Potter 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.
| VTD- Gettysburg ward 1 (part of precinct 26)46_46107VTDGW1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTD- Gettysburg ward 2 (part of precinct 23)46_46107VTDGW2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- Gettysburg ward 3 (part of precinct 23 )46_46107VTDGW3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- Gettysburg ward 3 (part of precinct 27)W3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −42.0% |
| 1896 | +7.8% |
| 1900 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | −29.9% |
| 1908 | −20.2% |
| 1912 | +46.9% |
| 1916 | −11.1% |
| 1920 | −55.1% |
| 1924 | −44.1% |
| 1928 | −6.0% |
| 1932 | +42.9% |
| 1936 | +18.4% |
| 1940 | −9.6% |
| 1944 | −16.5% |
| 1948 | −0.2% |
| 1952 | −47.5% |
| 1956 | −26.3% |
| 1960 | −13.8% |
| 1964 | +13.8% |
| 1968 | −22.4% |
| 1972 | −23.6% |
| 1976 | −11.1% |
| 1980 | −55.2% |
| 1984 | −52.5% |
| 1988 | −25.0% |
| 1992 | −22.9% |
| 1996 | −26.1% |
| 2000 | −50.6% |
| 2004 | −42.0% |
| 2008 | −31.6% |
| 2012 | −50.0% |
| 2016 | −64.0% |
| 2020 | −66.1% |
| 2024 | −65.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 11.3%123 | 85.7%937 | 1,093 |
| 2020 | R | 16.2%224 | 83.8%1,160 | 1,384 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.3 points more Republican.
1,702 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
−18 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −136 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,108 in average income, against $107,679 for residents who stayed — 51% 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 | +28 |
| 2012 | −5 |
| 2013 | +29 |
| 2014 | −47 |
| 2015 | +8 |
| 2016 | −26 |
| 2017 | −35 |
| 2018 | +1 |
| 2019 | −48 |
| 2021 | +10 |
| 2022 | −9 |
| 2023 | −23 |
| 2024 | −1 |
| 2025 | −18 |
With fewer than 2,700 residents spread across nearly 900 square miles of central South Dakota rangeland, Potter County has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles, making it a reliable data point for studying rural Plains voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 66.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.0 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.1 points.
A population of 2,388, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,045 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Logan County and Emmons County.
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Potter County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46107/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.