Montana — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionMontana · PresidentJohnsonD+18.4
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 58.9% | 164,246 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 40.6% | 113,032 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 1,350 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Carbon County, MT | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Custer County, MT | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Daniels County, MT | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Dawson County, MT | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Fergus County, MT | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Flathead County, MT | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Granite County, MT | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Lake County, MT | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Liberty County, MT | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+6.3 |
| McCone County, MT | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Park County, MT | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Phillips County, MT | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Pondera County, MT | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Powell County, MT | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Richland County, MT | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Sanders County, MT | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Teton County, MT | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Toole County, MT | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Treasure County, MT | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Valley County, MT | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Democratic | D+5.6 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Barry Goldwater+285 | 1,46945.5% | 1,75454.3% | 80.2% | 3,231 |
| Big Horn County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,028 | 2,50962.8% | 1,48137.1% | 30.1% | 3,993 |
| Blaine County | Lyndon B. Johnson+781 | 1,74264.4% | 96135.6% | 00.0% | 2,703 |
| Broadwater County | Barry Goldwater+14 | 59549.4% | 60950.6% | 00.0% | 1,204 |
| Carbon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+563 | 2,09857.7% | 1,53542.3% | 00.0% | 3,633 |
| Carter County | Barry Goldwater+123 | 45344.0% | 57656.0% | 00.0% | 1,029 |
| Cascade County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,623 | 17,60965.9% | 8,98633.6% | 1190.4% | 26,714 |
| Chouteau County | Lyndon B. Johnson+383 | 1,82755.8% | 1,44444.1% | 50.2% | 3,276 |
| Custer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+488 | 2,79054.7% | 2,30245.1% | 90.2% | 5,101 |
| Daniels County | Lyndon B. Johnson+245 | 98757.1% | 74242.9% | 10.1% | 1,730 |
| Dawson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+753 | 2,69158.0% | 1,93841.8% | 80.2% | 4,637 |
| Deer Lodge County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,420 | 4,83577.2% | 1,41522.6% | 90.1% | 6,259 |
| Fallon County | Barry Goldwater+62 | 76548.0% | 82751.8% | 30.2% | 1,595 |
| Fergus County | Lyndon B. Johnson+320 | 3,30052.4% | 2,98047.4% | 130.2% | 6,293 |
| Flathead County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,690 | 8,01555.8% | 6,32544.0% | 300.2% | 14,370 |
| Gallatin County | Barry Goldwater+21 | 5,60049.8% | 5,62150.0% | 270.2% | 11,248 |
| Garfield County | Barry Goldwater+125 | 38442.9% | 50956.8% | 30.3% | 896 |
| Glacier County | Lyndon B. Johnson+760 | 2,21860.0% | 1,45839.4% | 210.6% | 3,697 |
| Golden Valley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+100 | 35258.3% | 25241.7% | 00.0% | 604 |
| Granite County | Lyndon B. Johnson+131 | 65855.4% | 52744.4% | 20.2% | 1,187 |
| Hill County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,390 | 4,49168.0% | 2,10131.8% | 120.2% | 6,604 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+305 | 96759.3% | 66240.6% | 20.1% | 1,631 |
| Judith Basin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+144 | 82254.7% | 67845.1% | 20.1% | 1,502 |
| Lake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+320 | 3,14852.6% | 2,82847.2% | 100.2% | 5,986 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,351 | 7,50654.8% | 6,15545.0% | 260.2% | 13,687 |
| Liberty County | Lyndon B. Johnson+86 | 61953.6% | 53346.1% | 30.3% | 1,155 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,586 | 3,14066.7% | 1,55433.0% | 150.3% | 4,709 |
| Madison County | Barry Goldwater+151 | 1,12546.8% | 1,27653.1% | 20.1% | 2,403 |
| McCone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+276 | 89159.1% | 61540.8% | 10.1% | 1,507 |
| Meagher County | Barry Goldwater+101 | 40544.4% | 50655.4% | 20.2% | 913 |
| Mineral County | Lyndon B. Johnson+533 | 90170.7% | 36828.9% | 50.4% | 1,274 |
| Missoula County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,835 | 12,90061.4% | 8,06538.4% | 390.2% | 21,004 |
| Musselshell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+366 | 1,18959.1% | 82340.9% | 00.0% | 2,012 |
| Park County | Lyndon B. Johnson+205 | 2,82451.8% | 2,61948.0% | 100.2% | 5,453 |
| Petroleum County | Lyndon B. Johnson+20 | 21052.4% | 19047.4% | 10.2% | 401 |
| Phillips County | Lyndon B. Johnson+370 | 1,61256.4% | 1,24243.5% | 30.1% | 2,857 |
| Pondera County | Lyndon B. Johnson+649 | 1,75961.1% | 1,11038.6% | 80.3% | 2,877 |
| Powder River County | Barry Goldwater+200 | 44940.9% | 64959.1% | 10.1% | 1,099 |
| Powell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+756 | 1,89662.4% | 1,14037.5% | 40.1% | 3,040 |
| Prairie County | Barry Goldwater+67 | 48846.6% | 55553.0% | 50.5% | 1,048 |
| Ravalli County | Lyndon B. Johnson+950 | 3,30058.3% | 2,35041.5% | 120.2% | 5,662 |
| Richland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+536 | 2,32056.2% | 1,78443.2% | 270.7% | 4,131 |
| Roosevelt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+851 | 2,46360.4% | 1,61239.5% | 30.1% | 4,078 |
| Rosebud County | Lyndon B. Johnson+107 | 1,21252.2% | 1,10547.6% | 40.2% | 2,321 |
| Sanders County | Lyndon B. Johnson+673 | 1,83660.9% | 1,16338.6% | 140.5% | 3,013 |
| Sheridan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,068 | 1,90569.2% | 83730.4% | 120.4% | 2,754 |
| Silver Bow County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,878 | 15,75174.2% | 4,87322.9% | 6152.9% | 21,239 |
| Stillwater County | Barry Goldwater+10 | 1,13049.8% | 1,14050.2% | 10.0% | 2,271 |
| Sweet Grass County | Barry Goldwater+203 | 65343.1% | 85656.5% | 50.3% | 1,514 |
| Teton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+420 | 1,80856.5% | 1,38843.4% | 30.1% | 3,199 |
| Toole County | Lyndon B. Johnson+426 | 1,64957.4% | 1,22342.6% | 20.1% | 2,874 |
| Treasure County | Lyndon B. Johnson+34 | 28553.2% | 25146.8% | 00.0% | 536 |
| Valley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+955 | 3,03259.2% | 2,07740.5% | 160.3% | 5,125 |
| Wheatland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+207 | 79057.5% | 58342.5% | 00.0% | 1,373 |
| Wibaux County | Lyndon B. Johnson+119 | 42757.9% | 30841.8% | 20.3% | 737 |
| Yellowstone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,875 | 17,44652.5% | 15,57146.8% | 2220.7% | 33,239 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.