Who won Florida in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Florida in 1964, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1964?

Florida cast 14 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Florida: Johnson carries 14 EV.

Florida cast its 14 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Florida voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Florida, 1964

In 1964, Florida awarded its 14 electoral votes to Johnson of the Democratic party. Florida ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Florida away from the Republican it had supported in 1960. It stood apart from its neighbors: Alabama and Georgia went the other way that year. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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