South Dakota — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentDoleR+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 46.5% | 150,543 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 43.0% | 139,333 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.5% | 33,861 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Corson County, SD | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Day County, SD | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Deuel County, SD | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Grant County, SD | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Lake County, SD | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Marshall County, SD | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+4.6 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Miner County, SD | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Moody County, SD | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+73.2 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Roberts County, SD | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Union County, SD | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Democratic | D+11.6 |
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 | Bob Dole+45 | 70947.0% | 66444.1% | 151.0% | 1,507 |
| Beadle County | Bill Clinton+314 | 3,67042.8% | 3,98446.4% | 851.0% | 8,581 |
| Bennett County | Bob Dole+32 | 53947.1% | 50744.3% | 60.5% | 1,145 |
| Bon Homme County | Bill Clinton+141 | 1,42841.6% | 1,56945.7% | 481.4% | 3,436 |
| Brookings County | Bob Dole+7 | 5,11245.4% | 5,10545.3% | 760.7% | 11,272 |
| Brown County | Bill Clinton+1,112 | 6,80141.4% | 7,91348.1% | 1110.7% | 16,447 |
| Brule County | Bill Clinton+110 | 98140.8% | 1,09145.4% | 512.1% | 2,404 |
| Buffalo County | Bill Clinton+331 | 13420.9% | 46572.7% | 60.9% | 640 |
| Butte County | Bob Dole+815 | 1,94753.2% | 1,13231.0% | 371.0% | 3,657 |
| Campbell County | Bob Dole+421 | 62364.2% | 20220.8% | 50.5% | 970 |
| Charles Mix County | Bill Clinton+202 | 1,71142.4% | 1,91347.4% | 210.5% | 4,035 |
| Clark County | Bob Dole+42 | 99844.5% | 95642.6% | 160.7% | 2,242 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+972 | 2,00836.0% | 2,98053.5% | 791.4% | 5,572 |
| Codington County | Bob Dole+273 | 4,99545.2% | 4,72242.7% | 990.9% | 11,055 |
| Corson County | Bill Clinton+6 | 53341.0% | 53941.5% | 120.9% | 1,300 |
| Custer County | Bob Dole+618 | 1,74051.8% | 1,12233.4% | 772.3% | 3,357 |
| Davison County | Bob Dole+7 | 3,37144.8% | 3,36444.7% | 560.7% | 7,528 |
| Day County | Bill Clinton+558 | 1,28236.3% | 1,84052.1% | 160.5% | 3,533 |
| Deuel County | Bill Clinton+135 | 95540.7% | 1,09046.4% | 291.2% | 2,349 |
| Dewey County | Bill Clinton+457 | 65733.2% | 1,11456.3% | 130.7% | 1,979 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+686 | 1,21063.4% | 52427.4% | 140.7% | 1,909 |
| Edmunds County | Bob Dole+82 | 1,05545.7% | 97342.1% | 190.8% | 2,310 |
| Fall River County | Bob Dole+279 | 1,63647.3% | 1,35739.2% | 481.4% | 3,458 |
| Faulk County | Bob Dole+233 | 72652.3% | 49335.5% | 50.4% | 1,389 |
| Grant County | Bill Clinton+23 | 1,78243.6% | 1,80544.2% | 250.6% | 4,083 |
| Gregory County | Bob Dole+285 | 1,20849.7% | 92337.9% | 160.7% | 2,433 |
