Pennington County, South Dakota

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	20,051	35,009	1,520	56,580
2020	20,606	35,063	1,849	57,518
2016	14,074	29,804	3,865	47,743
2012	15,125	28,232	1,107	44,464
2008	17,802	27,603	875	46,280
2004	14,213	29,976	779	44,968

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

20,051

35,009

1,520

56,580

2020

20,606

35,063

1,849

57,518

2016

14,074

29,804

3,865

47,743

2012

15,125

28,232

1,107

44,464

2008

17,802

27,603

875

46,280

2004

14,213

29,976

779

44,968

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	40.1	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.2%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

40.1

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

8.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.0%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$74,517	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.2%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	34.6%	31.9%	35.6%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$74,517

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.2%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

34.6%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.4%	7.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Other languages	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.4%

7.1%

22.3%

Spanish

1.5%

2.6%

13.6%

Other languages

1.1%

1.9%

0.8%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	8.0%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	28.1%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	50.9%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	10.1%	18.0%	5.2%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

8.0%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

28.1%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

50.9%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

10.1%

18.0%

5.2%

Precinct data

Results by precinct

101 precincts · 56,580 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Pennington County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -AWAW	1,575	3,236	70	4,881	32.3%	66.3%	R+34.0
Precinct -BEBE	884	1,862	81	2,827	31.3%	65.9%	R+34.6
Precinct -3-23-2	1,016	1,411	65	2,492	40.8%	56.6%	R+15.9
Precinct -3-33-3	901	1,473	62	2,436	37.0%	60.5%	R+23.5
Precinct -5-55-5	878	1,217	59	2,154	40.8%	56.5%	R+15.7
Precinct -2-22-2	625	1,348	46	2,019	31.0%	66.8%	R+35.8
Precinct -3-43-4	722	1,158	41	1,921	37.6%	60.3%	R+22.7
Precinct -5-45-4	968	731	76	1,775	54.5%	41.2%	D+13.4
Precinct -1-31-3	597	1,120	45	1,762	33.9%	63.6%	R+29.7
Precinct -VFVF	478	1,220	55	1,753	27.3%	69.6%	R+42.3
Precinct -1-51-5	712	965	53	1,730	41.2%	55.8%	R+14.6
Precinct -5-35-3	707	784	44	1,535	46.1%	51.1%	R+5.0
Precinct -1-11-1	541	935	56	1,532	35.3%	61.0%	R+25.7
Precinct -1-21-2	500	949	44	1,493	33.5%	63.6%	R+30.1
Precinct -3-53-5	450	953	28	1,431	31.4%	66.6%	R+35.2
Precinct -HRHR	364	1,009	25	1,398	26.0%	72.2%	R+46.1
Precinct -HCHC	398	942	28	1,368	29.1%	68.9%	R+39.8
Precinct -JSJS	398	924	29	1,351	29.5%	68.4%	R+38.9
Precinct -RVRV	413	882	51	1,346	30.7%	65.5%	R+34.8
Precinct -4-34-3	454	844	33	1,331	34.1%	63.4%	R+29.3
Precinct -4-24-2	614	646	48	1,308	46.9%	49.4%	R+2.4
Precinct -VVVV	361	899	28	1,288	28.0%	69.8%	R+41.8
Precinct -WPWP	426	821	30	1,277	33.4%	64.3%	R+30.9
Precinct -1-41-4	348	723	24	1,095	31.8%	66.0%	R+34.2
Precinct -2-42-4	488	557	39	1,084	45.0%	51.4%	R+6.4
Precinct -4-14-1	531	461	42	1,034	51.4%	44.6%	D+6.8
Precinct -5-25-2	460	531	32	1,023	45.0%	51.9%	R+6.9
Precinct -2-32-3	404	528	40	972	41.6%	54.3%	R+12.8
Precinct -2-52-5	393	515	33	941	41.8%	54.7%	R+13.0
Precinct -5-15-1	366	365	35	766	47.8%	47.7%	D+0.1
