Akashic

county

Beadle County, SD

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German31.3%33.1%12.5%

English6.8%7.7%9.5%

Norwegian6.8%10.4%—

Irish6.0%9.9%9.4%

American5.7%4.4%5.3%

Dutch3.6%3.4%—

Swedish2.1%2.5%—

French1.5%—1.6%

Mexican7.5%2.6%11.3%

Guatemalan3.7%0.5%0.5%

Puerto Rican2.0%0.4%1.8%

Honduran0.6%—0.3%

Peruvian0.3%——

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

Spanish0.2%——

Burmese6.1%0.2%—

Vietnamese1.2%—0.6%

Hmong1.2%——

Filipino0.9%0.2%0.9%

African American†1.0%1.1%9.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Beadle County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	37.6	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.6%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.5%	18.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Beadle County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$67,681	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	27.2%	31.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Beadle County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	19.0%	7.1%	22.3%
Spanish	9.8%	2.6%	13.6%
Vietnamese	1.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	5.8%	0.4%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Beadle County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	12.0%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	29.4%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	39.3%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	16.4%	18.0%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 55.4% of 12,914 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic28.8%2,017TrumpRepublican68.8%4,826KennedyIndependent1.9%134

R+40.1

Lead: 2,809
Total: 7,010
vs nation: R+38.6
Turnout: 55.4%

BidenDemocratic29.8%2,107TrumpRepublican67.9%4,808JorgensenLibertarian2.3%166

R+38.1

Lead: 2,701
Total: 7,081
vs nation: R+42.6
Turnout: 59.8%

ClintonDemocratic28.2%1,912TrumpRepublican65.8%4,455JohnsonLibertarian4.8%323

R+37.6

Lead: 2,543
Total: 6,772
vs nation: R+39.6
Turnout: 57.7%

ObamaDemocratic39.7%2,881RomneyRepublican58.2%4,230OtherAll other candidates2.1%152

R+18.6

Lead: 1,349
Total: 7,263
vs nation: R+22.4
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic45.3%3,493McCainRepublican52.6%4,054OtherAll other candidates2.2%167

R+7.3

Lead: 561
Total: 7,714
vs nation: R+14.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic40.6%3,443BushRepublican58.0%4,917OtherAll other candidates1.4%120

R+17.4

Lead: 1,474
Total: 8,480
vs nation: R+14.9
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic41.6%3,216BushRepublican56.2%4,347OtherAll other candidates2.3%176

R+14.6

Lead: 1,131
Total: 7,739
vs nation: R+15.1
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic46.4%3,984DoleRepublican42.8%3,670PerotReform9.8%842

D+3.7

Lead: 314
Total: 8,581
vs nation: R+4.9
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 19,3092024 5-year
Median household income: $67,6812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.1%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 14.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.8 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Buena Vista County, IA · twin score 83.0

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 55.4%7,155 participants ÷ 12,914 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +12.9 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: +0.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 42.5%–45.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	6,970	12,086	57.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	6,170	12,077	51.1%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	7,180	12,003	59.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	6,019	12,822	46.9%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	7,155	12,914	55.4%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

