South Dakota — 1920 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1920 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentHardingR+41.0
How it voted
Share of the 1920 vote
| Warren G. Harding ✓Republican | 60.7% | 110,692 |
|---|---|---|
| James M. CoxDemocratic | 19.7% | 35,938 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 19.5% | 35,607 |
1920presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1920 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Dewey County, SD | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+46.4 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+42.2 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+42.6 |
South Dakota results by county
64 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 | Warren G. Harding+412 | 1,00449.2% | 44521.8% | 59229.0% | 2,041 |
| Beadle County | Warren G. Harding+1,585 | 2,85256.5% | 92518.3% | 1,26725.1% | 5,044 |
| Bennett County | Warren G. Harding+21 | 22048.7% | 19944.0% | 337.3% | 452 |
| Bon Homme County | Warren G. Harding+912 | 1,87253.2% | 96027.3% | 68519.5% | 3,517 |
| Brookings County | Warren G. Harding+2,054 | 2,74368.6% | 56414.1% | 68917.2% | 3,996 |
| Brown County | Warren G. Harding+2,655 | 5,58156.5% | 1,36413.8% | 2,92629.6% | 9,871 |
| Brule County | Warren G. Harding+365 | 1,03651.0% | 67133.1% | 32315.9% | 2,030 |
| Buffalo County | Warren G. Harding+99 | 20059.7% | 10130.1% | 3410.1% | 335 |
| Butte County | Warren G. Harding+957 | 1,72254.5% | 67221.3% | 76524.2% | 3,159 |
| Campbell County | Warren G. Harding+740 | 1,12871.3% | 674.2% | 38824.5% | 1,583 |
| Charles Mix County | Warren G. Harding+716 | 2,02150.2% | 1,30532.4% | 70217.4% | 4,028 |
| Clark County | Warren G. Harding+1,033 | 1,75360.2% | 43715.0% | 72024.7% | 2,910 |
| Clay County | Warren G. Harding+978 | 1,88561.9% | 90729.8% | 2548.3% | 3,046 |
| Codington County | Warren G. Harding+1,757 | 2,70659.8% | 86719.2% | 94921.0% | 4,522 |
| Corson County | Warren G. Harding+964 | 1,44860.9% | 48420.4% | 44618.8% | 2,378 |
| Custer County | Warren G. Harding+401 | 78460.8% | 38329.7% | 1229.5% | 1,289 |
| Davison County | Warren G. Harding+1,500 | 2,60554.2% | 1,10523.0% | 1,10022.9% | 4,810 |
| Day County | Warren G. Harding+1,335 | 2,73959.8% | 4369.5% | 1,40430.7% | 4,579 |
| Deuel County | Warren G. Harding+1,054 | 1,56970.0% | 1597.1% | 51523.0% | 2,243 |
| Dewey County | Warren G. Harding+545 | 88063.3% | 33524.1% | 17512.6% | 1,390 |
| Douglas County | Warren G. Harding+861 | 1,24763.5% | 38619.7% | 33116.9% | 1,964 |
| Edmunds County | Warren G. Harding+793 | 1,48660.4% | 28311.5% | 69328.1% | 2,462 |
| Fall River County | Warren G. Harding+556 | 1,23661.0% | 68033.6% | 1105.4% | 2,026 |
| Faulk County | Warren G. Harding+981 | 1,34165.5% | 34616.9% | 36017.6% | 2,047 |
| Grant County | Warren G. Harding+954 | 1,81360.0% | 35011.6% | 85928.4% | 3,022 |
| Gregory County | Warren G. Harding+1,089 | 1,83357.6% | 74423.4% | 60519.0% | 3,182 |
| Haakon County | Warren G. Harding+320 | 71349.7% | 39327.4% | 33023.0% | 1,436 |
| Hamlin County | Warren G. Harding+905 | 1,32263.7% | 33716.2% | 41720.1% | 2,076 |
| Hand County | Warren G. Harding+856 | 1,51161.1% | 65526.5% | 30812.4% | 2,474 |
