1964 United States presidential election in Indiana explained

See main article: 1964 United States presidential election.

Election Name:1964 United States presidential election in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Flag Year:1917
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1960 United States presidential election in Indiana
Previous Year:1960
Next Election:1968 United States presidential election in Indiana
Next Year:1968
Election Date:November 3, 1964
Image1:File:37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Lyndon B. Johnson
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Hubert Humphrey
Electoral Vote1:13
Popular Vote1:1,170,848
Percentage1:55.98%
Nominee2:Barry Goldwater
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Arizona
Running Mate2:William E. Miller
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:911,118
Percentage2:43.56%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Lyndon B. Johnson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Lyndon B. Johnson
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1964 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Campaign

George Wallace ran in the Democratic primary, but was defeated by Governor Matthew E. Welsh, who served as a surrogate for Johnson.

This is the only time that Randolph County and Wabash County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2] This was also the first time Indiana voted Democratic since 1936.[3], this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Allen, Adams, Bartholomew, Brown, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jay, Jennings, LaGrange, Lawrence, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Noble, Orange, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, Shelby, Tipton, Warren, Wells, White, and Whitley.[4]

Results

Results by county

CountyLyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Barry Goldwater
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[5]
%%%%
Adams6,63760.48%4,23038.55%1060.97%2,40721.93%10,973
Allen50,70650.53%49,28449.11%3630.36%1,4221.42%100,353
Bartholomew12,94053.72%11,02645.77%1240.51%1,9147.95%24,090
Benton2,94050.42%2,88649.49%50.09%540.93%5,831
Blackford4,21061.65%2,55237.37%670.98%1,65824.28%6,829
Boone6,71647.36%7,41952.32%460.32%-703-4.96%14,181
Brown2,13560.24%1,39039.22%190.54%74521.02%3,544
Carroll4,78954.96%3,89644.71%290.33%89310.25%8,714
Cass11,14858.74%7,73540.76%950.50%3,41317.98%18,978
Clark17,33068.89%7,70130.61%1250.50%9,62938.28%25,156
Clay6,52854.28%5,41245.00%860.72%1,1169.28%12,026
Clinton8,35353.61%7,15745.93%720.46%1,1967.68%15,582
Crawford2,51457.40%1,82841.74%380.87%68615.66%4,380
Daviess6,52850.62%6,31949.00%480.37%2091.62%12,895
Dearborn7,69958.33%5,47341.47%260.20%2,22616.86%13,198
Decatur5,56453.94%4,70245.58%490.48%8628.36%10,315
DeKalb7,55954.42%6,21044.71%1200.86%1,3499.71%13,889
Delaware28,46958.48%20,02241.13%1870.38%8,44717.35%48,678
Dubois10,11472.56%3,80027.26%250.18%6,31445.30%13,939
Elkhart21,67951.72%19,87047.41%3650.87%1,8094.31%41,914
Fayette6,71358.92%4,63740.70%430.38%2,07618.22%11,393
Floyd15,65666.23%7,83433.14%1480.63%7,82233.09%23,638
Fountain5,57454.23%4,66645.40%380.37%9088.83%10,278
Franklin4,02157.48%2,95642.26%180.26%1,06515.22%6,995
Fulton4,37449.60%4,41050.01%340.39%-36-0.41%8,818
Gibson10,50763.84%5,86535.64%860.52%4,64228.20%16,458
Grant17,57454.08%14,68845.20%2320.71%2,8868.88%32,494
Greene8,57458.85%5,91940.62%770.53%2,65518.23%14,570
Hamilton7,55338.38%12,06061.28%680.35%-4,507-22.90%19,681
Hancock6,57350.59%6,37049.03%500.38%2031.56%12,993
Harrison5,94961.28%3,67137.81%880.91%2,27823.47%9,708
