1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota

Summary

The 1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 4, 1924, as part of the 1924 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.

1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota

← 1920 November 4, 1924 1928 →
 
Nominee Calvin Coolidge Robert M. La Follette John W. Davis
Party Republican Independent Democratic
Alliance Progressive
Home state Massachusetts Wisconsin West Virginia
Running mate Charles G. Dawes Burton K. Wheeler Charles W. Bryan
Electoral vote 5 0 0
Popular vote 101,299 75,355 27,214
Percentage 49.69% 36.96% 13.35%

County Results

President before election

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

Elected President

Calvin Coolidge
Republican

South Dakota voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, over Independent[a] nominee, Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin and Democratic nominee, Ambassador John W. Davis of West Virginia. Coolidge ran with former Budget Director Charles G. Dawes of Illinois, while Davis ran with Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska and La Follette ran with Montana Senator Burton K. Wheeler.

Coolidge won South Dakota by a margin of 12.73% of the vote.

With 36.96 percent of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be La Follette's fifth strongest state in the 1924 election in terms of popular vote percentage after Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.[1] He carried 18 counties here.

Results edit

1924 United States presidential election in South Dakota[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Charles Gates Dawes of Illinois 101,299 49.69% 5 100.00%
Independent Robert Marion La Follette of Wisconsin Burton Kendall Wheeler of Montana 75,355 36.96% 0 0.00%
Democratic John William Davis of West Virginia Charles Wayland Bryan of Nebraska 27,214 13.35% 0 0.00%
Total 203,868 100.00% 5 100.00%

