Biggest Shifts1960 → 1964
Which Places Shifted Most in 1964?
Miller County, GA swung 161.1 points toward Republicans—the biggest county shift in the nation.
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County-level presidential vote swing
Sorted by percentage point swing
Biggest Swings Toward Republicans
| # | County | Swing | 1960 | 1964 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller CountyGA | R+161.1% | D+89.5 | R+71.6 | 1,932 |
| 2 | Crenshaw CountyAL | R+145.8% | D+67.1 | R+78.7 | 3,824 |
| 3 | Seminole CountyGA | R+141.1% | D+90.7 | R+50.4 | 1,721 |
| 4 | Henry CountyAL | R+139.4% | D+56.3 | R+83.1 | 3,485 |
| 5 | Pike CountyAL | R+138.8% | D+54.3 | R+84.5 | 5,176 |
| 6 | Coffee CountyAL | R+132.8% | D+52.6 | R+80.2 | 6,123 |
| 7 | Smith CountyMS | R+130.1% | D+41.2 | R+88.9 | 4,283 |
| 8 | Covington CountyAL | R+129.6% | D+47.3 | R+82.3 | 9,175 |
| 9 | Worth CountyGA | R+129.5% | D+72.4 | R+57.1 | 4,019 |
| 10 | Calhoun CountyGA | R+129.3% | D+72.0 | R+57.3 | 1,355 |
| 11 | Early CountyGA | R+127.8% | D+76.5 | R+51.3 | 3,169 |
| 12 | Conecuh CountyAL | R+127.6% | D+46.3 | R+81.3 | 3,421 |
| 13 | Kemper CountyMS | R+127.1% | D+43.1 | R+83.9 | 2,376 |
| 14 | Mitchell CountyGA | R+123.1% | D+76.7 | R+46.4 | 4,462 |
| 15 | Choctaw CountyMS | R+121.4% | D+34.8 | R+86.6 | 2,246 |
| 16 | Butler CountyAL | R+120.3% | D+39.8 | R+80.4 | 4,975 |
| 17 | Neshoba CountyMS | R+120.2% | D+30.5 | R+89.8 | 5,724 |
| 18 | Terrell CountyGA | R+119.5% | D+65.2 | R+54.3 | 2,490 |
| 19 | Wilcox CountyAL | R+119.4% | D+27.5 | R+91.9 | 1,946 |
| 20 | Tallapoosa CountyAL | R+119.4% | D+43.3 | R+76.1 | 7,263 |
| 21 | St. James ParishLA | R+118.8% | D+70.4 | R+48.4 | 5,681 |
| 22 | Jasper CountyMS | R+117.6% | D+32.2 | R+85.4 | 3,230 |
| 23 | Monroe CountyAL | R+117.6% | D+36.2 | R+81.4 | 4,756 |
| 24 | Geneva CountyAL | R+114.7% | D+34.0 | R+80.7 | 5,576 |
| 25 | Lamar CountyAL | R+114.4% | D+41.9 | R+72.4 | 3,775 |
| 26 | Issaquena CountyMS | R+113.1% | D+26.9 | R+86.1 | 490 |
| 27 | Leake CountyMS | R+113.0% | D+20.5 | R+92.5 | 4,513 |
| 28 | Lowndes CountyAL | R+112.7% | D+29.4 | R+83.3 | 1,858 |
| 29 | Choctaw CountyAL | R+112.6% | D+26.8 | R+85.8 | 2,910 |
| 30 | Elmore CountyAL | R+111.9% | D+28.1 | R+83.8 | 7,596 |
| 31 | Escambia CountyAL | R+111.4% | D+36.9 | R+74.5 | 7,551 |
| 32 | Washington CountyAL | R+111.1% | D+41.0 | R+70.2 | 3,994 |
| 33 | Franklin CountyMS | R+111.0% | D+18.9 | R+92.1 | 2,302 |
| 34 | Webster CountyGA | R+110.9% | D+58.8 | R+52.1 | 601 |
| 35 | Chambers CountyAL | R+110.9% | D+46.5 | R+64.4 | 7,187 |
| 36 | Irwin CountyGA | R+110.7% | D+64.4 | R+46.3 | 2,757 |
| 37 | Walthall CountyMS | R+110.7% | D+20.4 | R+90.3 | 3,168 |
| 38 | Winston CountyMS | R+110.5% | D+21.9 | R+88.6 | 4,159 |
| 39 | George CountyMS | R+109.9% | D+25.8 | R+84.1 | 3,039 |
| 40 | St. John the Baptist ParishLA | R+109.8% | D+69.8 | R+40.1 | 5,652 |
| 41 | Attala CountyMS | R+109.8% | D+21.0 | R+88.7 | 4,672 |
| 42 | Barbour CountyAL | R+109.2% | D+29.5 | R+79.8 | 4,831 |
| 43 | Russell CountyAL | R+108.3% | D+32.3 | R+76.0 | 6,414 |
| 44 | Humphreys CountyMS | R+107.4% | D+16.0 | R+91.4 | 1,947 |
| 45 | Bibb CountyAL | R+107.4% | D+23.4 | R+83.9 | 3,125 |
| 46 | Clarke CountyMS | R+106.7% | D+19.9 | R+86.8 | 3,844 |
| 47 | Dale CountyAL | R+105.8% | D+22.0 | R+83.8 | 5,933 |
| 48 | Cherokee CountyAL | R+105.7% | D+56.0 | R+49.7 | 3,809 |
