Davison County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
31 precincts · 9,177 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct-03 (Precinct-04, Precinct-05)Precinct-03 (Precinct-04, Precinct-05) | 357 | 1,212 | 34 | 1,603 | 22.3% | 75.6% | R+53.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct-06 (Precinct-07, Precinct-08)Precinct-06 (Precinct-07, Precinct-08) | 514 | 1,037 | 35 | 1,586 | 32.4% | 65.4% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct-15 (Precinct-16, Precinct-18)Precinct-15 (Precinct-16, Precinct-18) | 504 | 911 | 38 | 1,453 | 34.7% | 62.7% | R+28.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct-09 (Precinct-10, Precinct-11)Precinct-09 (Precinct-10, Precinct-11) | 420 | 840 | 35 | 1,295 | 32.4% | 64.9% | R+32.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct-19 (Precinct-20)Precinct-19 (Precinct-20) | 426 | 803 | 35 | 1,264 | 33.7% | 63.5% | R+29.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct-12 (Precinct-13, Precinct-14)Precinct-12 (Precinct-13, Precinct-14) | 393 | 776 | 37 | 1,206 | 32.6% | 64.3% | R+31.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct-02Precinct-02 | 64 | 352 | 8 | 424 | 15.1% | 83.0% | R+67.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct-01Precinct-01 | 65 | 277 | 4 | 346 | 18.8% | 80.1% | R+61.3 |
| VTD - county precinct 1- Badger, Perry & N 1/2 of Mitchell twnshipsC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - county precinct 2 - Baker, Union, Mt Vernon Twnships & Mt Vernon cityC2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - county precinct 3 - Beulah, Lisbon, Prosper & S 1/2 of Mitchell twnshipsC3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - county precinct 4 - Rome & Tobin twnships & Ethan townC4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1717 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Mitchell precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - mitchell precinct 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −33.8% |
| 1896 | +8.6% |
| 1900 | −4.2% |
| 1904 | −47.4% |
| 1908 | −7.8% |
| 1912 | +45.3% |
| 1916 | −4.7% |
| 1920 | −31.2% |
| 1924 | −41.0% |
| 1928 | −16.6% |
| 1932 | +41.3% |
| 1936 | +31.7% |
| 1940 | +7.2% |
| 1944 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | +15.0% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −3.1% |
| 1960 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | +27.1% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | −19.2% |
| 1984 | −19.1% |
| 1988 | −4.1% |
| 1992 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −20.0% |
| 2004 | −25.7% |
| 2008 | −13.9% |
| 2012 | −21.5% |
| 2016 | −35.2% |
| 2020 | −35.1% |
| 2024 | −37.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 21.1%1,524 | 75.2%5,420 | 7,210 |
| 2020 | R | 30.1%2,540 | 69.9%5,893 | 8,433 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Democratic.
13,263 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
+57 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −388 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,096 in average income, against $83,974 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+36.9 on average — about the same lean as Davison County, SD (R+37.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD52R+12.7
- Hanson County, SD28R+59.2
- Beadle County, SD27R+40.1
- Hutchinson County, SD26R+57.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD100
- Lincoln County, SD41
- Hutchinson County, SD25
- Hanson County, SD22
- Pennington 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 | +7 |
| 2012 | +113 |
| 2013 | −71 |
| 2014 | −44 |
| 2015 | −44 |
| 2016 | +61 |
| 2017 | −186 |
| 2018 | −96 |
| 2019 | −49 |
| 2021 | −38 |
| 2022 | +21 |
| 2023 | −70 |
| 2024 | −49 |
| 2025 | +57 |
Davison County punches above its size as home to Mitchell, the largest city in south-central South Dakota, giving it a modest service-sector economy in an otherwise agrarian region that has voted Republican by wide margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.8 points.
A population of 19,952, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,208 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morton County and Codington County.
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Davison County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.