Results by county edit

County John Calvin Coolidge
Republican
John William Davis
Democratic
Robert Marion La Follette Sr.
Independent[a]
Margin[b] Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # % # %
Aurora 967 36.31% 665 24.97% 1,031 38.72% -64 -2.40% 2,663
Beadle 3,466 53.37% 851 13.10% 2,177 33.52% 1,289 19.85% 6,494
Bennett 444 57.07% 102 13.11% 232 29.82% 212 27.25% 778
Bon Homme 1,420 41.79% 860 25.31% 1,118 32.90% 302 8.89% 3,398
Brookings 4,708 48.51% 1,010 10.41% 3,987 41.08% 721 7.43% 9,705
Brown 2,740 60.67% 361 7.99% 1,415 31.33% 1,325 29.34% 4,516
Brule 1,060 37.11% 650 22.76% 1,146 40.13% -86 -3.01% 2,856
Buffalo 309 41.53% 225 30.24% 210 28.23% 84[c] 11.29% 744
Butte 1,199 55.59% 277 12.84% 681 31.57% 518 24.01% 2,157
Campbell 641 54.55% 46 3.91% 488 41.53% 153 13.02% 1,175
Charles Mix 1,680 31.22% 1,306 24.27% 2,396 44.52% -716 -13.30% 5,382
Clark 1,684 56.85% 325 10.97% 953 32.17% 731 24.68% 2,962
Clay 1,415 42.30% 492 14.71% 1,438 42.99% -23 -0.69% 3,345
Codington 1,862 41.38% 627 13.93% 2,011 44.69% -149 -3.31% 4,500
Corson 1,364 56.50% 140 5.80% 910 37.70% 454 18.81% 2,414
Custer 833 53.36% 236 15.12% 492 31.52% 341 21.84% 1,561
Davison 2,801 51.71% 578 10.67% 2,038 37.62% 763 14.09% 5,417
Day 2,193 55.17% 308 7.75% 1,474 37.08% 719 18.09% 3,975
Deuel 1,362 60.32% 168 7.44% 728 32.24% 634 28.08% 2,258
Dewey 956 53.05% 222 12.32% 624 34.63% 332 18.42% 1,802
Douglas 1,125 50.25% 317 14.16% 797 35.60% 328 14.65% 2,239
Edmunds 1,043 42.38% 277 11.26% 1,141 46.36% -98 -3.98% 2,461
Fall River 1,392 52.13% 342 12.81% 936 35.06% 456 17.08% 2,670
Faulk 1,112 56.08% 277 13.97% 594 29.95% 518 26.12% 1,983
Grant 1,227 42.02% 202 6.92% 1,491 51.06% -264 -9.04% 2,920
Gregory 1,643 44.61% 818 22.21% 1,222 33.18% 421 11.43% 3,683
Haakon 797 49.87% 319 19.96% 482 30.16% 315 19.71% 1,598
Hamlin 1,144 52.38% 207 9.48% 833 38.14% 311 14.24% 2,184
Hand 1,727 54.00% 690 21.58% 781 24.42% 946 29.58% 3,198
Hanson 811 40.47% 299 14.92% 894 44.61% -83 -4.14% 2,004
Harding 702 62.07% 107 9.46% 322 28.47% 380 33.60% 1,131
Hughes 1,260 53.21% 325 13.72% 783 33.07% 477 20.14% 2,368
Hutchinson 893 24.65% 180 4.97% 2,550 70.38% -1,657 -45.74% 3,623
Hyde 669 50.53% 257 19.41% 398 30.06% 271 20.47% 1,324
Jackson 583 56.93% 194 18.95% 247 24.12% 336 32.81% 1,024
Jerauld 1,054 52.89% 228 11.44% 711 35.67% 343 17.21% 1,993
Jones 732 55.45% 141 10.68% 447 33.86% 285 21.59% 1,320
Kingsbury 2,242 65.65% 333 9.75% 840 24.60% 1,402 41.05% 3,415
Lake 1,888 45.35% 297 7.13% 1,978 47.51% -90 -2.16% 4,163
Lawrence 3,255 71.07% 649 14.17% 676 14.76% 2,579 56.31% 4,580
Lincoln 1,825 43.81% 265 6.36% 2,076 49.83% -251 -6.02% 4,166
Lyman 1,061 44.30% 387 16.16% 947 39.54% 114 4.76% 2,395
Marshall 1,271 51.54% 190 7.70% 1,005 40.75% 266 10.79% 2,466
McCook 1,368 44.27% 457 14.79% 1,265 40.94% 103 3.33% 3,090
McPherson 833 28.83% 94 3.25% 1,962 67.91% -1,129 -39.08% 2,889
Meade 2,006 57.43% 786 22.50% 701 20.07% 1,220[c] 34.93% 3,493
Mellette 642 39.93% 604 37.56% 362 22.51% 38[c] 2.36% 1,608
Miner 995 35.65% 308 11.04% 1,488 53.31% -493 -17.66% 2,791
Minnehaha 8,822 55.93% 1,524 9.66% 5,427 34.41% 3,395 21.52% 15,773
Moody 1,181 41.69% 234 8.26% 1,418 50.05% -237 -8.37% 2,833
Pennington 3,201 63.57% 854 16.96% 980 19.46% 2,221 44.11% 5,035
Perkins 1,421 59.21% 277 11.54% 702 29.25% 719 29.96% 2,400
Potter 1,075 59.82% 283 15.75% 439 24.43% 636 35.39% 1,797
Roberts 1,744 40.99% 215 5.05% 2,296 53.96% -552 -12.97% 4,255
Sanborn 1,184 47.34% 327 13.07% 990 39.58% 194 7.76% 2,501
Shannon 992 88.89% 76 6.81% 48 4.30% 916[c] 82.08% 1,116
Spink 2,613 57.81% 595 13.16% 1,312 29.03% 1,301 28.78% 4,520
Stanley 531 43.81% 249 20.54% 432 35.64% 99 8.17% 1,212
Sully 555 59.04% 138 14.68% 247 26.28% 308 32.77% 940
Todd 837 67.01% 237 18.98% 175 14.01% 600[c] 48.04% 1,249
Tripp 1,647 42.45% 932 24.02% 1,301 33.53% 346 8.92% 3,880
Turner 1,708 45.93% 285 7.66% 1,726 46.41% -18 -0.48% 3,719
Union 1,665 45.04% 877 23.72% 1,155 31.24% 510 13.79% 3,697
Walworth 1,033 44.15% 114 4.87% 1,193 50.98% -160 -6.84% 2,340
Washabaugh 246 57.88% 121 28.47% 58 13.65% 125[c] 29.41% 425
Washington 277 87.66% 31 9.81% 8 2.53% 246[c] 77.85% 316
Yankton 1,504 39.78% 693 18.33% 1,584 41.89% -80 -2.12% 3,781
Ziebach 659 55.01% 153 12.77% 386 32.22% 273 22.79% 1,198
Totals 101,299 49.69% 27,214 13.35% 75,355 36.96% 25,944 12.73% 203,868

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Although La Follette was nationally the nominee of the Progressive Party, he ran as an independent candidate without a party label in South Dakota.
  2. ^ Because La Follette finished ahead of Davis in South Dakota as a whole, all margins given are Coolidge minus La Follette unless stated in the total for the county in question.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g In this county where Davis did run second ahead of La Follette, the margin given is Coolidge vote minus Davis vote.

References edit

  1. ^ "1924 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "1924 Presidential General Election Results – South Dakota". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 400-401 ISBN 0405077114