1964 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1964 United States presidential election in Colorado
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  1960 November 3, 1964 1968  
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Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Texas Arizona
Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller
Electoral vote60
Popular vote476,024296,767
Percentage61.27%38.19%

Colorado Presidential Election Results 1964.svg
County Results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

The 1964 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose six [1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Colorado was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 61.27% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 38.19% of the popular vote. [2] [3]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Archuleta County, Baca County, Crowley County, Custer County, Delta County, Douglas County, El Paso County, Fremont County, Grand County, Jackson County, Kiowa County, Kit Carson County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Mesa County, Moffat County, Montezuma County, Montrose County, Morgan County, Park County, Rio Blanco County, Rio Grande County, Sedgwick County, Teller County, Weld County, or Yuma County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Colorado would not back a Democrat in a presidential election again until 1992. Arapahoe County, Jefferson County and Ouray County would not vote Democratic again until 2008, and Chaffee County would not vote Democratic again until 2012. [4] This was the last time until 2020 that a Democrat would carry Colorado by a double-digit margin.

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Colorado
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas (incumbent) Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota 476,02461.27%6100.00%
Republican Barry Goldwater of Arizona William E. Miller of New York 296,76738.19%00.00%
Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry of Illinois Ed Shaw of Michigan 2,5370.33%00.00%
Prohibition Earle Harold Munn of Michigan Mark R. Shaw of Massachusetts 1,3560.17%00.00%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass of New York Henning A. Blomen of Massachusetts 3020.04%00.00%
Total776,986100.00%3100.00%

