South Dakota — 1928 presidential election
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Akashicstate1928 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentHooverR+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 1928 vote
| Herbert Hoover ✓Republican | 60.2% | 157,603 |
|---|---|---|
| Al SmithDemocratic | 39.2% | 102,660 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 1,594 |
1928presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1928 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Clay County, SD | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Dewey County, SD | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+16.7 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+11.9 |
| McPherson County, SD | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+10.4 |
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 | Herbert Hoover+126 | 1,55251.7% | 1,42647.5% | 230.8% | 3,001 |
| Beadle County | Herbert Hoover+1,926 | 5,09461.4% | 3,16838.2% | 310.4% | 8,293 |
| Bennett County | Herbert Hoover+222 | 76658.2% | 54441.3% | 70.5% | 1,317 |
| Bon Homme County | Herbert Hoover+96 | 2,26250.9% | 2,16648.8% | 130.3% | 4,441 |
| Brookings County | Herbert Hoover+2,671 | 4,58670.0% | 1,91529.3% | 460.7% | 6,547 |
| Brown County | Herbert Hoover+2,201 | 7,26658.0% | 5,06540.4% | 1911.5% | 12,522 |
| Brule County | Al Smith+168 | 1,43146.5% | 1,59951.9% | 501.6% | 3,080 |
| Buffalo County | Herbert Hoover+18 | 40551.0% | 38748.7% | 20.3% | 794 |
| Butte County | Herbert Hoover+1,148 | 1,98869.4% | 84029.3% | 381.3% | 2,866 |
| Campbell County | Herbert Hoover+758 | 1,34669.1% | 58830.2% | 130.7% | 1,947 |
| Charles Mix County | Herbert Hoover+48 | 3,08750.3% | 3,03949.5% | 140.2% | 6,140 |
| Clark County | Herbert Hoover+1,295 | 2,66565.5% | 1,37033.7% | 360.9% | 4,071 |
| Clay County | Herbert Hoover+1,099 | 2,57363.4% | 1,47436.3% | 100.2% | 4,057 |
| Codington County | Herbert Hoover+463 | 3,76253.1% | 3,29946.6% | 260.4% | 7,087 |
| Corson County | Herbert Hoover+473 | 1,84756.9% | 1,37442.3% | 240.7% | 3,245 |
| Custer County | Herbert Hoover+749 | 1,46466.8% | 71532.6% | 110.5% | 2,190 |
| Davison County | Herbert Hoover+1,092 | 3,82158.1% | 2,72941.5% | 210.3% | 6,571 |
| Day County | Herbert Hoover+538 | 3,18054.2% | 2,64245.0% | 430.7% | 5,865 |
| Deuel County | Herbert Hoover+870 | 1,86964.4% | 99934.4% | 341.2% | 2,902 |
| Dewey County | Herbert Hoover+290 | 1,29356.2% | 1,00343.6% | 40.2% | 2,300 |
| Douglas County | Herbert Hoover+1,070 | 1,94968.7% | 87931.0% | 100.4% | 2,838 |
| Edmunds County | Herbert Hoover+146 | 1,74352.0% | 1,59747.6% | 150.4% | 3,355 |
| Fall River County | Herbert Hoover+958 | 2,21663.5% | 1,25836.1% | 150.4% | 3,489 |
| Faulk County | Herbert Hoover+772 | 1,90762.5% | 1,13537.2% | 110.4% | 3,053 |
| Grant County | Herbert Hoover+852 | 2,50859.5% | 1,65639.3% | 521.2% | 4,216 |
| Gregory County | Herbert Hoover+273 | 2,27453.0% | 2,00146.7% | 120.3% | 4,287 |
| Haakon County | Herbert Hoover+592 | 1,25564.3% | 66334.0% | 331.7% | 1,951 |
| Hamlin County | Herbert Hoover+871 | 1,95963.2% | 1,08835.1% | 531.7% | 3,100 |
| Hand County | Herbert Hoover+1,033 | 2,43063.3% | 1,39736.4% | 140.4% | 3,841 |
