North Carolina — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentJohnsonD+12.3
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 800,139 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 43.8% | 624,844 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+56.3 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Clay County, NC | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+59.8 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Iredell County, NC | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Madison County, NC | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+52.3 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+61.9 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Watauga County, NC | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+29.9 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Lyndon B. Johnson+220 | 15,39750.4% | 15,17749.6% | 00.0% | 30,574 |
| Alexander County | Barry Goldwater+38 | 3,72249.7% | 3,76050.3% | 00.0% | 7,482 |
| Alleghany County | Lyndon B. Johnson+795 | 2,36860.1% | 1,57339.9% | 00.0% | 3,941 |
| Anson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,423 | 4,14470.7% | 1,72129.3% | 00.0% | 5,865 |
| Ashe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+774 | 4,96554.2% | 4,19145.8% | 00.0% | 9,156 |
| Avery County | Barry Goldwater+1,133 | 1,52336.4% | 2,65663.6% | 00.0% | 4,179 |
| Beaufort County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,495 | 6,09062.9% | 3,59537.1% | 00.0% | 9,685 |
| Bertie County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,401 | 3,33278.2% | 93121.8% | 00.0% | 4,263 |
| Bladen County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,347 | 4,51667.6% | 2,16932.4% | 00.0% | 6,685 |
| Brunswick County | Lyndon B. Johnson+519 | 4,24053.3% | 3,72146.7% | 00.0% | 7,961 |
| Buncombe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+12,251 | 31,62362.0% | 19,37238.0% | 00.0% | 50,995 |
| Burke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,734 | 12,81556.0% | 10,08144.0% | 00.0% | 22,896 |
| Cabarrus County | Barry Goldwater+1,257 | 11,92147.5% | 13,17852.5% | 00.0% | 25,099 |
| Caldwell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,113 | 10,84655.4% | 8,73344.6% | 00.0% | 19,579 |
| Camden County | Lyndon B. Johnson+336 | 87062.0% | 53438.0% | 00.0% | 1,404 |
| Carteret County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,942 | 6,23159.2% | 4,28940.8% | 00.0% | 10,520 |
| Caswell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+720 | 2,51358.4% | 1,79341.6% | 00.0% | 4,306 |
| Catawba County | Barry Goldwater+1,302 | 15,81448.0% | 17,11652.0% | 00.0% | 32,930 |
| Chatham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,184 | 5,29556.3% | 4,11143.7% | 00.0% | 9,406 |
| Cherokee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+717 | 3,82355.2% | 3,10644.8% | 00.0% | 6,929 |
| Chowan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+909 | 1,69668.3% | 78731.7% | 00.0% | 2,483 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+171 | 1,45753.1% | 1,28646.9% | 00.0% | 2,743 |
| Cleveland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,962 | 10,83657.9% | 7,87442.1% | 00.0% | 18,710 |
| Columbus County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,533 | 9,00466.8% | 4,47133.2% | 00.0% | 13,475 |
| Craven County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,731 | 7,42261.3% | 4,69138.7% | 00.0% | 12,113 |
| Cumberland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,771 | 13,86460.4% | 9,09339.6% | 00.0% | 22,957 |
| Currituck County | Lyndon B. Johnson+714 | 1,45566.3% | 74133.7% | 00.0% | 2,196 |
| Dare County | Lyndon B. Johnson+609 | 1,47663.0% | 86737.0% | 00.0% | 2,343 |
| Davidson County | Barry Goldwater+3,557 | 13,73544.3% | 17,29255.7% | 00.0% | 31,027 |
| Davie County | Barry Goldwater+1,374 | 3,08640.9% | 4,46059.1% | 00.0% | 7,546 |
| Duplin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,348 | 7,16965.2% | 3,82134.8% | 00.0% | 10,990 |
| Durham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+7,610 | 22,87460.0% | 15,26440.0% | 00.0% | 38,138 |
| Edgecombe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,902 | 7,83466.6% | 3,93233.4% | 00.0% | 11,766 |
| Forsyth County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,339 | 31,61551.1% | 30,27648.9% | 00.0% | 61,891 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,457 | 4,55468.5% | 2,09731.5% | 00.0% | 6,651 |
| Gaston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,068 | 20,19754.1% | 17,12945.9% | 00.0% | 37,326 |
| Gates County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,146 | 1,70275.4% | 55624.6% | 00.0% | 2,258 |
| Graham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+339 | 1,73755.4% | 1,39844.6% | 00.0% | 3,135 |
| Granville County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,972 | 4,59663.7% | 2,62436.3% | 00.0% | 7,220 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,811 | 2,71275.1% | 90124.9% | 00.0% | 3,613 |
| Guilford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,334 | 39,96952.9% | 35,63547.1% | 00.0% | 75,604 |
| Halifax County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,195 | 8,95265.3% | 4,75734.7% | 00.0% | 13,709 |
| Harnett County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,594 | 7,47756.0% | 5,88344.0% | 00.0% | 13,360 |
| Haywood County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,089 | 10,66465.7% | 5,57534.3% | 00.0% | 16,239 |
| Henderson County | Barry Goldwater+2,714 | 6,06640.9% | 8,78059.1% | 00.0% | 14,846 |
| Hertford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,959 | 3,95379.9% | 99420.1% | 00.0% | 4,947 |
