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1964 United States presidential election in Utah

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1964 United States presidential election in Utah

← 1960 November 3, 1964[1] 1968 →
 
Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Texas Arizona
Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 219,628 180,682
Percentage 54.86% 45.14%

County results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

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

Utah was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 54.86 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 45.14 percent of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried Utah or even exceeded 40% of the state's vote.

As of 2020, it is the last time that Utah County, Weber County, Wasatch County, Duchesne County, Juab County, Morgan County, Beaver County, Wayne County, and Daggett County have voted Democratic, as well as the last time Democrats carried any congressional district in the state.[5]

Results

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1964 United States presidential election in Utah
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) 219,628 54.86%
Republican Barry Goldwater 180,682 45.14%
Total votes 400,310 100%

Results by county

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County Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Barry Goldwater
Republican
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Beaver 1,189 60.02% 792 39.98% 397 20.04% 1,981
Box Elder 5,113 42.74% 6,851 57.26% −1,738 −14.52% 11,964
Cache 6,627 41.54% 9,326 58.46% −2,699 −16.92% 15,953
Carbon 5,672 72.70% 2,130 27.30% 3,542 45.40% 7,802
Daggett 170 60.28% 112 39.72% 58 20.56% 282
Davis 14,177 49.48% 14,477 50.52% −300 −1.04% 28,654
Duchesne 1,320 51.34% 1,251 48.66% 69 2.68% 2,571
Emery 1,434 56.52% 1,103 43.48% 331 13.04% 2,537
Garfield 658 44.49% 821 55.51% −163 −11.02% 1,479
Grand 1,145 50.33% 1,130 49.67% 15 0.66% 2,275
Iron 2,053 44.87% 2,522 55.13% −469 −10.26% 4,575
Juab 1,319 58.75% 926 41.25% 393 17.50% 2,245
Kane 340 30.25% 784 69.75% −444 −39.50% 1,124
Millard 1,462 42.56% 1,973 57.44% −511 −14.88% 3,435
Morgan 835 59.35% 572 40.65% 263 18.70% 1,407
Piute 273 43.06% 361 56.94% −88 −13.88% 634
Rich 326 42.84% 435 57.16% −109 −14.32% 761
Salt Lake 103,926 57.09% 78,118 42.91% 25,808 14.18% 182,044
San Juan 993 42.01% 1,371 57.99% −378 −15.98% 2,364
Sanpete 2,547 49.29% 2,620 50.71% −73 −1.42% 5,167
Sevier 1,948 42.67% 2,617 57.33% −669 −14.66% 4,565
Summit 1,497 52.86% 1,335 47.14% 162 5.72% 2,832
Tooele 5,239 67.60% 2,511 32.40% 2,728 35.20% 7,750
Uintah 2,142 46.78% 2,437 53.22% −295 −6.44% 4,579
Utah 23,936 53.37% 20,912 46.63% 3,024 6.74% 44,848
Wasatch 1,420 55.08% 1,158 44.92% 262 10.16% 2,578
Washington 1,789 41.38% 2,534 58.62% −745 −17.24% 4,323
Wayne 412 50.74% 400 49.26% 12 1.48% 812
Weber 29,666 59.48% 20,206 40.52% 9,460 18.96% 49,872
Totals 219,628 54.86% 180,682 45.14% 38,946 9.72% 400,310

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Utah". Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved May 29, 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.