See main article: 1904 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1904 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Flag Year: | 1909 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1900 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1900 |
| Next Election: | 1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota |
| Next Year: | 1908 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1904 |
| Image1: | Theodore Roosevelt by the Pach Bros (cropped 3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 72,083 |
| Percentage1: | 71.09% |
| Nominee2: | Alton B. Parker |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Henry G. Davis |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,969 |
| Percentage2: | 21.67% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1904 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1904. All contemporary 45 states were part of the 1904 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
South Dakota was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt of New York and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. They defeated the Democratic nominees, former Chief Judge of New York Court of Appeals Alton B. Parker and his running mate, former US Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia. Roosevelt won the state by a margin of 49.42%.
Roosevelt's win in South Dakota was the first time any presidential candidate swept every county in the state, which has only occurred once since, with Dwight D. Eisenhower's win in 1952.
With 71.09% of the popular vote, South Dakota would be Roosevelt's fourth strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote after Vermont and South Dakota's neighboring states North Dakota and Minnesota.[1] As of 2024, this is the best performance by any candidate in the state.
| 1904 United States presidential election in South Dakota[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Theodore Roosevelt (incumbent) | 72,083 | 71.09% | 4 | ||
| Democratic | Alton B. Parker | 21,969 | 21.67% | 0 | ||
| Social Democratic | Eugene V. Debs | 3,138 | 3.09% | 0 | ||
| Prohibition | Silas C. Swallow | 2,965 | 2.92% | 0 | ||
| Populist | Thomas E. Watson | 1,240 | 1.22% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 101,395 | 100.00% | 4 | |||
| Voter turnout | — | |||||
| County[3] | Theodore Roosevelt Republican | Alton Brooks Parker Democratic | Eugene Victor Debs[4] Socialist | Silas Comfort Swallow Prohibition | Thomas Edward Watson People’s | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Aurora | 652 | 58.79% | 407 | 36.70% | 11 | 0.99% | 38 | 3.43% | 1 | 0.09% | 245 | 22.09% | 1,109 | ||||||||||||||
| Beadle | 1,818 | 73.78% | 493 | 20.01% | 60 | 2.44% | 57 | 2.31% | 36 | 1.46% | 1,325 | 53.77% | 2,464 | ||||||||||||||
| Bon Homme | 1,547 | 62.30% | 886 | 35.68% | 18 | 0.72% | 25 | 1.01% | 7 | 0.28% | 661 | 26.62% | 2,483 | ||||||||||||||
| Brookings | 2,220 | 76.18% | 353 | 12.11% | 62 | 2.13% | 252 | 8.65% | 27 | 0.93% | 1,867 | 64.07% | 2,914 | ||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2,737 | 66.32% | 988 | 23.94% | 252 | 6.11% | 130 | 3.15% | 20 | 0.48% | 1,749 | 42.38% | 4,127 | ||||||||||||||
