The 1964 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the
1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president
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and
vice president
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.
Colorado
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was won by
incumbent
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President
Lyndon B. Johnson
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(
D–
Texas
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), with 61.27% of the popular vote, against
Senator Barry Goldwater (
R–
Arizona
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), with 38.19% of the popular vote.
, this is the last election in which
Archuleta County
Archuleta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,359. The county seat and the only incorporated municipality in the county is Pagosa Springs.
History
Archuleta County was created ...
,
Baca County
Baca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,506. The county seat is Springfield.
Located at the southeast corner of Colorado, the county shares state borders with Kansas, New Mexic ...
,
Crowley County,
Custer County,
Delta County,
Douglas County,
El Paso County,
Fremont County,
Grand County,
Jackson County,
Kiowa County,
Kit Carson County,
Lincoln County,
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* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
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,
Mesa County,
Moffat County,
Montezuma County
Montezuma County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez.
Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monu ...
,
Montrose County
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Montrose County comp ...
,
Morgan County,
Park County,
Rio Blanco County,
Rio Grande County,
Sedgwick County,
Teller County,
Weld County
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, and
Yuma County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Colorado would not back a Democrat in a presidential election again until
1992.
Arapahoe County,
Jefferson County and
Ouray County
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H ...
would not vote Democratic again until
2008.
[Sullivan, Robert David]
‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
Results
Results by county
References
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Colorado
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1964
1964 Colorado elections