Marshall County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 2,109 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -A6A6 | 128 | 190 | 9 | 327 | 39.1% | 58.1% | R+19.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -A9A9 | 93 | 201 | 11 | 305 | 30.5% | 65.9% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -A4A4 | 118 | 145 | 3 | 266 | 44.4% | 54.5% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -A8A8 | 62 | 174 | 3 | 239 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -A1A1 | 88 | 128 | 3 | 219 | 40.2% | 58.4% | R+18.3 |
| Precinct -A7A7 | 63 | 130 | 0 | 193 | 32.6% | 67.4% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -A2A2 | 78 | 109 | 3 | 190 | 41.1% | 57.4% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct -A5A5 | 80 | 106 | 2 | 188 | 42.6% | 56.4% | R+13.8 |
| Precinct -A3A3 | 72 | 105 | 5 | 182 | 39.6% | 57.7% | R+18.1 |
| VTD precinct A9A9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Britton ward 1A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Britton ward 2A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Britton ward 3A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct A4A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct A5A5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct A6A6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct A7A7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct A8A8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −33.5% |
| 1896 | +11.2% |
| 1900 | −6.3% |
| 1904 | −48.0% |
| 1908 | −28.6% |
| 1912 | +43.1% |
| 1916 | +4.3% |
| 1920 | −46.4% |
| 1924 | −43.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +34.9% |
| 1936 | +32.9% |
| 1940 | −0.4% |
| 1944 | −5.1% |
| 1948 | +9.1% |
| 1952 | −32.9% |
| 1956 | −15.1% |
| 1960 | −0.9% |
| 1964 | +27.1% |
| 1968 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | +16.4% |
| 1980 | −19.7% |
| 1984 | −15.8% |
| 1988 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | −7.6% |
| 2004 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | −15.5% |
| 2020 | −19.7% |
| 2024 | −24.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 29.0%545 | 67.7%1,272 | 1,879 |
| 2020 | R | 39.0%853 | 61.0%1,334 | 2,187 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.0 points more Democratic.
2,799 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
−22 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −53 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,458 in average income, against $79,668 for residents who stayed — 30% 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 | −59 |
| 2012 | +48 |
| 2013 | +89 |
| 2014 | −94 |
| 2015 | +51 |
| 2016 | −22 |
| 2017 | −9 |
| 2018 | −70 |
| 2019 | −20 |
| 2021 | −8 |
| 2022 | +34 |
| 2023 | +8 |
| 2024 | +21 |
| 2025 | −22 |
Marshall County's roughly 4,500 residents are spread across glacial lake country near the North Dakota border, and its presidential contests have consistently produced double-digit Republican margins over the past several cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 48.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.
A population of 4,344, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,156 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Norman County and Ransom County.
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Marshall County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46091/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.