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Voting in South Dakota

How to vote in South Dakota, and how South Dakota has voted. In 2024, Donald J. Trump carried South Dakota by 29.9 points. Its House delegation after 2024: 0 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

How to vote

South Dakota's official election office is the place to register, check your registration, request a mail ballot, find your polling place and see what ID to bring.

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  • Election Day 2026Tue, Nov 3, 2026

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How South Dakota has voted for president

The statewide result and every county. Tap a year to go back to 1976 (counties from 2000).

2024 presidential vote in South DakotaR+29.9

Kamala D. Harris 34.2% · 146,859Donald J. Trump 63.4% · 272,081

Lawrence: R+32.2 (5,074 D, 9,904 R)Minnehaha: R+13.0 (39,923 D, 51,842 R)Turner: R+52.7 (1,044 D, 3,374 R)Aurora: R+55.5 (302 D, 1,056 R)Lake: R+31.8 (1,978 D, 3,819 R)Hyde: R+56.3 (148 D, 530 R)Bennett: R+26.9 (389 D, 676 R)Buffalo: D+27.9 (291 D, 164 R)Miner: R+48.3 (293 D, 841 R)Clark: R+53.8 (415 D, 1,382 R)Gregory: R+61.6 (426 D, 1,790 R)Douglas: R+73.3 (219 D, 1,419 R)Marshall: R+24.4 (782 D, 1,288 R)Codington: R+41.8 (3,840 D, 9,349 R)Hutchinson: R+58.9 (755 D, 2,918 R)Butte: R+62.1 (942 D, 4,024 R)Hand: R+58.1 (365 D, 1,376 R)Kingsbury: R+44.7 (760 D, 1,989 R)Davison: R+38.7 (2,743 D, 6,208 R)Lyman: R+40.4 (422 D, 993 R)Edmunds: R+61.6 (384 D, 1,618 R)Fall River: R+50.5 (1,030 D, 3,135 R)Potter: R+66.4 (214 D, 1,059 R)Sanborn: R+56.4 (259 D, 929 R)Todd: D+51.9 (1,570 D, 497 R)Perkins: R+71.0 (228 D, 1,342 R)Hughes: R+30.9 (2,838 D, 5,379 R)Custer: R+46.7 (1,567 D, 4,313 R)Brule: R+43.6 (666 D, 1,694 R)Pennington: R+27.2 (20,051 D, 35,009 R)Spink: R+39.9 (921 D, 2,145 R)Union: R+41.5 (2,548 D, 6,160 R)Bon Homme: R+52.5 (697 D, 2,236 R)Clay: D+6.7 (2,944 D, 2,574 R)Grant: R+46.6 (946 D, 2,594 R)Dewey: D+13.1 (1,032 D, 793 R)Yankton: R+26.3 (3,883 D, 6,650 R)Jackson: R+35.7 (357 D, 753 R)Lincoln: R+27.1 (12,981 D, 22,621 R)Meade: R+52.2 (3,421 D, 10,887 R)Walworth: R+60.3 (481 D, 1,940 R)Jones: R+77.7 (60 D, 477 R)Harding: R+88.0 (48 D, 754 R)Corson: R+12.1 (495 D, 631 R)Tripp: R+64.1 (470 D, 2,150 R)Jerauld: R+43.9 (276 D, 708 R)Moody: R+32.6 (1,052 D, 2,068 R)Sully: R+62.0 (168 D, 716 R)Faulk: R+66.8 (183 D, 920 R)McCook: R+50.5 (733 D, 2,227 R)Mellette: R+20.7 (285 D, 434 R)Roberts: R+23.4 (1,560 D, 2,514 R)Oglala Lakota: no dataStanley: R+47.6 (447 D, 1,260 R)Ziebach: R+2.9 (366 D, 388 R)Campbell: R+70.9 (120 D, 706 R)Brookings: R+17.8 (5,978 D, 8,575 R)Haakon: R+81.1 (105 D, 1,004 R)Beadle: R+41.0 (2,017 D, 4,826 R)Hanson: R+60.3 (399 D, 1,611 R)Hamlin: R+61.5 (610 D, 2,560 R)Day: R+30.5 (1,000 D, 1,876 R)McPherson: R+70.5 (188 D, 1,087 R)Charles Mix: R+43.7 (1,000 D, 2,551 R)Brown: R+27.3 (6,075 D, 10,645 R)Deuel: R+53.0 (528 D, 1,717 R)

