Beadle County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 7,010 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -55 | 425 | 764 | 34 | 1,223 | 34.8% | 62.5% | R+27.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 | 354 | 708 | 27 | 1,089 | 32.5% | 65.0% | R+32.5 |
| Precinct -77 | 175 | 733 | 19 | 927 | 18.9% | 79.1% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -22 | 269 | 606 | 20 | 895 | 30.1% | 67.7% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct -33 | 255 | 501 | 16 | 772 | 33.0% | 64.9% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -66 | 219 | 532 | 20 | 771 | 28.4% | 69.0% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -44 | 202 | 499 | 17 | 718 | 28.1% | 69.5% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -99 | 79 | 222 | 12 | 313 | 25.2% | 70.9% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -88 | 39 | 261 | 2 | 302 | 12.9% | 86.4% | R+73.5 |
| VTD-Huron precinct W1W1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W2W2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W3W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W7-146_46005VTDW71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W7-246_46005VTDW72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W8-146_46005VTDW81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Huron precinct W8-246_46005VTDW82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.8%1,214 | 76.1%4,441 | 5,837 |
| 2020 | R | 28.0%1,986 | 72.0%5,104 | 7,090 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.3 points more Democratic.
10,216 registered voters · 2026
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−265 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,861 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,789 in average income, against $73,762 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.7 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Beadle County, SD itself (R+40.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD23R+12.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD40
- Davison County, SD27
- Brown County, SD21
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +73 |
| 2012 | +47 |
| 2013 | +9 |
| 2014 | −410 |
| 2015 | −296 |
| 2016 | −382 |
| 2017 | −217 |
| 2018 | −341 |
| 2019 | −124 |
| 2021 | −192 |
| 2022 | −265 |
| 2023 | −255 |
| 2024 | −243 |
| 2025 | −265 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.
A population of 19,309, a 68% 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 Buena Vista County and Cottonwood County.
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Beadle County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46005/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.