Hand County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 1,764 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0101 | 96 | 317 | 5 | 418 | 23.0% | 75.8% | R+52.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0303 | 93 | 269 | 7 | 369 | 25.2% | 72.9% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -0505 | 55 | 289 | 4 | 348 | 15.8% | 83.0% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -0202 | 79 | 232 | 4 | 315 | 25.1% | 73.7% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -0404 | 42 | 269 | 3 | 314 | 13.4% | 85.7% | R+72.3 |
| VTD - Miller town ward 1 (part of precinct 11)M1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Miller town ward 2 (part of precinct 12)M2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Miller town ward 3 (part of precinct 11)46_46059VTDM3a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Miller town ward 3 (part of precinct 12)46_46059VTDM3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 12 -MillerTwp12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1 - Harson-Spri-Park-Ontar-Fairv-HoweTwp1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 10 - SpringLake-BatesTwp46_46059VTD10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 - Linn-Plato-Carlton-WheatonTwp2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3 - Capbel-Aldn-Flornc-Grenlef-AlphaTwp3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4 - Holden-BurdetteTwp4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 5 - Rvrsd-ReHghts-Midld-SprHil-RokdlTwp5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 6 - York-StLawrence-Pearl-HilandTwp6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 7 - Gilbert-Grand-Hulbert-RoseHillTwp7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 8 - Cedar-ComoTwp8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 9 - Logn-Glndl-Ohio-Mndmn-PlsantVaeyTwp9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −38.5% |
| 1896 | +11.3% |
| 1900 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | −55.3% |
| 1908 | −11.9% |
| 1912 | +48.7% |
| 1916 | +5.8% |
| 1920 | −34.6% |
| 1924 | −32.4% |
| 1928 | −26.9% |
| 1932 | +30.8% |
| 1936 | +13.3% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −15.2% |
| 1948 | −1.3% |
| 1952 | −41.4% |
| 1956 | −10.8% |
| 1960 | −14.5% |
| 1964 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | −17.1% |
| 1972 | −16.0% |
| 1976 | −1.1% |
| 1980 | −41.2% |
| 1984 | −41.0% |
| 1988 | −14.0% |
| 1992 | −13.6% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −42.0% |
| 2004 | −37.2% |
| 2008 | −26.3% |
| 2012 | −36.1% |
| 2016 | −58.1% |
| 2020 | −57.7% |
| 2024 | −57.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 13.1%198 | 82.3%1,242 | 1,510 |
| 2020 | R | 20.3%378 | 79.7%1,480 | 1,858 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.6 points.
2,249 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
+1 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −191 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,698 in average income, against $87,125 for residents who stayed — 58% 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 | −2 |
| 2012 | −56 |
| 2013 | +15 |
| 2014 | −33 |
| 2015 | −22 |
| 2016 | −5 |
| 2017 | −4 |
| 2018 | −33 |
| 2019 | −59 |
| 2021 | −35 |
| 2022 | +47 |
| 2023 | +6 |
| 2024 | −11 |
| 2025 | +1 |
Hand County, a sparsely populated stretch of central South Dakota plains, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in consecutive cycles, reflecting the deep rural conservatism typical of the region's agricultural heartland.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.1 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 57.3 points.
A population of 3,140, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,635 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hettinger County and Hanson County.
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Hand County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46059/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.