The House in 2024

2024: 0 D, 1 R

DistrictWinnerMargin
At largeDusty JohnsonR+44.1

The 2022 midterms by county

U.S. Senate

Lawrence: R+46.8 (3,061 D, 8,439 R)Minnehaha: R+30.5 (24,772 D, 46,551 R)Turner: R+67.3 (602 D, 3,078 R)Aurora: R+70.4 (170 D, 978 R)Lake: R+52.1 (1,139 D, 3,615 R)Hyde: R+72.2 (78 D, 484 R)Bennett: R+39.7 (295 D, 684 R)Buffalo: D+7.7 (202 D, 173 R)Miner: R+66.9 (161 D, 813 R)Clark: R+70.1 (230 D, 1,307 R)Gregory: R+71.3 (279 D, 1,663 R)Douglas: R+83.6 (117 D, 1,308 R)Marshall: R+40.0 (545 D, 1,272 R)Codington: R+57.0 (2,265 D, 8,279 R)Hutchinson: R+72.5 (417 D, 2,619 R)Butte: R+69.1 (597 D, 3,269 R)Hand: R+72.5 (198 D, 1,242 R)Kingsbury: R+63.9 (441 D, 2,000 R)Davison: R+56.1 (1,524 D, 5,420 R)Lyman: R+53.0 (290 D, 944 R)Edmunds: R+69.1 (253 D, 1,385 R)Fall River: R+61.1 (665 D, 2,754 R)Potter: R+76.8 (123 D, 937 R)Sanborn: R+68.4 (154 D, 821 R)Todd: D+44.5 (1,308 D, 502 R)Perkins: R+79.1 (133 D, 1,141 R)Hughes: R+52.9 (1,683 D, 5,467 R)Custer: R+57.4 (1,017 D, 3,756 R)Brule: R+57.2 (428 D, 1,573 R)Pennington: R+41.9 (12,441 D, 30,398 R)Spink: R+57.6 (546 D, 2,027 R)Union: R+53.9 (1,497 D, 4,991 R)Bon Homme: R+63.2 (453 D, 2,010 R)Clay: R+10.5 (2,042 D, 2,522 R)Grant: R+61.1 (601 D, 2,492 R)Dewey: R+3.4 (720 D, 770 R)Yankton: R+42.2 (2,462 D, 6,051 R)Jackson: R+48.3 (215 D, 617 R)Lincoln: R+45.6 (7,365 D, 19,703 R)Meade: R+61.4 (2,134 D, 8,934 R)Walworth: R+69.1 (301 D, 1,645 R)Jones: R+78.6 (46 D, 383 R)Harding: R+93.0 (22 D, 605 R)Corson: R+23.0 (334 D, 534 R)Tripp: R+75.2 (263 D, 1,861 R)Jerauld: R+62.9 (154 D, 676 R)Moody: R+45.2 (694 D, 1,839 R)Sully: R+69.0 (114 D, 622 R)Faulk: R+73.3 (120 D, 780 R)McCook: R+66.6 (408 D, 2,033 R)Mellette: R+43.1 (165 D, 415 R)Roberts: R+40.9 (1,000 D, 2,384 R)Oglala Lakota: D+63.5 (1,889 D, 422 R)Stanley: R+64.6 (245 D, 1,138 R)Ziebach: R+23.3 (242 D, 389 R)Campbell: R+79.3 (66 D, 571 R)Brookings: R+35.4 (3,816 D, 7,990 R)Haakon: R+87.8 (56 D, 864 R)Beadle: R+57.1 (1,214 D, 4,441 R)Hanson: R+67.8 (254 D, 1,323 R)Hamlin: R+71.6 (366 D, 2,214 R)Day: R+49.8 (602 D, 1,796 R)McPherson: R+79.7 (108 D, 954 R)Charles Mix: R+55.4 (666 D, 2,323 R)Brown: R+42.2 (3,893 D, 9,577 R)Deuel: R+63.5 (346 D, 1,548 R)

