Yankton County, South Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 0 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| VTD-precinct 1 YanktonCity1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTD-precinct 10 VolinTown10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 11 MissionHillTown11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 12 UticaTown12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 13 LestervilleTown13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 1414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 16 JamesvilleTwp16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 17 OdessaTwp17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 18 LestervilleTwp18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 19 CentralTwp19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2 YanktonCity2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 22 VolinTwp22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 23 MissionHillTwp23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 24 UticaTwp24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 25 ZiskovTwp25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 2828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 29 GayvilleTwp29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 3 YanktonCity3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 4 YanktonCity4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 5 YanktonCity5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VTD-precinct 9 GayvilleTown9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −43.4% |
| 1896 | −3.4% |
| 1900 | −12.6% |
| 1904 | −41.4% |
| 1908 | −18.2% |
| 1912 | +44.0% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −34.1% |
| 1924 | −21.4% |
| 1928 | −2.2% |
| 1932 | +48.1% |
| 1936 | +22.1% |
| 1940 | −15.4% |
| 1944 | −16.8% |
| 1948 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | −36.8% |
| 1956 | −15.3% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | −17.5% |
| 1972 | −6.5% |
| 1976 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | −30.4% |
| 1984 | −27.4% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −15.0% |
| 2004 | −16.9% |
| 2008 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | −12.7% |
| 2016 | −24.5% |
| 2020 | −23.5% |
| 2024 | −25.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 27.8%2,462 | 68.3%6,051 | 8,853 |
| 2020 | R | 35.5%3,848 | 64.5%6,994 | 10,842 |
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.8 points more Republican.
14,678 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
+19 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +95 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,791 in average income, against $85,652 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+22.5 on average — 3.0 points more Democratic-leaning than Yankton County, SD itself (R+25.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Clay County, SD53D+6.5
- Minnehaha County, SD53R+12.7
- Bon Homme County, SD37R+51.4
- Cedar County, NE26R+69.6
- Miami-Dade County, FL21R+11.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD88
- Bon Homme County, SD37
- Clay County, SD34
- Lincoln County, SD27
- Cedar County, NE21
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 | +40 |
| 2012 | +44 |
| 2013 | −3 |
| 2014 | −42 |
| 2015 | −32 |
| 2016 | −88 |
| 2017 | −52 |
| 2018 | +53 |
| 2019 | +2 |
| 2021 | +56 |
| 2022 | +44 |
| 2023 | +77 |
| 2024 | −23 |
| 2025 | +19 |
Yankton County's largest city, also called Yankton, functions as a regional hub for healthcare and retail, drawing workers from surrounding farm country. The county backed the Republican presidential nominee by 23.5 points in 2020.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 23,414, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,821 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brown County and Winneshiek County.
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Yankton County, South Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/46135/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.