Precinct -NUNU	117	614	10	741	15.8%	82.9%	R+67.1
Precinct -4-44-4	347	367	21	735	47.2%	49.9%	R+2.7
Precinct -CACA	119	589	14	722	16.5%	81.6%	R+65.1
Precinct -DTDT	199	489	24	712	27.9%	68.7%	R+40.7
Precinct -CLCL	215	412	18	645	33.3%	63.9%	R+30.5
Precinct -KYKY	177	442	12	631	28.1%	70.0%	R+42.0
Precinct -4-54-5	206	376	13	595	34.6%	63.2%	R+28.6
Precinct -LSLS	97	355	5	457	21.2%	77.7%	R+56.5
Precinct -WLWL	83	308	7	398	20.9%	77.4%	R+56.5
Precinct -3-13-1	166	216	10	392	42.3%	55.1%	R+12.8
Precinct -2-12-1	208	134	15	357	58.3%	37.5%	D+20.7
Precinct -SRSR	67	201	13	281	23.8%	71.5%	R+47.7
Precinct -QUQU	17	248	3	268	6.3%	92.5%	R+86.2
Precinct -NHNH	39	120	11	170	22.9%	70.6%	R+47.6
Precinct -WSWS	12	83	2	97	12.4%	85.6%	R+73.2
Precinct -RKRK	10	46	0	56	17.9%	82.1%	R+64.3
VTD - B30-246_46103VTD302	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - B30-346_46103VTD303	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - B33-146_46103VTD331	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - B33-246_46103VTD332	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - B33-346_46103VTD333	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - B35-146_46103VTD351	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - CA1919	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - CL66	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - CR1414	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - DG746_46103VTDDG7	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - DT2424	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - HC146_46103VTDHC1	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - HR99	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - JS546_46103VTDJS5	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - K3K3	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - NH1818	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - Q1717	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - R1346_46103VTDR13	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 1-11	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 1-22	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 1-33	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 1-44	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-11	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-22	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-33	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-44	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-55	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 2-66	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-11	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-22	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-33	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-44	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-55	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-66	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 3-77	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 4-11	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 4-22	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 4-33	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 4-44	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 5-11	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 5-22	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 5-33	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 5-44	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RC 5-55	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RK446_46103VTDRK4	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RVE1E1	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RVF1F1	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RVF2F2	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - RVS1S1	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - SC1111	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - VN3446_46103VTDN34	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - WA1212	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - WL1515	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD - WP2323	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
