Missouri — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1964 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentJohnsonD+28.1
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 64.0% | 1,164,344 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 36.0% | 653,535 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Andrew County, MO | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Atchison County, MO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Barry County, MO | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Barton County, MO | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Bates County, MO | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Butler County, MO | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Carroll County, MO | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Cass County, MO | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Clark County, MO | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Cooper County, MO | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Crawford County, MO | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Daviess County, MO | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Franklin County, MO | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Greene County, MO | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Grundy County, MO | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Harrison County, MO | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Henry County, MO | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Holt County, MO | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Howell County, MO | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Jasper County, MO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Johnson County, MO | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Knox County, MO | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Laclede County, MO | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Livingston County, MO | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Macon County, MO | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Madison County, MO | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| McDonald County, MO | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Mercer County, MO | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+41.4 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+5.3 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Newton County, MO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Perry County, MO | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Pettis County, MO | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Phelps County, MO | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+46.1 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Polk County, MO | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+47.5 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+55.4 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Texas County, MO | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Vernon County, MO | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Washington County, MO | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Wayne County, MO | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Webster County, MO | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Worth County, MO | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+2.6 |
Missouri results by county
115 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Lyndon B. Johnson+662 | 4,23554.2% | 3,57345.8% | 00.0% | 7,808 |
| Andrew County | Lyndon B. Johnson+617 | 3,21155.3% | 2,59444.7% | 00.0% | 5,805 |
| Atchison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,217 | 2,87063.5% | 1,65336.5% | 00.0% | 4,523 |
| Audrain County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,071 | 7,38769.0% | 3,31631.0% | 00.0% | 10,703 |
| Barry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+550 | 5,30752.7% | 4,75747.3% | 00.0% | 10,064 |
| Barton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+841 | 3,17357.6% | 2,33242.4% | 00.0% | 5,505 |
| Bates County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,648 | 5,16259.5% | 3,51440.5% | 00.0% | 8,676 |
| Benton County | Barry Goldwater+447 | 2,03045.0% | 2,47755.0% | 00.0% | 4,507 |
| Bollinger County | Lyndon B. Johnson+667 | 2,79256.8% | 2,12543.2% | 00.0% | 4,917 |
| Boone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,063 | 14,75865.7% | 7,69534.3% | 00.0% | 22,453 |
| Buchanan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+12,663 | 24,16467.8% | 11,50132.2% | 00.0% | 35,665 |
| Butler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,094 | 7,71057.9% | 5,61642.1% | 00.0% | 13,326 |
| Caldwell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+350 | 2,47553.8% | 2,12546.2% | 00.0% | 4,600 |
| Callaway County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,933 | 5,91666.5% | 2,98333.5% | 00.0% | 8,899 |
| Camden County | Barry Goldwater+85 | 2,52249.2% | 2,60750.8% | 00.0% | 5,129 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,655 | 11,43156.6% | 8,77643.4% | 00.0% | 20,207 |
