1964 United States presidential election in Illinois

1964 United States presidential election in Illinois

←  1960 November 3, 1964 [1] 1968  →
Turnout	84.97%
Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas Arizona Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller Electoral vote 26 0 Popular vote 2,796,833 1,905,946 Percentage 59.47% 40.53%
County Results Johnson   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Goldwater   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

The 1964 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 ^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 59.47% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 40.53% of the popular vote. ^{[3] [4]} As of the 2024 presidential election ^[update] , this is the last election in which Adams County, DeWitt County, Effingham County, Logan County, Menard County, Morgan County, Scott County, Wabash County, and Wayne County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. ^[5]

This was the last time until 1992 that Illinois voted Democrat in a presidential race, after which the state has always gone Democratic. McLean County would not vote Democratic again until 2008.

Primaries

Turnout

Turnout in the preference vote of the primaries was 17.77%, with a total of 917,314 votes cast. ^{[6] [7]}

Turnout in the general election was 84.97%, with a total of 4,702,841 votes cast. ^{[6] [7]} Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 14. ^{[6] [8]}

Democratic

1964 Illinois Democratic presidential primary

←  1960 April 14, 1964 (1964-04-14) 1968  →

Candidate Lyndon B. Johnson George Wallace (write-in) Robert F. Kennedy (write-in) Home state Texas Alabama Massachusetts [9] Popular vote 82,027 3,761 2,894 Percentage 91.63% 4.20% 3.23%

The 1964 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 14, 1964, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1964 presidential election.

In this election, all candidates were write-ins. ^[6]

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. ^[6]

Incumbent president Lyndon B. Johnson overwhelmingly won the primary.

While he received 3.23% of the vote, Robert F. Kennedy was not an active candidate for the nomination.

1968 Illinois Democratic presidential primary ^{[6] [8]}

Candidate	Votes	%
Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent)(write-in)	82,027	91.63
George Wallace (write-in)	3,761	4.20
Robert F. Kennedy (write-in)	2,894	3.23
Other write-ins	841	0.94
Total	89,523	100

Republican

1964 Illinois Republican presidential primary

←  1960 April 14, 1964 (1964-04-14) 1968  →

Candidate Barry Goldwater Margaret Chase Smith Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Home state Arizona Maine Massachusetts Popular vote 512,840 209,521 68,122 Percentage 61.95% 25.31% 8.23%

County map legend:   Goldwater—40-50%   Goldwater—50-60%   Goldwater—60-70%   Goldwater—70-80%   Goldwater—80-90%

The 1964 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 14, 1964, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1964 presidential election.

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. ^[6]

1964 Illinois Republican presidential primary ^{[6] [8]}

Candidate	Votes	%
Barry M. Goldwater	512,840	61.95
Margaret Chase Smith	209,521	25.31
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (write-in)	68,122	8.23
Richard M. Nixon (write-in)	30,313	3.66
George Wallace (write-in)	2,203	0.27
Nelson A. Rockefeller (write-in)	2,048	0.25
William Scranton (write-in)	1,842	0.22
George Romney (write-in)	465	0.06
Other write-ins	437	0.05
Total	827,791	100

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.)	2,796,833	59.47%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	1,905,946	40.53%
	Write-in	Others	62	0.00%
Total votes			4,702,841	100%

