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1892–2024
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Aberdeen, SD
presidential margin
2008D+3.02012R+9.52016R+28.92020R+26.42024R+30.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+30.4
2024
median income$71,934U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age38.4U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate11.5%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.3%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english6.6%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German44.2%
Norwegian10.7%
English7.5%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican1.1%
Cuban0.5%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.2%
Burmese1.4%
Filipino0.5%
Chinese0.4%
African American†0.7%
South African0.2%
Guyanese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline23.4%
Latter-day Saints0.9%
Other Christian0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota

Akashic
Aberdeen, SDTrumpR+30.4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Aberdeen, SD, SDA map of the constituent counties of Aberdeen, SD, SD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Brown County, SD · R+26.8Edmunds County, SD · R+60.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.3%12,263
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.9%6,459
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.8%352
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Aberdeen, SD, SD — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brown County, SDRepublicanR+26.8
Edmunds County, SDRepublicanR+60.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.9%Harris6,459
64.3%Trump12,263
1.8%Kennedy352
−30.4%
19,074
R
35.6%Biden6,955
62.0%Trump12,118
2.3%Jorgensen459
−26.4%
19,532
R
32.3%Clinton5,832
61.3%Trump11,046
6.4%Johnson1,154
−28.9%
18,032
R
43.7%Obama7,872
53.2%Romney9,585
3.0%Johnson547
−9.5%
18,004
D
50.6%Obama9,860
47.6%McCain9,280
1.9%Nader362
+3.0%
19,502
R
41.8%Kerry8,708
56.7%Bush11,820
1.5%Nader305
−14.9%
20,833
R
42.3%Gore7,849
55.6%Bush10,317
2.0%Buchanan376
−13.3%
18,542
D
47.4%Clinton8,886
41.9%Dole7,856
10.7%Browne2,015
+5.5%
18,757
D
41.4%Clinton8,415
37.5%Bush7,609
21.1%Perot4,283
+4.0%
20,307
D
49.9%Dukakis9,932
49.6%Bush9,864
0.5%Paul105
+0.3%
19,901
R
39.2%Mondale7,859
60.4%Reagan12,094
0.4%Serrette82
−21.1%
20,035
R
33.2%Carter6,933
59.4%Reagan12,431
7.4%Anderson1,549
−26.3%
20,913
D
53.8%Carter10,517
45.5%Ford8,903
0.7%Macbride145
+8.2%
19,565
D
50.1%McGovern9,862
49.3%Nixon9,701
0.5%Schmitz104
+0.8%
19,667
D
48.8%Humphrey8,527
47.0%Nixon8,219
4.2%Wallace741
+1.8%
17,487
D
60.8%Johnson10,815
39.2%Goldwater6,966
0.0%
+21.6%
17,781
R
49.3%Kennedy9,502
50.7%Nixon9,765
0.0%
−1.4%
19,267
R
47.0%Stevenson8,764
53.0%Eisenhower9,878
0.0%
−6.0%
18,642
R
37.8%Stevenson7,153
62.2%Eisenhower11,759
0.0%
−24.4%
18,912
D
53.4%Truman8,401
45.3%Dewey7,125
1.3%Thurmond211
+8.1%
15,737
R
49.8%Roosevelt7,313
50.2%Dewey7,373
0.0%
−0.4%
14,686
D
51.5%Roosevelt9,491
48.5%Willkie8,939
0.0%
+3.0%
18,430
D
62.7%Roosevelt11,207
35.4%Landon6,323
2.0%Lemke351
+27.3%
17,881
D
64.6%Roosevelt11,257
33.4%Hoover5,822
2.1%Thomas358
+31.2%
17,437
R
42.0%Smith6,662
56.7%Hoover9,009
1.3%Thomas206
−14.8%
15,877
R
9.1%Davis638
54.2%Coolidge3,783
36.6%La Follette2,556
−45.1%
6,977
R
13.4%Cox1,647
57.3%Harding7,067
29.3%Debs3,619
−43.9%
12,333
R
44.2%Wilson3,310
47.4%Hughes3,553
8.4%Benson633
−3.2%
7,496
D
50.3%Wilson3,217
0.0%Taft0
49.7%Roosevelt3,175
+50.3%
6,392
R
39.3%Bryan2,430
54.6%Taft3,372
6.1%Debs377
−15.2%
6,179
R
25.2%Parker1,341
66.2%Roosevelt3,523
8.6%Debs456
−41.0%
5,320
R
43.5%Bryan2,275
53.9%McKinley2,818
2.7%Woolley139
−10.4%
5,232
D
54.1%Bryan2,377
45.3%McKinley1,989
0.6%Palmer28
+8.8%
4,394
R
10.7%Cleveland435
45.1%Harrison1,832
44.2%Weaver1,796
−34.4%
4,063
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−30.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−34.4%
1896+8.8%
1900−10.4%
1904−41.0%
1908−15.2%
1912+50.3%
1916−3.2%
1920−43.9%
1924−45.1%
1928−14.8%
1932+31.2%
1936+27.3%
1940+3.0%
1944−0.4%
1948+8.1%
1952−24.4%
1956−6.0%
1960−1.4%
1964+21.6%
1968+1.8%
1972+0.8%
1976+8.2%
1980−26.3%
1984−21.1%
1988+0.3%
1992+4.0%
1996+5.5%
2000−13.3%
2004−14.9%
2008+3.0%
2012−9.5%
2016−28.9%
2020−26.4%
2024−30.4%
DemocraticRepublican

Aberdeen anchors northeastern South Dakota as a trade and medical center, drawing a mix of farm-county conservatives and university-adjacent moderates that has kept Brown County competitive in statewide races decided elsewhere by wider margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 45.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.4 points.

A population of 41,925, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,934 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wahpeton, ND-MN and Marshall, MN.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Wahpeton, ND-MN
86.3twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic≠ Norwegian ancestry
Marshall, MN
86.1twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic≠ French ancestry
Yankton, SD
84.3twin score
% Catholicelasticity% White≠ % unaffiliated

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,074 votes cast, 6,459 went Democratic and 12,263 went Republican.
When did Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota has a population of 41,925 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota is $71,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.