1964 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1964 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose 8[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1964 United States presidential election

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1964

November 3, 1964[1]

Nominee Barry Goldwater Lyndon B. Johnson Party Republican Democratic Home state Arizona Texas Running mate William E. Miller Hubert Humphrey Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 309,048 215,700 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%

County Results Goldwater   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Johnson   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected President Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

South Carolina was won by Senator Barry Goldwater (R–Arizona), with 58.89% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D–Texas), with 41.10% of the popular vote.[3][4] With Goldwater carrying the state, he became the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876. The state has voted Republican in every subsequent election except 1976. South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond had a big factor in helping Goldwater win the race.

With 58.89% of the popular vote, South Carolina would prove to be Goldwater's third strongest state in the 1964 election after Mississippi and Alabama.[5]

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	309,048	58.89%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (inc.)	215,700	41.10%
	Write-in		8	0.01%
Total votes			524,756	100%

Results by county

County	Barry Morris Goldwater Republican		Lyndon Baines Johnson Democratic		Write-ins		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Abbeville	1,448	35.00%	2,689	65.00%			4,137
Aiken	17,467	69.62%	7,622	30.38%			25,089
Allendale	1,740	69.27%	772	30.73%			2,512
Anderson	8,398	41.85%	11,670	58.15%			20,068
Bamberg	2,366	62.51%	1,419	37.49%			3,785
Barnwell	3,670	72.64%	1,382	27.36%			5,052
Beaufort	3,432	55.54%	2,747	44.46%			6,179
Berkeley	6,100	63.30%	3,537	36.70%			9,637
Calhoun	1,591	72.22%	612	27.78%			2,203
Charleston	32,509	69.06%	14,564	30.94%			47,073
Cherokee	3,627	46.00%	4,258	54.00%			7,885
Chester	2,915	42.89%	3,882	57.11%			6,797
Chesterfield	2,449	34.58%	4,634	65.42%			7,083
Clarendon	2,960	78.06%	832	21.94%			3,792
Colleton	4,637	69.33%	2,051	30.67%			6,688
Darlington	6,717	57.28%	5,010	42.72%			11,727
Dillon	2,742	49.72%	2,773	50.28%			5,515
Dorchester	5,109	76.11%	1,604	23.89%			6,713
Edgefield	2,489	75.13%	824	24.87%			3,313
Fairfield	1,997	43.18%	2,628	56.82%			4,625
Florence	10,346	59.11%	7,157	40.89%			17,503
Georgetown	4,705	57.89%	3,423	42.11%			8,128
Greenville	29,358	62.96%	17,275	37.04%			46,633
Greenwood	5,653	50.78%	5,479	49.22%			11,132
Hampton	2,259	61.09%	1,439	38.91%			3,698
Horry	8,293	60.37%	5,444	39.63%			13,737
Jasper	1,593	61.39%	1,002	38.61%			2,595
Kershaw	5,617	63.94%	3,168	36.06%			8,785
Lancaster	4,742	48.83%	4,970	51.17%			9,712
Laurens	5,081	53.79%	4,365	46.21%			9,446
Lee	2,489	68.29%	1,156	31.71%			3,645
Lexington	12,041	71.47%	4,807	28.53%			16,848
McCormick	939	65.34%	498	34.66%			1,437
Marion	3,197	60.98%	2,046	39.02%			5,243
Marlboro	1,864	43.49%	2,422	56.51%			4,286
Newberry	5,571	63.35%	3,222	36.64%	1	0.01%	8,794
Oconee	2,712	32.79%	5,560	67.21%			8,272
Orangeburg	10,456	65.09%	5,607	34.91%			16,063
Pickens	5,882	62.63%	3,506	37.33%	3	0.03%	9,391
Richland	27,306	60.35%	17,939	39.65%			45,245
Saluda	2,524	64.17%	1,409	35.83%			3,933
Spartanburg	18,411	47.89%	20,034	52.11%			38,445
Sumter	7,729	67.19%	3,775	32.81%			11,504
Union	3,815	49.50%	3,892	50.50%			7,707
Williamsburg	4,810	68.15%	2,248	31.85%			7,058
York	7,292	46.62%	8,346	53.36%	4	0.03%	15,642
Totals	309,048	58.89%	215,699	41.10%	8	0.0015%	524,755

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1964 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved May 27, 2017.
2. "1964 Election for the Forty-Fifth Term (1965-69)". Retrieved May 27, 2017.
3. "1964 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". Retrieved May 27, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1964". Retrieved May 27, 2017.
5. "1964 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.