1964 United States presidential election in Connecticut
County Results Municipality Results
Johnson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Goldwater
50-60%
60-70%
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 .
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 . He was the first Democrat to win every county since 1852.[ 1]
To date, this is the last time that the city of Shelton and the towns of Bethlehem , Goshen , Harwinton , Middlebury , New Fairfield , Oxford , and Somers voted Democratic.
^ Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History , p. 403 ISBN 0313257957
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