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Election 1964 Results

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1964 presidential election in Arkansas

Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) beat Barry Goldwater (Republican) in Arkansas in 1964, 56.1% to 43.4%, a margin of 12.7 points and 70,933 votes.

Arkansas voted 9.9 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+22.6.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when John F. Kennedy won.

Democrats led in 65 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Pulaski, cast 79,289 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.8 points. The closest was Lafayette, where 8 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lyndon B. Johnson won	Democratic	314,197	56.1%
Barry Goldwater	Republican	243,264	43.4%
All other candidates		2,965	0.5%
Total		560,426

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Pulaski	40,535 51.1%	38,312 48.3%	442	79,289	D+2.8
Sebastian	10,299 43.8%	13,110 55.8%	84	23,493	R+12.0
Jefferson	12,872 56.0%	9,968 43.4%	129	22,969	D+12.6
Garland	11,591 53.6%	9,952 46.0%	86	21,629	D+7.6
Washington	10,166 59.6%	6,856 40.2%	48	17,070	D+19.4
Union	6,948 44.6%	8,472 54.4%	160	15,580	R+9.8
Mississippi	8,678 58.2%	6,213 41.7%	20	14,911	D+16.5
Craighead	8,334 61.5%	5,163 38.1%	44	13,541	D+23.4
White	6,566 56.2%	5,023 43.0%	95	11,684	D+13.2
Benton	5,655 48.5%	5,977 51.3%	30	11,662	R+2.8
Ouachita	7,056 66.0%	3,572 33.4%	70	10,698	D+32.6
Phillips	5,818 59.4%	3,963 40.5%	9	9,790	D+18.9
Miller	5,190 54.7%	4,253 44.8%	49	9,492	D+9.9
Faulkner	6,116 64.9%	3,259 34.6%	42	9,417	D+30.3
Saline	5,605 60.2%	3,628 39.0%	80	9,313	D+21.2
Poinsett	5,635 64.9%	3,031 34.9%	13	8,679	D+30.0
Crittenden	4,168 50.2%	4,065 49.0%	69	8,302	D+1.2
Pope	4,972 63.9%	2,651 34.1%	157	7,780	D+29.8
Columbia	3,485 46.3%	4,009 53.2%	39	7,533	R+7.0
Hot Spring	4,543 60.4%	2,911 38.7%	68	7,522	D+21.7
Lonoke	3,818 51.1%	3,636 48.6%	23	7,477	D+2.4
St. Francis	3,651 51.9%	3,377 48.0%	10	7,038	D+3.9
Greene	4,742 67.4%	2,271 32.3%	24	7,037	D+35.1
Arkansas	3,200 45.8%	3,769 53.9%	21	6,990	R+8.1
Independence	4,455 64.0%	2,470 35.5%	35	6,960	D+28.5
Crawford	3,537 51.6%	3,294 48.1%	21	6,852	D+3.5
Jackson	4,651 68.1%	2,141 31.4%	36	6,828	D+36.8
Ashley	2,901 43.2%	3,742 55.8%	67	6,710	R+12.5
Boone	3,770 56.7%	2,857 43.0%	19	6,646	D+13.7
Conway	4,205 63.7%	2,378 36.0%	19	6,602	D+27.7
Clark	4,127 68.4%	1,884 31.2%	26	6,037	D+37.2
Logan	3,604 61.1%	2,265 38.4%	27	5,896	D+22.7
Hempstead	3,355 57.0%	2,493 42.3%	43	5,891	D+14.6
Lawrence	3,498 63.2%	2,013 36.3%	27	5,538	D+26.8
Clay	3,280 61.6%	1,999 37.6%	42	5,321	D+24.1
Desha	3,294 62.9%	1,930 36.9%	12	5,236	D+26.1
Yell	3,407 68.9%	1,527 30.9%	14	4,948	D+38.0
Chicot	2,916 59.5%	1,972 40.2%	15	4,903	D+19.3
Baxter	2,900 59.3%	1,986 40.6%	5	4,891	D+18.7
Madison	2,715 57.4%	1,997 42.3%	14	4,726	D+15.2
Johnson	3,127 66.8%	1,535 32.8%	21	4,683	D+34.0
Polk	2,575 55.9%	2,022 43.9%	11	4,608	D+12.0
Cross	2,421 52.9%	2,147 46.9%	12	4,580	D+6.0
Franklin	2,685 62.5%	1,580 36.8%	33	4,298	D+25.7
Monroe	2,258 53.3%	1,968 46.4%	11	4,237	D+6.8
Drew	1,980 48.0%	2,109 51.2%	32	4,121	R+3.1
Carroll	2,005 48.8%	2,105 51.2%		4,110	R+2.4
Bradley	2,229 54.3%	1,852 45.1%	21	4,102	D+9.2
Lee	2,335 58.2%	1,668 41.6%	8	4,011	D+16.6
Randolph	2,680 66.8%	1,312 32.7%	17	4,009	D+34.1
Lincoln	2,468 63.6%	1,410 36.3%	4	3,882	D+27.3
Cleburne	2,645 68.3%	1,221 31.5%	9	3,875	D+36.7