Hendricks8,85743.41%11,49756.34%510.25%-2,640-12.93%20,405
Henry12,37454.52%10,18444.87%1390.61%2,1909.65%22,697
Howard17,80957.56%12,89741.68%2350.76%4,91215.88%30,941
Huntington9,30855.26%7,43844.16%980.58%1,87011.10%16,844
Jackson8,57257.26%6,28541.98%1140.76%2,28715.28%14,971
Jasper3,99546.91%4,49752.81%240.28%-502-5.90%8,516
Jay6,78159.91%4,43939.22%980.87%2,34220.69%11,318
Jefferson6,69457.78%4,80841.50%840.73%1,88616.28%11,586
Jennings4,30755.14%3,46944.41%350.45%83810.73%7,811
Johnson10,09948.87%10,47250.68%920.45%-373-1.81%20,663
Knox12,67862.11%7,61237.29%1210.59%5,06624.82%20,411
Kosciusko8,75945.18%10,48854.10%1410.73%-1,729-8.92%19,388
LaGrange2,81849.96%2,78549.38%370.66%330.58%5,640
Lake134,97864.42%73,72235.19%8230.39%61,25629.23%209,523
LaPorte22,22057.57%16,27042.16%1040.27%5,95015.41%38,594
Lawrence8,67751.17%8,18648.28%930.55%4912.89%16,956
Madison33,32557.73%24,17141.87%2330.40%9,15415.86%57,729
Marion152,41851.43%143,01548.25%9480.32%9,4033.18%296,381
Marshall8,39751.15%7,89548.10%1230.75%5023.05%16,415
Martin3,13760.96%2,00038.87%90.17%1,13722.09%5,146
Miami7,66754.53%6,27044.59%1230.87%1,3979.94%14,060
Monroe11,91853.27%10,30946.08%1450.65%1,6097.19%22,372
Montgomery8,04250.48%7,82349.11%650.41%2191.37%15,930
Morgan7,01145.44%8,34754.10%700.45%-1,336-8.66%15,428
Newton2,54747.70%2,78052.06%130.24%-233-4.36%5,340
Noble7,62157.03%5,68242.52%600.45%1,93914.51%13,363
Ohio1,39760.53%90539.21%60.26%49221.32%2,308
Orange4,49051.55%4,18748.07%330.38%3033.48%8,710
Owen3,33954.20%2,78845.26%330.54%5518.94%6,160
Parke4,03452.93%3,57046.84%170.22%4646.09%7,621
Perry6,22666.65%3,09033.08%250.27%3,13633.57%9,341
Pike4,51962.14%2,70337.17%500.69%1,81624.97%7,272
Porter12,97547.00%14,48052.45%1520.55%-1,505-5.45%27,607
Posey6,16463.09%3,57336.57%330.34%2,59126.52%9,770
Pulaski3,40851.37%3,20248.27%240.36%2063.10%6,634
Putnam6,27553.96%5,33145.84%240.21%9448.12%11,630
Randolph6,80450.38%6,55148.50%1511.12%2531.88%13,506
Ripley5,93356.23%4,58743.47%320.30%1,34612.76%10,552
Rush4,45049.31%4,50749.94%680.75%-57-0.63%9,025
St. Joseph65,84461.91%39,87237.49%6300.59%25,97224.42%106,346
Scott4,20567.79%1,99232.11%60.10%2,21335.68%6,203
Shelby9,07855.17%7,31044.42%670.41%1,76810.75%16,455
Spencer4,83454.72%3,98045.05%200.23%8549.67%8,834
Starke4,83858.14%3,46641.65%170.20%1,37216.49%8,321
Steuben3,99949.34%4,07550.28%310.38%-76-0.94%8,105
Sullivan7,35165.28%3,86734.34%420.37%3,48430.94%11,260
Switzerland2,23161.29%1,39038.19%190.52%84123.10%3,640
Tippecanoe20,25751.45%19,03648.35%790.20%1,2213.10%39,372
Tipton4,41053.03%3,86346.45%430.52%5476.58%8,316
Union1,46348.69%1,53150.95%110.37%-68-2.26%3,005
Vanderburgh45,79662.39%27,23137.10%3800.52%18,56525.29%73,407
Vermillion5,95763.49%3,39736.21%280.30%2,56027.28%9,382
Vigo27,60659.05%19,00140.64%1440.31%8,60518.41%46,751
Wabash7,48551.50%6,90547.51%1451.00%5803.99%14,535
Warren2,26151.10%2,15448.68%100.23%1072.42%4,425
Warrick7,22262.04%4,37637.59%420.36%2,84624.45%11,640
Washington4,94357.66%3,59841.97%320.37%1,34515.69%8,573
Wayne15,26949.70%15,34249.93%1130.37%-73-0.23%30,724
Wells5,94559.12%4,01839.96%920.91%1,92719.16%10,055
White5,40751.72%5,01547.97%330.32%3923.75%10,455
Whitley5,79853.95%4,89645.56%530.49%9028.39%10,747
Totals1,170,84855.98%911,11843.56%9,6400.46%259,73012.42%2,091,606

See also

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69). May 31, 2017.
  2. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 187-192
  3. Web site: Indiana Presidential Election Voting History. 270toWin. November 4, 2023.
  4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 147-148