South Dakota
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rep Trump | Harris 146,859 34.2% | Trump 272,081 63.4% | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 7,204 · 1.7% | 125,222 29.2 pts | R +3.0 since 2020 |
| 2020 | Rep Trump | Biden 150,471 35.6% | Trump 261,043 61.8% | Jo Jorgensen 11,095 · 2.6% | 110,572 26.2 pts | D +3.6 since 2016 |
| 2016 | Rep Trump | Clinton 117,458 31.7% | Trump 227,721 61.5% | Gary Johnson 20,850 · 5.6% Darrell Castle 4,064 · 1.1% | 110,263 29.8 pts | R +11.8 since 2012 |
| 2012 | Rep Romney | Obama 145,039 39.9% | Romney 210,610 57.9% | Gary Johnson 5,795 · 1.6% | 65,571 18.0 pts | R +9.6 since 2008 |
| 2008 | Rep McCain | Obama 170,924 44.7% | McCain 203,054 53.2% | Ralph Nader 4,267 · 1.1% | 32,130 8.4 pts | D +13.1 since 2004 |
| 2004 | Rep Bush | Kerry 149,244 38.4% | Bush 232,584 59.9% | Ralph Nader 4,320 · 1.1% | 83,340 21.5 pts | D +1.3 since 2000 |
| 2000 | Rep Bush | Gore 118,804 37.6% | Bush 190,700 60.3% | Pat Buchanan 3,322 · 1.1% | 71,896 22.7 pts | R +19.3 since 1996 |
| 19961 | Rep Dole | Clinton 139,333 43.0% | Dole 150,543 46.5% | None | 11,210 3.5 pts | D +0.06 since 1992 |
| 1992 | Rep Bush | Clinton 124,888 37.1% | Bush 136,718 40.7% | Ross Perot 73,295 · 21.8% | 11,830 3.5 pts | D +2.8 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Rep Bush | Dukakis 145,560 46.5% | Bush 165,415 52.8% | None | 19,855 6.3 pts | D +20.1 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 116,113 36.5% | Reagan 200,267 63.0% | None | 84,154 26.5 pts | D +2.4 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Rep Reagan | Carter 103,855 31.7% | Reagan 198,343 60.5% | John B. Anderson 21,431 · 6.5% Ed Clark 3,824 · 1.2% | 94,488 28.8 pts | R +27.4 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Rep Ford | Carter 147,068 48.9% | Ford 151,505 50.4% | None | 4,437 1.5 pts | D +7.2 since 1972 |
| 1972 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 139,945 45.5% | Nixon 166,476 54.2% | None | 26,531 8.6 pts | D +2.7 since 1968 |
| 1968 | Rep Nixon | Humphrey 118,023 42.0% | Nixon 149,841 53.3% | George Wallace 13,400 · 4.8% | 31,818 11.3 pts | R +22.5 since 1964 |
| 1964 | Dem Johnson | Johnson 163,010 55.6% | Goldwater 130,108 44.4% | None | 32,902 11.2 pts | D +27.7 since 1960 |
| 1960 | Rep Nixon | Kennedy 128,070 41.8% | Nixon 178,417 58.2% | None | 50,347 16.4 pts | D +0.3 since 1956 |
| 1956 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 122,288 41.6% | Eisenhower 171,569 58.4% | None | 49,281 16.8 pts | D +21.8 since 1952 |
| 1952 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 90,426 30.7% | Eisenhower 203,857 69.3% | None | 113,431 38.5 pts | R +33.7 since 1948 |
| 1948 | Rep Dewey | Truman 117,653 47.0% | Dewey 129,651 51.8% | Henry A. Wallace 2,801 · 1.1% | 11,998 4.8 pts | D +11.9 since 1944 |
| 1944 | Rep Dewey | Roosevelt 96,711 41.7% | Dewey 135,365 58.3% | None | 38,654 16.7 pts | R +1.8 since 1940 |
| 1940 | Rep Willkie | Roosevelt 131,362 42.6% | Willkie 177,065 57.4% | None | 45,703 14.8 pts | R +26.3 since 1936 |
| 19362 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 160,1372 54.0% | Landon 125,9772 42.5% | William Lemke 10,338 · 3.5%2 | 34,160 11.5 pts | R +17.7 since 1932 |
| 1932 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 183,515 63.6% | Hoover 99,212 34.4% | William H. Harvey 3,333 · 1.2% | 84,303 29.2 pts | D +50.2 since 1928 |
| 1928 | Rep Hoover | Smith 102,660 39.2% | Hoover 157,603 60.2% | None | 54,943 21.0 pts | D +15.4 since 1924 |
| 1924 | Rep Coolidge | Davis 27,214 13.3% | Coolidge 101,299 49.7% | Robert M. La Follette 75,355 · 37.0% | 25,944 12.7 pts | D +4.7 since 1920 |
| 19203,4 | Rep Harding | Cox 35,9383 19.7% | Harding 110,6923 60.7% | None | 74,754 41.0 pts | R +37.2 since 1916 |
| 1916 | Rep Hughes | Wilson 59,335 46.0% | Hughes 64,207 49.8% | Allan L. Benson 3,658 · 2.8% J. Frank Hanly 1,764 · 1.4% | 4,872 3.8 pts | No Dem–Rep pair to compare |
| 19125 | Prog Roosevelt | Wilson 48,9425 42.1% | No Republican named | Theodore Roosevelt 58,811 · 50.6%5 Eugene V. Debs 4,662 · 4.0%5 Eugene W. Chafin 3,910 · 3.4%5 | 9,869 8.5 pts | No Dem–Rep pair to compare |
| 1908 | Rep Taft | Bryan 40,266 35.1% | Taft 67,536 58.8% | Eugene W. Chafin 4,039 · 3.5% Eugene V. Debs 2,846 · 2.5% | 27,270 23.8 pts | D +25.4 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Rep Roosevelt | Parker 21,969 21.5% | Roosevelt 72,083 70.7% | Eugene V. Debs 3,138 · 3.1% Silas C. Swallow 2,965 · 2.9% Thomas E. Watson 1,840 · 1.8% | 50,114 49.1 pts | R +33.5 since 1900 |
| 1900 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 39,544 41.1% | McKinley 54,530 56.7% | John G. Woolley 1,542 · 1.6% | 14,986 15.6 pts | R +15.8 since 1896 |
| 18966 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 41,2056 49.7% | McKinley 41,0226 49.5% | None | 183 0.2 pts | D +36.8 since 1892 |
| 18927 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 9,0817 12.9% | Harrison 34,8887 49.5% | James B. Weaver 26,544 · 37.6%7 | 8,344 11.8 pts | First sourced year |
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 1996 The source reports 32,478 votes under the label 'Independent' on one line with no candidate name, so the people they went to cannot be shown separately; they are counted in 'Other candidates'.
- 1936 The official table notes: Lemke's figure is marked with footnote 3: 'Independent Labor Party.'
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1920 The official table notes: Other tickets on the state page (in OthersState): Nonpartisan 34,707; Independent 900. The page does not name the Nonpartisan ticket's candidate.
- 1912 Roosevelt's Progressives held the Republican line in South Dakota; Taft was not on the ballot.
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 . How these figures were compiled
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