VTD NU1010	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−42.9%
1896	+16.8%
1900	−6.7%
1904	−45.0%
1908	−18.3%
1912	+48.2%
1916	+8.9%
1920	−34.1%
1924	−46.6%
1928	−34.3%
1932	+17.4%
1936	+10.7%
1940	−15.0%
1944	−19.7%
1948	−12.8%
1952	−42.3%
1956	−34.5%
1960	−20.6%
1964	+5.1%
1968	−13.0%
1972	−22.7%
1976	−13.9%
1980	−42.1%
1984	−45.2%
1988	−23.4%
1992	−18.4%
1996	−18.3%
2000	−37.1%
2004	−35.1%
2008	−21.2%
2012	−29.5%
2016	−32.9%
2020	−25.1%
2024	−26.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	35.4%Harris20,051	61.9%Trump35,009	1.8%Kennedy1,037	R+26.4	R+1.3	R+25.0	56,580
2020	R	35.8%Biden20,606	61.0%Trump35,063	3.2%Jorgensen1,849	R+25.1	D+7.8	R+29.6	57,518
2016	R	29.5%Clinton14,074	62.4%Trump29,804	7.0%Johnson3,339	R+32.9	R+3.5	R+35.0	47,743
2012	R	34.0%Obama15,125	63.5%Romney28,232	2.5%	R+29.5	R+8.3	R+33.3	44,464
2008	R	38.5%Obama17,802	59.6%McCain27,603	1.9%	R+21.2	D+13.9	R+28.4	46,280
2004	R	31.6%Kerry14,213	66.7%Bush29,976	1.7%	R+35.1	D+2.1	R+32.6	44,968
2000	R	30.4%Gore11,123	67.6%Bush24,696	2.0%	R+37.1	R+18.8	R+37.6	36,557
1996	R	36.0%Clinton12,784	54.3%Dole19,293	8.9%Perot3,149	R+18.3	D+0.1	R+26.8	35,516
1992	R	29.5%Clinton11,106	47.9%Bush18,052	22.2%Perot8,358	R+18.4	D+5.0	R+24.0	37,669
1988	R	38.0%Dukakis12,068	61.4%Bush19,510	0.6%	R+23.4	D+21.7	R+15.7	31,757
1984	R	27.1%Mondale8,224	72.2%Reagan21,947	0.7%	R+45.2	R+3.1	R+26.9	30,389
1980	R	25.2%Carter7,121	67.3%Reagan18,991	7.4%	R+42.1	R+28.2	R+32.3	28,204
1976	R	42.4%Carter10,058	56.3%Ford13,352	1.2%	R+13.9	D+8.8	R+16.0	23,699
1972	R	38.5%McGovern8,592	61.2%Nixon13,654	0.4%	R+22.7	R+9.6	D+0.5	22,326
1968	R	40.2%Humphrey7,303	53.3%Nixon9,671	6.5%	R+13.0	R+18.1	R+12.4	18,148
1964	D	52.5%Johnson9,881	47.5%Goldwater8,926	0.0%	D+5.1	D+25.7	R+17.5	18,807
1960	R	39.7%Kennedy7,478	60.3%Nixon11,364	0.0%	R+20.6	D+13.9	R+20.8	18,842
1956	R	32.7%Stevenson5,332	67.3%Eisenhower10,955	0.0%	R+34.5	D+7.8	R+19.1	16,287
1952	R	28.8%Stevenson4,470	71.2%Eisenhower11,029	0.0%	R+42.3	R+29.5	R+31.6	15,499
1948	R	43.2%Truman4,929	56.0%Dewey6,392	0.8%	R+12.8	D+6.9	R+17.3	11,413
1944	R	40.1%Roosevelt3,517	59.9%Dewey5,246	0.0%	R+19.7	R+4.7	R+27.2	8,763
1940	R	42.5%Roosevelt4,878	57.5%Willkie6,603	0.0%	R+15.0	R+25.7	R+25.0	11,481
1936	D	53.3%Roosevelt5,557	42.6%Landon4,442	4.1%	D+10.7	R+6.7	R+13.6	10,428
1932	D	58.3%Roosevelt5,178	41.0%Hoover3,638	0.7%	D+17.4	D+51.7	R+0.4	8,875
1928	R	32.7%Smith2,266	67.0%Hoover4,645	0.4%	R+34.3	D+12.3	R+16.8	6,936
1924	R	17.0%Davis854	63.6%Coolidge3,201	19.5%La Follette980	R+46.6	R+12.5	R+21.4	5,035
1920	R	30.1%Cox1,205	64.2%Harding2,568	5.6%	R+34.1	R+43.0	R+7.9	3,998
1916	D	51.6%Wilson1,339	42.7%Hughes1,108	5.6%	D+8.9	R+39.2	D+5.8	2,593
1912	O	48.2%Wilson1,135	0.0%Taft0	51.8%	Roosevelt +3.7	D+66.4	D+28.6	2,357
1908	R	39.1%Bryan1,160	57.4%Taft1,702	3.5%	R+18.3	D+26.7	R+8.7	2,966
1904	R	24.0%Parker392	69.0%Roosevelt1,126	7.0%	R+45.0	R+38.3	R+25.3	1,632
1900	R	46.2%Bryan784	52.9%McKinley898	0.9%	R+6.7	R+23.5	D+0.8	1,697
1896	D	58.2%Bryan1,038	41.4%McKinley739	0.4%	D+16.8	D+59.6	D+22.8	1,785
1892	R	7.8%Cleveland147	50.7%Harrison959	41.6%	R+42.9	—	R+44.6	1,893
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 2 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	27.6%12,441	67.3%30,398	45,153
2020	R	33.7%19,184	66.3%37,694	56,878

