Hughes County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 2929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 3030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 3131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 3232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 3333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Pierre precinct 3434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.9% |
| 1896 | −17.0% |
| 1900 | −32.4% |
| 1904 | −46.2% |
| 1908 | −37.4% |
| 1912 | +50.5% |
| 1916 | −6.3% |
| 1920 | −45.8% |
| 1924 | −39.5% |
| 1928 | −23.9% |
| 1932 | +14.6% |
| 1936 | +3.5% |
| 1940 | −18.5% |
| 1944 | −28.2% |
| 1948 | −23.3% |
| 1952 | −51.7% |
| 1956 | −26.8% |
| 1960 | −24.0% |
| 1964 | −2.4% |
| 1968 | −29.5% |
| 1972 | −34.9% |
| 1976 | −22.8% |
| 1980 | −41.2% |
| 1984 | −41.1% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −21.5% |
| 1996 | −21.4% |
| 2000 | −39.5% |
| 2004 | −37.6% |
| 2008 | −26.7% |
| 2012 | −29.8% |
| 2016 | −33.3% |
| 2020 | −29.5% |
| 2024 | −30.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 22.6%1,683 | 73.4%5,467 | 7,451 |
| 2020 | R | 29.1%2,546 | 70.9%6,217 | 8,763 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 18 points more Republican.
11,780 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
−21 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −664 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,411 in average income, against $91,467 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.9 on average — 4.8 points more Republican-leaning than Hughes County, SD itself (R+30.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Stanley County, SD71R+46.9
- Minnehaha County, SD28R+12.7
- Pennington County, SD27R+26.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Stanley County, SD64
- Minnehaha County, SD48
- Pennington County, SD31
- Lincoln 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 | +128 |
| 2012 | +54 |
| 2013 | −108 |
| 2014 | +83 |
| 2015 | −164 |
| 2016 | −48 |
| 2017 | +18 |
| 2018 | −77 |
| 2019 | −223 |
| 2021 | +7 |
| 2022 | −102 |
| 2023 | −87 |
| 2024 | −124 |
| 2025 | −21 |
Hughes County anchors South Dakota's government sector around Pierre, but the presence of the state capital hasn't shifted its presidential margins — Republicans carried it by nearly 30 points in 2020.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.1 points.
A population of 17,664, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,395 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pennington County and Burleigh County.
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Hughes County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46065/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.