Hutchinson County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 3,736 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 | 226 | 696 | 21 | 943 | 24.0% | 73.8% | R+49.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -44 | 205 | 539 | 13 | 757 | 27.1% | 71.2% | R+44.1 |
| Precinct -11 | 113 | 593 | 7 | 713 | 15.8% | 83.2% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -33 | 105 | 423 | 12 | 540 | 19.4% | 78.3% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -55 | 68 | 379 | 7 | 454 | 15.0% | 83.5% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -66 | 38 | 288 | 3 | 329 | 11.6% | 87.5% | R+76.0 |
| 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 5 City of Parkston5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD precinct 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.6% |
| 1896 | −50.7% |
| 1900 | −47.8% |
| 1904 | −63.6% |
| 1908 | −40.7% |
| 1912 | +30.2% |
| 1916 | −50.0% |
| 1920 | −44.5% |
| 1924 | −19.7% |
| 1928 | −6.1% |
| 1932 | +40.9% |
| 1936 | −5.2% |
| 1940 | −64.2% |
| 1944 | −68.9% |
| 1948 | −40.9% |
| 1952 | −66.3% |
| 1956 | −46.3% |
| 1960 | −43.4% |
| 1964 | −13.7% |
| 1968 | −41.6% |
| 1972 | −15.8% |
| 1976 | −15.5% |
| 1980 | −51.0% |
| 1984 | −46.2% |
| 1988 | −25.6% |
| 1992 | −19.0% |
| 1996 | −22.8% |
| 2000 | −39.9% |
| 2004 | −41.5% |
| 2008 | −28.9% |
| 2012 | −44.6% |
| 2016 | −54.2% |
| 2020 | −57.9% |
| 2024 | −57.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 13.3%417 | 83.4%2,619 | 3,142 |
| 2020 | R | 20.6%772 | 79.4%2,982 | 3,754 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.0 points.
4,983 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
+9 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +4 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,459 in average income, against $86,116 for residents who stayed — 46% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+25.0 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Hutchinson County, SD itself (R+57.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD26R+12.7
- Davison County, SD25R+37.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Davison County, SD26
- Minnehaha County, SD22
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 | −47 |
| 2012 | +9 |
| 2013 | −34 |
| 2014 | +35 |
| 2015 | +42 |
| 2016 | +55 |
| 2017 | −5 |
| 2018 | −57 |
| 2019 | −30 |
| 2021 | +1 |
| 2022 | −9 |
| 2023 | +39 |
| 2024 | −4 |
| 2025 | +9 |
Hutchinson County's German-Russian settler heritage anchors a deeply rural agricultural community where Republican presidential margins have exceeded 50 points in multiple consecutive cycles, making it among the state's most predictable precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.9 points in 1944. The 2024 margin was 57.9 points.
A population of 7,404, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,977 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Thayer County and Walworth County.
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Hutchinson County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46067/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.