See main article: 1964 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1964 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1968 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1964[1] |
| Image1: | 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Texas |
| Running Mate1: | Hubert Humphrey |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 79,339 |
| Percentage1: | 58.58% |
| Nominee2: | Barry Goldwater |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Arizona |
| Running Mate2: | William E. Miller |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 56,094 |
| Percentage2: | 41.42% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| 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 Nevada took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 58.58% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 41.42% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Elko County, Humboldt County, Pershing County, Lander County, Lincoln County, and Eureka County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Washoe County and Carson City did not vote Democratic again until 2008.[5] This was also the last election until 1992 that a Democratic presidential candidate carried Nevada, and the last until 2008 in which the party received a majority of the vote.
| County | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Barry Goldwater Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,565 | 49.34% | 1,607 | 50.66% | -42 | -1.32% | 3,172 | ||||||||
| Clark | 40,760 | 63.02% | 23,921 | 36.98% | 16,839 | 26.04% | 64,681 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 1,010 | 47.26% | 1,127 | 52.74% | -117 | -5.48% | 2,137 | ||||||||
| Elko | 2,785 | 60.01% | 1,856 | 39.99% | 929 | 20.02% | 4,641 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 187 | 58.81% | 131 | 41.19% | 56 | 17.62% | 318 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 285 | 53.98% | 243 | 46.02% | 42 | 7.96% | 528 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,421 | 56.23% | 1,106 | 43.77% | 315 | 12.46% | 2,527 | ||||||||
| Lander | 391 | 53.64% | 338 | 46.36% | 53 | 7.28% | 729 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 785 | 64.08% | 440 | 35.92% | 345 | 28.16% | 1,225 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,327 | 48.72% | 1,397 | 51.28% | -70 | -2.56% | 2,724 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 1,440 | 60.84% | 927 | 39.16% | 513 | 21.68% | 2,367 | ||||||||
| Nye | 1,276 | 60.82% | 822 | 39.18% | 454 | 21.64% | 2,098 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 2,129 | 51.60% | 1,997 | 48.40% | 132 | 3.20% | 4,126 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 738 | 60.29% | 486 | 39.71% | 252 | 20.58% | 1,224 | ||||||||
| Storey | 261 | 60.28% | 172 | 39.72% | 89 | 20.56% | 433 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 20,170 | 52.36% | 18,350 | 47.64% | 1,820 | 4.72% | 38,520 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 2,809 | 70.52% | 1,174 | 29.48% | 1,635 | 41.04% | 3,983 | ||||||||
| Totals | 79,339 | 58.58% | 56,094 | 41.42% | 23,245 | 17.16% | 135,433 | ||||||||