South Dakota — 1964 presidential election
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Akashicstate1964 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentJohnsonD+11.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
| Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic | 55.6% | 163,010 |
|---|---|---|
| Barry GoldwaterRepublican | 44.4% | 130,108 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1964presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Bennett County, SD | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Brookings County, SD | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Clark County, SD | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Codington County, SD | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Corson County, SD | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Custer County, SD | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Davison County, SD | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Day County, SD | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Deuel County, SD | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Faulk County, SD | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Grant County, SD | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Hand County, SD | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Hanson County, SD | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Hyde County, SD | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Jackson County, SD | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Jones County, SD | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Lake County, SD | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Lyman County, SD | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Marshall County, SD | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| McCook County, SD | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Meade County, SD | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Mellette County, SD | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Miner County, SD | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Moody County, SD | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Pennington County, SD | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Potter County, SD | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Roberts County, SD | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Spink County, SD | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Stanley County, SD | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Tripp County, SD | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Union County, SD | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Walworth County, SD | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Yankton County, SD | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Democratic | D+10.7 |
South Dakota results by county
66 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Lyndon B. Johnson+684 | 1,55564.1% | 87135.9% | 00.0% | 2,426 |
| Beadle County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,917 | 5,96859.6% | 4,05140.4% | 00.0% | 10,019 |
| Bennett County | Lyndon B. Johnson+151 | 77555.4% | 62444.6% | 00.0% | 1,399 |
| Bon Homme County | Lyndon B. Johnson+710 | 2,49458.3% | 1,78441.7% | 00.0% | 4,278 |
| Brookings County | Lyndon B. Johnson+499 | 4,19153.2% | 3,69246.8% | 00.0% | 7,883 |
| Brown County | Lyndon B. Johnson+3,583 | 9,10762.2% | 5,52437.8% | 00.0% | 14,631 |
| Brule County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,237 | 2,20569.5% | 96830.5% | 00.0% | 3,173 |
| Buffalo County | Lyndon B. Johnson+223 | 50164.3% | 27835.7% | 00.0% | 779 |
| Butte County | Barry Goldwater+14 | 1,86349.8% | 1,87750.2% | 00.0% | 3,740 |
| Campbell County | Barry Goldwater+751 | 41126.1% | 1,16273.9% | 00.0% | 1,573 |
| Charles Mix County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,863 | 3,48868.2% | 1,62531.8% | 00.0% | 5,113 |
| Clark County | Lyndon B. Johnson+260 | 1,77154.0% | 1,51146.0% | 00.0% | 3,282 |
| Clay County | Lyndon B. Johnson+797 | 2,59959.1% | 1,80240.9% | 00.0% | 4,401 |
| Codington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,760 | 5,35359.8% | 3,59340.2% | 00.0% | 8,946 |
| Corson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+294 | 1,32856.2% | 1,03443.8% | 00.0% | 2,362 |
| Custer County | Lyndon B. Johnson+34 | 1,17650.7% | 1,14249.3% | 00.0% | 2,318 |
| Davison County | Lyndon B. Johnson+2,072 | 4,86163.5% | 2,78936.5% | 00.0% | 7,650 |
| Day County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,321 | 3,23562.8% | 1,91437.2% | 00.0% | 5,149 |
| Deuel County | Lyndon B. Johnson+207 | 1,52453.6% | 1,31746.4% | 00.0% | 2,841 |
