Clark County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 1,842 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0606 | 35 | 162 | 4 | 201 | 17.4% | 80.6% | R+63.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0808 | 44 | 139 | 5 | 188 | 23.4% | 73.9% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -0707 | 17 | 166 | 2 | 185 | 9.2% | 89.7% | R+80.5 |
| Precinct -1111 | 56 | 122 | 4 | 182 | 30.8% | 67.0% | R+36.3 |
| Precinct -1313 | 52 | 120 | 3 | 175 | 29.7% | 68.6% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -1212 | 53 | 114 | 3 | 170 | 31.2% | 67.1% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -0909 | 39 | 126 | 1 | 166 | 23.5% | 75.9% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -0101 | 36 | 104 | 9 | 149 | 24.2% | 69.8% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -0202 | 24 | 93 | 3 | 120 | 20.0% | 77.5% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -1010 | 23 | 81 | 4 | 108 | 21.3% | 75.0% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -0404 | 13 | 85 | 3 | 101 | 12.9% | 84.2% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -0303 | 23 | 70 | 4 | 97 | 23.7% | 72.2% | R+48.5 |
| VTD - Clark city ward 1 precinct 1111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Clark city ward 2 precinct 1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Clark city ward 3 (part of precinct 13)W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1313 | 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-precinct 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −34.5% |
| 1896 | +7.8% |
| 1900 | −13.3% |
| 1904 | −59.4% |
| 1908 | −35.3% |
| 1912 | +38.5% |
| 1916 | −9.0% |
| 1920 | −45.2% |
| 1924 | −45.9% |
| 1928 | −31.8% |
| 1932 | +25.0% |
| 1936 | +3.7% |
| 1940 | −23.5% |
| 1944 | −23.1% |
| 1948 | −2.1% |
| 1952 | −42.9% |
| 1956 | −17.7% |
| 1960 | −22.1% |
| 1964 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | −8.9% |
| 1972 | −9.5% |
| 1976 | −2.6% |
| 1980 | −40.8% |
| 1984 | −29.0% |
| 1988 | −3.4% |
| 1992 | −0.2% |
| 1996 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | −22.8% |
| 2004 | −24.1% |
| 2008 | −12.1% |
| 2012 | −19.4% |
| 2016 | −44.7% |
| 2020 | −50.6% |
| 2024 | −52.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.4%230 | 82.0%1,307 | 1,593 |
| 2020 | R | 24.4%450 | 75.6%1,397 | 1,847 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.8 points.
2,667 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
+11 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −127 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,256 in average income, against $81,535 for residents who stayed — 43% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Codington County, SD22
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 | −99 |
| 2012 | −3 |
| 2013 | +24 |
| 2014 | +10 |
| 2015 | −33 |
| 2016 | −34 |
| 2017 | +5 |
| 2018 | +9 |
| 2019 | −26 |
| 2021 | −5 |
| 2022 | +27 |
| 2023 | −24 |
| 2024 | +11 |
| 2025 | +11 |
Clark County's sparse, agriculture-dependent population of roughly 4,100 has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+52.5 result consistent with the broader trend across the state's rural Great Plains interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.5 points.
A population of 3,917, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,726 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pipestone County and Wadena County.
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Clark County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.