Results by county

County	Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic		Barry Goldwater Republican		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total votes cast [10]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	18,321	56.70%	13,993	43.30%			4,328	13.40%	32,314
Alexander	4,763	62.20%	2,895	37.80%			1,868	24.40%	7,658
Bond	3,815	55.51%	3,058	44.49%			757	11.02%	6,873
Boone	3,694	42.23%	5,053	57.77%			-1,359	-15.54%	8,747
Brown	2,083	60.59%	1,355	39.41%			728	21.18%	3,438
Bureau	9,086	48.75%	9,552	51.25%			-466	-2.50%	18,638
Calhoun	1,805	58.36%	1,288	41.64%			517	16.72%	3,093
Carroll	4,062	47.51%	4,487	52.49%			-425	-4.98%	8,549
Cass	4,424	60.94%	2,836	39.06%			1,588	21.88%	7,260
Champaign	25,792	53.96%	22,010	46.04%			3,782	7.92%	47,802
Christian	11,898	65.91%	6,153	34.09%			5,745	31.82%	18,051
Clark	4,464	50.34%	4,403	49.66%			61	0.68%	8,867
Clay	4,551	55.39%	3,665	44.61%			886	10.78%	8,216
Clinton	7,339	61.00%	4,692	39.00%			2,647	22.00%	12,031
Coles	11,377	56.17%	8,878	43.83%			2,499	12.34%	20,255
Cook	1,537,181	63.18%	895,718	36.82%			641,463	26.36%	2,432,899
Crawford	5,624	53.78%	4,834	46.22%			790	7.56%	10,458
Cumberland	3,056	57.58%	2,251	42.42%			805	15.16%	5,307
DeKalb	10,257	46.52%	11,791	53.48%	1	0.00%	-1,534	-6.96%	22,049
DeWitt	4,371	54.80%	3,605	45.20%			766	9.60%	7,976
Douglas	4,695	52.65%	4,223	47.35%			472	5.30%	8,918
DuPage	66,229	40.11%	98,871	59.89%			-32,642	-19.78%	165,100
Edgar	5,966	50.59%	5,827	49.41%			139	1.18%	11,793
Edwards	1,991	46.81%	2,262	53.19%			-271	-6.38%	4,253
Effingham	6,782	57.35%	5,044	42.65%			1,738	14.70%	11,826
Fayette	6,295	58.36%	4,492	41.64%			1,803	16.72%	10,787
Ford	3,427	42.43%	4,650	57.57%			-1,223	-15.14%	8,077
Franklin	13,581	64.06%	7,620	35.94%			5,961	28.12%	21,201
Fulton	13,030	62.60%	7,785	37.40%			5,245	25.20%	20,815
Gallatin	2,845	67.11%	1,394	32.89%			1,451	34.22%	4,239
Greene	4,781	60.45%	3,128	39.55%			1,653	20.90%	7,909
Grundy	5,246	48.72%	5,522	51.28%			-276	-2.56%	10,768
Hamilton	3,133	55.02%	2,561	44.98%			572	10.04%	5,694
Hancock	6,199	52.73%	5,557	47.27%			642	5.46%	11,756
Hardin	1,639	55.32%	1,324	44.68%			315	10.64%	2,963
Henderson	2,271	54.93%	1,863	45.07%			408	9.86%	4,134
Henry	12,085	53.17%	10,644	46.83%			1,441	6.34%	22,729
Iroquois	7,029	42.72%	9,423	57.28%			-2,394	-14.56%	16,452
Jackson	12,165	63.43%	7,013	36.57%			5,152	26.86%	19,178
Jasper	3,406	56.58%	2,614	43.42%			792	13.16%	6,020
Jefferson	9,653	60.71%	6,248	39.29%			3,405	21.42%	15,901
Jersey	3,936	56.41%	3,041	43.59%			895	12.82%	6,977
Jo Daviess	4,818	51.12%	4,607	48.88%			211	2.24%	9,425
Johnson	1,770	44.39%	2,217	55.61%			-447	-11.22%	3,987
Kane	40,703	46.73%	46,391	53.27%			-5,688	-6.54%	87,094
Kankakee	20,792	56.39%	16,082	43.61%			4,710	12.78%	36,874
Kendall	3,430	37.53%	5,710	62.47%			-2,280	-24.94%	9,140
Knox	15,000	53.86%	12,850	46.14%			2,150	7.72%	27,850
Lake	62,785	51.60%	58,840	48.36%	42	0.03%	3,945	3.24%	121,667
LaSalle	30,923	59.31%	21,216	40.69%			9,707	18.62%	52,139
Lawrence	5,136	55.15%	4,176	44.85%			960	10.30%	9,312
Lee	7,315	46.41%	8,445	53.59%			-1,130	-7.18%	15,760
Livingston	8,476	45.29%	10,239	54.71%			-1,763	-9.42%	18,715
Logan	7,712	53.12%	6,805	46.88%			907	6.24%	14,517
Macon	35,045	66.12%	17,957	33.88%			17,088	32.24%	53,002
Macoupin	15,227	64.37%	8,430	35.63%			6,797	28.74%	23,657
Madison	65,115	68.45%	30,009	31.55%			35,106	36.90%	95,124
