The 1964 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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| Turnout | 68.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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County Results
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Michigan was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 66.70% of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 33.10% of the popular vote. As of the 2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Livingston County, Allegan County, Antrim County, Grand Traverse County, Midland County, Ionia County, St. Joseph County, Barry County, Newaygo County, Hillsdale County, Emmet County, and Otsego County voted for the Democratic candidate.
Kent, Berrien, Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, and Leelanau counties would not vote Democratic again until 2008. This is also the best Democratic performance in a presidential election in Michigan to date.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.) | 2,136,615 | 66.70% | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater | 1,060,152 | 33.10% | |
| Socialist Workers | Clifton DeBerry | 3,817 | 0.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 1,704 | 0.05% | |
| Prohibition | E. Harold Munn | 669 | 0.02% | |
| Write-in | 145 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 3,203,102 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic | Barry Goldwater Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 1,611 | 57.23% | 1,199 | 42.59% | 5 | 0.18% | 412 | 14.64% | 2,815 |
| Alger | 2,743 | 73.05% | 1,010 | 26.90% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,733 | 46.15% | 3,755 |
| Allegan | 11,934 | 51.45% | 11,223 | 48.39% | 37 | 0.16% | 711 | 3.06% | 23,194 |
| Alpena | 7,508 | 65.45% | 3,954 | 34.47% | 10 | 0.09% | 3,554 | 30.98% | 11,472 |
| Antrim | 2,684 | 55.19% | 2,172 | 44.66% | 7 | 0.14% | 512 | 10.53% | 4,863 |
| Arenac | 2,436 | 63.24% | 1,413 | 36.68% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,023 | 26.56% | 3,852 |
| Baraga | 2,568 | 68.74% | 1,160 | 31.05% | 8 | 0.21% | 1,408 | 37.69% | 3,736 |
| Barry | 8,102 | 59.36% | 5,509 | 40.36% | 39 | 0.29% | 2,593 | 19.00% | 13,650 |
| Bay | 29,754 | 71.34% | 11,896 | 28.52% | 56 | 0.13% | 17,858 | 42.82% | 41,706 |
| Benzie | 1,983 | 54.15% | 1,674 | 45.71% | 5 | 0.14% | 309 | 8.44% | 3,662 |
| Berrien | 33,653 | 55.94% | 26,387 | 43.86% | 122 | 0.20% | 7,266 | 12.08% | 60,162 |
| Branch | 7,858 | 60.29% | 5,110 | 39.21% | 66 | 0.51% | 2,748 | 21.08% | 13,034 |
| Calhoun | 32,939 | 63.31% | 18,987 | 36.50% | 99 | 0.19% | 13,952 | 26.81% | 52,025 |
| Cass | 8,789 | 59.62% | 5,925 | 40.19% | 28 | 0.19% | 2,864 | 19.43% | 14,742 |
| Charlevoix | 3,757 | 58.45% | 2,664 | 41.44% | 7 | 0.11% | 1,093 | 17.01% | 6,428 |
| Cheboygan | 4,028 | 63.12% | 2,342 | 36.70% | 11 | 0.17% | 1,686 | 26.42% | 6,381 |
| Chippewa | 6,537 | 61.33% | 4,098 | 38.45% | 23 | 0.22% | 2,439 | 22.88% | 10,658 |
| Clare | 2,927 | 56.32% | 2,258 | 43.45% | 12 | 0.23% | 669 | 12.87% | 5,197 |
| Clinton | 8,932 | 60.20% | 5,891 | 39.70% | 14 | 0.09% | 3,041 | 20.50% | 14,837 |