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+34.4

Presidential vote · 2024R+26.4

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 8.0 points more Republican.

88,497 registered voters · 2026

Democratic18.7%Republican53.1%Unaffiliated13.0%Other15.2%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+50 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +11,021 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $74,555 in average income, against $92,376 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+20.9 on average — 5.5 points more Democratic-leaning than Pennington County, SD itself (R+26.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Meade County, SD612R+50.9
Lawrence County, SD156R+31.3
Custer County, SD96R+45.8
Oglala Lakota County, SD93D+70.6
Maricopa County, AZ92R+3.5
Minnehaha County, SD89R+12.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Meade County, SD564
Minnehaha County, SD133
Lawrence County, SD126
Maricopa County, AZ114
Custer County, SD93
Oglala Lakota County, SD48

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.

Domestic migration in Pennington County, SD in Pennington County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+450
2012	+880
2013	+916
2014	+746
2015	−212
2016	+204
2017	+644
2018	+901
2019	+1,253
2021	+2,169
2022	+1,972
2023	+1,208
2024	−160
2025	+50

Home to Rapid City and the gateway to the Black Hills, Pennington County combines a mid-size urban core with expansive rural terrain. Its R+26 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a consistent pattern of Republican dominance across both areas.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.

A population of 113,512, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,517 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lawrence County and Ottawa County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Lawrence County

South Dakota

78.4twin score

2000 marginelasticity12-yr trend≠ French ancestry

Ottawa County

Michigan

78.1twin score

12-yr trend2000–2004 trajectorycollege share≠ Polish ancestry

Flathead County

Montana

77.8twin score

12-yr trend2000–2004 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pennington County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pennington County, South Dakota voted Republican by 26.4 points (R+26.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,580 votes cast, 20,051 went Democratic and 35,009 went Republican.

When did Pennington County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pennington County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Pennington County, South Dakota?

Pennington County, South Dakota has a population of 113,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Pennington County, South Dakota?

Median household income in Pennington County, South Dakota is $74,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of Pennington County, South Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennington County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	20,051	35,009	1,520	56,580
2020	20,606	35,063	1,849	57,518
2016	14,074	29,804	3,865	47,743
2012	15,125	28,232	1,107	44,464
2008	17,802	27,603	875	46,280
2004	14,213	29,976	779	44,968

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

20,051

35,009

1,520

56,580

2020

20,606

35,063

1,849

57,518

2016

14,074

29,804

3,865

47,743

2012

15,125

28,232

1,107

44,464

2008

17,802

27,603

875

46,280

2004

14,213

29,976

779

44,968

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	40.1	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	8.2%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

40.1

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

8.2%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.0%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$74,517	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.2%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	34.6%	31.9%	35.6%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$74,517

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.2%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

34.6%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.4%	7.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	2.6%	13.6%
Other languages	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.4%

7.1%

22.3%

Spanish

1.5%

2.6%

13.6%

Other languages

1.1%

1.9%

0.8%

Measure	Pennington County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	8.0%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	28.1%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	50.9%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	10.1%	18.0%	5.2%

