McPherson County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 1,299 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -44 | 67 | 287 | 5 | 359 | 18.7% | 79.9% | R+61.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -11 | 46 | 293 | 5 | 344 | 13.4% | 85.2% | R+71.8 |
| Precinct -33 | 49 | 259 | 7 | 315 | 15.6% | 82.2% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -22 | 26 | 248 | 7 | 281 | 9.3% | 88.3% | R+79.0 |
| VTD-101 precinct46_46089VTD101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Central precinctCN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Eureka ward 1E1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Eureka ward 2E2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Eureka ward 3E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Leola town ward 1 (part of NE Leola precinct)L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Leola town ward 2 (part of NE Leola precinct)L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Leola town ward 3 (part of SE Leola precinct)L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Northeast Leola46_46089VTDNEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Northwest precinctNW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Southeast Leola46_46089VTDSEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Southwest precinctSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −27.6% |
| 1896 | −17.2% |
| 1900 | −49.6% |
| 1904 | −62.4% |
| 1908 | −65.5% |
| 1912 | +32.9% |
| 1916 | −62.0% |
| 1920 | −67.4% |
| 1924 | −25.6% |
| 1928 | +8.6% |
| 1932 | +61.9% |
| 1936 | −10.4% |
| 1940 | −54.9% |
| 1944 | −69.6% |
| 1948 | −53.3% |
| 1952 | −74.0% |
| 1956 | −0.1% |
| 1960 | −58.5% |
| 1964 | −44.7% |
| 1968 | −65.5% |
| 1972 | −54.1% |
| 1976 | −40.9% |
| 1980 | −73.6% |
| 1984 | −62.4% |
| 1988 | −40.7% |
| 1992 | −26.7% |
| 1996 | −35.6% |
| 2000 | −54.9% |
| 2004 | −24.9% |
| 2008 | −34.5% |
| 2012 | −53.4% |
| 2016 | −61.6% |
| 2020 | −64.4% |
| 2024 | −69.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 9.8%108 | 86.6%954 | 1,102 |
| 2020 | R | 17.8%235 | 82.2%1,086 | 1,321 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.6 points.
1,675 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 +32 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,087 in average income, against $70,764 for residents who stayed — 28% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +5 |
| 2012 | −11 |
| 2013 | +18 |
| 2014 | +4 |
| 2015 | −3 |
| 2016 | +30 |
| 2017 | +7 |
| 2018 | +2 |
| 2019 | −19 |
| 2021 | +30 |
| 2022 | −1 |
| 2023 | −46 |
| 2024 | −5 |
| 2025 | +21 |
McPherson County sits in the sparsely settled north-central plains, where a small, heavily rural electorate has produced some of the widest presidential margins in the state — R+69.2 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.2 points.
A population of 2,145, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,906 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hyde County and Smith County.
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McPherson County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46089/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.