Spink County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 3,139 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0909 | 200 | 306 | 18 | 524 | 38.2% | 58.4% | R+20.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1010 | 184 | 310 | 10 | 504 | 36.5% | 61.5% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -0707 | 142 | 319 | 16 | 477 | 29.8% | 66.9% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -0101 | 94 | 316 | 6 | 416 | 22.6% | 76.0% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -0404 | 90 | 259 | 7 | 356 | 25.3% | 72.8% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -0303 | 86 | 267 | 0 | 353 | 24.4% | 75.6% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -0505 | 51 | 177 | 8 | 236 | 21.6% | 75.0% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -0808 | 45 | 106 | 4 | 155 | 29.0% | 68.4% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -0606 | 29 | 85 | 4 | 118 | 24.6% | 72.0% | R+47.5 |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 10 Redfield City Third & Fourth wards10 | 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 |
| 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 9 Redfield City First & Second wards9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −45.0% |
| 1896 | −3.2% |
| 1900 | −15.4% |
| 1904 | −57.3% |
| 1908 | −23.2% |
| 1912 | +44.5% |
| 1916 | −1.1% |
| 1920 | −47.6% |
| 1924 | −44.6% |
| 1928 | −22.3% |
| 1932 | +24.3% |
| 1936 | +25.4% |
| 1940 | +2.6% |
| 1944 | −1.7% |
| 1948 | +7.7% |
| 1952 | −30.1% |
| 1956 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | −3.3% |
| 1964 | +23.0% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −4.6% |
| 1976 | +13.8% |
| 1980 | −27.8% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | −0.4% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | −3.4% |
| 2012 | −12.2% |
| 2016 | −31.7% |
| 2020 | −35.0% |
| 2024 | −39.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 20.5%546 | 76.1%2,027 | 2,664 |
| 2020 | R | 31.2%986 | 68.8%2,178 | 3,164 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 3.6 points more Republican.
4,179 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
−7 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −361 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,523 in average income, against $90,699 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+26.8 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Spink County, SD itself (R+39.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Brown County, SD32R+26.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Brown County, SD43
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 | +75 |
| 2012 | +130 |
| 2013 | −71 |
| 2014 | −25 |
| 2015 | −93 |
| 2016 | −50 |
| 2017 | +5 |
| 2018 | −42 |
| 2019 | −119 |
| 2021 | −53 |
| 2022 | −32 |
| 2023 | −60 |
| 2024 | −19 |
| 2025 | −7 |
Spink County sits in northeast South Dakota's Coteau des Prairies, where agriculture dominates both land use and political identity. Its small, dispersed population has delivered lopsided Republican margins consistently across recent election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.0 points.
A population of 6,219, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,139 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Kossuth County.
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Spink County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46115/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.