Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCampbell CountySouth DakotaUnited States
German58.8%33.1%12.5%
Dutch16.8%3.4%—
Russian12.3%——
Norwegian12.2%10.4%—
English4.3%7.7%9.5%
American3.3%4.4%5.3%
Polish1.8%—2.2%
Swedish1.6%2.5%—
Mexican6.5%2.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.4%1.8%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Campbell County
South Dakota
United States
Median age
50.9
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
2.4%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.9%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Campbell County
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$68,929
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.0%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Campbell County
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.5%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
2.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.4%
0.8%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Campbell County
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
19.3%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.7%
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
15.2%
44.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
34.8%
18.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Campbell County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 836 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Campbell County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -55
23
175
1
199
11.6%
87.9%
R+76.4
Precinct -33
24
141
1
166
14.5%
84.9%
R+70.5
Precinct -22
26
133
4
163
16.0%
81.6%
R+65.6
Precinct -44
22
138
3
163
13.5%
84.7%
R+71.2
Precinct -11
25
119
1
145
17.2%
82.1%
R+64.8
VTD-precinct 1 Herreid City1
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
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−46.6%
1896
−9.7%
1900
−42.3%
1904
−68.5%
1908
−54.2%
1912
+19.6%
1916
−57.8%
1920
−67.0%
1924
−50.6%
1928
−38.9%
1932
+18.2%
1936
−24.7%
1940
−61.3%
1944
−66.9%
1948
−57.0%
1952
−80.3%
1956
−62.9%
1960
−57.2%
1964
−47.7%
1968
−63.3%
1972
−52.6%
1976
−29.3%
1980
−72.7%
1984
−65.4%
1988
−45.9%
1992
−33.4%
1996
−43.4%
2000
−64.6%
2004
−48.9%
2008
−40.7%
2012
−58.8%
2016
−72.1%
2020
−72.2%
2024
−70.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
14.4%Harris120
84.4%Trump706
0.6%Oliver5
R+70.1
D+2.1
R+68.6
836
R
13.4%Biden117
85.6%Trump747
1.0%Jorgensen9
R+72.2
R+0.1
R+76.6
873
R
12.6%Clinton105
84.7%Trump704
2.4%Johnson20
R+72.1
R+13.3
R+74.2
831
R
19.4%Obama153
78.3%Romney616
2.3%
R+58.8
R+18.1
R+62.7
787
R
28.5%Obama243
69.2%McCain591
2.3%
R+40.7
D+8.2
R+48.0
854
R
24.9%Kerry239
73.8%Bush708
1.3%
R+48.9
D+15.7
R+46.4
959
R
16.0%Gore147
80.6%Bush739
3.4%
R+64.6
R+21.2
R+65.1
917
R
20.8%Clinton202
64.2%Dole623
14.4%Perot140
R+43.4
R+10.0
R+51.9
970
R
21.1%Clinton222
54.5%Bush574
23.9%Perot252
R+33.4
D+12.5
R+39.0
1,053
R
26.7%Dukakis334
72.6%Bush909
0.7%
R+45.9
D+19.5
R+38.2
1,252
R
17.1%Mondale214
82.5%Reagan1,035
0.5%
R+65.4
D+7.3
R+47.2
1,255
R
12.1%Carter182
84.8%Reagan1,271
3.0%
R+72.7
R+43.4
R+63.0
1,498
R
35.2%Carter489
64.5%Ford897
0.4%
R+29.3
D+23.2
R+31.4
1,391
R
23.5%McGovern361
76.1%Nixon1,169
0.5%
R+52.6
D+10.7
R+29.4
1,537
R
16.0%Humphrey245
79.3%Nixon1,216
4.8%
R+63.3
R+15.6
R+62.6
1,534
R
26.1%Johnson411
73.9%Goldwater1,162
0.0%
R+47.7
D+9.5
R+70.3
1,573
R
21.4%Kennedy362
78.6%Nixon1,330
0.0%
R+57.2
D+5.7
R+57.4
1,692
R
18.6%Stevenson289
81.4%Eisenhower1,268
0.0%
R+62.9
D+17.4
R+47.5
1,557
R
9.9%Stevenson168
90.1%Eisenhower1,536
0.0%
R+80.3
R+23.3
R+69.5
1,704
R
21.1%Truman410
78.0%Dewey1,518
0.9%
R+57.0
D+9.9
R+61.4
1,945
R
16.6%Roosevelt208
83.4%Dewey1,047
0.0%
R+66.9
R+5.6
R+74.3
1,255
R
19.4%Roosevelt416
80.6%Willkie1,733
0.0%
R+61.3
R+36.6
R+71.2
2,149
R
36.3%Roosevelt736
61.0%Landon1,236
2.7%
R+24.7
R+42.8
R+48.9
2,027
D
58.6%Roosevelt1,116
40.4%Hoover770
0.9%
D+18.2
D+57.1
D+0.4
1,904
R
30.2%Smith588
69.1%Hoover1,346
0.7%
R+38.9
D+11.7
R+21.5
1,947
R
3.9%Davis46
54.6%Coolidge641
41.5%La Follette488
R+50.6
D+16.4
R+25.5
1,175
R
4.2%Cox67
71.3%Harding1,128
24.5%
R+67.0
R+9.2
R+40.8
1,583
R
19.6%Wilson163
77.4%Hughes644
3.0%
R+57.8
R+77.4
R+61.0
832
O
19.6%Wilson150
0.0%Taft0
80.4%
Roosevelt +60.8
D+73.8
±0.0
766
R
21.0%Bryan175
75.2%Taft627
3.8%
R+54.2
D+14.3
R+44.6
834
R
14.5%Parker120
83.0%Roosevelt685
2.4%
R+68.5
R+26.2
R+48.8
825
R
28.1%Bryan250
70.4%McKinley626
1.5%
R+42.3
R+32.6
R+34.7
889
R
44.9%Bryan369
54.6%McKinley449
0.5%
R+9.7
D+36.9
R+3.7
822
R
11.5%Cleveland77
58.1%Harrison390
30.4%
R+46.6
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R+48.3
671
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Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
10.0%66
86.1%571
663
2020
R
14.1%122
85.9%745
867
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+73.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+70.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Campbell County, SD in Campbell County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−45
2012
−8
2013
−33
2014
+32
2015
+7
2016
−26
2017
−11
2018
−2
2019
+6
2021
+9
2022
−17
2023
−13
2024
−16
2025
+24
Campbell County's 2024 presidential margin of R+70.1 ranks it among the most one-sided jurisdictions in the country, a reflection of the deeply rural, agriculture-dependent character that defines this sparsely populated corner of north-central South Dakota.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 80.3 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.1 points.
A population of 1,593, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,929 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kidder County and Hettinger County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
How did Campbell County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Campbell County, South Dakota voted Republican by 70.1 points (R+70.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 836 votes cast, 120 went Democratic and 706 went Republican.
When did Campbell County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Campbell County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Campbell County, South Dakota?
Campbell County, South Dakota has a population of 1,593 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Campbell County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Campbell County, South Dakota is $68,929 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Campbell County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Campbell County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.