| Haakon County | Bob Dole+603 | 88768.8% | 28422.0% | 80.6% | 1,289 |
| Hamlin County | Bob Dole+251 | 1,35249.0% | 1,10139.9% | 200.7% | 2,758 |
| Hand County | Bob Dole+384 | 1,18752.3% | 80335.4% | 281.2% | 2,268 |
| Hanson County | Bob Dole+260 | 80152.2% | 54135.3% | 221.4% | 1,534 |
| Harding County | Bob Dole+386 | 53768.4% | 15119.2% | 70.9% | 785 |
| Hughes County | Bob Dole+1,681 | 4,46956.8% | 2,78835.4% | 801.0% | 7,868 |
| Hutchinson County | Bob Dole+892 | 2,17755.7% | 1,28532.9% | 401.0% | 3,911 |
| Hyde County | Bob Dole+184 | 49354.5% | 30934.2% | 70.8% | 904 |
| Jackson County | Bob Dole+223 | 64655.3% | 42336.2% | 121.0% | 1,169 |
| Jerauld County | Bill Clinton+126 | 53038.9% | 65648.1% | 272.0% | 1,364 |
| Jones County | Bob Dole+279 | 46363.5% | 18425.2% | 71.0% | 729 |
| Kingsbury County | Bill Clinton+60 | 1,29743.2% | 1,35745.2% | 270.9% | 3,001 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+560 | 1,96638.5% | 2,52649.4% | 240.5% | 5,109 |
| Lawrence County | Bob Dole+862 | 4,43046.9% | 3,56837.8% | 1361.4% | 9,442 |
| Lincoln County | Bob Dole+558 | 4,20148.9% | 3,64342.4% | 610.7% | 8,587 |
| Lyman County | Bob Dole+80 | 72647.7% | 64642.4% | 211.4% | 1,523 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+324 | 86138.3% | 1,18552.8% | 110.5% | 2,246 |
| McCook County | Bob Dole+126 | 1,29247.4% | 1,16642.8% | 200.7% | 2,723 |
| McPherson County | Bob Dole+617 | 1,08062.2% | 46326.7% | 100.6% | 1,735 |
| Meade County | Bob Dole+2,024 | 4,98454.3% | 2,96032.3% | 991.1% | 9,176 |
| Mellette County | Bob Dole+115 | 41752.3% | 30237.8% | 121.5% | 798 |
| Miner County | Bill Clinton+168 | 57138.3% | 73949.6% | 90.6% | 1,489 |
| Minnehaha County | Bill Clinton+2,358 | 27,43244.2% | 29,79048.0% | 3570.6% | 62,004 |
| Moody County | Bill Clinton+419 | 1,02437.0% | 1,44352.2% | 160.6% | 2,767 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Bill Clinton+1,673 | 25311.1% | 1,92684.3% | 180.8% | 2,284 |
| Pennington County | Bob Dole+6,509 | 19,29354.3% | 12,78436.0% | 2900.8% | 35,516 |
| Perkins County | Bob Dole+523 | 98358.1% | 46027.2% | 241.4% | 1,692 |
| Potter County | Bob Dole+445 | 97957.5% | 53431.4% | 80.5% | 1,702 |
| Roberts County | Bill Clinton+540 | 1,64638.0% | 2,18650.5% | 270.6% | 4,333 |
| Sanborn County | Bill Clinton+17 | 63043.8% | 64745.0% | 100.7% | 1,438 |
| Spink County | Bob Dole+15 | 1,65145.0% | 1,63644.6% | 220.6% | 3,669 |
| Stanley County | Bob Dole+341 | 79557.5% | 45432.9% | 120.9% | 1,382 |
| Sully County | Bob Dole+271 | 59257.8% | 32131.3% | 60.6% | 1,025 |
| Todd County | Bill Clinton+898 | 48224.2% | 1,38069.3% | 211.1% | 1,991 |
| Tripp County | Bob Dole+592 | 1,68053.6% | 1,08834.7% | 270.9% | 3,132 |
| Turner County | Bob Dole+288 | 1,97048.6% | 1,68241.5% | 140.3% | 4,051 |
| Union County | Bill Clinton+144 | 2,23442.9% | 2,37845.7% | 400.8% | 5,207 |
| Walworth County | Bob Dole+522 | 1,46152.4% | 93933.7% | 230.8% | 2,789 |
| Yankton County | Bob Dole+110 | 3,88544.0% | 3,77542.8% | 931.1% | 8,826 |
| Ziebach County | Bill Clinton+108 | 37540.3% | 48351.9% | 101.1% | 930 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 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% |
Same ballot, 1996SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.