Ohio — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionOhio · PresidentJohnsonD+25.9
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 62.9% | 2,498,331 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 37.1% | 1,470,865 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Ashland County, OH | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Brown County, OH | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Butler County, OH | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Carroll County, OH | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Champaign County, OH | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Clermont County, OH | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Clinton County, OH | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Crawford County, OH | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Darke County, OH | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Defiance County, OH | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Fayette County, OH | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Gallia County, OH | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Geauga County, OH | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Greene County, OH | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Hardin County, OH | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Harrison County, OH | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Henry County, OH | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Highland County, OH | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Holmes County, OH | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Huron County, OH | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Jackson County, OH | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Knox County, OH | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Lake County, OH | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Licking County, OH | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Logan County, OH | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+37.8 |
| Madison County, OH | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Marion County, OH | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Medina County, OH | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Meigs County, OH | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Mercer County, OH | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Miami County, OH | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Morgan County, OH | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Morrow County, OH | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Noble County, OH | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Paulding County, OH | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Perry County, OH | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Preble County, OH | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Putnam County, OH | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Richland County, OH | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Ross County, OH | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Scioto County, OH | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Seneca County, OH | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Shelby County, OH | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Stark County, OH | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Vinton County, OH | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Warren County, OH | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Washington County, OH | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Wayne County, OH | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Williams County, OH | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Wood County, OH | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Democratic | D+12.0 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,303 | 5,00557.5% | 3,70242.5% | 00.0% | 8,707 |
| Allen County | Barry Goldwater+907 | 18,99048.8% | 19,89751.2% | 00.0% | 38,887 |
| Ashland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,185 | 8,49353.7% | 7,30846.3% | 00.0% | 15,801 |
| Ashtabula County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,921 | 24,10464.6% | 13,18335.4% | 00.0% | 37,287 |
| Athens County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,422 | 10,63363.1% | 6,21136.9% | 00.0% | 16,844 |
| Auglaize County | Lyndon B. Johnson+678 | 8,63252.0% | 7,95448.0% | 00.0% | 16,586 |
| Belmont County | Lyndon B. Johnson+18,487 | 28,18074.4% | 9,69325.6% | 00.0% | 37,873 |
| Brown County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,079 | 6,98364.1% | 3,90435.9% | 00.0% | 10,887 |
| Butler County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,865 | 42,27857.4% | 31,41342.6% | 00.0% | 73,691 |
| Carroll County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,395 | 5,05058.0% | 3,65542.0% | 00.0% | 8,705 |
| Champaign County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,550 | 7,13856.1% | 5,58843.9% | 00.0% | 12,726 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+15,163 | 34,27564.2% | 19,11235.8% | 00.0% | 53,387 |
| Clermont County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,156 | 16,52355.3% | 13,36744.7% | 00.0% | 29,890 |
| Clinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+432 | 6,51451.7% | 6,08248.3% | 00.0% | 12,596 |
| Columbiana County | Lyndon B. Johnson+12,879 | 28,70664.5% | 15,82735.5% | 00.0% | 44,533 |
| Coshocton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,417 | 8,38258.4% | 5,96541.6% | 00.0% | 14,347 |
| Crawford County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,998 | 11,96857.2% | 8,97042.8% | 00.0% | 20,938 |
| Cuyahoga County | Lyndon B. Johnson+296,475 | 492,91171.5% | 196,43628.5% | 00.0% | 689,347 |
| Darke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,852 | 12,43359.2% | 8,58140.8% | 00.0% | 21,014 |
| Defiance County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,659 | 8,70763.3% | 5,04836.7% | 00.0% | 13,755 |
| Delaware County | Barry Goldwater+315 | 8,08049.0% | 8,39551.0% | 00.0% | 16,475 |
| Erie County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,987 | 15,96861.5% | 9,98138.5% | 00.0% | 25,949 |
| Fairfield County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,131 | 15,61157.6% | 11,48042.4% | 00.0% | 27,091 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,561 | 6,12857.3% | 4,56742.7% | 00.0% | 10,695 |
| Franklin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+23,182 | 154,52754.1% | 131,34545.9% | 00.0% | 285,872 |
| Fulton County | Barry Goldwater+369 | 5,60448.4% | 5,97351.6% | 00.0% | 11,577 |
| Gallia County | Lyndon B. Johnson+332 | 4,74051.8% | 4,40848.2% | 00.0% | 9,148 |
