Who won South Dakota in the 1920 presidential election?

Harding (Republican) carried South Dakota in 1920, winning its 5 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1920?

South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes in the 1920 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1920?

Yes. South Dakota backed Warren G. Harding, who won the presidency that year.

Roaring TwentiesSD · 5 EV

1920

South Dakota: Harding carries 5 EV.

South Dakota cast its 5 electoral votes for Harding (Republican). National winner: Warren G. Harding (Republican) — South Dakota voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Dakota, 1920

In 1920, South Dakota awarded its 5 electoral votes to Harding of the Republican party. That placed South Dakota with the eventual winner: Warren G. Harding 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 1916. South Dakota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1920. 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 Roaring Twenties — Republican dominance to the Great Depression.

Nationally, Warren G. Harding finished with 404 of the 531 electoral votes to James M. Cox's 127. Warren G. Harding led the national popular vote with 60.32% of the ballots cast.

The 1920 national map

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