Tuesday, November 3, 1964
1964 presidential election results
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) and running mate Hubert H. Humphrey won with 486 electoral votes and 61.1% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Washington, D+24.6 (nation D+22.6). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B. Johnson Won | Hubert H. Humphrey | Democratic | 486 | 43,129,566 | 61.10% | 45 |
| Barry Goldwater | William E. Miller | Republican | 52 | 27,178,188 | 38.50% | 6 |
| Total popular votes counted | 70,644,592 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Lyndon B. Johnson | Barry Goldwater | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0.0% | 69.5% 10 | — | 10 | 689,818 |
| Alaska | 65.9% 3 | 34.1% | 31.8 | 3 | 67,259 |
| Arizona | 49.5% | 50.4% 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 480,770 |
| Arkansas | 56.1% 6 | 43.4% | 12.7 | 6 | 560,426 |
| California | 59.1% 40 | 40.8% | 18.3 | 40 | 7,057,586 |
| Colorado | 61.3% 6 | 38.2% | 23.1 | 6 | 776,986 |
| Connecticut | 67.8% 8 | 32.1% | 35.7 | 8 | 1,218,578 |
| Delaware | 60.9% 3 | 38.8% | 22.2 | 3 | 201,320 |
| District of Columbia | 85.5% 3 | 14.5% | 71.0 | 3 | 198,597 |
| Florida | 51.1% 14 | 48.9% | 2.3 | 14 | 1,854,481 |
| Georgia | 45.9% | 54.1% 12 | 8.3 | 12 | 1,139,335 |
| Hawaii | 78.8% 4 | 21.2% | 57.5 | 4 | 207,271 |
| Idaho | 50.9% 4 | 49.1% | 1.8 | 4 | 292,477 |
| Illinois | 59.5% 26 | 40.5% | 18.9 | 26 | 4,702,841 |
| Indiana | 56.0% 13 | 43.6% | 12.4 | 13 | 2,091,606 |
| Iowa | 61.9% 9 | 37.9% | 24.0 | 9 | 1,184,539 |
| Kansas | 54.1% 7 | 45.1% | 9.0 | 7 | 857,901 |
| Kentucky | 64.0% 9 | 35.7% | 28.4 | 9 | 1,046,105 |
| Louisiana | 43.2% | 56.8% 10 | 13.6 | 10 | 896,293 |
| Maine | 68.8% 4 | 31.2% | 37.7 | 4 | 380,965 |
| Maryland | 65.5% 10 | 34.5% | 30.9 | 10 | 1,116,457 |
| Massachusetts | 76.2% 14 | 23.4% | 52.7 | 14 | 2,344,798 |
| Michigan | 66.7% 21 | 33.1% | 33.6 | 21 | 3,203,102 |
| Minnesota | 63.8% 10 | 36.0% | 27.8 | 10 | 1,554,462 |
| Mississippi | 12.9% | 87.1% 7 | 74.3 | 7 | 409,146 |
| Missouri | 64.0% 12 | 36.0% | 28.1 | 12 | 1,817,879 |
| Montana | 58.9% 4 | 40.6% | 18.4 | 4 | 278,628 |
| Nebraska | 52.6% 5 | 47.4% | 5.2 | 5 | 584,154 |
| Nevada | 58.6% 3 | 41.4% | 17.2 | 3 | 135,433 |
| New Hampshire | 63.9% 4 | 36.1% | 27.8 | 4 | 288,093 |
| New Jersey | 65.6% 17 | 33.9% | 31.8 | 17 | 2,847,663 |
| New Mexico | 59.0% 4 | 40.4% | 18.6 | 4 | 328,645 |
| New York | 68.6% 43 | 31.3% | 37.3 | 43 | 7,166,275 |
| North Carolina | 56.2% 13 | 43.8% | 12.3 | 13 | 1,424,983 |
| North Dakota | 58.0% 4 | 41.9% | 16.1 | 4 | 258,389 |
| Ohio | 62.9% 26 | 37.1% | 25.9 | 26 | 3,969,196 |
| Oklahoma | 55.7% 8 | 44.3% | 11.5 | 8 | 932,499 |
| Oregon | 63.7% 6 | 36.0% | 27.8 | 6 | 786,305 |
| Pennsylvania | 64.9% 29 | 34.7% | 30.2 | 29 | 4,822,690 |
| Rhode Island | 80.9% 4 | 19.1% | 61.7 | 4 | 390,091 |
| South Carolina | 41.1% | 58.9% 8 | 17.8 | 8 | 524,779 |
| South Dakota | 55.6% 4 | 44.4% | 11.2 | 4 | 293,118 |
| Tennessee | 55.5% 11 | 44.5% | 11.0 | 11 | 1,143,946 |
| Texas | 63.3% 25 | 36.5% | 26.8 | 25 | 2,626,811 |
| Utah | 54.7% 4 | 45.3% | 9.4 | 4 | 401,413 |
| Vermont | 66.3% 3 | 33.7% | 32.6 | 3 | 163,089 |
| Virginia | 53.5% 12 | 46.2% | 7.4 | 12 | 1,042,267 |
| Washington | 62.0% 9 | 37.4% | 24.6 | 9 | 1,258,556 |
| West Virginia | 67.9% 7 | 32.1% | 35.9 | 7 | 792,040 |
| Wisconsin | 62.1% 12 | 37.7% | 24.4 | 12 | 1,691,815 |
| Wyoming | 56.6% 3 | 43.4% | 13.1 | 3 | 142,716 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1964
- Arizona Barry Goldwater by 4,782 votes (0.99 pts)
- Idaho Lyndon B. Johnson by 5,363 votes (1.83 pts)
