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1964 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1960 1968 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1968 November 3, 1964https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1964 United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica May 30, 2017 x200px 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Texas Hubert Humphrey 9 669,659 64.01% File:Barry-Goldwater 1968.webp Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) Arizona William E. Miller 0 372,977 35.65% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 380px 380px County results
Johnson
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
#0645b4 80–90%
#002b84 90–100%
Goldwater
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
1964 United States presidential election
The 1964 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 9https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1964 1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69) May 30, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 64.01% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 35.65% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&off=0&elect=0&fips=21&f=0 1964 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky May 30, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1964 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964 May 30, 2017
This is the solitary occasion since the Civil War where the Unionist stronghold of Knox County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 206-213 0786422173Copeland, James E.; ‘Where Were the Kentucky Unionists and Secessionists’; The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volume 71, no. 4 (October 1973), pp. 344–363 2016 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Kenton, Boone, Campbell, Oldham, Jessamine, Wayne, Whitley, Estill, Garrard, Green, and Lee.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is also the last time that a Republican presidential nominee has failed to win more than 40% of the vote in Kentucky, that the Democrat has won more than 60%, and that the Democratic nominee has won the state by double digits.
Results
Lyndon Johnson Democratic 669,659 64.01% 9 Texas Hubert Humphrey Minnesota
Barry Goldwater Republican 372,977 35.65% 0 Arizona William Miller New York
John Kasper National States’ Rights 3,469 0.33% 0 New York Jesse Stoner Georgia
1,046,105 100.00% 9 270
Results by county
County Lyndon B. JohnsonOur Campaigns; KY US Presidential Election, November 03, 1964Democratic Barry GoldwaterRepublican John KasperNational States’ Rights Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adair 2,854 48.15% 3,052 51.49% 21 0.35% -198 -3.34% 5,927 Allen 2,023 46.59% 2,309 53.18% 10 0.23% -286 -6.59% 4,342 Anderson 2,491 69.46% 1,085 30.26% 10 0.28% 1,406 39.20% 3,586 Ballard 2,867 84.10% 519 15.22% 23 0.67% 2,348 68.88% 3,409 Barren 6,420 68.44% 2,936 31.30% 24 0.26% 3,484 37.14% 9,380 Bath 2,571 71.68% 1,009 28.13% 7 0.20% 1,562 43.55% 3,587 Bell 6,979 62.16% 4,185 37.28% 63 0.56% 2,794 24.88% 11,227 Boone 5,077 59.58% 3,430 40.25% 15 0.18% 1,647 19.33% 8,522 Bourbon 4,068 76.52% 1,222 22.99% 26 0.49% 2,846 53.53% 5,316 Boyd 11,436 62.03% 6,941 37.65% 60 0.33% 4,495 24.38% 18,437 Boyle 4,976 71.47% 1,972 28.33% 14 0.20% 3,004 43.14% 6,962 Bracken 1,958 69.46% 861 30.54% 0 0.00% 1,097 38.92% 2,819 Breathitt 4,714 87.57% 669 12.43% 0 0.00% 4,045 75.14% 5,383 Breckinridge 3,733 63.15% 2,167 36.66% 11 0.19% 1,566 