akashic
1876–2024
Elections / 1912 · President · SD

Theodore Roosevelt carried South Dakota.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in South Dakota, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+42.1 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 22.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

South Dakota result
116,327 votes counted
Wilson (D)
48,942
42.1%
Taft (R)
0
0.0%
Roosevelt + others
67,385
57.9%
Margin
D+42.1
1912 presidential election
South Dakota, 1912
WilsonD+42.1
1912 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aurora County, SD · D+51.2Beadle County, SD · D+45.9Bennett County, SD · D+70.8Bon Homme County, SD · D+44.6Brookings County, SD · D+30.9Brown County, SD · D+50.7Brule County, SD · D+53.6Buffalo County, SD · D+53.8Butte County, SD · D+41.1Campbell County, SD · D+19.6Charles Mix County, SD · D+45.8Clark County, SD · D+38.5Clay County, SD · D+41.0Codington County, SD · D+45.0Corson County, SD · D+44.3Custer County, SD · D+45.9Davison County, SD · D+45.3Day County, SD · D+33.8Deuel County, SD · D+31.2Dewey County, SD · D+42.2Douglas County, SD · D+47.4Edmunds County, SD · D+49.1Fall River County, SD · D+42.2Faulk County, SD · D+47.4Grant County, SD · D+39.1Gregory County, SD · D+44.5Hamlin County, SD · D+29.9Hand County, SD · D+48.7Hanson County, SD · D+45.0Harding County, SD · D+29.5Hughes County, SD · D+50.5Hutchinson County, SD · D+30.2Hyde County, SD · D+33.1Jerauld County, SD · D+38.0Kingsbury County, SD · D+34.5Lake County, SD · D+33.5Lawrence County, SD · D+53.9Lincoln County, SD · D+28.5Lyman County, SD · D+39.8Marshall County, SD · D+43.1McCook County, SD · D+44.6McPherson County, SD · D+32.9Meade County, SD · D+43.7Mellette County, SD · D+54.0Miner County, SD · D+43.4Minnehaha County, SD · D+42.4Moody County, SD · D+35.6Pennington County, SD · D+48.2Perkins County, SD · D+39.6Potter County, SD · D+46.9Roberts County, SD · D+33.0Sanborn County, SD · D+37.1Spink County, SD · D+44.5Stanley County, SD · D+47.4Sully County, SD · D+42.3Tripp County, SD · D+43.7Turner County, SD · D+34.7Union County, SD · D+39.1Walworth County, SD · D+40.2Yankton County, SD · D+44.0Ziebach County, SD · D+45.6
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Theodore Roosevelt ✓Progressive57.9%67,385
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic42.1%48,942
William H. TaftRepublican0.0%0
D+60
R+60
61 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 contest in context
South Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−29.2%DR18922024
South Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (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 results — 1912
61 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+51.2%
80101,564
Beadle CountyO
+45.9%
1,46403,193
Bennett CountyD
+70.8%
1790253
Bon Homme CountyO
+44.6%
1,05902,372
Brookings CountyO
+30.9%
74002,395
Brown CountyD
+50.7%
2,48804,908
Brule CountyD
+53.6%
84201,570
Buffalo CountyD
+53.8%
1050195
Butte CountyO
+41.1%
60101,463
Campbell CountyO
+19.6%
1500766
Charles Mix CountyO
+45.8%
1,62503,545
Clark CountyO
+38.5%
66801,736
Clay CountyO
+41.0%
92902,266
Codington CountyO
+45.0%
1,11102,467
Corson CountyO
+44.3%
45501,028
Custer CountyO
+45.9%
4190913
Davison CountyO
+45.3%
1,26602,796
Day CountyO
+33.8%
78702,331
Deuel CountyO
+31.2%
44101,415
Dewey CountyO
+42.2%
4110974
Douglas CountyO
+47.4%
71401,506
Edmunds CountyO
+49.1%
72901,484
Fall River CountyO
+42.2%
71201,689
Faulk CountyO
+47.4%
61501,298
Grant CountyO
+39.1%
61901,582
Gregory CountyO
+44.5%
1,17602,645
Hamlin CountyO
+29.9%
47401,584
Hand CountyO
+48.7%
82601,695
Hanson CountyO
+45.0%
63201,403
Harding CountyO
+29.5%
32501,102
Hughes CountyD
+50.5%
54401,077
Hutchinson CountyO
+30.2%
64702,139
Hyde CountyO
+33.1%
2320700
Jerauld CountyO
+38.0%
43601,147
Kingsbury CountyO
+34.5%
74702,164
Lake CountyO
+33.5%
65701,961
Lawrence CountyD
+53.9%
2,41204,471
Lincoln CountyO
+28.5%
71902,521
Lyman CountyO
+39.8%
76601,925
Marshall CountyO
+43.1%
54101,256
McCook CountyO
+44.6%
96202,155
McPherson CountyO
+32.9%
3270995
Meade CountyO
+43.7%
97502,230
Mellette CountyD
+54.0%
3200593
Miner CountyO
+43.4%
72001,658
Minnehaha CountyO
+42.4%
2,57606,078
Moody CountyO
+35.6%
63701,789
Pennington CountyO
+48.2%
1,13502,357
Perkins CountyO
+39.6%
83202,101
Potter CountyO
+46.9%
4230901
Roberts CountyO
+33.0%
81202,459
Sanborn CountyO
+37.1%
57701,554
Spink CountyO
+44.5%
1,34703,025
Stanley CountyO
+47.4%
1,05102,215
Sully CountyO
+42.3%
2420572
Tripp CountyO
+43.7%
98202,249
Turner CountyO
+34.7%
90602,613
Union CountyO
+39.1%
96502,469
Walworth CountyO
+40.2%
45101,121
Yankton CountyO
+44.0%
1,28902,928
Ziebach CountyO
+45.6%
3490766