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Elections / 1996 · President · SD

Bob Dole carried South Dakota R+3.5.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in South Dakota, 1996. The state ran 12.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

South Dakota result
323,826 votes counted
Clinton (D)
139,333
43.0%
Dole (R)
150,543
46.5%
Perot (I)
31,250
9.7%
All others
2,700
0.8%
Margin
R+3.5
1996 presidential election
South Dakota, 1996
DoleR+3.5
1996 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aurora County, SD · R+2.8Beadle County, SD · D+3.7Bennett County, SD · R+2.8Bon Homme County, SD · D+4.1Brookings County, SD · TiedBrown County, SD · D+6.8Brule County, SD · D+4.6Buffalo County, SD · D+51.7Butte County, SD · R+22.3Campbell County, SD · R+43.4Charles Mix County, SD · D+5.0Clark County, SD · R+1.9Clay County, SD · D+17.4Codington County, SD · R+2.5Corson County, SD · TiedCuster County, SD · R+18.4Davison County, SD · TiedDay County, SD · D+15.8Deuel County, SD · D+5.7Dewey County, SD · D+23.1Douglas County, SD · R+35.9Edmunds County, SD · R+3.5Fall River County, SD · R+8.1Faulk County, SD · R+16.8Grant County, SD · D+0.6Gregory County, SD · R+11.7Haakon County, SD · R+46.8Hamlin County, SD · R+9.1Hand County, SD · R+16.9Hanson County, SD · R+16.9Harding County, SD · R+49.2Hughes County, SD · R+21.4Hutchinson County, SD · R+22.8Hyde County, SD · R+20.4Jackson County, SD · R+19.1Jerauld County, SD · D+9.2Jones County, SD · R+38.3Kingsbury County, SD · D+2.0Lake County, SD · D+10.9Lawrence County, SD · R+9.1Lincoln County, SD · R+6.5Lyman County, SD · R+5.3Marshall County, SD · D+14.4McCook County, SD · R+4.6McPherson County, SD · R+35.6Meade County, SD · R+22.1Mellette County, SD · R+14.4Miner County, SD · D+11.3Minnehaha County, SD · D+3.8Moody County, SD · D+15.1Oglala Lakota County, SD · R+18.3Pennington County, SD · R+30.9Perkins County, SD · R+26.1Potter County, SD · D+12.5Roberts County, SD · D+1.2Sanborn County, SD · D+73.2Spink County, SD · TiedStanley County, SD · R+24.7Sully County, SD · R+26.4Todd County, SD · D+45.1Tripp County, SD · R+18.9Turner County, SD · R+7.1Union County, SD · D+2.8Walworth County, SD · R+18.7Yankton County, SD · R+1.2Ziebach County, SD · D+11.6
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bob Dole ✓Republican46.5%150,543
Bill ClintonDemocratic43.0%139,333
OtherAll other candidates0.8%2,700
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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 — 1996
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Aurora CountyR
−2.8%
6647091991,587
Beadle CountyD
+3.7%
3,9843,6708428,581
Bennett CountyR
−2.8%
507539931,145
Bon Homme CountyD
+4.1%
1,5691,4283913,436
Brookings CountyR
−0.1%
5,1055,11297911,272
Brown CountyD
+6.8%
7,9136,8011,62216,447
Brule CountyD
+4.6%
1,0919812812,404
Buffalo CountyD
+51.7%
46513435640
Butte CountyR
−22.3%
1,1321,9475413,657
Campbell CountyR
−43.4%
202623140970
Charles Mix CountyD
+5.0%
1,9131,7113904,035
Clark CountyR
−1.9%
9569982722,242
Clay CountyD
+17.4%
2,9802,0085055,572
Codington CountyR
−2.5%
4,7224,9951,23911,055
Corson CountyD
+0.5%
5395332161,300
Custer CountyR
−18.4%
1,1221,7404183,357
Davison CountyR
−0.1%
3,3643,3717377,528
Day CountyD
+15.8%
1,8401,2823953,533
Deuel CountyD
+5.7%
1,0909552752,349
Dewey CountyD
+23.1%
1,1146571951,979
Douglas CountyR
−35.9%
5241,2101611,909
Edmunds CountyR
−3.5%
9731,0552632,310
Fall River CountyR
−8.1%
1,3571,6364173,458
Faulk CountyR
−16.8%
4937261651,389
Grant CountyD
+0.6%
1,8051,7824714,083
Gregory CountyR
−11.7%
9231,2082862,433
Haakon CountyR
−46.8%
2848871101,289
Hamlin CountyR
−9.1%
1,1011,3522852,758
Hand CountyR
−16.9%
8031,1872502,268
Hanson CountyR
−16.9%
5418011701,534
Harding CountyR
−49.2%
15153790785
Hughes CountyR
−21.4%
2,7884,4695317,868
Hutchinson CountyR
−22.8%
1,2852,1774093,911
Hyde CountyR
−20.4%
30949395904
Jackson CountyR
−19.1%
423646881,169
Jerauld CountyD
+9.2%
6565301511,364
Jones CountyR
−38.3%
18446375729
Kingsbury CountyD
+2.0%
1,3571,2973203,001
Lake CountyD
+10.9%
2,5261,9665935,118
Lawrence CountyR
−9.1%
3,5684,4301,3089,442
Lincoln CountyR
−6.5%
3,6434,2016828,587
Lyman CountyR
−5.3%
6467261301,523
Marshall CountyD
+14.4%
1,1858611892,246
McCook CountyR
−4.6%
1,1661,2922452,723
McPherson CountyR
−35.6%
4631,0801821,735
Meade CountyR
−22.1%
2,9604,9841,1339,176
Mellette CountyR
−14.4%
30241767798
Miner CountyD
+11.3%
7395711701,489
Minnehaha CountyD
+3.8%
29,79027,4324,42562,004
Moody CountyD
+15.1%
1,4431,0242842,767
Oglala Lakota CountyR
−18.3%
12,78419,2933,14935,516
Pennington CountyR
−30.9%
4609832251,692
Perkins CountyR
−26.1%
5349791811,702
Potter CountyD
+12.5%
2,1861,6464744,333
Roberts CountyD
+1.2%
6476301511,438
Sanborn CountyD
+73.2%
1,926253872,284
Spink CountyR
−0.4%
1,6361,6513603,669
Stanley CountyR
−24.7%
4547951211,382
Sully CountyR
−26.4%
3215921061,025
Todd CountyD
+45.1%
1,3804821081,991
Tripp CountyR
−18.9%
1,0881,6803373,132
Turner CountyR
−7.1%
1,6821,9703854,051
Union CountyD
+2.8%
2,3782,2345555,207
Walworth CountyR
−18.7%
9391,4613662,789
Yankton CountyR
−1.2%
3,7753,8851,0738,826
Ziebach CountyD
+11.6%
48337562930