Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BateslandBatesland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Cuny TableCuny Table | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -KyleKyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -MandersonManderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -OglalaOglala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -Pine Ridge #1Pine Ridge #1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -Pine Ridge #3Pine Ridge #3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -PorcupinePorcupine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -RockyfordRockyford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1924 | −81.1% |
| 1928 | +10.3% |
| 1932 | +29.5% |
| 1936 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | −13.3% |
| 1944 | −7.9% |
| 1948 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | −10.6% |
| 1956 | +9.6% |
| 1960 | +26.8% |
| 1964 | +51.7% |
| 1968 | +37.2% |
| 1972 | +55.2% |
| 1976 | +42.1% |
| 1980 | +41.1% |
| 1984 | +63.7% |
| 1988 | +64.2% |
| 1992 | +63.1% |
| 1996 | +73.2% |
| 2000 | +72.5% |
| 2004 | +72.1% |
| 2008 | +78.8% |
| 2012 | +87.4% |
| 2016 | +78.1% |
| 2020 | +79.1% |
| 2024 | +70.6% |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Republican.
7,794 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
−170 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,644 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,496 in average income, against $43,941 for residents who stayed — 8% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+26.4 on average — 97 points more Republican-leaning than Oglala Lakota County, SD itself (D+70.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Pennington County, SD48R+26.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pennington County, SD93
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 | +27 |
| 2012 | −77 |
| 2013 | −125 |
| 2014 | −146 |
| 2015 | −33 |
| 2016 | −89 |
| 2017 | −167 |
| 2018 | −158 |
| 2019 | −261 |
| 2021 | −121 |
| 2022 | −94 |
| 2023 | −125 |
| 2024 | −105 |
| 2025 | −170 |
Oglala Lakota County, coextensive with the Pine Ridge Reservation, routinely posts presidential margins exceeding 70 points, reflecting both its nearly 90% Lakota population and decades of consistent Native American electoral solidarity.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.4 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 81.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.6 points.
A population of 13,491, a 7% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Menominee County and Todd County.
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Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46102/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.