19 precincts · 7,010 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Beadle County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -55	425	764	34	1,223	34.8%	62.5%	R+27.7
Precinct -11	354	708	27	1,089	32.5%	65.0%	R+32.5
Precinct -77	175	733	19	927	18.9%	79.1%	R+60.2
Precinct -22	269	606	20	895	30.1%	67.7%	R+37.7
Precinct -33	255	501	16	772	33.0%	64.9%	R+31.9
Precinct -66	219	532	20	771	28.4%	69.0%	R+40.6
Precinct -44	202	499	17	718	28.1%	69.5%	R+41.4
Precinct -99	79	222	12	313	25.2%	70.9%	R+45.7
Precinct -88	39	261	2	302	12.9%	86.4%	R+73.5
VTD-Huron precinct W1W1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W2W2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W3W3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W7-146_46005VTDW71	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W7-246_46005VTDW72	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W8-146_46005VTDW81	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Huron precinct W8-246_46005VTDW82	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 1212	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 1515	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 1717	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−41.8%
1896	−1.1%
1900	−13.9%
1904	−53.8%
1908	−22.1%
1912	+45.9%
1916	+4.6%
1920	−38.2%
1924	−40.3%
1928	−23.2%
1932	+34.8%
1936	+31.9%
1940	+9.3%
1944	+3.1%
1948	+8.8%
1952	−30.7%
1956	−6.1%
1960	−18.3%
1964	+19.1%
1968	+11.6%
1972	−15.9%
1976	+0.9%
1980	−23.8%
1984	−25.0%
1988	−1.0%
1992	+6.2%
1996	+3.7%
2000	−14.6%
2004	−17.4%
2008	−7.3%
2012	−18.6%
2016	−37.6%
2020	−38.1%
2024	−40.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	28.8%Harris2,017	68.8%Trump4,826	1.9%Kennedy134	R+40.1	R+1.9	R+38.6	7,010
2020	R	29.8%Biden2,107	67.9%Trump4,808	2.3%Jorgensen166	R+38.1	R+0.6	R+42.6	7,081
2016	R	28.2%Clinton1,912	65.8%Trump4,455	4.8%Johnson323	R+37.6	R+19.0	R+39.6	6,772
2012	R	39.7%Obama2,881	58.2%Romney4,230	2.1%	R+18.6	R+11.3	R+22.4	7,263
2008	R	45.3%Obama3,493	52.6%McCain4,054	2.2%	R+7.3	D+10.1	R+14.5	7,714
2004	R	40.6%Kerry3,443	58.0%Bush4,917	1.4%	R+17.4	R+2.8	R+14.9	8,480
2000	R	41.6%Gore3,216	56.2%Bush4,347	2.3%	R+14.6	R+18.3	R+15.1	7,739
1996	D	46.4%Clinton3,984	42.8%Dole3,670	9.8%Perot842	D+3.7	R+2.5	R+4.9	8,581
1992	D	43.0%Clinton3,925	36.8%Bush3,363	19.9%Perot1,819	D+6.2	D+7.1	D+0.6	9,136
1988	R	49.3%Dukakis4,523	50.2%Bush4,611	0.5%	R+1.0	D+24.0	D+6.8	9,180
1984	R	37.4%Mondale3,523	62.4%Reagan5,876	0.2%	R+25.0	R+1.2	R+6.8	9,422
1980	R	34.8%Carter3,521	58.6%Reagan5,921	6.6%	R+23.8	R+24.7	R+14.0	10,104
1976	D	50.1%Carter4,846	49.2%Ford4,758	0.6%	D+0.9	D+16.8	R+1.2	9,666
1972	R	41.9%McGovern4,297	57.8%Nixon5,922	0.2%	R+15.9	R+27.4	D+7.3	10,244
1968	D	54.2%Humphrey5,357	42.7%Nixon4,214	3.1%	D+11.6	R+7.6	D+12.3	9,878
1964	D	59.6%Johnson5,968	40.4%Goldwater4,051	0.0%	D+19.1	D+37.5	R+3.4	10,019
1960	R	40.8%Kennedy4,079	59.2%Nixon5,911	0.0%	R+18.3	R+12.2	R+18.5	9,990
1956	R	46.9%Stevenson4,614	53.1%Eisenhower5,216	0.0%	R+6.1	D+24.5	D+9.3	9,830
1952	R	34.7%Stevenson3,443	65.3%Eisenhower6,487	0.0%	R+30.7	R+39.4	R+19.9	9,930
1948	D	53.9%Truman4,372	45.1%Dewey3,662	0.9%	D+8.8	D+5.6	D+4.3	8,111
1944	D	51.6%Roosevelt3,842	48.4%Dewey3,610	0.0%	D+3.1	R+6.2	R+4.4	7,452
1940	D	54.7%Roosevelt5,253	45.3%Willkie4,356	0.0%	D+9.3	R+22.6	R+0.6	9,609
1936	D	64.8%Roosevelt5,843	32.9%Landon2,965	2.3%	D+31.9	R+2.8	D+7.7	9,011
1932	D	66.8%Roosevelt6,246	32.0%Hoover2,995	1.1%	D+34.8	D+58.0	D+17.0	9,346
1928	R	38.2%Smith3,168	61.4%Hoover5,094	0.4%	R+23.2	D+17.0	R+5.8	8,293
1924	R	13.1%Davis851	53.4%Coolidge3,466	33.5%La Follette2,177	R+40.3	R+2.1	R+15.1	6,494
1920	R	18.3%Cox925	56.5%Harding2,852	25.1%	R+38.2	R+42.8	R+12.0	5,044
1916	D	50.3%Wilson1,828	45.7%Hughes1,662	4.0%	D+4.6	R+41.3	D+1.4	3,635
1912	O	45.9%Wilson1,464	0.0%Taft0	54.1%	Roosevelt +8.3	D+68.0	D+26.3	3,193
1908	R	36.4%Bryan1,105	58.5%Taft1,776	5.1%	R+22.1	D+31.7	R+12.5	3,036
1904	R	20.0%Parker493	73.8%Roosevelt1,818	6.2%	R+53.8	R+39.9	R+34.1	2,464
1900	R	41.7%Bryan915	55.6%McKinley1,220	2.8%	R+13.9	R+12.8	R+6.3	2,196
1896	R	48.8%Bryan915	49.9%McKinley935	1.3%	R+1.1	D+40.7	D+5.0	1,874
1892	R	11.1%Cleveland206	52.8%Harrison984	36.1%	R+41.8	—	R+43.4	1,862
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 37 Senate · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	21.3%1,798	78.7%6,653	8,451
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%5,857	5,857