| Hanson County | Herbert Hoover+447 | 1,57658.1% | 1,12941.6% | 60.2% | 2,711 |
| Harding County | Herbert Hoover+664 | 1,03272.8% | 36826.0% | 181.3% | 1,418 |
| Hughes County | Herbert Hoover+741 | 1,91261.6% | 1,17137.7% | 230.7% | 3,106 |
| Hutchinson County | Herbert Hoover+247 | 2,14552.6% | 1,89846.6% | 340.8% | 4,077 |
| Hyde County | Herbert Hoover+353 | 96160.8% | 60838.5% | 110.7% | 1,580 |
| Jackson County | Herbert Hoover+299 | 99858.6% | 69941.0% | 70.4% | 1,704 |
| Jerauld County | Herbert Hoover+642 | 1,51762.7% | 87536.2% | 281.2% | 2,420 |
| Jones County | Herbert Hoover+435 | 85766.4% | 42232.7% | 110.9% | 1,290 |
| Kingsbury County | Herbert Hoover+2,147 | 3,49971.9% | 1,35227.8% | 170.3% | 4,868 |
| Lake County | Herbert Hoover+1,304 | 3,04863.4% | 1,74436.3% | 150.3% | 4,807 |
| Lawrence County | Herbert Hoover+2,356 | 4,14169.6% | 1,78530.0% | 210.4% | 5,947 |
| Lincoln County | Herbert Hoover+2,099 | 3,46371.4% | 1,36428.1% | 230.5% | 4,850 |
| Lyman County | Herbert Hoover+266 | 1,48854.7% | 1,22245.0% | 80.3% | 2,718 |
| Marshall County | Herbert Hoover+543 | 1,85857.1% | 1,31540.4% | 792.4% | 3,252 |
| McCook County | Herbert Hoover+476 | 2,23455.8% | 1,75843.9% | 130.3% | 4,005 |
| McPherson County | Al Smith+234 | 1,23445.5% | 1,46854.1% | 90.3% | 2,711 |
| Meade County | Herbert Hoover+1,404 | 2,84566.0% | 1,44133.4% | 220.5% | 4,308 |
| Mellette County | Herbert Hoover+16 | 94350.1% | 92749.3% | 110.6% | 1,881 |
| Miner County | Herbert Hoover+649 | 1,99059.4% | 1,34140.0% | 210.6% | 3,352 |
| Minnehaha County | Herbert Hoover+6,936 | 13,74166.7% | 6,80533.0% | 620.3% | 20,608 |
| Moody County | Herbert Hoover+692 | 2,10859.6% | 1,41640.1% | 110.3% | 3,535 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Al Smith+155 | 67444.7% | 82955.0% | 50.3% | 1,508 |
| Pennington County | Herbert Hoover+2,379 | 4,64567.0% | 2,26632.7% | 250.4% | 6,936 |
| Perkins County | Herbert Hoover+1,252 | 2,26268.6% | 1,01030.6% | 270.8% | 3,299 |
| Potter County | Herbert Hoover+140 | 1,24052.8% | 1,10046.8% | 100.4% | 2,350 |
| Roberts County | Herbert Hoover+347 | 2,96652.7% | 2,61946.6% | 400.7% | 5,625 |
| Sanborn County | Herbert Hoover+255 | 1,57654.1% | 1,32145.3% | 170.6% | 2,914 |
| Spink County | Herbert Hoover+1,417 | 3,86860.9% | 2,45138.6% | 330.5% | 6,352 |
| Stanley County | Herbert Hoover+302 | 73962.4% | 43736.9% | 80.7% | 1,184 |
| Sully County | Herbert Hoover+584 | 99970.5% | 41529.3% | 30.2% | 1,417 |
| Todd County | Al Smith+42 | 78948.4% | 83151.0% | 90.6% | 1,629 |
| Tripp County | Herbert Hoover+297 | 2,39653.0% | 2,09946.4% | 240.5% | 4,519 |
| Turner County | Herbert Hoover+1,982 | 3,36270.6% | 1,38029.0% | 170.4% | 4,759 |
| Union County | Herbert Hoover+309 | 2,41553.2% | 2,10646.4% | 190.4% | 4,540 |
| Walworth County | Herbert Hoover+638 | 1,85460.0% | 1,21639.3% | 220.7% | 3,092 |
| Yankton County | Herbert Hoover+130 | 2,97150.9% | 2,84148.7% | 270.5% | 5,839 |
| Ziebach County | Herbert Hoover+144 | 75955.0% | 61544.6% | 60.4% | 1,380 |
Nominees: Al Smith (D) · Herbert Hoover (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1928 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 — 1928 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.