South Dakota — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentCoolidgeR+36.3
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| Calvin Coolidge ✓Republican | 49.7% | 101,299 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 37.0% | 75,355 |
| John W. DavisDemocratic | 13.3% | 27,214 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Other / independent | R+11.3 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Brule County, SD | Other / independent | R+14.4 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Other / independent | R+6.9 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Clay County, SD | Other / independent | R+27.6 |
| Codington County, SD | Other / independent | R+27.4 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Dewey County, SD | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Other / independent | R+31.1 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Grant County, SD | Other / independent | R+35.1 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Hanson County, SD | Other / independent | R+25.5 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Other / independent | R+19.7 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Lake County, SD | Other / independent | R+38.2 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Other / independent | R+37.4 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+43.8 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+29.5 |
| McPherson County, SD | Other / independent | R+25.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Miner County, SD | Other / independent | R+24.6 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Moody County, SD | Other / independent | R+33.4 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Republican | R+81.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Roberts County, SD | Other / independent | R+35.9 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Todd County, SD | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Turner County, SD | Other / independent | R+38.3 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Walworth County, SD | Other / independent | R+39.3 |
| Yankton County, SD | Other / independent | R+21.4 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+42.2 |
South Dakota results by county
66 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 | Other+64 | 96736.3% | 1,03138.7% | 66525.0% | 2,663 |
| Beadle County | Calvin Coolidge+1,289 | 3,46653.4% | 2,17733.5% | 85113.1% | 6,494 |
| Bennett County | Calvin Coolidge+212 | 44457.1% | 23229.8% | 10213.1% | 778 |
| Bon Homme County | Calvin Coolidge+302 | 1,42041.8% | 1,11832.9% | 86025.3% | 3,398 |
| Brookings County | Calvin Coolidge+721 | 4,70848.5% | 3,98741.1% | 1,01010.4% | 9,705 |
| Brown County | Calvin Coolidge+1,325 | 2,74060.7% | 1,41531.3% | 3618.0% | 4,516 |
| Brule County | Other+86 | 1,06037.1% | 1,14640.1% | 65022.8% | 2,856 |
| Buffalo County | Calvin Coolidge+84 | 30941.5% | 21028.2% | 22530.2% | 744 |
| Butte County | Calvin Coolidge+518 | 1,19955.6% | 68131.6% | 27712.8% | 2,157 |
| Campbell County | Calvin Coolidge+153 | 64154.6% | 48841.5% | 463.9% | 1,175 |
| Charles Mix County | Other+716 | 1,68031.2% | 2,39644.5% | 1,30624.3% | 5,382 |
| Clark County | Calvin Coolidge+731 | 1,68456.9% | 95332.2% | 32511.0% | 2,962 |
| Clay County | Other+23 | 1,41542.3% | 1,43843.0% | 49214.7% | 3,345 |
| Codington County | Other+149 | 1,86241.4% | 2,01144.7% | 62713.9% | 4,500 |
| Corson County | Calvin Coolidge+454 | 1,36456.5% | 91037.7% | 1405.8% | 2,414 |
| Custer County | Calvin Coolidge+341 | 83353.4% | 49231.5% | 23615.1% | 1,561 |
| Davison County | Calvin Coolidge+763 | 2,80151.7% | 2,03837.6% | 57810.7% | 5,417 |
| Day County | Calvin Coolidge+719 | 2,19355.2% | 1,47437.1% | 3087.7% | 3,975 |
| Deuel County | Calvin Coolidge+634 | 1,36260.3% | 72832.2% | 1687.4% | 2,258 |
| Dewey County | Calvin Coolidge+332 | 95653.1% | 62434.6% | 22212.3% | 1,802 |
