Who won South Dakota in the 2012 presidential election?

Romney (Republican) carried South Dakota in 2012, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 2012?

South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 2012?

No. South Dakota backed Romney, while Barack Obama won the presidency nationally.

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2012

South Dakota: Romney carries 3 EV.

South Dakota cast its 3 electoral votes for Romney (Republican). National winner: Barack Obama (Democratic) — South Dakota voted against the national winner this cycle.

South Dakota in 2012

The 2012 contest saw South Dakota line up behind Romney, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Barack Obama (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving South Dakota among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 12th consecutive election in which South Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana joined South Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota and Iowa 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 Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Barack Obama took 332 of the 538 electoral votes, against Mitt Romney's 206. Barack Obama led the national popular vote with 51.06% of the ballots cast.

The 2012 national map

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