Who won the 1964 presidential election?

Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) won the 1964 presidential election with 483 electoral votes and 61.0% of the popular vote.

What was the Electoral College result in 1964?

The 1964 Electoral College result was 483 Democratic to 52 Republican (538 total electoral votes, 269 needed to win).

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Presidential Election · 1964

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson

Democraticdefeating Barry M Goldwater

483

Johnson

Electoral

Votes

269 to win

Goldwater

483 EV269 needed to win52 EV

Popular Vote

Johnson(DEM)61.0%

Goldwater(REP)38.3%

Other(OTH)0.7%

National margin:D+22.8%

70,922,488 total votes cast

View state-by-state results →

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Johnson: 44 states · 483 EV|Goldwater: 6 states · 52 EV

	State ▲	EV	Johnson %	Votes	Goldwater %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	10	30.6%	210,733	69.5%	479,085	—	R+38.9	↓ R+53.6
▶	Arizona	5	49.5%	237,753	50.5%	242,535	—	R+1.0	↑ D+10.2
▶	Arkansas	6	56.1%	314,197	43.4%	243,264	—	D+12.7	↑ D+5.0
▶	California	40	59.1%	4,171,877	40.8%	2,879,108	—	D+18.3	↑ D+18.9
▶	Colorado	6	61.3%	476,024	38.2%	296,767	—	D+23.1	↑ D+32.8
▶	Connecticut	8	67.8%	826,269	32.1%	390,996	—	D+35.7	↑ D+28.3
▶	Delaware	3	61.0%	122,704	38.8%	78,078	—	D+22.2	↑ D+20.5
▶	District of Columbia	3	85.5%	169,796	14.5%	28,801	—	D+71.0	—
▶	Florida	14	51.1%	948,540	48.9%	905,941	—	D+2.3	↑ D+5.3
▶	Georgia	12	45.9%	522,163	54.1%	616,584	—	R+8.3	↓ R+33.4
▶	Hawaii	4	78.8%	163,249	21.2%	44,022	—	D+57.5	↑ D+57.5
▶	Idaho	4	50.9%	148,920	49.1%	143,557	—	D+1.8	↑ D+9.4
▶	Illinois	26	59.5%	2,796,833	40.5%	1,905,946	—	D+18.9	↑ D+18.8
▶	Indiana	13	56.0%	1,170,848	43.6%	911,118	—	D+12.4	↑ D+22.9
▶	Iowa	9	61.9%	733,030	37.9%	449,148	—	D+24.0	↑ D+37.5
▶	Kansas	7	54.1%	464,028	45.1%	386,579	—	D+9.0	↑ D+30.4
▶	Kentucky	9	64.0%	669,659	35.6%	372,977	—	D+28.4	↑ D+35.5
▶	Louisiana	10	43.2%	387,068	56.8%	509,230	—	R+13.6	↓ R+35.5
▶	Maine	4	68.8%	262,264	31.2%	118,701	—	D+37.7	↑ D+51.8
▶	Maryland	10	65.5%	730,912	34.5%	385,495	—	D+30.9	↑ D+23.7
▶	Massachusetts	14	76.2%	1,786,422	23.4%	549,727	—	D+52.7	↑ D+32.1
▶	Michigan	21	66.7%	2,136,615	33.1%	1,060,152	—	D+33.6	↑ D+31.6
▶	Minnesota	10	63.8%	991,117	36.0%	559,624	—	D+27.8	↑ D+26.3
▶	Mississippi	7	12.9%	52,619	87.1%	356,529	—	R+74.3	↓ R+86.0
▶	Missouri	12	53.7%	1,164,344	30.2%	653,535	16.1%	D+23.6	↑ D+23.1
▶	Montana	4	59.0%	164,246	40.6%	113,032	—	D+18.4	↑ D+20.9
▶	Nebraska	5	52.6%	307,307	47.4%	276,847	—	D+5.2	↑ D+29.4
▶	Nevada	3	58.6%	79,339	41.4%	56,094	—	D+17.2	↑ D+14.8
▶	New Hampshire	4	63.6%	182,065	36.4%	104,029	—	D+27.3	↑ D+34.1
▶	New Jersey	17	65.6%	1,867,671	33.9%	963,843	—	D+31.8	↑ D+30.9
▶	New Mexico	4	59.0%	194,015	40.4%	132,838	—	D+18.6	↑ D+18.2
▶	New York	43	68.6%	4,913,102	31.3%	2,243,559	—	D+37.3	↑ D+32.0
▶	North Carolina	13	56.1%	800,139	43.9%	624,844	—	D+12.3	↑ D+8.1
▶	North Dakota	4	58.0%	149,784	41.9%	108,207	—	D+16.1	↑ D+27.0
▶	Ohio	26	62.9%	2,498,331	37.1%	1,470,865	—	D+25.9	↑ D+32.5
▶	Oklahoma	8	55.8%	519,834	44.3%	412,665	—	D+11.5	↑ D+29.5
▶	Oregon	6	63.7%	501,017	36.0%	282,779	—	D+27.8	↑ D+33.0
▶	Pennsylvania	29	64.9%	3,130,954	34.7%	1,673,657	—	D+30.2	↑ D+27.9
▶	Rhode Island	4	80.9%	315,463	19.1%	74,615	—	D+61.7	↑ D+34.5
▶	South Carolina	8	41.1%	215,723	58.9%	309,048	—	R+17.8	↓ R+20.3
▶	South Dakota	4	55.6%	163,010	44.4%	130,108	—	D+11.2	↑ D+27.6
▶	Tennessee	11	55.5%	635,047	44.5%	508,965	—	D+11.0	↑ D+18.2
▶	Texas	25	63.3%	1,663,185	36.5%	958,566	—	D+26.8	↑ D+24.8
▶	Utah	4	54.7%	219,628	45.3%	181,785	—	D+9.4	↑ D+19.1
▶	Vermont	3	66.3%	108,127	33.7%	54,942	—	D+32.6	↑ D+49.9
▶	Virginia	12	53.5%	558,038	46.2%	481,334	—	D+7.4	↑ D+12.8
▶	Washington	9	62.0%	779,699	37.4%	470,366	—	D+24.6	↑ D+27.0
▶	West Virginia	7	67.9%	538,087	32.1%	253,953	—	D+35.9	↑ D+30.4
▶	Wisconsin	12	62.1%	1,050,424	37.7%	638,495	—	D+24.4	↑ D+28.1
▶	Wyoming	3	56.6%	80,718	43.4%	61,998	—	D+13.1	↑ D+23.1

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1960 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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