West Virginia — 1964 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1964 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentJohnsonD+35.9
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 67.9% | 538,087 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 32.1% | 253,953 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+55.5 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+49.0 |
| Cabell County, WV | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+43.5 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Jackson County, WV | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Lewis County, WV | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Mason County, WV | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+66.1 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Mineral County, WV | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+59.1 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Monroe County, WV | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Preston County, WV | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Putnam County, WV | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Roane County, WV | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Taylor County, WV | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Upshur County, WV | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Wirt County, WV | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Wood County, WV | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+46.2 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,225 | 4,75865.3% | 2,53334.7% | 00.0% | 7,291 |
| Berkeley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,171 | 8,62861.3% | 5,45738.7% | 00.0% | 14,085 |
| Boone County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,142 | 8,60977.7% | 2,46722.3% | 00.0% | 11,076 |
| Braxton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,920 | 4,78771.9% | 1,86728.1% | 00.0% | 6,654 |
| Brooke County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,470 | 9,83474.5% | 3,36425.5% | 00.0% | 13,198 |
| Cabell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+11,480 | 28,43762.6% | 16,95737.4% | 00.0% | 45,394 |
| Calhoun County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,351 | 2,62667.3% | 1,27532.7% | 00.0% | 3,901 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,816 | 3,18270.0% | 1,36630.0% | 00.0% | 4,548 |
| Doddridge County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6 | 1,58750.1% | 1,58149.9% | 00.0% | 3,168 |
| Fayette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+15,939 | 19,99083.1% | 4,05116.9% | 00.0% | 24,041 |
| Gilmer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,716 | 2,83271.7% | 1,11628.3% | 00.0% | 3,948 |
| Grant County | Barry Goldwater+970 | 1,49437.7% | 2,46462.3% | 00.0% | 3,958 |
| Greenbrier County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,563 | 10,11269.0% | 4,54931.0% | 00.0% | 14,661 |
| Hampshire County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,908 | 3,38169.7% | 1,47330.3% | 00.0% | 4,854 |
| Hancock County | Lyndon B. Johnson+8,992 | 14,00173.7% | 5,00926.3% | 00.0% | 19,010 |
| Hardy County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,688 | 2,99669.6% | 1,30830.4% | 00.0% | 4,304 |
| Harrison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+15,697 | 25,68372.0% | 9,98628.0% | 00.0% | 35,669 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+663 | 5,02253.5% | 4,35946.5% | 00.0% | 9,381 |
| Jefferson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,991 | 4,89272.0% | 1,90128.0% | 00.0% | 6,793 |
| Kanawha County | Lyndon B. Johnson+32,128 | 70,51164.8% | 38,38335.2% | 00.0% | 108,894 |
| Lewis County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,269 | 5,24863.8% | 2,97936.2% | 00.0% | 8,227 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,416 | 5,85263.0% | 3,43637.0% | 00.0% | 9,288 |
| Logan County | Lyndon B. Johnson+13,223 | 16,99981.8% | 3,77618.2% | 00.0% | 20,775 |
| Marion County | Lyndon B. Johnson+14,340 | 22,04774.1% | 7,70725.9% | 00.0% | 29,754 |
| Marshall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,582 | 11,75765.6% | 6,17534.4% | 00.0% | 17,932 |
| Mason County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,044 | 6,51159.3% | 4,46740.7% | 00.0% | 10,978 |
| McDowell County | Lyndon B. Johnson+14,362 | 18,04683.0% | 3,68417.0% | 00.0% | 21,730 |
| Mercer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,393 | 18,29867.3% | 8,90532.7% | 00.0% | 27,203 |
| Mineral County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,543 | 6,34462.5% | 3,80137.5% | 00.0% | 10,145 |
| Mingo County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,112 | 12,26679.5% | 3,15420.5% | 00.0% | 15,420 |
| Monongalia County | Lyndon B. Johnson+10,885 | 17,35872.8% | 6,47327.2% | 00.0% | 23,831 |
| Monroe County | Lyndon B. Johnson+982 | 3,36758.5% | 2,38541.5% | 00.0% | 5,752 |
| Morgan County | Barry Goldwater+46 | 1,82049.4% | 1,86650.6% | 00.0% | 3,686 |
| Nicholas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,250 | 6,87872.4% | 2,62827.6% | 00.0% | 9,506 |
| Ohio County | Lyndon B. Johnson+9,172 | 21,17863.8% | 12,00636.2% | 00.0% | 33,184 |
| Pendleton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,202 | 2,49865.8% | 1,29634.2% | 00.0% | 3,794 |
| Pleasants County | Lyndon B. Johnson+948 | 2,28763.1% | 1,33936.9% | 00.0% | 3,626 |
| Pocahontas County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,601 | 3,31765.9% | 1,71634.1% | 00.0% | 5,033 |
| Preston County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,249 | 6,26460.9% | 4,01539.1% | 00.0% | 10,279 |
| Putnam County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,745 | 6,91062.4% | 4,16537.6% | 00.0% | 11,075 |
| Raleigh County | Lyndon B. Johnson+16,654 | 23,60677.2% | 6,95222.8% | 00.0% | 30,558 |
| Randolph County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,028 | 8,01272.9% | 2,98427.1% | 00.0% | 10,996 |
| Ritchie County | Barry Goldwater+473 | 2,24445.2% | 2,71754.8% | 00.0% | 4,961 |
| Roane County | Lyndon B. Johnson+369 | 3,82052.5% | 3,45147.5% | 00.0% | 7,271 |
| Summers County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,075 | 5,03772.0% | 1,96228.0% | 00.0% | 6,999 |
| Taylor County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,150 | 4,44266.0% | 2,29234.0% | 00.0% | 6,734 |
| Tucker County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,350 | 2,66467.0% | 1,31433.0% | 00.0% | 3,978 |
| Tyler County | Barry Goldwater+247 | 2,27547.4% | 2,52252.6% | 00.0% | 4,797 |
| Upshur County | Lyndon B. Johnson+168 | 3,77451.1% | 3,60648.9% | 00.0% | 7,380 |
| Wayne County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,238 | 11,57868.4% | 5,34031.6% | 00.0% | 16,918 |
| Webster County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,819 | 3,75580.0% | 93620.0% | 00.0% | 4,691 |
| Wetzel County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,024 | 6,23966.0% | 3,21534.0% | 00.0% | 9,454 |
| Wirt County | Lyndon B. Johnson+387 | 1,28658.9% | 89941.1% | 00.0% | 2,185 |
| Wood County | Lyndon B. Johnson+6,613 | 21,56059.1% | 14,94740.9% | 00.0% | 36,507 |
| Wyoming County | Lyndon B. Johnson+5,811 | 9,18873.1% | 3,37726.9% | 00.0% | 12,565 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.