| Douglas County | Calvin Coolidge+328 | 1,12550.2% | 79735.6% | 31714.2% | 2,239 |
| Edmunds County | Other+98 | 1,04342.4% | 1,14146.4% | 27711.3% | 2,461 |
| Fall River County | Calvin Coolidge+456 | 1,39252.1% | 93635.1% | 34212.8% | 2,670 |
| Faulk County | Calvin Coolidge+518 | 1,11256.1% | 59430.0% | 27714.0% | 1,983 |
| Grant County | Other+264 | 1,22742.0% | 1,49151.1% | 2026.9% | 2,920 |
| Gregory County | Calvin Coolidge+421 | 1,64344.6% | 1,22233.2% | 81822.2% | 3,683 |
| Haakon County | Calvin Coolidge+315 | 79749.9% | 48230.2% | 31920.0% | 1,598 |
| Hamlin County | Calvin Coolidge+311 | 1,14452.4% | 83338.1% | 2079.5% | 2,184 |
| Hand County | Calvin Coolidge+946 | 1,72754.0% | 78124.4% | 69021.6% | 3,198 |
| Hanson County | Other+83 | 81140.5% | 89444.6% | 29914.9% | 2,004 |
| Harding County | Calvin Coolidge+380 | 70262.1% | 32228.5% | 1079.5% | 1,131 |
| Hughes County | Calvin Coolidge+477 | 1,26053.2% | 78333.1% | 32513.7% | 2,368 |
| Hutchinson County | Other+1,657 | 89324.6% | 2,55070.4% | 1805.0% | 3,623 |
| Hyde County | Calvin Coolidge+271 | 66950.5% | 39830.1% | 25719.4% | 1,324 |
| Jackson County | Calvin Coolidge+514 | 82957.2% | 30521.0% | 31521.7% | 1,449 |
| Jerauld County | Calvin Coolidge+343 | 1,05452.9% | 71135.7% | 22811.4% | 1,993 |
| Jones County | Calvin Coolidge+285 | 73255.5% | 44733.9% | 14110.7% | 1,320 |
| Kingsbury County | Calvin Coolidge+1,402 | 2,24265.7% | 84024.6% | 3339.8% | 3,415 |
| Lake County | Other+90 | 1,88845.4% | 1,97847.5% | 2977.1% | 4,163 |
| Lawrence County | Calvin Coolidge+2,579 | 3,25571.1% | 67614.8% | 64914.2% | 4,580 |
| Lincoln County | Other+251 | 1,82543.8% | 2,07649.8% | 2656.4% | 4,166 |
| Lyman County | Calvin Coolidge+114 | 1,06144.3% | 94739.5% | 38716.2% | 2,395 |
| Marshall County | Calvin Coolidge+266 | 1,27151.5% | 1,00540.8% | 1907.7% | 2,466 |
| McCook County | Calvin Coolidge+103 | 1,36844.3% | 1,26540.9% | 45714.8% | 3,090 |
| McPherson County | Other+1,129 | 83328.8% | 1,96267.9% | 943.3% | 2,889 |
| Meade County | Calvin Coolidge+1,220 | 2,00657.4% | 70120.1% | 78622.5% | 3,493 |
| Mellette County | Calvin Coolidge+38 | 64239.9% | 36222.5% | 60437.6% | 1,608 |
| Miner County | Other+493 | 99535.7% | 1,48853.3% | 30811.0% | 2,791 |
| Minnehaha County | Calvin Coolidge+3,395 | 8,82255.9% | 5,42734.4% | 1,5249.7% | 15,773 |
| Moody County | Other+237 | 1,18141.7% | 1,41850.1% | 2348.3% | 2,833 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Calvin Coolidge+1,162 | 1,26988.6% | 563.9% | 1077.5% | 1,432 |
| Pennington County | Calvin Coolidge+2,221 | 3,20163.6% | 98019.5% | 85417.0% | 5,035 |
| Perkins County | Calvin Coolidge+719 | 1,42159.2% | 70229.3% | 27711.5% | 2,400 |
| Potter County | Calvin Coolidge+636 | 1,07559.8% | 43924.4% | 28315.7% | 1,797 |
| Roberts County | Other+552 | 1,74441.0% | 2,29654.0% | 2155.1% | 4,255 |
| Sanborn County | Calvin Coolidge+194 | 1,18447.3% | 99039.6% | 32713.1% | 2,501 |
| Spink County | Calvin Coolidge+1,301 | 2,61357.8% | 1,31229.0% | 59513.2% | 4,520 |
| Stanley County | Calvin Coolidge+99 | 53143.8% | 43235.6% | 24920.5% | 1,212 |
| Sully County | Calvin Coolidge+308 | 55559.0% | 24726.3% | 13814.7% | 940 |
| Todd County | Calvin Coolidge+600 | 83767.0% | 17514.0% | 23719.0% | 1,249 |
| Tripp County | Calvin Coolidge+346 | 1,64742.4% | 1,30133.5% | 93224.0% | 3,880 |
| Turner County | Other+18 | 1,70845.9% | 1,72646.4% | 2857.7% | 3,719 |
| Union County | Calvin Coolidge+510 | 1,66545.0% | 1,15531.2% | 87723.7% | 3,697 |
| Walworth County | Other+160 | 1,03344.1% | 1,19351.0% | 1144.9% | 2,340 |
| Yankton County | Other+80 | 1,50439.8% | 1,58441.9% | 69318.3% | 3,781 |
| Ziebach County | Calvin Coolidge+273 | 65955.0% | 38632.2% | 15312.8% | 1,198 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 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 — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.