South Dakota — 1912 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1912 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentRoosevelt57.9%
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
| Theodore Roosevelt + others ✓Progressive | 57.9% | 67,385 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 42.1% | 48,942 |
| William Howard 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 |
South Dakota results by county
61 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 | Woodrow Wilson+38 | 76348.8% | 80151.2% | 00.0% | 1,564 |
| Beadle County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+265 | 1,72954.1% | 1,46445.9% | 00.0% | 3,193 |
| Bennett County | Woodrow Wilson+105 | 7429.2% | 17970.8% | 00.0% | 253 |
| Bon Homme County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+254 | 1,31355.4% | 1,05944.6% | 00.0% | 2,372 |
| Brookings County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+915 | 1,65569.1% | 74030.9% | 00.0% | 2,395 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+68 | 2,42049.3% | 2,48850.7% | 00.0% | 4,908 |
| Brule County | Woodrow Wilson+114 | 72846.4% | 84253.6% | 00.0% | 1,570 |
| Buffalo County | Woodrow Wilson+15 | 9046.2% | 10553.8% | 00.0% | 195 |
| Butte County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+261 | 86258.9% | 60141.1% | 00.0% | 1,463 |
| Campbell County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+466 | 61680.4% | 15019.6% | 00.0% | 766 |
| Charles Mix County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+295 | 1,92054.2% | 1,62545.8% | 00.0% | 3,545 |
| Clark County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+400 | 1,06861.5% | 66838.5% | 00.0% | 1,736 |
| Clay County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+408 | 1,33759.0% | 92941.0% | 00.0% | 2,266 |
| Codington County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+245 | 1,35655.0% | 1,11145.0% | 00.0% | 2,467 |
| Corson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+118 | 57355.7% | 45544.3% | 00.0% | 1,028 |
| Custer County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+75 | 49454.1% | 41945.9% | 00.0% | 913 |
| Davison County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+264 | 1,53054.7% | 1,26645.3% | 00.0% | 2,796 |
| Day County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+757 | 1,54466.2% | 78733.8% | 00.0% | 2,331 |
| Deuel County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+533 | 97468.8% | 44131.2% | 00.0% | 1,415 |
| Dewey County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+152 | 56357.8% | 41142.2% | 00.0% | 974 |
| Douglas County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+78 | 79252.6% | 71447.4% | 00.0% | 1,506 |
| Edmunds County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+26 | 75550.9% | 72949.1% | 00.0% | 1,484 |
| Fall River County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+265 | 97757.8% | 71242.2% | 00.0% | 1,689 |
| Faulk County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+68 | 68352.6% | 61547.4% | 00.0% | 1,298 |
| Grant County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+344 | 96360.9% | 61939.1% | 00.0% | 1,582 |
| Gregory County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+293 | 1,46955.5% | 1,17644.5% | 00.0% | 2,645 |
| Hamlin County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+636 | 1,11070.1% | 47429.9% | 00.0% | 1,584 |
| Hand County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+43 | 86951.3% | 82648.7% | 00.0% | 1,695 |
| Hanson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+139 | 77155.0% | 63245.0% | 00.0% | 1,403 |
| Harding County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+452 | 77770.5% | 32529.5% | 00.0% | 1,102 |
| Hughes County | Woodrow Wilson+11 | 53349.5% | 54450.5% | 00.0% | 1,077 |
| Hutchinson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+845 | 1,49269.8% | 64730.2% | 00.0% | 2,139 |
| Hyde County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+236 | 46866.9% | 23233.1% | 00.0% | 700 |
| Jerauld County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+275 | 71162.0% | 43638.0% | 00.0% | 1,147 |
| Kingsbury County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+670 | 1,41765.5% | 74734.5% | 00.0% | 2,164 |
| Lake County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+647 | 1,30466.5% | 65733.5% | 00.0% | 1,961 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+353 | 2,05946.1% | 2,41253.9% | 00.0% | 4,471 |
| Lincoln County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+1,083 | 1,80271.5% | 71928.5% | 00.0% | 2,521 |
| Lyman County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+393 | 1,15960.2% | 76639.8% | 00.0% | 1,925 |
| Marshall County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+174 | 71556.9% | 54143.1% | 00.0% | 1,256 |
| McCook County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+231 | 1,19355.4% | 96244.6% | 00.0% | 2,155 |
| McPherson County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+341 | 66867.1% | 32732.9% | 00.0% | 995 |
| Meade County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+280 | 1,25556.3% | 97543.7% | 00.0% | 2,230 |
| Mellette County | Woodrow Wilson+47 | 27346.0% | 32054.0% | 00.0% | 593 |
| Miner County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+218 | 93856.6% | 72043.4% | 00.0% | 1,658 |
| Minnehaha County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+926 | 3,50257.6% | 2,57642.4% | 00.0% | 6,078 |
| Moody County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+515 | 1,15264.4% | 63735.6% | 00.0% | 1,789 |
| Pennington County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+87 | 1,22251.8% | 1,13548.2% | 00.0% | 2,357 |
| Perkins County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+437 | 1,26960.4% | 83239.6% | 00.0% | 2,101 |
| Potter County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+55 | 47853.1% | 42346.9% | 00.0% | 901 |
| Roberts County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+835 | 1,64767.0% | 81233.0% | 00.0% | 2,459 |
| Sanborn County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+400 | 97762.9% | 57737.1% | 00.0% | 1,554 |
| Spink County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+331 | 1,67855.5% | 1,34744.5% | 00.0% | 3,025 |
| Stanley County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+113 | 1,16452.6% | 1,05147.4% | 00.0% | 2,215 |
| Sully County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+88 | 33057.7% | 24242.3% | 00.0% | 572 |
| Tripp County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+285 | 1,26756.3% | 98243.7% | 00.0% | 2,249 |
| Turner County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+801 | 1,70765.3% | 90634.7% | 00.0% | 2,613 |
| Union County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+539 | 1,50460.9% | 96539.1% | 00.0% | 2,469 |
| Walworth County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+219 | 67059.8% | 45140.2% | 00.0% | 1,121 |
| Yankton County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+350 | 1,63956.0% | 1,28944.0% | 00.0% | 2,928 |
| Ziebach County | Theodore Roosevelt + others+68 | 41754.4% | 34945.6% | 00.0% | 766 |
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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1912 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.