1964 Presidential Election

November 3, 1964 · Cold War Consensus · 538 electoral votes, 270 to win

Johnson's 61% remains the highest popular share ever recorded. Goldwater's ideological insurgency carried only his home state and the Deep South, where the Civil Rights Act had transformed the map, a defeat that incubated the conservative movement.

Elected

Lyndon B. Johnson

Democratic

Electoral vote

486 of 538

Popular vote

61.0%

43,127,041 votes

Turnout

62.8%

VAP 63.4%

The result

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Democratic · 61.00% of votes

486

electoral votes

Barry Goldwater

Republican · 38.50% of votes

electoral votes

Democratic · 0.30% of votes

—

electoral votes

Eric Hass

Socialist Labor · 0.06% of votes

—

electoral votes

Clifton DeBerry

Socialist Workers · 0.05% of votes

—

electoral votes

E. Harold Munn

Prohibition · 0.03% of votes

—

electoral votes


Lyndon B. Johnson	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	486	43,127,041	61.00%	45
Barry Goldwater	Republican	William E. Miller	52	27,175,754	38.50%	6
	Democratic	—	—	210,732	0.30%	—
Eric Hass	Socialist Labor	Henning A. Blomen	—	45,189	0.06%	—
Clifton DeBerry	Socialist Workers	Ed Shaw	—	32,706	0.05%	—
E. Harold Munn	Prohibition	Mark R. Shaw	—	23,267	0.03%	—

70,614,689 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

Barry Goldwater · 69.5%

electoral votes

Alaska

Lyndon B. Johnson · 65.9% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 34.1%

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Arizona

Barry Goldwater · 50.5% · runner-up Lyndon B. Johnson 49.5%

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Arkansas

Lyndon B. Johnson · 56.1% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 43.4%

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California

Lyndon B. Johnson · 59.1% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 40.8%

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Colorado

Lyndon B. Johnson · 61.3% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 38.2%

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Connecticut

Lyndon B. Johnson · 67.8% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 32.1%

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Delaware

Lyndon B. Johnson · 61.0% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 38.8%

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District of Columbia

Lyndon B. Johnson · 85.5% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 14.5%

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Florida

Lyndon B. Johnson · 51.2% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 48.9%

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Georgia

Barry Goldwater · 54.1% · runner-up Lyndon B. Johnson 45.9%

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Hawaii

Lyndon B. Johnson · 78.8% · runner-up Barry Goldwater 21.2%

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Alabama	Barry Goldwater	69.5%	10	—
Alaska	Lyndon B. Johnson	65.9%	3	Barry Goldwater · 34.1%
Arizona	Barry Goldwater	50.5%	5	Lyndon B. Johnson · 49.5%
Arkansas	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.1%	6	Barry Goldwater · 43.4%
California	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.1%	40	Barry Goldwater · 40.8%
Colorado	Lyndon B. Johnson	61.3%	6	Barry Goldwater · 38.2%
Connecticut	Lyndon B. Johnson	67.8%	8	Barry Goldwater · 32.1%
Delaware	Lyndon B. Johnson	61.0%	3	Barry Goldwater · 38.8%
District of Columbia	Lyndon B. Johnson	85.5%	3	Barry Goldwater · 14.5%
Florida	Lyndon B. Johnson	51.2%	14	Barry Goldwater · 48.9%
Georgia	Barry Goldwater	54.1%	12	Lyndon B. Johnson · 45.9%
Hawaii	Lyndon B. Johnson	78.8%	4	Barry Goldwater · 21.2%
Idaho	Lyndon B. Johnson	50.9%	4	Barry Goldwater · 49.1%
Illinois	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.5%	26	Barry Goldwater · 40.5%
Indiana	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.0%	13	Barry Goldwater · 43.6%
Iowa	Lyndon B. Johnson	61.9%	9	Barry Goldwater · 37.9%
Kansas	Lyndon B. Johnson	54.1%	7	Barry Goldwater · 45.1%
Kentucky	Lyndon B. Johnson	64.0%	9	Barry Goldwater · 35.7%
Louisiana	Barry Goldwater	56.8%	10	Lyndon B. Johnson · 43.2%
Maine	Lyndon B. Johnson	68.8%	4	Barry Goldwater · 31.2%
Maryland	Lyndon B. Johnson	65.5%	10	Barry Goldwater · 34.5%
Massachusetts	Lyndon B. Johnson	76.2%	14	Barry Goldwater · 23.4%
Michigan	Lyndon B. Johnson	66.7%	21	Barry Goldwater · 33.1%
Minnesota	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.8%	10	Barry Goldwater · 36.0%
Mississippi	Barry Goldwater	87.1%	7	Lyndon B. Johnson · 12.9%
Missouri	Lyndon B. Johnson	64.1%	12	Barry Goldwater · 36.0%
Montana	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.0%	4	Barry Goldwater · 40.6%
Nebraska	Lyndon B. Johnson	52.6%	5	Barry Goldwater · 47.4%
Nevada	Lyndon B. Johnson	58.6%	3	Barry Goldwater · 41.4%
New Hampshire	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.6%	4	Barry Goldwater · 36.4%
New Jersey	Lyndon B. Johnson	65.6%	17	Barry Goldwater · 36.4%
New Mexico	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.0%	4	Barry Goldwater · 40.4%
New York	Lyndon B. Johnson	68.6%	43	Barry Goldwater · 31.3%
North Carolina	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.2%	13	Barry Goldwater · 43.9%
North Dakota	Lyndon B. Johnson	58.0%	4	Barry Goldwater · 41.9%
Ohio	Lyndon B. Johnson	62.9%	26	Barry Goldwater · 37.1%
Oklahoma	Lyndon B. Johnson	55.8%	8	Barry Goldwater · 44.3%
Oregon	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.7%	6	Barry Goldwater · 36.0%
Pennsylvania	Lyndon B. Johnson	64.9%	29	Barry Goldwater · 34.7%
Rhode Island	Lyndon B. Johnson	80.9%	4	Barry Goldwater · 19.1%
South Carolina	Barry Goldwater	58.9%	8	Lyndon B. Johnson · 41.1%
South Dakota	Lyndon B. Johnson	55.6%	4	Barry Goldwater · 44.4%
Tennessee	Lyndon B. Johnson	55.5%	11	Barry Goldwater · 44.5%
Texas	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.3%	25	Barry Goldwater · 36.5%
Utah	Lyndon B. Johnson	54.7%	4	Barry Goldwater · 45.3%
Vermont	Lyndon B. Johnson	66.3%	3	Barry Goldwater · 33.7%
Virginia	Lyndon B. Johnson	53.5%	12	Barry Goldwater · 46.2%
Washington	Lyndon B. Johnson	62.0%	9	Barry Goldwater · 37.4%
West Virginia	Lyndon B. Johnson	67.9%	7	Barry Goldwater · 32.1%
Wisconsin	Lyndon B. Johnson	62.1%	12	Barry Goldwater · 37.7%
Wyoming	Lyndon B. Johnson	56.6%	3	Barry Goldwater · 43.4%

The Congress it seated

89th Congress

1965–1967

Unified government

Senate

68–32

Democratic control · Democratic–Republican

House

295–140

Democratic control · Democratic–Republican