Who won South Dakota in the 1904 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Republican) carried South Dakota in 1904, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1904?

South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1904 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1904?

Yes. South Dakota backed Theodore Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraSD · 4 EV

1904

South Dakota: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

South Dakota cast its 4 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Republican). National winner: Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) — South Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

South Dakota in 1904

The 1904 contest saw South Dakota line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. That placed South Dakota with the eventual winner: Theodore Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and South Dakota was part of his column.

South Dakota stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1900. South Dakota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1904. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, South Dakota has backed the Republican party more than any other — 29 times in all. The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

Nationally, Theodore Roosevelt finished with 336 of the 476 electoral votes to Alton B. Parker's 140. Theodore Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 56.42% of the ballots cast.

The 1904 national map

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