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1964 presidential election map and results
Lyndon B. Johnson won 486 electoral votes to Barry Goldwater's 52 in one of the largest Electoral College landslides in U.S. history. A majority was 270 of 538 electoral votes.
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Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ | Democratic | 486 | 43,129,566 | 61.1% |
| Barry Goldwater | Republican | 52 | 27,178,188 | 38.5% |
Popular-vote totals add up the states with recorded votes; some states chose electors through their legislatures in this era.
Results by state
| State | Won by | Electoral votes | Winner % | Margin (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Barry Goldwater | 10 | 69.5% | 69.5 |
| Alaska | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 65.9% | 31.8 |
| Arizona | Barry Goldwater | 5 | 50.4% | 1.0 |
| Arkansas | Lyndon B. Johnson | 6 | 56.1% | 12.7 |
| California | Lyndon B. Johnson | 40 | 59.1% | 18.3 |
| Colorado | Lyndon B. Johnson | 6 | 61.3% | 23.1 |
| Connecticut | Lyndon B. Johnson | 8 | 67.8% | 35.7 |
| Delaware | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 60.9% | 22.2 |
| District of Columbia | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 85.5% | 71.0 |
| Florida | Lyndon B. Johnson | 14 | 51.1% | 2.3 |
| Georgia | Barry Goldwater | 12 | 54.1% | 8.3 |
| Hawaii | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 78.8% | 57.5 |
| Idaho | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 50.9% | 1.8 |
| Illinois | Lyndon B. Johnson | 26 | 59.5% | 18.9 |
| Indiana | Lyndon B. Johnson | 13 | 56.0% | 12.4 |
| Iowa | Lyndon B. Johnson | 9 | 61.9% | 24.0 |
| Kansas | Lyndon B. Johnson | 7 | 54.1% | 9.0 |
| Kentucky | Lyndon B. Johnson | 9 | 64.0% | 28.4 |
| Louisiana | Barry Goldwater | 10 | 56.8% | 13.6 |
| Maine | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 68.8% | 37.7 |
| Maryland | Lyndon B. Johnson | 10 | 65.5% | 30.9 |
| Massachusetts | Lyndon B. Johnson | 14 | 76.2% | 52.7 |
| Michigan | Lyndon B. Johnson | 21 | 66.7% | 33.6 |
| Minnesota | Lyndon B. Johnson | 10 | 63.8% | 27.8 |
| Mississippi | Barry Goldwater | 7 | 87.1% | 74.3 |
| Missouri | Lyndon B. Johnson | 12 | 64.0% | 28.1 |
| Montana | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 58.9% | 18.4 |
| Nebraska | Lyndon B. Johnson | 5 | 52.6% | 5.2 |
| Nevada | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 58.6% | 17.2 |
| New Hampshire | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 63.9% | 27.8 |
| New Jersey | Lyndon B. Johnson | 17 | 65.6% | 31.7 |
| New Mexico | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 59.0% | 18.6 |
| New York | Lyndon B. Johnson | 43 | 68.6% | 37.3 |
| North Carolina | Lyndon B. Johnson | 13 | 56.2% | 12.3 |
| North Dakota | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 58.0% | 16.1 |
| Ohio | Lyndon B. Johnson | 26 | 62.9% | 25.9 |
| Oklahoma | Lyndon B. Johnson | 8 | 55.7% | 11.5 |
| Oregon | Lyndon B. Johnson | 6 | 63.7% | 27.8 |
| Pennsylvania | Lyndon B. Johnson | 29 | 64.9% | 30.2 |
| Rhode Island | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 80.9% | 61.7 |
| South Carolina | Barry Goldwater | 8 | 58.9% | 17.8 |
| South Dakota | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 55.6% | 11.2 |
| Tennessee | Lyndon B. Johnson | 11 | 55.5% | 11.0 |
| Texas | Lyndon B. Johnson | 25 | 63.3% | 26.8 |
| Utah | Lyndon B. Johnson | 4 | 54.7% | 9.4 |
| Vermont | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 66.3% | 32.6 |
| Virginia | Lyndon B. Johnson | 12 | 53.5% | 7.4 |
| Washington | Lyndon B. Johnson | 9 | 62.0% | 24.6 |
| West Virginia | Lyndon B. Johnson | 7 | 67.9% | 35.9 |
| Wisconsin | Lyndon B. Johnson | 12 | 62.1% | 24.3 |
| Wyoming | Lyndon B. Johnson | 3 | 56.6% | 13.1 |