HarrisDemocratic18.5%942TrumpRepublican79.2%4,024KennedyIndependent1.6%79
R+60.6- Lead
- 3,082
- Total
- 5,082
- vs nation
- R+59.2
- Turnout
- 64.2%
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Butte County, SD
Contests in this Place (84 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 64.2% of 8,000 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic19.6%939TrumpRepublican77.7%3,731JorgensenLibertarian2.7%132
R+58.1- Lead
- 2,792
- Total
- 4,802
- vs nation
- R+62.6
- Turnout
- 62.7%
ClintonDemocratic16.0%696TrumpRepublican77.2%3,357JohnsonLibertarian5.7%246
R+61.2- Lead
- 2,661
- Total
- 4,351
- vs nation
- R+63.2
- Turnout
- 57.3%
ObamaDemocratic23.8%1,002RomneyRepublican73.0%3,073OtherAll other candidates3.2%133
R+49.2- Lead
- 2,071
- Total
- 4,208
- vs nation
- R+53.1
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic30.7%1,306McCainRepublican66.3%2,821OtherAll other candidates3.0%129
R+35.6- Lead
- 1,515
- Total
- 4,256
- vs nation
- R+42.9
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic23.6%1,009BushRepublican74.1%3,166OtherAll other candidates2.2%96
R+50.5- Lead
- 2,157
- Total
- 4,271
- vs nation
- R+48.0
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic22.8%840BushRepublican74.8%2,760OtherAll other candidates2.4%89
R+52.0- Lead
- 1,920
- Total
- 3,689
- vs nation
- R+52.6
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic31.0%1,132DoleRepublican53.2%1,947PerotReform14.8%541
R+22.3- Lead
- 815
- Total
- 3,657
- vs nation
- R+30.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 10,6762024 5-year
- Population density
- 4.7 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 2,250 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $75,6522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61.2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Meade County, SD · twin score 89.8
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 64.2%5,139 participants ÷ 8,000 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +6.6 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
- Drop-off vs state
- -5.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 57.2%–57.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,139 | 8,000 ± 160 | 64.2% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 4,450 | 7,939 ± 181 | 56.1% | Audited | C/A |
| 4,850 | 7,738 ± 183 | 62.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 3,826 | 7,678 ± 142 | 49.8% | Audited | A/A |
| 4,419 | 7,717 ± 112 | 57.3% | Audited | A/A | |
| 4,208 | 7,548 | 55.7% | Derived | — | |
| 4,256 | 6,942 | 61.3% | Derived | — | |
| 4,271 | 6,336 extrapolated | 67.4% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 5,082 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1616 | 118 | 705 | 21 | 844 | 14.0% | 83.5% | R+69.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2525 | 107 | 362 | 8 | 477 | 22.4% | 75.9% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -1717 | 69 | 384 | 5 | 458 | 15.1% | 83.8% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -2828 | 105 | 329 | 14 | 448 | 23.4% | 73.4% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -2424 | 103 | 274 | 11 | 388 | 26.5% | 70.6% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -2626 | 57 | 230 | 11 | 298 | 19.1% | 77.2% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -1414 | 37 | 237 | 7 | 281 | 13.2% | 84.3% | R+71.2 |
| Precinct -2121 | 64 | 206 | 9 | 279 | 22.9% | 73.8% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -2323 | 66 | 188 | 4 | 258 | 25.6% | 72.9% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -2727 | 51 | 196 | 7 | 254 | 20.1% | 77.2% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -1313 | 26 | 220 | 4 | 250 | 10.4% | 88.0% | R+77.6 |
| Precinct -2020 | 44 | 188 | 4 | 236 | 18.6% | 79.7% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -2222 | 43 | 175 | 6 | 224 | 19.2% | 78.1% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -1818 | 34 | 90 | 3 | 127 | 26.8% | 70.9% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -1111 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 93 | 7.5% | 91.4% | R+83.9 |
| Precinct -1212 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 92 | 10.9% | 89.1% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -0606 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 2.1% | 97.9% | R+95.7 |
| Precinct -0808 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 0.0% | 96.4% | R+96.4 |
| VTD - B4 Belle Fourche ward 3 precinct 24B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 11 Lomans11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 13 Horsecreek13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 14 - Newell Ind14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 16 Minnesela16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 17 Fruitdale17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 17P46_46019VTD17P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 18 Nisland18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 20 Newell City20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 5 Belle Fourche ward 3 precinct 25B5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 6 Belle Fourche ward 3 precinct 26B6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 6 Castle Rock6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct 8 Union8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct B2 Belle Fourche ward 1 precinct 22B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct B3 Belle Fourche ward 2 precinct 23B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct B8 Belle Fourche ward 4 precinct 28B8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct Belle Fourche ward 4 precinct 27B7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD - precinct Orman12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| VTD -B1 Belle Fourche ward 1 precinct 21B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Butte County, SD · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1916
57.7%
930 votes · D+24.4
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 56.1%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
79.2%
4,024 votes · R+60.6
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 78.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
1,863votes
49.8% of the vote · R+0.4
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 1,684 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
4,024votes
79.2% of the vote · R+60.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,731 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1912
+21.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+41.1 · U.S. D+19.5 · a third-party candidate carried the Place
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +21.2 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+63.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+61.2 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +62.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RSam MartyState Senate · 28
RTravis IsmayState House · 28B
Seats representing Butte County, SD. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | R | 0.0%0 | 100.0%3,977 | 3,977 |
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+57.5
Presidential vote · 2024R+60.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Republican than the rolls.
7,003 registered voters · 2026
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−55 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +573 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,505 in average income, against $68,755 for residents who stayed — 9% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.8 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Butte County, SD itself (R+60.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lawrence County, SD116R+31.3
- Pennington County, SD32R+26.4
- Meade County, SD30R+50.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lawrence County, SD92
- Pennington County, SD30
- Meade 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 | +139 |
| 2012 | −86 |
| 2013 | +43 |
| 2014 | −77 |
| 2015 | −49 |
| 2016 | −91 |
| 2017 | −29 |
| 2018 | +99 |
| 2019 | +142 |
| 2021 | +251 |
| 2022 | +233 |
| 2023 | +52 |
| 2024 | +1 |
| 2025 | −55 |
Butte County's sparse, ranch-heavy landscape anchors a voting pattern that has favored Republican presidential candidates by landslide margins for decades, with 2024's R+60.6 result among the widest in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 61.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.6 points.
A population of 10,676, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,652 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Meade County and Perkins County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Meade County
South Dakota
89.8twin score
2000–2012 trajectoryelasticity
Perkins County
Nebraska
89.6twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
86.3twin score
2000–2016 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butte County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butte County, South Dakota voted Republican by 60.6 points (R+60.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,082 votes cast, 942 went Democratic and 4,024 went Republican.
When did Butte County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Butte County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Butte County, South Dakota?
Butte County, South Dakota has a population of 10,676 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butte County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Butte County, South Dakota is $75,652 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Butte County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butte County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.