| 49 | Carroll CountyMS | R+105.7% | D+14.8 | R+90.8 | 2,141 |
| 50 | Limestone CountyAL | R+105.3% | D+61.3 | R+44.0 | 5,404 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1960 | 1964 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long CountyGA | D+121.6% | R+52.7 | D+68.9 | 1,582 |
| 2 | Bethel Census AreaAK* | D+107.8% | R+34.7 | D+73.1 | 1,906 |
| 3 | Morehouse ParishLA | D+105.6% | R+30.7 | D+75.0 | 7,113 |
| 4 | Tensas ParishLA | D+101.0% | R+21.8 | D+79.2 | 1,847 |
| 5 | Claiborne ParishLA | D+100.1% | R+22.0 | D+78.1 | 4,399 |
| 6 | LaSalle ParishLA | D+100.0% | R+33.3 | D+66.7 | 5,183 |
| 7 | North Slope BoroughAK* | D+98.0% | R+37.9 | D+60.1 | 787 |
| 8 | Ouachita ParishLA | D+94.5% | R+27.6 | D+66.9 | 25,198 |
| 9 | Caddo ParishLA | D+90.7% | R+29.5 | D+61.2 | 52,355 |
| 10 | Webster ParishLA | D+89.0% | R+24.3 | D+64.7 | 9,932 |
| 11 | Lincoln ParishLA | D+87.7% | R+33.6 | D+54.2 | 7,480 |
| 12 | Madison ParishLA | D+87.2% | R+20.9 | D+66.3 | 2,478 |
| 13 | Union ParishLA | D+83.6% | R+24.2 | D+59.4 | 5,689 |
| 14 | Richland ParishLA | D+81.4% | R+9.9 | D+71.5 | 5,245 |
| 15 | Catahoula ParishLA | D+81.4% | R+19.4 | D+62.0 | 2,947 |
| 16 | Bossier ParishLA | D+81.2% | R+14.1 | D+67.1 | 11,759 |
| 17 | Bienville ParishLA | D+79.8% | R+17.1 | D+62.8 | 4,595 |
| 18 | Franklin ParishLA | D+78.7% | R+3.0 | D+75.6 | 6,229 |
| 19 | Red River ParishLA | D+75.5% | R+1.5 | D+74.0 | 2,569 |
| 20 | East Carroll ParishLA | D+75.4% | R+5.5 | D+69.9 | 1,749 |
| 21 | West Carroll ParishLA | D+75.1% | D+1.7 | D+76.8 | 3,412 |
| 22 | Winn ParishLA | D+74.9% | R+17.9 | D+57.1 | 5,559 |
| 23 | Concordia ParishLA | D+73.7% | R+7.2 | D+66.5 | 4,831 |
| 24 | Washington CountyME | D+73.7% | R+31.8 | D+41.8 | 13,137 |
| 25 | Kauai CountyHI | D+73.0% | R+9.9 | D+63.1 | 10,684 |
| 26 | Orange CountyVT | D+72.5% | R+54.5 | D+18.0 | 6,642 |
| 27 | Windsor CountyVT | D+68.9% | R+33.9 | D+35.0 | 18,023 |
| 28 | Windham CountyVT | D+68.8% | R+35.4 | D+33.4 | 12,555 |
| 29 | Gillespie CountyTX | D+67.7% | R+53.4 | D+14.4 | 3,960 |
| 30 | Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK* | D+67.7% | D+7.0 | D+74.6 | 693 |
| 31 | Sagadahoc CountyME | D+67.3% | R+23.4 | D+43.9 | 9,740 |
| 32 | Chenango CountyNY | D+66.9% | R+43.9 | D+23.0 | 18,952 |
| 33 | Caledonia CountyVT | D+66.9% | R+39.4 | D+27.5 | 8,990 |
| 34 | Wayne CountyNY | D+66.1% | R+38.4 | D+27.8 | 29,342 |
| 35 | Harrisonburg cityVA | D+65.9% | R+44.3 | D+21.6 | 22,288 |
| 36 | Crawford CountyMI | D+65.8% | R+30.3 | D+35.6 | 2,160 |
| 37 | Maui CountyHI | D+65.8% | R+9.6 | D+56.2 | 16,219 |
| 38 | Plaquemines ParishLA | D+65.4% | D+7.3 | D+72.7 | 5,679 |
| 39 | Delaware CountyNY | D+65.1% | R+48.5 | D+16.6 | 20,064 |
| 40 | Lincoln CountyME | D+65.0% | R+52.8 | D+12.3 | 9,094 |
| 41 | Waldo CountyME | D+65.0% | R+41.3 | D+23.8 | 8,723 |
| 42 | Otsego CountyNY | D+65.0% | R+37.6 | D+27.4 | 23,859 |
| 43 | Matanuska-Susitna BoroughAK* | D+64.7% | R+12.1 | D+52.7 | 1,737 |
| 44 | Hancock CountyME | D+64.6% | R+56.5 | D+8.1 | 13,737 |
| 45 | Holmes CountyOH | D+64.5% | R+38.8 | D+25.6 | 5,665 |
| 46 | Cortland CountyNY | D+63.7% | R+35.0 | D+28.7 | 17,270 |
| 47 | Knox CountyME | D+63.7% | R+40.8 | D+22.9 | 11,430 |
| 48 | Haines BoroughAK* | D+63.4% | R+10.5 | D+53.0 | 321 |
| 49 | Franklin CountyME | D+63.4% | R+30.0 | D+33.4 | 8,673 |
| 50 | Yates CountyNY | D+63.3% | R+48.2 | D+15.1 | 8,663 |