South Dakota · 1912 presidential election
South Dakota presidential election results 1912
Theodore Roosevelt carried South Dakota by 8.48 points (9,869 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 116,327
- SD result
- D+42.1
- Compared with the nation
- 23.5 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1908
- 65.8 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt | Progressive | 58,811 | 50.60% | 5 | |
| Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | 48,942 | 42.10% | — | |
| Eugene V. Debs | Socialist | 4,664 | 4.00% | — | |
| William Howard Taft | Republican | -- | 0.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 116,327 | ||||
Sources: 1912
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Questions and answers
Who won South Dakota in 1912?
Theodore Roosevelt won South Dakota by 8.48 percentage points (9,869 votes).
How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1912?
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes in 1912.
How many people voted for president in South Dakota in 1912?
116,327 votes were counted for president.
How did South Dakota change from 1908 to 1912?
The margin moved 65.8 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 23.8 points to Democratic by 42.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data