South Dakota — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentTrumpR+26.2
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 61.8% | 261,043 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe BidenDemocratic | 35.6% | 150,471 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 11,095 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+81.0 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+86.0 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+19.7 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+44.8 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+79.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Democratic | D+8.5 |
South Dakota results by county
66 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Trump, Donald J.+735 | 1,05274.9% | 31722.6% | 362.6% | 1,405 |
| Beadle County | Trump, Donald J.+2,701 | 4,80867.9% | 2,10729.8% | 1662.3% | 7,081 |
| Bennett County | Trump, Donald J.+228 | 69458.7% | 46639.4% | 231.9% | 1,183 |
| Bon Homme County | Trump, Donald J.+1,514 | 2,23574.5% | 72124.0% | 451.5% | 3,001 |
| Brookings County | Trump, Donald J.+1,890 | 8,00054.9% | 6,11041.9% | 4573.1% | 14,567 |
| Brown County | Trump, Donald J.+4,042 | 10,58060.3% | 6,53837.3% | 4292.4% | 17,547 |
| Brule County | Trump, Donald J.+1,077 | 1,75070.3% | 67327.0% | 672.7% | 2,490 |
| Buffalo County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+169 | 18333.3% | 35264.1% | 142.6% | 549 |
| Butte County | Trump, Donald J.+2,792 | 3,73177.7% | 93919.6% | 1322.7% | 4,802 |
| Campbell County | Trump, Donald J.+630 | 74785.6% | 11713.4% | 91.0% | 873 |
| Charles Mix County | Trump, Donald J.+1,375 | 2,55267.5% | 1,17731.1% | 541.4% | 3,783 |
| Clark County | Trump, Donald J.+936 | 1,37374.2% | 43723.6% | 402.2% | 1,850 |
| Clay County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+627 | 2,45643.1% | 3,08354.1% | 1592.8% | 5,698 |
| Codington County | Trump, Donald J.+5,121 | 8,95868.1% | 3,83729.2% | 3662.8% | 13,161 |
| Corson County | Trump, Donald J.+25 | 64750.4% | 62248.5% | 141.1% | 1,283 |
| Custer County | Trump, Donald J.+2,330 | 3,85270.1% | 1,52227.7% | 1202.2% | 5,494 |
| Davison County | Trump, Donald J.+2,965 | 5,61366.4% | 2,64831.3% | 1932.3% | 8,454 |
| Day County | Trump, Donald J.+817 | 1,86963.1% | 1,05235.5% | 431.5% | 2,964 |
| Deuel County | Trump, Donald J.+1,090 | 1,69972.3% | 60925.9% | 421.8% | 2,350 |
| Dewey County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+341 | 79040.2% | 1,13157.5% | 452.3% | 1,966 |
| Douglas County | Trump, Donald J.+1,252 | 1,46886.0% | 21612.7% | 231.3% | 1,707 |
| Edmunds County | Trump, Donald J.+1,121 | 1,53877.5% | 41721.0% | 301.5% | 1,985 |
| Fall River County | Trump, Donald J.+1,825 | 2,87871.2% | 1,05326.1% | 1112.7% | 4,042 |
| Faulk County | Trump, Donald J.+766 | 96481.6% | 19816.8% | 201.7% | 1,182 |
| Grant County | Trump, Donald J.+1,562 | 2,61869.9% | 1,05628.2% | 711.9% | 3,745 |
| Gregory County | Trump, Donald J.+1,316 | 1,77178.4% | 45520.2% | 321.4% | 2,258 |
| Haakon County | Trump, Donald J.+921 | 1,02690.2% | 1059.2% | 60.5% | 1,137 |
| Hamlin County | Trump, Donald J.+1,725 | 2,37276.9% | 64721.0% | 642.1% | 3,083 |
| Hand County | Trump, Donald J.+1,060 | 1,43378.1% | 37320.3% | 301.6% | 1,836 |
| Hanson County | Trump, Donald J.+1,236 | 1,79375.1% | 55723.3% | 381.6% | 2,388 |
| Harding County | Trump, Donald J.+699 | 74892.0% | 496.0% | 162.0% | 813 |
| Hughes County | Trump, Donald J.+2,569 | 5,52263.3% | 2,95333.9% | 2482.8% | 8,723 |
