1964 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1964 United States presidential election in Michigan
Flag of Michigan.svg
  1960 November 3, 1964 [1] 1968  

All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout68.8% Decrease2.svg [2]
  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 vote210
Popular vote2,136,6151,060,152
Percentage66.70%33.10%

Michigan 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 Michigan took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 [3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Michigan was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 66.70% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 33.10% of the popular vote. [4] [5] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Livingston County, Allegan County, Antrim County, Grand Traverse County, Midland County, Ionia County, St. Joseph County, Barry County, Newaygo County, Hillsdale County, Emmet County, and Otsego County voted for the Democratic candidate. Kent County would not vote Democratic again until it backed Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election. This is also the best Democratic performance in a presidential election in Michigan to date.

Results

1964 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) 2,136,615 66.70%
Republican Barry Goldwater 1,060,15233.10%
Socialist Workers Clifton DeBerry 3,8170.12%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 1,7040.05%
Prohibition E. Harold Munn 6690.02%
Write-in1450.00%
Total votes3,203,102 100%

Results by county

CountyLyndon Baines Johnson
Democratic
Barry Morris Goldwater
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
# %# %# %# %
Alcona 1,61157.23%1,19942.59%50.18%41214.64%2,815
Alger 2,74373.05%1,01026.90%20.05%1,73346.15%3,755
Allegan 11,93451.45%11,22348.39%370.16%7113.07%23,194
Alpena 7,50865.45%3,95434.47%100.09%3,55430.98%11,472
Antrim 2,68455.19%2,17244.66%70.14%51210.53%4,863
Arenac 2,43663.24%1,41336.68%30.08%1,02326.56%3,852
Baraga 2,56868.74%1,16031.05%80.21%1,40837.69%3,736
Barry 8,10259.36%5,50940.36%390.29%2,59319.00%13,650
Bay 29,75471.34%11,89628.52%560.13%17,85842.82%41,706
Benzie 1,98354.15%1,67445.71%50.14%3098.44%3,662
Berrien 33,65355.94%26,38743.86%1220.20%7,26612.08%60,162
Branch 7,85860.29%5,11039.21%660.51%2,74821.08%13,034
Calhoun 32,93963.31%18,98736.50%990.19%13,95226.82%52,025
Cass 8,78959.62%5,92540.19%280.19%2,86419.43%14,742
Charlevoix 3,75758.45%2,66441.44%70.11%1,09317.00%6,428
Cheboygan 4,02863.12%2,34236.70%110.17%1,68626.42%6,381
Chippewa 6,53761.33%4,09838.45%230.22%2,43922.88%10,658
Clare 2,92756.32%2,25843.45%120.23%66912.87%5,197
Clinton 8,93260.20%5,89139.70%140.09%3,04120.50%14,837
Crawford 1,46467.78%69632.22%00.00%76835.56%2,160
Delta 10,04669.25%4,43430.56%270.19%5,61238.68%14,507
Dickinson 7,92170.12%3,36529.79%110.10%4,55640.33%11,297
Eaton 12,59058.41%8,91941.38%460.21%3,67117.03%21,555
Emmet 4,19760.50%2,73139.37%90.13%1,46621.13%6,937
Genesee 100,34667.40%48,31132.45%2210.15%52,03534.95%148,878
Gladwin 2,72558.19%1,94141.45%170.36%78416.74%4,683
Gogebic 7,94570.19%3,35029.60%240.21%4,59540.60%11,319
Grand Traverse 7,47554.59%6,19845.26%200.15%1,2779.33%13,693