- Florida Lyndon B. Johnson by 42,599 votes (2.30 pts)
- Nebraska Lyndon B. Johnson by 30,460 votes (5.21 pts)
- Virginia Lyndon B. Johnson by 76,704 votes (7.36 pts)
- Georgia Barry Goldwater by 94,028 votes (8.25 pts)
- Kansas Lyndon B. Johnson by 77,449 votes (9.03 pts)
- Utah Lyndon B. Johnson by 37,843 votes (9.43 pts)
Flipped since 1960
- Alabama: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Alaska: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- California: Republican → Democratic (40 EV)
- Colorado: Republican → Democratic (6 EV)
- Florida: Republican → Democratic (14 EV)
- Georgia: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Idaho: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Indiana: Republican → Democratic (13 EV)
- Iowa: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Kansas: Republican → Democratic (7 EV)
- Kentucky: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Louisiana: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Maine: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Mississippi: Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
- Montana: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Nebraska: Republican → Democratic (5 EV)
- New Hampshire: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- North Dakota: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Ohio: Republican → Democratic (26 EV)
- Oklahoma: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Oregon: Republican → Democratic (6 EV)
- South Carolina: Democratic → Republican (8 EV)
- South Dakota: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Tennessee: Republican → Democratic (11 EV)
- Utah: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Vermont: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- Virginia: Republican → Democratic (12 EV)
- Washington: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Wisconsin: Republican → Democratic (12 EV)
- Wyoming: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
Source: 1964
Questions and answers
Who won the 1964 presidential election?
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) won the 1964 election with 486 electoral votes, with Hubert H. Humphrey as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson 486; Barry Goldwater 52 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson received the most popular votes: 43,129,566 (61.1%) of 70,644,592 counted.
What was the closest state in 1964?
Arizona, which Barry Goldwater won by 4,782 votes (0.99 points).
Which states flipped in 1964?
Compared with 1960, 30 states changed party: Alabama (to Republican), Alaska (to Democratic), California (to Democratic), Colorado (to Democratic), Florida (to Democratic), Georgia (to Republican), Idaho (to Democratic), Indiana (to Democratic), Iowa (to Democratic), Kansas (to Democratic), Kentucky (to Democratic), Louisiana (to Republican), Maine (to Democratic), Mississippi (to Republican), Montana (to Democratic), Nebraska (to Democratic), New Hampshire (to Democratic), North Dakota (to Democratic), Ohio (to Democratic), Oklahoma (to Democratic), Oregon (to Democratic), South Carolina (to Republican), South Dakota (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Democratic), Utah (to Democratic), Vermont (to Democratic), Virginia (to Democratic), Washington (to Democratic), Wisconsin (to Democratic) and Wyoming (to Democratic).
What was the tipping-point state in 1964?
Washington. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Democratic by 24.6 points, against Democratic by 22.6 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data