South Dakota 1972 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Republican Candidate won the South Dakota 1972 presidential election with 166,476 votes (54.2%), a margin of R+8.6. South Dakota's 3 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

45.5%
54.2%
139,945
Democratic Candidate (45.5%)
166,476
Republican Candidate (54.2%)
Total Votes: 307,415|Margin: R+8.6

County Results

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County Results (66 counties)

CountyMargin
Ogala Lakota CountyD+55.2
Day CountyD+15.9
Roberts CountyD+15.3
Charles Mix CountyD+14.2
Miner CountyD+11.6
Buffalo CountyD+10.9
Davison CountyD+10.7
Brule CountyD+7.9
Aurora CountyD+7.8
Hanson CountyD+7.7
Moody CountyD+7.0
Todd CountyD+5.9
Union CountyD+5.8
Clay CountyD+5.7
Bon Homme CountyD+5.6
Marshall CountyD+4.6
Edmunds CountyD+2.5
McCook CountyD+0.8
Brown CountyD+0.5
Deuel CountyD+0.5
Sanborn CountyD+0.5
Minnehaha CountyR+0.1
Grant CountyR+0.4
Lake CountyR+0.6
Faulk CountyR+0.9
Codington CountyR+3.5
Gregory CountyR+3.6
Spink CountyR+4.6
Brookings CountyR+4.9
Yankton CountyR+6.5
Jerauld CountyR+8.7
Clark CountyR+9.5
Lincoln CountyR+10.0
Ziebach CountyR+12.4
Hamlin CountyR+14.0
Hutchinson CountyR+15.8
Beadle CountyR+15.9
Hand CountyR+16.0
Corson CountyR+17.1
Kingsbury CountyR+17.4
Dewey CountyR+18.0
Mellette CountyR+19.0
Hyde CountyR+19.3
Lyman CountyR+20.2
Turner CountyR+20.2
Stanley CountyR+22.5
Pennington CountyR+22.7
Douglas CountyR+23.5
Potter CountyR+23.6
Tripp CountyR+25.5
Bennett CountyR+25.8
Jackson CountyR+27.2
Custer CountyR+29.6
Jones CountyR+29.7
Sully CountyR+30.1
Walworth CountyR+30.4
Perkins CountyR+30.4
Lawrence CountyR+30.8
Hughes CountyR+34.9
Meade CountyR+35.1
Fall River CountyR+36.2
Butte CountyR+38.4
Harding CountyR+43.1
Haakon CountyR+46.9
Campbell CountyR+52.6
McPherson CountyR+54.1

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Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/sd/president/1972