1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota County results
Johnson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Goldwater
50–60%
70–80%
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 [ 1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
South Dakota was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D –Texas ), with 55.61 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Barry Goldwater (R –Arizona ), with 44.39% of the popular vote. [ 2] [ 3] As of 2024 , this is the only presidential race since 1936 where South Dakota voted Democrat (although it nearly did so in 1976 for Jimmy Carter ), as well as the last time a Democrat won any of the following counties: Pennington , Lincoln , Meade , Yankton , Custer , Bennett , Clark , Hamlin , Hand , Hyde , Jackson , Jones , Lyman , Mellette , Potter , Stanley , Tripp , and Walworth . This is also the last time that South Dakota voted more Republican than North Dakota, and the last of only 5 times since statehood that South Dakota voted against the Republican presidential nominee. [ 4]
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