Perkins County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 1,591 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1212 | 52 | 261 | 2 | 315 | 16.5% | 82.9% | R+66.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0303 | 45 | 237 | 3 | 285 | 15.8% | 83.2% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -0101 | 50 | 216 | 7 | 273 | 18.3% | 79.1% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -0505 | 18 | 127 | 1 | 146 | 12.3% | 87.0% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -0707 | 8 | 119 | 3 | 130 | 6.2% | 91.5% | R+85.4 |
| Precinct -0606 | 18 | 105 | 1 | 124 | 14.5% | 84.7% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -0202 | 16 | 87 | 1 | 104 | 15.4% | 83.7% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -0909 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 89 | 7.9% | 91.0% | R+83.1 |
| Precinct -0808 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 64 | 6.3% | 93.8% | R+87.5 |
| Precinct -0404 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 61 | 16.4% | 80.3% | R+63.9 |
| VTD - Lemmon ward 1 (part of precinct 1)L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Lemmon ward 2 (part of precinct 3)L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Lemmon ward 3 (part of precinct 3)L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - Lemmon ward 4 (part of precinct 1)L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +39.6% |
| 1916 | +2.5% |
| 1920 | −41.4% |
| 1924 | −47.7% |
| 1928 | −38.0% |
| 1932 | +13.0% |
| 1936 | +15.5% |
| 1940 | −14.7% |
| 1944 | −14.2% |
| 1948 | −12.7% |
| 1952 | −43.6% |
| 1956 | −18.8% |
| 1960 | −20.6% |
| 1964 | −5.8% |
| 1968 | −25.4% |
| 1972 | −30.4% |
| 1976 | −1.4% |
| 1980 | −50.3% |
| 1984 | −40.3% |
| 1988 | −21.6% |
| 1992 | −15.4% |
| 1996 | −30.9% |
| 2000 | −58.2% |
| 2004 | −50.2% |
| 2008 | −35.8% |
| 2012 | −55.7% |
| 2016 | −71.3% |
| 2020 | −69.6% |
| 2024 | −70.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 9.7%133 | 83.3%1,141 | 1,369 |
| 2020 | R | 15.1%249 | 84.9%1,395 | 1,644 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.2 points more Democratic.
2,158 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 −5 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $74,594 in average income, against $63,885 for residents who stayed — 17% higher. (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 | +53 |
| 2012 | +27 |
| 2013 | +4 |
| 2014 | −3 |
| 2015 | −24 |
| 2016 | −16 |
| 2017 | −10 |
| 2018 | −43 |
| 2019 | −57 |
| 2021 | −1 |
| 2022 | −4 |
| 2023 | +29 |
| 2024 | +18 |
| 2025 | +22 |
Perkins County, anchored by cattle ranching and sparse settlement along the North Dakota border, recorded a 70-point Republican presidential margin in 2024—among the widest in a state already dominated by rural Republican voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 71.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 70.0 points.
A population of 3,001, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,908 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Fallon County.
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Perkins County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46105/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.