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Elections / 1916 · President · SD

Charles Evans Hughes carried South Dakota R+3.9.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs Charles Evans Hughes (R) in South Dakota, 1916. The state ran 7.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+3.1 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · Charles Evans Hughes (R)

South Dakota result
128,942 votes counted
Wilson (D)
59,191
45.9%
Hughes (R)
64,217
49.8%
All others
5,534
4.3%
Margin
R+3.9
1916 presidential election
South Dakota, 1916
HughesR+3.9
1916 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1916 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 1916 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1916 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aurora County, SD · D+3.6Beadle County, SD · D+4.6Bennett County, SD · D+52.2Bon Homme County, SD · D+1.8Brookings County, SD · R+8.0Brown County, SD · D+0.3Brule County, SD · D+14.1Buffalo County, SD · D+38.5Butte County, SD · D+24.4Campbell County, SD · R+57.8Charles Mix County, SD · D+16.0Clark County, SD · R+9.0Clay County, SD · D+9.2Codington County, SD · R+6.9Corson County, SD · D+11.6Custer County, SD · D+10.3Davison County, SD · R+4.7Day County, SD · R+29.6Deuel County, SD · R+21.2Dewey County, SD · D+3.6Douglas County, SD · R+15.4Edmunds County, SD · R+16.1Fall River County, SD · D+15.5Faulk County, SD · R+9.1Grant County, SD · R+16.4Gregory County, SD · R+6.9Haakon County, SD · D+7.8Hamlin County, SD · R+19.3Hand County, SD · D+5.8Hanson County, SD · R+3.7Harding County, SD · D+6.2Hughes County, SD · R+6.3Hutchinson County, SD · R+50.0Hyde County, SD · R+16.9Jackson County, SD · R+0.7Jerauld County, SD · R+1.8Kingsbury County, SD · R+9.4Lake County, SD · R+14.6Lawrence County, SD · D+1.9Lincoln County, SD · R+24.8Lyman County, SD · D+3.3Marshall County, SD · D+4.3McCook County, SD · R+7.6McPherson County, SD · R+62.0Meade County, SD · D+16.3Mellette County, SD · D+6.9Miner County, SD · R+6.5Minnehaha County, SD · R+10.0Moody County, SD · R+3.8Pennington County, SD · D+8.9Perkins County, SD · D+2.5Potter County, SD · R+11.1Roberts County, SD · R+2.5Sanborn County, SD · D+11.0Spink County, SD · R+1.1Stanley County, SD · D+19.1Sully County, SD · R+2.3Tripp County, SD · D+10.8Turner County, SD · R+15.9Union County, SD · D+8.3Walworth County, SD · R+12.4Yankton County, SD · D+0.3Ziebach County, SD · R+12.8
How it voted
Share of the 1916 vote
Charles E. Hughes ✓Republican49.8%64,217
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic45.9%59,191
OtherAll other candidates4.3%5,534
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1916 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1916 contest in context
South Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−29.2%DR18922024
South Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−36.5%
1896+0.2%
1900−15.6%
1904−49.4%
1908−23.8%
1912+42.1%
1916−3.9%
1920−41.0%
1924−36.3%
1928−21.0%
1932+29.2%
1936+11.5%
1940−14.8%
1944−16.7%
1948−4.8%
1952−38.5%
1956−16.8%
1960−16.4%
1964+11.2%
1968−11.3%
1972−8.6%
1976−1.5%
1980−28.8%
1984−26.5%
1988−6.3%
1992−3.5%
1996−3.5%
2000−22.7%
2004−21.3%
2008−8.4%
2012−18.0%
2016−29.8%
2020−26.2%
2024−29.2%
County results — 1916
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+3.6%
7937351,596
Beadle CountyD
+4.6%
1,8281,6623,635
Bennett CountyD
+52.2%
22267297
Bon Homme CountyD
+1.8%
1,2781,2312,569
Brookings CountyR
−8.0%
1,3851,6383,163
Brown CountyD
+0.3%
2,6762,6595,884
Brule CountyD
+14.1%
9757291,750
Buffalo CountyD
+38.5%
18280265
Butte CountyD
+24.4%
9305371,612
Campbell CountyR
−57.8%
163644832
Charles Mix CountyD
+16.0%
2,0111,4503,514
Clark CountyR
−9.0%
1,0161,2262,326
Clay CountyD
+9.2%
1,2071,0002,246
Codington CountyR
−6.9%
1,3441,5502,991
Corson CountyD
+11.6%
6415031,192
Custer CountyD
+10.3%
488392931
Davison CountyR
−4.7%
1,3741,5163,003
Day CountyR
−29.6%
9071,7582,872
Deuel CountyR
−21.2%
5849081,530
Dewey CountyD
+3.6%
379352749
Douglas CountyR
−15.4%
5978151,418
Edmunds CountyR
−16.1%
6348941,612
Fall River CountyD
+15.5%
9226681,644
Faulk CountyR
−9.1%
6297591,435
Grant CountyR
−16.4%
7721,0981,985
Gregory CountyR
−6.9%
1,2421,4342,765
Haakon CountyD
+7.8%
475399972
Hamlin CountyR
−19.3%
6921,0391,797
Hand CountyD
+5.8%
9058011,782
Hanson CountyR
−3.7%
7127671,501
Harding CountyD
+6.2%
5975201,251
Hughes CountyR
−6.3%
5366111,195
Hutchinson CountyR
−50.0%
5191,6362,235
Hyde CountyR
−16.9%
305438788
Jackson CountyR
−0.7%
279283573
Jerauld CountyR
−1.8%
5896121,264
Kingsbury CountyR
−9.4%
1,0961,3392,585
Lake CountyR
−14.6%
1,0271,3982,540
Lawrence CountyD
+1.9%
2,1572,0744,365
Lincoln CountyR
−24.8%
9361,5912,639
Lyman CountyD
+3.3%
1,0529812,149
Marshall CountyD
+4.3%
8858081,773
McCook CountyR
−7.6%
1,0211,1942,288
McPherson CountyR
−62.0%
2249921,239
Meade CountyD
+16.3%
1,2248582,243
Mellette CountyD
+6.9%
436379832
Miner CountyR
−6.5%
8801,0061,927
Minnehaha CountyR
−10.0%
3,4944,3188,203
Moody CountyR
−3.8%
8989731,982
Pennington CountyD
+8.9%
1,3391,1082,593
Perkins CountyD
+2.5%
9398901,960
Potter CountyR
−11.1%
408512938
Roberts CountyR
−2.5%
1,1911,2592,669
Sanborn CountyD
+11.0%
8987111,693
Spink CountyR
−1.1%
1,6221,6603,415
Stanley CountyD
+19.1%
381254664
Sully CountyR
−2.3%
268281557
Tripp CountyD
+10.8%
1,3411,0742,465
Turner CountyR
−15.9%
1,1341,5732,763
Union CountyD
+8.3%
1,3131,1082,465
Walworth CountyR
−12.4%
5907611,383
Yankton CountyD
+0.3%
1,4381,4292,937
Ziebach CountyR
−12.8%
211275501