8523,4369,288
Logan CountyD
+63.6%
16,9993,77620,775
Marion CountyD
+48.2%
22,0477,70729,754
Marshall CountyD
+31.1%
11,7576,17517,932
Mason CountyD
+18.6%
6,5114,46710,978
McDowell CountyD
+66.1%
18,0463,68421,730
Mercer CountyD
+34.5%
18,2988,90527,203
Mineral CountyD
+25.1%
6,3443,80110,145
Mingo CountyD
+59.1%
12,2663,15415,420
Monongalia CountyD
+45.7%
17,3586,47323,831
Monroe CountyD
+17.1%
3,3672,3855,752
Morgan CountyR
−1.2%
1,8201,8663,686
Nicholas CountyD
+44.7%
6,8782,6289,506
Ohio CountyD
+27.6%
21,17812,00633,184
Pendleton CountyD
+31.7%
2,4981,2963,794
Pleasants CountyD
+26.1%
2,2871,3393,626
Pocahontas CountyD
+31.8%
3,3171,7165,033
Preston CountyD
+21.9%
6,2644,01510,279
Putnam CountyD
+24.8%
6,9104,16511,075
Raleigh CountyD
+54.5%
23,6066,95230,558
Randolph CountyD
+45.7%
8,0122,98410,996
Ritchie CountyR
−9.5%
2,2442,7174,961
Roane CountyD
+5.1%
3,8203,4517,271
Summers CountyD
+43.9%
5,0371,9626,999
Taylor CountyD
+31.9%
4,4422,2926,734
Tucker CountyD
+33.9%
2,6641,3143,978
Tyler CountyR
−5.1%
2,2752,5224,797
Upshur CountyD
+2.3%
3,7743,6067,380
Wayne CountyD
+36.9%
11,5785,34016,918
Webster CountyD
+60.1%
3,7559364,691
Wetzel CountyD
+32.0%
6,2393,2159,454
Wirt CountyD
+17.7%
1,2868992,185
Wood CountyD
+18.1%
21,56014,94736,507
Wyoming CountyD
+46.2%
9,1883,37712,565