South Dakota's past election results

Certified results for President, U.S. Senate and U.S. House in South Dakota since 2002, and the presidential vote in each county since 2000. Every candidate on the general election ballot, with the party label the state listed and their votes as certified.

President

YearMost votesShareNextShareTotal votes
2024Donald J. Trump (Republican)63.4%Kamala D. Harris (Democrat)34.2%428,922
2020Donald J. Trump (Republican)61.8%Joseph R. Biden (Democrat)35.6%422,609
2016Donald J. Trump (Republican)61.5%Hillary Clinton (Democrat)31.7%370,093
2012Mitt Romney (Republican)57.9%Barack Obama (Democrat)39.9%363,815
2008John McCain (Republican)53.2%Barack Obama (Democrat)44.7%381,975
2004George W. Bush (Republican)59.9%John F. Kerry (Democrat)38.4%388,215
2024: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald J. TrumpRepublican272,08163.4%
Kamala D. HarrisDemocrat146,85934.2%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.7,2041.7%
Chase Oliver2,7780.6%
Total428,922
2020: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald J. TrumpRepublican261,04361.8%
Joseph R. BidenDemocrat150,47135.6%
Jo JorgensenLibertarian11,0952.6%
Total422,609
2016: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald J. TrumpRepublican227,72161.5%
Hillary ClintonDemocrat117,45831.7%
Gary JohnsonLibertarian20,8505.6%
Darrell L. CastleConstitution4,0641.1%
Total370,093
2012: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mitt RomneyRepublican210,61057.9%
Barack ObamaDemocrat145,03939.9%
Gary JohnsonLibertarian5,7951.6%
Virgil GoodeConstitution2,3710.7%
Total363,815
2008: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John McCainRepublican203,05453.2%
Barack ObamaDemocrat170,92444.7%
Ralph NaderIndependent4,2671.1%
Chuck BaldwinConstitution1,8950.5%
Bob BarrIndependent1,8350.5%
Total381,975
2004: every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
George W. BushRepublican232,58459.9%
John F. KerryDemocrat149,24438.4%
Ralph NaderIndependent4,3201.1%
Michael A. PeroutkaConstitution1,1030.3%
Michael BadnarikLibertarian9640.2%
Total388,215

Share of all votes cast for president in the state, write-ins included. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results).

U.S. Senate

2022: John R. Thune (Republican) 69.6% · Brian L. Bengs (Democrat) 26.1%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John R. Thune (incumbent)Republican242,31669.6%
Brian L. BengsDemocrat91,00726.1%
Tamara J. LesnarLibertarian14,6974.2%
Total348,020
2020: Mike Rounds (Republican) 65.7% · Dan Ahlers (Democrat) 34.3%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike Rounds (incumbent)Republican276,23265.7%
Dan AhlersDemocrat143,98734.3%
Total420,219
2016: John R. Thune (Republican) 71.8% · Jay Williams (Democrat) 28.2%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John R. Thune (incumbent)Republican265,51671.8%
Jay WilliamsDemocrat104,14028.2%
Total369,656
2014: Mike Rounds (Republican) 50.4% · Rick Weiland (Democrat) 29.5%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike RoundsRepublican140,74150.4%
Rick WeilandDemocrat82,45629.5%
Larry PresslerIndependent47,74117.1%
Gordon HowieIndependent8,4743.0%
Total279,412
2010: John R. Thune (Republican) 100.0%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John R. Thune (incumbent)Republican227,947100.0%
Total227,947
2008: Tim Johnson (Democrat) 62.5% · Joel Dykstra (Republican) 37.5%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tim Johnson (incumbent)Democrat237,88962.5%
Joel DykstraRepublican142,78437.5%
Total380,673
2004: John Thune (Republican) 50.6% · Tom Daschle (Democrat) 49.4%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
John ThuneRepublican197,84850.6%
Tom Daschle (incumbent)Democrat193,34049.4%
Total391,188
2002: Tim Johnson (Democrat) 49.6% · John Thune (Republican) 49.5%
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tim Johnson (incumbent)Democrat167,48149.6%
John ThuneRepublican166,95749.5%
Kurt EvansLibertarian3,0700.9%
Total337,508

Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.

