Corson County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 1,143 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MCINTOSHMCINTOSH | 29 | 167 | 2 | 198 | 14.6% | 84.3% | R+69.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MORRISTOWNMORRISTOWN | 15 | 179 | 3 | 197 | 7.6% | 90.9% | R+83.2 |
| Precinct -LINCOLNLINCOLN | 101 | 90 | 2 | 193 | 52.3% | 46.6% | D+5.7 |
| Precinct -MCLAUGHLINMCLAUGHLIN | 97 | 71 | 6 | 174 | 55.7% | 40.8% | D+14.9 |
| Precinct -WAKPALAWAKPALA | 89 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 89.9% | 9.1% | D+80.8 |
| Precinct -LITTLE EAGLELITTLE EAGLE | 55 | 25 | 3 | 83 | 66.3% | 30.1% | D+36.1 |
| Precinct -RIDGELANDRIDGELAND | 13 | 70 | 0 | 83 | 15.7% | 84.3% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -KENELKENEL | 46 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 75.4% | 24.6% | D+50.8 |
| Precinct -BULLHEADBULLHEAD | 50 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 90.9% | 9.1% | D+81.8 |
| VTD-precinct ArchambaultAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct BullheadBH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct ButteBU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct CadillacCD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct Grand ValleyGV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct KenelKN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct LibertyLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct LincolnLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct Little EagleLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct Little OakLO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct McIntoshMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct MissionMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct MorristownMT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct RidgelandRL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct South McLaughlin CitySM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct WakpalaWK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct WataugaWT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +44.3% |
| 1916 | +11.6% |
| 1920 | −40.5% |
| 1924 | −50.7% |
| 1928 | −14.6% |
| 1932 | +41.8% |
| 1936 | +11.3% |
| 1940 | −12.5% |
| 1944 | −12.4% |
| 1948 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | −38.0% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | −8.3% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −14.3% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | −38.3% |
| 1984 | −9.3% |
| 1988 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | −3.1% |
| 1996 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | −6.4% |
| 2004 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | −4.5% |
| 2020 | −1.9% |
| 2024 | −11.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.1%334 | 57.7%534 | 925 |
| 2020 | R | 46.1%583 | 53.9%681 | 1,264 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Corson County, SD registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 19-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
2,254 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
−33 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −607 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $29,471 in average income, against $48,395 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −60 |
| 2012 | −9 |
| 2013 | +93 |
| 2014 | −82 |
| 2015 | −57 |
| 2016 | −101 |
| 2017 | +33 |
| 2018 | −84 |
| 2019 | −126 |
| 2021 | −58 |
| 2022 | −40 |
| 2023 | −46 |
| 2024 | −37 |
| 2025 | −33 |
Corson County's electorate is roughly split between Native American communities on the Standing Rock Reservation and non-Native ranching households, a tension that produces competitive local races even as federal contests have trended toward double-digit Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.7 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.9 points.
A population of 3,806, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,406 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dewey County and Buffalo County.
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Corson County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.