Who won Oklahoma in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Oklahoma in 1964, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1964?

Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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Oklahoma: Johnson carries 8 EV.

Oklahoma cast its 8 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Oklahoma voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Oklahoma, 1964

In 1964, Oklahoma awarded its 8 electoral votes to Johnson of the Democratic party. Oklahoma ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

Johnson's win closed out Oklahoma's 3-election run of voting Republican. Oklahoma did not move alone — neighboring Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado broke the same way in 1964. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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