Between 1912 and 2020 in the state of South Dakota there have been 28 elections of which: 3 have been won by Democrats, 24 won by Republicans, and 1 won by "other parties".
| Year | Electoral | Presidential Candidate Votes | Population | Votes | Turnout | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 48,942
R William Howard Taft (OH)
O Eugene W. Chafin (IL) 3,910
O Theodore Roosevelt (NY) 58,811 5 Electoral Votes
O Eugene V. Debs (IN) 4,662
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA) |
588,494 | 116,325 | 19.77% | O |
| 1916 | 5 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 59,191
O Allan L. Benson (NY) 3,760
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA)
R Charles Evans Hughes (NY) 64,217 5 Electoral Votes
O Frank Hanly (IN) 1,774 |
597,705 | 128,942 | 21.57% | R |
| 1920 | 5 | D James M. Cox (OH) 35,938
O Parley P. Christensen (IL) 34,707
O James E. Ferguson (TX)
R Warren G. Harding (OH) 110,692 5 Electoral Votes
O Eugene V. Debs (IN)
O Aaron S. Watkins (IN) 900
O Other (XX) |
636,547 | 182,237 | 28.63% | R |
| 1924 | 5 | D John W. Davis (WV) 27,214
O Herman P. Faris (MO)
O Other (XX)
R Calvin Coolidge (MA) 101,299 5 Electoral Votes
O Robert M. La Follette (WI) 75,355
O William Z. Foster (MA) |
646,016 | 203,868 | 31.56% | R |
| 1928 | 5 | D Al Smith (NY) 102,660
O William Z. Foster (IL) 232
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 157,603 5 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) 443
O Verne L. Reynolds (MI) |
655,485 | 260,938 | 39.81% | R |
| 1932 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 183,515 4 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) 1,551
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 99,212
O Other (XX) 4,160 |
706,706 | 288,438 | 40.81% | D |
| 1936 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 160,137 4 Electoral Votes
O William Lemke (ND) 10,338
O Earl Browder (KS)
R Alfred Landon (KS) 125,977
O Norman Thomas (NY) |
734,420 | 296,452 | 40.37% | D |
| 1940 | 4 | O Norman Thomas (NY)
R Wendell Willkie (NY) 177,065 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX)
D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 131,362 |
642,961 | 308,427 | 47.97% | R |
| 1944 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 96,711
O Texas Regulars (TX)
O Other (XX)
R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 135,365 4 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) |
668,679 | 232,076 | 34.71% | R |
| 1948 | 4 | R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 129,651 4 Electoral Votes
O Henry A. Wallace (IA) 2,801
O Other (XX)
D Harry S. Truman (MO) 117,653
O Strom Thurmond (SC)
O Norman Thomas (NY) |
694,398 | 250,105 | 36.02% | R |
| 1952 | 4 | O Eric Hass (NY)
D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 90,426
O Stuart Hamblen (TX)
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 203,857 4 Electoral Votes
O Vincent Hallinan (CA) |
665,795 | 294,283 | 44.2% | R |
| 1956 | 4 | D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 122,288
O Eric Hass (NY)
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 171,569 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
691,904 | 293,857 | 42.47% | R |
| 1960 | 4 | R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 178,417 4 Electoral Votes
O Eric Hass (NY)
D John Fitzgerald Kennedy (MA) 128,070
O Other (XX) |
680,514 | 306,487 | 45.04% | R |
| 1964 | 4 | R Barry Morris Goldwater (AZ) 130,108
O Eric Hass (NY)
D Lyndon Baines Johnson (TX) 163,010 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
707,734 | 293,118 | 41.42% | D |
| 1968 | 4 | O George Corley Wallace (AL) 13,400
D Hubert Horatio Humphrey (MN) 118,023
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 149,841 4 Electoral Votes |
734,955 | 281,264 | 38.27% | R |
| 1972 | 4 | D George Stanley McGovern (SD) 139,945
O Linda Jenness (GA)
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 166,476 4 Electoral Votes
O John G. Schmitz (CA) |
678,817 | 306,421 | 45.14% | R |
| 1976 | 4 | R Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (MI) 151,505 4 Electoral Votes
O Roger MacBride (VT) 1,619
D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 147,068
O Eugene McCarthy (MN) |
705,438 | 300,192 | 42.55% | R |
| 1980 | 4 | D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 103,855
O Ed Clark (CA) 3,824
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 198,343 4 Electoral Votes
O John Bayard Anderson (IL) 21,431 |
690,768 | 327,453 | 47.4% | R |
| 1984 | 3 | D Walter Frederick Mondale (MN) 116,113
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 200,267 3 Electoral Votes
O David Bergland (CA) |
718,399 | 316,380 | 44.04% | R |
| 1988 | 3 | D Michael Stanley Dukakis (MA) 145,560
O Lenora Fulani (PA) 730
R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 165,415 3 Electoral Votes
O Ronald Ernest Paul (TX) 1,060 |
746,030 | 312,765 | 41.92% | R |
| 1992 | 3 | R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 136,718 3 Electoral Votes
O Andre Verne Marrou (AK) 814
D William Jefferson Clinton (AR) 124,888
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 73,295
O Other (XX) 539 |
709,924 | 336,254 | 47.36% | R |
| 1996 | 3 | D William Jefferson Clinton (AK) 139,333
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 31,250
O Harry Browne (TN) 1,472
R Robert Joseph Dole (KS) 150,543 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT)
O Other (XX) 1,228 |
737,764 | 323,826 | 43.89% | R |
| 2000 | 3 | D Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (TN) 118,804
O Pat Buchanan (VA) 3,322
O Howard Phillips (VA) 1,781
O Other (XX)
R George Walker Bush (TX) 190,700 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT)
O Harry Browne (TN) 1,662
O John Hagelin (IA) |
754,844 | 316,269 | 41.9% | R |
| 2004 | 3 | D John Forbes Kerry (MA) 149,244
O Michael Badnarik (TX) 964
O David Cobb (TX)
R George Walker Bush (TX) 232,584 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT) 4,320
O Michael Peroutka (MD) 1,103
O Other (XX) |
785,038 | 388,215 | 49.45% | R |
| 2008 | 3 | O Robert Laurence Barr (GA) 1,835
O Cynthia McKinney (GA)
D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 170,924
O Ralph Nader (CT) 4,267
O Charles Obadiah Baldwin (FL) 1,895
O Other (XX)
R John Sidney McCain (AZ) 203,054 3 Electoral Votes |
815,231 | 381,975 | 46.85% | R |
| 2012 | 3 | D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 145,039
O Gary Johnson (NM) 5,795
O Other (XX) 2,371
R Mitt Romney (MA) 210,610 3 Electoral Votes
O Jill Stein (MA) |
830,464 | 363,815 | 43.81% | R |
| 2016 | 3 | O Jill Stein (MA)
R Donal Trump (NY) 227,701 3 Electoral Votes
O Evan McMullin (UT)
O Gary Johnson (NM) 20,845
D Hillary Clinton (NY) 117,442 |
863,031 | 365,988 | 42.41% | R |
| 2020 | 3 | D Joe Biden (DE) 150,471
O Jo Jorgensen (SC) 11,095
R Donald Trump (FL) 261,043 3 Electoral Votes
O Howie Hawkins (CA) |
873,268 | 422,609 | 48.39% | R |