South Dakota — 1904 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1904 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentRooseveltR+49.4
How it voted
Share of the 1904 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt ✓Republican | 71.1% | 72,083 |
|---|---|---|
| Alton B. ParkerDemocratic | 21.7% | 21,969 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.2% | 7,343 |
1904presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1904 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+48.0 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+29.0 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+41.4 |
South Dakota results by county
53 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Theodore Roosevelt+245 | 65258.8% | 40736.7% | 504.5% | 1,109 |
| Beadle County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,325 | 1,81873.8% | 49320.0% | 1536.2% | 2,464 |
| Bon Homme County | Theodore Roosevelt+661 | 1,54762.3% | 88635.7% | 502.0% | 2,483 |
| Brookings County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,867 | 2,22076.2% | 35312.1% | 34111.7% | 2,914 |
| Brown County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,749 | 2,73766.3% | 98823.9% | 4029.7% | 4,127 |
| Brule County | Theodore Roosevelt+85 | 69351.6% | 60845.3% | 423.1% | 1,343 |
| Buffalo County | Theodore Roosevelt+75 | 11860.5% | 4322.1% | 3417.4% | 195 |
| Butte County | Theodore Roosevelt+463 | 79367.3% | 33028.0% | 554.7% | 1,178 |
| Campbell County | Theodore Roosevelt+565 | 68583.0% | 12014.5% | 202.4% | 825 |
| Charles Mix County | Theodore Roosevelt+942 | 1,76564.8% | 82330.2% | 1344.9% | 2,722 |
| Clark County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,133 | 1,40973.8% | 27614.5% | 22311.7% | 1,908 |
| Clay County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,362 | 1,72377.4% | 36116.2% | 1426.4% | 2,226 |
| Codington County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,159 | 1,74172.2% | 58224.1% | 893.7% | 2,412 |
| Custer County | Theodore Roosevelt+308 | 53665.5% | 22827.9% | 546.6% | 818 |
| Davison County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,120 | 1,62668.8% | 50621.4% | 2309.7% | 2,362 |
| Day County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,694 | 2,07773.5% | 38313.6% | 36613.0% | 2,826 |
| Deuel County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,069 | 1,34880.3% | 27916.6% | 513.0% | 1,678 |
| Douglas County | Theodore Roosevelt+360 | 85961.9% | 49936.0% | 302.2% | 1,388 |
| Edmunds County | Theodore Roosevelt+433 | 78665.9% | 35329.6% | 544.5% | 1,193 |
| Fall River County | Theodore Roosevelt+529 | 77771.2% | 24822.7% | 666.0% | 1,091 |
| Faulk County | Theodore Roosevelt+562 | 72775.4% | 16517.1% | 727.5% | 964 |
| Grant County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,145 | 1,45477.1% | 30916.4% | 1246.6% | 1,887 |
| Gregory County | Theodore Roosevelt+393 | 67567.1% | 28228.0% | 494.9% | 1,006 |
| Hamlin County | Theodore Roosevelt+890 | 1,19775.8% | 30719.4% | 764.8% | 1,580 |
| Hand County | Theodore Roosevelt+659 | 94367.5% | 17012.2% | 28420.3% | 1,397 |
| Hanson County | Theodore Roosevelt+222 | 74555.8% | 52339.1% | 685.1% | 1,336 |
| Hughes County | Theodore Roosevelt+594 | 92972.2% | 33526.0% | 231.8% | 1,287 |
| Hutchinson County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,387 | 1,75280.3% | 36516.7% | 642.9% | 2,181 |
| Hyde County | Theodore Roosevelt+352 | 44376.9% | 9115.8% | 427.3% | 576 |
| Jerauld County | Theodore Roosevelt+447 | 58668.9% | 13916.3% | 12614.8% | 851 |
| Kingsbury County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,552 | 1,89677.7% | 34414.1% | 2018.2% | 2,441 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,468 | 1,72878.9% | 26011.9% | 2029.2% | 2,190 |
| Lawrence County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,900 | 4,24765.5% | 1,34720.8% | 88713.7% | 6,481 |
| Lincoln County | Theodore Roosevelt+2,093 | 2,47180.5% | 37812.3% | 2217.2% | 3,070 |
| Lyman County | Theodore Roosevelt+680 | 98673.5% | 30622.8% | 493.7% | 1,341 |
| Marshall County | Theodore Roosevelt+704 | 99667.9% | 29219.9% | 17812.1% | 1,466 |
| McCook County | Theodore Roosevelt+591 | 1,28463.0% | 69334.0% | 613.0% | 2,038 |
| McPherson County | Theodore Roosevelt+583 | 72777.8% | 14415.4% | 636.7% | 934 |
| Meade County | Theodore Roosevelt+486 | 75465.8% | 26823.4% | 12410.8% | 1,146 |
| Miner County | Theodore Roosevelt+418 | 89361.3% | 47532.6% | 896.1% | 1,457 |
| Minnehaha County | Theodore Roosevelt+3,409 | 4,45574.0% | 1,04617.4% | 5168.6% | 6,017 |
| Moody County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,176 | 1,47175.1% | 29515.1% | 1929.8% | 1,958 |
| Pennington County | Theodore Roosevelt+734 | 1,12669.0% | 39224.0% | 1147.0% | 1,632 |
| Potter County | Theodore Roosevelt+250 | 52562.8% | 27532.9% | 364.3% | 836 |
| Roberts County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,698 | 2,28275.0% | 58419.2% | 1765.8% | 3,042 |
| Sanborn County | Theodore Roosevelt+748 | 1,01374.0% | 26519.4% | 906.6% | 1,368 |
| Spink County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,635 | 2,12774.5% | 49217.2% | 2358.2% | 2,854 |
| Stanley County | Theodore Roosevelt+151 | 54756.7% | 39641.1% | 212.2% | 964 |
| Sully County | Theodore Roosevelt+314 | 36482.9% | 5011.4% | 255.7% | 439 |
| Turner County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,874 | 2,39579.1% | 52117.2% | 1133.7% | 3,029 |
| Union County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,083 | 1,81368.3% | 73027.5% | 1114.2% | 2,654 |
| Walworth County | Theodore Roosevelt+478 | 65476.0% | 17620.5% | 303.5% | 860 |
| Yankton County | Theodore Roosevelt+1,180 | 1,96869.0% | 78827.6% | 953.3% | 2,851 |
Nominees: Alton B. Parker (D) · Theodore Roosevelt (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1904 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1904 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.