| Hutchinson County | Trump, Donald J.+2,182 | 2,94478.2% | 76220.2% | 611.6% | 3,767 |
| Hyde County | Trump, Donald J.+428 | 56479.4% | 13619.2% | 101.4% | 710 |
| Jackson County | Trump, Donald J.+379 | 73866.2% | 35932.2% | 181.6% | 1,115 |
| Jerauld County | Trump, Donald J.+451 | 72171.7% | 27026.8% | 151.5% | 1,006 |
| Jones County | Trump, Donald J.+408 | 49883.1% | 9015.0% | 111.8% | 599 |
| Kingsbury County | Trump, Donald J.+1,085 | 1,90468.5% | 81929.5% | 562.0% | 2,779 |
| Lake County | Trump, Donald J.+1,613 | 3,68162.7% | 2,06835.2% | 1242.1% | 5,873 |
| Lawrence County | Trump, Donald J.+4,216 | 8,75363.3% | 4,53732.8% | 5383.9% | 13,828 |
| Lincoln County | Trump, Donald J.+7,636 | 19,61760.6% | 11,98137.0% | 7982.5% | 32,396 |
| Lyman County | Trump, Donald J.+517 | 1,04265.2% | 52532.9% | 301.9% | 1,597 |
| Marshall County | Trump, Donald J.+429 | 1,28759.1% | 85839.4% | 331.5% | 2,178 |
| McCook County | Trump, Donald J.+1,299 | 2,06871.3% | 76926.5% | 632.2% | 2,900 |
| McPherson County | Trump, Donald J.+853 | 1,07581.2% | 22216.8% | 272.0% | 1,324 |
| Meade County | Trump, Donald J.+6,590 | 9,87572.2% | 3,28524.0% | 5103.7% | 13,670 |
| Mellette County | Trump, Donald J.+151 | 44958.4% | 29838.8% | 222.9% | 769 |
| Miner County | Trump, Donald J.+467 | 78769.2% | 32028.1% | 312.7% | 1,138 |
| Minnehaha County | Trump, Donald J.+8,767 | 49,24953.3% | 40,48243.8% | 2,5952.8% | 92,326 |
| Moody County | Trump, Donald J.+772 | 1,95160.9% | 1,17936.8% | 762.4% | 3,206 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+2,532 | 2979.3% | 2,82988.4% | 742.3% | 3,200 |
| Pennington County | Trump, Donald J.+14,457 | 35,06361.0% | 20,60635.8% | 1,8493.2% | 57,518 |
| Perkins County | Trump, Donald J.+1,162 | 1,40183.9% | 23914.3% | 291.7% | 1,669 |
| Potter County | Trump, Donald J.+912 | 1,13982.5% | 22716.4% | 141.0% | 1,380 |
| Roberts County | Trump, Donald J.+576 | 2,40455.8% | 1,82842.4% | 751.7% | 4,307 |
| Sanborn County | Trump, Donald J.+648 | 90576.4% | 25721.7% | 231.9% | 1,185 |
| Spink County | Trump, Donald J.+1,106 | 2,10466.5% | 99831.6% | 611.9% | 3,163 |
| Stanley County | Trump, Donald J.+782 | 1,20372.8% | 42125.5% | 281.7% | 1,652 |
| Sully County | Trump, Donald J.+541 | 72678.1% | 18519.9% | 192.0% | 930 |
| Todd County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+1,431 | 53221.0% | 1,96377.3% | 441.7% | 2,539 |
| Tripp County | Trump, Donald J.+1,666 | 2,16180.2% | 49518.4% | 401.5% | 2,696 |
| Turner County | Trump, Donald J.+2,151 | 3,29072.3% | 1,13925.0% | 1192.6% | 4,548 |
| Union County | Trump, Donald J.+3,219 | 5,94467.1% | 2,72530.8% | 1862.1% | 8,855 |
| Walworth County | Trump, Donald J.+1,401 | 1,96676.2% | 56521.9% | 491.9% | 2,580 |
| Yankton County | Trump, Donald J.+2,565 | 6,58160.4% | 4,01636.8% | 3032.8% | 10,900 |
| Ziebach County | Biden, Joseph R. Jr.+77 | 40444.6% | 48153.1% | 212.3% | 906 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.5% |
| 1896 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −49.4% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +42.1% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −21.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −38.5% |
| 1956 | −16.8% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −8.6% |
| 1976 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | −28.8% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −6.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −3.5% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.