U.S. House

2024 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeDusty Johnson (Republican) 72.0% · Sheryl Johnson (Democrat) 28.0%421,448
2022 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeDusty Johnson (Republican) 77.4% · Collin Duprel (Libertarian) 22.6%327,841
2020 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeDusty Johnson (Republican) 81.0% · Randy "Uriah" Luallin (Libertarian) 19.0%397,732
2018 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeDustin "Dusty" Johnson (Republican) 60.3% · Tim Bjorkman (Democrat) 36.0% · Ron Wieczorek (Independent) 2.2%335,965
2016 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeKristi Noem (Republican) 64.1% · Paula Hawks (Democrat) 35.9%369,973
2014 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeKristi Noem (Republican) 66.5% · Corinna Robinson (Democrat) 33.5%276,319
2012 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeKristi Noem (Republican) 57.4% · Matt Varilek (Democrat) 42.6%361,429
2010 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeKristi Noem (Republican) 48.1% · Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (Democrat) 45.9% · B. Thomas Marking (Independent) 6.0%319,426
2008 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeStephanie Herseth Sandlin (Democrat) 67.6% · Chris Lien (Republican) 32.4%379,007
2006 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeStephanie Herseth (Democrat) 69.1% · Bruce W. Whalen (Republican) 29.3% · Larry Rudebusch (Libertarian) 1.6%333,562
2004 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeStephanie Herseth (Democrat) 53.4% · Larry Diedrich (Republican) 45.9% · Terry Begay (Libertarian) 0.7%389,468
2002 (1 race)
DistrictCandidatesTotal votes
At largeWilliam J. Janklow (Republican) 53.4% · Stephanie Herseth (Democrat) 45.6% · Terry Begay (Libertarian) 0.9%336,807

Districts as numbered that year: states redraw them after each census, and some did more often. "Unopposed" is a candidate the state didn't put on the ballot because no one ran against them. Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2002–2024 (each state's certified results); 2024 from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from the state's certified results.