| Hoke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,475 | 2,25474.3% | 77925.7% | 00.0% | 3,033 |
| Hyde County | Lyndon B. Johnson+613 | 1,12768.7% | 51431.3% | 00.0% | 1,641 |
| Iredell County | Barry Goldwater+1,661 | 11,23146.6% | 12,89253.4% | 00.0% | 24,123 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,722 | 4,90560.6% | 3,18339.4% | 00.0% | 8,088 |
| Johnston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,803 | 10,32657.9% | 7,52342.1% | 00.0% | 17,849 |
| Jones County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,353 | 2,12973.3% | 77626.7% | 00.0% | 2,905 |
| Lee County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,977 | 4,73063.2% | 2,75336.8% | 00.0% | 7,483 |
| Lenoir County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,000 | 7,61757.6% | 5,61742.4% | 00.0% | 13,234 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,435 | 7,30455.4% | 5,86944.6% | 00.0% | 13,173 |
| Macon County | Lyndon B. Johnson+874 | 3,77456.5% | 2,90043.5% | 00.0% | 6,674 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+493 | 3,82953.4% | 3,33646.6% | 00.0% | 7,165 |
| Martin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,310 | 4,82176.1% | 1,51123.9% | 00.0% | 6,332 |
| McDowell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,140 | 6,31460.2% | 4,17439.8% | 00.0% | 10,488 |
| Mecklenburg County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,993 | 49,58251.6% | 46,58948.4% | 00.0% | 96,171 |
| Mitchell County | Barry Goldwater+1,527 | 1,73634.7% | 3,26365.3% | 00.0% | 4,999 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+548 | 3,93353.7% | 3,38546.3% | 00.0% | 7,318 |
| Moore County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,222 | 6,38455.3% | 5,16244.7% | 00.0% | 11,546 |
| Nash County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,767 | 9,16358.9% | 6,39641.1% | 00.0% | 15,559 |
| New Hanover County | Lyndon B. Johnson+444 | 12,58450.9% | 12,14049.1% | 00.0% | 24,724 |
| Northampton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,859 | 5,04681.0% | 1,18719.0% | 00.0% | 6,233 |
| Onslow County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,184 | 5,95561.2% | 3,77138.8% | 00.0% | 9,726 |
| Orange County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,421 | 9,20661.4% | 5,78538.6% | 00.0% | 14,991 |
| Pamlico County | Lyndon B. Johnson+828 | 1,86464.3% | 1,03635.7% | 00.0% | 2,900 |
| Pasquotank County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,889 | 4,26964.2% | 2,38035.8% | 00.0% | 6,649 |
| Pender County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,244 | 3,20562.0% | 1,96138.0% | 00.0% | 5,166 |
| Perquimans County | Lyndon B. Johnson+517 | 1,45860.8% | 94139.2% | 00.0% | 2,399 |
| Person County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,578 | 4,74068.7% | 2,16231.3% | 00.0% | 6,902 |
| Pitt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,168 | 11,31768.7% | 5,14931.3% | 00.0% | 16,466 |
| Polk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+252 | 3,01752.2% | 2,76547.8% | 00.0% | 5,782 |
| Randolph County | Barry Goldwater+3,101 | 10,63843.6% | 13,73956.4% | 00.0% | 24,377 |
| Richmond County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,393 | 8,51673.2% | 3,12326.8% | 00.0% | 11,639 |
| Robeson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,205 | 13,79679.3% | 3,59120.7% | 00.0% | 17,387 |
| Rockingham County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,369 | 11,43255.8% | 9,06344.2% | 00.0% | 20,495 |
| Rowan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+130 | 14,93450.2% | 14,80449.8% | 00.0% | 29,738 |
| Rutherford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,426 | 9,54157.3% | 7,11542.7% | 00.0% | 16,656 |
| Sampson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+433 | 8,06751.4% | 7,63448.6% | 00.0% | 15,701 |
| Scotland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,615 | 3,84475.8% | 1,22924.2% | 00.0% | 5,073 |
| Stanly County | Barry Goldwater+993 | 7,93147.1% | 8,92452.9% | 00.0% | 16,855 |
| Stokes County | Lyndon B. Johnson+234 | 4,89851.2% | 4,66448.8% | 00.0% | 9,562 |
| Surry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,840 | 9,81055.2% | 7,97044.8% | 00.0% | 17,780 |
| Swain County | Lyndon B. Johnson+760 | 2,29459.9% | 1,53440.1% | 00.0% | 3,828 |
| Transylvania County | Lyndon B. Johnson+936 | 4,48355.8% | 3,54744.2% | 00.0% | 8,030 |
| Tyrrell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+622 | 99672.7% | 37427.3% | 00.0% | 1,370 |
| Union County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,979 | 7,20863.0% | 4,22937.0% | 00.0% | 11,437 |
| Vance County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,734 | 5,18660.0% | 3,45240.0% | 00.0% | 8,638 |
| Wake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,111 | 31,65358.4% | 22,54241.6% | 00.0% | 54,195 |
| Warren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+940 | 2,84959.9% | 1,90940.1% | 00.0% | 4,758 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,361 | 2,50568.6% | 1,14431.4% | 00.0% | 3,649 |
| Watauga County | Lyndon B. Johnson+99 | 4,03150.6% | 3,93249.4% | 00.0% | 7,963 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,236 | 9,79156.4% | 7,55543.6% | 00.0% | 17,346 |
| Wilkes County | Barry Goldwater+1,838 | 9,17645.4% | 11,01454.6% | 00.0% | 20,190 |
| Wilson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,236 | 7,23859.1% | 5,00240.9% | 00.0% | 12,240 |
| Yadkin County | Barry Goldwater+2,222 | 3,63838.3% | 5,86061.7% | 00.0% | 9,498 |
| Yancey County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,710 | 3,71465.0% | 2,00435.0% | 00.0% | 5,718 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.