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Elections in Montana |
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The 1964 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana powerfully voted for the Democratic nominee, President Lyndon B. Johnson, over the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater. Johnson won Montana by a large margin of 18.38%. This is the last presidential election where a Democrat won Montana by a majority of the popular vote (Bill Clinton would win the state by a plurality in 1992).
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Yellowstone, Flathead, Ravalli, Park, Custer, Richland, Fergus, Granite, Powell, Teton, Carbon, Chouteau, Wheatland, Judith Basin, Pondera, Golden Valley, Toole, Liberty, Treasure, Musselshell, Phillips, Daniels, and Petroleum.[1]
Results
1964 United States presidential election in Montana[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 164,246 | 58.95% | 4 | |
Republican | Barry Goldwater | 113,032 | 40.57% | 0 | |
States' Rights | John Kasper | 519 | 0.19% | 0 | |
Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 499 | 0.18% | 0 | |
Militant Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 332 | 0.12% | 0 | |
Totals | 278,628 | 100.00% | 4 |
Results by county
County | Lyndon Baines Johnson Democratic |
Barry Morris Goldwater Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Beaverhead | 1,469 | 45.47% | 1,754 | 54.29% | 8 | 0.25% | -285 | -8.82% | 3,231 |
Big Horn | 2,509 | 62.83% | 1,481 | 37.09% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,028 | 25.75% | 3,993 |
Blaine | 1,742 | 64.45% | 961 | 35.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 781 | 28.89% | 2,703 |
Broadwater | 595 | 49.42% | 609 | 50.58% | 0 | 0.00% | -14 | -1.16% | 1,204 |
Carbon | 2,098 | 57.75% | 1,535 | 42.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 563 | 15.50% | 3,633 |
Carter | 453 | 44.02% | 576 | 55.98% | 0 | 0.00% | -123 | -11.95% | 1,029 |
Cascade | 17,609 | 65.92% | 8,986 | 33.64% | 119 | 0.45% | 8,623 | 32.28% | 26,714 |
Chouteau | 1,827 | 55.77% | 1,444 | 44.08% | 5 | 0.15% | 383 | 11.69% | 3,276 |
Custer | 2,790 | 54.70% | 2,302 | 45.13% | 9 | 0.18% | 488 | 9.57% | 5,101 |
Daniels | 987 | 57.05% | 742 | 42.89% | 1 | 0.06% | 245 | 14.16% | 1,730 |
Dawson | 2,691 | 58.03% | 1,938 | 41.79% | 8 | 0.17% | 753 | 16.24% | 4,637 |
Deer Lodge | 4,835 | 77.25% | 1,415 | 22.61% | 9 | 0.14% | 3,420 | 54.64% | 6,259 |
Fallon | 765 | 47.96% | 827 | 51.85% | 3 | 0.19% | -62 | -3.89% | 1,595 |
Fergus | 3,300 | 52.44% | 2,980 | 47.35% | 13 | 0.21% | 320 | 5.09% | 6,293 |
Flathead | 8,015 | 55.78% | 6,325 | 44.02% | 30 | 0.21% | 1,690 | 11.76% | 14,370 |
Gallatin | 5,600 | 49.79% | 5,621 | 49.97% | 27 | 0.24% | -21 | -0.19% | 11,248 |
Garfield | 384 | 42.86% | 509 | 56.81% | 3 | 0.33% | -125 | -13.95% | 896 |
Glacier | 2,218 | 59.99% | 1,458 | 39.44% | 21 | 0.57% | 760 | 20.56% | 3,697 |
Golden Valley | 352 | 58.28% | 252 | 41.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 100 | 16.56% | 604 |
Granite | 658 | 55.43% | 527 | 44.40% | 2 | 0.17% | 131 | 11.04% | 1,187 |
Hill | 4,491 | 68.00% | 2,101 | 31.81% | 12 | 0.18% | 2,390 | 36.19% | 6,604 |
