Butte County, South Dakota
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 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 11 Lomans11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 13 Horsecreek13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 14 - Newell Ind14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 16 Minnesela16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 17 Fruitdale17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 17P46_46019VTD17P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 18 Nisland18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 20 Newell City20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 5 Belle Fourche ward 3 precinct 25B5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 6 Belle Fourche ward 3 precinct 26B6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 6 Castle Rock6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 8 Union8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct B2 Belle Fourche ward 1 precinct 22B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct B3 Belle Fourche ward 2 precinct 23B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct B8 Belle Fourche ward 4 precinct 28B8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct Belle Fourche ward 4 precinct 27B7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct Orman12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD -B1 Belle Fourche ward 1 precinct 21B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −32.8% |
| 1896 | +12.5% |
| 1900 | −7.8% |
| 1904 | −39.3% |
| 1908 | −26.5% |
| 1912 | +41.1% |
| 1916 | +24.4% |
| 1920 | −33.2% |
| 1924 | −42.7% |
| 1928 | −40.1% |
| 1932 | +2.7% |
| 1936 | −0.2% |
| 1940 | −22.0% |
| 1944 | −32.6% |
| 1948 | −23.3% |
| 1952 | −52.5% |
| 1956 | −36.9% |
| 1960 | −30.9% |
| 1964 | −0.4% |
| 1968 | −32.5% |
| 1972 | −38.4% |
| 1976 | −19.8% |
| 1980 | −51.5% |
| 1984 | −56.7% |
| 1988 | −28.9% |
| 1992 | −18.9% |
| 1996 | −22.3% |
| 2000 | −52.0% |
| 2004 | −50.5% |
| 2008 | −35.6% |
| 2012 | −49.2% |
| 2016 | −61.2% |
| 2020 | −58.1% |
| 2024 | −60.6% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.4%597 | 78.6%3,269 | 4,158 |
| 2020 | R | 20.1%961 | 79.9%3,809 | 4,770 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Democratic.
7,003 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
−55 net domestic migration · 2025
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.
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Butte County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.