The 1964 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the
1964 United States presidential election
The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President of the Un ...
. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Colorado was won by
incumbent President
Lyndon B. Johnson (
D–
Texas), with 61.27% of the popular vote, against
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
(Republican Party (United States), R–Arizona), with 38.19% of the popular vote.
, this is the last election in which Archuleta County, Colorado, Archuleta County, Baca County, Colorado, Baca County, Crowley County, Colorado, Crowley County, Custer County, Colorado, Custer County, Delta County, Colorado, Delta County, Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas County, El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso County, Fremont County, Colorado, Fremont County, Grand County, Colorado, Grand County, Jackson County, Colorado, Jackson County, Kiowa County, Colorado, Kiowa County, Kit Carson County, Colorado, Kit Carson County, Lincoln County, Colorado, Lincoln County, Logan County, Colorado, Logan County, Mesa County, Colorado, Mesa County, Moffat County, Colorado, Moffat County, Montezuma County, Colorado, Montezuma County, Montrose County, Colorado, Montrose County, Morgan County, Colorado, Morgan County, Park County, Colorado, Park County, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, Rio Blanco County, Rio Grande County, Colorado, Rio Grande County, Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County, Teller County, Colorado, Teller County, Weld County, Colorado, Weld County, and Yuma County, Colorado, Yuma County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. Colorado would not back a Democrat in a presidential election again until 1992 United States presidential election in Colorado, 1992. Arapahoe County, Colorado, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Colorado, Jefferson County and Ouray County, Colorado, Ouray County would not vote Democratic again until 2008 United States presidential election in Colorado, 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
{{United States elections
1964 United States presidential election by state, Colorado
United States presidential elections in Colorado, 1964
1964 Colorado elections