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New Jersey · 1964 presidential election

New Jersey presidential election results 1964

Lyndon B. Johnson carried New Jersey by 31.75 points (904,057 votes), winning 17 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
17
Votes counted
2,847,663
NJ result
D+31.8
Compared with the nation
9.2 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1960
31.0 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic1,868,23165.60%17
Barry GoldwaterRepublican964,17433.90%—
Total votes2,847,663

Sources: 1964

Questions and answers

Who won New Jersey in 1964?

Lyndon B. Johnson won New Jersey by 31.75 percentage points (904,057 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 1964?

New Jersey cast 17 electoral votes in 1964.

How many people voted for president in New Jersey in 1964?

2,847,663 votes were counted for president.

How did New Jersey change from 1960 to 1964?

The margin moved 31.0 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 0.8 points to Democratic by 31.8 points.

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