| Carroll County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,075 | 4,06957.6% | 2,99442.4% | 00.0% | 7,063 |
| Carter County | Lyndon B. Johnson+471 | 1,23261.8% | 76138.2% | 00.0% | 1,993 |
| Cass County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,993 | 6,65864.5% | 3,66535.5% | 00.0% | 10,323 |
| Cedar County | Barry Goldwater+231 | 2,24747.6% | 2,47852.4% | 00.0% | 4,725 |
| Chariton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,930 | 3,86266.7% | 1,93233.3% | 00.0% | 5,794 |
| Christian County | Barry Goldwater+586 | 2,64645.0% | 3,23255.0% | 00.0% | 5,878 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+563 | 2,22357.2% | 1,66042.8% | 00.0% | 3,883 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,996 | 23,99363.2% | 13,99736.8% | 00.0% | 37,990 |
| Clinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,798 | 3,59866.7% | 1,80033.3% | 00.0% | 5,398 |
| Cole County | Barry Goldwater+1,941 | 8,12744.7% | 10,06855.3% | 00.0% | 18,195 |
| Cooper County | Lyndon B. Johnson+671 | 4,20154.3% | 3,53045.7% | 00.0% | 7,731 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+784 | 3,44456.4% | 2,66043.6% | 00.0% | 6,104 |
| Dade County | Barry Goldwater+290 | 1,64145.9% | 1,93154.1% | 00.0% | 3,572 |
| Dallas County | Barry Goldwater+285 | 1,98346.6% | 2,26853.4% | 00.0% | 4,251 |
| Daviess County | Lyndon B. Johnson+865 | 2,73959.4% | 1,87440.6% | 00.0% | 4,613 |
| DeKalb County | Lyndon B. Johnson+668 | 2,34758.3% | 1,67941.7% | 00.0% | 4,026 |
| Dent County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,072 | 2,86061.5% | 1,78838.5% | 00.0% | 4,648 |
| Douglas County | Barry Goldwater+687 | 1,59341.1% | 2,28058.9% | 00.0% | 3,873 |
| Dunklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,002 | 8,46771.0% | 3,46529.0% | 00.0% | 11,932 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,151 | 13,46461.8% | 8,31338.2% | 00.0% | 21,777 |
| Gasconade County | Barry Goldwater+1,546 | 2,12636.7% | 3,67263.3% | 00.0% | 5,798 |
| Gentry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,521 | 3,19865.6% | 1,67734.4% | 00.0% | 4,875 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,141 | 30,13055.7% | 23,98944.3% | 00.0% | 54,119 |
| Grundy County | Lyndon B. Johnson+952 | 3,36358.2% | 2,41141.8% | 00.0% | 5,774 |
| Harrison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+271 | 2,78752.6% | 2,51647.4% | 00.0% | 5,303 |
| Henry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,678 | 5,76165.1% | 3,08334.9% | 00.0% | 8,844 |
| Hickory County | Barry Goldwater+303 | 85442.5% | 1,15757.5% | 00.0% | 2,011 |
| Holt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+145 | 1,87152.0% | 1,72648.0% | 00.0% | 3,597 |
| Howard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,168 | 3,50772.4% | 1,33927.6% | 00.0% | 4,846 |
| Howell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+336 | 4,96851.7% | 4,63248.3% | 00.0% | 9,600 |
| Iron County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,680 | 2,73072.2% | 1,05027.8% | 00.0% | 3,780 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+82,524 | 161,29067.2% | 78,76632.8% | 00.0% | 240,056 |
| Jasper County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,564 | 18,04553.8% | 15,48146.2% | 00.0% | 33,526 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,029 | 18,91670.6% | 7,88729.4% | 00.0% | 26,803 |
| Johnson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,064 | 6,41259.6% | 4,34840.4% | 00.0% | 10,760 |
| Knox County | Lyndon B. Johnson+780 | 2,08561.5% | 1,30538.5% | 00.0% | 3,390 |
| Laclede County | Lyndon B. Johnson+669 | 4,51754.0% | 3,84846.0% | 00.0% | 8,365 |
| Lafayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,907 | 7,40057.4% | 5,49342.6% | 00.0% | 12,893 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+336 | 6,38351.4% | 6,04748.6% | 00.0% | 12,430 |
| Lewis County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,042 | 3,28172.6% | 1,23927.4% | 00.0% | 4,520 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,722 | 4,99368.7% | 2,27131.3% | 00.0% | 7,264 |
| Linn County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,852 | 5,73566.5% | 2,88333.5% | 00.0% | 8,618 |
| Livingston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,617 | 5,32066.3% | 2,70333.7% | 00.0% | 8,023 |
| Macon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,552 | 5,38965.5% | 2,83734.5% | 00.0% | 8,226 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+962 | 2,71860.8% | 1,75639.2% | 00.0% | 4,474 |
| Maries County | Lyndon B. Johnson+880 | 2,06363.6% | 1,18336.4% | 00.0% | 3,246 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,709 | 8,31469.8% | 3,60530.2% | 00.0% | 11,919 |
| McDonald County | Lyndon B. Johnson+433 | 3,48853.3% | 3,05546.7% | 00.0% | 6,543 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+244 | 1,28455.2% | 1,04044.8% | 00.0% | 2,324 |
| Miller County | Barry Goldwater+926 | 2,85843.0% | 3,78457.0% | 00.0% | 6,642 |
| Mississippi County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,350 | 4,01570.7% | 1,66529.3% | 00.0% | 5,680 |