Marion	12,363	63.65%	7,060	36.35%			5,303	27.30%	19,423
Marshall	3,561	52.60%	3,209	47.40%			352	5.20%	6,770
Mason	4,857	63.16%	2,833	36.84%			2,024	26.32%	7,690
Massac	3,396	52.46%	3,078	47.54%			318	4.92%	6,474
McDonough	6,144	47.08%	6,907	52.92%			-763	-5.84%	13,051
McHenry	18,014	44.46%	22,503	55.54%			-4,489	-11.08%	40,517
McLean	19,550	50.56%	19,120	49.44%			430	1.12%	38,670
Menard	2,491	51.76%	2,322	48.24%			169	3.52%	4,813
Mercer	4,410	51.10%	4,220	48.90%			190	2.20%	8,630
Monroe	4,605	53.92%	3,936	46.08%			669	7.84%	8,541
Montgomery	10,581	62.22%	6,425	37.78%			4,156	24.44%	17,006
Morgan	9,235	56.05%	7,240	43.95%			1,995	12.10%	16,475
Moultrie	3,733	59.96%	2,493	40.04%			1,240	19.92%	6,226
Ogle	6,917	39.87%	10,430	60.13%			-3,513	-20.26%	17,347
Peoria	47,360	58.70%	33,327	41.30%			14,033	17.40%	80,687
Perry	6,639	60.76%	4,287	39.24%			2,352	21.52%	10,926
Piatt	3,897	55.37%	3,141	44.63%			756	10.74%	7,038
Pike	6,576	61.52%	4,113	38.48%			2,463	23.04%	10,689
Pope	1,117	45.67%	1,329	54.33%			-212	-8.66%	2,446
Pulaski	3,332	66.01%	1,716	33.99%			1,616	32.02%	5,048
Putnam	1,359	54.58%	1,131	45.42%			228	9.16%	2,490
Randolph	9,199	61.32%	5,803	38.68%			3,396	22.64%	15,002
Richland	4,239	52.08%	3,901	47.92%			338	4.16%	8,140
Rock Island	41,759	63.78%	23,714	36.22%			18,045	27.56%	65,473
Saline	8,337	59.43%	5,691	40.57%			2,646	18.86%	14,028
Sangamon	43,073	56.55%	33,077	43.43%	16	0.02%	9,996	13.12%	76,166
Schuyler	2,504	50.88%	2,417	49.12%			87	1.76%	4,921
Scott	1,952	54.54%	1,627	45.46%			325	9.08%	3,579
Shelby	7,088	62.34%	4,281	37.66%			2,807	24.68%	11,369
St. Clair	74,005	72.39%	28,226	27.61%			45,779	44.78%	102,231
Stark	1,776	45.62%	2,117	54.38%			-341	-8.76%	3,893
Stephenson	10,854	53.98%	9,252	46.02%			1,602	7.96%	20,106
Tazewell	28,561	62.45%	17,170	37.55%			11,391	24.90%	45,731
Union	5,208	62.37%	3,142	37.63%			2,066	24.74%	8,350
Vermilion	24,765	55.94%	19,506	44.06%			5,259	11.88%	44,271
Wabash	3,721	56.16%	2,905	43.84%			816	12.32%	6,626
Warren	4,670	47.02%	5,258	52.95%	3	0.03%	-588	-5.93%	9,931
Washington	3,670	48.87%	3,840	51.13%			-170	-2.26%	7,510
Wayne	5,198	52.28%	4,745	47.72%			453	4.56%	9,943
White	5,963	59.85%	4,000	40.15%			1,963	19.70%	9,963
Whiteside	12,536	49.21%	12,940	50.79%			-404	-1.58%	25,476
Will	49,663	56.25%	38,619	43.75%			11,044	12.50%	88,282
Williamson	14,613	61.55%	9,130	38.45%			5,483	23.10%	23,743
Winnebago	48,834	55.02%	39,920	44.98%			8,914	10.04%	88,754
Woodford	5,914	48.63%	6,248	51.37%			-334	-2.74%	12,162
Totals	2,796,833	59.47%	1,905,946	40.53%	62	0.00%	890,887	18.94%	4,702,841

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bond
• Cass
• Coles
• Fayette
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Greene
• Hamilton
• Hancock
• Hardin
• Jefferson
• Jersey
• Jo Daviess
• Kankakee
• Marion
• Marshall
• Mason
• Macon
• Moultrie
• Piatt
• Pike
• Pulaski
• Randolph
• Saline
• Schuyler
• Shelby
• Union
• Vermilion
• Will
• Williamson
• Winnebago
• Henry
• LaSalle
• Montgomery
• Perry
• Stephenson
• Adams
• Brown
• Cumberland
• Crawford
• DeWitt
• Douglas
• Edgar
• Logan
• Menard
• Mercer
• Monroe
• Morgan
• Peoria
• Putnam
• Sangamon
• Scott
• Tazewell
• Calhoun
• Henderson
• Knox
• Champaign
• Clark
• Clay
• Effingham
• Lake
• Lawrence
• Jackson
• Jasper
• Massac
• McLean
• Richland
• Wabash
• Wayne
• White

See also

• United States presidential elections in Illinois

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