| Brule | 693 | 51.60% | 608 | 45.27% | 18 | 1.34% | 5 | 0.37% | 19 | 1.41% | 85 | 6.33% | 1,343 | ||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 118 | 60.51% | 43 | 22.05% | 25 | 12.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 4.62% | 75 | 38.46% | 195 | ||||||||||||||
| Butte | 793 | 67.32% | 330 | 28.01% | 48 | 4.07% | 1 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.51% | 463 | 39.30% | 1,178 | ||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 685 | 83.03% | 120 | 14.55% | 2 | 0.24% | 18 | 2.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 565 | 68.48% | 825 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles Mix | 1,765 | 64.84% | 823 | 30.24% | 92 | 3.38% | 30 | 1.10% | 12 | 0.44% | 942 | 34.61% | 2,722 | ||||||||||||||
| Clark | 1,409 | 73.85% | 276 | 14.47% | 101 | 5.29% | 102 | 5.35% | 20 | 1.05% | 1,133 | 59.38% | 1,908 | ||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1,723 | 77.40% | 361 | 16.22% | 77 | 3.46% | 39 | 1.75% | 26 | 1.17% | 1,362 | 61.19% | 2,226 | ||||||||||||||
| Codington | 1,741 | 72.18% | 582 | 24.13% | 25 | 1.04% | 55 | 2.28% | 9 | 0.37% | 1,159 | 48.05% | 2,412 | ||||||||||||||
| Custer | 536 | 65.53% | 228 | 27.87% | 27 | 3.30% | 2 | 0.24% | 25 | 3.06% | 308 | 37.65% | 818 | ||||||||||||||
| Davison | 1,626 | 68.84% | 506 | 21.42% | 14 | 0.59% | 106 | 4.49% | 110 | 4.66% | 1,120 | 47.42% | 2,362 | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 2,077 | 73.50% | 383 | 13.55% | 63 | 2.23% | 287 | 10.16% | 16 | 0.57% | 1,694 | 59.94% | 2,826 | ||||||||||||||
| Deuel | 1,348 | 80.33% | 279 | 16.63% | 7 | 0.42% | 36 | 2.15% | 8 | 0.48% | 1,069 | 63.71% | 1,678 | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 859 | 61.89% | 499 | 35.95% | 9 | 0.65% | 11 | 0.79% | 10 | 0.72% | 360 | 25.94% | 1,388 | ||||||||||||||
| Edmunds | 786 | 65.88% | 353 | 29.59% | 16 | 1.34% | 31 | 2.60% | 7 | 0.59% | 433 | 36.30% | 1,193 | ||||||||||||||
| Fall River | 777 | 71.22% | 248 | 22.73% | 40 | 3.67% | 21 | 1.92% | 5 | 0.46% | 529 | 48.49% | 1,091 | ||||||||||||||
| Faulk | 727 | 75.41% | 165 | 17.12% | 11 | 1.14% | 57 | 5.91% | 4 | 0.41% | 562 | 58.30% | 964 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,454 | 77.05% | 309 | 16.38% | 20 | 1.06% | 81 | 4.29% | 23 | 1.22% | 1,145 | 60.68% | 1,887 | ||||||||||||||
| Gregory | 675 | 67.10% | 282 | 28.03% | 29 | 2.88% | 9 | 0.89% | 11 | 1.09% | 393 | 39.07% | 1,006 | ||||||||||||||
| Hamlin | 1,197 | 75.76% | 307 | 19.43% | 13 | 0.82% | 56 | 3.54% | 7 | 0.44% | 890 | 56.33% | 1,580 | ||||||||||||||
| Hand | 943 | 67.50% | 170 | 12.17% | 9 | 0.64% | 37 | 2.65% | 238 | 17.04% | 705 | 50.47% | 1,397 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanson | 745 | 55.76% | 523 | 39.15% | 9 | 0.67% | 51 | 3.82% | 8 | 0.60% | 222 | 16.62% | 1,336 | ||||||||||||||
| Hughes | 929 | 72.18% | 335 | 26.03% | 12 | 0.93% | 9 | 0.70% | 2 | 0.16% | 594 | 46.15% | 1,287 | ||||||||||||||
| Hutchinson | 1,752 | 80.33% | 365 | 16.74% | 6 | 0.28% | 53 | 2.43% | 5 | 0.23% | 1,387 | 63.59% | 2,181 | ||||||||||||||
| Hyde | 443 | 76.91% | 91 | 15.80% | 15 | 2.60% | 25 | 4.34% | 2 | 0.35% | 352 | 61.11% | 576 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerauld | 586 | 68.86% | 139 | 16.33% | 25 | 2.94% | 67 | 7.87% | 34 | 4.00% | 447 | 52.53% | 851 | ||||||||||||||
