1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut
The 1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Connecticut voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, over the Republican nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Johnson ran with Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, while Goldwater's running mate was Congressman William E. Miller of New York.
Johnson carried Connecticut by a wide margin of 35.72%. His 67.81% vote share is the largest for a Democrat in Connecticut presidential election history, and the largest for any party since John Quincy Adams in 1828.[1]
As of 2020, this is the only time in history that the towns of Harwinton and Middlebury voted Democratic as well as the most recent presidential election in which the Democratic nominee carried the towns of Bethlehem, Goshen, New Fairfield, Oxford, Shelton, and Somers. Johnson was the first Democrat ever to carry the towns of Bethel, Clinton, Scotland, Thomaston, West Hartford, Westbrook, and Wethersfield.
Results
| 1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent) | 826,269 | 67.81% | 8 | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 390,996 | 32.09% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 1,313 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,218,578 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
By county
| 1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [3] | |||||||
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| County | Johnson % | Johnson # | Goldwater % | Goldwater # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
| Fairfield | 60.8% | 194,812 | 39.2% | 125,576 | 0.1% | 218 | 320,606 |
| Hartford | 72.9% | 240,071 | 27.0% | 88,811 | 0.1% | 392 | 329,274 |
| Litchfield | 65.8% | 40,172 | 34.1% | 20,834 | 0.1% | 67 | 61,703 |
| Middlesex | 67.4% | 30,517 | 32.5% | 14,697 | 0.2% | 68 | 45,282 |
| New Haven | 69.1% | 218,743 | 30.9% | 97,656 | 0.02% | 67 | 316,466 |
| New London | 69.0% | 54,551 | 30.9% | 24,391 | 0.1% | 68 | 79,010 |
| Tolland | 68.9% | 22,195 | 30.9% | 9,951 | 0.2% | 67 | 32,213 |
| Windham | 73.4% | 25,238 | 26.4% | 9,080 | 0.2% | 67 | 34,385 |
References
- Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 403 ISBN 0313257957
- "1964 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- "1964 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. pp. 4–12. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
