Day County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
29 precincts · 2,932 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0404 | 134 | 305 | 10 | 449 | 29.8% | 67.9% | R+38.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1111 | 182 | 215 | 7 | 404 | 45.0% | 53.2% | R+8.2 |
| Precinct -0505 | 120 | 258 | 7 | 385 | 31.2% | 67.0% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -0303 | 90 | 207 | 2 | 299 | 30.1% | 69.2% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -0101 | 112 | 168 | 9 | 289 | 38.8% | 58.1% | R+19.4 |
| Precinct -0202 | 87 | 186 | 4 | 277 | 31.4% | 67.1% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -0808 | 83 | 132 | 9 | 224 | 37.1% | 58.9% | R+21.9 |
| Precinct -0707 | 60 | 151 | 2 | 213 | 28.2% | 70.9% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -0909 | 87 | 119 | 3 | 209 | 41.6% | 56.9% | R+15.3 |
| Precinct -0606 | 31 | 69 | 2 | 102 | 30.4% | 67.6% | R+37.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 81 | 17.3% | 81.5% | R+64.2 |
| VTD - waubay city ward 2 (part of precinct 5)46_46037VTD5W2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - waubay ward 1 (part of precinct 5)46_46037VTD5W1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- precinct AT- AndoverTown&TwpAT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- Waubay ward 3 (part of precinct 6)46_46037VTD6W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1 webster city ward 146_46037VTD1w1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 Webster ward 246_46037VTD2w2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 Webster-ward 346_46037VTD2W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3 Webster-ward 346_46037VTD3W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4 Webster ward 146_46037VTD4W1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 5 Waubay wards 1 & 2, Central Point-Egeland Twnshps5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 6 Waubay City Ward 3 and WaubayTwp6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct BR- BristolCity-Bristo-KidderTwpBR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct BW- Webster-RacineTwpBW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct FP Frm-Hmer-Ind-Unin-Lyn-PirpotTownFP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct GK-GrenvilleTown-Gren-KosciuskoTwpGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct LT Sld-OG-Vy-Ty-Blr-Yk-Btltn-LilyTwnLT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct RR- Raritan-Liberty-Nutley-RoslynTwnRR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct RWRusk-Morton-Wheatland-Highland voting districtRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −20.2% |
| 1896 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | −16.9% |
| 1904 | −59.9% |
| 1908 | −29.4% |
| 1912 | +33.8% |
| 1916 | −29.6% |
| 1920 | −50.3% |
| 1924 | −47.4% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +31.1% |
| 1936 | +21.3% |
| 1940 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | −2.1% |
| 1948 | +12.5% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | +5.7% |
| 1960 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | +25.7% |
| 1968 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | +15.9% |
| 1976 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | −17.3% |
| 1984 | −5.3% |
| 1988 | +13.8% |
| 1992 | +11.2% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | −4.1% |
| 2004 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | −23.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −29.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 23.9%602 | 71.4%1,796 | 2,514 |
| 2020 | R | 36.1%1,069 | 63.9%1,895 | 2,964 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.6 points more Democratic.
3,927 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
+42 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −32 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $63,361 in average income, against $94,719 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Brown 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 | +23 |
| 2012 | −133 |
| 2013 | +2 |
| 2014 | −63 |
| 2015 | −5 |
| 2016 | +11 |
| 2017 | +24 |
| 2018 | +16 |
| 2019 | −66 |
| 2021 | +36 |
| 2022 | +73 |
| 2023 | −2 |
| 2024 | +10 |
| 2025 | +42 |
Day County's population has contracted by roughly a third since 1980, leaving an older, rural electorate concentrated in Webster that has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.9 points.
A population of 5,437, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,033 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Buffalo County and Lincoln County.
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Day County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46037/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.