| Kingsbury | 1,896 | 77.67% | 344 | 14.09% | 56 | 2.29% | 112 | 4.59% | 33 | 1.35% | 1,552 | 63.58% | 2,441 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,728 | 78.90% | 260 | 11.87% | 94 | 4.29% | 69 | 3.15% | 39 | 1.78% | 1,468 | 67.03% | 2,190 | ||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 4,247 | 65.53% | 1,347 | 20.78% | 818 | 12.62% | 32 | 0.49% | 37 | 0.57% | 2,900 | 44.75% | 6,481 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,471 | 80.49% | 378 | 12.31% | 132 | 4.30% | 69 | 2.25% | 20 | 0.65% | 2,093 | 68.18% | 3,070 | ||||||||||||||
| Lyman | 986 | 73.53% | 306 | 22.82% | 21 | 1.57% | 13 | 0.97% | 15 | 1.12% | 680 | 50.71% | 1,341 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 996 | 67.94% | 292 | 19.92% | 61 | 4.16% | 107 | 7.30% | 10 | 0.68% | 704 | 48.02% | 1,466 | ||||||||||||||
| McCook | 1,284 | 61.58% | 693 | 33.24% | 50 | 2.40% | 50 | 2.40% | 8 | 0.38% | 591 | 28.35% | 2,085 | ||||||||||||||
| McPherson | 727 | 81.96% | 144 | 16.23% | 5 | 0.56% | 6 | 0.68% | 5 | 0.56% | 583 | 65.73% | 887 | ||||||||||||||
| Meade | 754 | 65.79% | 268 | 23.39% | 49 | 4.28% | 15 | 1.31% | 60 | 5.24% | 486 | 42.41% | 1,146 | ||||||||||||||
| Miner | 893 | 61.29% | 475 | 32.60% | 40 | 2.75% | 40 | 2.75% | 9 | 0.62% | 418 | 28.69% | 1,457 | ||||||||||||||
| Minnehaha | 4,455 | 74.04% | 1,046 | 17.38% | 269 | 4.47% | 190 | 3.16% | 57 | 0.95% | 3,409 | 56.66% | 6,017 | ||||||||||||||
| Moody | 1,471 | 75.13% | 295 | 15.07% | 39 | 1.99% | 66 | 3.37% | 87 | 4.44% | 1,176 | 60.06% | 1,958 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennington | 1,126 | 69.00% | 392 | 24.02% | 75 | 4.60% | 11 | 0.67% | 28 | 1.72% | 734 | 44.98% | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||
| Potter | 525 | 62.80% | 275 | 32.89% | 18 | 2.15% | 10 | 1.20% | 8 | 0.96% | 250 | 29.90% | 836 | ||||||||||||||
| Roberts | 2,282 | 75.02% | 584 | 19.20% | 61 | 2.01% | 99 | 3.25% | 16 | 0.53% | 1,698 | 55.82% | 3,042 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanborn | 1,013 | 74.05% | 265 | 19.37% | 15 | 1.10% | 64 | 4.68% | 11 | 0.80% | 748 | 54.68% | 1,368 | ||||||||||||||
| Spink | 2,127 | 74.53% | 492 | 17.24% | 68 | 2.38% | 140 | 4.91% | 27 | 0.95% | 1,635 | 57.29% | 2,854 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanley | 547 | 56.74% | 396 | 41.08% | 11 | 1.14% | 10 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 151 | 15.66% | 964 | ||||||||||||||
| Sully | 364 | 82.92% | 50 | 11.39% | 15 | 3.42% | 5 | 1.14% | 5 | 1.14% | 314 | 71.53% | 439 | ||||||||||||||
| Turner | 2,395 | 79.07% | 521 | 17.20% | 23 | 0.76% | 76 | 2.51% | 14 | 0.46% | 1,874 | 61.87% | 3,029 | ||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,813 | 68.31% | 730 | 27.51% | 39 | 1.47% | 49 | 1.85% | 23 | 0.87% | 1,083 | 40.81% | 2,654 | ||||||||||||||
| Walworth | 654 | 76.05% | 176 | 20.47% | 17 | 1.98% | 9 | 1.05% | 4 | 0.47% | 478 | 55.58% | 860 | ||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 1,968 | 69.03% | 788 | 27.64% | 46 | 1.61% | 32 | 1.12% | 17 | 0.60% | 1,180 | 41.39% | 2,851 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 72,083 | 71.09% | 21,969 | 21.67% | 3,138 | 3.09% | 2,965 | 2.92% | 1,240 | 1.22% | 50,114 | 49.42% | 101,395 | ||||||||||||||