Elections / 1892 · President · SD
South Dakota — 1892 presidential election
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How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican | 49.4% | 34,888 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 37.7% | 26,644 |
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 12.9% | 9,085 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
51 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (51 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Brown County, SD | Other / independent | R+36.6 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Butte County, SD | Other / independent | R+32.8 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Davison County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.8 |
| Day County, SD | Other / independent | R+20.2 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Grant County, SD | Other / independent | R+28.1 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Hand County, SD | Other / independent | R+38.5 |
| Hanson County, SD | Other / independent | R+17.4 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Lake County, SD | Other / independent | R+32.0 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Marshall County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.5 |
| McCook County, SD | Other / independent | R+20.3 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Other / independent | R+25.6 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Union County, SD | Other / independent | R+31.2 |
| Walworth County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.6 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+43.4 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 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% |
County-by-county results — 51 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.