Who won Alaska in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Alaska in 1964, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 1964?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 1964?

Yes. Alaska backed Lyndon B. Johnson, who won the presidency that year.

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1964

Alaska: Johnson carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Alaska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1964 result in Alaska

Alaska backed Johnson (Democratic) in the 1964 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Alaska ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Alaska away from the Republican it had supported in 1960. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Lyndon B. Johnson took 486 of the 538 electoral votes, against Barry Goldwater's 52. Lyndon B. Johnson led the national popular vote with 61.05% of the ballots cast.

The 1964 national map

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