United States presidential election in Idaho, 1964

United States presidential election in Idaho, 1964
1960 ←
 November 3, 1964 (1964-11-03)
 → 1968
 
Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Barry Goldwater
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Texas Arizona
Running mate Hubert Humphrey William E. Miller
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 148,920 143,577
Percentage 50.92% 49.08%
President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

 President-elect

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic
Elections in Idaho

The 1964 presidential election was the last election in which the state of Idaho voted for the Democratic Party nominee. It was the only election since 1948 in which this happened. President Lyndon B. Johnson, despite his nationwide landslide victory, defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona by only 1.84%, or 5,363 votes. Idaho was the second-closest state in the 1964 election (Arizona was the first).

Results

Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral
vote		 Running mate
Count Pct Vice-presidential candidate Home state Elect. vote
Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Texas 148,920 50.92% 4 Hubert Humphrey Minnesota 4
Barry Goldwater Republican Arizona 143,557 49.08% 0 William E. Miller New York 0
Total 292,477 100% 4 4
Needed to win 270 270

References