| Dewey County | Lyndon B. Johnson+278 | 1,25956.2% | 98143.8% | 00.0% | 2,240 |
| Douglas County | Barry Goldwater+40 | 1,14949.1% | 1,18950.9% | 00.0% | 2,338 |
| Edmunds County | Lyndon B. Johnson+266 | 1,70854.2% | 1,44245.8% | 00.0% | 3,150 |
| Fall River County | Barry Goldwater+320 | 1,70645.7% | 2,02654.3% | 00.0% | 3,732 |
| Faulk County | Lyndon B. Johnson+251 | 1,22555.7% | 97444.3% | 00.0% | 2,199 |
| Grant County | Lyndon B. Johnson+729 | 2,58358.2% | 1,85441.8% | 00.0% | 4,437 |
| Gregory County | Lyndon B. Johnson+351 | 1,99554.8% | 1,64445.2% | 00.0% | 3,639 |
| Haakon County | Barry Goldwater+133 | 66245.4% | 79554.6% | 00.0% | 1,457 |
| Hamlin County | Lyndon B. Johnson+36 | 1,56150.6% | 1,52549.4% | 00.0% | 3,086 |
| Hand County | Lyndon B. Johnson+97 | 1,56351.6% | 1,46648.4% | 00.0% | 3,029 |
| Hanson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+430 | 1,23260.6% | 80239.4% | 00.0% | 2,034 |
| Harding County | Barry Goldwater+2 | 48749.9% | 48950.1% | 00.0% | 976 |
| Hughes County | Barry Goldwater+126 | 2,60648.8% | 2,73251.2% | 00.0% | 5,338 |
| Hutchinson County | Barry Goldwater+695 | 2,18943.2% | 2,88456.8% | 00.0% | 5,073 |
| Hyde County | Lyndon B. Johnson+70 | 73652.5% | 66647.5% | 00.0% | 1,402 |
| Jackson County | Lyndon B. Johnson+169 | 82855.7% | 65944.3% | 00.0% | 1,487 |
| Jerauld County | Lyndon B. Johnson+142 | 99953.8% | 85746.2% | 00.0% | 1,856 |
| Jones County | Lyndon B. Johnson+133 | 54856.9% | 41543.1% | 00.0% | 963 |
| Kingsbury County | Barry Goldwater+121 | 2,00548.5% | 2,12651.5% | 00.0% | 4,131 |
| Lake County | Lyndon B. Johnson+571 | 2,98855.3% | 2,41744.7% | 00.0% | 5,405 |
| Lawrence County | Barry Goldwater+275 | 3,46848.1% | 3,74351.9% | 00.0% | 7,211 |
| Lincoln County | Lyndon B. Johnson+96 | 2,83650.9% | 2,74049.1% | 00.0% | 5,576 |
| Lyman County | Lyndon B. Johnson+195 | 1,05755.1% | 86244.9% | 00.0% | 1,919 |
| Marshall County | Lyndon B. Johnson+880 | 2,06363.6% | 1,18336.4% | 00.0% | 3,246 |
| McCook County | Lyndon B. Johnson+425 | 2,18155.4% | 1,75644.6% | 00.0% | 3,937 |
| McPherson County | Barry Goldwater+1,168 | 72327.7% | 1,89172.3% | 00.0% | 2,614 |
| Meade County | Lyndon B. Johnson+183 | 2,32352.1% | 2,14047.9% | 00.0% | 4,463 |
| Mellette County | Lyndon B. Johnson+133 | 65855.6% | 52544.4% | 00.0% | 1,183 |
| Miner County | Lyndon B. Johnson+734 | 1,67964.0% | 94536.0% | 00.0% | 2,624 |
| Minnehaha County | Lyndon B. Johnson+4,163 | 20,92955.5% | 16,76644.5% | 00.0% | 37,695 |
| Moody County | Lyndon B. Johnson+840 | 2,30161.2% | 1,46138.8% | 00.0% | 3,762 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,191 | 1,74875.8% | 55724.2% | 00.0% | 2,305 |
| Pennington County | Lyndon B. Johnson+955 | 9,88152.5% | 8,92647.5% | 00.0% | 18,807 |
| Perkins County | Barry Goldwater+154 | 1,25547.1% | 1,40952.9% | 00.0% | 2,664 |
| Potter County | Lyndon B. Johnson+306 | 1,26056.9% | 95443.1% | 00.0% | 2,214 |
| Roberts County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,636 | 3,56764.9% | 1,93135.1% | 00.0% | 5,498 |
| Sanborn County | Lyndon B. Johnson+489 | 1,40160.6% | 91239.4% | 00.0% | 2,313 |
| Spink County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,167 | 3,12061.5% | 1,95338.5% | 00.0% | 5,073 |
| Stanley County | Lyndon B. Johnson+201 | 75057.7% | 54942.3% | 00.0% | 1,299 |
| Sully County | Barry Goldwater+71 | 59647.2% | 66752.8% | 00.0% | 1,263 |
| Todd County | Lyndon B. Johnson+551 | 1,27463.8% | 72336.2% | 00.0% | 1,997 |
| Tripp County | Lyndon B. Johnson+304 | 2,24153.6% | 1,93746.4% | 00.0% | 4,178 |
| Turner County | Barry Goldwater+662 | 2,18443.4% | 2,84656.6% | 00.0% | 5,030 |
| Union County | Lyndon B. Johnson+1,101 | 2,82862.1% | 1,72737.9% | 00.0% | 4,555 |
| Walworth County | Lyndon B. Johnson+103 | 1,95251.4% | 1,84948.6% | 00.0% | 3,801 |
| Yankton County | Lyndon B. Johnson+539 | 3,74753.9% | 3,20846.1% | 00.0% | 6,955 |
| Ziebach County | Lyndon B. Johnson+107 | 55455.3% | 44744.7% | 00.0% | 1,001 |
Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.5% |
| 1896 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −49.4% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +42.1% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −21.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −38.5% |
| 1956 | −16.8% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −8.6% |
| 1976 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | −28.8% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −6.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −3.5% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1964 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.