Results by county

County [5] Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Barry Goldwater
Republican [6]
Clifton DeBerry
Socialist Workers
E. Harold Munn
Prohibition
Eric Hass
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 35,49868.99%15,65230.42%2180.42%640.12%220.04%19,84638.57%51,454
Alamosa 2,48162.40%1,48837.42%10.03%50.13%10.03%99324.98%3,976
Arapahoe 27,94054.40%23,07144.92%2400.47%860.17%210.04%4,8699.48%51,358
Archuleta 63262.70%37036.71%20.20%40.40%00.00%26225.99%1,008
Baca 1,36652.18%1,24147.40%10.04%70.27%30.11%1254.78%2,618
Bent 1,73764.43%93734.76%20.07%190.70%10.04%80029.67%2,696
Boulder 22,73756.38%17,37343.08%1220.30%820.20%160.04%5,36413.30%40,330
Chaffee 2,46362.34%1,47637.36%30.08%70.18%20.05%98724.98%3,951
Cheyenne 73557.29%54542.48%10.08%20.16%00.00%19014.81%1,283
Clear Creek 1,08661.46%67638.26%10.06%30.17%10.06%41023.20%1,767
Conejos 2,03366.09%1,03133.52%60.20%40.13%20.07%1,00232.57%3,076
Costilla 1,28480.81%29918.82%10.06%20.13%30.19%98561.99%1,589
Crowley 96758.15%69041.49%40.24%20.12%00.00%27716.66%1,663
Custer 40652.93%35846.68%10.13%20.26%00.00%486.25%767
Delta 3,92757.53%2,88342.24%10.01%130.19%20.03%1,04415.29%6,826
Denver 143,48065.73%73,27933.57%1,0450.48%3810.17%1030.05%70,20132.16%218,288
Dolores 49660.64%32239.36%00.00%00.00%00.00%17421.28%818
Douglas 1,44251.67%1,33647.87%30.11%60.21%40.14%1063.80%2,791
Eagle 1,29966.79%64433.11%10.05%10.05%00.00%65533.68%1,945
El Paso 27,84453.75%23,82245.98%370.07%940.18%100.02%4,0227.77%51,807
Elbert 85748.01%92451.76%40.22%00.00%00.00%-67-3.75%1,785
Fremont 5,18157.01%3,87542.64%80.09%230.25%10.01%1,30614.37%9,088
Garfield 3,19658.24%2,28241.58%20.04%60.11%20.04%91416.66%5,488
Gilpin 36360.50%23338.83%10.17%10.17%20.33%13021.67%600
Grand 90252.32%81447.22%80.46%00.00%00.00%885.10%1,724
Gunnison 1,54063.04%90336.96%00.00%00.00%00.00%63726.08%2,443
Hinsdale 9446.77%10753.23%00.00%00.00%00.00%-13-6.46%201
Huerfano 2,73475.23%89524.63%40.11%10.03%00.00%1,83950.60%3,634
Jackson 38451.82%35447.77%10.13%10.13%10.13%304.05%741
Jefferson 43,16256.19%33,39843.48%1220.16%1100.14%200.03%9,76412.71%76,812
Kiowa 70154.77%57945.23%00.00%00.00%00.00%1229.54%1,280
Kit Carson 1,90658.95%1,31640.71%20.06%80.25%10.03%59018.24%3,233
La Plata 4,44255.48%3,55044.34%30.04%120.15%00.00%89211.14%8,007
Lake 2,36277.42%68122.32%20.07%50.16%10.03%1,68155.10%3,051
Larimer 12,77651.97%11,63647.33%960.39%640.26%130.05%1,1404.64%24,585
Las Animas 6,59177.97%1,83321.68%90.11%120.14%80.09%4,75856.29%8,453
Lincoln 1,32754.41%1,10445.26%80.33%00.00%00.00%2239.15%2,439
Logan 4,22254.61%3,49745.23%50.06%70.09%00.00%7259.38%7,731
Mesa 12,71660.32%8,31739.45%80.04%380.18%30.01%4,39920.87%21,082
Mineral 20469.15%8930.17%10.34%10.34%00.00%11538.98%295
Moffat 1,65753.40%1,43846.34%70.23%10.03%00.00%2197.06%3,103
Montezuma 2,68656.69%2,03542.95%20.04%120.25%30.06%65113.74%4,738
Montrose 4,00959.76%2,67839.92%80.12%100.15%40.06%1,33119.84%6,709
Morgan 4,27156.80%3,22842.93%20.03%180.24%10.01%1,04313.87%7,520
Otero 5,99962.26%3,60537.41%30.03%270.28%20.02%2,39424.85%9,636
Ouray 45655.61%35843.66%30.37%30.37%00.00%9811.95%820
Park 51551.04%49348.86%10.10%00.00%00.00%222.18%1,009
Phillips 1,24355.00%1,01244.78%50.22%00.00%00.00%23110.22%2,260
Pitkin 95863.70%54035.90%20.13%30.20%10.07%41827.80%1,504
Prowers 3,75964.57%2,04435.11%50.09%140.24%00.00%1,71529.46%5,822
Pueblo 34,93371.97%13,10327.00%3970.82%860.18%170.04%21,83044.97%48,536
Rio Blanco 1,13452.70%1,01547.17%10.05%10.05%10.05%1195.53%2,152
Rio Grande 2,16155.88%1,69943.94%10.03%60.16%00.00%46211.94%3,867
Routt 1,85362.52%1,09536.94%40.13%80.27%40.13%75825.58%2,964
Saguache 1,09963.71%62236.06%20.12%10.06%10.06%47727.65%1,725
San Juan 27868.30%12931.70%00.00%00.00%00.00%14936.60%407
San Miguel 63665.57%33234.23%10.10%10.10%00.00%30431.34%970
Sedgwick 94251.22%89548.67%10.05%10.05%00.00%472.55%1,839
Summit 48358.33%34441.55%10.12%00.00%00.00%13916.78%828
Teller 68554.19%57745.65%10.08%10.08%00.00%1088.54%1,264
Washington 1,34148.25%1,43451.60%40.14%00.00%00.00%-93-3.35%2,779
Weld 17,26858.18%12,20441.12%1470.50%430.14%170.06%5,06417.06%29,679
Yuma 2,14551.43%2,00748.12%20.05%160.38%10.02%1383.31%4,171
Total476,02461.27%296,76738.19%2,5370.33%1,3560.17%3020.04%179,25723.08%776,986

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References

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  2. "1964 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado" . Retrieved May 30, 2017.
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  4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
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