South Dakota — 1944 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1944 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentDeweyR+16.7
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
| Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican | 58.3% | 135,365 |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | 41.7% | 96,711 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1944presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1944 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 | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Bennett County, SD | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+66.9 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Davison County, SD | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Dewey County, SD | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+5.1 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+36.8 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Roberts County, SD | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Todd County, SD | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Democratic | D+3.4 |
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 | Thomas E. Dewey+152 | 1,16353.5% | 1,01146.5% | 00.0% | 2,174 |
| Beadle County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+232 | 3,61048.4% | 3,84251.6% | 00.0% | 7,452 |
| Bennett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+72 | 49446.6% | 56653.4% | 00.0% | 1,060 |
| Bon Homme County | Thomas E. Dewey+572 | 2,55356.3% | 1,98143.7% | 00.0% | 4,534 |
| Brookings County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,063 | 4,13666.6% | 2,07333.4% | 00.0% | 6,209 |
| Brown County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+741 | 5,61146.9% | 6,35253.1% | 00.0% | 11,963 |
| Brule County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+410 | 1,00241.5% | 1,41258.5% | 00.0% | 2,414 |
| Buffalo County | Thomas E. Dewey+74 | 32456.4% | 25043.6% | 00.0% | 574 |
| Butte County | Thomas E. Dewey+896 | 1,82466.3% | 92833.7% | 00.0% | 2,752 |
| Campbell County | Thomas E. Dewey+839 | 1,04783.4% | 20816.6% | 00.0% | 1,255 |
| Charles Mix County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+530 | 2,17144.6% | 2,70155.4% | 00.0% | 4,872 |
| Clark County | Thomas E. Dewey+727 | 1,93661.6% | 1,20938.4% | 00.0% | 3,145 |
| Clay County | Thomas E. Dewey+174 | 1,97052.3% | 1,79647.7% | 00.0% | 3,766 |
| Codington County | Thomas E. Dewey+228 | 3,34851.8% | 3,12048.2% | 00.0% | 6,468 |
| Corson County | Thomas E. Dewey+222 | 1,00856.2% | 78643.8% | 00.0% | 1,794 |
| Custer County | Thomas E. Dewey+576 | 1,28864.4% | 71235.6% | 00.0% | 2,000 |
| Davison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+293 | 2,92947.6% | 3,22252.4% | 00.0% | 6,151 |
| Day County | Thomas E. Dewey+106 | 2,59351.0% | 2,48749.0% | 00.0% | 5,080 |
| Deuel County | Thomas E. Dewey+730 | 1,91061.8% | 1,18038.2% | 00.0% | 3,090 |
| Dewey County | Thomas E. Dewey+398 | 91363.9% | 51536.1% | 00.0% | 1,428 |
| Douglas County | Thomas E. Dewey+764 | 1,48367.3% | 71932.7% | 00.0% | 2,202 |
| Edmunds County | Thomas E. Dewey+801 | 1,76264.7% | 96135.3% | 00.0% | 2,723 |
| Fall River County | Thomas E. Dewey+816 | 1,93863.3% | 1,12236.7% | 00.0% | 3,060 |
| Faulk County | Thomas E. Dewey+194 | 1,09054.9% | 89645.1% | 00.0% | 1,986 |
| Grant County | Thomas E. Dewey+803 | 2,27860.7% | 1,47539.3% | 00.0% | 3,753 |
| Gregory County | Thomas E. Dewey+454 | 2,06756.2% | 1,61343.8% | 00.0% | 3,680 |
| Haakon County | Thomas E. Dewey+257 | 63862.6% | 38137.4% | 00.0% | 1,019 |
