Elections / 1912 · President · SD
South Dakota — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentOther57.9%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Other ✓All other candidates | 57.9% | 67,385 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 42.1% | 48,942 |
| William H. TaftRepublican | 0.0% | 0 |
1912presidential margin
D+60R+60
61 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (61 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Beadle County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.9 |
| Bennett County, SD | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.6 |
| Brookings County, SD | Other / independent | D+30.9 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Butte County, SD | Other / independent | D+41.1 |
| Campbell County, SD | Other / independent | D+19.6 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.8 |
| Clark County, SD | Other / independent | D+38.5 |
| Clay County, SD | Other / independent | D+41.0 |
| Codington County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.0 |
| Corson County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.3 |
| Custer County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.9 |
| Davison County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.3 |
| Day County, SD | Other / independent | D+33.8 |
| Deuel County, SD | Other / independent | D+31.2 |
| Dewey County, SD | Other / independent | D+42.2 |
| Douglas County, SD | Other / independent | D+47.4 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Other / independent | D+49.1 |
| Fall River County, SD | Other / independent | D+42.2 |
| Faulk County, SD | Other / independent | D+47.4 |
| Grant County, SD | Other / independent | D+39.1 |
| Gregory County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Other / independent | D+29.9 |
| Hand County, SD | Other / independent | D+48.7 |
| Hanson County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.0 |
| Harding County, SD | Other / independent | D+29.5 |
| Hughes County, SD | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Other / independent | D+30.2 |
| Hyde County, SD | Other / independent | D+33.1 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Other / independent | D+38.0 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Other / independent | D+34.5 |
| Lake County, SD | Other / independent | D+33.5 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Other / independent | D+28.5 |
| Lyman County, SD | Other / independent | D+39.8 |
| Marshall County, SD | Other / independent | D+43.1 |
| McCook County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.6 |
| McPherson County, SD | Other / independent | D+32.9 |
| Meade County, SD | Other / independent | D+43.7 |
| Mellette County, SD | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Miner County, SD | Other / independent | D+43.4 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Other / independent | D+42.4 |
| Moody County, SD | Other / independent | D+35.6 |
| Pennington County, SD | Other / independent | D+48.2 |
| Perkins County, SD | Other / independent | D+39.6 |
| Potter County, SD | Other / independent | D+46.9 |
| Roberts County, SD | Other / independent | D+33.0 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Other / independent | D+37.1 |
| Spink County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.5 |
| Stanley County, SD | Other / independent | D+47.4 |
| Sully County, SD | Other / independent | D+42.3 |
| Tripp County, SD | Other / independent | D+43.7 |
| Turner County, SD | Other / independent | D+34.7 |
| Union County, SD | Other / independent | D+39.1 |
| Walworth County, SD | Other / independent | D+40.2 |
| Yankton County, SD | Other / independent | D+44.0 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Other / independent | D+45.6 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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 — 61 counties
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.