1928 United States presidential election in South Dakota

The 1928 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 6, 1928, as part of the 1928 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ever since statehood South Dakota had been solidly Republican apart from when supporting Populist-backed William Jennings BryanPhillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 418 by an exceedingly narrow 0.22% margin in 1896. However, the state had been one of the strongest for insurgent Robert M. La Follette senior in 1924, and after La Follette died six months following that election his family would endorse New York City Catholic Democrat Al Smith rather than any Republican.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 59

In the more Catholic states of North Dakota and Wisconsin, this endorsement would have a major effect in reviving a largely moribund Democratic Party at a presidential level, although it was not adequate to give Smith those states’ electoral votes.Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 420, 425 In less Catholic and more Yankee-settled and Methodist South Dakota, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in most areas and as a result Smith's gain on Davis’ vote was much less,Phillips; The Emerging Republican Majority, p. 426 with the exception of a few powerfully pro-La Follette German Lutheran counties whose voters were lured by Smith's opposition to Prohibition.Okrent, David; Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, p. 309 Armstrong County, a sparsely populated part of an Indian reservation, cast all 7 of its votes for Smith, setting a record for the nation. Smith was the first ever Democrat to win McPherson County,Menendez; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, pp. 294-298 but South Dakota still voted for Republican nominee Herbert Hoover by a margin of 20.98%, which made it 3.56% more Republican than the nation at-large in a major landslide.

Results Presidential CandidateRunning MatePartyElectoral Vote (EV)Popular Vote (PV)Herbert Hoover of CaliforniaCharles CurtisRepublican157,60360.18%5Al SmithJoseph T. RobinsonDemocratic102,66039.20%0Frank WebbWill VereenFarm Labor9270.35%0Norman ThomasJames MaurerSocialist4430.17%0William Z. FosterBenjamin GitlowWorkers2320.09%0

Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 06, 1928Herbert HooverRepublicanAl SmithDemocraticFrank E. WebbFarm LaborNorman ThomasSocialistWilliam Z. FosterWorkersMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Armstrong00.00%7100.00%00.00%00.00%00.00% -7 -100.00%7Aurora1,55251.72%1,42647.52%140.47%70.23%20.07%1264.20%3,001Beadle5,09461.43%3,16838.20%170.20%120.14%20.02%1,92623.22%8,293Bennett76658.16%54441.31%40.30%20.15%10.08%22216.86%1,317Bon Homme2,26250.93%2,16648.77%60.14%70.16%00.00%962.16%4,441Brookings4,58670.05%1,91529.25%420.64%40.06%00.00%2,67140.80%6,547Brown7,26658.03%5,06540.45%670.54%480.38%760.61%2,20117.58%12,522Brule1,43146.46%1,59951.92%150.49%280.91%70.23% -168 -5.45%3,080Buffalo40551.01%38748.74%20.25%00.00%00.00%182.27%794Butte1,98869.36%84029.31%110.38%60.21%210.73%1,14840.06%2,866Campbell1,34669.13%58830.20%80.41%40.21%10.05%75838.93%1,947Charles Mix3,08750.28%3,03949.50%60.10%20.03%60.10%480.78%6,140Clark2,66565.46%1,37033.65%300.74%50.12%10.02%1,29531.81%4,071Clay2,57363.42%1,47436.33%100.25%00.00%00.00%1,09927.09%4,057Codington3,76253.08%3,29946.55%210.30%40.06%10.01%4636.53%7,087Corson1,84756.92%1,37442.34%110.34%100.31%30.09%47314.58%3,245Custer1,46466.85%71532.65%90.41%20.09%00.00%74934.20%2,190Davison3,82158.15%2,72941.53%120.18%90.14%00.00%1,09216.62%6,571Day3,18054.22%2,64245.05%280.48%110.19%40.07%5389.17%5,865Deuel1,86964.40%99934.42%220.76%90.31%30.10%87029.98%2,902Dewey1,29356.39%99643.44%20.09%20.09%00.00%29712.95%2,293Douglas1,94968.68%87930.97%60.21%20.07%20.07%1,07037.70%2,838Edmunds1,74351.95%1,59747.60%70.21%50.15%30.09%1464.35%3,355Fall River2,21663.51%1,25836.06%90.26%60.17%00.00%95827.46%3,489Faulk1,90762.46%1,13537.18%30.10%60.20%20.07%77225.29%3,053Grant2,50859.49%1,65639.28%290.69%170.40%60.14%85220.21%4,216Gregory2,27453.04%2,00146.68%100.23%20.05%00.00%2736.37%4,287Haakon1,25564.33%66333.98%251.28%60.31%20.10%59230.34%1,951Hamlin1,95963.19%1,08835.10%341.10%50.16%140.45%87128.10%3,100Hand2,43063.26%1,39736.37%70.18%70.18%00.00%1,03326.89%3,841Hanson1,57658.13%1,12941.65%30.11%30.11%00.00%44716.49%2,711Harding1,03272.78%36825.95%120.85%30.21%30.21%66446.83%1,418Hughes1,91261.56%1,17137.70%160.52%40.13%30.10%74123.86%3,106Hutchinson2,14552.61%1,89846.55%260.64%20.05%60.15%2476.06%4,077Hyde96060.80%60838.51%70.44%30.19%10.06%35222.29%1,579Jackson70462.63%41737.10%20.18%10.09%00.00%28725.53%1,124Jerauld1,51762.69%87536.16%150.62%130.54%00.00%64226.53%2,420Jones85766.43%42232.71%50.39%50.39%10.08%43533.72%1,290Kingsbury3,49971.88%1,35227.77%150.31%20.04%00.00%2,14744.10%4,868Lake3,04863.41%1,74436.28%150.31%00.00%00.00%1,30427.13%4,807Lawrence4,14169.63%1,78530.02%170.29%40.07%00.00%2,35639.62%5,947Lincoln3,46371.40%1,36428.12%140.29%90.19%00.00%2,09943.28%4,850Lyman1,48854.75%1,22244.96%50.18%30.11%00.00%2669.79%2,718Marshall1,85857.13%1,31540.44%732.24%40.12%20.06%54316.70%3,252McCook2,23455.78%1,75843.90%100.25%30.07%00.00%47611.89%4,005McPherson1,23445.52%1,46854.15%60.22%20.07%10.04% -234 -8.63%2,711Meade2,84566.04%1,44133.45%110.26%100.23%10.02%1,40432.59%4,308Mellette94350.13%92749.28%50.27%60.32%00.00%160.85%1,881Miner1,99059.37%1,34140.01%130.39%70.21%10.03%64919.36%3,352Minnehaha13,74166.68%6,80533.02%350.17%200.10%70.03%6,93633.66%20,608Moody2,10859.63%1,41640.06%50.14%40.11%20.06%69219.58%3,535Pennington4,64566.97%2,26632.67%90.13%100.14%60.09%2,37934.30%6,936Perkins2,26268.57%1,01030.62%120.36%110.33%40.12%1,25237.95%3,299Potter1,24052.77%1,10046.81%60.26%20.09%20.09%1405.96%2,350Roberts2,96652.73%2,61946.56%260.46%70.12%70.12%3476.17%5,625Sanborn1,57654.08%1,32145.33%120.41%40.14%10.03%2558.75%2,914Shannon46943.63%60155.91%20.19%30.28%00.00% -132 -12.28%1,075Spink3,86860.89%2,45138.59%160.25%140.22%30.05%1,41722.31%6,352Stanley73662.32%43737.00%10.08%60.51%10.08%29925.32%1,181Sully99970.50%41529.29%30.21%00.00%00.00%58441.21%1,417Todd78948.43%83151.01%70.43%20.12%00.00% -42 -2.58%1,629Tripp2,39653.02%2,09946.45%100.22%140.31%00.00%2976.57%4,519Turner3,36270.65%1,38029.00%100.21%50.11%20.04%1,98241.65%4,759Union2,41553.19%2,10646.39%50.11%90.20%50.11%3096.81%4,540Walworth1,85459.96%1,21639.33%150.49%50.16%20.06%63820.63%3,092Washabaugh29450.69%28248.62%30.52%10.17%00.00%122.07%580Washington20547.34%22852.66%00.00%00.00%00.00% -23 -5.31%433Yankton2,97150.88%2,84148.66%140.24%90.15%40.07%1302.23%5,839Ziebach75955.00%61544.57%20.14%30.22%10.07%14410.43%1,380Totals157,60360.19%102,66039.20%9270.35%4430.17%2240.09%54,94320.98%261,857

See also United States presidential elections in South Dakota

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