Who won Montana in the 1964 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1964?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Montana: Johnson carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1964 result in Montana

Montana backed Johnson (Democratic) in the 1964 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Montana with the eventual winner: Lyndon B. Johnson went on to take the presidency, and Montana was part of his column.

Montana stayed in the Democratic column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1960. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1964. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Montana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 22 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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