1964 United States presidential election in Indiana

1964 United States presidential election in Indiana
Johnson 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Goldwater 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; Lyndon B. Johnson; Democratic	Elected President ; Lyndon B. Johnson; Democratic

The 1964 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13^[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. George Wallace ran in the Democratic primary, but was defeated by Governor Matthew E. Welsh, who served as a surrogate for Johnson.^[2]

This is the only time that Randolph County and Wabash County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[3] This was also the first time Indiana voted Democratic since 1936.^[4] As of the 2020 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Allen, Adams, Bartholomew, Brown, Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Grant, Hancock, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jay, Jennings, LaGrange, Lawrence, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Noble, Orange, Parke, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, Shelby, Tipton, Warren, Wells, White, and Whitley.^[5]

^ "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ Black & Black 1992, p. 160.
^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 187-192 ISBN 0786422173
^ "Indiana Presidential Election Voting History". 270toWin. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016