South Dakota — 1932 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1932 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentRooseveltD+29.2
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 63.6% | 183,515 |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert HooverRepublican | 34.4% | 99,212 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 5,711 |
1932presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Bennett County, SD | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Brookings County, SD | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Butte County, SD | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Campbell County, SD | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Clark County, SD | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Codington County, SD | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Corson County, SD | Democratic | D+41.8 |
| Custer County, SD | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Davison County, SD | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Day County, SD | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Deuel County, SD | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Douglas County, SD | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Fall River County, SD | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Faulk County, SD | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Grant County, SD | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Gregory County, SD | Democratic | D+47.2 |
| Haakon County, SD | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Hand County, SD | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Hanson County, SD | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Harding County, SD | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hughes County, SD | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Hyde County, SD | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Jackson County, SD | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Jones County, SD | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Lake County, SD | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Lyman County, SD | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Marshall County, SD | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| McCook County, SD | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| McPherson County, SD | Democratic | D+61.9 |
| Meade County, SD | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Mellette County, SD | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Miner County, SD | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Moody County, SD | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Pennington County, SD | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Perkins County, SD | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Potter County, SD | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Roberts County, SD | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Spink County, SD | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Stanley County, SD | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+46.8 |
| Tripp County, SD | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Turner County, SD | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Union County, SD | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Walworth County, SD | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Yankton County, SD | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Democratic | D+35.3 |
South Dakota results by county
66 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 | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,444 | 2,30471.6% | 86026.7% | 551.7% | 3,219 |
| Beadle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,251 | 6,24666.8% | 2,99532.0% | 1051.1% | 9,346 |
| Bennett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+957 | 1,41073.9% | 45323.7% | 452.4% | 1,908 |
| Bon Homme County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,150 | 3,50471.7% | 1,35427.7% | 280.6% | 4,886 |
| Brookings County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16 | 3,24749.2% | 3,23149.0% | 1211.8% | 6,599 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,030 | 8,66963.7% | 4,63934.1% | 2932.2% | 13,601 |
| Brule County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,668 | 2,46574.4% | 79724.0% | 531.6% | 3,315 |
| Buffalo County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+364 | 63469.6% | 27029.6% | 70.8% | 911 |
| Butte County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+90 | 1,68450.5% | 1,59447.8% | 591.8% | 3,337 |
| Campbell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+346 | 1,11658.6% | 77040.4% | 180.9% | 1,904 |
| Charles Mix County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,002 | 5,39978.9% | 1,39720.4% | 500.7% | 6,846 |
| Clark County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,077 | 2,64961.6% | 1,57236.6% | 791.8% | 4,300 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,526 | 3,04065.7% | 1,51432.7% | 701.5% | 4,624 |
| Codington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,268 | 4,80665.0% | 2,53834.3% | 520.7% | 7,396 |
| Corson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,457 | 2,40369.0% | 94627.2% | 1353.9% | 3,484 |
| Custer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+571 | 1,54860.3% | 97738.0% | 431.7% | 2,568 |
| Davison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,086 | 5,23370.0% | 2,14728.7% | 1001.3% | 7,480 |