| Hamlin County | Thomas E. Dewey+791 | 1,81164.0% | 1,02036.0% | 00.0% | 2,831 |
| Hand County | Thomas E. Dewey+412 | 1,55857.6% | 1,14642.4% | 00.0% | 2,704 |
| Hanson County | Thomas E. Dewey+206 | 1,07055.3% | 86444.7% | 00.0% | 1,934 |
| Harding County | Thomas E. Dewey+59 | 55252.8% | 49347.2% | 00.0% | 1,045 |
| Hughes County | Thomas E. Dewey+738 | 1,67664.1% | 93835.9% | 00.0% | 2,614 |
| Hutchinson County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,100 | 3,79984.5% | 69915.5% | 00.0% | 4,498 |
| Hyde County | Thomas E. Dewey+388 | 84265.0% | 45435.0% | 00.0% | 1,296 |
| Jackson County | Thomas E. Dewey+120 | 47957.2% | 35942.8% | 00.0% | 838 |
| Jerauld County | Thomas E. Dewey+486 | 1,21762.5% | 73137.5% | 00.0% | 1,948 |
| Jones County | Thomas E. Dewey+201 | 46563.8% | 26436.2% | 00.0% | 729 |
| Kingsbury County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,385 | 2,54168.7% | 1,15631.3% | 00.0% | 3,697 |
| Lake County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,413 | 2,95665.7% | 1,54334.3% | 00.0% | 4,499 |
| Lawrence County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,662 | 3,52865.4% | 1,86634.6% | 00.0% | 5,394 |
| Lincoln County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,673 | 3,29867.0% | 1,62533.0% | 00.0% | 4,923 |
| Lyman County | Thomas E. Dewey+237 | 86757.9% | 63042.1% | 00.0% | 1,497 |
| Marshall County | Thomas E. Dewey+148 | 1,51152.6% | 1,36347.4% | 00.0% | 2,874 |
| McCook County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,353 | 2,51668.4% | 1,16331.6% | 00.0% | 3,679 |
| McPherson County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,880 | 2,29084.8% | 41015.2% | 00.0% | 2,700 |
| Meade County | Thomas E. Dewey+748 | 1,91262.2% | 1,16437.8% | 00.0% | 3,076 |
| Mellette County | Thomas E. Dewey+134 | 54457.0% | 41043.0% | 00.0% | 954 |
| Miner County | Thomas E. Dewey+454 | 1,54458.6% | 1,09041.4% | 00.0% | 2,634 |
| Minnehaha County | Thomas E. Dewey+3,704 | 13,92057.7% | 10,21642.3% | 00.0% | 24,136 |
| Moody County | Thomas E. Dewey+660 | 2,08059.4% | 1,42040.6% | 00.0% | 3,500 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Thomas E. Dewey+82 | 56253.9% | 48046.1% | 00.0% | 1,042 |
| Pennington County | Thomas E. Dewey+1,729 | 5,24659.9% | 3,51740.1% | 00.0% | 8,763 |
| Perkins County | Thomas E. Dewey+330 | 1,32557.1% | 99542.9% | 00.0% | 2,320 |
| Potter County | Thomas E. Dewey+284 | 1,00158.3% | 71741.7% | 00.0% | 1,718 |
| Roberts County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+303 | 2,72147.4% | 3,02452.6% | 00.0% | 5,745 |
| Sanborn County | Thomas E. Dewey+214 | 1,21254.8% | 99845.2% | 00.0% | 2,210 |
| Spink County | Thomas E. Dewey+80 | 2,36550.9% | 2,28549.1% | 00.0% | 4,650 |
| Stanley County | Thomas E. Dewey+150 | 38462.1% | 23437.9% | 00.0% | 618 |
| Sully County | Thomas E. Dewey+312 | 61267.1% | 30032.9% | 00.0% | 912 |
| Todd County | Thomas E. Dewey+54 | 73751.9% | 68348.1% | 00.0% | 1,420 |
| Tripp County | Thomas E. Dewey+271 | 1,91153.8% | 1,64046.2% | 00.0% | 3,551 |
| Turner County | Thomas E. Dewey+2,245 | 3,54973.1% | 1,30426.9% | 00.0% | 4,853 |
| Union County | Thomas E. Dewey+444 | 2,50154.9% | 2,05745.1% | 00.0% | 4,558 |
| Walworth County | Thomas E. Dewey+311 | 1,53355.6% | 1,22244.4% | 00.0% | 2,755 |
| Yankton County | Thomas E. Dewey+954 | 3,31358.4% | 2,35941.6% | 00.0% | 5,672 |
| Ziebach County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+23 | 33148.3% | 35451.7% | 00.0% | 685 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 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 — 1944 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.