| Moniteau County | Barry Goldwater+134 | 2,62448.8% | 2,75851.2% | 00.0% | 5,382 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,175 | 4,10381.6% | 92818.4% | 00.0% | 5,031 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+679 | 3,28955.8% | 2,61044.2% | 00.0% | 5,899 |
| Morgan County | Barry Goldwater+274 | 2,46847.4% | 2,74252.6% | 00.0% | 5,210 |
| New Madrid County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,832 | 7,41574.2% | 2,58325.8% | 00.0% | 9,998 |
| Newton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,479 | 8,13955.0% | 6,66045.0% | 00.0% | 14,799 |
| Nodaway County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,901 | 6,69063.8% | 3,78936.2% | 00.0% | 10,479 |
| Oregon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,916 | 2,90874.6% | 99225.4% | 00.0% | 3,900 |
| Osage County | Barry Goldwater+104 | 2,60849.0% | 2,71251.0% | 00.0% | 5,320 |
| Ozark County | Barry Goldwater+476 | 1,06440.9% | 1,54059.1% | 00.0% | 2,604 |
| Pemiscot County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,425 | 5,08365.7% | 2,65834.3% | 00.0% | 7,741 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+619 | 3,45654.9% | 2,83745.1% | 00.0% | 6,293 |
| Pettis County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,578 | 8,98762.4% | 5,40937.6% | 00.0% | 14,396 |
| Phelps County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,021 | 5,77660.6% | 3,75539.4% | 00.0% | 9,531 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,329 | 5,27373.1% | 1,94426.9% | 00.0% | 7,217 |
| Platte County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,084 | 6,14366.8% | 3,05933.2% | 00.0% | 9,202 |
| Polk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+65 | 3,35350.5% | 3,28849.5% | 00.0% | 6,641 |
| Pulaski County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,527 | 3,38364.6% | 1,85635.4% | 00.0% | 5,239 |
| Putnam County | Barry Goldwater+63 | 1,48449.0% | 1,54751.0% | 00.0% | 3,031 |
| Ralls County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,111 | 2,84779.5% | 73620.5% | 00.0% | 3,583 |
| Randolph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,503 | 6,98873.8% | 2,48526.2% | 00.0% | 9,473 |
| Ray County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,455 | 5,18975.0% | 1,73425.0% | 00.0% | 6,923 |
| Reynolds County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,305 | 1,83577.6% | 53022.4% | 00.0% | 2,365 |
| Ripley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,004 | 2,68861.5% | 1,68438.5% | 00.0% | 4,372 |
| Saline County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,673 | 7,30866.8% | 3,63533.2% | 00.0% | 10,943 |
| Schuyler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+377 | 1,44957.5% | 1,07242.5% | 00.0% | 2,521 |
| Scotland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+972 | 2,18764.3% | 1,21535.7% | 00.0% | 3,402 |
| Scott County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,300 | 7,51270.0% | 3,21230.0% | 00.0% | 10,724 |
| Shannon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,408 | 2,31271.9% | 90428.1% | 00.0% | 3,216 |
| Shelby County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,944 | 3,15672.3% | 1,21227.7% | 00.0% | 4,368 |
| St. Charles County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,510 | 14,53061.7% | 9,02038.3% | 00.0% | 23,550 |
| St. Clair County | Lyndon B. Johnson+632 | 2,59356.9% | 1,96143.1% | 00.0% | 4,554 |
| St. Francois County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,877 | 10,56765.0% | 5,69035.0% | 00.0% | 16,257 |
| St. Louis city | Lyndon B. Johnson+148,354 | 207,95877.7% | 59,60422.3% | 00.0% | 267,562 |
| St. Louis County | Lyndon B. Johnson+78,696 | 213,65861.3% | 134,96238.7% | 00.0% | 348,620 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,452 | 3,76874.1% | 1,31625.9% | 00.0% | 5,084 |
| Stoddard County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,930 | 5,94466.4% | 3,01433.6% | 00.0% | 8,958 |
| Stone County | Barry Goldwater+542 | 1,83543.6% | 2,37756.4% | 00.0% | 4,212 |
| Sullivan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+643 | 2,69556.8% | 2,05243.2% | 00.0% | 4,747 |
| Taney County | Barry Goldwater+197 | 2,54448.1% | 2,74151.9% | 00.0% | 5,285 |
| Texas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,032 | 4,93463.0% | 2,90237.0% | 00.0% | 7,836 |
| Vernon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,881 | 5,95865.9% | 3,07734.1% | 00.0% | 9,035 |
| Warren County | Barry Goldwater+420 | 1,90345.0% | 2,32355.0% | 00.0% | 4,226 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,622 | 3,90863.1% | 2,28636.9% | 00.0% | 6,194 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+986 | 3,00559.8% | 2,01940.2% | 00.0% | 5,024 |
| Webster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+483 | 3,82453.4% | 3,34146.6% | 00.0% | 7,165 |
| Worth County | Lyndon B. Johnson+542 | 1,37362.3% | 83137.7% | 00.0% | 2,204 |
| Wright County | Barry Goldwater+174 | 3,29248.7% | 3,46651.3% | 00.0% | 6,758 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.