1964 United States presidential election in Utah
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The 1964 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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November 3, 1964[1]
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 County results
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Utah was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 54.71 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 45.29 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the only presidential race since 1948 where Utah voted Democrat, and the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has exceeded 40% of the state's vote. It also marks the most recent time that Utah, Weber, Wasatch, Duchesne, Juab, Morgan, Beaver, Wayne, and Daggett Counties have voted Democratic, as well as the last time Democrats carried any congressional district in the state.[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) | 219,628 | 54.71% | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 181,785[a] | 45.29% | |
| Total votes | 401,413 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County[6][7][8] | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic |
Barry Goldwater Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,189 | 60.02% | 792 | 39.98% | 397 | 20.04% | 1,981 |
| Box Elder | 5,113 | 42.74% | 6,851 | 57.26% | −1,738 | −14.52% | 11,964 |
| Cache | 6,627 | 41.54% | 9,326 | 58.46% | −2,699 | −16.92% | 15,953 |
| Carbon | 5,672 | 72.70% | 2,130 | 27.30% | 3,542 | 45.40% | 7,802 |
| Daggett | 170 | 60.28% | 112 | 39.72% | 58 | 20.56% | 282 |
| Davis | 14,177 | 49.48% | 14,477 | 50.52% | −300 | −1.04% | 28,654 |
| Duchesne | 1,320 | 51.34% | 1,251 | 48.66% | 69 | 2.68% | 2,571 |
| Emery | 1,434 | 56.52% | 1,103 | 43.48% | 331 | 13.04% | 2,537 |
| Garfield | 658 | 44.49% | 821 | 55.51% | −163 | −11.02% | 1,479 |
| Grand | 1,145 | 50.33% | 1,130 | 49.67% | 15 | 0.66% | 2,275 |
| Iron | 2,053 | 44.87% | 2,522 | 55.13% | −469 | −10.26% | 4,575 |
| Juab | 1,319 | 58.75% | 926 | 41.25% | 393 | 17.50% | 2,245 |
| Kane | 340 | 30.25% | 784 | 69.75% | −444 | −39.50% | 1,124 |
| Millard | 1,462 | 42.56% | 1,973 | 57.44% | −511 | −14.88% | 3,435 |
| Morgan | 835 | 59.35% | 572 | 40.65% | 263 | 18.70% | 1,407 |
| Piute | 273 | 43.06% | 361 | 56.94% | −88 | −13.88% | 634 |
| Rich | 326 | 42.84% | 435 | 57.16% | −109 | −14.32% | 761 |
| Salt Lake | 103,926 | 57.09% | 78,118 | 42.91% | 25,808 | 14.18% | 182,044 |
| San Juan | 993 | 42.01% | 1,371 | 57.99% | −378 | −15.98% | 2,364 |
| Sanpete | 2,547 | 49.29% | 2,620 | 50.71% | −73 | −1.42% | 5,167 |
| Sevier | 1,948 | 42.67% | 2,617 | 57.33% | −669 | −14.66% | 4,565 |
| Summit | 1,497 | 52.86% | 1,335 | 47.14% | 162 | 5.72% | 2,832 |
| Tooele | 5,239 | 67.60% | 2,511 | 32.40% | 2,728 | 35.20% | 7,750 |
| Uintah | 2,142 | 46.78% | 2,437 | 53.22% | −295 | −6.44% | 4,579 |
| Utah | 23,936 | 53.37% | 20,912 | 46.63% | 3,024 | 6.74% | 44,848 |
| Wasatch | 1,420 | 55.08% | 1,158 | 44.92% | 262 | 10.16% | 2,578 |
| Washington | 1,789 | 41.38% | 2,534 | 58.62% | −745 | −17.24% | 4,323 |
| Wayne | 412 | 50.74% | 400 | 49.26% | 12 | 1.48% | 812 |
| Weber | 29,666 | 59.48% | 20,206 | 40.52% | 9,460 | 18.96% | 49,872 |
| Totals | 219,628 | 54.71% | 181,785[a] | 45.29% | 37,843 | 9.43% | 401,413 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
- The commonly cited total for Goldwater is 180,682 but this was a mistake caused by accidentally excluding Goldwater's votes in Emery County. On the original handwritten abstract, this erroneous total is scratched out and corrected to 181,785.