Beadle County, South Dakota: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,3092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bon Homme County, SD · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Beadle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Beadle County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −41.8% |
| 1896 | −1.1% |
| 1900 | −13.9% |
| 1904 | −53.8% |
| 1908 | −22.1% |
| 1912 | +45.9% |
| 1916 | −4.6% |
| 1920 | −38.2% |
| 1924 | −40.3% |
| 1928 | −23.2% |
| 1932 | +34.8% |
| 1936 | +31.9% |
| 1940 | +9.3% |
| 1944 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | −30.7% |
| 1956 | −6.1% |
| 1960 | −18.3% |
| 1964 | +19.1% |
| 1968 | +11.6% |
| 1972 | −15.9% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −23.8% |
| 1984 | −25.0% |
| 1988 | −1.0% |
| 1992 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | −17.4% |
| 2008 | −7.3% |
| 2012 | −18.6% |
| 2016 | −37.6% |
| 2020 | −38.1% |
| 2024 | −40.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,017 | 4,826 | 7,010 | ||
| R | 2,107 | 4,808 | 7,081 | ||
| R | 1,912 | 4,455 | 6,772 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 4,230 | 7,263 | ||
| R | 3,493 | 4,054 | 7,714 | ||
| R | 3,443 | 4,917 | 8,480 | ||
| D | 4,347 | 3,216 | 7,739 | ||
| D | 3,984 | 3,670 | 8,581 | ||
| D | 3,925 | 3,363 | 9,136 | ||
| R | 4,523 | 4,611 | 9,180 | ||
| R | 3,523 | 5,876 | 9,422 | ||
| R | 3,521 | 5,921 | 10,104 | ||
| D | 4,846 | 4,758 | 9,666 | ||
| R | 4,297 | 5,922 | 10,244 | ||
| D | 5,357 | 4,214 | 9,878 | ||
| D | 5,968 | 4,051 | 10,019 | ||
| R | 4,079 | 5,911 | 9,990 | ||
| R | 4,614 | 5,216 | 9,830 | ||
| R | 3,443 | 6,487 | 9,930 | ||
| D | 4,372 | 3,662 | 8,111 | ||
| D | 3,842 | 3,610 | 7,452 | ||
| D | 5,253 | 4,356 | 9,609 | ||
| D | 5,843 | 2,965 | 9,011 | ||
| D | 6,246 | 2,995 | 9,346 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 5,094 | 8,293 | ||
| R | 851 | 3,466 | 6,494 | ||
| R | 925 | 2,852 | 5,044 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 1,828 | 3,635 | ||
| O | 1,464 | 0 | 3,193 | ||
| R | 1,105 | 1,776 | 3,036 | ||
| R | 493 | 1,818 | 2,464 | ||
| R | 915 | 1,220 | 2,196 | ||
| R | 915 | 935 | 1,874 | ||
| R | 206 | 984 | 1,862 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.3%
English
6.8%
Irish
6.0%
American
5.7%
French
1.5%
Polish
0.8%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,681
Beadle County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beadle County$67,681
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Beadle County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)17.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.7%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Beadle County's population has declined steadily as agricultural consolidation reduces the need for farm labor, leaving Huron as the lone urban anchor in a county that has shifted toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 19,309, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,681 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bon Homme County and Kingsbury County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beadle County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beadle County, South Dakota voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,010 votes cast, 2,017 went Democratic and 4,826 went Republican.
What is Beadle County, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Beadle County, South Dakota in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Beadle County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beadle County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Beadle County, South Dakota?
Beadle County, South Dakota has a population of 19,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota is $67,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Beadle County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beadle County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.