1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming

none June 2025 September 2023 1964 United States presidential election 1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming Wyoming presidential no 1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming 1960 1968 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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 3 80,718 56.56% Barry-Goldwater 1968.webp Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) Arizona William E. Miller 0 61,998 43.44% File:1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 280px County results Johnson #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Goldwater #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) The 1964 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose threehttps://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. Wyoming was won by incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson, with 56.56% of the popular vote, against the Republican nominee, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, with 43.44% of the popular vote, representing a margin of victory of 13.2%.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=56&year=1964 1964 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming May 30, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1964 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1964 May 30, 2017 Johnson's victory was part of a nationwide landslide in which he captured many traditionally Republican states, and Wyoming was no exception. Johnson enjoyed bipartisan support due to sympathy over the Assassination of his predecessor John F. Kennedy in 1963, along with support for many of his programs such as the Great Society, which aimed to eliminate poverty in America, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed racial discrimination. Goldwater, a believer in free markets and low taxes, famously opposed both of these programs, and suggested making social security voluntary, which cost him a great deal of support among moderates – including Republicans – who viewed him as too conservative. Nelson Rockefeller and George W. Romney, the governors of New York and Michigan respectively, refused to endorse Goldwater. He did receive some support from Nixon and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower; however, the former wanted to see much of Goldwater's agenda struck down, while Eisenhower's support was limited to a single commercial, as he never fully forgave the Arizona Senator for calling many of his biggest accomplishments as president such as the Interstate Highway System "a dime store New Deal."The Living Room Candidate – Commercials – 1964 – Social Security". Democrats successfully portrayed him as an extremist, most famously with the Daisy Television Ad. With Johnson's victory, Democrat Gale W. McGee held his Senate seat and Democrats flipped the state's sole congressional seat. They even managed to regain control of the Wyoming House of Representatives and got within a single seat of capturing the State Senate, an astounding achievement in a state that political pundits had written off in the years prior as "too Republican".https://www.jstor.org/stable/445300 445300 The 1964 Election in Wyoming Hinckley John T. The Western Political Quarterly January 22, 1965 18 2 523–526 10.2307/445300 subscription Despite his stunning defeat, Goldwater's campaign began a long term political realignment in American politics, with conservatives beginning to sway towards the Republican Party, ultimately culminating in the 1980 presidential victory of Ronald Reagan, who had supported Goldwater in 1964, famously giving a speech on his behalf titled "A Time For Choosing", which raised over $1 million for the Republican nominee's campaign,Cannon, Lou (June 6, 2004). "Actor, Governor, President, Icon". The Washington Post. p. A01. and launching Reagan into the national political spotlight. Additionally, many Northeastern liberals who had previously favored the Republicans began to move towards the Democrats, which would ultimately flip the Northeast blue in 1992. As of 2024, this is the only presidential race since 1948 that Wyoming has voted Democratic; in fact, no Democratic presidential nominee since 1964 has reached even 40% of the state's vote. This is also the last occasion that Laramie County (home to the capital and largest city of Cheyenne), Fremont County, Sheridan County, Park County, Uinta County, Lincoln County, Goshen County, Big Horn County, Platte County, and Hot Springs County have voted for a Democratic presidential nominee.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 WyomingWyoming Secretary of State 1965 Wyoming Official Directory and 1964 Election Returns Summary - Official Vote General Election, November 3, 1964 1965 62 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015055034295&view=1up&seq=64 18 October 2024 Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 80,718 56.56% Barry Goldwater Republican Party (United States) 61,998 43.44% 142,716 100.00% Results by county CountyLyndon B. JohnsonDemocraticBarry GoldwaterRepublicanMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % Albany 6,019 67.31% 2,923 32.69% 3,096 34.62% 8,942 Big Horn 2,690 50.21% 2,668 49.79% 22 0.42% 5,358 Campbell 1,196 42.68% 1,606 57.32% -410 -14.64% 2,802 Carbon 4,322 66.68% 2,160 33.32% 2,162 33.36% 6,482 Converse 1,250 44.50% 1,559 55.50% -309 -11.00% 2,809 Crook 780 39.12% 1,214 60.88% -434 -21.76% 1,994 Fremont 5,985 55.45% 4,809 44.55% 1,176 10.90% 10,794 Goshen 2,749 51.35% 2,604 48.65% 145 2.70% 5,353 Hot Springs 1,380 52.91% 1,228 47.09% 152 5.82% 2,608 Johnson 852 34.19% 1,640 65.81% -788 -31.62% 2,492 Laramie 16,059 65.22% 8,563 34.78% 7,496 30.44% 24,622 Lincoln 2,273 55.66% 1,811 44.34% 462 11.32% 4,084 Natrona 11,167 52.42% 10,135 47.58% 1,032 4.84% 21,302 Niobrara 843 42.90% 1,122 57.10% -279 -14.20% 1,965 Park 3,745 50.32% 3,698 49.68% 47 0.64% 7,443 Platte 1,890 56.25% 1,470 43.75% 420 12.50% 3,360 Sheridan 4,747 51.39% 4,491 48.61% 256 2.78% 9,238 Sublette 791 46.78% 900 53.22% -109 -6.44% 1,691 Sweetwater 5,969 75.43% 1,944 24.57% 4,025 50.86% 7,913 Teton 968 47.24% 1,081 52.76% -113 -5.52% 2,049 Uinta 1,929 61.93% 1,186 38.07% 743 23.86% 3,115 Washakie 1,695 49.74% 1,713 50.26% -18 -0.52% 3,408 Weston 1,419 49.07% 1,473 50.93% -54 -1.86% 2,892Totals80,71856.56%61,99843.44%18,72013.12%142,716 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Albany Big Horn Fremont Goshen Hot Springs Lincoln Natrona Park Platte Sheridan Uinta See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming References Wyoming 1964 Category:1964 Wyoming elections