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The1964 United States presidential election in Florida was held November 3, 1964. All contemporary fifty states and theDistrict of Columbia took part, and Florida voters selected fourteen electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Although Johnson won the state amidst his national landslide, Florida weighed in as a massive 20.28% more Republican than the nation at large, and was the second-closest state won by Johnson, afterIdaho.[1] Johnson carried 20 of the state's 67 counties, although in only two of them,Monroe andDade, did he exceed his nationwide vote share of 61.05%.[2]
As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate carriedCharlotte County.[3]
Retirement communities further south who were supportive of Republicans in presidential elections over the previous fifteen years, were opposed toBarry Goldwater’s desire to privatizeSocial Security and his criticism of the United States'space program.[4][5]
Lyndon B. Johnson won Florida by 42,599 votes, a margin of 2.30%, or a swing of 5.32% from the 1960 result. Increased registration of black voters, which reached 51%, was crucial to Johnson regaining Florida. In the northern counties of Lafayette and Liberty, where no black people were registered, massive swings toward Goldwater by white voters were completely unmitigated.[6]
| 1964 United States presidential election in Florida[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Lyndon Baines Johnson ofTexas (incumbent) | Hubert Horatio Humphrey ofMinnesota | 948,540 | 51.15% | 14 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Barry Goldwater ofArizona | William E. Miller ofNew York | 905,941 | 48.85% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 1,854,841 | 100.00% | 14 | 100.00% | ||||
| County[7] | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Barry Goldwater Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 13,483 | 54.73% | 11,151 | 45.27% | 2,332 | 9.46% | 24,634 |
| Baker | 1,137 | 50.35% | 1,121 | 49.65% | 16 | 0.70% | 2,258 |
| Bay | 7,846 | 37.91% | 12,849 | 62.09% | -5,003 | -24.18% | 20,695 |
| Bradford | 2,320 | 53.87% | 1,987 | 46.13% | 333 | 7.74% | 4,307 |
| Brevard | 24,833 | 50.29% | 24,551 | 49.71% | 282 | 0.58% | 49,384 |
| Broward | 68,406 | 44.51% | 85,264 | 55.49% | -16,858 | -10.98% | 153,670 |
| Calhoun | 980 | 35.34% | 1,793 | 64.66% | -813 | -29.32% | 2,773 |
| Charlotte | 4,831 | 53.71% | 4,163 | 46.29% | 668 | 7.42% | 8,994 |
| Citrus | 2,521 | 51.98% | 2,329 | 48.02% | 192 | 3.96% | 4,850 |
| Clay | 3,114 | 45.01% | 3,805 | 54.99% | -691 | -9.98% | 6,919 |
| Collier | 2,877 | 44.55% | 3,581 | 55.45% | -704 | -10.90% | 6,458 |
| Columbia | 3,249 | 43.94% | 4,145 | 56.06% | -896 | -12.12% | 7,394 |
| Dade | 208,941 | 64.01% | 117,480 | 35.99% | 91,461 | 28.02% | 326,421 |
| DeSoto | 1,777 | 47.22% | 1,986 | 52.78% | -209 | -5.56% | 3,763 |
| Dixie | 923 | 50.41% | 908 | 49.59% | 15 | 0.82% | 1,831 |
| Duval | 79,365 | 49.45% | 81,116 | 50.55% | -1,751 | -1.10% | 160,481 |
| Escambia | 25,371 | 43.91% | 32,414 | 56.09% | -7,043 | -12.18% | 57,785 |
| Flagler | 940 | 56.69% | 718 | 43.31% | 222 | 13.38% | 1,658 |
| Franklin | 1,366 | 49.05% | 1,419 | 50.95% | -53 | -1.90% | 2,785 |
| Gadsden | 4,556 | 46.67% | 5,207 | 53.33% | -651 | -6.66% | 9,763 |
| Gilchrist | 711 | 56.83% | 540 | 43.17% | 171 | 13.66% | 1,251 |
| Glades | 441 | 44.91% | 541 | 55.09% | -100 | -10.18% | 982 |
