Hamlin County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 3,226 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -2121 | 169 | 621 | 15 | 805 | 21.0% | 77.1% | R+56.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2424 | 152 | 633 | 12 | 797 | 19.1% | 79.4% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -2525 | 178 | 370 | 15 | 563 | 31.6% | 65.7% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -2626 | 44 | 405 | 6 | 455 | 9.7% | 89.0% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -2323 | 42 | 240 | 5 | 287 | 14.6% | 83.6% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -0202 | 16 | 158 | 1 | 175 | 9.1% | 90.3% | R+81.1 |
| Precinct -2222 | 9 | 133 | 2 | 144 | 6.3% | 92.4% | R+86.1 |
| VTD Bryant precinctBY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD Estelline precinctES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD Hayti precinctHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD Norden precinctND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Castlewood precinctCW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Hazel precinctHZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Oxford precinctOX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −35.6% |
| 1896 | −11.2% |
| 1900 | −28.3% |
| 1904 | −56.3% |
| 1908 | −41.4% |
| 1912 | +29.9% |
| 1916 | −19.3% |
| 1920 | −47.4% |
| 1924 | −42.9% |
| 1928 | −28.1% |
| 1932 | +20.2% |
| 1936 | −6.6% |
| 1940 | −28.0% |
| 1944 | −27.9% |
| 1948 | −9.5% |
| 1952 | −43.0% |
| 1956 | −23.4% |
| 1960 | −27.0% |
| 1964 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | −17.1% |
| 1972 | −14.0% |
| 1976 | −1.7% |
| 1980 | −32.7% |
| 1984 | −29.7% |
| 1988 | −4.6% |
| 1992 | −11.2% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −29.7% |
| 2004 | −30.9% |
| 2008 | −22.2% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −54.2% |
| 2020 | −56.0% |
| 2024 | −60.4% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 13.5%366 | 81.9%2,214 | 2,703 |
| 2020 | R | 21.4%657 | 78.6%2,413 | 3,070 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.7 points.
4,286 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
−10 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −263 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,600 in average income, against $90,858 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.8 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Hamlin County, SD itself (R+60.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Codington County, SD27R+40.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Codington County, SD46
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 | −25 |
| 2012 | −82 |
| 2013 | −61 |
| 2014 | −42 |
| 2015 | −31 |
| 2016 | −110 |
| 2017 | +25 |
| 2018 | +4 |
| 2019 | +31 |
| 2021 | +45 |
| 2022 | +15 |
| 2023 | −56 |
| 2024 | +34 |
| 2025 | −10 |
Hamlin County, anchored by the small city of Hayti, sits in the eastern Coteau des Prairies and has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep conservative lean common across the state's agricultural northeast.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.4 points.
A population of 6,373, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,101 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McKenzie County and Williams County.
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Hamlin County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.