The presidential vote by county

Every county, 2024, 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000
County2024
Dem. · Rep.
2020
Dem. · Rep.
2016
Dem. · Rep.
2012
Dem. · Rep.
2008
Dem. · Rep.
2004
Dem. · Rep.
2000
Dem. · Rep.
Aurora21.7% · 75.8%22.6% · 74.9%24.2% · 69.2%39.7% · 57.4%44.6% · 54.1%37.6% · 61.2%36.3% · 59.9%
Beadle28.8% · 68.8%29.8% · 67.9%28.2% · 65.8%39.7% · 58.2%45.8% · 53.1%40.6% · 58.0%41.6% · 56.2%
Bennett35.8% · 62.1%39.4% · 58.7%35.9% · 58.0%45.6% · 52.0%46.8% · 51.6%46.6% · 51.1%33.8% · 63.8%
Bon Homme23.3% · 74.7%24.0% · 74.5%23.7% · 70.8%38.0% · 59.5%43.9% · 54.9%37.9% · 60.5%37.0% · 60.6%
Brookings40.0% · 57.4%41.9% · 54.9%38.5% · 53.2%47.0% · 50.2%52.3% · 46.6%40.7% · 57.3%41.4% · 56.6%
Brown35.6% · 62.5%37.3% · 60.3%33.8% · 59.7%45.1% · 51.8%52.4% · 46.8%42.7% · 55.8%43.3% · 54.7%
Brule27.5% · 69.9%27.0% · 70.3%25.0% · 68.4%34.6% · 63.0%40.1% · 58.5%39.6% · 58.7%37.7% · 58.5%
Buffalo62.4% · 35.2%64.1% · 33.3%60.4% · 34.9%73.6% · 25.9%74.2% · 25.5%71.7% · 26.5%62.7% · 34.3%
Butte18.5% · 79.2%19.6% · 77.7%16.0% · 77.2%23.8% · 73.0%31.1% · 67.1%23.6% · 74.1%22.8% · 74.8%
Campbell14.4% · 84.4%13.4% · 85.6%12.6% · 84.7%19.4% · 78.3%28.8% · 70.0%24.9% · 73.8%16.0% · 80.6%
Charles Mix27.7% · 70.6%31.1% · 67.5%27.2% · 69.4%39.4% · 59.2%45.9% · 53.6%44.9% · 53.3%36.3% · 61.6%
Clark22.5% · 75.0%23.6% · 74.2%24.0% · 68.7%39.2% · 58.6%43.2% · 55.5%37.6% · 61.7%37.5% · 60.3%
Clay52.0% · 45.5%54.1% · 43.1%51.4% · 41.6%56.5% · 41.0%61.8% · 37.3%54.0% · 43.9%51.7% · 46.3%
Codington28.4% · 69.2%29.2% · 68.1%27.2% · 66.5%39.8% · 58.1%46.3% · 52.8%37.7% · 61.0%37.6% · 60.3%
Corson43.3% · 55.2%48.5% · 50.4%45.5% · 50.0%54.0% · 42.9%60.2% · 38.5%56.4% · 41.8%44.2% · 50.6%
Custer26.1% · 71.9%27.7% · 70.1%23.7% · 69.8%29.5% · 67.7%33.1% · 65.4%29.6% · 67.9%26.7% · 69.8%
Davison29.9% · 67.6%31.3% · 66.4%29.6% · 64.9%38.2% · 59.7%42.5% · 56.6%36.4% · 62.1%39.0% · 59.0%
Day34.1% · 64.0%35.5% · 63.1%35.5% · 59.2%52.1% · 45.9%56.2% · 43.2%51.3% · 47.2%46.7% · 50.8%
Deuel23.0% · 74.7%25.9% · 72.3%27.4% · 65.7%43.3% · 54.1%48.4% · 50.0%39.8% · 58.3%41.6% · 56.0%
Dewey55.2% · 42.4%57.5% · 40.2%52.0% · 42.3%63.7% · 35.0%66.2% · 32.9%62.6% · 35.9%52.3% · 45.3%
Douglas13.2% · 85.6%12.7% · 86.0%13.3% · 83.4%19.6% · 78.9%24.4% · 74.5%19.5% · 79.3%21.2% · 76.7%
Edmunds18.9% · 79.7%21.0% · 77.5%19.8% · 74.7%32.1% · 65.3%39.9% · 59.1%34.2% · 64.2%34.0% · 63.3%
Fall River24.1% · 73.4%26.1% · 71.2%23.0% · 70.5%32.4% · 64.2%35.6% · 62.5%34.5% · 62.8%33.0% · 63.7%
Faulk16.2% · 81.4%16.8% · 81.6%18.2% · 76.7%29.4% · 67.9%36.3% · 62.9%30.5% · 69.0%29.2% · 68.0%
Grant26.1% · 71.5%28.2% · 69.9%27.2% · 66.8%41.4% · 56.4%47.3% · 51.7%39.9% · 58.5%38.5% · 58.4%
