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Elections / 1936 · President · SD

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried South Dakota D+11.5.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in South Dakota, 1936. The state ran 12.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)

South Dakota result
296,452 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
160,137
54.0%
Landon (R)
125,977
42.5%
All others
10,338
3.5%
Margin
D+11.5
1936 presidential election
South Dakota, 1936
RooseveltD+11.5
1936 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1936 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1936 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+24.3Beadle County, SD · D+31.9Bennett County, SD · D+20.5Bon Homme County, SD · D+13.6Brookings County, SD · R+10.1Brown County, SD · D+33.4Brule County, SD · D+39.0Buffalo County, SD · D+5.3Butte County, SD · TiedCampbell County, SD · R+24.7Charles Mix County, SD · D+35.0Clark County, SD · D+3.7Clay County, SD · D+27.4Codington County, SD · D+16.4Corson County, SD · D+11.3Custer County, SD · D+5.3Davison County, SD · D+31.7Day County, SD · D+21.3Deuel County, SD · R+4.9Dewey County, SD · D+8.9Douglas County, SD · D+8.3Edmunds County, SD · D+5.5Fall River County, SD · D+1.3Faulk County, SD · D+11.5Grant County, SD · D+6.3Gregory County, SD · D+16.2Haakon County, SD · D+0.8Hamlin County, SD · R+6.6Hand County, SD · D+13.3Hanson County, SD · D+16.2Harding County, SD · D+21.3Hughes County, SD · D+3.5Hutchinson County, SD · R+5.2Hyde County, SD · R+7.4Jackson County, SD · D+11.2Jerauld County, SD · D+10.7Jones County, SD · D+0.9Kingsbury County, SD · R+15.3Lake County, SD · R+11.0Lawrence County, SD · R+13.2Lincoln County, SD · R+6.3Lyman County, SD · D+9.5Marshall County, SD · D+32.9McCook County, SD · D+8.6McPherson County, SD · R+10.4Meade County, SD · D+5.2Mellette County, SD · D+6.4Miner County, SD · D+19.0Minnehaha County, SD · D+2.9Moody County, SD · D+8.2Oglala Lakota County, SD · D+2.5Pennington County, SD · D+10.7Perkins County, SD · D+15.5Potter County, SD · D+18.4Roberts County, SD · D+31.7Sanborn County, SD · D+23.3Spink County, SD · D+25.4Stanley County, SD · D+11.4Sully County, SD · R+20.2Todd County, SD · D+35.3Tripp County, SD · D+22.6Turner County, SD · R+4.5Union County, SD · D+29.0Walworth County, SD · D+21.6Yankton County, SD · D+22.1Ziebach County, SD · D+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic54.0%160,137
Alf LandonRepublican42.5%125,977
OtherAll other candidates3.5%10,338
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 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 — 1936
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+24.3%
1,8011,0822,963
Beadle CountyD
+31.9%
5,8432,9659,011
Bennett CountyD
+20.5%
8075301,349
Bon Homme CountyD
+13.6%
2,9592,2365,299
Brookings CountyR
−10.1%
3,1613,8997,302
Brown CountyD
+33.4%
9,1774,50513,993
Brule CountyD
+39.0%
2,2749823,317
Buffalo CountyD
+5.3%
410368795
Butte CountyR
−0.2%
1,5191,5253,145
Campbell CountyR
−24.7%
7361,2362,027
Charles Mix CountyD
+35.0%
4,6282,2096,912
Clark CountyD
+3.7%
2,0361,8834,087
Clay CountyD
+27.4%
3,0701,6925,035
Codington CountyD
+16.4%
4,2563,0057,620
Corson CountyD
+11.3%
1,7811,4083,295
Custer CountyD
+5.3%
1,5191,3652,912
Davison CountyD
+31.7%
4,9832,5107,805
Day CountyD
+21.3%
3,3352,1135,729
Deuel CountyR
−4.9%
1,4401,5953,153
Dewey CountyD
+8.9%
1,2161,0122,287
Douglas CountyD
+8.3%
1,6801,4183,169
Edmunds CountyD
+5.5%
2,0301,8183,888
Fall River CountyD
+1.3%
1,9271,8763,982
Faulk CountyD
+11.5%
1,4041,1112,555
Grant CountyD
+6.3%
2,1011,8474,059
Gregory CountyD
+16.2%
2,6031,8684,545
Haakon CountyD
+0.8%
9489331,956
Hamlin CountyR
−6.6%
1,6221,8573,554
Hand CountyD
+13.3%
1,7211,2893,237
Hanson CountyD
+16.2%
1,5301,0902,708
Harding CountyD
+21.3%
8195241,382
Hughes CountyD
+3.5%
1,6621,5473,312
Hutchinson CountyR
−5.2%
2,5002,8045,801
Hyde CountyR
−7.4%
6837951,514
Jackson CountyD
+11.2%
9067191,665
Jerauld CountyD
+10.7%
1,3431,0752,504
Jones CountyD
+0.9%
6206081,264
Kingsbury CountyR
−15.3%
2,0372,8135,076
Lake CountyR
−11.0%
2,5203,1826,009
Lawrence CountyR
−13.2%
3,8094,9748,852
Lincoln CountyR
−6.3%
2,5412,9186,026
Lyman CountyD
+9.5%
1,3211,0902,440
Marshall CountyD
+32.9%
2,2201,1053,387
McCook CountyD
+8.6%
2,5362,1174,851
McPherson CountyR
−10.4%
1,5561,9213,505
Meade CountyD
+5.2%
2,3042,0644,616
Mellette CountyD
+6.4%
8087111,527
Miner CountyD
+19.0%
2,0511,3773,552
Minnehaha CountyD
+2.9%
13,17412,41826,508
Moody CountyD
+8.2%
2,3661,9924,560
Oglala Lakota CountyD
+2.5%
8688251,728
Pennington CountyD
+10.7%
5,5574,44210,428
Perkins CountyD
+15.5%
1,9401,4083,425
Potter CountyD
+18.4%
1,3389142,306
Roberts CountyD
+31.7%
3,8201,9345,951
Sanborn CountyD
+23.3%
1,9191,1743,204
Spink CountyD
+25.4%
3,5692,0785,871
Stanley CountyD
+11.4%
6294951,176
Sully CountyR
−20.2%
4376671,138
Todd CountyD
+35.3%
1,3186241,966
Tripp CountyD
+22.6%
2,7081,6934,485
Turner CountyR
−4.5%
2,9233,2146,526
Union CountyD
+29.0%
3,5201,8455,785
Walworth CountyD
+21.6%
2,2121,4203,666
Yankton CountyD
+22.1%
4,3492,7027,438
Ziebach CountyD
+13.3%
7375611,319