South Dakota — 1916 presidential election
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Akashicstate1916 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentHughesR+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
| Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican | 49.8% | 64,217 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodrow WilsonDemocratic | 45.9% | 59,191 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.3% | 5,534 |
1916presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Bennett County, SD | Democratic | D+52.2 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Butte County, SD | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Corson County, SD | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Custer County, SD | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Fall River County, SD | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Haakon County, SD | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Hand County, SD | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Harding County, SD | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Lyman County, SD | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Marshall County, SD | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+7.6 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Meade County, SD | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Mellette County, SD | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Pennington County, SD | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Perkins County, SD | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Stanley County, SD | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Tripp County, SD | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Union County, SD | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Yankton County, SD | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+12.8 |
South Dakota results by county
63 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+58 | 73546.1% | 79349.7% | 684.3% | 1,596 |
| Beadle County | Woodrow Wilson+166 | 1,66245.7% | 1,82850.3% | 1454.0% | 3,635 |
| Bennett County | Woodrow Wilson+155 | 6722.6% | 22274.7% | 82.7% | 297 |
| Bon Homme County | Woodrow Wilson+47 | 1,23147.9% | 1,27849.7% | 602.3% | 2,569 |
| Brookings County | Charles E. Hughes+253 | 1,63851.8% | 1,38543.8% | 1404.4% | 3,163 |
| Brown County | Woodrow Wilson+17 | 2,65945.2% | 2,67645.5% | 5499.3% | 5,884 |
| Brule County | Woodrow Wilson+246 | 72941.7% | 97555.7% | 462.6% | 1,750 |
| Buffalo County | Woodrow Wilson+102 | 8030.2% | 18268.7% | 31.1% | 265 |
| Butte County | Woodrow Wilson+393 | 53733.3% | 93057.7% | 1459.0% | 1,612 |
| Campbell County | Charles E. Hughes+481 | 64477.4% | 16319.6% | 253.0% | 832 |
| Charles Mix County | Woodrow Wilson+561 | 1,45041.3% | 2,01157.2% | 531.5% | 3,514 |
| Clark County | Charles E. Hughes+210 | 1,22652.7% | 1,01643.7% | 843.6% | 2,326 |
| Clay County | Woodrow Wilson+207 | 1,00044.5% | 1,20753.7% | 391.7% | 2,246 |
| Codington County | Charles E. Hughes+206 | 1,55051.8% | 1,34444.9% | 973.2% | 2,991 |
| Corson County | Woodrow Wilson+138 | 50342.2% | 64153.8% | 484.0% | 1,192 |
| Custer County | Woodrow Wilson+96 | 39242.1% | 48852.4% | 515.5% | 931 |
| Davison County | Charles E. Hughes+142 | 1,51650.5% | 1,37445.8% | 1133.8% | 3,003 |
| Day County | Charles E. Hughes+851 | 1,75861.2% | 90731.6% | 2077.2% | 2,872 |
| Deuel County | Charles E. Hughes+324 | 90859.3% | 58438.2% | 382.5% | 1,530 |
| Dewey County | Woodrow Wilson+27 | 35247.0% | 37950.6% | 182.4% | 749 |
| Douglas County | Charles E. Hughes+218 | 81557.5% | 59742.1% | 60.4% | 1,418 |
