1936 United States presidential election in South Dakota

1936 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 160,137 125,977
Percentage 54.02% 42.49%

County Results

The 1936 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Dakota voted for the Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican candidate Alf Landon. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 11.53%. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when the following counties have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate: Douglas, Fall River, Haakon, Harding, Hughes and Perkins.[1] Roosevelt remains the only Democrat in history to carry the state twice.

  1. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016