Spearfish, SD, South Dakota
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.3% | 9,904 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.9% | 5,074 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 2.8% | 431 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32.9%Harris5,074 | 64.3%Trump9,904 | 2.8%Kennedy431 | 15,409 | ||
| R | 32.8%Biden4,537 | 63.3%Trump8,753 | 3.9%Jorgensen538 | 13,828 | ||
| R | 28.3%Clinton3,356 | 62.6%Trump7,411 | 9.1%Johnson1,075 | 11,842 | ||
| R | 35.0%Obama3,973 | 61.8%Romney7,025 | 3.2%Johnson361 | 11,359 | ||
| R | 40.9%Obama4,932 | 56.3%McCain6,787 | 2.8%Nader336 | 12,055 | ||
| R | 33.2%Kerry3,857 | 64.5%Bush7,489 | 2.3%Nader273 | 11,619 | ||
| R | 29.7%Gore2,797 | 67.3%Bush6,327 | 3.0%Buchanan282 | 9,406 | ||
| R | 37.8%Clinton3,568 | 46.9%Dole4,430 | 15.3%Browne1,444 | 9,442 | ||
| R | 32.7%Clinton3,157 | 39.0%Bush3,770 | 28.3%Perot2,732 | 9,659 | ||
| R | 39.5%Dukakis3,705 | 59.4%Bush5,570 | 1.1%Paul104 | 9,379 | ||
| R | 29.9%Mondale2,565 | 69.4%Reagan5,949 | 0.6%Serrette55 | 8,569 | ||
| R | 26.9%Carter2,259 | 63.1%Reagan5,306 | 10.0%Anderson838 | 8,403 | ||
| R | 41.6%Carter3,102 | 56.5%Ford4,206 | 1.9%Macbride141 | 7,449 | ||
| R | 34.5%McGovern2,533 | 65.2%Nixon4,795 | 0.3%Schmitz24 | 7,352 | ||
| R | 34.9%Humphrey2,425 | 60.2%Nixon4,185 | 4.9%Wallace338 | 6,948 | ||
| R | 48.1%Johnson3,468 | 51.9%Goldwater3,743 | 0.0% | 7,211 | ||
| R | 33.9%Kennedy2,612 | 66.1%Nixon5,083 | 0.0% | 7,695 | ||
| R | 28.7%Stevenson1,871 | 71.3%Eisenhower4,654 | 0.0% | 6,525 | ||
| R | 23.4%Stevenson1,701 | 76.6%Eisenhower5,559 | 0.0% | 7,260 | ||
| R | 36.5%Truman2,209 | 62.5%Dewey3,778 | 1.0%Thurmond58 | 6,045 | ||
| R | 34.6%Roosevelt1,866 | 65.4%Dewey3,528 | 0.0% | 5,394 | ||
| R | 39.9%Roosevelt3,515 | 60.1%Willkie5,288 | 0.0% | 8,803 | ||
| R | 43.0%Roosevelt3,809 | 56.2%Landon4,974 | 0.8%Lemke69 | 8,852 | ||
| R | 45.2%Roosevelt3,106 | 54.0%Hoover3,708 | 0.8%Thomas54 | 6,868 | ||
| R | 30.0%Smith1,785 | 69.6%Hoover4,141 | 0.4%Thomas21 | 5,947 | ||
| R | 14.2%Davis649 | 71.1%Coolidge3,255 | 14.8%La Follette676 | 4,580 | ||
| R | 27.6%Cox1,201 | 68.5%Harding2,986 | 3.9%Debs172 | 4,359 | ||
| D | 49.4%Wilson2,157 | 47.5%Hughes2,074 | 3.1%Benson134 | 4,365 | ||
| D | 53.9%Wilson2,412 | 0.0%Taft0 | 46.1%Roosevelt2,059 | 4,471 | ||
| R | 29.1%Bryan1,564 | 50.9%Taft2,735 | 20.0%Debs1,078 | 5,377 | ||
| R | 20.8%Parker1,347 | 65.5%Roosevelt4,247 | 13.7%Debs887 | 6,481 | ||
| R | 42.7%Bryan2,619 | 56.0%McKinley3,435 | 1.4%Woolley84 | 6,138 | ||
| D | 56.4%Bryan2,905 | 42.9%McKinley2,210 | 0.7%Palmer35 | 5,150 | ||
| R | 13.1%Cleveland546 | 51.2%Harrison2,140 | 35.8%Weaver1,495 | 4,181 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −38.1% |
| 1896 | +13.5% |
| 1900 | −13.3% |
| 1904 | −44.7% |
| 1908 | −21.8% |
| 1912 | +53.9% |
| 1916 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | −40.9% |
| 1924 | −56.9% |
| 1928 | −39.6% |
| 1932 | −8.8% |
| 1936 | −13.2% |
| 1940 | −20.1% |
| 1944 | −30.8% |
| 1948 | −26.0% |
| 1952 | −53.1% |
| 1956 | −42.7% |
| 1960 | −32.1% |
| 1964 | −3.8% |
| 1968 | −25.3% |
| 1972 | −30.8% |
| 1976 | −14.8% |
| 1980 | −36.3% |
| 1984 | −39.5% |
| 1988 | −19.9% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −9.1% |
| 2000 | −37.5% |
| 2004 | −31.3% |
| 2008 | −15.4% |
| 2012 | −26.9% |
| 2016 | −34.2% |
| 2020 | −30.5% |
| 2024 | −31.3% |
Spearfish anchors the northern Black Hills micro-economy, where Black Hills State University enrollment and I-90 corridor growth have pushed Lawrence County population gains above state averages for two consecutive census cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.9 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 27,233, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,384 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rapid City, SD and Pierre, SD.
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