Who won South Dakota in the 1912 presidential election?

Wilson (Democratic) carried South Dakota in 1912, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1912?

South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes in the 1912 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1912?

Yes. South Dakota backed Woodrow Wilson, who won the presidency that year.

Progressive EraSD · 5 EV

1912

South Dakota: Wilson carries 5 EV.

South Dakota cast its 5 electoral votes for Wilson (Democratic). National winner: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) — South Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1912 result in South Dakota

South Dakota backed Wilson (Democratic) in the 1912 presidential election, casting 5 electoral votes for the ticket. South Dakota ended up on the winning side — Woodrow Wilson captured the White House that year.

Wilson's win closed out South Dakota's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana joined South Dakota for the Democratic ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 34 presidential elections South Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the Progressive Era — Trust-busting, suffrage, and World War I.

In the national count, Woodrow Wilson took 435 of the 531 electoral votes, against Theodore Roosevelt's 88. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 41.84% of the ballots cast.

The 1912 national map

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