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Election 1964 Results

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1964 presidential election in Kentucky

Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) beat Barry Goldwater (Republican) in Kentucky in 1964, 64.0% to 35.7%, a margin of 28.4 points and 296,682 votes.

Kentucky voted 5.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+22.6.

Kentucky changed party: in 1960 it went Republican, for Richard Nixon.

Democrats led in 99 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 21. The largest, Jefferson, cast 227,823 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.6 points. The closest was Whitley, where 3 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	669,659	64.0%
Barry Goldwater	Republican	372,977	35.7%
All other candidates		3,469	0.3%
Total		1,046,105

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	146,023 64.1%	80,951 35.5%	849	227,823	D+28.6
Fayette	25,317 57.3%	18,739 42.4%	136	44,192	D+14.9
Kenton	23,103 59.6%	15,630 40.3%	62	38,795	D+19.3
Campbell	16,012 56.7%	12,209 43.2%	43	28,264	D+13.5
Daviess	15,253 64.2%	8,350 35.2%	152	23,755	D+29.1
Pike	14,140 66.5%	7,078 33.3%	35	21,253	D+33.2
McCracken	16,178 77.7%	4,543 21.8%	87	20,808	D+55.9
Boyd	11,436 62.0%	6,941 37.6%	60	18,437	D+24.4
Warren	9,887 62.5%	5,915 37.4%	29	15,831	D+25.1
Floyd	11,644 82.9%	2,352 16.8%	45	14,041	D+66.2
Harlan	9,394 70.0%	4,025 30.0%	9	13,428	D+40.0
Pulaski	5,840 44.0%	7,383 55.6%	55	13,278	R+11.6
Christian	8,727 69.1%	3,882 30.7%	21	12,630	D+38.4
Franklin	10,130 81.1%	2,320 18.6%	44	12,494	D+62.5
Graves	9,958 80.4%	2,389 19.3%	43	12,390	D+61.1
Hopkins	7,954 70.4%	3,328 29.5%	15	11,297	D+40.9
Hardin	7,460 66.2%	3,744 33.2%	60	11,264	D+33.0
Bell	6,979 62.2%	4,185 37.3%	63	11,227	D+24.9
Madison	6,877 61.4%	4,266 38.1%	57	11,200	D+23.3
Henderson	8,022 74.4%	2,734 25.4%	29	10,785	D+49.0
Greenup	6,680 62.1%	4,045 37.6%	39	10,764	D+24.5
Perry	6,728 67.6%	3,211 32.3%	8	9,947	D+35.4
Muhlenberg	6,421 65.9%	3,300 33.9%	20	9,741	D+32.0
Whitley	4,782 49.8%	4,779 49.8%	38	9,599	level
Barren	6,420 68.4%	2,936 31.3%	24	9,380	D+37.1
Calloway	7,290 82.0%	1,576 17.7%	20	8,886	D+64.3
Laurel	3,633 41.9%	5,008 57.8%	24	8,665	R+15.9
Boone	5,077 59.6%	3,430 40.2%	15	8,522	D+19.3
Logan	6,234 73.4%	2,232 26.3%	28	8,494	D+47.1
Letcher	5,420 67.2%	2,632 32.6%	11	8,063	D+34.6
Knox	4,150 53.4%	3,583 46.1%	37	7,770	D+7.3
Marshall	5,968 77.8%	1,679 21.9%	21	7,668	D+55.9
Nelson	5,586 76.6%	1,683 23.1%	27	7,296	D+53.5
Carter	4,136 59.2%	2,821 40.4%	30	6,987	D+18.8
Boyle	4,976 71.5%	1,972 28.3%	14	6,962	D+43.1
Mason	4,502 64.8%	2,437 35.1%	13	6,952	D+29.7
Clay	3,098 48.8%	3,223 50.8%	22	6,343	R+2.0
Shelby	4,933 77.9%	1,384 21.9%	16	6,333	D+56.0
Ohio	3,303 52.5%	2,979 47.4%	5	6,287	D+5.2
Clark	4,205 67.4%	2,019 32.4%	13	6,237	D+35.0
Jessamine	3,053 49.2%	3,075 49.6%	77	6,205	R+0.4
Adair	2,854 48.2%	3,052 51.5%	21	5,927	R+3.3
Breckinridge	3,733 63.2%	2,167 36.7%	11	5,911	D+26.5
Grayson	2,920 49.5%	2,974 50.5%		5,894	R+0.9
Taylor	3,082 54.0%	2,594 45.4%	33	5,709	D+8.5
Breathitt	4,714 87.6%	669 12.4%		5,383	D+75.1
Casey	1,875 35.0%	3,457 64.5%	24	5,356	R+29.5
Marion	4,265 79.8%	1,074 20.1%	5	5,344	D+59.7
Bullitt	3,900 73.2%	1,417 26.6%	13	5,330	D+46.6
Mercer	3,564 67.0%	1,732 32.6%	21	5,317	D+34.5
