Election 1964 Results
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1964 presidential election in Ohio
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) beat Barry Goldwater (Republican) in Ohio in 1964, 62.9% to 37.1%, a margin of 25.9 points and 1,027,466 votes.
Ohio voted 3.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+22.6.
Ohio changed party: in 1960 it went Republican, for Richard Nixon.
Democrats led in 83 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 689,347 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.0 points. The closest was Hancock, where 63 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 | 2,498,331 | 62.9% |
| Barry Goldwater | Republican | 1,470,865 | 37.1% |
| Total | 3,969,196 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 492,911 71.5% | 196,436 28.5% | 689,347 | D+43.0 | |
| Hamilton | 199,127 55.3% | 161,179 44.7% | 360,306 | D+10.5 | |
| Franklin | 154,527 54.1% | 131,345 45.9% | 285,872 | D+8.1 | |
| Summit | 142,319 67.7% | 68,000 32.3% | 210,319 | D+35.3 | |
| Montgomery | 126,633 63.8% | 71,979 36.2% | 198,612 | D+27.5 | |
| Lucas | 128,110 68.9% | 57,782 31.1% | 185,892 | D+37.8 | |
| Stark | 88,704 62.3% | 53,632 37.7% | 142,336 | D+24.6 | |
| Mahoning | 90,934 72.9% | 33,775 27.1% | 124,709 | D+45.8 | |
| Lorain | 55,755 67.6% | 26,683 32.4% | 82,438 | D+35.3 | |
| Trumbull | 54,342 66.8% | 27,059 33.2% | 81,401 | D+33.5 | |
| Butler | 42,278 57.4% | 31,413 42.6% | 73,691 | D+14.7 | |
| Lake | 38,552 62.3% | 23,282 37.7% | 61,834 | D+24.7 | |
| Clark | 34,275 64.2% | 19,112 35.8% | 53,387 | D+28.4 | |
| Jefferson | 33,039 73.7% | 11,784 26.3% | 44,823 | D+47.4 | |
| Columbiana | 28,706 64.5% | 15,827 35.5% | 44,533 | D+28.9 | |
| Richland | 24,799 56.8% | 18,833 43.2% | 43,632 | D+13.7 | |
| Allen | 18,990 48.8% | 19,897 51.2% | 38,887 | R+2.3 | |
| Licking | 23,364 60.7% | 15,096 39.3% | 38,460 | D+21.5 | |
| Belmont | 28,180 74.4% | 9,693 25.6% | 37,873 | D+48.8 | |
| Ashtabula | 24,104 64.6% | 13,183 35.4% | 37,287 | D+29.3 | |
| Greene | 21,276 59.4% | 14,571 40.6% | 35,847 | D+18.7 | |
| Scioto | 21,559 61.6% | 13,465 38.4% | 35,024 | D+23.1 | |
| Portage | 23,308 68.3% | 10,842 31.7% | 34,150 | D+36.5 | |
| Tuscarawas | 23,623 70.3% | 9,962 29.7% | 33,585 | D+40.7 | |
| Muskingum | 20,792 64.1% | 11,635 35.9% | 32,427 | D+28.2 | |
| Miami | 19,379 59.9% | 12,985 40.1% | 32,364 | D+19.8 | |
| Clermont | 16,523 55.3% | 13,367 44.7% | 29,890 | D+10.6 | |
| Wood | 16,304 57.3% | 12,142 42.7% | 28,446 | D+14.6 | |
| Fairfield | 15,611 57.6% | 11,480 42.4% | 27,091 | D+15.2 | |
| Erie | 15,968 61.5% | 9,981 38.5% | 25,949 | D+23.1 | |
| Medina | 14,729 59.0% | 10,221 41.0% | 24,950 | D+18.1 | |
| Wayne | 14,806 60.0% | 9,890 40.0% | 24,696 | D+19.9 | |
| Marion | 14,400 58.9% | 10,050 41.1% | 24,450 | D+17.8 | |
| Seneca | 14,518 60.4% | 9,536 39.6% | 24,054 | D+20.7 | |
| Warren | 12,406 53.0% | 10,982 47.0% | 23,388 | D+6.1 | |
| Hancock | 11,547 49.9% | 11,610 50.1% | 23,157 | R+0.3 | |
| Ross | 12,704 56.9% | 9,623 43.1% | 22,327 | D+13.8 | |
| Sandusky | 13,481 62.0% | 8,254 38.0% | 21,735 | D+24.0 | |
| Geauga | 12,212 56.4% | 9,423 43.6% | 21,635 | D+12.9 | |
| Darke | 12,433 59.2% | 8,581 40.8% | 21,014 | D+18.3 | |
| Crawford | 11,968 57.2% | 8,970 42.8% | 20,938 | D+14.3 | |
| Lawrence | 12,635 62.0% | 7,757 38.0% | 20,392 | D+23.9 | |
| Washington | 11,193 55.8% | 8,873 44.2% | 20,066 | D+11.6 | |
| Knox | 11,222 60.7% | 7,258 39.3% | 18,480 | D+21.5 | |
