1964 United States presidential election (Viva Kennedy)

The 1964 United States presidential election was the 45th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1964. Incumbent Democratic United States President John F. Kennedy defeated Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee, in a landslide. Kennedy won 54.3% of the popular vote, the highest percentage won by a Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.