Who won Texas in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Texas in 1964, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1964?

Texas cast 25 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Texas: Johnson carries 25 EV.

Texas cast its 25 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Texas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Texas in 1964

The 1964 contest saw Texas line up behind Johnson, delivering 25 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Texas ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Texas backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. The region divided — New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas joined Texas for the Democratic ticket, while Louisiana did not. Across the 44 presidential elections Texas 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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