| Hanson County | Warren G. Harding+490 | 1,00151.9% | 41821.7% | 51126.5% | 1,930 |
| Harding County | Warren G. Harding+400 | 64858.4% | 21319.2% | 24822.4% | 1,109 |
| Hughes County | Warren G. Harding+880 | 1,31368.3% | 43322.5% | 1769.2% | 1,922 |
| Hutchinson County | Warren G. Harding+327 | 1,87351.1% | 2436.6% | 1,54642.2% | 3,662 |
| Hyde County | Warren G. Harding+477 | 71068.5% | 23322.5% | 939.0% | 1,036 |
| Jackson County | Warren G. Harding+389 | 59570.6% | 20624.4% | 425.0% | 843 |
| Jerauld County | Warren G. Harding+613 | 1,03857.0% | 35719.6% | 42523.4% | 1,820 |
| Jones County | Warren G. Harding+354 | 60962.3% | 25526.1% | 11311.6% | 977 |
| Kingsbury County | Warren G. Harding+1,863 | 2,34471.7% | 48114.7% | 44613.6% | 3,271 |
| Lake County | Warren G. Harding+1,730 | 2,33370.0% | 39811.9% | 60318.1% | 3,334 |
| Lawrence County | Warren G. Harding+1,785 | 2,98668.5% | 1,20127.6% | 1723.9% | 4,359 |
| Lincoln County | Warren G. Harding+2,227 | 2,79073.5% | 44111.6% | 56314.8% | 3,794 |
| Lyman County | Warren G. Harding+587 | 1,05059.6% | 46326.3% | 24814.1% | 1,761 |
| Marshall County | Warren G. Harding+598 | 1,55756.0% | 2669.6% | 95934.5% | 2,782 |
| McCook County | Warren G. Harding+1,213 | 1,86460.5% | 56518.3% | 65121.1% | 3,080 |
| McPherson County | Warren G. Harding+1,036 | 1,47072.9% | 1125.6% | 43421.5% | 2,016 |
| Meade County | Warren G. Harding+1,000 | 1,89458.4% | 89427.6% | 45714.1% | 3,245 |
| Mellette County | Warren G. Harding+272 | 53363.5% | 26131.1% | 455.4% | 839 |
| Miner County | Warren G. Harding+799 | 1,45056.7% | 65125.5% | 45517.8% | 2,556 |
| Minnehaha County | Warren G. Harding+5,756 | 8,29063.2% | 2,53419.3% | 2,30317.5% | 13,127 |
| Moody County | Warren G. Harding+1,082 | 1,66763.6% | 37114.1% | 58522.3% | 2,623 |
| Pennington County | Warren G. Harding+1,363 | 2,56864.2% | 1,20530.1% | 2255.6% | 3,998 |
| Perkins County | Warren G. Harding+874 | 1,32660.4% | 41719.0% | 45220.6% | 2,195 |
| Potter County | Warren G. Harding+818 | 1,07372.3% | 25517.2% | 15610.5% | 1,484 |
| Roberts County | Warren G. Harding+422 | 2,33549.7% | 4479.5% | 1,91340.7% | 4,695 |
| Sanborn County | Warren G. Harding+512 | 1,12549.9% | 51722.9% | 61327.2% | 2,255 |
| Spink County | Warren G. Harding+2,138 | 2,92365.1% | 78517.5% | 78317.4% | 4,491 |
| Stanley County | Warren G. Harding+204 | 59856.8% | 39437.4% | 615.8% | 1,053 |
| Sully County | Warren G. Harding+370 | 54263.0% | 14717.1% | 17220.0% | 861 |
| Tripp County | Warren G. Harding+851 | 1,81959.3% | 96831.6% | 2799.1% | 3,066 |
| Turner County | Warren G. Harding+2,011 | 2,70367.6% | 60415.1% | 69217.3% | 3,999 |
| Union County | Warren G. Harding+1,101 | 1,94266.2% | 84128.7% | 1525.2% | 2,935 |
| Walworth County | Warren G. Harding+933 | 1,41161.4% | 47820.8% | 40917.8% | 2,298 |
| Yankton County | Warren G. Harding+1,408 | 2,55561.8% | 1,14727.7% | 43210.4% | 4,134 |
| Ziebach County | Warren G. Harding+330 | 50765.4% | 17722.8% | 9111.7% | 775 |
Nominees: James M. Cox (D) · Warren G. Harding (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1920 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 — 1920 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.