Governor

Lawrence: R+31.5 (4,041 D, 7,749 R)Minnehaha: R+8.1 (33,376 D, 39,234 R)Turner: R+51.0 (919 D, 2,834 R)Aurora: R+51.8 (284 D, 894 R)Lake: R+29.1 (1,720 D, 3,131 R)Hyde: R+62.5 (106 D, 460 R)Bennett: R+25.4 (368 D, 619 R)Buffalo: D+23.8 (234 D, 144 R)Miner: R+49.4 (248 D, 732 R)Clark: R+56.4 (341 D, 1,223 R)Gregory: R+60.9 (393 D, 1,618 R)Douglas: R+74.2 (188 D, 1,272 R)Marshall: R+20.8 (737 D, 1,123 R)Codington: R+39.6 (3,253 D, 7,520 R)Hutchinson: R+61.2 (604 D, 2,507 R)Butte: R+59.2 (823 D, 3,211 R)Hand: R+60.5 (290 D, 1,177 R)Kingsbury: R+44.3 (692 D, 1,792 R)Davison: R+38.3 (2,179 D, 4,887 R)Lyman: R+36.9 (405 D, 879 R)Edmunds: R+58.5 (346 D, 1,321 R)Fall River: R+51.4 (859 D, 2,679 R)Potter: R+65.3 (187 D, 892 R)Sanborn: R+54.0 (226 D, 757 R)Todd: D+56.4 (1,444 D, 402 R)Perkins: R+73.2 (177 D, 1,142 R)Hughes: R+26.6 (2,652 D, 4,571 R)Custer: R+47.5 (1,293 D, 3,633 R)Brule: R+42.6 (589 D, 1,463 R)Pennington: R+26.0 (16,215 D, 27,586 R)Spink: R+41.1 (765 D, 1,832 R)Union: R+43.8 (1,848 D, 4,723 R)Bon Homme: R+48.2 (650 D, 1,858 R)Clay: D+11.4 (2,581 D, 2,054 R)Grant: R+47.4 (830 D, 2,328 R)Dewey: D+13.1 (862 D, 662 R)Yankton: R+22.1 (3,350 D, 5,247 R)Jackson: R+38.0 (280 D, 623 R)Lincoln: R+22.1 (10,727 D, 16,828 R)Meade: R+49.2 (2,887 D, 8,482 R)Walworth: R+57.1 (430 D, 1,573 R)Jones: R+72.1 (64 D, 395 R)Harding: R+90.1 (33 D, 632 R)Corson: R+15.9 (379 D, 522 R)Tripp: R+67.5 (364 D, 1,873 R)Jerauld: R+43.5 (238 D, 604 R)Moody: R+29.4 (910 D, 1,668 R)Sully: R+55.9 (169 D, 597 R)Faulk: R+64.4 (167 D, 771 R)McCook: R+49.5 (625 D, 1,851 R)Mellette: R+28.7 (214 D, 386 R)Roberts: R+24.4 (1,315 D, 2,164 R)Oglala Lakota: D+81.5 (2,172 D, 221 R)Stanley: R+42.1 (407 D, 999 R)Ziebach: R+6.3 (304 D, 345 R)Campbell: R+71.6 (93 D, 561 R)Brookings: R+15.6 (5,096 D, 6,974 R)Haakon: R+83.2 (82 D, 892 R)Beadle: R+38.9 (1,716 D, 3,901 R)Hanson: R+58.1 (336 D, 1,267 R)Hamlin: R+58.9 (548 D, 2,118 R)Day: R+29.2 (876 D, 1,599 R)McPherson: R+69.0 (167 D, 911 R)Charles Mix: R+44.1 (849 D, 2,187 R)Brown: R+24.1 (5,167 D, 8,456 R)Deuel: R+52.7 (458 D, 1,479 R)

2022 results from OpenElections, where available.

Senate races

The most recent race. Every South Dakota Senate race since 1976 is part of Pro.

  • 2022

    R+45.4

    Brian L Bengs 26.1% · 91,007John R Thune 69.6% · 242,316

Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0). South Dakota's 2026 races, odds and money →

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