Woodruff	2,307 62.5%	1,366 37.0%	20	3,693	D+25.5
Nevada	2,190 60.4%	1,406 38.8%	29	3,625	D+21.6
Dallas	1,779 51.6%	1,625 47.1%	43	3,447	D+4.5
Sevier	2,123 62.8%	1,249 36.9%	11	3,383	D+25.8
Van Buren	2,054 61.3%	1,270 37.9%	28	3,352	D+23.4
Prairie	1,812 54.7%	1,476 44.6%	22	3,310	D+10.2
Little River	2,040 63.9%	1,141 35.7%	13	3,194	D+28.1
Searcy	1,508 47.7%	1,649 52.1%	6	3,163	R+4.5
Howard	1,320 43.1%	1,649 53.8%	94	3,063	R+10.7
Grant	1,678 55.1%	1,308 42.9%	61	3,047	D+12.1
Sharp	1,810 59.4%	1,215 39.9%	22	3,047	D+19.5
Lafayette	1,484 50.0%	1,476 49.7%	7	2,967	D+0.3
Scott	1,838 62.0%	1,121 37.8%	5	2,964	D+24.2
Pike	1,531 54.9%	1,241 44.5%	15	2,787	D+10.4
Newton	1,374 49.6%	1,357 49.0%	38	2,769	D+0.6
Marion	1,661 60.2%	1,088 39.4%	10	2,759	D+20.8
Fulton	1,704 66.6%	846 33.1%	7	2,557	D+33.6
Izard	1,736 69.8%	726 29.2%	24	2,486	D+40.6
Perry	1,320 55.3%	1,048 43.9%	19	2,387	D+11.4
Stone	1,374 58.7%	942 40.3%	24	2,340	D+18.5
Calhoun	1,409 60.7%	889 38.3%	24	2,322	D+22.4
Montgomery	1,358 61.7%	832 37.8%	12	2,202	D+23.9
Cleveland	1,121 51.8%	1,026 47.4%	18	2,165	D+4.4

Counties as they stood in 1964; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.6
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+27.6
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+26.9
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+23.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+19.9
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+9.8
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+5.4
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+16.9
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+17.7
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+14.2
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+22.2
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+0.6
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+30.1
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+38.1
1968	George Wallace (other)
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+12.7
1960	John F. Kennedy (D)	D+7.1
1956	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+6.6
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+12.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+40.7
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+40.1
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+58.0
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+63.9
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+73.1
1928	Al Smith (D)	D+20.9
1924	John W. Davis (D)	D+31.9
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+19.8
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+37.2
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+34.6
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+20.0
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+15.2
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+28.5
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+48.6
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+27.5
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+16.8
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+17.1
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+17.1
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+20.0
1872	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+4.3
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+7.4

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