Tripp County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
26 precincts · 2,654 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -COLOME CONSOLIDATEDCOLOME CONSOLIDATED | 48 | 347 | 3 | 398 | 12.1% | 87.2% | R+75.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WEST 2NDWEST 2ND | 86 | 250 | 4 | 340 | 25.3% | 73.5% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -LAMRO CONSOLIDATEDLAMRO CONSOLIDATED | 58 | 270 | 4 | 332 | 17.5% | 81.3% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -EAST 3RDEAST 3RD | 63 | 242 | 3 | 308 | 20.5% | 78.6% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -EAST 2NDEAST 2ND | 47 | 191 | 4 | 242 | 19.4% | 78.9% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -WEST 3RDWEST 3RD | 36 | 136 | 0 | 172 | 20.9% | 79.1% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -CLEARFIELD CONSOLIDATEDCLEARFIELD CONSOLIDATED | 25 | 140 | 4 | 169 | 14.8% | 82.8% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -LAKE CONSOLIDATEDLAKE CONSOLIDATED | 18 | 148 | 2 | 168 | 10.7% | 88.1% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -SE 1STSE 1ST | 23 | 110 | 1 | 134 | 17.2% | 82.1% | R+64.9 |
| Precinct -SULLY CONSOLIDATEDSULLY CONSOLIDATED | 27 | 83 | 1 | 111 | 24.3% | 74.8% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -WITTEN CONSOLIDATEDWITTEN CONSOLIDATED | 20 | 89 | 2 | 111 | 18.0% | 80.2% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -HAMIL CONSOLIDATEDHAMIL CONSOLIDATED | 10 | 79 | 4 | 93 | 10.8% | 84.9% | R+74.2 |
| Precinct -IDEAL CONSOLIDATEDIDEAL CONSOLIDATED | 9 | 65 | 2 | 76 | 11.8% | 85.5% | R+73.7 |
| VTD-Clearfield precinctCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Colome precinctCL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Hamill precinctHM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Ideal precinctID | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Lake precinctLK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Lamro precinctLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Sully precinctSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Winner East 2nd precinctE2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Winner East 3rd precinctE3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Winner Southeast 1st precinct46_46123VTDSE1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Winner West 2nd precinctW2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Winner West 3rd precinctW3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-Witten precinctWT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +43.7% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −27.8% |
| 1924 | −18.4% |
| 1928 | −6.6% |
| 1932 | +51.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | −8.8% |
| 1944 | −7.6% |
| 1948 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | −31.8% |
| 1956 | −5.9% |
| 1960 | −17.0% |
| 1964 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | −22.9% |
| 1972 | −25.5% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −45.6% |
| 1984 | −45.0% |
| 1988 | −26.6% |
| 1992 | −12.3% |
| 1996 | −18.9% |
| 2000 | −40.1% |
| 2004 | −38.8% |
| 2008 | −33.3% |
| 2012 | −43.4% |
| 2016 | −61.1% |
| 2020 | −61.8% |
| 2024 | −63.3% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 11.8%263 | 83.2%1,861 | 2,237 |
| 2020 | R | 18.7%502 | 81.3%2,188 | 2,690 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.1 points more Democratic.
3,506 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
−35 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −241 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,233 in average income, against $68,519 for residents who stayed — 12% 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 | −3 |
| 2012 | −114 |
| 2013 | +2 |
| 2014 | +5 |
| 2015 | −93 |
| 2016 | +70 |
| 2017 | −42 |
| 2018 | +18 |
| 2019 | −80 |
| 2021 | −28 |
| 2022 | −7 |
| 2023 | +36 |
| 2024 | +30 |
| 2025 | −35 |
Tripp County's ranching economy and sparse population — under 6,500 residents spread across 2,600 square miles — anchor a voting pattern that has trended Republican by 60-plus points in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.3 points.
A population of 5,611, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,987 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hettinger County and Faulk County.
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Tripp County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.