11 Most Popularly Elected US Presidents

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5.Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)

Year: 1964

% margin: 22.58%

Votes: 43,127,041

Margin: 15,951,287

Opponent: Barry Goldwater (Republican )

Number 5 on our list of most popularly elected US presidents is Lyndon Johnson. Carried on the wings of late president Kennedy’s popularity, Johnson didn’t have any issues in winning the 1964 elections. Not even genius use of chemistry (one of Goldwater slogans was AuH2O, probably the only time Periodic table of elements was used in a presidential election) couldn’t help Barry.

 Most Popularly Elected US Presidents Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)

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