Who won South Dakota in the 1916 presidential election?

Hughes (Republican) carried South Dakota in 1916, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1916?

South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes in the 1916 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1916?

No. South Dakota backed Hughes, while Woodrow Wilson won the presidency nationally.

Progressive EraSD · 5 EV

1916

South Dakota: Hughes carries 5 EV.

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

South Dakota in 1916

The 1916 contest saw South Dakota line up behind Hughes, delivering 5 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Woodrow Wilson (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving South Dakota among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped South Dakota away from the Democratic it had supported in 1912. The region divided — North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa joined South Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana 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 277 of the 531 electoral votes, against Charles Evans Hughes's 254. Woodrow Wilson led the national popular vote with 49.24% of the ballots cast.

The 1916 national map

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