Gratiot 7,38357.78%5,36942.02%260.20%2,01415.76%12,778
Hillsdale 6,56450.15%6,42049.05%1060.81%1441.10%13,090
Houghton 9,76165.99%5,02433.97%60.04%4,73732.03%14,791
Huron 7,34953.93%6,26345.96%140.10%1,0867.97%13,626
Ingham 53,68561.83%32,96537.97%1790.21%20,72023.86%86,829
Ionia 10,36264.31%5,69835.36%530.33%4,66428.95%16,113
Iosco 4,33661.56%2,70438.39%40.06%1,63223.17%7,044
Iron 6,01171.36%2,39928.48%130.15%3,61242.88%8,423
Isabella 7,04060.03%4,67239.84%150.13%2,36820.19%11,727
Jackson 28,21957.30%20,94042.52%880.18%7,27914.78%49,247
Kalamazoo 40,78959.89%27,10039.79%2150.32%13,68920.10%68,104
Kalkaska 1,22058.54%86141.31%30.14%35917.23%2,084
Kent 86,86056.42%66,83043.41%2690.17%20,03013.01%153,959
Keweenaw 86069.64%37430.28%10.08%48639.35%1,235
Lake 1,97871.41%79128.56%10.04%1,18742.85%2,770
Lapeer 8,59558.77%6,01241.11%170.12%2,58317.66%14,624
Leelanau 2,36953.22%2,07446.60%80.18%2956.63%4,451
Lenawee 16,81559.50%11,38540.29%600.21%5,43019.21%28,260
Livingston 9,69858.99%6,72340.89%200.12%2,97518.10%16,441
Luce 1,45962.59%87137.37%10.04%58825.23%2,331
Mackinac 2,74858.26%1,96741.70%20.04%78116.56%4,717
Macomb 131,45074.47%44,68425.31%3870.22%86,76649.15%176,521
Manistee 5,52065.37%2,91834.56%60.07%2,60230.81%8,444
Marquette 14,04567.86%6,61531.96%360.17%7,43035.90%20,696
Mason 5,99360.87%3,84239.02%110.11%2,15121.85%9,846
Mecosta 4,21454.89%3,45444.99%90.12%7609.90%7,677
Menominee 7,11966.64%3,54533.19%180.17%3,57433.46%10,682
Midland 12,58758.13%9,02041.65%480.22%3,56716.47%21,655
Missaukee 1,28841.89%1,78658.08%10.03%-498-16.20%3,075
Monroe 26,52869.61%11,49930.17%840.22%15,02939.43%38,111
Montcalm 8,97063.27%5,18136.55%260.18%3,78926.73%14,177
Montmorency 1,36961.23%86338.60%40.18%50622.63%2,236
Muskegon 36,76962.28%22,14637.51%1190.20%14,62324.77%59,034
Newaygo 5,45752.48%4,93147.42%110.11%5265.06%10,399
Oakland 182,79761.44%114,02538.33%6860.23%68,77223.12%297,508
Oceana 3,77355.95%2,95843.87%120.18%81512.09%6,743
Ogemaw 2,81263.55%1,60936.36%40.09%1,20327.19%4,425
Ontonagon 3,48567.67%1,65832.19%70.14%1,82735.48%5,150
Osceola 2,89150.81%2,77948.84%200.35%1121.97%5,690
Oscoda 93054.04%78445.55%70.41%1468.48%1,721
Otsego 2,24564.85%1,21435.07%30.09%1,03129.78%3,462
Ottawa 20,15145.05%24,51254.79%720.16%-4,361-9.75%44,735
Presque Isle 3,56566.80%1,77033.16%20.04%1,79533.63%5,337
Roscommon 2,34557.56%1,72242.27%70.17%62315.29%4,074
Saginaw 45,30961.58%28,14638.25%1270.17%17,16323.32%73,582
Sanilac 6,26645.16%7,59054.71%180.13%-1,324-9.54%13,874
Schoolcraft 2,67565.63%1,39734.27%40.10%1,27831.35%4,076
Shiawassee 13,67663.60%7,78636.21%410.19%5,89027.39%21,503
St. Clair 24,66259.09%17,01140.76%620.15%7,65118.33%41,735
St. Joseph 9,28455.85%7,30743.96%320.19%1,97711.89%16,623
Tuscola 9,37455.45%7,50944.42%220.13%1,86511.03%16,905
Van Buren 11,33658.12%8,12041.63%480.25%3,21616.49%19,504
Washtenaw 42,08962.00%25,59537.70%2060.30%16,49424.30%67,890
Wayne 831,67475.97%260,90123.83%2,1490.20%570,77352.14%1,094,724
Wexford 4,41459.28%3,01640.50%160.21%1,39818.78%7,446
Totals2,136,61566.70%1,060,15233.10%6,3350.20%1,076,46333.61%3,203,102

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