South Dakota — 1900 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1900 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentMcKinleyR+15.6
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
| William McKinley ✓Republican | 56.7% | 54,574 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 41.1% | 39,538 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 2,057 |
1900presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1900 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 (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Hand County, SD | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Hanson County, SD | Other / independent | Tied |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+6.3 |
| McCook County, SD | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Miner County, SD | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Potter County, SD | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+12.6 |
South Dakota results by county
53 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 | William McKinley+17 | 50349.8% | 48648.1% | 222.2% | 1,011 |
| Beadle County | William McKinley+305 | 1,22055.6% | 91541.7% | 612.8% | 2,196 |
| Bon Homme County | William McKinley+243 | 1,27154.9% | 1,02844.4% | 150.6% | 2,314 |
| Brookings County | William McKinley+623 | 1,70757.4% | 1,08436.4% | 1856.2% | 2,976 |
| Brown County | William McKinley+475 | 2,19754.4% | 1,72242.7% | 1182.9% | 4,037 |
| Brule County | William J. Bryan+72 | 64447.1% | 71652.4% | 60.4% | 1,366 |
| Buffalo County | William J. Bryan+13 | 8746.3% | 10053.2% | 10.5% | 188 |
| Butte County | William McKinley+72 | 49253.2% | 42045.4% | 131.4% | 925 |
| Campbell County | William McKinley+376 | 62670.4% | 25028.1% | 131.5% | 889 |
| Charles Mix County | William McKinley+50 | 1,10850.4% | 1,05848.2% | 311.4% | 2,197 |
| Clark County | William McKinley+244 | 99654.2% | 75240.9% | 914.9% | 1,839 |
| Clay County | William McKinley+350 | 1,38756.4% | 1,03742.2% | 351.4% | 2,459 |
| Codington County | William McKinley+420 | 1,22558.3% | 80538.3% | 723.4% | 2,102 |
| Custer County | William McKinley+68 | 48353.4% | 41545.9% | 70.8% | 905 |
| Davison County | William McKinley+71 | 85350.3% | 78246.1% | 623.7% | 1,697 |
| Day County | William McKinley+466 | 1,55856.4% | 1,09239.5% | 1144.1% | 2,764 |
| Deuel County | William McKinley+448 | 1,05262.8% | 60436.0% | 201.2% | 1,676 |
| Douglas County | William McKinley+82 | 64952.9% | 56746.2% | 121.0% | 1,228 |
| Edmunds County | William McKinley+68 | 62152.0% | 55346.3% | 211.8% | 1,195 |
| Fall River County | William McKinley+100 | 52155.0% | 42144.4% | 60.6% | 948 |
| Faulk County | William McKinley+316 | 61865.1% | 30231.8% | 303.2% | 950 |
| Grant County | William McKinley+589 | 1,30562.9% | 71634.5% | 552.6% | 2,076 |
| Gregory County | William McKinley+64 | 32355.0% | 25944.1% | 50.9% | 587 |
| Hamlin County | William McKinley+419 | 92862.8% | 50934.4% | 412.8% | 1,478 |
| Hand County | William J. Bryan+2 | 59249.0% | 59449.2% | 211.7% | 1,207 |
| Hanson County | William J. Bryan+0 | 60749.1% | 60749.1% | 231.9% | 1,237 |
| Hughes County | William McKinley+265 | 53765.6% | 27233.3% | 91.1% | 818 |
| Hutchinson County | William McKinley+994 | 1,52873.5% | 53425.7% | 180.9% | 2,080 |
| Hyde County | William McKinley+171 | 28669.8% | 11528.0% | 92.2% | 410 |
| Jerauld County | William McKinley+17 | 37448.6% | 35746.4% | 395.1% | 770 |
| Kingsbury County | William McKinley+462 | 1,33058.1% | 86837.9% | 914.0% | 2,289 |
| Lake County | William McKinley+271 | 1,17255.6% | 90142.7% | 361.7% | 2,109 |
| Lawrence County | William McKinley+816 | 3,43556.0% | 2,61942.7% | 841.4% | 6,138 |
| Lincoln County | William McKinley+682 | 1,90860.0% | 1,22638.5% | 481.5% | 3,182 |
| Lyman County | William McKinley+219 | 42966.6% | 21032.6% | 50.8% | 644 |
| Marshall County | William McKinley+101 | 82951.9% | 72845.6% | 392.4% | 1,596 |
| McCook County | William J. Bryan+11 | 97849.1% | 98949.6% | 261.3% | 1,993 |
| McPherson County | William McKinley+601 | 89874.2% | 29724.5% | 161.3% | 1,211 |
| Meade County | William J. Bryan+15 | 55048.9% | 56550.2% | 100.9% | 1,125 |
| Miner County | William J. Bryan+35 | 66248.0% | 69750.5% | 201.5% | 1,379 |
| Minnehaha County | William McKinley+970 | 3,41057.0% | 2,44040.8% | 1282.1% | 5,978 |
| Moody County | William McKinley+315 | 1,19056.9% | 87541.8% | 261.2% | 2,091 |
| Pennington County | William McKinley+114 | 89852.9% | 78446.2% | 150.9% | 1,697 |
| Potter County | William J. Bryan+6 | 37548.0% | 38148.7% | 263.3% | 782 |
| Roberts County | William McKinley+808 | 1,87562.1% | 1,06735.3% | 772.6% | 3,019 |
| Sanborn County | William McKinley+79 | 62851.6% | 54945.1% | 413.4% | 1,218 |
| Spink County | William McKinley+409 | 1,49656.4% | 1,08741.0% | 692.6% | 2,652 |
| Stanley County | William McKinley+2 | 25449.5% | 25249.1% | 71.4% | 513 |
| Sully County | William McKinley+142 | 29464.8% | 15233.5% | 81.8% | 454 |
| Turner County | William McKinley+1,106 | 1,97768.2% | 87130.1% | 501.7% | 2,898 |
| Union County | William McKinley+213 | 1,57153.0% | 1,35845.8% | 351.2% | 2,964 |
| Walworth County | William McKinley+196 | 47861.9% | 28236.5% | 121.6% | 772 |
| Yankton County | William McKinley+371 | 1,63955.7% | 1,26843.1% | 331.1% | 2,940 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.