1972 58.13% 55,349 34.62% 32,967 1968 45.28% 37,600 42.65% 35,411 1964 34.09% 22,930 65.91% 44,329 1960 50.94% 30,953 49.06% 29,809 In presidential elections, the state's electoral college votes have been won by the Republican nominee in every election since statehood, except for 1964. No state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate