1964 United States presidential election in Montana

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 resoundingly 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).

, 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.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Results 1964 United States presidential election in MontanaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral 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 B. JohnsonDemocratic Barry GoldwaterRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % 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 25.74% 3,993 Blaine 1,742 64.45% 961 35.55% 0 0.00% 781 28.90% 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 -11.96% 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 -0.18% 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 20.55% 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 11.03% 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 7.44% 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 41.83% 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 18.20% 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 -18.19% 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 -6.40% 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 12.97% 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 14.83% 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% 33,239Totals164,24658.95%113,03240.57%1,3500.48%51,21418.38%278,628

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Big Horn Carbon Custer Dawson Fergus Flathead Golden Valley Granite Jefferson Lake Liberty Lewis and Clark Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Ravalli Richland Rosebud Sanders Treasure Wheatland Yellowstone

See also United States presidential elections in Montana

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