Who won South Dakota in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried South Dakota in 1936, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1936?

South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1936?

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

New Deal CoalitionSD · 4 EV

1936

South Dakota: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1936 result in South Dakota

South Dakota backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1936 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. South Dakota ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which South Dakota backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. South Dakota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1936. 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 New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 523 of the 531 electoral votes, against Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

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