| Geauga County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,789 | 12,21256.4% | 9,42343.6% | 00.0% | 21,635 |
| Greene County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,705 | 21,27659.4% | 14,57140.6% | 00.0% | 35,847 |
| Guernsey County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,074 | 9,50359.6% | 6,42940.4% | 00.0% | 15,932 |
| Hamilton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+37,948 | 199,12755.3% | 161,17944.7% | 00.0% | 360,306 |
| Hancock County | Barry Goldwater+63 | 11,54749.9% | 11,61050.1% | 00.0% | 23,157 |
| Hardin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,645 | 7,32456.3% | 5,67943.7% | 00.0% | 13,003 |
| Harrison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,231 | 5,15963.8% | 2,92836.2% | 00.0% | 8,087 |
| Henry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+751 | 5,84553.4% | 5,09446.6% | 00.0% | 10,939 |
| Highland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,296 | 7,28154.9% | 5,98545.1% | 00.0% | 13,266 |
| Hocking County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,093 | 5,95167.6% | 2,85832.4% | 00.0% | 8,809 |
| Holmes County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,453 | 3,55962.8% | 2,10637.2% | 00.0% | 5,665 |
| Huron County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,125 | 10,78058.5% | 7,65541.5% | 00.0% | 18,435 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,107 | 7,05658.8% | 4,94941.2% | 00.0% | 12,005 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+21,255 | 33,03973.7% | 11,78426.3% | 00.0% | 44,823 |
| Knox County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,964 | 11,22260.7% | 7,25839.3% | 00.0% | 18,480 |
| Lake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+15,270 | 38,55262.3% | 23,28237.7% | 00.0% | 61,834 |
| Lawrence County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,878 | 12,63562.0% | 7,75738.0% | 00.0% | 20,392 |
| Licking County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,268 | 23,36460.7% | 15,09639.3% | 00.0% | 38,460 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,801 | 8,48455.9% | 6,68344.1% | 00.0% | 15,167 |
| Lorain County | Lyndon B. Johnson+29,072 | 55,75567.6% | 26,68332.4% | 00.0% | 82,438 |
| Lucas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+70,328 | 128,11068.9% | 57,78231.1% | 00.0% | 185,892 |
| Madison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+319 | 5,26451.6% | 4,94548.4% | 00.0% | 10,209 |
| Mahoning County | Lyndon B. Johnson+57,159 | 90,93472.9% | 33,77527.1% | 00.0% | 124,709 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,350 | 14,40058.9% | 10,05041.1% | 00.0% | 24,450 |
| Medina County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,508 | 14,72959.0% | 10,22141.0% | 00.0% | 24,950 |
| Meigs County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,160 | 5,13356.4% | 3,97343.6% | 00.0% | 9,106 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,708 | 10,08169.7% | 4,37330.3% | 00.0% | 14,454 |
| Miami County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,394 | 19,37959.9% | 12,98540.1% | 00.0% | 32,364 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,832 | 4,77671.1% | 1,94428.9% | 00.0% | 6,720 |
| Montgomery County | Lyndon B. Johnson+54,654 | 126,63363.8% | 71,97936.2% | 00.0% | 198,612 |
| Morgan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+772 | 3,05357.2% | 2,28142.8% | 00.0% | 5,334 |
| Morrow County | Lyndon B. Johnson+378 | 4,57252.2% | 4,19447.8% | 00.0% | 8,766 |
| Muskingum County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,157 | 20,79264.1% | 11,63535.9% | 00.0% | 32,427 |
| Noble County | Lyndon B. Johnson+675 | 2,92556.5% | 2,25043.5% | 00.0% | 5,175 |
| Ottawa County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,979 | 9,61863.0% | 5,63937.0% | 00.0% | 15,257 |
| Paulding County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,211 | 4,46557.8% | 3,25442.2% | 00.0% | 7,719 |
| Perry County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,921 | 7,81666.7% | 3,89533.3% | 00.0% | 11,711 |
| Pickaway County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,993 | 7,31057.9% | 5,31742.1% | 00.0% | 12,627 |
| Pike County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,764 | 5,33167.5% | 2,56732.5% | 00.0% | 7,898 |
| Portage County | Lyndon B. Johnson+12,466 | 23,30868.3% | 10,84231.7% | 00.0% | 34,150 |
| Preble County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,735 | 7,57456.5% | 5,83943.5% | 00.0% | 13,413 |
| Putnam County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,793 | 7,01457.3% | 5,22142.7% | 00.0% | 12,235 |
| Richland County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,966 | 24,79956.8% | 18,83343.2% | 00.0% | 43,632 |
| Ross County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,081 | 12,70456.9% | 9,62343.1% | 00.0% | 22,327 |
| Sandusky County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,227 | 13,48162.0% | 8,25438.0% | 00.0% | 21,735 |
| Scioto County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,094 | 21,55961.6% | 13,46538.4% | 00.0% | 35,024 |
| Seneca County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,982 | 14,51860.4% | 9,53639.6% | 00.0% | 24,054 |
| Shelby County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,814 | 10,00465.8% | 5,19034.2% | 00.0% | 15,194 |
| Stark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+35,072 | 88,70462.3% | 53,63237.7% | 00.0% | 142,336 |
| Summit County | Lyndon B. Johnson+74,319 | 142,31967.7% | 68,00032.3% | 00.0% | 210,319 |
| Trumbull County | Lyndon B. Johnson+27,283 | 54,34266.8% | 27,05933.2% | 00.0% | 81,401 |
| Tuscarawas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+13,661 | 23,62370.3% | 9,96229.7% | 00.0% | 33,585 |
| Union County | Barry Goldwater+519 | 4,98547.5% | 5,50452.5% | 00.0% | 10,489 |
| Van Wert County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,501 | 7,69555.4% | 6,19444.6% | 00.0% | 13,889 |
| Vinton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+699 | 2,61857.7% | 1,91942.3% | 00.0% | 4,537 |
| Warren County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,424 | 12,40653.0% | 10,98247.0% | 00.0% | 23,388 |
| Washington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,320 | 11,19355.8% | 8,87344.2% | 00.0% | 20,066 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,916 | 14,80660.0% | 9,89040.0% | 00.0% | 24,696 |
| Williams County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,894 | 7,54757.2% | 5,65342.8% | 00.0% | 13,200 |
| Wood County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,162 | 16,30457.3% | 12,14242.7% | 00.0% | 28,446 |
| Wyandot County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,134 | 5,27356.0% | 4,13944.0% | 00.0% | 9,412 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.