1964 United States presidential election in Ohio
The 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1964 as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose 26 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Ohio was overwhelmingly won by the Democratic Party nominee, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, who carried the state with 62.94% of the vote against Republican Party Barry Goldwater’s 37.06%.
The 1964 election marks the only time a Democratic candidate for president won Ohio with over 60% of the popular vote, the last time the Democrats carried more counties than the Republican candidate, and the last time the margin of victory for the Democratic candidate was in double digits.
This is the only election since the Civil War in which Clinton, Warren and Geauga Counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Ashland County, Auglaize County, Butler County, Champaign County, Clermont County, Crawford County, Darke County, Defiance County, Fairfield County, Fayette County, Greene County, Hardin County, Henry County, Highland County, Holmes County, Knox County, Licking County, Logan County, Madison County, Marion County, Medina County, Miami County, Morgan County, Morrow County, Muskingum County, Paulding County, Pickaway County, Preble County, Putnam County, Richland County, Shelby County, Van Wert County, Washington County, Wayne County, Williams County, and Wyandot County have never voted Democratic since, Franklin County did not vote Democratic again until 1996 and Hamilton County did not do so again until 2008.Results
Results by county
