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Elections / 1932 · President · SD

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried South Dakota D+29.2.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Herbert Hoover (R) in South Dakota, 1932. The state ran 11.4 points more Democratic than the nation (D+17.8 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)

South Dakota result
288,438 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
183,515
63.6%
Hoover (R)
99,212
34.4%
All others
5,711
2.0%
Margin
D+29.2
1932 presidential election
South Dakota, 1932
RooseveltD+29.2
1932 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1932 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1932 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1932 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+44.9Beadle County, SD · D+34.8Bennett County, SD · D+50.2Bon Homme County, SD · D+44.0Brookings County, SD · TiedBrown County, SD · D+29.6Brule County, SD · D+50.3Buffalo County, SD · D+40.0Butte County, SD · D+2.7Campbell County, SD · D+18.2Charles Mix County, SD · D+58.5Clark County, SD · D+25.0Clay County, SD · D+33.0Codington County, SD · D+30.7Corson County, SD · D+41.8Custer County, SD · D+22.2Davison County, SD · D+41.3Day County, SD · D+31.1Deuel County, SD · D+18.7Dewey County, SD · D+38.3Douglas County, SD · D+31.3Edmunds County, SD · D+36.6Fall River County, SD · D+31.1Faulk County, SD · D+20.5Grant County, SD · D+30.7Gregory County, SD · D+47.2Haakon County, SD · D+20.1Hamlin County, SD · D+20.2Hand County, SD · D+30.8Hanson County, SD · D+35.4Harding County, SD · D+6.2Hughes County, SD · D+14.6Hutchinson County, SD · D+40.9Hyde County, SD · D+13.6Jackson County, SD · D+37.6Jerauld County, SD · D+35.1Jones County, SD · D+31.4Kingsbury County, SD · D+13.4Lake County, SD · D+16.1Lawrence County, SD · R+8.8Lincoln County, SD · D+20.5Lyman County, SD · D+39.1Marshall County, SD · D+34.9McCook County, SD · D+32.7McPherson County, SD · D+61.9Meade County, SD · D+20.7Mellette County, SD · D+41.1Miner County, SD · D+39.7Minnehaha County, SD · D+10.1Moody County, SD · D+32.2Oglala Lakota County, SD · D+29.5Pennington County, SD · D+17.4Perkins County, SD · D+13.0Potter County, SD · D+42.9Roberts County, SD · D+48.0Sanborn County, SD · D+46.9Spink County, SD · D+24.3Stanley County, SD · D+15.3Sully County, SD · D+25.6Todd County, SD · D+46.8Tripp County, SD · D+51.6Turner County, SD · D+18.5Union County, SD · D+43.4Walworth County, SD · D+35.3Yankton County, SD · D+48.1Ziebach County, SD · D+35.3
How it voted
Share of the 1932 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic63.6%183,515
Herbert HooverRepublican34.4%99,212
OtherAll other candidates2.0%5,711
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1932 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1932 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 — 1932
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+44.9%
2,3048603,219
Beadle CountyD
+34.8%
6,2462,9959,346
Bennett CountyD
+50.2%
1,4104531,908
Bon Homme CountyD
+44.0%
3,5041,3544,886
Brookings CountyD
+0.2%
3,2473,2316,599
Brown CountyD
+29.6%
8,6694,63913,601
Brule CountyD
+50.3%
2,4657973,315
Buffalo CountyD
+40.0%
634270911
Butte CountyD
+2.7%
1,6841,5943,337
Campbell CountyD
+18.2%
1,1167701,904
Charles Mix CountyD
+58.5%
5,3991,3976,846
Clark CountyD
+25.0%
2,6491,5724,300
Clay CountyD
+33.0%
3,0401,5144,624
Codington CountyD
+30.7%
4,8062,5387,396
Corson CountyD
+41.8%
2,4039463,484
Custer CountyD
+22.2%
1,5489772,568
Davison CountyD
+41.3%
5,2332,1477,480
Day CountyD
+31.1%
3,9101,9836,191
Deuel CountyD
+18.7%
1,6581,1312,812
Dewey CountyD
+38.3%
1,6087102,344
Douglas CountyD
+31.3%
2,0051,0453,066
Edmunds CountyD
+36.6%
2,5881,1833,836
Fall River CountyD
+31.1%
2,6031,3514,029
Faulk CountyD
+20.5%
1,7431,1412,930
Grant CountyD
+30.7%
2,8871,5154,472
Gregory CountyD
+47.2%
3,2781,1694,472
Haakon CountyD
+20.1%
1,2457972,234
Hamlin CountyD
+20.2%
1,9201,2673,230
Hand CountyD
+30.8%
2,6581,3944,105
Hanson CountyD
+35.4%
1,7838452,650
Harding CountyD
+6.2%
7156251,444
Hughes CountyD
+14.6%
1,8521,3743,270
Hutchinson CountyD
+40.9%
3,6301,5045,192
Hyde CountyD
+13.6%
8956781,596
Jackson CountyD
+37.6%
1,4246332,105
Jerauld CountyD
+35.1%
1,7738362,673
Jones CountyD
+31.4%
9294721,455
Kingsbury CountyD
+13.4%
2,8082,1355,033
Lake CountyD
+16.1%
3,0902,2225,407
Lawrence CountyR
−8.8%
3,1063,7086,868
Lincoln CountyD
+20.5%
3,3002,1605,560
Lyman CountyD
+39.1%
1,8798112,730
Marshall CountyD
+34.9%
2,1379353,446
McCook CountyD
+32.7%
2,8841,4364,422
McPherson CountyD
+61.9%
2,6506063,302
Meade CountyD
+20.7%
2,6871,7354,608
Mellette CountyD
+41.1%
1,5836572,255
Miner CountyD
+39.7%
2,3329763,416
Minnehaha CountyD
+10.1%
12,64610,28823,273
Moody CountyD
+32.2%
2,5471,2893,906
Oglala Lakota CountyD
+29.5%
1,1406201,765
Pennington CountyD
+17.4%
5,1783,6388,875
Perkins CountyD
+13.0%
1,8521,4063,438
Potter CountyD
+42.9%
1,6686602,350
Roberts CountyD
+48.0%
4,4401,3816,368
Sanborn CountyD
+46.9%
2,3988603,281
Spink CountyD
+24.3%
4,0462,4336,635
Stanley CountyD
+15.3%
7575531,336
Sully CountyD
+25.6%
9615591,569
Todd CountyD
+46.8%
1,4855332,034
Tripp CountyD
+51.6%
3,6471,1474,846
Turner CountyD
+18.5%
3,1702,1725,405
Union CountyD
+43.4%
3,5301,3814,957
Walworth CountyD
+35.3%
2,2211,0493,320
Yankton CountyD
+48.1%
4,9301,6936,730
Ziebach CountyD
+35.3%
9824621,473