Measure

Pennington County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

8.0%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

28.1%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

50.9%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

10.1%

18.0%

5.2%

Pennington County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -AWAW

1,575

3,236

4,881

32.3%

66.3%

R+34.0

Precinct -BEBE

884

1,862

2,827

31.3%

65.9%

R+34.6

Precinct -3-23-2

1,016

1,411

2,492

40.8%

56.6%

R+15.9

Precinct -3-33-3

901

1,473

2,436

37.0%

60.5%

R+23.5

Precinct -5-55-5

878

1,217

2,154

40.8%

56.5%

R+15.7

Precinct -2-22-2

625

1,348

2,019

31.0%

66.8%

R+35.8

Precinct -3-43-4

722

1,158

1,921

37.6%

60.3%

R+22.7

Precinct -5-45-4

968

731

1,775

54.5%

41.2%

D+13.4

Precinct -1-31-3

597

1,120

1,762

33.9%

63.6%

R+29.7

Precinct -VFVF

478

1,220

1,753

27.3%

69.6%

R+42.3

Precinct -1-51-5

712

965

1,730

41.2%

55.8%

R+14.6

Precinct -5-35-3

707

784

1,535

46.1%

51.1%

R+5.0

Precinct -1-11-1

541

935

1,532

35.3%

61.0%

R+25.7

Precinct -1-21-2

500

949

1,493

33.5%

63.6%

R+30.1

Precinct -3-53-5

450

953

1,431

31.4%

66.6%

R+35.2

Precinct -HRHR

364

1,009

1,398

26.0%

72.2%

R+46.1

Precinct -HCHC

398

942

1,368

29.1%

68.9%

R+39.8

Precinct -JSJS

398

924

1,351

29.5%

68.4%

R+38.9

Precinct -RVRV

413

882

1,346

30.7%

65.5%

R+34.8

Precinct -4-34-3

454

844

1,331

34.1%

63.4%

R+29.3

Precinct -4-24-2

614

646

1,308

46.9%

49.4%

R+2.4

Precinct -VVVV

361

899

1,288

28.0%

69.8%

R+41.8

Precinct -WPWP

426

821

1,277

33.4%

64.3%

R+30.9

Precinct -1-41-4

348

723

1,095

31.8%

66.0%

R+34.2

Precinct -2-42-4

488

557

1,084

45.0%

51.4%

R+6.4

Precinct -4-14-1

531

461

1,034

51.4%

44.6%

D+6.8

Precinct -5-25-2

460

531

1,023

45.0%

51.9%

R+6.9

Precinct -2-32-3

404

528

972

41.6%

54.3%

R+12.8

Precinct -2-52-5

393

515

941

41.8%

54.7%

R+13.0

Precinct -5-15-1

366

365

766

47.8%

47.7%

D+0.1

Precinct -NUNU

117

614

741

15.8%

82.9%

R+67.1

Precinct -4-44-4

347

367

735

47.2%

49.9%

R+2.7

Precinct -CACA

119

589

722

16.5%

81.6%

R+65.1

Precinct -DTDT

199

489

712

27.9%

68.7%

R+40.7

Precinct -CLCL

215

412

645

33.3%

63.9%

R+30.5

Precinct -KYKY

177

442

631

28.1%

70.0%

R+42.0

Precinct -4-54-5

206

376

595

34.6%

63.2%

R+28.6

Precinct -LSLS

355

457

21.2%

77.7%

R+56.5

Precinct -WLWL

308

398

20.9%

77.4%

R+56.5

Precinct -3-13-1

166

216

392

42.3%

55.1%

R+12.8

