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  
  37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg Goldwater and Miller (cropped).jpg
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.

Contents

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. [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 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 Lyndon Baines Johnson [5]
Democratic
Barry Morris Goldwater [5]
Republican
Clifton DeBerry [5]
Socialist Workers
Earle Harold Munn [5]
Prohibition
Eric Hass [5]
Socialist Labor
Margin
 %# %# %# %# %# %#
Costilla 80.81%1,28418.82%2990.06%10.13%20.19%361.99%985
Las Animas 77.97%6,59121.68%1,8330.11%90.14%120.09%856.29%4,758
Lake 77.42%2,36222.32%6810.07%20.16%50.03%155.10%1,681
Huerfano 75.23%2,73424.63%8950.11%40.03%10.00%050.61%1,839
Pueblo 71.97%34,93327.00%13,1030.82%3970.18%860.04%1744.98%21,830
Mineral 69.15%20430.17%890.34%10.34%10.00%038.98%115
Adams 68.99%35,49830.42%15,6520.42%2180.12%640.04%2238.57%19,846
San Juan 68.30%27831.70%1290.00%00.00%00.00%036.61%149
Eagle 66.79%1,29933.11%6440.05%10.05%133.68%655
San Miguel 66.25%63633.54%3220.10%0.10%32.71%314
Conejos 66.09%2,03333.52%1,0310.20%60.13%40.07%232.57%1,002
Denver 65.73%143,48033.57%73,2790.48%1,0450.17%3810.05%10332.16%70,201
Bent 64.43%1,73734.76%9370.07%20.70%190.04%129.67%800
Prowers 64.57%3,75935.11%2,0440.09%50.24%140.00%029.46%1,715
Pitkin 63.70%95835.90%5400.13%20.20%30.07%127.79%418
Saguache 63.71%1,09936.06%6220.12%0.06%10.06%27.65%477
Gunnison 63.04%1,54036.96%9030.00%00.00%00.00%026.07%637
Archuleta 62.70%63236.71%3700.20%20.40%425.99%262
Routt 62.52%1,85336.94%1,0950.13%40.27%80.13%425.57%758
Chaffee 62.34%2,46337.36%1,4760.08%30.18%70.05%224.98%987
Alamosa 62.40%2,48137.42%1,4880.03%10.13%50.03%124.97%993
Otero 62.26%5,99937.41%3,6050.03%30.28%270.02%224.84%2,394
Clear Creek 61.46%1,08638.26%6760.06%10.17%30.06%123.20%410
Gilpin 60.50%36338.83%2330.17%0.17%10.33%221.67%130
Dolores 60.64%49639.36%3220.00%00.00%00.00%021.27%174
Mesa 60.32%12,71639.45%8,3170.04%80.18%380.01%320.87%4,399
Montrose 59.76%4,00939.92%2,6780.12%0.15%100.06%419.84%1,331
Kit Carson 58.95%1,90640.71%1,3160.06%20.25%80.03%118.25%590
Weld 58.18%17,26841.12%12,2040.50%1470.14%430.06%1717.06%5,064
Summit 58.33%48341.55%3440.12%10.00%00.00%016.79%139
Crowley 58.15%96741.49%6900.24%40.12%216.66%277
Garfield 58.24%3,19641.58%2,2820.04%20.11%60.04%216.65%914
Delta 57.53%3,92742.24%2,8830.01%10.19%130.03%15.29%1,044
Cheyenne 57.29%73542.48%5450.08%0.16%20.00%014.81%190
Fremont 57.01%5,18142.64%3,8750.09%80.25%230.01%114.37%1,306
Morgan 56.80%4,27142.93%3,2280.03%20.24%1813.87%1,043
Montezuma 56.69%2,68642.95%2,0350.04%0.25%120.06%313.74%651
Boulder 56.38%22,73743.08%17,3730.30%1220.20%820.04%1613.30%5,364
Jefferson 56.19%43,16243.48%33,3980.16%0.14%1100.03%2012.71%9,764
Ouray 55.61%45643.66%3580.37%30.37%30.00%011.95%98
Rio Grande 55.88%2,16143.94%1,6990.03%10.16%611.95%462
La Plata 55.48%4,44244.34%3,5500.04%30.15%1211.14%892
Phillips 55.00%1,24344.78%1,0120.22%50.00%010.22%231
Kiowa 54.77%70145.23%5790.00%00.00%09.53%122
Arapahoe 54.40%27,94044.92%23,0710.47%2400.17%860.04%219.48%4,869
Logan 54.61%4,22245.23%3,4970.06%50.09%70.00%09.38%725
Lincoln 54.41%1,32745.26%1,1040.33%80.00%09.14%223
Teller 54.19%68545.65%5770.08%10.08%18.54%108
El Paso 53.75%27,84445.98%23,8220.07%370.18%940.02%107.76%4,022
Moffat 53.40%1,65746.34%1,4380.23%70.03%10.00%07.06%219
Custer 52.93%40646.68%3580.13%10.26%26.26%48
Rio Blanco 52.70%1,13447.17%1,0150.05%0.05%10.05%15.53%119
Grand 52.32%90247.22%8140.46%80.00%00.00%05.10%88
Baca 52.18%1,36647.40%1,2410.04%10.27%70.11%34.77%125
Larimer 51.97%12,77647.33%11,6360.39%960.26%640.05%134.64%1,140
Jackson 51.82%38447.77%3540.13%10.13%10.13%14.05%30
Douglas 51.67%1,44247.87%1,3360.11%30.21%60.14%43.80%106
Yuma 51.43%2,14548.12%2,0070.05%20.38%160.02%13.31%138
Sedgwick 51.22%94248.67%8950.05%10.05%10.00%02.56%47
Park 51.04%51548.86%4930.10%0.00%002.18%22
Washington 48.25%1,34151.60%1,4340.14%4-3.35%-93
Elbert 48.01%85751.76%9240.22%-3.75%-67
Hinsdale 46.77%9453.23%1070.00%0-6.47%-13

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