1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming

The 1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming

November 3, 1964[1]

Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 80,718 61,998 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

County Results Johnson   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Goldwater   50–60%   60–70%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

Wyoming was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 56.56 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 43.44% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state of Wyoming – in fact no Democrat has since reached forty percent of the state's vote. It is also the last occasion Laramie County, Fremont County, Sheridan County, Park County, Uinta County, Lincoln County, Goshen County, Big Horn County, Platte County, or Hot Springs County have voted for a Democratic Presidential nominee.[5]

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.)	80,718	56.56%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	61,998	43.44%
Total votes			142,716	100.00%

Results by county

County	Lyndon Baines Johnson Democratic		Barry Morris Goldwater Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Albany	6,019	67.31%	2,923	32.69%	3,096	34.62%	8,942
Big Horn	2,690	50.21%	2,668	49.79%	22	0.42%	5,358
Campbell	1,196	42.68%	1,606	57.32%	-410	-14.64%	2,802
Carbon	4,322	66.68%	2,160	33.32%	2,162	33.36%	6,482
Converse	1,250	44.50%	1,559	55.50%	-309	-11.00%	2,809
Crook	780	39.12%	1,214	60.88%	-434	-21.76%	1,994
Fremont	5,985	55.45%	4,809	44.55%	1,176	10.90%	10,794
Goshen	2,749	51.35%	2,604	48.65%	145	2.70%	5,353
Hot Springs	1,380	52.91%	1,228	47.09%	152	5.82%	2,608
Johnson	852	34.19%	1,640	65.81%	-788	-31.62%	2,492
Laramie	16,059	65.22%	8,563	34.78%	7,496	30.44%	24,622
Lincoln	2,273	55.66%	1,811	44.34%	462	11.32%	4,084
Natrona	11,167	52.42%	10,135	47.58%	1,032	4.84%	21,302
Niobrara	843	42.90%	1,122	57.10%	-279	-14.20%	1,965
Park	3,745	50.32%	3,698	49.68%	47	0.64%	7,443
Platte	1,890	56.25%	1,470	43.75%	420	12.50%	3,360
Sheridan	4,747	51.39%	4,491	48.61%	256	2.78%	9,238
Sublette	791	46.78%	900	53.22%	-109	-6.44%	1,691
Sweetwater	5,969	75.43%	1,944	24.57%	4,025	50.86%	7,913
Teton	968	47.24%	1,081	52.76%	-113	-5.52%	2,049
Uinta	1,929	61.93%	1,186	38.07%	743	23.86%	3,115
Washakie	1,695	49.74%	1,713	50.26%	-18	-0.52%	3,408
Weston	1,419	49.07%	1,473	50.93%	-54	-1.86%	2,892
Totals	80,718	56.56%	61,998	43.44%	18,720	13.12%	142,716

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1964 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
2. "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
3. "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1964". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016