Election in Montana
Main article: 1964 United States presidential election
1964 United States presidential election in Montana
Nominee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Texas
Arizona
Running mate
Hubert Humphrey
William E. Miller
Electoral vote
4
0
Popular vote
164,246
113,032
Percentage
59.0%
40.6%
County Results
Johnson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Goldwater
40-50%
50-60%
President before election
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Elected President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
The 1964 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the 1964 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana powerfully voted for the Democratic nominee, President Lyndon B. Johnson , over the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater . Johnson won Montana by a large margin of 18.38%. This is the last presidential election where a Democrat won Montana by a majority of the popular vote (Bill Clinton would win the state by a plurality in 1992 ). As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate: Yellowstone , Flathead , Ravalli , Park , Custer , Richland , Fergus , Granite , Powell , Teton , Carbon , Chouteau , Wheatland , Judith Basin , Pondera , Golden Valley , Toole , Liberty , Treasure , Musselshell , Phillips , Daniels , and Petroleum .[1]
Results [ ]
United States presidential election in Montana, 1964[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson
164,246
58.95%
4
Republican
Barry Goldwater
113,032
40.57%
0
States' Rights
John Kasper
519
0.19%
0
Prohibition
E. Harold Munn
499
0.18%
0
Militant Workers
Clifton DeBerry
332
0.12%
0
Totals
278,628
100.00%
4
Results by county [ ]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Democratic
Barry Morris Goldwater Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Beaverhead
1,469
45.47%
1,754
54.29%
8
0.25%
-285
-8.82%
3,231
Big Horn
2,509
62.83%
1,481
37.09%
3
0.08%
1,028
25.75%
3,993
Blaine
1,742
64.45%
961
35.55%
0
0.00%
781
28.89%
2,703
Broadwater
595
49.42%
609
50.58%
0
0.00%
-14
-1.16%
1,204
Carbon
2,098
57.75%
1,535
42.25%
0
0.00%
563
15.50%
3,633
Carter
453
44.02%
576
55.98%
0
0.00%
-123
-11.95%
1,029
Cascade
17,609
65.92%
8,986
33.64%
119
0.45%
8,623
32.28%
26,714
Chouteau
1,827
55.77%
1,444
44.08%
5
0.15%
383
11.69%
3,276
Custer
2,790
54.70%
2,302
45.13%
9
0.18%
488
9.57%
5,101
Daniels
987
57.05%
742
42.89%
1
0.06%
245
14.16%
1,730
Dawson
2,691
58.03%
1,938
41.79%
8
0.17%
753
16.24%
4,637
Deer Lodge
4,835
77.25%
1,415
22.61%
9
0.14%
3,420
54.64%
6,259
Fallon
765
47.96%
827
51.85%
3
0.19%
-62
-3.89%
1,595
Fergus
3,300
52.44%
2,980
47.35%
13
0.21%
320
5.09%
6,293
Flathead
8,015
55.78%
6,325
44.02%
30
0.21%
1,690
11.76%
14,370
Gallatin
5,600
49.79%
5,621
49.97%
27
0.24%
-21
-0.19%
11,248
Garfield
384
42.86%
509
56.81%
3
0.33%
-125
-13.95%
896
Glacier
2,218
59.99%
1,458
39.44%
21
0.57%
760
20.56%
3,697
Golden Valley
352
58.28%
252
41.72%
0
0.00%
100
16.56%
604
Granite
658
55.43%
527
44.40%
2
0.17%
131
11.04%
1,187
Hill
4,491
68.00%
2,101
31.81%
12
0.18%
2,390
36.19%
6,604
Jefferson
967
59.29%
662
40.59%
2
0.12%
305
18.70%
1,631
Judith Basin
822
54.73%
678
45.14%
2
0.13%
144
9.59%
1,502
Lake
3,148
52.59%
2,828
47.24%
10
0.17%
320
5.35%
5,986
Lewis and Clark
7,506
54.84%
6,155
44.97%
26
0.19%
1,351
9.87%
13,687
Liberty
619
53.59%
533
46.15%
3
0.26%
86
7.45%
1,155
Lincoln
3,140
66.68%
1,554
33.00%
15
0.32%
1,586
33.68%
4,709
McCone
891
59.12%
615
40.81%
1
0.07%
276
18.31%
1,507
Madison
1,125
46.82%
1,276
53.10%
2
0.08%
-151
-6.28%
2,403
Meagher
405
44.36%
506
55.42%
2
0.22%
-101
-11.06%
913
Mineral
901
70.72%
368
28.89%
5
0.39%
533
41.84%
1,274
Missoula
12,900
61.42%
8,065
38.40%
39
0.19%
4,835
23.02%
21,004
Musselshell
1,189
59.10%
823
40.90%
0
0.00%
366
18.19%
2,012
Park
2,824
51.79%
2,619
48.03%
10
0.18%
205
3.76%
5,453
Petroleum
210
52.37%
190
47.38%
1
0.25%
20
4.99%
401
Phillips
1,612
56.42%
1,242
43.47%
3
0.11%
370
12.95%
2,857
Pondera
1,759
61.14%
1,110
38.58%
8
0.28%
649
22.56%
2,877
Powder River
449
40.86%
649
59.05%
1
0.09%
-200
-18.20%
1,099
Powell
1,896
62.37%
1,140
37.50%
4
0.13%
756
24.87%
3,040
Prairie
488
46.56%
555
52.96%
5
0.48%
-67
-6.39%
1,048
Ravalli
3,300
58.28%
2,350
41.50%
12
0.21%
950
16.78%
5,662
Richland
2,320
56.16%
1,784
43.19%
27
0.65%
536
12.98%
4,131
Roosevelt
2,463
60.40%
1,612
39.53%
3
0.07%
851
20.87%
4,078
Rosebud
1,212
52.22%
1,105
47.61%
4
0.17%
107
4.61%
2,321
Sanders
1,836
60.94%
1,163
38.60%
14
0.46%
673
22.34%
3,013
Sheridan
1,905
69.17%
837
30.39%
12
0.44%
1,068
38.78%
2,754
Silver Bow
15,751
74.16%
4,873
22.94%
615
2.90%
10,878
51.22%
21,239
Stillwater
1,130
49.76%
1,140
50.20%
1
0.04%
-10
-0.44%
2,271
Sweet Grass
653
43.13%
856
56.54%
5
0.33%
-203
-13.41%
1,514
Teton
1,808
56.52%
1,388
43.39%
3
0.09%
420
13.13%
3,199
Toole
1,649
57.38%
1,223
42.55%
2
0.07%
426
14.82%
2,874
Treasure
285
53.17%
251
46.83%
0
0.00%
34
6.34%
536
Valley
3,032
59.16%
2,077
40.53%
16
0.31%
955
18.63%
5,125
Wheatland
790
57.54%
583
42.46%
0
0.00%
207
15.08%
1,373
Wibaux
427
57.94%
308
41.79%
2
0.27%
119
16.15%
737
Yellowstone
17,446
52.49%
15,571
46.85%
222
0.67%
1,875
5.64%
33,239
Totals
164,246
58.95%
113,032
40.57%
1,350
0.48%
51,214
18.38%
278,628
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