In 1964 LBJ got 43 million and Goldwater received 27 million.
By 1968, though, Humphrey was back in JFK territory with just 31 million. Nixon was also back there with 32 million!
George Wallace had 10 million.
Notice, there were 73 million total voters in 1968, and 71 million total in 1964.
Presumably new black Democrat voters went with the Democrats in 1968, as well as in 1964! LBJ had swapped a large faction ~ "to wit: black voters" entirely to the Democrats. They would later go on to prove they were a power to be respected since they were usually 40% to 60% of the effective voting strength in the Democrat ranks in cities and states where they clustered.
Ain't a bad showing for a group that's only 13% of the population.
The Wallace vote demonstrated to Nixon that there were votes to be earned in the Souf'.
Out of a total 1972 vote of 76 million, Nixon got 47 million.
A close examination of the numbers will reveal that Goldwater's totals weren't all that out of line with the Republican trendline, but LBJ's certainly were thanks to the new registration of millions of black voters pursuant to the 1963 voting rights act ~ and their movement to the Democrat column.
Always remember, until 1964 the total number of black voters was far below their numbers in the population. The voting rights act eliminated barriers, massive registration took place and LBJ got them to the polls as he promised. Goldwater was a supporter of the voting rights act. He was not a supporter of the various EIEIO acts that followed and LBJ beat him like an old rug on that score.
Nixon's lopsided win over the Hapless George McGovern remains forever associated in our minds with the Chicago riots, but any analysis of votes suggests we would be better advised to think of it in terms of Southerners moving permanently to the Republican column. Again, that's a major move of a major facton ~ long predicted to happen by political scientists everywhere in the world but adroitly held back by master political theorists guiding Democrat campaigners ~ up until 1968!
Man, what a load of gibberish and confused rambling.
What were you trying to say?