1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina Turnout 74% County results Congressional district results Johnson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Goldwater
50–60%
60–70%
The1964 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1964, and was part of the1964 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Polling initially showed Goldwater leading in North Carolina, but his farm policies, particularly his opposition to federal tobacco price support, hurt his campaign.[ 1] As of the2024 presidential election [update] , this is the last election when the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate:Wayne ,Moore , andLenoir .[ 2]
County[ 4] Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Barry Goldwater Republican[ 5] Margin Total # % # % # % Alamance 15,397 50.36% 15,177 49.64% 220 0.72% 30,574 Alexander 3,722 49.75% 3,760 50.25% −38 −0.50% 7,482 Alleghany 2,368 60.09% 1,573 39.91% 795 20.18% 3,941 Anson 4,144 70.66% 1,721 29.34% 2,423 41.32% 5,865 Ashe 4,965 54.23% 4,191 45.77% 774 8.45% 9,156 Avery 1,523 36.44% 2,656 63.56% −1,133 −27.12% 4,179 Beaufort 6,090 62.88% 3,595 37.12% 2,495 25.76% 9,685 Bertie 3,332 78.16% 931 21.84% 2,401 56.32% 4,263 Bladen 4,516 67.55% 2,169 32.45% 2,347 35.10% 6,685 Brunswick 4,240 53.26% 3,721 46.74% 519 6.52% 7,961 Buncombe 31,623 62.01% 19,372 37.99% 12,251 24.02% 50,995 Burke 12,815 55.97% 10,081 44.03% 2,734 11.94% 22,896 Cabarrus 11,921 47.50% 13,178 52.50% −1,257 −5.00% 25,099 Caldwell 10,846 55.40% 8,733 44.60% 2,113 10.80% 19,579 Camden 870 61.97% 534 38.03% 336 23.94% 1,404 Carteret 6,231 59.23% 4,289 40.77% 1,942 18.46% 10,520 Caswell 2,513 58.36% 1,793 41.64% 720 16.72% 4,306 Catawba 15,814 48.02% 17,116 51.98% −1,302 −3.96% 32,930 Chatham 5,295 56.29% 4,111 43.71% 1,184 12.58% 9,406 Cherokee 3,823 55.17% 3,106 44.83% 717 10.35% 6,929 Chowan 1,696 68.30% 787 31.70% 909 36.60% 2,483 Clay 1,457 53.12% 1,286 46.88% 171 6.24% 2,743 Cleveland 10,836 57.92% 7,874 42.08% 2,962 15.84% 18,710 Columbus 9,004 66.82% 4,471 33.18% 4,533 33.64% 13,475 Craven 7,422 61.27% 4,691 38.73% 2,731 22.54% 12,113 Cumberland 13,864 60.39% 9,093 39.61% 4,771 20.78% 22,957 Currituck 1,455 66.26% 741 33.74% 714 32.52% 2,196 Dare 1,476 63.00% 867 37.00% 609 26.00% 2,343 Davidson 13,735 44.27% 17,292 55.73% −3,557 −11.46% 31,027 Davie 3,086 40.90% 4,460 59.10% −1,374 −18.20% 7,546 Duplin 7,169 65.23% 3,821 34.77% 3,348 30.46% 10,990 Durham 22,874 59.98% 15,264 40.02% 7,610 19.96% 38,138 Edgecombe 7,834 66.58% 3,932 33.42% 3,902 33.16% 11,766 Forsyth 31,615 51.08% 30,276 48.92% 1,339 2.16% 61,891 Franklin 4,554 68.47% 2,097 31.53% 2,457 36.94% 6,651 Gaston 20,197 54.11% 17,129 45.89% 3,068 8.22% 37,326 Gates 1,702 75.38% 556 24.62% 1,146 50.76% 2,258 Graham 1,737 55.41% 1,398 44.59% 339 10.82% 3,135 Granville 4,596 63.66% 2,624 36.34% 1,972 27.32% 7,220 Greene 2,712 75.06% 901 24.94% 1,811 50.12% 3,613 Guilford 39,969 52.87% 35,635 47.13% 4,334 5.74% 75,604 Halifax 8,952 65.30% 4,757 34.70% 4,195 30.60% 13,709 Harnett 7,477 55.97% 5,883 44.03% 1,594 11.94% 13,360 Haywood 10,664 65.67% 5,575 34.33% 5,089 31.34% 16,239 Henderson 6,066 40.86% 8,780 59.14% −2,714 −18.28% 14,846 Hertford 3,953 79.91% 994 20.09% 2,959 59.82% 4,947 Hoke 2,254 74.32% 779 