Who won South Dakota in the 1964 presidential election?

Johnson (Democratic) carried South Dakota in 1964, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1964?

South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1964 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1964?

Yes. South Dakota backed Lyndon B. Johnson, who won the presidency that year.

New Deal CoalitionSD · 4 EV

1964

South Dakota: Johnson carries 4 EV.

South Dakota cast its 4 electoral votes for Johnson (Democratic). National winner: Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) — South Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

South Dakota in 1964

The 1964 contest saw South Dakota line up behind Johnson, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. That placed South Dakota with the eventual winner: Lyndon B. Johnson went on to take the presidency, and South Dakota was part of his column.

The result flipped South Dakota away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 6 cycles. South Dakota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1964. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, South Dakota has backed the Republican party more than any other — 29 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Lyndon B. Johnson finished with 486 of the 538 electoral votes to Barry Goldwater's 52. Lyndon B. Johnson led the national popular vote with 61.05% of the ballots cast.

The 1964 national map

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