ELECTORAL VOTES 3

2008 ELECTION Leaning McCain

ABOUT
SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota entered the Union in November 1889, one of four states admitted in the first part of that month, the busiest period of new-statehood creation in U.S. history. South Dakota is reliably Republican in presidential elections – only voting Democratic four times, most recently in 1964 when Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory over Barry Goldwater. South Dakota is one of seven states with the minimum three electoral votes. In 2004, George W. Bush defeated John Kerry there by a margin of 60% to 38%.