| Edmunds County | Charles E. Hughes+260 | 89455.5% | 63439.3% | 845.2% | 1,612 |
| Fall River County | Woodrow Wilson+254 | 66840.6% | 92256.1% | 543.3% | 1,644 |
| Faulk County | Charles E. Hughes+130 | 75952.9% | 62943.8% | 473.3% | 1,435 |
| Grant County | Charles E. Hughes+326 | 1,09855.3% | 77238.9% | 1155.8% | 1,985 |
| Gregory County | Charles E. Hughes+192 | 1,43451.9% | 1,24244.9% | 893.2% | 2,765 |
| Haakon County | Woodrow Wilson+76 | 39941.0% | 47548.9% | 9810.1% | 972 |
| Hamlin County | Charles E. Hughes+347 | 1,03957.8% | 69238.5% | 663.7% | 1,797 |
| Hand County | Woodrow Wilson+104 | 80144.9% | 90550.8% | 764.3% | 1,782 |
| Hanson County | Charles E. Hughes+55 | 76751.1% | 71247.4% | 221.5% | 1,501 |
| Harding County | Woodrow Wilson+77 | 52041.6% | 59747.7% | 13410.7% | 1,251 |
| Hughes County | Charles E. Hughes+75 | 61151.1% | 53644.9% | 484.0% | 1,195 |
| Hutchinson County | Charles E. Hughes+1,117 | 1,63673.2% | 51923.2% | 803.6% | 2,235 |
| Hyde County | Charles E. Hughes+133 | 43855.6% | 30538.7% | 455.7% | 788 |
| Jackson County | Charles E. Hughes+4 | 28349.4% | 27948.7% | 111.9% | 573 |
| Jerauld County | Charles E. Hughes+23 | 61248.4% | 58946.6% | 635.0% | 1,264 |
| Kingsbury County | Charles E. Hughes+243 | 1,33951.8% | 1,09642.4% | 1505.8% | 2,585 |
| Lake County | Charles E. Hughes+371 | 1,39855.0% | 1,02740.4% | 1154.5% | 2,540 |
| Lawrence County | Woodrow Wilson+83 | 2,07447.5% | 2,15749.4% | 1343.1% | 4,365 |
| Lincoln County | Charles E. Hughes+655 | 1,59160.3% | 93635.5% | 1124.2% | 2,639 |
| Lyman County | Woodrow Wilson+71 | 98145.6% | 1,05249.0% | 1165.4% | 2,149 |
| Marshall County | Woodrow Wilson+77 | 80845.6% | 88549.9% | 804.5% | 1,773 |
| McCook County | Charles E. Hughes+173 | 1,19452.2% | 1,02144.6% | 733.2% | 2,288 |
| McPherson County | Charles E. Hughes+768 | 99280.1% | 22418.1% | 231.9% | 1,239 |
| Meade County | Woodrow Wilson+366 | 85838.3% | 1,22454.6% | 1617.2% | 2,243 |
| Mellette County | Woodrow Wilson+57 | 37945.6% | 43652.4% | 172.0% | 832 |
| Miner County | Charles E. Hughes+126 | 1,00652.2% | 88045.7% | 412.1% | 1,927 |
| Minnehaha County | Charles E. Hughes+824 | 4,31852.6% | 3,49442.6% | 3914.8% | 8,203 |
| Moody County | Charles E. Hughes+75 | 97349.1% | 89845.3% | 1115.6% | 1,982 |
| Pennington County | Woodrow Wilson+231 | 1,10842.7% | 1,33951.6% | 1465.6% | 2,593 |
| Perkins County | Woodrow Wilson+49 | 89045.4% | 93947.9% | 1316.7% | 1,960 |
| Potter County | Charles E. Hughes+104 | 51254.6% | 40843.5% | 181.9% | 938 |
| Roberts County | Charles E. Hughes+68 | 1,25947.2% | 1,19144.6% | 2198.2% | 2,669 |
| Sanborn County | Woodrow Wilson+187 | 71142.0% | 89853.0% | 845.0% | 1,693 |
| Spink County | Charles E. Hughes+38 | 1,66048.6% | 1,62247.5% | 1333.9% | 3,415 |
| Stanley County | Woodrow Wilson+127 | 25438.3% | 38157.4% | 294.4% | 664 |
| Sully County | Charles E. Hughes+13 | 28150.4% | 26848.1% | 81.4% | 557 |
| Tripp County | Woodrow Wilson+267 | 1,07443.6% | 1,34154.4% | 502.0% | 2,465 |
| Turner County | Charles E. Hughes+439 | 1,57356.9% | 1,13441.0% | 562.0% | 2,763 |
| Union County | Woodrow Wilson+205 | 1,10844.9% | 1,31353.3% | 441.8% | 2,465 |
| Walworth County | Charles E. Hughes+171 | 76155.0% | 59042.7% | 322.3% | 1,383 |
| Yankton County | Woodrow Wilson+9 | 1,42948.7% | 1,43849.0% | 702.4% | 2,937 |
| Ziebach County | Charles E. Hughes+64 | 27554.9% | 21142.1% | 153.0% | 501 |
Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 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 — 1916 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.