Bourbon	4,068 76.5%	1,222 23.0%	26	5,316	D+53.5
Hart	3,313 62.6%	1,961 37.0%	21	5,295	D+25.5
Lincoln	3,307 62.7%	1,958 37.1%	12	5,277	D+25.6
Harrison	4,179 79.7%	1,054 20.1%	13	5,246	D+59.6
Knott	4,739 90.6%	482 9.2%	9	5,230	D+81.4
Union	3,934 75.9%	1,220 23.5%	27	5,181	D+52.4
Wayne	2,737 53.2%	2,389 46.4%	18	5,144	D+6.8
Monroe	1,713 34.2%	3,293 65.7%	4	5,010	R+31.5
Webster	3,741 75.4%	1,217 24.5%	6	4,964	D+50.8
Scott	3,289 70.9%	1,330 28.7%	20	4,639	D+42.2
Caldwell	2,831 61.6%	1,738 37.8%	29	4,598	D+23.8
Montgomery	3,039 66.3%	1,540 33.6%	4	4,583	D+32.7
Johnson	2,485 55.4%	1,968 43.9%	29	4,482	D+11.5
Rockcastle	1,631 36.4%	2,829 63.2%	16	4,476	R+26.8
Lawrence	2,703 60.7%	1,745 39.2%	7	4,455	D+21.5
Rowan	2,824 64.2%	1,554 35.4%	18	4,396	D+28.9
Henry	3,521 80.7%	838 19.2%	4	4,363	D+61.5
Fleming	2,678 61.5%	1,668 38.3%	6	4,352	D+23.2
Washington	2,790 64.1%	1,561 35.9%		4,351	D+28.2
Allen	2,023 46.6%	2,309 53.2%	10	4,342	R+6.6
Lewis	2,047 47.7%	2,230 51.9%	17	4,294	R+4.3
Green	2,160 50.4%	2,110 49.2%	16	4,286	D+1.2
Russell	1,729 40.5%	2,521 59.0%	23	4,273	R+18.5
Woodford	2,974 70.6%	1,215 28.8%	24	4,213	D+41.8
Simpson	3,168 76.4%	967 23.3%	9	4,144	D+53.1
Meade	3,076 74.4%	1,055 25.5%	5	4,136	D+48.9
Estill	2,105 51.3%	1,996 48.7%	1	4,102	D+2.7
Todd	2,738 66.9%	1,339 32.7%	14	4,091	D+34.2
Butler	1,555 39.0%	2,429 60.8%	8	3,992	R+21.9
Larue	2,742 69.3%	1,195 30.2%	20	3,957	D+39.1
Garrard	2,092 53.2%	1,828 46.5%	15	3,935	D+6.7
Morgan	3,293 84.7%	546 14.0%	48	3,887	D+70.7
Oldham	2,622 67.5%	1,256 32.3%	6	3,884	D+35.2
Magoffin	2,498 64.8%	1,327 34.4%	28	3,853	D+30.4
Pendleton	2,495 65.4%	1,313 34.4%	7	3,815	D+31.0
Leslie	1,795 47.6%	1,971 52.2%	8	3,774	R+4.7
McLean	2,576 68.6%	1,173 31.2%	6	3,755	D+37.4
Trigg	2,790 75.1%	912 24.6%	12	3,714	D+50.6
McCreary	1,428 38.8%	2,230 60.5%	25	3,683	R+21.8
Fulton	2,493 67.9%	1,169 31.8%	10	3,672	D+36.1
Jackson	920 25.6%	2,654 73.8%	23	3,597	R+48.2
Bath	2,571 71.7%	1,009 28.1%	7	3,587	D+43.5
Anderson	2,491 69.5%	1,085 30.3%	10	3,586	D+39.2
Grant	2,461 69.4%	1,068 30.1%	16	3,545	D+39.3
Crittenden	1,627 46.5%	1,863 53.3%	7	3,497	R+6.7
Ballard	2,867 84.1%	519 15.2%	23	3,409	D+68.9
Owen	2,980 87.9%	405 12.0%	4	3,389	D+76.0
Clinton	994 29.5%	2,351 69.8%	24	3,369	R+40.3
Martin	1,694 51.2%	1,567 47.4%	45	3,306	D+3.8
Metcalfe	1,967 60.5%	1,277 39.3%	8	3,252	D+21.2
Cumberland	1,348 42.6%	1,794 56.7%	22	3,164	R+14.1
Carroll	2,592 83.5%	491 15.8%	22	3,105	D+67.7
Livingston	2,147 72.1%	821 27.6%	11	2,979	D+44.5
Bracken	1,958 69.5%	861 30.5%		2,819	D+38.9
Hickman	2,149 77.5%	613 22.1%	12	2,774	D+55.4
Edmonson	1,022 38.6%	1,603 60.6%	22	2,647	R+21.9
Powell	1,622 61.8%	993 37.8%	10	2,625	D+24.0
Wolfe	2,018 77.7%	562 21.6%	17	2,597	D+56.1
Lee	1,376 54.1%	1,162 45.7%	5	2,543	D+8.4
Nicholas	1,742 73.3%	621 26.1%	15	2,378	D+47.1
Elliott	2,026 86.2%	323 13.7%	2	2,351	D+72.4
Hancock	1,423 65.0%	756 34.5%	11	2,190	D+30.5
Trimble	1,881 86.4%	292 13.4%	5	2,178	D+73.0
Lyon	1,412 70.4%	583 29.1%	11	2,006	D+41.3
Spencer	1,422 72.8%	525 26.9%	7	1,954	D+45.9
Carlisle	1,565 84.5%	282 15.2%	6	1,853	D+69.2
Owsley	571 32.7%	1,167 66.9%	6	1,744	R+34.2
Gallatin	1,246 82.1%	267 17.6%	4	1,517	D+64.5
Menifee	1,076 76.8%	318 22.7%	7	1,401	D+54.1
Robertson	734 65.6%	383 34.2%	2	1,119	D+31.4

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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