| Gulf | 1,659 | 45.33% | 2,001 | 54.67% | -342 | -9.34% | 3,660 |
| Hamilton | 1,302 | 52.93% | 1,158 | 47.07% | 144 | 5.86% | 2,460 |
| Hardee | 1,908 | 45.12% | 2,321 | 54.88% | -413 | -9.76% | 4,229 |
| Hendry | 1,352 | 45.04% | 1,650 | 54.96% | -298 | -9.92% | 3,002 |
| Hernando | 2,320 | 49.82% | 2,337 | 50.18% | -17 | -0.36% | 4,657 |
| Highlands | 4,233 | 47.14% | 4,747 | 52.86% | -514 | -5.72% | 8,980 |
| Hillsborough | 71,289 | 58.48% | 50,616 | 41.52% | 20,673 | 16.96% | 121,905 |
| Holmes | 1,193 | 27.00% | 3,225 | 73.00% | -2,032 | -46.00% | 4,418 |
| Indian River | 5,122 | 45.28% | 6,191 | 54.72% | -1,069 | -9.44% | 11,313 |
| Jackson | 4,386 | 38.31% | 7,064 | 61.69% | -2,678 | -23.38% | 11,450 |
| Jefferson | 1,504 | 47.18% | 1,684 | 52.82% | -180 | -5.64% | 3,188 |
| Lafayette | 545 | 45.68% | 648 | 54.32% | -103 | -8.64% | 1,193 |
| Lake | 7,773 | 37.61% | 12,897 | 62.39% | -5,124 | -24.78% | 20,670 |
| Lee | 10,204 | 44.19% | 12,886 | 55.81% | -2,682 | -11.62% | 23,090 |
| Leon | 10,927 | 41.85% | 15,181 | 58.15% | -4,254 | -16.30% | 26,108 |
| Levy | 1,986 | 55.69% | 1,580 | 44.31% | 406 | 11.38% | 3,566 |
| Liberty | 377 | 29.29% | 910 | 70.71% | -533 | -41.42% | 1,287 |
| Madison | 2,121 | 42.91% | 2,822 | 57.09% | -701 | -14.18% | 4,943 |
| Manatee | 13,074 | 43.26% | 17,147 | 56.74% | -4,073 | -13.48% | 30,221 |
| Marion | 9,112 | 45.58% | 10,879 | 54.42% | -1,767 | -8.84% | 19,991 |
| Martin | 3,621 | 45.76% | 4,292 | 54.24% | -671 | -8.48% | 7,913 |
| Monroe | 8,936 | 64.86% | 4,842 | 35.14% | 4,094 | 29.72% | 13,778 |
| Nassau | 2,781 | 47.02% | 3,134 | 52.98% | -353 | -5.96% | 5,915 |
| Okaloosa | 7,890 | 44.20% | 9,961 | 55.80% | -2,071 | -11.60% | 17,851 |
| Okeechobee | 1,016 | 43.57% | 1,316 | 56.43% | -300 | -12.86% | 2,332 |
| Orange | 38,248 | 43.90% | 48,884 | 56.10% | -10,636 | -12.20% | 87,132 |
| Osceola | 3,531 | 43.88% | 4,516 | 56.12% | -985 | -12.24% | 8,047 |
| Palm Beach | 43,836 | 46.91% | 49,614 | 53.09% | -5,778 | -6.18% | 93,450 |
| Pasco | 8,135 | 51.68% | 7,606 | 48.32% | 529 | 3.36% | 15,741 |
| Pinellas | 98,381 | 55.02% | 80,414 | 44.98% | 17,967 | 10.04% | 178,795 |
| Polk | 29,355 | 44.98% | 35,906 | 55.02% | -6,551 | -10.04% | 65,261 |
| Putnam | 4,995 | 49.62% | 5,072 | 50.38% | -77 | -0.76% | 10,067 |
| St. Johns | 4,357 | 36.90% | 7,450 | 63.10% | -3,093 | -26.20% | 11,807 |
| St. Lucie | 7,748 | 51.82% | 7,204 | 48.18% | 544 | 3.64% | 14,952 |
| Santa Rosa | 3,570 | 37.37% | 5,983 | 62.63% | -2,413 | -25.26% | 9,553 |
| Sarasota | 13,937 | 38.87% | 21,917 | 61.13% | -7,980 | -22.26% | 35,854 |
| Seminole | 9,125 | 47.52% | 10,078 | 52.48% | -953 | -4.96% | 19,203 |
| Sumter | 2,259 | 58.07% | 1,631 | 41.93% | 628 | 16.14% | 3,890 |
| Suwannee | 2,393 | 44.36% | 3,002 | 55.64% | -609 | -11.28% | 5,395 |
| Taylor | 1,708 | 39.09% | 2,661 | 60.91% | -953 | -21.82% | 4,369 |
| Union | 740 | 51.03% | 710 | 48.97% | 30 | 2.06% | 1,450 |
| Volusia | 34,901 | 58.28% | 24,988 | 41.72% | 9,913 | 16.56% | 59,889 |
| Wakulla | 753 | 37.22% | 1,270 | 62.78% | -517 | -25.56% | 2,023 |
| Walton | 2,449 | 39.49% | 3,753 | 60.51% | -1,304 | -21.02% | 6,202 |
| Washington | 1,500 | 35.50% | 2,725 | 64.50% | -1,225 | -29.00% | 4,225 |
| Totals | 948,540 | 51.15% | 905,941 | 48.85% | 42,599 | 2.30% | 1,854,481 |
State and district results of the1964 United States presidential election | ||
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