Describe a Goldwater-Humphrey Voter

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Could have been Goldwater Girl Hillary Clinton--but she was too young to vote in 1964.

Yeah, but she had a clear change in political views during that time, Im looking for an example where the voter's views barely changed, such as mine.

I do think it's the hardest one to do without counting people who simply changed their politics. Goldwater was very conservative, while Humphrey was pretty solidly liberal. There are counties in the South that voted this way, but it was because of the VRA enfranchising blacks. I haven't heard of any counties in the North voting like this or even counties where Humphrey did better than Johnson, though maybe there are some.

How about someone who soured on the Vietnam War and didn't really see major differences between Nixon and Humphrey on domestic issues?

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Could have been Goldwater Girl Hillary Clinton--but she was too young to vote in 1964.

Yeah, but she had a clear change in political views during that time, Im looking for an example where the voter's views barely changed, such as mine.

I do think it's the hardest one to do without counting people who simply changed their politics. Goldwater was very conservative, while Humphrey was pretty solidly liberal. There are counties in the South that voted this way, but it was because of the VRA enfranchising blacks. I haven't heard of any counties in the North voting like this or even counties where Humphrey did better than Johnson, though maybe there are some.

How about someone who soured on the Vietnam War and didn't really see major differences between Nixon and Humphrey on domestic issues?

I think the idea I gave of the fiscally liberal segregationist is one that makes sense, and I am curious if there is any evidence of that type of voting existing.

Well if you're saying someone who wanted to vote Wallace but didn't because he had no chance of carrying their state, that would most likely mean a northern state. I find it hard to believe someone who lived in the North would feel so strongly about segregation that they would overlook Goldwater's economic views. However, there are some southern states Wallace had no chance of carrying like Texas and Virginia (Florida also looks like a longshot) so your hypothetical voter might be there.