Election in North Carolina
Main article: 1964 United States presidential election
1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina
Nominee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Texas
Arizona
Running mate
Hubert Humphrey
William E. Miller
Electoral vote
13
0
Popular vote
800,139
624,844
Percentage
56.1%
43.9%
County Results
Johnson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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 North Carolina took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the 1964 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
North Carolina voted for incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson , with 56.15 percent of the vote, over Republican nominee Barry Goldwater , who obtained 43.85 percent. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election when the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Wayne , Moore , and Lenoir .[1]
Results [ ]
1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson
800,139
56.15%
13
Republican
Barry Goldwater
624,844
43.85%
0
Totals
1,424,983
100.0%
13
Voter turnout
—
Results by county [ ]
Lyndon Baines Johnson [3] Democratic
Barry Morris Goldwater [3] Republican
Margin
Northampton
80.96%
5,046
19.04%
1,187
61.91%
3,859
Hertford
79.91%
3,953
20.09%
994
59.81%
2,959
Robeson
79.35%
13,796
20.65%
3,591
58.69%
10,205
Bertie
78.16%
3,332
21.84%
931
56.32%
2,401
Martin
76.14%
4,821
23.86%
1,511
52.27%
3,310
Scotland
75.77%
3,844
24.23%
1,229
51.55%
2,615
Gates
75.38%
1,702
24.62%
556
50.75%
1,146
Greene
75.06%
2,712
24.94%
901
50.12%
1,811
Hoke
74.32%
2,254
25.68%
779
48.63%
1,475
Jones
73.29%
2,129
26.71%
776
46.57%
1,353
Richmond
73.17%
8,516
26.83%
3,123
46.34%
5,393
Tyrrell
72.70%
996
27.30%
374
45.40%
622
Anson
70.66%
4,144
29.34%
1,721
41.31%
2,423
Pitt
68.73%
11,317
31.27%
5,149
37.46%
6,168
Hyde
68.68%
1,127
31.32%
514
37.36%
613
Person
68.68%
4,740
31.32%
2,162
37.35%
2,578
Washington
68.65%
2,505
31.35%
1,144
37.30%
1,361
Franklin
68.47%
4,554
31.53%
2,097
36.94%
2,457
Chowan
68.30%
1,696
31.70%
787
36.61%
909
Bladen
67.55%
4,516
32.45%
2,169
35.11%
2,347
Columbus
66.82%
9,004
33.18%
4,471
33.64%
4,533
Edgecombe
66.58%
7,834
33.42%
3,932
33.16%
3,902
Currituck
66.26%
1,455
33.74%
741
32.51%
714
Haywood
65.67%
10,664
34.33%
5,575
31.34%
5,089
Halifax
65.30%
8,952
34.70%
4,757
30.60%
4,195
Duplin
65.23%
7,169
34.77%
3,821
30.46%
3,348
Yancey
64.95%
3,714
35.05%
2,004
29.91%
1,710
Pamlico
64.30%
1,864
35.70%
1,035
28.60%
829
Pasquotank
64.21%
4,269
35.79%
2,380
28.41%
1,889
Granville
63.66%
4,596
36.34%
2,624
27.31%
1,972
Lee
63.21%
4,730
36.79%
2,753
26.42%
1,977
Union
63.02%
7,208
36.98%
4,229
26.05%
2,979
Dare
63.00%
1,476
37.00%
867
25.99%
609
Beaufort
62.88%
6,090
37.12%
3,595
25.76%
2,495
Pender
62.04%
3,205
37.96%
1,961
24.08%
1,244
Buncombe
62.01%
31,623
37.99%
19,372
24.02%
12,251
Camden
61.97%
870
38.03%
534
23.93%
336
Orange
61.41%
9,206
38.59%
5,785
22.82%
3,421
