Edmunds County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 2,031 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 101 | 391 | 5 | 497 | 20.3% | 78.7% | R+58.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -22 | 84 | 306 | 9 | 399 | 21.1% | 76.7% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -55 | 67 | 304 | 4 | 375 | 17.9% | 81.1% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -33 | 51 | 270 | 5 | 326 | 15.6% | 82.8% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -44 | 55 | 227 | 5 | 287 | 19.2% | 79.1% | R+59.9 |
| Precinct -66 | 26 | 120 | 1 | 147 | 17.7% | 81.6% | R+63.9 |
| VTD-precinct 1 Pem-Cort-Union-Rich-Kent-CLTwp1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 IpswichCity2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3 Adrian-Rosette-Belle-Ipswich-Hunty-Clev-Harmony-Fou-PoweTwp3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4 Mont-Hillside-Vermont-LibertyTwp4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 5 Glen-Glover-NBry-BryTwp-Roscoe City5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 6 Hosmer-Sangamon-HosmerCity6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 7 -Modena-Bowdle-Odessa-Hudson-MadisonTwp-BowdleCity7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.3% |
| 1896 | +15.7% |
| 1900 | −5.7% |
| 1904 | −36.3% |
| 1908 | −4.7% |
| 1912 | +49.1% |
| 1916 | −16.1% |
| 1920 | −48.9% |
| 1924 | −31.1% |
| 1928 | −4.4% |
| 1932 | +36.6% |
| 1936 | +5.5% |
| 1940 | −23.7% |
| 1944 | −29.4% |
| 1948 | −8.7% |
| 1952 | −36.5% |
| 1956 | −3.2% |
| 1960 | −3.6% |
| 1964 | +8.4% |
| 1968 | −10.5% |
| 1972 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | −34.2% |
| 1984 | −21.2% |
| 1988 | −2.6% |
| 1992 | −2.2% |
| 1996 | −3.5% |
| 2000 | −29.3% |
| 2004 | −29.9% |
| 2008 | −19.0% |
| 2012 | −33.2% |
| 2016 | −54.9% |
| 2020 | −56.5% |
| 2024 | −60.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.0%253 | 82.1%1,385 | 1,687 |
| 2020 | R | 22.5%448 | 77.5%1,539 | 1,987 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 7.7 points more Democratic.
2,690 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
−25 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −274 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,604 in average income, against $106,716 for residents who stayed — 53% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Brown County, SD42
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 | −10 |
| 2012 | −19 |
| 2013 | +17 |
| 2014 | −74 |
| 2015 | +7 |
| 2016 | −72 |
| 2017 | −27 |
| 2018 | −58 |
| 2019 | −33 |
| 2021 | +48 |
| 2022 | +24 |
| 2023 | −25 |
| 2024 | −27 |
| 2025 | −25 |
Edmunds County, a sparsely settled wheat-farming county near the North Dakota border, has delivered lopsided Republican margins for decades, with the 2024 presidential result landing at R+60.8 in a county of fewer than 4,400 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.8 points.
A population of 4,048, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,630 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of LaMoure County and Faulk County.
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Edmunds County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46045/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.