Walworth County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 2,466 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0606 | 137 | 319 | 7 | 463 | 29.6% | 68.9% | R+39.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0707 | 101 | 342 | 14 | 457 | 22.1% | 74.8% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -0303 | 44 | 365 | 6 | 415 | 10.6% | 88.0% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -0505 | 83 | 250 | 7 | 340 | 24.4% | 73.5% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -0404 | 45 | 123 | 4 | 172 | 26.2% | 71.5% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -1010 | 15 | 144 | 3 | 162 | 9.3% | 88.9% | R+79.6 |
| Precinct -0202 | 25 | 125 | 1 | 151 | 16.6% | 82.8% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -0101 | 12 | 124 | 1 | 137 | 8.8% | 90.5% | R+81.8 |
| Precinct -0808 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 87 | 5.7% | 93.1% | R+87.4 |
| Precinct -0909 | 14 | 67 | 1 | 82 | 17.1% | 81.7% | R+64.6 |
| VTD-precinct 10 Mobridge10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 12 Selby12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 13 Selby13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 15 Mobridge15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 16 Mobridge16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 17 Mobridge17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 18 Mobridge18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 19 Mobridge19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 20 Mobridge20 | 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 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 14.8%301 | 80.7%1,645 | 2,038 |
| 2020 | R | 20.5%525 | 79.5%2,040 | 2,565 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 5.8 points more Democratic.
3,592 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
−31 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −170 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,037 in average income, against $85,881 for residents who stayed — 30% 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 | +123 |
| 2012 | −110 |
| 2013 | +47 |
| 2014 | +5 |
| 2015 | −94 |
| 2016 | +37 |
| 2017 | +4 |
| 2018 | −45 |
| 2019 | −60 |
| 2021 | −28 |
| 2022 | +29 |
| 2023 | −26 |
| 2024 | −21 |
| 2025 | −31 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.2 points.
A population of 5,271, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,026 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dickey County and Pierce County.
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Walworth County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46129/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.