1964 Electoral College Results
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) won the 1964 United States presidential election with 486 of 538 electoral votes, to Barry Goldwater's 52. 270 electoral votes were needed to win. Lyndon B. Johnson also won the national popular vote with 61.3% (43,129,040 votes).
1964 results map
Lyndon B. Johnson
486
270 to win
52
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)486 EVBarry Goldwater (Republican)52 EV
National result
| Candidate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Democratic | 486 | 43,129,040 | 61.3% |
| Barry Goldwater | Republican | 52 | 27,175,754 | 38.7% |
Notes on this election
- Johnson's 61.1% of the popular vote remains the largest share won by any candidate since 1820.
- Goldwater carried only his home state of Arizona and five Deep South states.
- The first election in which the District of Columbia cast electoral votes was 1964, following ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment.
Results by state
| State or district | Electoral votes | Won by |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Alabama | 10 | Barry Goldwater |
| Arkansas | 6 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Arizona | 5 | Barry Goldwater |
| California | 40 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Colorado | 6 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Connecticut | 8 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Delaware | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Florida | 14 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Georgia | 12 | Barry Goldwater |
| Hawaii | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Iowa | 9 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Idaho | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Illinois | 26 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Indiana | 13 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Kansas | 7 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Kentucky | 9 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Louisiana | 10 | Barry Goldwater |
| Massachusetts | 14 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Maryland | 10 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Maine | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Michigan | 21 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Minnesota | 10 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Missouri | 12 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Mississippi | 7 | Barry Goldwater |
| Montana | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| North Carolina | 13 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| North Dakota | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Nebraska | 5 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| New Jersey | 17 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| New Mexico | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Nevada | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| New York | 43 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Ohio | 26 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Oregon | 6 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| South Carolina | 8 | Barry Goldwater |
| South Dakota | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Tennessee | 11 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Texas | 25 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Utah | 4 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Virginia | 12 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Vermont | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Washington | 9 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Wisconsin | 12 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| West Virginia | 7 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Wyoming | 3 | Lyndon B. Johnson |