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	20.8%1,214	76.1%4,441	5,837
2020Class II	R	28.0%Dan Ahlers1,986	72.0%Mike Rounds5,104	7,090
2016Class III	R	26.4%Jay Williams1,809	73.6%John Thune5,049	6,858
2014Class II	R	28.7%Rick Weiland1,622	53.4%Mike Rounds3,018	5,653
2010Class III	R	0.0%None0	100.0%John Thune4,897	4,897
2008Class II	D	66.5%Tim Johnson5,137	33.5%Joel Dykstra2,589	7,726
2004Class III	D	55.6%Tom Daschle4,734	44.4%John Thune3,784	8,518
2002Class II	D	54.9%Tim Johnson4,381	43.9%John Thune3,499	7,974
1998Class III	D	70.2%Tom Daschle5,125	28.4%Ron Schmidt2,070	7,298
1996Class II	D	56.0%Tim Johnson4,787	44.0%Larry Pressler3,768	8,555
1992Class III	D	65.6%Tom Daschle6,014	32.2%Charlene Haar2,953	9,170
1990Class II	R	46.3%Ted Muenster3,511	51.5%Larry Pressler3,901	7,581
1986Class III	D	52.1%Tom Daschle4,592	47.9%James Abdnor4,222	8,814
1984Class II	R	29.6%George V. Cunningham2,745	70.4%Larry Pressler6,523	9,268
1980Class III	R	40.2%George McGovern4,103	57.1%James Abdnor5,829	10,202
1978Class II	R	41.6%Don Barnett3,314	58.4%Larry Pressler4,652	7,966
1974Class III	D	53.0%George McGovern4,925	47.0%Leo K. Thorsness4,367	9,292
1972Class II	D	55.8%James Abourezk5,608	44.2%Robert W. Hirsch4,441	10,049
1968Class III	D	57.7%George McGovern5,459	42.3%Archie Gubbrud3,999	9,458
1966Class II	R	35.1%Donn H. Wright2,743	64.9%Karl E. Mundt5,071	7,814
1962Class III	D	52.5%George McGovern4,471	47.5%Joe Bottum4,051	8,522
1960Class II	D	50.4%George McGovern5,036	49.6%Karl E. Mundt4,957	9,993
1956Class III	D	57.8%Kenneth Holum5,565	42.2%Francis Case4,071	9,636
1954Class II	R	46.9%Kenneth Holum3,877	53.1%Karl E. Mundt4,382	8,259
1950Class III	R	45.1%John A. Engel3,790	54.9%Francis Case4,614	8,404
1948Class II	R	48.7%John A. Engel3,827	51.3%Karl E. Mundt4,029	7,856
1944Class III	R	43.9%George M. Bradshaw3,247	56.1%Chandler Gurney4,148	7,395
1942Class II	D	55.4%Tom Berry3,208	44.6%Harlan J. Bushfield2,582	5,790
1938Class III	D	56.7%Tom Berry4,672	43.3%Chandler Gurney3,571	8,243
1936Class II	D	60.1%William J. Bulow5,332	36.3%Chandler Gurney3,220	8,867
1932Class III	R	49.0%U.S.G. Cherry4,478	50.5%Peter Norbeck4,614	9,134
1930Class II	D	56.0%William J. Bulow3,608	44.0%William H. McMaster2,830	6,438
1926Class III	R	43.4%C.J. Gunderson2,164	50.6%Peter Norbeck2,519	4,982
1924Class II	D	45.7%U.S.G. Cherry2,869	34.7%William H. McMaster2,180	6,282
1920Class III	R	16.4%U.S.G. Cherry850	37.5%Peter Norbeck1,951	5,196
1918Class II	R	39.7%W.T. Rinehart926	56.4%Thomas Sterling1,313	2,330
1914Class III	D	46.0%Edwin S. Johnson1,211	39.3%Charles H. Burke1,034	2,634

