Who won Idaho in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Idaho in 1964, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1964?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Idaho: Johnson carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Idaho, 1964

In 1964, Idaho awarded its 4 electoral votes to Johnson of the Democratic party. That placed Idaho with the eventual winner: Lyndon B. Johnson went on to take the presidency, and Idaho was part of his column.

The result flipped Idaho away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. Idaho did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1964. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Idaho has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 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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