Faulk County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 1,130 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -77 | 54 | 210 | 9 | 273 | 19.8% | 76.9% | R+57.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -66 | 38 | 184 | 7 | 229 | 16.6% | 80.3% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -11 | 37 | 133 | 4 | 174 | 21.3% | 76.4% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -22 | 7 | 122 | 2 | 131 | 5.3% | 93.1% | R+87.8 |
| Precinct -33 | 14 | 107 | 1 | 122 | 11.5% | 87.7% | R+76.2 |
| Precinct -55 | 15 | 88 | 2 | 105 | 14.3% | 83.8% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -44 | 18 | 76 | 2 | 96 | 18.8% | 79.2% | R+60.4 |
| VTD-precinct 1 Union-WesleyTwp-ChelseaTown-Devoe-Fairview-Cresbard Town1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 10 Ward 2 Faulkton City10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 11 Ward 3 Faulkton City11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 Entprs-Frdom-Emrson-Sartga-Pulsk-MyrnTwp2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4 Irving-Orient-ArcadeTwp-OrientTown4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 5 Centrvil-Pioner-Hildal-ZllTwp-RckhmTown5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 6 Bryant-Tamworth-LafonTwp6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 9 Ward 1 Faulkton City9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −49.3% |
| 1896 | −28.8% |
| 1900 | −33.3% |
| 1904 | −58.3% |
| 1908 | −31.0% |
| 1912 | +47.4% |
| 1916 | −9.1% |
| 1920 | −48.6% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −25.3% |
| 1932 | +20.5% |
| 1936 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | −8.8% |
| 1944 | −9.8% |
| 1948 | −4.1% |
| 1952 | −37.4% |
| 1956 | −4.3% |
| 1960 | −8.6% |
| 1964 | +11.4% |
| 1968 | −8.8% |
| 1972 | −0.9% |
| 1976 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | −40.1% |
| 1984 | −31.9% |
| 1988 | −8.2% |
| 1992 | −11.9% |
| 1996 | −16.8% |
| 2000 | −38.8% |
| 2004 | −38.5% |
| 2008 | −26.3% |
| 2012 | −38.5% |
| 2016 | −58.5% |
| 2020 | −64.8% |
| 2024 | −65.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 12.7%120 | 82.4%780 | 947 |
| 2020 | R | 17.9%213 | 82.1%975 | 1,188 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.7 points.
1,539 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
−14 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −51 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $64,829 in average income, against $88,975 for residents who stayed — 27% 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 | −15 |
| 2012 | +4 |
| 2013 | −11 |
| 2014 | −23 |
| 2015 | −8 |
| 2016 | +16 |
| 2017 | −7 |
| 2018 | −16 |
| 2019 | −31 |
| 2021 | −2 |
| 2022 | +6 |
| 2023 | +31 |
| 2024 | +19 |
| 2025 | −14 |
Faulk County's sparse, agricultural population of roughly 2,600 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in multiple consecutive cycles, making it a reliable benchmark for measuring rural realignment on the northern plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.2 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 65.2 points.
A population of 2,126, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,750 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edmunds County and Kidder County.
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Faulk County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.