1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota

The 1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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NomineeLyndon B. JohnsonBarry Goldwater
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home stateTexasArizona
Running mateHubert HumphreyWilliam E. Miller
Electoral vote40
Popular vote163,010130,108
Percentage55.61%44.39%

County Results

President before election

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

Elected President

Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic

South Dakota was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (DTexas), with 55.61 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona), with 44.39% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time South Dakota was carried by the Democratic nominee, as well as the last time a Democrat won Pennington County, Lincoln County, Meade County, Yankton County, Custer County, Bennett County, Clark County, Hamlin County, Hand County, Hyde County, Jackson County, Jones County, Lyman County, Mellette County, Potter County, Stanley County, Tripp County, and Walworth County.[5]

Results

1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLyndon B. Johnson (inc.) 163,010 55.61%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater130,10844.39%
Total votes293,118 100%

Results by county

County[6]Lyndon Baines Johnson
Democratic
Barry Morris Goldwater
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Aurora1,55564.10%87135.90%68428.19%2,426
Beadle5,96859.57%4,05140.43%1,91719.13%10,019
Bennett77555.40%62444.60%15110.79%1,399
Bon Homme2,49458.30%1,78441.70%71016.60%4,278
Brookings4,19153.17%3,69246.83%4996.33%7,883
Brown9,10762.24%5,52437.76%3,58324.49%14,631
Brule2,20569.49%96830.51%1,23738.99%3,173
Buffalo50164.31%27835.69%22328.63%779
Butte1,86349.81%1,87750.19%-14-0.37%3,740
Campbell41126.13%1,16273.87%-751-47.74%1,573
Charles Mix3,48868.22%1,62531.78%1,86336.44%5,113
Clark1,77153.96%1,51146.04%2607.92%3,282
Clay2,59959.05%1,80240.95%79718.11%4,401
Codington5,35359.84%3,59340.16%1,76019.67%8,946
Corson1,32856.22%1,03443.78%29412.45%2,362
Custer1,17650.73%1,14249.27%341.47%2,318
Davison4,86163.54%2,78936.46%2,07227.08%7,650
Day3,23562.83%1,91437.17%1,32125.66%5,149
Deuel1,52453.64%1,31746.36%2077.29%2,841
Dewey1,25956.21%98143.79%27812.41%2,240
Douglas1,14949.14%1,18950.86%-40-1.71%2,338
Edmunds1,70854.22%1,44245.78%2668.44%3,150
Fall River1,70645.71%2,02654.29%-320-8.57%3,732
Faulk1,22555.71%97444.29%25111.41%2,199
Grant2,58358.22%1,85441.78%72916.43%4,437
Gregory1,99554.82%1,64445.18%3519.65%3,639
Haakon66245.44%79554.56%-133-9.13%1,457
Hamlin1,56150.58%1,52549.42%361.17%3,086
Hand1,56351.60%1,46648.40%973.20%3,029
Hanson1,23260.57%80239.43%43021.14%2,034
Harding48749.90%48950.10%-2-0.20%976
Hughes2,60648.82%2,73251.18%-126-2.36%5,338
Hutchinson2,18943.15%2,88456.85%-695-13.70%5,073
Hyde73652.50%66647.50%704.99%1,402
Jackson48051.72%44848.28%323.45%928
Jerauld99953.83%85746.17%1427.65%1,856
Jones54856.91%41543.09%13313.81%963
Kingsbury2,00548.54%2,12651.46%-121-2.93%4,131
Lake2,98855.28%2,41744.72%57110.56%5,405
Lawrence3,46848.09%3,74351.91%-275-3.81%7,211
Lincoln2,83650.86%2,74049.14%961.72%5,576
Lyman1,05755.08%86244.92%19510.16%1,919
Marshall2,06363.56%1,18336.44%88027.11%3,246
McCook2,18155.40%1,75644.60%42510.80%3,937
McPherson72327.66%1,89172.34%-1,168-44.68%2,614
Meade2,32352.05%2,14047.95%1834.10%4,463
Mellette65855.62%52544.38%13311.24%1,183
Miner1,67963.99%94536.01%73427.97%2,624
Minnehaha20,92955.52%16,76644.48%4,16311.04%37,695
Moody2,30161.16%1,46138.84%84022.33%3,762
Pennington9,88152.54%8,92647.46%9555.08%18,807
Perkins1,25547.11%1,40952.89%-154-5.78%2,664
Potter1,26056.91%95443.09%30613.82%2,214
Roberts3,56764.88%1,93135.12%1,63629.76%5,498
Sanborn1,40160.57%91239.43%48921.14%2,313
Shannon1,74875.84%55724.16%1,19151.67%2,305
Spink3,12061.50%1,95338.50%1,16723.00%5,073
Stanley75057.74%54942.26%20115.47%1,299
Sully59647.19%66752.81%-71-5.62%1,263
Todd1,27463.80%72336.20%55127.59%1,997
Tripp2,24153.64%1,93746.36%3047.28%4,178
Turner2,18443.42%2,84656.58%-662-13.16%5,030
Union2,82862.09%1,72737.91%1,10124.17%4,555
Walworth1,95251.35%1,84948.65%1032.71%3,801
Washabaugh34862.25%21137.75%13724.51%559
Yankton3,74753.87%3,20846.13%5397.75%6,955
Ziebach55455.34%44744.66%10710.69%1,001
Totals163,01055.61%130,10844.39%32,90211.22%293,118

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