1964 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

none June 2025 September 2023 1964 United States presidential election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1960 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1960 1968 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1968 November 3, 1964 x200px File:37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Texas Hubert Humphrey 12 1,050,424 62.09% File:Barry-Goldwater 1968.webp Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) Arizona William E. Miller 0 638,495 37.74% 300px County results 300px Municipality results Johnson #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Goldwater #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 3, 1964, as part of 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Background Politics in Wisconsin since the Populist movement had been dominated by the Republican Party,Burnham, Walter Dean; 'The System of 1896: An Analysis'; in The Evolution of American Electoral Systems, pp. 178-179 0313213798 as the upper classes, along with the majority of workers who followed them, fled from William Jennings Bryan's agrarian and free silver sympathies.Sundquist, James; Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years, p. 526 0815719094 Competition between the "League" under Robert M. La Follette, and the conservative "Regular" factionHansen, John Mark; Shigeo Hirano, and Snyder, James M. Jr.; 'Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900-1980'; in Gerber, Alan S. and Schickler, Eric; Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America, pp. 165-168 978-1-107-09509-0 would develop into the Wisconsin Progressive Party in the late 1930s, which was opposed to the conservative German Democrats and to the national Republican Party, and allied with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the federal level. During the two wartime elections, the formerly Democratic German counties in the east of the state – which had been powerfully opposed to the Civil War because they saw it as a "Yankee" war and opposed the military draft instituted during itPhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 381-382, 414 978-0-691-16324-6 – viewed Communism as a much greater threat to America than Nazism and consequently opposed President Roosevelt's war effort.Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 387-388 Consequently, these historically Democratic counties became virtually the most Republican in the entire state, and became a major support base for populist conservative Senator Joe McCarthy, who became notorious for his investigations into Communists inside the American government. The state's populace's opposition to Communism and the Korean War turned Wisconsin strongly to Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections. The 1958 midterm elections, however, saw a major change in Wisconsin politics, as Gaylord A. Nelson became only the state's second Democratic Governor since 1895, and the state also elected Democrats to the position of treasurer and Senator, besides that party gaining a majority in the State Assembly for only the second time since the middle 1890s. They maintained a close balance in the early 1960s, signaling the state's transition to a swing state. Primaries Primary elections were held in Wisconsin as part of the election process of delegates to both major party presidential nominating conventions (the 1964 Democratic National Convention and the 1964 Republican National Convention). The 1964 primaries saw low-turnout.Wyngaard John Wisconsin Report: Wallace Likely to Be on State Ballot in Fall https://www.newspapers.com/image/359529110 Newspapers.com subscription Leader-Telegram June 3, 2026 6 July 4, 1968 In the Democratic primary, Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds Jr. stood-in as a favorite son supportive of nominating President Johnson at the convention won a large