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Elections / 1964 · President · SD

Lyndon B. Johnson carried South Dakota D+11.2.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in South Dakota, 1964. The state ran 11.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

South Dakota result
293,118 votes counted
Johnson (D)
163,010
55.6%
Goldwater (R)
130,108
44.4%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+11.2
1964 presidential election
South Dakota, 1964
JohnsonD+11.2
1964 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1964 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1964 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aurora County, SD · D+28.2Beadle County, SD · D+19.1Bennett County, SD · D+10.8Bon Homme County, SD · D+16.6Brookings County, SD · D+6.3Brown County, SD · D+24.5Brule County, SD · D+39.0Buffalo County, SD · D+28.6Butte County, SD · TiedCampbell County, SD · R+47.7Charles Mix County, SD · D+36.4Clark County, SD · D+7.9Clay County, SD · D+18.1Codington County, SD · D+19.7Corson County, SD · D+12.4Custer County, SD · D+1.5Davison County, SD · D+27.1Day County, SD · D+25.7Deuel County, SD · D+7.3Dewey County, SD · D+12.4Douglas County, SD · R+1.7Edmunds County, SD · D+8.4Fall River County, SD · R+8.6Faulk County, SD · D+11.4Grant County, SD · D+16.4Gregory County, SD · D+9.6Haakon County, SD · R+9.1Hamlin County, SD · D+1.2Hand County, SD · D+3.2Hanson County, SD · D+21.1Harding County, SD · TiedHughes County, SD · R+2.4Hutchinson County, SD · R+13.7Hyde County, SD · D+5.0Jackson County, SD · D+11.4Jerauld County, SD · D+7.7Jones County, SD · D+13.8Kingsbury County, SD · R+2.9Lake County, SD · D+10.6Lawrence County, SD · R+3.8Lincoln County, SD · D+1.7Lyman County, SD · D+10.2Marshall County, SD · D+27.1McCook County, SD · D+10.8McPherson County, SD · R+44.7Meade County, SD · D+4.1Mellette County, SD · D+11.2Miner County, SD · D+28.0Minnehaha County, SD · D+11.0Moody County, SD · D+22.3Oglala Lakota County, SD · D+51.7Pennington County, SD · D+5.1Perkins County, SD · R+5.8Potter County, SD · D+13.8Roberts County, SD · D+29.8Sanborn County, SD · D+21.1Spink County, SD · D+23.0Stanley County, SD · D+15.5Sully County, SD · R+5.6Todd County, SD · D+27.6Tripp County, SD · D+7.3Turner County, SD · R+13.2Union County, SD · D+24.2Walworth County, SD · D+2.7Yankton County, SD · D+7.7Ziebach County, SD · D+10.7
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic55.6%163,010
Barry GoldwaterRepublican44.4%130,108
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 contest in context
South Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−29.2%DR18922024
South Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1964
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+28.2%
1,5558712,426
Beadle CountyD
+19.1%
5,9684,05110,019
Bennett CountyD
+10.8%
7756241,399
Bon Homme CountyD
+16.6%
2,4941,7844,278
Brookings CountyD
+6.3%
4,1913,6927,883
Brown CountyD
+24.5%
9,1075,52414,631
Brule CountyD
+39.0%
2,2059683,173
Buffalo CountyD
+28.6%
501278779
Butte CountyR
−0.4%
1,8631,8773,740
Campbell CountyR
−47.7%
4111,1621,573
Charles Mix CountyD
+36.4%
3,4881,6255,113
Clark CountyD
+7.9%
1,7711,5113,282
Clay CountyD
+18.1%
2,5991,8024,401
Codington CountyD
+19.7%
5,3533,5938,946
Corson CountyD
+12.4%
1,3281,0342,362
Custer CountyD
+1.5%
1,1761,1422,318
Davison CountyD
+27.1%
4,8612,7897,650
Day CountyD
+25.7%
3,2351,9145,149
Deuel CountyD
+7.3%
1,5241,3172,841
Dewey CountyD
+12.4%
1,2599812,240
Douglas CountyR
−1.7%
1,1491,1892,338
Edmunds CountyD
+8.4%
1,7081,4423,150
Fall River CountyR
−8.6%
1,7062,0263,732
Faulk CountyD
+11.4%
1,2259742,199
Grant CountyD
+16.4%
2,5831,8544,437
Gregory CountyD
+9.6%
1,9951,6443,639
Haakon CountyR
−9.1%
6627951,457
Hamlin CountyD
+1.2%
1,5611,5253,086
Hand CountyD
+3.2%
1,5631,4663,029
Hanson CountyD
+21.1%
1,2328022,034
Harding CountyR
−0.2%
487489976
Hughes CountyR
−2.4%
2,6062,7325,338
Hutchinson CountyR
−13.7%
2,1892,8845,073
Hyde CountyD
+5.0%
7366661,402
Jackson CountyD
+11.4%
8286591,487
Jerauld CountyD
+7.7%
9998571,856
Jones CountyD
+13.8%
548415963
Kingsbury CountyR
−2.9%
2,0052,1264,131
Lake CountyD
+10.6%
2,9882,4175,405
Lawrence CountyR
−3.8%
3,4683,7437,211
Lincoln CountyD
+1.7%
2,8362,7405,576
Lyman CountyD
+10.2%
1,0578621,919
Marshall CountyD
+27.1%
2,0631,1833,246
McCook CountyD
+10.8%
2,1811,7563,937
McPherson CountyR
−44.7%
7231,8912,614
Meade CountyD
+4.1%
2,3232,1404,463
Mellette CountyD
+11.2%
6585251,183
Miner CountyD
+28.0%
1,6799452,624
Minnehaha CountyD
+11.0%
20,92916,76637,695
Moody CountyD
+22.3%
2,3011,4613,762
Oglala Lakota CountyD
+51.7%
1,7485572,305
Pennington CountyD
+5.1%
9,8818,92618,807
Perkins CountyR
−5.8%
1,2551,4092,664
Potter CountyD
+13.8%
1,2609542,214
Roberts CountyD
+29.8%
3,5671,9315,498
Sanborn CountyD
+21.1%
1,4019122,313
Spink CountyD
+23.0%
3,1201,9535,073
Stanley CountyD
+15.5%
7505491,299
Sully CountyR
−5.6%
5966671,263
Todd CountyD
+27.6%
1,2747231,997
Tripp CountyD
+7.3%
2,2411,9374,178
Turner CountyR
−13.2%
2,1842,8465,030
Union CountyD
+24.2%
2,8281,7274,555
Walworth CountyD
+2.7%
1,9521,8493,801
Yankton CountyD
+7.7%
3,7473,2086,955
Ziebach CountyD
+10.7%
5544471,001