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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
166,476 |
54.15% | 4 |
| George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
139,945 |
45.52% | 0 |
| Linda Jenness | Andrew Pulley | Independent |
994 |
0.32% | 0 |
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Maps | | | Pop. (m) | C.D. (m) | Rep. (m) | Dem. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 690,768 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 3.5 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 677,389 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 3.4 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 666,257 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 3.4 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 4 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 169,347 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 196,540 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.4 | % |
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| Election Tools
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: South Dakota Secretary of State, comp., "Presidential Electors," Official Election Returns by Counties for the State of South Dakota General Election November 7, 1972 (Pierre, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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