lead. Trailing him was George Wallace (seeking the nomination for himself),Black Black 1992 160 who received approximately half as many votes as Reynolds. Despite losing by a sizable margin, Wallace was still regarded to have received a much larger-than-expected share of the vote. Wallace received nearly as many votes as Byrnes had received in winning the coinciding Republican primary, and performed particularly well in some white ethnic wards of Milwaukee as well as several conservative Republican-leaning suburbs. In the Republican primary, Green Bay-based U.S. Congressman John W. Byrnes ran as a favorite son in a successful ploy to send an uncommitted Wisconsin delegation to the party's convention. After winning the state's delegates in the primary, Byrnes released them to become unbound delegates at the convention.Foran Christopher Our Back Pages: At 1964 political conventions, Wisconsin 'candidates' played a role https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/green-sheet/2016/07/12/our-back-pages-at-1964-political-conventions-wisconsin-candidates-played-a-role/87021220/ jsonline.com Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 12 August 2019 General election campaign During the Republican primaries, Wisconsin supported favorite son Byrnes, but no other state joined him. Ultimate Republican nominee Barry Goldwater considered Wisconsin a useful state to combine with his Southern and Western strategy for winning the presidency and directing the GOP away from the declining Yankee Northeast.Kelley, Stanley junior; 'The Goldwater Strategy'; The Princeton Review; pp. 8-11 The Republican would campaign in Wisconsin late in September, but met with severe hostility at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Yerxa, Fendall W.; 'Goldwater Takes Campaign North: Senator Meets Opposition on Leaving the South'; Special to The New York Times, September 25, 1964, p. 61 Signs saying "Bring the Bomb—Back Barry" were common in Madison. Nevertheless, early polls showed incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson leading Goldwater comfortably,President Scans Favorable Polls: Surveys in 7 States Show Him Leading Goldwater Special to The New York Times The New York Times August 22, 1964 9 despite predictions of a severe backlash to the Civil Rights Act from Wisconsin's anti-black German-American and Polish-American populations.Pomfrets John D. Milwaukee Poles in Johnson Camp: While Openly Anti-Negro, They Oppose Goldwater' Special to The New York Times August 22, 1964 22 Extreme fears of financial loss for farmers accounted for a 66–28 lead for Johnson in September,Janson Donald Johnson Gaining Corn Belt Vote: Farmers Voice Wariness of Goldwater's Philosophy Special to The New York Times New York Times September 13, 1964 72 while fear of Goldwater's policy of strategic use of nuclear weapons,Phillips The Emerging Republican Majority 396 rather than enthusiasm for the domestic and foreign policies of President Johnson, was cited as the cause of the President's continuing strong lead one month later.Goldwater Lacks in Wisconsin Poll: Fear of His Nuclear Policy Is Cited in Survey Special to the New York Times The New York Times October 11, 1964 61 General election results Johnson won Wisconsin by a margin of 24.35 percent. Goldwater held up slightly better in the German areas where conservative Republicanism had been established by anti-World War II sentiment, whilst he lost heavily in the Yankee counties of the south. