Walworth County, South Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,2712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,0262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hutchinson County, SD · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Walworth CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Walworth County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −33.6% |
| 1896 | +6.7% |
| 1900 | −25.4% |
| 1904 | −55.6% |
| 1908 | −39.0% |
| 1912 | +40.2% |
| 1916 | +12.4% |
| 1920 | −40.6% |
| 1924 | −39.3% |
| 1928 | −20.6% |
| 1932 | +35.3% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | −10.2% |
| 1944 | −11.3% |
| 1948 | −3.0% |
| 1952 | −30.5% |
| 1956 | −20.4% |
| 1960 | −24.2% |
| 1964 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −30.4% |
| 1976 | −18.0% |
| 1980 | −53.6% |
| 1984 | −50.6% |
| 1988 | −27.6% |
| 1992 | −21.0% |
| 1996 | −18.7% |
| 2000 | +40.6% |
| 2004 | −37.8% |
| 2008 | −28.1% |
| 2012 | −43.1% |
| 2016 | −58.1% |
| 2020 | −54.3% |
| 2024 | −59.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 481 | 1,940 | 2,466 | ||
| R | 565 | 1,966 | 2,580 | ||
| R | 457 | 1,896 | 2,477 | ||
| R | 671 | 1,731 | 2,462 | ||
| R | 923 | 1,668 | 2,650 | ||
| R | 878 | 1,967 | 2,880 | ||
| D | 1,758 | 721 | 2,553 | ||
| R | 939 | 1,461 | 2,789 | ||
| R | 829 | 1,439 | 2,908 | ||
| R | 1,094 | 1,940 | 3,060 | ||
| R | 779 | 2,396 | 3,194 | ||
| R | 753 | 2,675 | 3,588 | ||
| R | 1,516 | 2,187 | 3,728 | ||
| R | 1,287 | 2,416 | 3,711 | ||
| R | 1,276 | 2,204 | 3,662 | ||
| D | 1,952 | 1,849 | 3,801 | ||
| R | 1,468 | 2,406 | 3,874 | ||
| R | 1,409 | 2,132 | 3,541 | ||
| R | 1,262 | 2,369 | 3,631 | ||
| R | 1,513 | 1,607 | 3,155 | ||
| R | 1,222 | 1,533 | 2,755 | ||
| R | 1,565 | 1,921 | 3,486 | ||
| D | 2,212 | 1,420 | 3,666 | ||
| D | 2,221 | 1,049 | 3,320 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 1,854 | 3,092 | ||
| O | 114 | 1,033 | 2,340 | ||
| R | 478 | 1,411 | 2,298 | ||
| D | 761 | 590 | 1,383 | ||
| O | 451 | 0 | 1,121 | ||
| R | 351 | 825 | 1,214 | ||
| R | 176 | 654 | 860 | ||
| R | 282 | 478 | 772 | ||
| D | 286 | 250 | 541 | ||
| O | 45 | 187 | 423 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
51.8%
Irish
8.3%
American
7.9%
English
4.9%
French
2.3%
Polish
1.5%
Scottish
0.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,026
Walworth County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Walworth County$65,026
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Walworth County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.3%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Walworth County, anchored by the small city of Mobridge on the Missouri River, recorded a 59-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by one-party outcomes at the county level.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 5,271, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,026 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hutchinson County and Tripp County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Walworth County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Walworth County, South Dakota voted Republican by 59.2 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,466 votes cast, 481 went Democratic and 1,940 went Republican.
What is Walworth County, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Walworth County, South Dakota in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 25 times, and other 3 times.
When did Walworth County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Walworth County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Walworth County, South Dakota?
Walworth County, South Dakota has a population of 5,271 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Walworth County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Walworth County, South Dakota is $65,026 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Walworth County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Walworth County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.