Who won District of Columbia in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1964, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1964?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1964?

Yes. District of Columbia backed Lyndon B. Johnson, who won the presidency that year.

New Deal CoalitionDC · 3 EV

1964

District of Columbia: Johnson carries 3 EV.

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

Reading the 1964 result in District of Columbia

District of Columbia backed Johnson (Democratic) in the 1964 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed District of Columbia with the eventual winner: Lyndon B. Johnson went on to take the presidency, and District of Columbia was part of his column.

1964 was the first presidential election in which District of Columbia cast electoral votes. District of Columbia did not move alone — neighboring Maryland and Virginia broke the same way in 1964. Over its 16 recorded presidential cycles, District of Columbia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 16 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Lyndon B. Johnson finished with 486 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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