Stanley County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 1,735 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 417 | 1,101 | 24 | 1,542 | 27.0% | 71.4% | R+44.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -33 | 16 | 88 | 3 | 107 | 15.0% | 82.2% | R+67.3 |
| Precinct -22 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 86 | 16.3% | 82.6% | R+66.3 |
| VTD-precinct 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1414 | 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 |
| VTD-precinct 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −30.3% |
| 1896 | +22.1% |
| 1900 | −0.4% |
| 1904 | −15.7% |
| 1908 | −17.5% |
| 1912 | +47.4% |
| 1916 | +19.1% |
| 1920 | −19.4% |
| 1924 | −23.3% |
| 1928 | −25.5% |
| 1932 | +15.3% |
| 1936 | +11.4% |
| 1940 | −11.3% |
| 1944 | −24.3% |
| 1948 | −18.4% |
| 1952 | −41.3% |
| 1956 | −1.7% |
| 1960 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | +15.5% |
| 1968 | −12.0% |
| 1972 | −22.5% |
| 1976 | −7.5% |
| 1980 | −42.6% |
| 1984 | −45.5% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1992 | −20.9% |
| 1996 | −24.7% |
| 2000 | −40.0% |
| 2004 | −41.0% |
| 2008 | −32.6% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −52.3% |
| 2020 | −47.3% |
| 2024 | −46.9% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 16.9%245 | 78.6%1,138 | 1,447 |
| 2020 | R | 22.9%378 | 77.1%1,274 | 1,652 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Republican.
2,264 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
+21 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +21 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $67,386 in average income, against $104,227 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.1 on average — 17 points more Democratic-leaning than Stanley County, SD itself (R+46.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hughes County, SD64R+30.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hughes County, SD71
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 | −11 |
| 2012 | −24 |
| 2013 | −9 |
| 2014 | −14 |
| 2015 | −22 |
| 2016 | +10 |
| 2017 | −38 |
| 2018 | +7 |
| 2019 | +51 |
| 2021 | +57 |
| 2022 | −15 |
| 2023 | +27 |
| 2024 | −19 |
| 2025 | +21 |
Stanley County's vast Missouri River breaks and sparse population of roughly 2,800 produce some of the most one-sided federal election results in the state, with Republicans carrying it by nearly 47 points in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 46.9 points.
A population of 3,015, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,712 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hettinger County and Hand County.
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Stanley County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.