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is nonetheless the last election in which Wisconsin voted to the right of Alaska or Ohio, but also the last in which Dodge County, Fond du Lac County, Green Lake County, Ozaukee County, Vilas County, Washington County, and Waukesha CountyBy that extension, any of the WOW counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan Robert David http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine The National Catholic Review June 29, 2016 1964 United States presidential election in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for President, Vice President and Presidential Electors - General Election - 1964The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library Vote For President And Vice President By County Madison, Wisconsin 748 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ANICGVB65P4ZNO8M/full/AW2WSMH66VFQXH85PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) 1,050,424 62.09% 12 Republican Barry Goldwater 638,495 37.74% 0 Socialist Workers"Independent Socialist Workers" Clifton DeBerry 1,692 0.10% 0 Socialist Labor"Independent Socialist Labor" Eric Hass 1,204 0.07% 0 Totals 1,691,815 100.00% 12 Results by county County Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic Barry GoldwaterRepublican Clifton DeBerrySocialist Workers Eric HassSocialist Labor Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 2,262 64.83% 1,219 34.94% 3 0.09% 5 0.14% 1,043 29.89% 3,489 Ashland 5,383 70.91% 2,198 28.96% 6 0.08% 4 0.05% 3,185 41.95% 7,591 Barron 8,332 59.28% 5,701 40.56% 17 0.12% 6 0.04% 2,631 18.72% 14,056 Bayfield 3,875 67.08% 1,886 32.65% 14 0.24% 2 0.03% 1,989 34.43% 5,777 Brown 30,851 59.26% 21,134 40.59% 61 0.12% 18 0.03% 9,717 18.67% 52,064 Buffalo 3,663 63.60% 2,091 36.31% 5 0.09% 0 0.00% 1,572 27.29% 5,759 Burnett 2,921 65.45% 1,536 34.42% 5 0.11% 1 0.02% 1,385 31.03% 4,463 Calumet 5,356 57.75% 3,905 42.11% 10 0.11% 3 0.03% 1,451 15.64% 9,274 Chippewa 10,911 63.38% 6,277 36.46% 18 0.10% 8 0.05% 4,634 26.92% 17,214 Clark 7,781 61.25% 4,897 38.55% 16 0.13% 10 0.08% 2,884 22.70% 12,704 Columbia 10,093 61.66% 6,253 38.20% 17 0.10% 7 0.04% 3,840 23.46% 16,370 Crawford 3,930 58.98% 2,726 40.91% 4 0.06% 3 0.05% 1,204 18.07% 6,663 Dane 68,118 71.38% 27,124 28.42% 83 0.09% 101 0.11% 40,994 42.96% 95,426 Dodge 15,497 58.91% 10,772 40.95% 30 0.11% 9 0.03% 4,725 17.96% 26,308 Door 4,416 50.68% 4,289 49.22% 8 0.09% 1 0.01% 127 1.46% 8,714 Douglas 15,237 76.80% 4,579 23.08% 12 0.06% 11 0.06% 10,658 53.72% 19,839 Dunn 6,475 61.91% 3,964 37.90% 14 0.13% 5 0.05% 2,511 24.01% 10,458 Eau Claire 15,775 64.33% 8,700 35.48% 34 0.14% 12 0.05% 7,075 28.85% 24,521 Florence 1,029 63.25% 596 36.63% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 433 26.62% 1,627 Fond du Lac 18,040 58.61% 12,708 41.29% 26 0.08% 4 0.01% 5,332 17.32% 30,778 Forest 2,479 69.79% 1,069 30.10% 3 0.08% 1 0.03% 1,410 39.69% 3,552 Grant 9,309 54.09% 7,872 45.74% 16 0.09% 14 0.08% 1,437 8.35% 17,211 Green 5,548 50.76% 5,364 49.08% 14 0.13% 3 0.03% 184 1.68% 10,929 Green Lake 3,893 50.12% 3,871 49.83% 2 0.03% 2 0.03% 22 0.29% 7,768 Iowa 4,620 58.43% 3,275 41.42% 9 0.11% 3 0.04% 1,345 17.01% 7,907 Iron 2,514 72.24% 963 27.67% 2 0.06% 1 0.03% 1,551 44.57% 3,480 Jackson 3,818 60.06% 2,532 39.83% 6 0.09% 1 0.02% 1,286 20.23% 6,357 Jefferson 13,295 60.20% 8,741 39.58% 28 0.13% 20 0.09% 4,554 20.62% 22,084 Juneau 4,583 60.57% 2,976 39.33% 5 0.07% 3 0.04% 1,607 21.24% 7,567 Kenosha 30,522 67.29% 14,764 32.55% 40 0.09% 30 0.07% 15,758 34.74% 45,356 Kewaunee 4,792 61.59% 2,980 38.30% 6 0.08% 2 0.03% 1,812 23.29% 7,780 La Crosse 16,625 55.78% 13,135 44.07% 26 0.09% 17 0.06% 3,490 11.71% 29,803 Lafayette 4,471 58.28% 3,194 41.64% 4 0.05% 2 0.03% 1,277 16.64% 7,671 Langlade 5,077 62.83% 2,994 37.05% 8 0.10% 2 0.02% 2,083 25.78% 8,081 Lincoln 5,883 60.06% 3,894 39.75% 10 0.10% 9 0.09% 1,989 20.31% 9,796 Manitowoc 21,927 68.92% 9,849 30.96% 24 0.08% 15 0.05% 12,078 37.96% 31,815 Marathon 24,603 65.74% 12,766 34.11% 38 0.10% 19 0.05% 11,837 31.63% 37,426 Marinette 9,657 64.32% 5,332 35.52% 12 0.08% 12 0.08% 4,325 28.80% 15,013 Marquette 1,927 50.50% 1,881 49.29% 8 0.21% 0 0.00% 46 1.21% 3,816 Menominee 647 89.12% 78 10.74% 1 0.14% 0 0.00% 569 78.38% 726 Milwaukee 288,577 65.67% 149,962 34.12% 401 0.09% 519 0.12% 138,615 31.55% 439,459 Monroe 6,385 55.41% 5,126 44.48% 7 0.06% 6 0.05% 1,259 10.93% 