Precinct -2-12-1

208

134

357

58.3%

37.5%

D+20.7

Precinct -SRSR

201

281

23.8%

71.5%

R+47.7

Precinct -QUQU

248

268

6.3%

92.5%

R+86.2

Precinct -NHNH

120

170

22.9%

70.6%

R+47.6

Precinct -WSWS

12.4%

85.6%

R+73.2

Precinct -RKRK

17.9%

82.1%

R+64.3

VTD - B30-246_46103VTD302

—

Even

VTD - B30-346_46103VTD303

—

Even

VTD - B33-146_46103VTD331

—

Even

VTD - B33-246_46103VTD332

—

Even

VTD - B33-346_46103VTD333

—

Even

VTD - B35-146_46103VTD351

—

Even

VTD - CA1919

—

Even

VTD - CL66

—

Even

VTD - CR1414

—

Even

VTD - DG746_46103VTDDG7

—

Even

VTD - DT2424

—

Even

VTD - HC146_46103VTDHC1

—

Even

VTD - HR99

—

Even

VTD - JS546_46103VTDJS5

—

Even

VTD - K3K3

—

Even

VTD - NH1818

—

Even

VTD - Q1717

—

Even

VTD - R1346_46103VTDR13

—

Even

VTD - RC 1-11

—

Even

VTD - RC 1-22

—

Even

VTD - RC 1-33

—

Even

VTD - RC 1-44

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-11

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-22

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-33

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-44

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-55

—

Even

VTD - RC 2-66

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-11

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-22

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-33

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-44

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-55

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-66

—

Even

VTD - RC 3-77

—

Even

VTD - RC 4-11

—

Even

VTD - RC 4-22

—

Even

VTD - RC 4-33

—

Even

VTD - RC 4-44

—

Even

VTD - RC 5-11

—

Even

VTD - RC 5-22

—

Even

VTD - RC 5-33

—

Even

VTD - RC 5-44

—

Even

VTD - RC 5-55

—

Even

VTD - RK446_46103VTDRK4

—

Even

VTD - RVE1E1

—

Even

VTD - RVF1F1

—

Even

VTD - RVF2F2

—

Even

VTD - RVS1S1

—

Even

VTD - SC1111

—

Even

VTD - VN3446_46103VTDN34

—

Even

VTD - WA1212

—

Even

VTD - WL1515

—

Even

VTD - WP2323

—

Even

VTD NU1010

—

Even

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−42.9%
1896	+16.8%
1900	−6.7%
1904	−45.0%
1908	−18.3%
1912	+48.2%
1916	+8.9%
1920	−34.1%
1924	−46.6%
1928	−34.3%
1932	+17.4%
1936	+10.7%
1940	−15.0%
1944	−19.7%
1948	−12.8%
1952	−42.3%
1956	−34.5%
1960	−20.6%
1964	+5.1%
1968	−13.0%
1972	−22.7%
1976	−13.9%
1980	−42.1%
1984	−45.2%
1988	−23.4%
1992	−18.4%
1996	−18.3%
2000	−37.1%
2004	−35.1%
2008	−21.2%
2012	−29.5%
2016	−32.9%
2020	−25.1%
2024	−26.4%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

