Faulk County, South Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,1262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hamlin County, SD · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Faulk CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Faulk County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 183 | 920 | 1,130 | ||
| R | 198 | 964 | 1,182 | ||
| R | 204 | 858 | 1,118 | ||
| R | 331 | 765 | 1,127 | ||
| R | 426 | 739 | 1,192 | ||
| R | 418 | 945 | 1,369 | ||
| D | 904 | 388 | 1,329 | ||
| R | 493 | 726 | 1,389 | ||
| R | 488 | 658 | 1,434 | ||
| R | 714 | 842 | 1,561 | ||
| R | 579 | 1,124 | 1,706 | ||
| R | 520 | 1,300 | 1,945 | ||
| D | 1,063 | 868 | 1,937 | ||
| R | 986 | 1,004 | 2,005 | ||
| R | 819 | 997 | 2,015 | ||
| D | 1,225 | 974 | 2,199 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,240 | 2,283 | ||
| R | 1,155 | 1,260 | 2,415 | ||
| R | 738 | 1,619 | 2,357 | ||
| R | 971 | 1,054 | 2,047 | ||
| R | 896 | 1,090 | 1,986 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 1,431 | 2,630 | ||
| D | 1,404 | 1,111 | 2,555 | ||
| D | 1,743 | 1,141 | 2,930 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 1,907 | 3,053 | ||
| R | 277 | 1,112 | 1,983 | ||
| R | 346 | 1,341 | 2,047 | ||
| D | 759 | 629 | 1,435 | ||
| O | 615 | 0 | 1,298 | ||
| R | 421 | 835 | 1,335 | ||
| R | 165 | 727 | 964 | ||
| R | 302 | 618 | 950 | ||
| R | 237 | 430 | 671 | ||
| R | 107 | 473 | 742 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
53.7%
Irish
13.0%
English
3.7%
American
1.6%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,750
Faulk County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Faulk County$57,750
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Faulk County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
28.3%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1843.9%
Working age (18–64)22.5%
Seniors (65+)25.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.2%
Other languages2.4%
Spanish0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 2,126, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,750 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hamlin County and Hand County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Faulk County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Faulk County, South Dakota voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,130 votes cast, 183 went Democratic and 920 went Republican.
What is Faulk County, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Faulk County, South Dakota in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Faulk County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Faulk County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Faulk County, South Dakota?
Faulk County, South Dakota has a population of 2,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Faulk County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Faulk County, South Dakota is $57,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Faulk County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Faulk County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.