26.49% 5,911 Bullitt 3,900 73.17% 1,417 26.59% 13 0.24% 2,483 46.58% 5,330 Butler 1,555 38.95% 2,429 60.85% 8 0.20% -874 -21.90% 3,992 Caldwell 2,831 61.57% 1,738 37.80% 29 0.63% 1,093 23.77% 4,598 Calloway 7,290 82.04% 1,576 17.74% 20 0.23% 5,714 64.30% 8,886 Campbell 16,012 56.65% 12,209 43.20% 43 0.15% 3,803 13.45% 28,264 Carlisle 1,565 84.46% 282 15.22% 6 0.32% 1,283 69.24% 1,853 Carroll 2,592 83.48% 491 15.81% 22 0.71% 2,101 67.67% 3,105 Carter 4,136 59.20% 2,821 40.37% 30 0.43% 1,315 18.83% 6,987 Casey 1,875 35.01% 3,457 64.54% 24 0.45% -1,582 -29.53% 5,356 Christian 8,727 69.10% 3,882 30.74% 21 0.17% 4,845 38.36% 12,630 Clark 4,205 67.42% 2,019 32.37% 13 0.21% 2,186 35.05% 6,237 Clay 3,098 48.84% 3,223 50.81% 22 0.35% -125 -1.97% 6,343 Clinton 994 29.50% 2,351 69.78% 24 0.71% -1,357 -40.28% 3,369 Crittenden 1,627 46.53% 1,863 53.27% 7 0.20% -236 -6.74% 3,497 Cumberland 1,348 42.60% 1,794 56.70% 22 0.70% -446 -14.10% 3,164 Daviess 15,253 64.21% 8,350 35.15% 152 0.64% 6,903 29.06% 23,755 Edmonson 1,022 38.61% 1,603 60.56% 22 0.83% -581 -21.95% 2,647 Elliott 2,026 86.18% 323 13.74% 2 0.09% 1,703 72.44% 2,351 Estill 2,105 51.32% 1,996 48.66% 1 0.02% 109 2.66% 4,102 Fayette 25,317 57.29% 18,739 42.40% 136 0.31% 6,578 14.89% 44,192 Fleming 2,678 61.53% 1,668 38.33% 6 0.14% 1,010 23.20% 4,352 Floyd 11,644 82.93% 2,352 16.75% 45 0.32% 9,292 66.18% 14,041 Franklin 10,130 81.08% 2,320 18.57% 44 0.35% 7,810 62.51% 12,494 Fulton 2,493 67.89% 1,169 31.84% 10 0.27% 1,324 36.05% 3,672 Gallatin 1,246 82.14% 267 17.60% 4 0.26% 979 64.54% 1,517 Garrard 2,092 53.16% 1,828 46.45% 15 0.38% 264 6.71% 3,935 Grant 2,461 69.42% 1,068 30.13% 16 0.45% 1,393 39.29% 3,545 Graves 9,958 80.37% 2,389 19.28% 43 0.35% 7,569 61.09% 12,390 Grayson 2,920 49.54% 2,974 50.46% 0 0.00% -54 -0.92% 5,894 Green 2,160 50.40% 2,110 49.23% 16 0.37% 50 1.17% 4,286 Greenup 6,680 62.06% 4,045 37.58% 39 0.36% 2,635 24.48% 10,764 Hancock 1,423 64.98% 756 34.52% 11 0.50% 667 30.46% 2,190 Hardin 7,460 66.23% 3,744 33.24% 60 0.53% 3,716 32.99% 11,264 Harlan 9,394 69.96% 4,025 29.97% 9 0.07% 5,369 39.99% 13,428 Harrison 4,179 79.66% 1,054 20.09% 13 0.25% 3,125 59.57% 5,246 Hart 3,313 62.57% 1,961 37.03% 21 0.40% 1,352 25.54% 5,295 Henderson 8,022 74.38% 2,734 25.35% 29 0.27% 5,288 49.03% 10,785 Henry 3,521 80.70% 838 19.21% 4 0.09% 2,683 61.49% 4,363 Hickman 2,149 77.47% 613 22.10% 12 0.43% 1,536 55.37% 2,774 Hopkins 7,954 70.41% 3,328 29.46% 15 0.13% 4,626 40.95% 11,297 Jackson 920 25.58% 2,654 73.78% 23 0.64% -1,734 -48.20% 3,597 Jefferson 146,023 64.09% 80,951 35.53% 849 0.37% 65,072 28.56% 227,823 Jessamine 2,485 54.86% 1,968 43.44% 77 1.70% 517 11.42% 4,530 Johnson 3,053 49.59% 3,075 49.94% 29 0.47% -22 -0.35% 6,157 Kenton 23,103 59.55% 15,630 40.29% 62 0.16% 7,473 19.26% 38,795 Knott 4,739 90.61% 482 9.22% 9 0.17% 4,257 81.39% 5,230 Knox 4,150 53.41% 3,583 46.11% 37 0.48% 567 7.30% 7,770 LaRue 2,742 69.29% 1,195 30.20% 20 0.51% 1,547 39.09% 3,957 Laurel 3,633 41.93% 5,008 57.80% 24 0.28% -1,375 -15.87% 8,665 Lawrence 2,703 60.67% 1,745 39.17% 7 0.16% 958 21.50% 4,455 Lee 1,376 54.11% 1,162 45.69% 5 0.20% 214 8.42% 2,543 Leslie 1,795 47.56% 1,971 52.23% 8 0.21% -176 -4.67% 3,774 Letcher 5,420 67.22% 2,632 32.64% 11 0.14% 2,788 34.58% 8,063 Lewis 2,047 47.67% 2,230 51.93% 17 0.40% -183 -4.26% 4,294 Lincoln 3,307 62.67% 1,958 37.10% 12 0.23% 1,349 25.57% 5,277 Livingston 2,147 72.07% 821 27.56% 11 0.37% 1,326 44.51% 2,979 Logan 6,234 73.39% 2,232 26.28% 28 0.33% 4,002 47.11% 8,494 Lyon 1,412 70.39% 583 