Who won Nevada in the 1964 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1964?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Nevada: Johnson carries 3 EV.

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

Reading the 1964 result in Nevada

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

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Nevada backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. The region divided — California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah joined Nevada for the Democratic ticket, while Arizona did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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