Who won Utah in the 1964 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1964?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Utah: Johnson carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1964 result in Utah

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

The result flipped Utah away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 3 cycles. The region divided — Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada joined Utah for the Democratic ticket, while Arizona did not. Over its 33 recorded presidential cycles, Utah 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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