29.06% 11 0.55% 829 41.33% 2,006 Madison 6,877 61.40% 4,266 38.09% 57 0.51% 2,611 23.31% 11,200 Magoffin 2,498 64.83% 1,327 34.44% 28 0.73% 1,171 30.39% 3,853 Marion 4,265 79.81% 1,074 20.10% 5 0.09% 3,191 59.71% 5,344 Marshall 5,968 77.83% 1,679 21.90% 21 0.27% 4,289 55.93% 7,668 Martin 1,694 51.24% 1,567 47.40% 45 1.36% 127 3.84% 3,306 Mason 4,502 64.76% 2,437 35.05% 13 0.19% 2,065 29.71% 6,952 McCracken 16,178 77.75% 4,543 21.83% 87 0.42% 11,635 55.92% 20,808 McCreary 1,428 38.77% 2,230 60.55% 25 0.68% -802 -21.78% 3,683 McLean 2,576 68.60% 1,173 31.24% 6 0.16% 1,403 37.36% 3,755 Meade 3,076 74.37% 1,055 25.51% 5 0.12% 2,021 48.86% 4,136 Menifee 1,076 76.80% 318 22.70% 7 0.50% 758 54.10% 1,401 Mercer 3,564 67.03% 1,732 32.57% 21 0.39% 1,832 34.46% 5,317 Metcalfe 1,967 60.49% 1,277 39.27% 8 0.25% 690 21.22% 3,252 Monroe 1,713 34.19% 3,293 65.73% 4 0.08% -1,580 -31.54% 5,010 Montgomery 3,039 66.31% 1,540 33.60% 4 0.09% 1,499 32.71% 4,583 Morgan 3,293 84.72% 546 14.05% 48 1.23% 2,747 70.67% 3,887 Muhlenberg 6,421 65.92% 3,300 33.88% 20 0.21% 3,121 32.04% 9,741 Nelson 5,586 76.56% 1,683 23.07% 27 0.37% 3,903 53.49% 7,296 Nicholas 1,742 73.25% 621 26.11% 15 0.63% 1,121 47.14% 2,378 Ohio 3,303 52.54% 2,979 47.38% 5 0.08% 324 5.16% 6,287 Oldham 2,622 67.51% 1,256 32.34% 6 0.15% 1,366 35.17% 3,884 Owen 2,980 87.93% 405 11.95% 4 0.12% 2,575 75.98% 3,389 Owsley 571 32.74% 1,167 66.92% 6 0.34% -596 -34.18% 1,744 Pendleton 2,495 65.40% 1,313 34.42% 7 0.18% 1,182 30.98% 3,815 Perry 6,728 67.64% 3,211 32.28% 8 0.08% 3,517 35.36% 9,947 Pike 14,140 66.53% 7,078 33.30% 35 0.16% 7,062 33.23% 21,253 Powell 1,622 61.79% 993 37.83% 10 0.38% 629 23.96% 2,625 Pulaski 5,840 43.98% 7,383 55.60% 55 0.41% -1,543 -11.62% 13,278 Robertson 734 65.59% 383 34.23% 2 0.18% 351 31.36% 1,119 Rockcastle 1,631 36.44% 2,829 63.20% 16 0.36% -1,198 -26.76% 4,476 Rowan 2,824 64.24% 1,554 35.35% 18 0.41% 1,270 28.89% 4,396 Russell 1,729 40.46% 2,521 59.00% 23 0.54% -792 -18.54% 4,273 Scott 3,289 70.90% 1,330 28.67% 20 0.43% 1,959 42.23% 4,639 Shelby 4,933 77.89% 1,384 21.85% 16 0.25% 3,549 56.04% 6,333 Simpson 3,168 76.45% 967 23.33% 9 0.22% 2,201 53.12% 4,144 Spencer 1,422 72.77% 525 26.87% 7 0.36% 897 45.90% 1,954 Taylor 3,082 53.98% 2,594 45.44% 33 0.58% 488 8.54% 5,709 Todd 2,738 66.93% 1,339 32.73% 14 0.34% 1,399 34.20% 4,091 Trigg 2,790 75.12% 912 24.56% 12 0.32% 1,878 50.56% 3,714 Trimble 1,881 86.36% 292 13.41% 5 0.23% 1,589 72.95% 2,178 Union 3,934 75.93% 1,220 23.55% 27 0.52% 2,714 52.38% 5,181 Warren 9,887 62.45% 5,915 37.36% 29 0.18% 3,972 25.09% 15,831 Washington 2,790 64.12% 1,561 35.88% 0 0.00% 1,229 28.24% 4,351 Wayne 2,737 53.21% 2,389 46.44% 18 0.35% 348 6.77% 5,144 Webster 3,741 75.36% 1,217 24.52% 6 0.12% 2,524 50.84% 4,964 Whitley 4,782 49.82% 4,779 49.79% 38 0.40% 3 0.03% 9,599 Wolfe 2,018 77.71% 562 21.64% 17 0.65% 1,456 56.07% 2,597 Woodford 2,974 70.59% 1,215 28.84% 24 0.57% 1,759 41.75% 4,213Totals669,65964.01%372,97735.65%3,4690.33%296,68228.36%1,046,105
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
16em
Barren
Boone
Bell
Boyd
Boyle
Bracken
Breckinridge
Bullitt
Caldwell
Campbell
Clark
Carter
Daviess
Estill
Fayette
Fleming
Garrard
Grant
Green
Greenup
Hancock
Hardin
Hart
Jefferson
Jessamine
Kenton
Knox
LaRue
Lawrence
Lee
Letcher
Lincoln
Livingston
Madison
Magoffin
Martin
Mason
McLean
Metcalfe
Mercer
Muhlenberg
Ohio
Oldham
Pendleton
Powell
Perry
Rowan
Spencer
Taylor
Warren
Washington
Woodford
Wayne
Whitley
References
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