Lawrence County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| VTD - Deadwood city wardDW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTD - Lead city wardLD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Nemo precinctNM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Reeds precinctRD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Spearfish city ward 1S1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Spearfish city ward 2S2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Spearfish city ward 3S3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - St Onge precinctSO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Valley 2 precinctV2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Whitewood city ward 2W2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Whitewood city ward 3W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Whitewood precinctWW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD -Whitewood city ward 1W1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- Rural 1 precinctR1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −38.1% |
| 1896 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | −13.3% |
| 1904 | −44.7% |
| 1908 | −21.8% |
| 1912 | +53.9% |
| 1916 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | −40.9% |
| 1924 | −56.9% |
| 1928 | −39.6% |
| 1932 | −8.8% |
| 1936 | −13.2% |
| 1940 | −20.1% |
| 1944 | −30.8% |
| 1948 | −26.0% |
| 1952 | −53.1% |
| 1956 | −42.7% |
| 1960 | −32.1% |
| 1964 | −3.8% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | −14.8% |
| 1980 | −36.3% |
| 1984 | −39.5% |
| 1988 | −19.9% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −37.5% |
| 2004 | −31.3% |
| 2008 | −15.4% |
| 2012 | −26.9% |
| 2016 | −34.2% |
| 2020 | −30.5% |
| 2024 | −31.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 25.2%3,061 | 69.5%8,439 | 12,146 |
| 2020 | R | 31.7%4,358 | 68.3%9,385 | 13,743 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.3 points more Republican.
22,948 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
+786 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,028 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $93,281 in average income, against $100,494 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.8 on average — 6.4 points more Republican-leaning than Lawrence County, SD itself (R+31.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pennington County, SD126R+26.4
- Butte County, SD92R+60.6
- Meade County, SD86R+50.9
- Maricopa County, AZ33R+3.5
- Minnehaha County, SD27R+12.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pennington County, SD156
- Butte County, SD116
- Meade County, SD108
- Maricopa County, AZ28
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 | +99 |
| 2012 | +70 |
| 2013 | +546 |
| 2014 | −241 |
| 2015 | +89 |
| 2016 | +371 |
| 2017 | +236 |
| 2018 | +48 |
| 2019 | +110 |
| 2021 | +396 |
| 2022 | +1,036 |
| 2023 | +813 |
| 2024 | +669 |
| 2025 | +786 |
Home to Deadwood and Lead, Lawrence County sits in the Black Hills and has voted Republican by double-digit margins in every recent presidential cycle, reaching R+31 in 2024 despite a tourism-driven economy that draws visitors from across the country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 27,233, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,384 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Beaverhead County.
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Lawrence County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46081/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.