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	29.4%Jamie Smith1,716	66.8%Kristi Noem3,901	5,836
2018	R	46.4%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee2,832	52.1%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden3,182	6,108
2014	R	25.6%Susan Wismer1,433	70.9%Dennis Daugaard3,974	5,604
2010	R	42.9%Scott Heidepriem2,952	57.1%Dennis Daugaard3,931	6,883
2006	R	26.9%Jack Billion2,055	71.9%Mike Rounds5,500	7,651
2002	R	37.3%Jim Abbott2,946	61.8%Mike Rounds4,876	7,890
1998	R	28.7%Bernie Hunhoff2,094	68.3%Bill Janklow4,983	7,291
1994	R	39.6%Jim Beddow3,306	56.0%Bill Janklow4,676	8,344
1990	R	41.7%Bob Samuelson3,159	58.3%George Mickelson4,420	7,579
1986	D	51.3%Lars Herseth4,513	48.7%George Mickelson4,278	8,791
1982	R	31.5%Mike O'Connor2,705	68.5%Bill Janklow5,894	8,599
1978	R	41.6%Roger D. McKellips3,287	58.4%Bill Janklow4,621	7,908

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+30.8

Presidential vote · 2024R+40.1

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.3 points more Democratic.

10,216 registered voters · 2026

Democratic22.0%Republican52.7%Unaffiliated11.7%Other13.6%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−265 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −2,861 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $50,789 in average income, against $73,762 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+12.7 on average — 27 points more Democratic-leaning than Beadle County, SD itself (R+40.1).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Minnehaha County, SD23R+12.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Minnehaha County, SD40
Davison County, SD27
Brown County, SD21

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.

Domestic migration in Beadle County, SD in Beadle County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+73
2012	+47
2013	+9
2014	−410
2015	−296
2016	−382
2017	−217
2018	−341
2019	−124
2021	−192
2022	−265
2023	−255
2024	−243
2025	−265

Beadle County's population has declined steadily as agricultural consolidation reduces the need for farm labor, leaving Huron as the lone urban anchor in a county that has shifted toward lopsided Republican margins over the past two decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.

A population of 19,309, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,681 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Buena Vista County and Cottonwood County.

Political twins — counties

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

Buena Vista County

Iowa

83.0twin score

% Asian12-yr trendmedian age≠ % Evangelical

Cottonwood County

Minnesota

69.4twin score

12-yr trend% unaffiliated2008 margin≠ % Asian

Lyon County

Minnesota

68.1twin score

12-yr trendmedian age% unaffiliated≠ % Asian

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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Cities & towns in Beadle County

Huron

R+34

14.4K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did Beadle County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Beadle County, South Dakota voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,010 votes cast, 2,017 went Democratic and 4,826 went Republican.

When did Beadle County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Beadle County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Beadle County, South Dakota?

Beadle County, South Dakota has a population of 19,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota?

