Hyde County, South Dakota: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,1912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,4722024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Perkins County, SD · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
Precinct
Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Hover precincts for detail. Real precinct boundaries forthcoming.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −40.8% |
| 1896 | −29.5% |
| 1900 | −41.7% |
| 1904 | −61.1% |
| 1908 | −34.4% |
| 1912 | +33.1% |
| 1916 | +16.9% |
| 1920 | −46.0% |
| 1924 | −31.1% |
| 1928 | −22.3% |
| 1932 | +13.6% |
| 1936 | −7.4% |
| 1940 | −20.6% |
| 1944 | −29.9% |
| 1948 | −19.1% |
| 1952 | −45.6% |
| 1956 | −11.7% |
| 1960 | −7.9% |
| 1964 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | −16.2% |
| 1972 | −19.3% |
| 1976 | −9.1% |
| 1980 | −48.4% |
| 1984 | −38.9% |
| 1988 | −10.8% |
| 1992 | −14.6% |
| 1996 | −20.4% |
| 2000 | +44.8% |
| 2004 | −41.3% |
| 2008 | −40.9% |
| 2012 | −46.7% |
| 2016 | −60.6% |
| 2020 | −60.3% |
| 2024 | −55.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 148 | 530 | 695 | ||
| R | 136 | 564 | 710 | ||
| R | 125 | 543 | 690 | ||
| R | 189 | 531 | 733 | ||
| R | 226 | 547 | 785 | ||
| R | 259 | 631 | 900 | ||
| D | 592 | 218 | 835 | ||
| R | 309 | 493 | 904 | ||
| R | 301 | 440 | 955 | ||
| R | 436 | 546 | 1,019 | ||
| R | 350 | 797 | 1,148 | ||
| R | 273 | 864 | 1,221 | ||
| R | 572 | 687 | 1,263 | ||
| R | 533 | 789 | 1,326 | ||
| R | 499 | 713 | 1,325 | ||
| D | 736 | 666 | 1,402 | ||
| R | 660 | 773 | 1,433 | ||
| R | 597 | 755 | 1,352 | ||
| R | 393 | 1,051 | 1,444 | ||
| R | 553 | 817 | 1,379 | ||
| R | 454 | 842 | 1,296 | ||
| R | 670 | 1,018 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 683 | 795 | 1,514 | ||
| D | 895 | 678 | 1,596 | ||
| R | 608 | 961 | 1,580 | ||
| R | 257 | 669 | 1,324 | ||
| R | 233 | 710 | 1,036 | ||
| D | 438 | 305 | 788 | ||
| O | 232 | 0 | 700 | ||
| R | 212 | 455 | 706 | ||
| R | 91 | 443 | 576 | ||
| R | 115 | 286 | 410 | ||
| R | 121 | 223 | 346 | ||
| R | 51 | 184 | 326 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
51.2%
English
13.9%
Irish
12.0%
Italian
3.3%
American
2.9%
Polish
0.7%
French
0.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 53.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,472
Hyde County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hyde County$73,472
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Hyde County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 181.9%
Working age (18–64)7.0%
Seniors (65+)3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hyde County's 2020 presidential margin of R+60.3 reflects a pattern common to the Great Plains' sparsely settled ranching counties, where fewer than 1,700 residents spread across open grassland produce some of the nation's most lopsided electoral results.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 1,191, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,472 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Perkins County and Stanley County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hyde County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hyde County, South Dakota voted Republican by 55.0 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 695 votes cast, 148 went Democratic and 530 went Republican.
What is Hyde County, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Hyde County, South Dakota in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Hyde County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hyde County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Hyde County, South Dakota?
Hyde County, South Dakota has a population of 1,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hyde County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Hyde County, South Dakota is $73,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Hyde County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hyde County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.