Election 1964 Results
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1964 presidential election in North Carolina
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) beat Barry Goldwater (Republican) in North Carolina in 1964, 56.2% to 43.8%, a margin of 12.3 points and 175,295 votes.
North Carolina voted 10.3 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 87 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 96,171 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.1 points. The closest was Alexander, where 38 votes separated the two parties.
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 | 800,139 | 56.2% |
| Barry Goldwater | Republican | 624,844 | 43.8% |
| Total | 1,424,983 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 49,582 51.6% | 46,589 48.4% | 96,171 | D+3.1 | |
| Guilford | 39,969 52.9% | 35,635 47.1% | 75,604 | D+5.7 | |
| Forsyth | 31,615 51.1% | 30,276 48.9% | 61,891 | D+2.2 | |
| Wake | 31,653 58.4% | 22,542 41.6% | 54,195 | D+16.8 | |
| Buncombe | 31,623 62.0% | 19,372 38.0% | 50,995 | D+24.0 | |
| Durham | 22,874 60.0% | 15,264 40.0% | 38,138 | D+20.0 | |
| Gaston | 20,197 54.1% | 17,129 45.9% | 37,326 | D+8.2 | |
| Catawba | 15,814 48.0% | 17,116 52.0% | 32,930 | R+4.0 | |
| Davidson | 13,735 44.3% | 17,292 55.7% | 31,027 | R+11.5 | |
| Alamance | 15,397 50.4% | 15,177 49.6% | 30,574 | D+0.7 | |
| Rowan | 14,934 50.2% | 14,804 49.8% | 29,738 | D+0.4 | |
| Cabarrus | 11,921 47.5% | 13,178 52.5% | 25,099 | R+5.0 | |
| New Hanover | 12,584 50.9% | 12,140 49.1% | 24,724 | D+1.8 | |
| Randolph | 10,638 43.6% | 13,739 56.4% | 24,377 | R+12.7 | |
| Iredell | 11,231 46.6% | 12,892 53.4% | 24,123 | R+6.9 | |
| Cumberland | 13,864 60.4% | 9,093 39.6% | 22,957 | D+20.8 | |
| Burke | 12,815 56.0% | 10,081 44.0% | 22,896 | D+11.9 | |
| Rockingham | 11,432 55.8% | 9,063 44.2% | 20,495 | D+11.6 | |
| Wilkes | 9,176 45.4% | 11,014 54.6% | 20,190 | R+9.1 | |
| Caldwell | 10,846 55.4% | 8,733 44.6% | 19,579 | D+10.8 | |
| Cleveland | 10,836 57.9% | 7,874 42.1% | 18,710 | D+15.8 | |
| Johnston | 10,326 57.9% | 7,523 42.1% | 17,849 | D+15.7 | |
| Surry | 9,810 55.2% | 7,970 44.8% | 17,780 | D+10.3 | |
| Robeson | 13,796 79.3% | 3,591 20.7% | 17,387 | D+58.7 | |
| Wayne | 9,791 56.4% | 7,555 43.6% | 17,346 | D+12.9 | |
| Stanly | 7,931 47.1% | 8,924 52.9% | 16,855 | R+5.9 | |
| Rutherford | 9,541 57.3% | 7,115 42.7% | 16,656 | D+14.6 | |
| Pitt | 11,317 68.7% | 5,149 31.3% | 16,466 | D+37.5 | |
| Haywood | 10,664 65.7% | 5,575 34.3% | 16,239 | D+31.3 | |
| Sampson | 8,067 51.4% | 7,634 48.6% | 15,701 | D+2.8 | |
| Nash | 9,163 58.9% | 6,396 41.1% | 15,559 | D+17.8 | |
| Orange | 9,206 61.4% | 5,785 38.6% | 14,991 | D+22.8 | |
| Henderson | 6,066 40.9% | 8,780 59.1% | 14,846 | R+18.3 | |
| Halifax | 8,952 65.3% | 4,757 34.7% | 13,709 | D+30.6 | |
| Columbus | 9,004 66.8% | 4,471 33.2% | 13,475 | D+33.6 | |
| Harnett | 7,477 56.0% | 5,883 44.0% | 13,360 | D+11.9 | |
| Lenoir | 7,617 57.6% | 5,617 42.4% | 13,234 | D+15.1 | |
| Lincoln | 7,304 55.4% | 5,869 44.6% | 13,173 | D+10.9 | |
| Wilson | 7,238 59.1% | 5,002 40.9% | 12,240 | D+18.3 | |
| Craven | 7,422 61.3% | 4,691 38.7% | 12,113 | D+22.5 | |
| Edgecombe | 7,834 66.6% | 3,932 33.4% | 11,766 | D+33.2 | |
| Richmond | 8,516 73.2% | 3,123 26.8% | 11,639 | D+46.3 | |
| Moore | 6,384 55.3% | 5,162 44.7% | 11,546 | D+10.6 | |
| Union | 7,208 63.0% | 4,229 37.0% | 11,437 | D+26.0 | |
| Duplin | 7,169 65.2% | 3,821 34.8% | 10,990 | D+30.5 | |
| Carteret | 6,231 59.2% | 4,289 40.8% | 10,520 | D+18.5 | |
