Who won Wisconsin in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried Wisconsin in 1964, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 1964?

Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did Wisconsin vote for the national winner in 1964?

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

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1964

Wisconsin: Johnson carries 12 EV.

Wisconsin cast its 12 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — Wisconsin voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1964 result in Wisconsin

Wisconsin backed Johnson (Democratic) in the 1964 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. Wisconsin ended up on the winning side — Lyndon B. Johnson captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Wisconsin backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. Wisconsin did not move alone — neighboring Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan broke the same way in 1964. Across the 45 presidential elections Wisconsin has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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