The 1964 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 58.58% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 41.42% of the popular vote.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Elko County, Humboldt County, Pershing County, Lander County, Lincoln County, and Eureka County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Washoe County and Carson City did not vote Democratic again until 2008.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This was also the last election until 1992 that a Democratic presidential candidate carried Nevada, and the last until 2008 in which the party received a majority of the vote.
Results
Results by county County Lyndon B. JohnsonDemocratic Barry GoldwaterRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Churchill 1,565 49.34% 1,607 50.66% -42 -1.32% 3,172 Clark 40,760 63.02% 23,921 36.98% 16,839 26.04% 64,681 Douglas 1,010 47.26% 1,127 52.74% -117 -5.48% 2,137 Elko 2,785 60.01% 1,856 39.99% 929 20.02% 4,641 Esmeralda 187 58.81% 131 41.19% 56 17.62% 318 Eureka 285 53.98% 243 46.02% 42 7.96% 528 Humboldt 1,421 56.23% 1,106 43.77% 315 12.46% 2,527 Lander 391 53.64% 338 46.36% 53 7.28% 729 Lincoln 785 64.08% 440 35.92% 345 28.16% 1,225 Lyon 1,327 48.72% 1,397 51.28% -70 -2.56% 2,724 Mineral 1,440 60.84% 927 39.16% 513 21.68% 2,367 Nye 1,276 60.82% 822 39.18% 454 21.64% 2,098 Ormsby 2,129 51.60% 1,997 48.40% 132 3.20% 4,126 Pershing 738 60.29% 486 39.71% 252 20.58% 1,224 Storey 261 60.28% 172 39.72% 89 20.56% 433 Washoe 20,170 52.36% 18,350 47.64% 1,820 4.72% 38,520 White Pine 2,809 70.52% 1,174 29.48% 1,635 41.04% 3,983Totals79,33958.58%56,09441.42%23,24517.16%135,433
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Eureka Ormsby Washoe
See also United States presidential elections in Nevada
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