Brookings County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
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| VTD-precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
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| VTD-precinct 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −42.6% |
| 1896 | +1.0% |
| 1900 | −20.9% |
| 1904 | −64.1% |
| 1908 | −41.6% |
| 1912 | +30.9% |
| 1916 | −8.0% |
| 1920 | −54.5% |
| 1924 | −38.1% |
| 1928 | −40.8% |
| 1932 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | −10.1% |
| 1940 | −30.5% |
| 1944 | −33.2% |
| 1948 | −15.4% |
| 1952 | −52.6% |
| 1956 | −33.8% |
| 1960 | −31.5% |
| 1964 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | −18.2% |
| 1972 | −4.9% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −16.3% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −5.2% |
| 1992 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −15.2% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | −3.2% |
| 2016 | −14.7% |
| 2020 | −13.0% |
| 2024 | −17.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.9%3,816 | 64.7%7,990 | 12,351 |
| 2020 | R | 39.5%5,746 | 60.5%8,792 | 14,538 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.0 points more Republican.
21,900 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
+30 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +220 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $52,863 in average income, against $96,343 for residents who stayed — 45% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.8 on average — 7.4 points more Republican-leaning than Brookings County, SD itself (R+17.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD115R+12.7
- Codington County, SD46R+40.8
- Kingsbury County, SD32R+43.9
- Lincoln County, SD24R+26.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD180
- Lincoln County, SD57
- Lake County, SD28
- Codington County, SD26
- Hennepin County, MN25
- Kingsbury County, SD25
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 | −130 |
| 2012 | +274 |
| 2013 | +42 |
| 2014 | −99 |
| 2015 | +148 |
| 2016 | −129 |
| 2017 | −165 |
| 2018 | −6 |
| 2019 | −310 |
| 2021 | +85 |
| 2022 | +313 |
| 2023 | +121 |
| 2024 | +46 |
| 2025 | +30 |
Home to South Dakota State University, Brookings County posts presidential margins well below the double-digit spreads typical of surrounding agricultural counties, reflecting the moderating pull of a large student and faculty population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.4 points.
A population of 35,353, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,064 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grand Forks County and Cass County.
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Brookings County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46011/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.