Craven
61.27%
7,422
38.73%
4,691
22.55%
2,731
Onslow
61.23%
5,955
38.77%
3,771
22.46%
2,184
Perquimans
60.78%
1,458
39.22%
941
21.55%
517
Jackson
60.65%
4,905
39.35%
3,183
21.29%
1,722
Cumberland
60.39%
13,864
39.61%
9,093
20.78%
4,771
McDowell
60.20%
6,314
39.80%
4,174
20.40%
2,140
Alleghany
60.09%
2,368
39.91%
1,573
20.17%
795
Vance
60.04%
5,186
39.96%
3,452
20.07%
1,734
Durham
59.98%
22,874
40.02%
15,264
19.95%
7,610
Swain
59.93%
2,294
40.07%
1,534
19.85%
760
Warren
59.88%
2,849
40.12%
1,909
19.76%
940
Carteret
59.23%
6,231
40.77%
4,289
18.46%
1,942
Wilson
59.13%
7,238
40.87%
5,002
18.27%
2,236
Nash
58.89%
9,163
41.11%
6,396
17.78%
2,767
Wake
58.41%
31,653
41.59%
22,542
16.81%
9,111
Caswell
58.36%
2,513
41.64%
1,793
16.72%
720
Cleveland
57.92%
10,836
42.08%
7,874
15.83%
2,962
Johnston
57.85%
10,326
42.15%
7,523
15.70%
2,803
Lenoir
57.56%
7,617
42.44%
5,617
15.11%
2,000
Rutherford
57.28%
9,541
42.72%
7,115
14.57%
2,426
Macon
56.55%
3,774
43.45%
2,900
13.10%
874
Wayne
56.45%
9,791
43.55%
7,555
12.89%
2,236
Chatham
56.29%
5,295
43.71%
4,111
12.59%
1,184
Burke
55.97%
12,815
44.03%
10,081
11.94%
2,734
Harnett
55.97%
7,477
44.03%
5,883
11.93%
1,594
Cherokee
55.90%
3,823
44.10%
3,016
11.80%
807
Transylvania
55.83%
4,483
44.17%
3,547
11.66%
936
Rockingham
55.78%
11,432
44.22%
9,063
11.56%
2,369
Lincoln
55.45%
7,304
44.55%
5,869
10.89%
1,435
Graham
55.41%
1,737
44.59%
1,398
10.81%
339
Caldwell
55.40%
10,846
44.60%
8,733
10.79%
2,113
Moore
55.29%
6,384
44.71%
5,162
10.58%
1,222
Surry
55.17%
9,810
44.83%
7,970
10.35%
1,840
Ashe
54.64%
4,965
45.36%
4,121
9.29%
844
Gaston
54.11%
20,197
45.89%
17,129
8.22%
3,068
Montgomery
53.74%
3,933
46.26%
3,385
7.49%
548
Madison
53.44%
3,829
46.56%
3,336
6.88%
493
Brunswick
53.26%
4,240
46.74%
3,721
6.52%
519
Clay
53.12%
1,457
46.88%
1,286
6.23%
171
Guilford
52.87%
39,969
47.13%
35,635
5.73%
4,334
Polk
52.18%
3,017
47.82%
2,765
4.36%
252
Mecklenburg
51.56%
49,582
48.44%
46,589
3.11%
2,993
Sampson
51.38%
8,067
48.62%
7,634
2.76%
433
Stokes
51.22%
4,898
48.78%
4,664
2.45%
234
Forsyth
51.08%
31,615
48.92%
30,276
2.16%
1,339
New Hanover
50.90%
12,584
49.10%
12,140
1.80%
444
Watauga
50.62%
4,031
49.38%
3,932
1.24%
99
Alamance
50.36%
15,397
49.64%
15,177
0.72%
220
Rowan
50.22%
14,934
49.78%
14,804
0.44%
130
Alexander
49.75%
3,722
50.25%
3,760
-0.51%
-38
Catawba
48.02%
15,814
51.98%
17,116
-3.95%
-1,302
Cabarrus
47.50%
11,921
52.50%
13,178
-5.01%
-1,257
Stanly
47.05%
7,931
52.95%
8,924
-5.89%
-993
Iredell
46.56%
11,231
53.44%
12,892
-6.89%
-1,661
Wilkes
45.45%
9,176
54.55%
11,014
-9.10%
-1,838
Davidson
44.27%
13,735
55.73%
17,292
-11.46%
-3,557
Randolph
43.64%
10,638
56.36%
13,739
-12.72%
-3,101
Davie
40.90%
3,086
59.10%
4,460
-18.21%
-1,374
Henderson
40.86%
6,066
59.14%
8,780
-18.28%
-2,714
Yadkin
38.30%
3,638
61.70%
5,860
-23.39%
-2,222
Avery
36.44%
1,523
63.56%
2,656
-27.11%
-1,133
Mitchell
34.73%
1,736
65.27%
3,263
-30.55%
-1,527
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