| Crawford | 1,464 | 67.78% | 696 | 32.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 768 | 35.56% | 2,160 |
| Delta | 10,046 | 69.25% | 4,434 | 30.56% | 27 | 0.19% | 5,612 | 38.69% | 14,507 |
| Dickinson | 7,921 | 70.12% | 3,365 | 29.79% | 11 | 0.10% | 4,556 | 40.33% | 11,297 |
| Eaton | 12,590 | 58.41% | 8,919 | 41.38% | 46 | 0.21% | 3,671 | 17.03% | 21,555 |
| Emmet | 4,197 | 60.50% | 2,731 | 39.37% | 9 | 0.13% | 1,466 | 21.13% | 6,937 |
| Genesee | 100,346 | 67.40% | 48,311 | 32.45% | 221 | 0.15% | 52,035 | 34.95% | 148,878 |
| Gladwin | 2,725 | 58.19% | 1,941 | 41.45% | 17 | 0.36% | 784 | 16.74% | 4,683 |
| Gogebic | 7,945 | 70.19% | 3,350 | 29.60% | 24 | 0.21% | 4,595 | 40.59% | 11,319 |
| Grand Traverse | 7,475 | 54.59% | 6,198 | 45.26% | 20 | 0.15% | 1,277 | 9.33% | 13,693 |
| Gratiot | 7,383 | 57.78% | 5,369 | 42.02% | 26 | 0.20% | 2,014 | 15.76% | 12,778 |
| Hillsdale | 6,564 | 50.15% | 6,420 | 49.05% | 106 | 0.81% | 144 | 1.10% | 13,090 |
| Houghton | 9,761 | 65.99% | 5,024 | 33.97% | 6 | 0.04% | 4,737 | 32.02% | 14,791 |
| Huron | 7,349 | 53.93% | 6,263 | 45.96% | 14 | 0.10% | 1,086 | 7.97% | 13,626 |
| Ingham | 53,685 | 61.83% | 32,965 | 37.97% | 179 | 0.21% | 20,720 | 23.86% | 86,829 |
| Ionia | 10,362 | 64.31% | 5,698 | 35.36% | 53 | 0.33% | 4,664 | 28.95% | 16,113 |
| Iosco | 4,336 | 61.56% | 2,704 | 38.39% | 4 | 0.06% | 1,632 | 23.17% | 7,044 |
| Iron | 6,011 | 71.36% | 2,399 | 28.48% | 13 | 0.15% | 3,612 | 42.88% | 8,423 |
| Isabella | 7,040 | 60.03% | 4,672 | 39.84% | 15 | 0.13% | 2,368 | 20.19% | 11,727 |
| Jackson | 28,219 | 57.30% | 20,940 | 42.52% | 88 | 0.18% | 7,279 | 14.78% | 49,247 |
| Kalamazoo | 40,789 | 59.89% | 27,100 | 39.79% | 215 | 0.32% | 13,689 | 20.10% | 68,104 |
| Kalkaska | 1,220 | 58.54% | 861 | 41.31% | 3 | 0.14% | 359 | 17.23% | 2,084 |
| Kent | 86,860 | 56.42% | 66,830 | 43.41% | 269 | 0.17% | 20,030 | 13.01% | 153,959 |
| Keweenaw | 860 | 69.64% | 374 | 30.28% | 1 | 0.08% | 486 | 39.36% | 1,235 |
| Lake | 1,978 | 71.41% | 791 | 28.56% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,187 | 42.85% | 2,770 |
| Lapeer | 8,595 | 58.77% | 6,012 | 41.11% | 17 | 0.12% | 2,583 | 17.66% | 14,624 |
| Leelanau | 2,369 | 53.22% | 2,074 | 46.60% | 8 | 0.18% | 295 | 6.62% | 4,451 |
| Lenawee | 16,815 | 59.50% | 11,385 | 40.29% | 60 | 0.21% | 5,430 | 19.21% | 28,260 |
| Livingston | 9,698 | 58.99% | 6,723 | 40.89% | 20 | 0.12% | 2,975 | 18.10% | 16,441 |
| Luce | 1,459 | 62.59% | 871 | 37.37% | 1 | 0.04% | 588 | 25.22% | 2,331 |
| Mackinac | 2,748 | 58.26% | 1,967 | 41.70% | 2 | 0.04% | 781 | 16.56% | 4,717 |
| Macomb | 131,450 | 74.47% | 44,684 | 25.31% | 387 | 0.22% | 86,766 | 49.16% | 176,521 |
| Manistee | 5,520 | 65.37% | 2,918 | 34.56% | 6 | 0.07% | 2,602 | 30.81% | 8,444 |
| Marquette | 14,045 | 67.86% | 6,615 | 31.96% | 36 | 0.17% | 7,430 | 35.90% | 20,696 |
| Mason | 5,993 | 60.87% | 3,842 | 39.02% | 11 | 0.11% | 2,151 | 21.85% | 9,846 |
| Mecosta | 4,214 | 54.89% | 3,454 | 44.99% | 9 | 0.12% | 760 | 9.90% | 7,677 |
| Menominee | 7,119 | 66.64% | 3,545 | 33.19% | 18 | 0.17% | 3,574 | 33.45% | 10,682 |
| Midland | 12,587 | 58.13% | 9,020 | 41.65% | 48 | 0.22% | 3,567 | 16.48% | 21,655 |
| Missaukee | 1,288 | 41.89% | 1,786 | 58.08% | 1 | 0.03% | -498 | -16.19% | 3,075 |