| Huron | 10,780 58.5% | 7,655 41.5% | 18,435 | D+17.0 | |
| Athens | 10,633 63.1% | 6,211 36.9% | 16,844 | D+26.3 | |
| Auglaize | 8,632 52.0% | 7,954 48.0% | 16,586 | D+4.1 | |
| Delaware | 8,080 49.0% | 8,395 51.0% | 16,475 | R+1.9 | |
| Guernsey | 9,503 59.6% | 6,429 40.4% | 15,932 | D+19.3 | |
| Ashland | 8,493 53.7% | 7,308 46.3% | 15,801 | D+7.5 | |
| Ottawa | 9,618 63.0% | 5,639 37.0% | 15,257 | D+26.1 | |
| Shelby | 10,004 65.8% | 5,190 34.2% | 15,194 | D+31.7 | |
| Logan | 8,484 55.9% | 6,683 44.1% | 15,167 | D+11.9 | |
| Mercer | 10,081 69.7% | 4,373 30.3% | 14,454 | D+39.5 | |
| Coshocton | 8,382 58.4% | 5,965 41.6% | 14,347 | D+16.8 | |
| Van Wert | 7,695 55.4% | 6,194 44.6% | 13,889 | D+10.8 | |
| Defiance | 8,707 63.3% | 5,048 36.7% | 13,755 | D+26.6 | |
| Preble | 7,574 56.5% | 5,839 43.5% | 13,413 | D+12.9 | |
| Highland | 7,281 54.9% | 5,985 45.1% | 13,266 | D+9.8 | |
| Williams | 7,547 57.2% | 5,653 42.8% | 13,200 | D+14.3 | |
| Hardin | 7,324 56.3% | 5,679 43.7% | 13,003 | D+12.7 | |
| Champaign | 7,138 56.1% | 5,588 43.9% | 12,726 | D+12.2 | |
| Pickaway | 7,310 57.9% | 5,317 42.1% | 12,627 | D+15.8 | |
| Clinton | 6,514 51.7% | 6,082 48.3% | 12,596 | D+3.4 | |
| Putnam | 7,014 57.3% | 5,221 42.7% | 12,235 | D+14.7 | |
| Jackson | 7,056 58.8% | 4,949 41.2% | 12,005 | D+17.6 | |
| Perry | 7,816 66.7% | 3,895 33.3% | 11,711 | D+33.5 | |
| Fulton | 5,604 48.4% | 5,973 51.6% | 11,577 | R+3.2 | |
| Henry | 5,845 53.4% | 5,094 46.6% | 10,939 | D+6.9 | |
| Brown | 6,983 64.1% | 3,904 35.9% | 10,887 | D+28.3 | |
| Fayette | 6,128 57.3% | 4,567 42.7% | 10,695 | D+14.6 | |
| Union | 4,985 47.5% | 5,504 52.5% | 10,489 | R+4.9 | |
| Madison | 5,264 51.6% | 4,945 48.4% | 10,209 | D+3.1 | |
| Wyandot | 5,273 56.0% | 4,139 44.0% | 9,412 | D+12.0 | |
| Gallia | 4,740 51.8% | 4,408 48.2% | 9,148 | D+3.6 | |
| Meigs | 5,133 56.4% | 3,973 43.6% | 9,106 | D+12.7 | |
| Hocking | 5,951 67.6% | 2,858 32.4% | 8,809 | D+35.1 | |
| Morrow | 4,572 52.2% | 4,194 47.8% | 8,766 | D+4.3 | |
| Adams | 5,005 57.5% | 3,702 42.5% | 8,707 | D+15.0 | |
| Carroll | 5,050 58.0% | 3,655 42.0% | 8,705 | D+16.0 | |
| Harrison | 5,159 63.8% | 2,928 36.2% | 8,087 | D+27.6 | |
| Pike | 5,331 67.5% | 2,567 32.5% | 7,898 | D+35.0 | |
| Paulding | 4,465 57.8% | 3,254 42.2% | 7,719 | D+15.7 | |
| Monroe | 4,776 71.1% | 1,944 28.9% | 6,720 | D+42.1 | |
| Holmes | 3,559 62.8% | 2,106 37.2% | 5,665 | D+25.6 | |
| Morgan | 3,053 57.2% | 2,281 42.8% | 5,334 | D+14.5 | |
| Noble | 2,925 56.5% | 2,250 43.5% | 5,175 | D+13.0 | |
| Vinton | 2,618 57.7% | 1,919 42.3% | 4,537 | D+15.4 |
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.
Ohio in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+11.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.0 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+8.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+3.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+4.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+18.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+25.9 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.5 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+20.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+34.6 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+19.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+25.4 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+5.0 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+4.1 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+8.0 |