Gregory18.8% · 79.0%20.2% · 78.4%18.7% · 76.5%27.8% · 70.1%34.8% · 64.2%31.9% · 66.2%31.8% · 65.9%
Haakon9.3% · 89.2%9.2% · 90.2%7.4% · 89.7%12.6% · 86.1%16.4% · 82.3%17.7% · 81.2%14.5% · 83.1%
Hamlin18.9% · 79.4%21.0% · 76.9%20.1% · 74.3%33.0% · 64.6%38.1% · 60.7%33.7% · 64.6%33.9% · 63.6%
Hand20.7% · 78.0%20.3% · 78.1%18.4% · 76.5%31.1% · 67.2%36.2% · 62.9%30.5% · 67.8%27.8% · 69.9%
Hanson19.5% · 78.7%23.3% · 75.1%21.1% · 74.6%31.5% · 67.3%39.8% · 59.1%34.7% · 64.1%32.2% · 66.4%
Harding5.9% · 92.0%6.0% · 92.0%4.9% · 90.3%11.1% · 86.3%18.7% · 79.6%11.5% · 86.4%8.8% · 88.9%
Hughes33.6% · 63.8%33.9% · 63.3%30.0% · 63.3%34.2% · 64.0%36.2% · 63.2%30.5% · 68.1%29.4% · 68.9%
Hutchinson20.2% · 78.1%20.2% · 78.2%20.6% · 74.8%26.9% · 71.6%34.9% · 64.2%28.4% · 69.9%29.0% · 68.9%
Hyde21.3% · 76.3%19.2% · 79.4%18.1% · 78.7%25.8% · 72.4%29.1% · 70.5%28.8% · 70.1%26.1% · 70.9%
Jackson31.6% · 66.7%32.2% · 66.2%29.5% · 65.9%38.5% · 59.8%38.9% · 59.7%40.0% · 57.1%30.7% · 66.1%
Jerauld27.6% · 70.9%26.8% · 71.7%27.3% · 67.0%44.9% · 53.5%49.6% · 50.0%39.0% · 59.5%41.7% · 55.6%
Jones10.9% · 86.7%15.0% · 83.1%12.4% · 80.6%17.7% · 80.5%23.8% · 74.9%18.7% · 78.8%20.6% · 76.7%
Kingsbury27.1% · 71.0%29.5% · 68.5%27.6% · 65.9%41.9% · 55.6%46.6% · 52.4%38.6% · 59.9%38.5% · 59.1%
Lake33.5% · 64.7%35.2% · 62.7%34.1% · 59.5%43.3% · 54.4%49.9% · 49.3%41.8% · 55.9%45.2% · 52.9%
Lawrence32.9% · 64.3%32.8% · 63.3%28.3% · 62.6%35.0% · 61.8%41.5% · 57.1%33.2% · 64.5%29.7% · 67.3%
Lincoln35.7% · 62.2%37.0% · 60.6%32.0% · 61.4%36.4% · 62.0%41.9% · 57.3%33.4% · 65.4%36.4% · 62.0%
Lyman29.2% · 68.6%32.9% · 65.2%26.0% · 68.8%38.6% · 59.5%43.7% · 55.1%44.9% · 53.0%34.8% · 63.1%
Marshall37.1% · 61.1%39.4% · 59.1%38.7% · 54.2%53.4% · 44.7%57.9% · 41.3%46.5% · 52.5%45.2% · 52.8%
Mccook24.2% · 73.5%26.5% · 71.3%24.1% · 69.3%34.6% · 63.3%42.0% · 56.7%36.7% · 61.7%36.7% · 61.2%
Mcpherson14.5% · 83.7%16.8% · 81.2%16.9% · 78.5%22.4% · 75.8%32.3% · 67.1%23.4% · 74.7%20.8% · 75.7%
Meade23.3% · 74.2%24.0% · 72.2%19.1% · 72.6%27.1% · 69.9%32.7% · 65.5%25.6% · 72.6%24.2% · 73.4%
Mellette38.5% · 58.6%38.8% · 58.4%34.8% · 58.9%48.8% · 49.5%45.0% · 53.7%38.8% · 59.4%30.3% · 67.5%
Miner25.1% · 72.1%28.1% · 69.2%26.4% · 66.4%42.0% · 55.8%50.5% · 48.2%43.6% · 55.1%41.3% · 57.2%
Minnehaha42.5% · 55.2%43.8% · 53.3%39.1% · 53.7%45.3% · 52.7%49.9% · 49.2%41.6% · 56.9%44.1% · 54.5%
Moody33.0% · 64.8%36.8% · 60.9%35.6% · 59.0%47.1% · 50.6%51.9% · 47.1%46.6% · 51.9%48.2% · 49.8%
Oglala Lakota—88.4% · 9.3%86.4% · 8.3%————
Oglala Lakota83.8% · 13.3%——93.4% · 6.0%89.6% · 10.0%84.6% · 12.5%85.4% · 12.9%
Pennington35.4% · 61.9%35.8% · 61.0%29.5% · 62.4%34.0% · 63.5%38.9% · 60.3%31.6% · 66.7%30.4% · 67.6%