11,524 Oconto 6,360 58.92% 4,420 40.94% 11 0.10% 4 0.04% 1,940 17.98% 10,795 Oneida 6,431 62.11% 3,909 37.75% 10 0.10% 5 0.05% 2,522 24.36% 10,355 Outagamie 21,556 53.62% 18,595 46.26% 35 0.09% 12 0.03% 2,961 7.36% 40,198 Ozaukee 9,517 52.51% 8,581 47.35% 15 0.08% 10 0.06% 936 5.16% 18,123 Pepin 2,154 66.71% 1,069 33.11% 4 0.12% 2 0.06% 1,085 33.60% 3,229 Pierce 6,351 65.70% 3,291 34.05% 14 0.14% 10 0.10% 3,060 31.65% 9,666 Polk 7,215 65.57% 3,754 34.12% 18 0.16% 16 0.15% 3,461 31.45% 11,003 Portage 11,887 72.05% 4,579 27.75% 21 0.13% 11 0.07% 7,308 44.30% 16,498 Price 4,289 63.97% 2,406 35.88% 7 0.10% 3 0.04% 1,883 28.09% 6,705 Racine 37,785 63.71% 21,434 36.14% 52 0.09% 35 0.06% 16,351 27.57% 59,306 Richland 4,315 57.17% 3,224 42.71% 6 0.08% 3 0.04% 1,091 14.46% 7,548 Rock 28,257 58.04% 20,372 41.85% 44 0.09% 11 0.02% 7,885 16.19% 48,684 Rusk 4,176 65.20% 2,214 34.57% 7 0.11% 8 0.12% 1,962 30.63% 6,405 Sauk 9,288 59.33% 6,345 40.53% 12 0.08% 11 0.07% 2,943 18.80% 15,656 Sawyer 2,591 56.17% 2,012 43.62% 7 0.15% 3 0.07% 579 12.55% 4,613 Shawano 6,560 50.06% 6,519 49.74% 18 0.14% 8 0.06% 41 0.32% 13,105 Sheboygan 26,410 66.95% 12,968 32.88% 48 0.12% 19 0.05% 13,442 34.07% 39,445 St. Croix 8,864 65.86% 4,565 33.92% 16 0.12% 13 0.10% 4,299 31.94% 13,458 Taylor 4,624 67.03% 2,261 32.78% 10 0.14% 3 0.04% 2,363 34.25% 6,898 Trempealeau 6,320 65.91% 3,264 34.04% 3 0.03% 2 0.02% 3,056 31.87% 9,589 Vernon 6,242 57.28% 4,640 42.58% 11 0.10% 5 0.05% 1,602 14.70% 10,898 Vilas 2,841 50.03% 2,827 49.78% 3 0.05% 8 0.14% 14 0.25% 5,679 Walworth 11,746 48.92% 12,225 50.92% 30 0.12% 8 0.03% −479 −2.00% 24,009 Washburn 3,181 62.84% 1,865 36.84% 8 0.16% 8 0.16% 1,316 26.00% 5,062 Washington 11,563 55.62% 9,191 44.21% 27 0.13% 10 0.05% 2,372 11.41% 20,791 Waukesha 39,796 52.76% 35,502 47.07% 85 0.11% 46 0.06% 4,294 5.69% 75,429 Waupaca 6,990 45.42% 8,381 54.46% 15 0.10% 3 0.02% −1,391 −9.04% 15,389 Waushara 3,004 46.64% 3,437 53.36% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% −433 −6.72% 6,441 Winnebago 23,636 52.72% 21,084 47.03% 85 0.19% 30 0.07% 2,552 5.69% 44,835 Wood 15,378 64.65% 8,388 35.26% 16 0.07% 5 0.02% 6,990 29.39% 23,787Totals1,050,42462.09%638,49537.74%1,6920.10%1,2040.07%411,92924.35%1,691,815 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 16em Adams Barron Buffalo Burnett Calumet Clark Columbia Crawford Dodge Door Dunn Eau Claire Florence Fond du Lac Grant Green Green Lake Iowa Jackson Jefferson Juneau La Crosse Lafayette Langlade Lincoln Marathon Marinette Marquette Monroe Oconto Oneida Outagamie Ozaukee Pierce Polk Price Richland Rock Sauk Sawyer Shawano Sheboygan St. Croix Trempealeau Vernon Vilas Washburn Washington Waukesha Winnebago Wood Electors These were the names of the electors on each ticket. Lyndon B. Johnson & Hubert HumphreyDemocratic Party Barry Goldwater & William E. MillerRepublican Party Clifton DeBerry & Ed ShawSocialist Workers Party Eric Hass & Henning A. BlomenSocialist Labor Party text-align:center George Molinaro Fred A. Risser Theodore J. Griswold Kenneth Dunlap Robert Ertl Kenneth Kunde Thomas Martin John C. Moore Edward Mertz Arthur DeBardeleben J. Louis Hanson Patrick L. Lucey text-align:center Warren P. Knowles Jack B. Olson William R. Merriam Frank E. Panzer George Thompson Ervin King Robert Heckel Lucius Chase Clifford W. Krueger John W. Byrnes Jerris Leonard Willis J. Hutnik text-align:center James E. Boulton Wayne Leverenz Albert Stergar Ted Odell Myrtle C. Kastner Betsy Stergar Florence Kirkland Earl Plaster Elaine Goodreau James Eyman Duane Witkowski Lorraine Fons text-align:center Pauline Adolphe Artemio Cozzini Georgia Cozzini Marko Golubich Samuel Munek Henry A. Ochsner William Schlingman Stella Semrau Walter Semrau Thomas Vidakovich Arthur Wepfer Agnes Wiggert See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin Notes References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Wisconsin 1964 Category:1964 Wisconsin elections