| Monroe | 26,528 | 69.61% | 11,499 | 30.17% | 84 | 0.22% | 15,029 | 39.44% | 38,111 |
| Montcalm | 8,970 | 63.27% | 5,181 | 36.55% | 26 | 0.18% | 3,789 | 26.72% | 14,177 |
| Montmorency | 1,369 | 61.23% | 863 | 38.60% | 4 | 0.18% | 506 | 22.63% | 2,236 |
| Muskegon | 36,769 | 62.28% | 22,146 | 37.51% | 119 | 0.20% | 14,623 | 24.77% | 59,034 |
| Newaygo | 5,457 | 52.48% | 4,931 | 47.42% | 11 | 0.11% | 526 | 5.06% | 10,399 |
| Oakland | 182,797 | 61.44% | 114,025 | 38.33% | 686 | 0.23% | 68,772 | 23.11% | 297,508 |
| Oceana | 3,773 | 55.95% | 2,958 | 43.87% | 12 | 0.18% | 815 | 12.08% | 6,743 |
| Ogemaw | 2,812 | 63.55% | 1,609 | 36.36% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,203 | 27.19% | 4,425 |
| Ontonagon | 3,485 | 67.67% | 1,658 | 32.19% | 7 | 0.14% | 1,827 | 35.48% | 5,150 |
| Osceola | 2,891 | 50.81% | 2,779 | 48.84% | 20 | 0.35% | 112 | 1.97% | 5,690 |
| Oscoda | 930 | 54.04% | 784 | 45.55% | 7 | 0.41% | 146 | 8.49% | 1,721 |
| Otsego | 2,245 | 64.85% | 1,214 | 35.07% | 3 | 0.09% | 1,031 | 29.78% | 3,462 |
| Ottawa | 20,151 | 45.05% | 24,512 | 54.79% | 72 | 0.16% | -4,361 | -9.74% | 44,735 |
| Presque Isle | 3,565 | 66.80% | 1,770 | 33.16% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,795 | 33.64% | 5,337 |
| Roscommon | 2,345 | 57.56% | 1,722 | 42.27% | 7 | 0.17% | 623 | 15.29% | 4,074 |
| Saginaw | 45,309 | 61.58% | 28,146 | 38.25% | 127 | 0.17% | 17,163 | 23.33% | 73,582 |
| Sanilac | 6,266 | 45.16% | 7,590 | 54.71% | 18 | 0.13% | -1,324 | -9.55% | 13,874 |
| Schoolcraft | 2,675 | 65.63% | 1,397 | 34.27% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,278 | 31.36% | 4,076 |
| Shiawassee | 13,676 | 63.60% | 7,786 | 36.21% | 41 | 0.19% | 5,890 | 27.39% | 21,503 |
| St. Clair | 24,662 | 59.09% | 17,011 | 40.76% | 62 | 0.15% | 7,651 | 18.33% | 41,735 |
| St. Joseph | 9,284 | 55.85% | 7,307 | 43.96% | 32 | 0.19% | 1,977 | 11.89% | 16,623 |
| Tuscola | 9,374 | 55.45% | 7,509 | 44.42% | 22 | 0.13% | 1,865 | 11.03% | 16,905 |
| Van Buren | 11,336 | 58.12% | 8,120 | 41.63% | 48 | 0.25% | 3,216 | 16.49% | 19,504 |
| Washtenaw | 42,089 | 62.00% | 25,595 | 37.70% | 206 | 0.30% | 16,494 | 24.30% | 67,890 |
| Wayne | 831,674 | 75.97% | 260,901 | 23.83% | 2,149 | 0.20% | 570,773 | 52.14% | 1,094,724 |
| Wexford | 4,414 | 59.28% | 3,016 | 40.50% | 16 | 0.21% | 1,398 | 18.78% | 7,446 |
| Totals | 2,136,615 | 66.70% | 1,060,152 | 33.10% | 6,335 | 0.20% | 1,076,463 | 33.60% | 3,203,102 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Alcona
- Allegan
- Alpena
- Antrim
- Arenac
- Barry
- Benzie
- Berrien
- Branch
- Calhoun
- Cass
- Charlevoix
- Cheboygan
- Chippewa
- Clare
- Clinton
- Crawford
- Eaton
- Emmet
- Genesee
- Gladwin
- Grand Traverse
- Gratiot
- Hillsdale
- Huron
- Ingham
- Ionia
- Iosco
- Isabella
- Jackson
- Kalamazoo
- Kalkaska
- Kent
- Keweenaw
- Lake
- Lapeer
- Leelanau
- Lenawee
- Livingston
- Luce
- Mackinac
- Manistee
- Mason
- Mecosta
- Midland
- Montcalm
- Montmorency
- Muskegon
- Newaygo
- Oakland
- Oceana
- Ogemaw
- Ontonagon
- Osceola
- Oscoda
- Otsego
- Presque Isle
- Roscommon
- Saginaw
- Schoolcraft
- Shiawassee
- St. Clair
- St. Joseph
- Tuscola
- Van Buren
- Washtenaw
- Wexford
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