Perkins14.3% · 84.3%14.3% · 83.9%11.7% · 83.0%20.1% · 75.8%30.1% · 66.5%23.1% · 73.3%18.4% · 76.6%
Potter16.5% · 81.6%16.4% · 82.5%16.1% · 80.1%24.5% · 74.5%33.6% · 65.3%28.6% · 70.6%23.8% · 74.4%
Roberts37.6% · 60.6%42.4% · 55.8%39.6% · 55.1%54.1% · 44.2%59.6% · 39.7%50.7% · 48.1%41.7% · 54.9%
Sanborn21.4% · 76.7%21.7% · 76.4%21.5% · 72.9%34.9% · 61.7%42.3% · 56.6%40.7% · 57.3%36.9% · 60.5%
Spink29.3% · 68.3%31.6% · 66.5%31.1% · 62.8%42.7% · 54.9%47.9% · 51.3%39.2% · 59.9%38.8% · 59.6%
Stanley25.8% · 72.6%25.5% · 72.8%21.0% · 73.3%28.2% · 69.0%33.1% · 66.0%28.6% · 69.6%29.1% · 69.2%
Sully18.6% · 79.5%19.9% · 78.1%15.9% · 78.9%22.7% · 74.9%28.3% · 70.6%21.9% · 76.6%24.0% · 72.7%
Todd73.8% · 23.4%77.3% · 21.0%70.8% · 22.9%79.1% · 19.9%78.7% · 20.3%72.2% · 25.2%66.5% · 32.0%
Tripp17.7% · 81.0%18.4% · 80.2%17.6% · 78.7%27.4% · 70.8%32.5% · 66.2%30.0% · 68.7%28.9% · 69.0%
Turner23.0% · 74.3%25.0% · 72.3%23.2% · 70.8%33.5% · 64.5%39.4% · 59.5%34.1% · 63.8%35.3% · 62.8%
Union28.7% · 69.4%30.8% · 67.1%28.2% · 67.0%36.6% · 61.8%42.6% · 56.6%42.6% · 56.6%40.9% · 56.6%
Walworth19.5% · 78.7%21.9% · 76.2%18.4% · 76.5%27.3% · 70.3%35.2% · 63.7%30.5% · 68.3%28.2% · 68.9%
Yankton35.8% · 61.4%36.8% · 60.4%34.3% · 58.8%42.4% · 55.1%48.5% · 50.6%40.6% · 57.5%41.1% · 56.1%
Ziebach46.9% · 49.7%53.1% · 44.6%46.0% · 48.0%57.7% · 41.3%62.8% · 35.4%57.4% · 40.1%43.6% · 53.3%

Each party's candidate's share of all presidential votes cast in the county. MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024, compiled from official results. Compare South Dakota's counties on these and other figures →

How we show these

Every figure is the state's own certified count, as the Federal Election Commission and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab compiled it, and links to its source. A candidate on several party lines (New York's and Connecticut's fusion voting) is shown once, with their lines added up. We show how many votes each candidate received; we don't explain why results changed or credit anyone for them.

Quick answers

How did South Dakota vote for president in 2024?
Donald J. Trump (Republican) received 272,081 votes (63.4%) and Kamala D. Harris (Democrat) received 146,859 votes (34.2%) of 428,922 votes cast, by the state's certified results as compiled by the Federal Election Commission.
Who ran for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in 2022?
John R. Thune (Republican, 69.6%); Brian L. Bengs (Democrat, 26.1%); Tamara J. Lesnar (Libertarian, 4.2%). Certified results, Federal Election Commission.

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