Moody County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
17 precincts · 3,189 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRECINCT 5PRECINCT 5 | 179 | 598 | 15 | 792 | 22.6% | 75.5% | R+52.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PRECINCT 3PRECINCT 3 | 144 | 430 | 10 | 584 | 24.7% | 73.6% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 2PRECINCT 2 | 271 | 224 | 16 | 511 | 53.0% | 43.8% | D+9.2 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 1PRECINCT 1 | 244 | 243 | 11 | 498 | 49.0% | 48.8% | D+0.2 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 4PRECINCT 4 | 99 | 302 | 5 | 406 | 24.4% | 74.4% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 3-4BPRECINCT 3-4B | 115 | 271 | 12 | 398 | 28.9% | 68.1% | R+39.2 |
| VTD-Colman ward 1 (part of precinct 5)C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Colman ward 2 (part of precinct 5)C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Colman ward 3 (part of precinct 5)C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Flandreau ward 1 (part of precinct 2)F1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Flandreau ward 2 (part of precinct 1)F2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Flandreau ward 3 (part of precinct 2)F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4A4A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4B4B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −46.3% |
| 1896 | +12.9% |
| 1900 | −15.1% |
| 1904 | −60.1% |
| 1908 | −32.5% |
| 1912 | +35.6% |
| 1916 | −3.8% |
| 1920 | −49.4% |
| 1924 | −33.4% |
| 1928 | −19.6% |
| 1932 | +32.2% |
| 1936 | +8.2% |
| 1940 | −20.3% |
| 1944 | −18.9% |
| 1948 | −1.8% |
| 1952 | −42.9% |
| 1956 | −7.4% |
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | +22.3% |
| 1968 | −2.2% |
| 1972 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | +13.6% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −1.5% |
| 1988 | +19.2% |
| 1992 | +18.5% |
| 1996 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | −1.6% |
| 2004 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | −3.5% |
| 2016 | −23.5% |
| 2020 | −24.1% |
| 2024 | −31.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 26.3%694 | 69.6%1,839 | 2,642 |
| 2020 | R | 41.7%1,343 | 58.3%1,877 | 3,220 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Democratic.
4,428 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
−45 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −379 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,136 in average income, against $92,993 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+14.0 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Moody County, SD itself (R+31.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD49R+12.7
- Brookings County, SD20R+17.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD43
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 | −63 |
| 2012 | −88 |
| 2013 | −67 |
| 2014 | −97 |
| 2015 | −34 |
| 2016 | +10 |
| 2017 | −60 |
| 2018 | −22 |
| 2019 | +51 |
| 2021 | −31 |
| 2022 | +20 |
| 2023 | +22 |
| 2024 | +25 |
| 2025 | −45 |
Moody County sits in South Dakota's Coteau des Prairies, where a small, predominantly rural population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles, consistent with the broader eastern plains trend.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 6,397, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,427 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Marshall County and Norman County.
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Moody County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.