South Dakota — 1908 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1908 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentTaftR+23.8
How it voted
Share of the 1908 vote
| William H. Taft ✓Republican | 58.8% | 67,536 |
|---|---|---|
| William J. BryanDemocratic | 35.1% | 40,266 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.1% | 6,973 |
1908presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1908 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+28.6 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+18.1 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+18.2 |
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 J. Bryan+8 | 68647.9% | 69448.5% | 523.6% | 1,432 |
| Beadle County | William H. Taft+671 | 1,77658.5% | 1,10536.4% | 1555.1% | 3,036 |
| Bon Homme County | William H. Taft+310 | 1,32455.3% | 1,01442.3% | 582.4% | 2,396 |
| Brookings County | William H. Taft+1,109 | 1,69763.6% | 58822.0% | 38414.4% | 2,669 |
| Brown County | William H. Taft+874 | 2,64655.9% | 1,77237.5% | 3136.6% | 4,731 |
| Brule County | William J. Bryan+70 | 75346.8% | 82351.1% | 332.1% | 1,609 |
| Buffalo County | William H. Taft+36 | 10559.0% | 6938.8% | 42.2% | 178 |
| Butte County | William H. Taft+721 | 1,63660.2% | 91533.7% | 1666.1% | 2,717 |
| Campbell County | William H. Taft+452 | 62775.2% | 17521.0% | 323.8% | 834 |
| Charles Mix County | William H. Taft+472 | 1,86355.9% | 1,39141.7% | 802.4% | 3,334 |
| Clark County | William H. Taft+677 | 1,23464.4% | 55729.1% | 1266.6% | 1,917 |
| Clay County | William H. Taft+488 | 1,29159.9% | 80337.3% | 602.8% | 2,154 |
| Codington County | William H. Taft+787 | 1,61863.3% | 83132.5% | 1074.2% | 2,556 |
| Custer County | William H. Taft+59 | 48749.4% | 42843.4% | 717.2% | 986 |
| Davison County | William H. Taft+195 | 1,27650.9% | 1,08143.1% | 1495.9% | 2,506 |
| Day County | William H. Taft+803 | 1,61659.2% | 81329.8% | 30011.0% | 2,729 |
| Deuel County | William H. Taft+597 | 1,02264.8% | 42526.9% | 1318.3% | 1,578 |
| Douglas County | William H. Taft+189 | 83656.0% | 64743.3% | 100.7% | 1,493 |
| Edmunds County | William H. Taft+68 | 72650.1% | 65845.4% | 644.4% | 1,448 |
| Fall River County | William H. Taft+260 | 72657.6% | 46637.0% | 685.4% | 1,260 |
| Faulk County | William H. Taft+414 | 83562.5% | 42131.5% | 795.9% | 1,335 |
| Grant County | William H. Taft+494 | 1,12259.9% | 62833.5% | 1246.6% | 1,874 |
| Gregory County | William H. Taft+284 | 1,55052.8% | 1,26643.1% | 1184.0% | 2,934 |
| Hamlin County | William H. Taft+661 | 1,09568.6% | 43427.2% | 684.3% | 1,597 |
| Hand County | William H. Taft+196 | 85151.6% | 65539.7% | 1448.7% | 1,650 |
| Hanson County | William H. Taft+38 | 66848.7% | 63045.9% | 745.4% | 1,372 |
| Hughes County | William H. Taft+446 | 79566.6% | 34929.3% | 494.1% | 1,193 |
| Hutchinson County | William H. Taft+888 | 1,50769.0% | 61928.4% | 572.6% | 2,183 |
| Hyde County | William H. Taft+243 | 45564.4% | 21230.0% | 395.5% | 706 |
| Jerauld County | William H. Taft+179 | 58253.3% | 40336.9% | 1079.8% | 1,092 |
| Kingsbury County | William H. Taft+738 | 1,53760.7% | 79931.6% | 1967.7% | 2,532 |
| Lake County | William H. Taft+779 | 1,41565.6% | 63629.5% | 1064.9% | 2,157 |
| Lawrence County | William H. Taft+1,171 | 2,73550.9% | 1,56429.1% | 1,07820.0% | 5,377 |
| Lincoln County | William H. Taft+1,188 | 1,88769.4% | 69925.7% | 1334.9% | 2,719 |
| Lyman County | William H. Taft+341 | 1,52453.1% | 1,18341.2% | 1625.6% | 2,869 |
| Marshall County | William H. Taft+421 | 87459.5% | 45330.8% | 1439.7% | 1,470 |
| McCook County | William H. Taft+383 | 1,20957.0% | 82638.9% | 864.1% | 2,121 |
| McPherson County | William H. Taft+628 | 78581.9% | 15716.4% | 171.8% | 959 |
| Meade County | William H. Taft+161 | 95351.2% | 79242.6% | 1156.2% | 1,860 |
| Miner County | William H. Taft+186 | 90653.9% | 72042.9% | 543.2% | 1,680 |
| Minnehaha County | William H. Taft+2,177 | 4,12564.1% | 1,94830.3% | 3655.7% | 6,438 |
| Moody County | William H. Taft+652 | 1,27563.5% | 62331.0% | 1105.5% | 2,008 |
| Pennington County | William H. Taft+542 | 1,70257.4% | 1,16039.1% | 1043.5% | 2,966 |
| Potter County | William H. Taft+214 | 61458.1% | 40037.8% | 434.1% | 1,057 |
| Roberts County | William H. Taft+785 | 1,56261.0% | 77730.4% | 2218.6% | 2,560 |
| Sanborn County | William H. Taft+334 | 84757.7% | 51334.9% | 1087.4% | 1,468 |
| Spink County | William H. Taft+726 | 1,84759.0% | 1,12135.8% | 1625.2% | 3,130 |
| Stanley County | William H. Taft+715 | 2,31356.5% | 1,59839.1% | 1814.4% | 4,092 |
| Sully County | William H. Taft+214 | 36868.3% | 15428.6% | 173.2% | 539 |
| Turner County | William H. Taft+999 | 1,79266.2% | 79329.3% | 1234.5% | 2,708 |
| Union County | William H. Taft+383 | 1,39256.6% | 1,00941.0% | 572.3% | 2,458 |
| Walworth County | William H. Taft+474 | 82568.0% | 35128.9% | 383.1% | 1,214 |
| Yankton County | William H. Taft+526 | 1,64456.8% | 1,11838.6% | 1324.6% | 2,894 |
Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William Howard Taft (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1908 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 — 1908 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.