35.4%Harris20,051

61.9%Trump35,009

1.8%Kennedy1,037

R+26.4

R+1.3

R+25.0

56,580

2020

35.8%Biden20,606

61.0%Trump35,063

3.2%Jorgensen1,849

R+25.1

D+7.8

R+29.6

57,518

2016

29.5%Clinton14,074

62.4%Trump29,804

7.0%Johnson3,339

R+32.9

R+3.5

R+35.0

47,743

2012

34.0%Obama15,125

63.5%Romney28,232

2.5%

R+29.5

R+8.3

R+33.3

44,464

2008

38.5%Obama17,802

59.6%McCain27,603

1.9%

R+21.2

D+13.9

R+28.4

46,280

2004

31.6%Kerry14,213

66.7%Bush29,976

1.7%

R+35.1

D+2.1

R+32.6

44,968

2000

30.4%Gore11,123

67.6%Bush24,696

2.0%

R+37.1

R+18.8

R+37.6

36,557

1996

36.0%Clinton12,784

54.3%Dole19,293

8.9%Perot3,149

R+18.3

D+0.1

R+26.8

35,516

1992

29.5%Clinton11,106

47.9%Bush18,052

22.2%Perot8,358

R+18.4

D+5.0

R+24.0

37,669

1988

38.0%Dukakis12,068

61.4%Bush19,510

0.6%

R+23.4

D+21.7

R+15.7

31,757

1984

27.1%Mondale8,224

72.2%Reagan21,947

0.7%

R+45.2

R+3.1

R+26.9

30,389

1980

25.2%Carter7,121

67.3%Reagan18,991

7.4%

R+42.1

R+28.2

R+32.3

28,204

1976

42.4%Carter10,058

56.3%Ford13,352

1.2%

R+13.9

D+8.8

R+16.0

23,699

1972

38.5%McGovern8,592

61.2%Nixon13,654

0.4%

R+22.7

R+9.6

D+0.5

22,326

1968

40.2%Humphrey7,303

53.3%Nixon9,671

6.5%

R+13.0

R+18.1

R+12.4

18,148

1964

52.5%Johnson9,881

47.5%Goldwater8,926

0.0%

D+5.1

D+25.7

R+17.5

18,807

1960

39.7%Kennedy7,478

60.3%Nixon11,364

0.0%

R+20.6

D+13.9

R+20.8

18,842

1956

32.7%Stevenson5,332

67.3%Eisenhower10,955

0.0%

R+34.5

D+7.8

R+19.1

16,287

1952

28.8%Stevenson4,470

71.2%Eisenhower11,029

0.0%

R+42.3

R+29.5

R+31.6

15,499

1948

43.2%Truman4,929

56.0%Dewey6,392

0.8%

R+12.8

D+6.9

R+17.3

11,413

1944

40.1%Roosevelt3,517

59.9%Dewey5,246

0.0%

R+19.7

R+4.7

R+27.2

8,763

1940

42.5%Roosevelt4,878

57.5%Willkie6,603

0.0%

R+15.0

R+25.7

R+25.0

11,481

1936

53.3%Roosevelt5,557

42.6%Landon4,442

4.1%

D+10.7

R+6.7

R+13.6

10,428

1932

58.3%Roosevelt5,178

41.0%Hoover3,638

0.7%

D+17.4

D+51.7

R+0.4

8,875

1928

32.7%Smith2,266

67.0%Hoover4,645

0.4%

R+34.3

D+12.3

R+16.8

6,936

1924

17.0%Davis854

63.6%Coolidge3,201

19.5%La Follette980

R+46.6

R+12.5

R+21.4

5,035

1920

30.1%Cox1,205

64.2%Harding2,568

5.6%

R+34.1

R+43.0

R+7.9

3,998

1916

51.6%Wilson1,339

42.7%Hughes1,108

5.6%

D+8.9

R+39.2

D+5.8

2,593

1912

48.2%Wilson1,135

0.0%Taft0

51.8%

Roosevelt +3.7

D+66.4

D+28.6

2,357

1908

39.1%Bryan1,160

57.4%Taft1,702

3.5%

R+18.3

D+26.7

R+8.7

2,966

1904

24.0%Parker392

69.0%Roosevelt1,126

7.0%

R+45.0

R+38.3

R+25.3

1,632

1900

46.2%Bryan784

52.9%McKinley898

0.9%

R+6.7

R+23.5

D+0.8

1,697

1896

58.2%Bryan1,038

41.4%McKinley739

0.4%

D+16.8

D+59.6

D+22.8

1,785

1892

7.8%Cleveland147

50.7%Harrison959

41.6%

R+42.9

—

R+44.6

1,893

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

27.6%12,441

67.3%30,398

45,153

2020

33.7%19,184

66.3%37,694

56,878

Frequently asked questions

How did Pennington County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pennington County, South Dakota voted Republican by 26.4 points (R+26.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,580 votes cast, 20,051 went Democratic and 35,009 went Republican.

When did Pennington County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pennington County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Pennington County, South Dakota?

Pennington County, South Dakota has a population of 113,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Pennington County, South Dakota?

Median household income in Pennington County, South Dakota is $74,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of Pennington County, South Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pennington County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.

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