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Elections / 1916 · President · SD

Woodrow Wilson carried South Dakota D+3.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in South Dakota, 1916. The state ran 0.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.2 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

South Dakota result
128,942 votes counted
Wilson (D)
64,217
49.8%
Hughes (R)
59,191
45.9%
All others
5,534
4.3%
Margin
D+3.9
1916 presidential election
South Dakota, 1916
WilsonD+3.9
1916 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aurora County, SD · R+3.6Beadle County, SD · R+4.6Bennett County, SD · R+52.2Bon Homme County, SD · R+1.8Brookings County, SD · D+8.0Brown County, SD · TiedBrule County, SD · R+14.1Buffalo County, SD · R+38.5Butte County, SD · R+24.4Campbell County, SD · D+57.8Charles Mix County, SD · R+16.0Clark County, SD · D+9.0Clay County, SD · R+9.2Codington County, SD · D+6.9Corson County, SD · R+11.6Custer County, SD · R+10.3Davison County, SD · D+4.7Day County, SD · D+29.6Deuel County, SD · D+21.2Dewey County, SD · R+3.6Douglas County, SD · D+15.4Edmunds County, SD · D+16.1Fall River County, SD · R+15.5Faulk County, SD · D+9.1Grant County, SD · D+16.4Gregory County, SD · D+6.9Haakon County, SD · R+7.8Hamlin County, SD · D+19.3Hand County, SD · R+5.8Hanson County, SD · D+3.7Harding County, SD · R+6.2Hughes County, SD · D+6.3Hutchinson County, SD · D+50.0Hyde County, SD · D+16.9Jackson County, SD · D+0.7Jerauld County, SD · D+1.8Kingsbury County, SD · D+9.4Lake County, SD · D+14.6Lawrence County, SD · R+1.9Lincoln County, SD · D+24.8Lyman County, SD · R+3.3Marshall County, SD · R+4.3McCook County, SD · D+7.6McPherson County, SD · D+62.0Meade County, SD · R+16.3Mellette County, SD · R+6.9Miner County, SD · D+6.5Minnehaha County, SD · D+10.0Moody County, SD · D+3.8Pennington County, SD · R+8.9Perkins County, SD · R+2.5Potter County, SD · D+11.1Roberts County, SD · D+2.5Sanborn County, SD · R+11.0Spink County, SD · D+1.1Stanley County, SD · R+19.1Sully County, SD · D+2.3Tripp County, SD · R+10.8Turner County, SD · D+15.9Union County, SD · R+8.3Walworth County, SD · D+12.4Yankton County, SD · TiedZiebach County, SD · D+12.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Woodrow Wilson ✓Democratic49.8%64,217
Charles E. HughesRepublican45.9%59,191
OtherAll other candidates4.3%5,534
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyR
−3.6%
7357931,596
Beadle CountyR
−4.6%
1,6621,8283,635
Bennett CountyR
−52.2%
67222297
Bon Homme CountyR
−1.8%
1,2311,2782,569
Brookings CountyD
+8.0%
1,6381,3853,163
Brown CountyR
−0.3%
2,6592,6765,884
Brule CountyR
−14.1%
7299751,750
Buffalo CountyR
−38.5%
80182265
Butte CountyR
−24.4%
5379301,612
Campbell CountyD
+57.8%
644163832
Charles Mix CountyR
−16.0%
1,4502,0113,514
Clark CountyD
+9.0%
1,2261,0162,326
Clay CountyR
−9.2%
1,0001,2072,246
Codington CountyD
+6.9%
1,5501,3442,991
Corson CountyR
−11.6%
5036411,192
Custer CountyR
−10.3%
392488931
Davison CountyD
+4.7%
1,5161,3743,003
Day CountyD
+29.6%
1,7589072,872
Deuel CountyD
+21.2%
9085841,530
Dewey CountyR
−3.6%
352379749
Douglas CountyD
+15.4%
8155971,418
Edmunds CountyD
+16.1%
8946341,612
Fall River CountyR
−15.5%
6689221,644
Faulk CountyD
+9.1%
7596291,435
Grant CountyD
+16.4%
1,0987721,985
Gregory CountyD
+6.9%
1,4341,2422,765
Haakon CountyR
−7.8%
399475972
Hamlin CountyD
+19.3%
1,0396921,797
Hand CountyR
−5.8%
8019051,782
Hanson CountyD
+3.7%
7677121,501
Harding CountyR
−6.2%
5205971,251
Hughes CountyD
+6.3%
6115361,195
Hutchinson CountyD
+50.0%
1,6365192,235
Hyde CountyD
+16.9%
438305788
Jackson CountyD
+0.7%
283279573
Jerauld CountyD
+1.8%
6125891,264
Kingsbury CountyD
+9.4%
1,3391,0962,585
Lake CountyD
+14.6%
1,3981,0272,540
Lawrence CountyR
−1.9%
2,0742,1574,365
Lincoln CountyD
+24.8%
1,5919362,639
Lyman CountyR
−3.3%
9811,0522,149
Marshall CountyR
−4.3%
8088851,773
McCook CountyD
+7.6%
1,1941,0212,288
McPherson CountyD
+62.0%
9922241,239
Meade CountyR
−16.3%
8581,2242,243
Mellette CountyR
−6.9%
379436832
Miner CountyD
+6.5%
1,0068801,927
Minnehaha CountyD
+10.0%
4,3183,4948,203
Moody CountyD
+3.8%
9738981,982
Pennington CountyR
−8.9%
1,1081,3392,593
Perkins CountyR
−2.5%
8909391,960
Potter CountyD
+11.1%
512408938
Roberts CountyD
+2.5%
1,2591,1912,669
Sanborn CountyR
−11.0%
7118981,693
Spink CountyD
+1.1%
1,6601,6223,415
Stanley CountyR
−19.1%
254381664
Sully CountyD
+2.3%
281268557
Tripp CountyR
−10.8%
1,0741,3412,465
Turner CountyD
+15.9%
1,5731,1342,763
Union CountyR
−8.3%
1,1081,3132,465
Walworth CountyD
+12.4%
7615901,383
Yankton CountyR
−0.3%
1,4291,4382,937
Ziebach CountyD
+12.8%
275211501