Brule County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 2,423 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 444 | 816 | 41 | 1,301 | 34.1% | 62.7% | R+28.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -22 | 92 | 443 | 12 | 547 | 16.8% | 81.0% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -33 | 91 | 318 | 9 | 418 | 21.8% | 76.1% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -44 | 39 | 117 | 1 | 157 | 24.8% | 74.5% | R+49.7 |
| VTD precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Chamberlain district 2D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Chamberlain district 3D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Chamberlain district 4D4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Kimball ward 1W1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Kimball ward 2W2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Kimball ward 3W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −27.7% |
| 1896 | +20.4% |
| 1900 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | −6.3% |
| 1908 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | +53.6% |
| 1916 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | −18.0% |
| 1924 | −14.4% |
| 1928 | +5.5% |
| 1932 | +50.3% |
| 1936 | +39.0% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +17.0% |
| 1948 | +21.5% |
| 1952 | −6.3% |
| 1956 | +18.0% |
| 1960 | +6.6% |
| 1964 | +39.0% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | +7.9% |
| 1976 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | −26.8% |
| 1984 | −24.1% |
| 1988 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −19.2% |
| 2008 | −18.1% |
| 2012 | −28.4% |
| 2016 | −43.4% |
| 2020 | −43.3% |
| 2024 | −42.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.4%428 | 75.0%1,573 | 2,098 |
| 2020 | R | 30.3%756 | 69.7%1,735 | 2,491 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 11 points more Democratic.
3,277 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
−42 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −271 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,662 in average income, against $72,778 for residents who stayed — 50% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+39.5 on average — 3.0 points more Democratic-leaning than Brule County, SD itself (R+42.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lyman County, SD22R+39.5
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 | +6 |
| 2012 | −17 |
| 2013 | +52 |
| 2014 | −100 |
| 2015 | −60 |
| 2016 | −49 |
| 2017 | +84 |
| 2018 | −125 |
| 2019 | +41 |
| 2021 | −26 |
| 2022 | +39 |
| 2023 | −14 |
| 2024 | −60 |
| 2025 | −42 |
Brule County sits along the Missouri River in central South Dakota, where a sparse, agriculture-driven population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, consistent with broader trends across the state's rural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.4 points.
A population of 5,283, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,720 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McCook County and Rock County.
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Brule County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.