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Presidential
Candidate | Vice Presidential
Candidate | Political
Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
 | Willard Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | Republican |
210,610 |
57.89% | 3 |
 | Barack H. Obama | Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Democratic |
145,039 |
39.87% | 0 |
 | Gary Johnson | James P. Gray | Libertarian |
5,795 |
1.59% | 0 |
| Virgil H. Goode, Jr. | James N. Clymer | Constitution |
2,371 |
0.65% | 0 |
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Map Key
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| Demographic Data
| 2012 Population: | 823,593 | Est. | 2012 Population Density: | 4.2 | persons/km2 | | 2010 Population: | 814,180 | Enum. | 2010 Population Density: | 4.1 | persons/km2 | | Total Electoral Vote: | 3 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 274,531 | persons/EV | | Land Area (2000): | 196,540 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.6 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
| Election Tools
| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: South Dakota Secretary of State. Official Results General Election - November 6, 2012 , South Dakota Secretary of State (http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsCTY.aspx?type=SWR&rid=4265&osn=100
) (accessed 16 Nov 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
| Results for and Individual County:
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