| McDowell | 6,314 60.2% | 4,174 39.8% | 10,488 | D+20.4 | |
| Onslow | 5,955 61.2% | 3,771 38.8% | 9,726 | D+22.5 | |
| Beaufort | 6,090 62.9% | 3,595 37.1% | 9,685 | D+25.8 | |
| Stokes | 4,898 51.2% | 4,664 48.8% | 9,562 | D+2.4 | |
| Yadkin | 3,638 38.3% | 5,860 61.7% | 9,498 | R+23.4 | |
| Chatham | 5,295 56.3% | 4,111 43.7% | 9,406 | D+12.6 | |
| Ashe | 4,965 54.2% | 4,191 45.8% | 9,156 | D+8.5 | |
| Vance | 5,186 60.0% | 3,452 40.0% | 8,638 | D+20.1 | |
| Jackson | 4,905 60.6% | 3,183 39.4% | 8,088 | D+21.3 | |
| Transylvania | 4,483 55.8% | 3,547 44.2% | 8,030 | D+11.7 | |
| Watauga | 4,031 50.6% | 3,932 49.4% | 7,963 | D+1.2 | |
| Brunswick | 4,240 53.3% | 3,721 46.7% | 7,961 | D+6.5 | |
| Davie | 3,086 40.9% | 4,460 59.1% | 7,546 | R+18.2 | |
| Lee | 4,730 63.2% | 2,753 36.8% | 7,483 | D+26.4 | |
| Alexander | 3,722 49.7% | 3,760 50.3% | 7,482 | R+0.5 | |
| Montgomery | 3,933 53.7% | 3,385 46.3% | 7,318 | D+7.5 | |
| Granville | 4,596 63.7% | 2,624 36.3% | 7,220 | D+27.3 | |
| Madison | 3,829 53.4% | 3,336 46.6% | 7,165 | D+6.9 | |
| Cherokee | 3,823 55.2% | 3,106 44.8% | 6,929 | D+10.3 | |
| Person | 4,740 68.7% | 2,162 31.3% | 6,902 | D+37.4 | |
| Bladen | 4,516 67.6% | 2,169 32.4% | 6,685 | D+35.1 | |
| Macon | 3,774 56.5% | 2,900 43.5% | 6,674 | D+13.1 | |
| Franklin | 4,554 68.5% | 2,097 31.5% | 6,651 | D+36.9 | |
| Pasquotank | 4,269 64.2% | 2,380 35.8% | 6,649 | D+28.4 | |
| Martin | 4,821 76.1% | 1,511 23.9% | 6,332 | D+52.3 | |
| Northampton | 5,046 81.0% | 1,187 19.0% | 6,233 | D+61.9 | |
| Anson | 4,144 70.7% | 1,721 29.3% | 5,865 | D+41.3 | |
| Polk | 3,017 52.2% | 2,765 47.8% | 5,782 | D+4.4 | |
| Yancey | 3,714 65.0% | 2,004 35.0% | 5,718 | D+29.9 | |
| Pender | 3,205 62.0% | 1,961 38.0% | 5,166 | D+24.1 | |
| Scotland | 3,844 75.8% | 1,229 24.2% | 5,073 | D+51.5 | |
| Mitchell | 1,736 34.7% | 3,263 65.3% | 4,999 | R+30.5 | |
| Hertford | 3,953 79.9% | 994 20.1% | 4,947 | D+59.8 | |
| Warren | 2,849 59.9% | 1,909 40.1% | 4,758 | D+19.8 | |
| Caswell | 2,513 58.4% | 1,793 41.6% | 4,306 | D+16.7 | |
| Bertie | 3,332 78.2% | 931 21.8% | 4,263 | D+56.3 | |
| Avery | 1,523 36.4% | 2,656 63.6% | 4,179 | R+27.1 | |
| Alleghany | 2,368 60.1% | 1,573 39.9% | 3,941 | D+20.2 | |
| Swain | 2,294 59.9% | 1,534 40.1% | 3,828 | D+19.9 | |
| Washington | 2,505 68.6% | 1,144 31.4% | 3,649 | D+37.3 | |
| Greene | 2,712 75.1% | 901 24.9% | 3,613 | D+50.1 | |
| Graham | 1,737 55.4% | 1,398 44.6% | 3,135 | D+10.8 | |
| Hoke | 2,254 74.3% | 779 25.7% | 3,033 | D+48.6 | |
| Jones | 2,129 73.3% | 776 26.7% | 2,905 | D+46.6 | |
| Pamlico | 1,864 64.3% | 1,036 35.7% | 2,900 | D+28.6 | |
| Clay | 1,457 53.1% | 1,286 46.9% | 2,743 | D+6.2 | |
| Chowan | 1,696 68.3% | 787 31.7% | 2,483 | D+36.6 | |
| Perquimans | 1,458 60.8% | 941 39.2% | 2,399 | D+21.6 | |
| Dare | 1,476 63.0% | 867 37.0% | 2,343 | D+26.0 | |
| Gates | 1,702 75.4% | 556 24.6% | 2,258 | D+50.8 | |
| Currituck | 1,455 66.3% | 741 33.7% | 2,196 | D+32.5 | |
| Hyde | 1,127 68.7% | 514 31.3% | 1,641 | D+37.4 | |
| Camden | 870 62.0% | 534 38.0% | 1,404 | D+23.9 | |
| Tyrrell | 996 72.7% | 374 27.3% | 1,370 | D+45.4 |
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.
North Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.3 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+40.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+7.8 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+25.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+46.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+47.3 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.8 |