Jefferson | 967 | 59.29% | 662 | 40.59% | 2 | 0.12% | 305 | 18.70% | 1,631 |
Judith Basin | 822 | 54.73% | 678 | 45.14% | 2 | 0.13% | 144 | 9.59% | 1,502 |
Lake | 3,148 | 52.59% | 2,828 | 47.24% | 10 | 0.17% | 320 | 5.35% | 5,986 |
Lewis and Clark | 7,506 | 54.84% | 6,155 | 44.97% | 26 | 0.19% | 1,351 | 9.87% | 13,687 |
Liberty | 619 | 53.59% | 533 | 46.15% | 3 | 0.26% | 86 | 7.45% | 1,155 |
Lincoln | 3,140 | 66.68% | 1,554 | 33.00% | 15 | 0.32% | 1,586 | 33.68% | 4,709 |
McCone | 891 | 59.12% | 615 | 40.81% | 1 | 0.07% | 276 | 18.31% | 1,507 |
Madison | 1,125 | 46.82% | 1,276 | 53.10% | 2 | 0.08% | -151 | -6.28% | 2,403 |
Meagher | 405 | 44.36% | 506 | 55.42% | 2 | 0.22% | -101 | -11.06% | 913 |
Mineral | 901 | 70.72% | 368 | 28.89% | 5 | 0.39% | 533 | 41.84% | 1,274 |
Missoula | 12,900 | 61.42% | 8,065 | 38.40% | 39 | 0.19% | 4,835 | 23.02% | 21,004 |
Musselshell | 1,189 | 59.10% | 823 | 40.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 366 | 18.19% | 2,012 |
Park | 2,824 | 51.79% | 2,619 | 48.03% | 10 | 0.18% | 205 | 3.76% | 5,453 |
Petroleum | 210 | 52.37% | 190 | 47.38% | 1 | 0.25% | 20 | 4.99% | 401 |
Phillips | 1,612 | 56.42% | 1,242 | 43.47% | 3 | 0.11% | 370 | 12.95% | 2,857 |
Pondera | 1,759 | 61.14% | 1,110 | 38.58% | 8 | 0.28% | 649 | 22.56% | 2,877 |
Powder River | 449 | 40.86% | 649 | 59.05% | 1 | 0.09% | -200 | -18.20% | 1,099 |
Powell | 1,896 | 62.37% | 1,140 | 37.50% | 4 | 0.13% | 756 | 24.87% | 3,040 |
Prairie | 488 | 46.56% | 555 | 52.96% | 5 | 0.48% | -67 | -6.39% | 1,048 |
Ravalli | 3,300 | 58.28% | 2,350 | 41.50% | 12 | 0.21% | 950 | 16.78% | 5,662 |
Richland | 2,320 | 56.16% | 1,784 | 43.19% | 27 | 0.65% | 536 | 12.98% | 4,131 |
Roosevelt | 2,463 | 60.40% | 1,612 | 39.53% | 3 | 0.07% | 851 | 20.87% | 4,078 |
Rosebud | 1,212 | 52.22% | 1,105 | 47.61% | 4 | 0.17% | 107 | 4.61% | 2,321 |
Sanders | 1,836 | 60.94% | 1,163 | 38.60% | 14 | 0.46% | 673 | 22.34% | 3,013 |
Sheridan | 1,905 | 69.17% | 837 | 30.39% | 12 | 0.44% | 1,068 | 38.78% | 2,754 |
Silver Bow | 15,751 | 74.16% | 4,873 | 22.94% | 615 | 2.90% | 10,878 | 51.22% | 21,239 |
Stillwater | 1,130 | 49.76% | 1,140 | 50.20% | 1 | 0.04% | -10 | -0.44% | 2,271 |
Sweet Grass | 653 | 43.13% | 856 | 56.54% | 5 | 0.33% | -203 | -13.41% | 1,514 |
Teton | 1,808 | 56.52% | 1,388 | 43.39% | 3 | 0.09% | 420 | 13.13% | 3,199 |
Toole | 1,649 | 57.38% | 1,223 | 42.55% | 2 | 0.07% | 426 | 14.82% | 2,874 |
Treasure | 285 | 53.17% | 251 | 46.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 34 | 6.34% | 536 |
Valley | 3,032 | 59.16% | 2,077 | 40.53% | 16 | 0.31% | 955 | 18.63% | 5,125 |
Wheatland | 790 | 57.54% | 583 | 42.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 207 | 15.08% | 1,373 |
Wibaux | 427 | 57.94% | 308 | 41.79% | 2 | 0.27% | 119 | 16.15% | 737 |
Yellowstone | 17,446 | 52.49% | 15,571 | 46.85% | 222 | 0.67% | 1,875 | 5.64% | 33,239 |
Totals | 164,246 | 58.95% | 113,032 | 40.57% | 1,350 | 0.48% | 51,214 | 18.38% | 278,628 |
See also
References
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ↑ David Leip. "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Montana". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential elections. Retrieved March 18, 2018.