| Day County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,927 | 3,91063.2% | 1,98332.0% | 2984.8% | 6,191 |
| Deuel County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+527 | 1,65859.0% | 1,13140.2% | 230.8% | 2,812 |
| Dewey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+898 | 1,60868.6% | 71030.3% | 261.1% | 2,344 |
| Douglas County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+960 | 2,00565.4% | 1,04534.1% | 160.5% | 3,066 |
| Edmunds County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,405 | 2,58867.5% | 1,18330.8% | 651.7% | 3,836 |
| Fall River County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,252 | 2,60364.6% | 1,35133.5% | 751.9% | 4,029 |
| Faulk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+602 | 1,74359.5% | 1,14138.9% | 461.6% | 2,930 |
| Grant County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,372 | 2,88764.6% | 1,51533.9% | 701.6% | 4,472 |
| Gregory County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,109 | 3,27873.3% | 1,16926.1% | 250.6% | 4,472 |
| Haakon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+448 | 1,24555.7% | 79735.7% | 1928.6% | 2,234 |
| Hamlin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+653 | 1,92059.4% | 1,26739.2% | 431.3% | 3,230 |
| Hand County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,264 | 2,65864.8% | 1,39434.0% | 531.3% | 4,105 |
| Hanson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+938 | 1,78367.3% | 84531.9% | 220.8% | 2,650 |
| Harding County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+90 | 71549.5% | 62543.3% | 1047.2% | 1,444 |
| Hughes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+478 | 1,85256.6% | 1,37442.0% | 441.3% | 3,270 |
| Hutchinson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,126 | 3,63069.9% | 1,50429.0% | 581.1% | 5,192 |
| Hyde County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+217 | 89556.1% | 67842.5% | 231.4% | 1,596 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+791 | 1,42467.6% | 63330.1% | 482.3% | 2,105 |
| Jerauld County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+937 | 1,77366.3% | 83631.3% | 642.4% | 2,673 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+457 | 92963.8% | 47232.4% | 543.7% | 1,455 |
| Kingsbury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+673 | 2,80855.8% | 2,13542.4% | 901.8% | 5,033 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+868 | 3,09057.1% | 2,22241.1% | 951.8% | 5,407 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+602 | 3,10645.2% | 3,70854.0% | 540.8% | 6,868 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,140 | 3,30059.4% | 2,16038.8% | 1001.8% | 5,560 |
| Lyman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,068 | 1,87968.8% | 81129.7% | 401.5% | 2,730 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,202 | 2,13762.0% | 93527.1% | 37410.9% | 3,446 |
| McCook County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,448 | 2,88465.2% | 1,43632.5% | 1022.3% | 4,422 |
| McPherson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,044 | 2,65080.3% | 60618.4% | 461.4% | 3,302 |
| Meade County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+952 | 2,68758.3% | 1,73537.7% | 1864.0% | 4,608 |
| Mellette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+926 | 1,58370.2% | 65729.1% | 150.7% | 2,255 |
| Miner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,356 | 2,33268.3% | 97628.6% | 1083.2% | 3,416 |
| Minnehaha County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,358 | 12,64654.3% | 10,28844.2% | 3391.5% | 23,273 |
| Moody County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,258 | 2,54765.2% | 1,28933.0% | 701.8% | 3,906 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+520 | 1,14064.6% | 62035.1% | 50.3% | 1,765 |
| Pennington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,540 | 5,17858.3% | 3,63841.0% | 590.7% | 8,875 |
| Perkins County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+446 | 1,85253.9% | 1,40640.9% | 1805.2% | 3,438 |
| Potter County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,008 | 1,66871.0% | 66028.1% | 220.9% | 2,350 |
| Roberts County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,059 | 4,44069.7% | 1,38121.7% | 5478.6% | 6,368 |
| Sanborn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,538 | 2,39873.1% | 86026.2% | 230.7% | 3,281 |
| Spink County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,613 | 4,04661.0% | 2,43336.7% | 1562.4% | 6,635 |
| Stanley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+204 | 75756.7% | 55341.4% | 261.9% | 1,336 |
| Sully County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+402 | 96161.2% | 55935.6% | 493.1% | 1,569 |
| Todd County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+952 | 1,48573.0% | 53326.2% | 160.8% | 2,034 |
| Tripp County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,500 | 3,64775.3% | 1,14723.7% | 521.1% | 4,846 |
| Turner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+998 | 3,17058.6% | 2,17240.2% | 631.2% | 5,405 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,149 | 3,53071.2% | 1,38127.9% | 460.9% | 4,957 |
| Walworth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,172 | 2,22166.9% | 1,04931.6% | 501.5% | 3,320 |
| Yankton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,237 | 4,93073.3% | 1,69325.2% | 1071.6% | 6,730 |
| Ziebach County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+520 | 98266.7% | 46231.4% | 292.0% | 1,473 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 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 — 1932 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.