This is the only presidential election when Alaska has voted for a Democratic candidate, partially due to Johnson's landslide victory throughout the rest of the country (except for the Deep South and Goldwater's home state),[1] and partially because during its first four presidential elections Alaska was not anomalously Republican relative to the nation at-large. The state would become and remain very strongly Republican from 1976 onwards.[2]
Despite Johnson's landslide, Alaska came out of the 1964 election as 4.63 percent more Democratic than the nation at large on a two-party basis, and Johnson's 31-point margin is the second-largest by a presidential candidate of either party, only surpassed by Ronald Reagan in his 1984 landslide. This is also the only time any presidential candidate has won every single borough in the state. Had Goldwater won the state, Alaska would have never voted Democratic, and it would constitute the Republicans' longest voting streak up to the present day.
Alaska was one of three states that voted with a certain party for the first time in this election, the other two being Vermont (which also had never gone to a Democrat before) and Georgia (which hadn't gone to a Republican before)--though these two had been states for much longer than Alaska (which had only participated in one previous presidential contest, in 1960) and broke a streak lasting more than a century.
1964, united, states, presidential, election, alaska, main, article, 1964, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1964, part, nationwide, presidential, election, voters, chose, three, representatives, electors, electoral, college, voted. Main article 1964 United States presidential election The 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 3 1964 as part of the nationwide presidential election Voters chose three representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska 1960 November 3 1964 1968 Nominee Lyndon B Johnson Barry GoldwaterParty Democratic RepublicanHome state Texas ArizonaRunning mate Hubert Humphrey William E MillerElectoral vote 3 0Popular vote 44 329 22 930Percentage 65 91 34 09 Borough and Census Area ResultsState House District ResultsJohnson 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 President before electionLyndon B JohnsonDemocratic Elected President Lyndon B JohnsonDemocraticAlaska was won by incumbent President Lyndon B Johnson D Texas with 65 9 of the popular vote against U S Senator Barry Goldwater R Arizona with 34 1 1 Johnson won the national vote as well defeating Goldwater and serving a full term after finishing the assassinated John F Kennedy s term This is the only presidential election when Alaska has voted for a Democratic candidate partially due to Johnson s landslide victory throughout the rest of the country except for the Deep South and Goldwater s home state 1 and partially because during its first four presidential elections Alaska was not anomalously Republican relative to the nation at large The state would become and remain very strongly Republican from 1976 onwards 2 Contents 1 Results 2 Analysis 3 See also 4 ReferencesResults edit1964 United States presidential election in Alaska 1 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Lyndon B Johnson incumbent 44 329 65 91 3Republican Barry Goldwater 22 930 34 09 0Totals 67 259 100 00 3Analysis editDespite Johnson s landslide Alaska came out of the 1964 election as 4 63 percent more Democratic than the nation at large on a two party basis and Johnson s 31 point margin is the second largest by a presidential candidate of either party only surpassed by Ronald Reagan in his 1984 landslide This is also the only time any presidential candidate has won every single borough in the state Had Goldwater won the state Alaska would have never voted Democratic and it would constitute the Republicans longest voting streak up to the present day Alaska was one of three states that voted with a certain party for the first time in this election the other two being Vermont which also had never gone to a Democrat before and Georgia which hadn t gone to a Republican before though these two had been states for much longer than Alaska which had only participated in one previous presidential contest in 1960 and broke a streak lasting more than a century See also editUnited States presidential elections in AlaskaReferences edit a b c Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3 1964 Counting the Votes Alaska Archived 2017 01 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska amp oldid 1191220629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
