Hanson County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 2,046 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 169 | 500 | 15 | 684 | 24.7% | 73.1% | R+48.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -22 | 98 | 287 | 7 | 392 | 25.0% | 73.2% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -44 | 43 | 278 | 6 | 327 | 13.1% | 85.0% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -33 | 54 | 262 | 8 | 324 | 16.7% | 80.9% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -55 | 35 | 284 | 0 | 319 | 11.0% | 89.0% | R+78.1 |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.4% |
| 1896 | +22.0% |
| 1900 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | −16.6% |
| 1908 | −2.8% |
| 1912 | +45.0% |
| 1916 | −3.7% |
| 1920 | −30.2% |
| 1924 | −25.5% |
| 1928 | −16.5% |
| 1932 | +35.4% |
| 1936 | +16.2% |
| 1940 | −7.3% |
| 1944 | −10.7% |
| 1948 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | −26.1% |
| 1956 | +6.1% |
| 1960 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | +21.1% |
| 1968 | −4.2% |
| 1972 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | +18.3% |
| 1980 | −24.2% |
| 1984 | −17.8% |
| 1988 | −0.6% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −34.3% |
| 2004 | −29.5% |
| 2008 | −19.1% |
| 2012 | −35.9% |
| 2016 | −53.5% |
| 2020 | −51.8% |
| 2024 | −59.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 15.6%254 | 81.2%1,323 | 1,629 |
| 2020 | R | 23.9%564 | 76.1%1,796 | 2,360 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 16 points more Democratic.
3,095 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
−73 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −209 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,556 in average income, against $87,016 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.8 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Hanson County, SD itself (R+59.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Davison County, SD22R+37.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Davison County, SD28
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 | +12 |
| 2012 | −22 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | −16 |
| 2015 | −38 |
| 2016 | −21 |
| 2017 | +6 |
| 2018 | −59 |
| 2019 | +60 |
| 2021 | +31 |
| 2022 | −48 |
| 2023 | −26 |
| 2024 | −6 |
| 2025 | −73 |
Hanson County's roughly 3,100 residents are concentrated in small agricultural communities on the James River plain, and its presidential margins have ranked among the widest in the state for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.2 points.
A population of 3,472, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,071 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hand County and Morton County.
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Hanson County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46061/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.