South Dakota — 1892 presidential election
Akashicstate1892 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentHarrisonR+36.5
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
| Benjamin Harrison ✓Republican | 49.4% | 34,888 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 37.7% | 26,644 |
| Grover ClevelandDemocratic | 12.9% | 9,085 |
1892presidential margin
D+60R+60
51 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (51 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Brown County, SD | Other / independent | R+36.6 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Butte County, SD | Other / independent | R+32.8 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Davison County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.8 |
| Day County, SD | Other / independent | R+20.2 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Grant County, SD | Other / independent | R+28.1 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Hand County, SD | Other / independent | R+38.5 |
| Hanson County, SD | Other / independent | R+17.4 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Lake County, SD | Other / independent | R+32.0 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Marshall County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.5 |
| McCook County, SD | Other / independent | R+20.3 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Other / independent | R+25.6 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Union County, SD | Other / independent | R+31.2 |
| Walworth County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.6 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+43.4 |
South Dakota results by county
51 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Benjamin Harrison+147 | 46146.9% | 31432.0% | 20721.1% | 982 |
| Beadle County | Benjamin Harrison+312 | 98452.8% | 67236.1% | 20611.1% | 1,862 |
| Bon Homme County | Benjamin Harrison+243 | 87949.5% | 63635.8% | 26014.6% | 1,775 |
| Brookings County | Benjamin Harrison+255 | 1,08251.6% | 82739.4% | 1899.0% | 2,098 |
| Brown County | Other+19 | 1,44645.3% | 1,46545.9% | 2798.7% | 3,190 |
| Brule County | Benjamin Harrison+54 | 53844.0% | 48439.6% | 20016.4% | 1,222 |
| Buffalo County | Benjamin Harrison+15 | 7850.6% | 6340.9% | 138.4% | 154 |
| Butte County | Other+48 | 15440.1% | 20252.6% | 287.3% | 384 |
| Campbell County | Benjamin Harrison+186 | 39058.1% | 20430.4% | 7711.5% | 671 |
| Charles Mix County | Benjamin Harrison+248 | 51657.4% | 26829.8% | 11512.8% | 899 |
| Clark County | Benjamin Harrison+110 | 73147.2% | 62140.1% | 19712.7% | 1,549 |
| Clay County | Benjamin Harrison+289 | 91853.7% | 62936.8% | 1649.6% | 1,711 |
| Codington County | Benjamin Harrison+474 | 88252.2% | 40123.7% | 40824.1% | 1,691 |
| Custer County | Benjamin Harrison+151 | 50349.3% | 35234.5% | 16616.3% | 1,021 |
| Davison County | Other+71 | 56942.8% | 64048.2% | 1209.0% | 1,329 |
| Day County | Other+66 | 75238.9% | 81842.3% | 36218.7% | 1,932 |
| Deuel County | Benjamin Harrison+1 | 44143.8% | 44043.7% | 12612.5% | 1,007 |
| Douglas County | Benjamin Harrison+127 | 54150.8% | 41438.9% | 10910.2% | 1,064 |
| Edmunds County | Benjamin Harrison+55 | 38644.2% | 33137.9% | 15617.9% | 873 |
| Fall River County | Benjamin Harrison+307 | 56953.7% | 22821.5% | 26224.7% | 1,059 |
| Faulk County | Benjamin Harrison+311 | 47363.7% | 16221.8% | 10714.4% | 742 |
| Grant County | Other+87 | 60540.7% | 69246.6% | 18812.7% | 1,485 |
| Hamlin County | Benjamin Harrison+178 | 53750.8% | 35934.0% | 16115.2% | 1,057 |
| Hand County | Other+61 | 52644.5% | 58749.6% | 705.9% | 1,183 |
| Hanson County | Other+92 | 37836.2% | 47045.0% | 19618.8% | 1,044 |
| Hughes County | Benjamin Harrison+290 | 45962.9% | 16923.2% | 10214.0% | 730 |
| Hutchinson County | Benjamin Harrison+717 | 1,03464.4% | 31719.8% | 25415.8% | 1,605 |
| Hyde County | Benjamin Harrison+93 | 18456.4% | 9127.9% | 5115.6% | 326 |
| Jerauld County | Benjamin Harrison+4 | 32747.1% | 32346.5% | 456.5% | 695 |
| Kingsbury County | Benjamin Harrison+22 | 95146.3% | 92945.2% | 1758.5% | 2,055 |
| Lake County | Other+27 | 74243.5% | 76945.0% | 19611.5% | 1,707 |
| Lawrence County | Benjamin Harrison+645 | 2,14051.2% | 1,49535.8% | 54613.1% | 4,181 |
| Lincoln County | Benjamin Harrison+431 | 1,13055.5% | 69934.3% | 20610.1% | 2,035 |
| Marshall County | Other+17 | 47744.0% | 49445.5% | 11410.5% | 1,085 |
| McCook County | Other+126 | 57337.4% | 69945.6% | 26217.1% | 1,534 |
| McPherson County | Benjamin Harrison+231 | 48750.5% | 25626.6% | 22122.9% | 964 |
| Meade County | Other+186 | 42736.6% | 61352.5% | 12811.0% | 1,168 |
| Miner County | Benjamin Harrison+2 | 48638.6% | 48438.4% | 29023.0% | 1,260 |
| Minnehaha County | Benjamin Harrison+679 | 2,20852.3% | 1,52936.2% | 48411.5% | 4,221 |
| Moody County | Benjamin Harrison+187 | 73553.3% | 54839.7% | 967.0% | 1,379 |
| Pennington County | Benjamin Harrison+172 | 95950.7% | 78741.6% | 1477.8% | 1,893 |
| Potter County | Benjamin Harrison+71 | 32051.1% | 24939.8% | 579.1% | 626 |
| Roberts County | Benjamin Harrison+288 | 53862.9% | 25029.2% | 687.9% | 856 |
| Sanborn County | Benjamin Harrison+209 | 56455.6% | 35535.0% | 959.4% | 1,014 |
| Spink County | Benjamin Harrison+301 | 1,13353.0% | 83239.0% | 1718.0% | 2,136 |
| Stanley County | Benjamin Harrison+26 | 7649.0% | 5032.3% | 2918.7% | 155 |
| Sully County | Benjamin Harrison+111 | 27857.4% | 16734.5% | 398.1% | 484 |
| Turner County | Benjamin Harrison+679 | 1,10856.7% | 41821.4% | 42921.9% | 1,955 |
| Union County | Other+25 | 86043.3% | 88544.6% | 24112.1% | 1,986 |
| Walworth County | Other+4 | 18744.2% | 19145.2% | 4510.6% | 423 |
| Yankton County | Benjamin Harrison+400 | 1,16654.0% | 76635.5% | 22810.6% | 2,160 |
Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1892 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.