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Mississippi · 1964 presidential election

Mississippi presidential election results 1964

Barry Goldwater carried Mississippi by 74.28 points (303,910 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
7
Votes counted
409,146
MS result
R+74.3
Compared with the nation
96.9 pts more Republican
Swing since 1960
86.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Barry GoldwaterRepublican356,52887.10%7
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic52,61812.90%—
Total votes409,146

Sources: 1964

Questions and answers

Who won Mississippi in 1964?

Barry Goldwater won Mississippi by 74.28 percentage points (303,910 votes).

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1964?

Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes in 1964.

How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1964?

409,146 votes were counted for president.

How did Mississippi change from 1960 to 1964?

The margin moved 86.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 11.7 points to Republican by 74.3 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data