25.68% 1,475 48.64% 3,033 Hyde 1,127 68.68% 514 31.32% 613 37.36% 1,641 Iredell 11,231 46.56% 12,892 53.44% −1,661 −6.88% 24,123 Jackson 4,905 60.65% 3,183 39.35% 1,722 21.30% 8,088 Johnston 10,326 57.85% 7,523 42.15% 2,803 15.70% 17,849 Jones 2,129 73.29% 776 26.71% 1,353 46.58% 2,905 Lee 4,730 63.21% 2,753 36.79% 1,977 26.42% 7,483 Lenoir 7,617 57.56% 5,617 42.44% 2,000 15.12% 13,234 Lincoln 7,304 55.45% 5,869 44.55% 1,435 10.90% 13,173 Macon 3,774 56.55% 2,900 43.45% 874 13.10% 6,674 Madison 3,829 53.44% 3,336 46.56% 493 6.88% 7,165 Martin 4,821 76.14% 1,511 23.86% 3,310 52.28% 6,332 McDowell 6,314 60.20% 4,174 39.80% 2,140 20.40% 10,488 Mecklenburg 49,582 51.56% 46,589 48.44% 2,993 3.12% 96,171 Mitchell 1,736 34.73% 3,263 65.27% −1,527 −30.54% 4,999 Montgomery 3,933 53.74% 3,385 46.26% 548 7.48% 7,318 Moore 6,384 55.29% 5,162 44.71% 1,222 10.58% 11,546 Nash 9,163 58.89% 6,396 41.11% 2,767 17.78% 15,559 New Hanover 12,584 50.90% 12,140 49.10% 444 1.80% 24,724 Northampton 5,046 80.96% 1,187 19.04% 3,859 61.92% 6,233 Onslow 5,955 61.23% 3,771 38.77% 2,184 22.46% 9,726 Orange 9,206 61.41% 5,785 38.59% 3,421 22.82% 14,991 Pamlico 1,864 64.28% 1,036 35.72% 828 28.55% 2,900 Pasquotank 4,269 64.21% 2,380 35.79% 1,889 28.42% 6,649 Pender 3,205 62.04% 1,961 37.96% 1,244 24.08% 5,166 Perquimans 1,458 60.78% 941 39.22% 517 21.56% 2,399 Person 4,740 68.68% 2,162 31.32% 2,578 37.36% 6,902 Pitt 11,317 68.73% 5,149 31.27% 6,168 37.46% 16,466 Polk 3,017 52.18% 2,765 47.82% 252 4.36% 5,782 Randolph 10,638 43.64% 13,739 56.36% −3,101 −12.72% 24,377 Richmond 8,516 73.17% 3,123 26.83% 5,393 46.34% 11,639 Robeson 13,796 79.35% 3,591 20.65% 10,205 58.70% 17,387 Rockingham 11,432 55.78% 9,063 44.22% 2,369 11.56% 20,495 Rowan 14,934 50.22% 14,804 49.78% 130 0.44% 29,738 Rutherford 9,541 57.28% 7,115 42.72% 2,426 14.56% 16,656 Sampson 8,067 51.38% 7,634 48.62% 433 2.76% 15,701 Scotland 3,844 75.77% 1,229 24.23% 2,615 51.54% 5,073 Stanly 7,931 47.05% 8,924 52.95% −993 −5.90% 16,855 Stokes 4,898 51.22% 4,664 48.78% 234 2.44% 9,562 Surry 9,810 55.17% 7,970 44.83% 1,840 10.34% 17,780 Swain 2,294 59.93% 1,534 40.07% 760 19.86% 3,828 Transylvania 4,483 55.83% 3,547 44.17% 936 11.66% 8,030 Tyrrell 996 72.70% 374 27.30% 622 45.40% 1,370 Union 7,208 63.02% 4,229 36.98% 2,979 26.04% 11,437 Vance 5,186 60.04% 3,452 39.96% 1,734 20.08% 8,638 Wake 31,653 58.41% 22,542 41.59% 9,111 16.82% 54,195 Warren 2,849 59.88% 1,909 40.12% 940 19.76% 4,758 Washington 2,505 68.65% 1,144 31.35% 1,361 37.30% 3,649 Watauga 4,031 50.62% 3,932 49.38% 99 1.24% 7,963 Wayne 9,791 56.45% 7,555 43.55% 2,236 12.90% 17,346 Wilkes 9,176 45.45% 11,014 54.55% −1,838 −9.10% 20,190 Wilson 7,238 59.13% 5,002 40.87% 2,236 18.26% 12,240 Yadkin 3,638 38.30% 5,860 61.70% −2,222 −23.40% 9,498 Yancey 3,714 64.95% 2,004 35.05% 1,710 29.90% 5,718 Totals 800,139 56.15% 624,844 43.85% 175,295 12.30% 1,424,983
Results by congressional district [ edit ] Johnson carried 8 of the 9 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.
District[ 6] Goldwater Johnson 1st 30.9% 69.1% 2nd 35.7% 64.3% 3rd 41.1% 58.9% 4th 47% 53% 5th 46.9% 53.1% 6th 45.1% 54.9% 7th 36.7% 63.3% 8th 44.2% 55.8% 9th 51.1% 48.9% 10th 47.4% 52.6% 11th 41.8% 58.2%
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