Who won Vermont in the 1964 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1964?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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Vermont: Johnson carries 3 EV.

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

Vermont in 1964

The 1964 contest saw Vermont line up behind Johnson, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Vermont ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

Johnson's win closed out Vermont's 27-election run of voting Republican. Vermont did not move alone — neighboring New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire broke the same way in 1964. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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