Roberts County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 4,149 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -1111 | 343 | 441 | 15 | 799 | 42.9% | 55.2% | R+12.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -6/76/7 | 167 | 402 | 8 | 577 | 28.9% | 69.7% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -22 | 128 | 374 | 13 | 515 | 24.9% | 72.6% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -99 | 130 | 354 | 9 | 493 | 26.4% | 71.8% | R+45.4 |
| Precinct -55 | 219 | 177 | 6 | 402 | 54.5% | 44.0% | D+10.4 |
| Precinct -12/1412/14 | 169 | 137 | 7 | 313 | 54.0% | 43.8% | D+10.2 |
| Precinct -1313 | 146 | 128 | 6 | 280 | 52.1% | 45.7% | D+6.4 |
| Precinct -33 | 58 | 142 | 2 | 202 | 28.7% | 70.3% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -1010 | 105 | 86 | 2 | 193 | 54.4% | 44.6% | D+9.8 |
| Precinct -11 | 32 | 133 | 4 | 169 | 18.9% | 78.7% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -88 | 38 | 76 | 1 | 115 | 33.0% | 66.1% | R+33.0 |
| Precinct -44 | 25 | 64 | 2 | 91 | 27.5% | 70.3% | R+42.9 |
| VTD - precinct 1 Bossko-Norway-MinnesotaTwps-ClareCityTown1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 10 - OneRoad-GoodwillTwps10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 2 Geneseo-Lockwod-GarfieldTwp-CoronaTown2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 3 Lien-HartTwps-NewEffingtonTown3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 4 Ortley-AltoTwps-OrtleyTown4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 5 Agency-Lawrence-Becker-SpringGrove-EasterTwps-PeeverTown5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 6 HarmonTwp-RosholtTown6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 7 Victor-Brnt-WhiteRockTwps-WhitRckTown7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 8 SummitTwp-SummitTown8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD - precinct 9 Lee-Lake-SpringdaleTwps-Wilmot town9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD- precinct 11 - DrywoodLake-Enterprise-Grant-LongHollow-SissetonTwps, N&E of Sisseton town11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 12 - Sisseton ward 146_46109VTD12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 13-Sisseton ward 246_46109VTD13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 14 - Sisseton ward 346_46109VTD14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −54.9% |
| 1896 | −17.4% |
| 1900 | −26.8% |
| 1904 | −55.8% |
| 1908 | −30.7% |
| 1912 | +33.0% |
| 1916 | −2.5% |
| 1920 | −40.2% |
| 1924 | −35.9% |
| 1928 | −6.2% |
| 1932 | +48.0% |
| 1936 | +31.7% |
| 1940 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | +5.3% |
| 1948 | +18.9% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | +29.8% |
| 1968 | +8.2% |
| 1972 | +15.3% |
| 1976 | +20.2% |
| 1980 | −21.5% |
| 1984 | −14.5% |
| 1988 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | −13.2% |
| 2004 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | −15.5% |
| 2020 | −13.4% |
| 2024 | −23.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 28.3%1,000 | 67.5%2,384 | 3,531 |
| 2020 | R | 41.1%1,767 | 58.9%2,529 | 4,296 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 20 points more Democratic.
6,117 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
−73 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −547 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,985 in average income, against $85,238 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Codington County, SD22
- Grant County, SD22
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 | +42 |
| 2012 | −54 |
| 2013 | −131 |
| 2014 | −47 |
| 2015 | −128 |
| 2016 | −84 |
| 2017 | −8 |
| 2018 | +42 |
| 2019 | −37 |
| 2021 | −92 |
| 2022 | −48 |
| 2023 | +34 |
| 2024 | +37 |
| 2025 | −73 |
Roberts County sits along the North Dakota border and includes the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate reservation, giving it one of South Dakota's more distinctive demographic compositions — Native American residents represent a substantial share of the electorate and have historically influenced local and statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.0 points.
A population of 10,221, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,130 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benson County and Mahnomen County.
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Roberts County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46109/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.