Median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota is $67,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of Beadle County, South Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beadle County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

Measure

Beadle County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

37.6

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

7.6%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

18.5%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure

Beadle County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$67,681

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

13.6%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

27.2%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure

Beadle County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

19.0%

7.1%

22.3%

Spanish

9.8%

2.6%

13.6%

Vietnamese

1.3%

0.1%

0.5%

Other Asian & Pacific Island

5.8%

0.4%

1.1%

Measure

Beadle County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

12.0%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

29.4%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

39.3%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

16.4%

18.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+40.1MIT Election Lab

Population

19,3092024 5-year

Median household income

$67,6812024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

68.1%2024 5-year

Black

1.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

14.9%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+45.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+53.8 in 1904MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Buena Vista County, IA · twin score 83.0

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

6,970

12,086

57.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

6,170

12,077

51.1%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

7,180

12,003

59.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

6,019

12,822

46.9%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

7,155

12,914

55.4%

A/A

Beadle County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -55

425

764

1,223

34.8%

62.5%

R+27.7

Precinct -11

354

708

1,089

32.5%

65.0%

R+32.5

Precinct -77

175

733

927

18.9%

79.1%

R+60.2

Precinct -22

269

606

895

30.1%

67.7%

R+37.7

Precinct -33

255

501

772

33.0%

64.9%

R+31.9

Precinct -66

219

532

771

28.4%

69.0%

R+40.6

Precinct -44

202

499

718

28.1%

69.5%

R+41.4

Precinct -99

222

313

25.2%

70.9%

R+45.7

Precinct -88

261

302

12.9%

86.4%

R+73.5

VTD-Huron precinct W1W1

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W2W2

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W3W3

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W7-146_46005VTDW71

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W7-246_46005VTDW72

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W8-146_46005VTDW81

—

No votes

VTD-Huron precinct W8-246_46005VTDW82

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 1212

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 1515

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 1717

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−41.8%
1896	−1.1%
1900	−13.9%
1904	−53.8%
1908	−22.1%
1912	+45.9%
1916	+4.6%
1920	−38.2%
1924	−40.3%
1928	−23.2%
1932	+34.8%
1936	+31.9%
1940	+9.3%
1944	+3.1%
1948	+8.8%
1952	−30.7%
1956	−6.1%
1960	−18.3%
1964	+19.1%
1968	+11.6%
1972	−15.9%
1976	+0.9%
1980	−23.8%
1984	−25.0%
1988	−1.0%
1992	+6.2%
1996	+3.7%
2000	−14.6%
2004	−17.4%
2008	−7.3%
2012	−18.6%
2016	−37.6%
2020	−38.1%
2024	−40.1%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

28.8%Harris2,017

68.8%Trump4,826

1.9%Kennedy134

R+40.1

R+1.9

R+38.6

7,010

2020

29.8%Biden2,107

67.9%Trump4,808

2.3%Jorgensen166

R+38.1

R+0.6

R+42.6

7,081

2016

28.2%Clinton1,912

65.8%Trump4,455

4.8%Johnson323

R+37.6

R+19.0

R+39.6

6,772

2012

39.7%Obama2,881

58.2%Romney4,230

2.1%

R+18.6

R+11.3

R+22.4

7,263

2008

45.3%Obama3,493

52.6%McCain4,054

2.2%

R+7.3

D+10.1

R+14.5

7,714

2004

40.6%Kerry3,443

58.0%Bush4,917

1.4%

R+17.4

R+2.8

R+14.9

8,480

2000

41.6%Gore3,216

56.2%Bush4,347

2.3%

R+14.6

R+18.3

R+15.1

7,739

1996

46.4%Clinton3,984

42.8%Dole3,670

9.8%Perot842

D+3.7

R+2.5

R+4.9

8,581

1992

43.0%Clinton3,925

36.8%Bush3,363

19.9%Perot1,819

D+6.2

D+7.1

D+0.6

9,136

1988

49.3%Dukakis4,523

50.2%Bush4,611

0.5%

R+1.0

D+24.0

D+6.8

9,180

1984

37.4%Mondale3,523

62.4%Reagan5,876

0.2%

R+25.0

R+1.2

R+6.8

9,422

1980

34.8%Carter3,521

58.6%Reagan5,921

6.6%

R+23.8

R+24.7

R+14.0

10,104

1976

50.1%Carter4,846

49.2%Ford4,758

0.6%

D+0.9

D+16.8

R+1.2

9,666

1972

41.9%McGovern4,297

57.8%Nixon5,922

0.2%

R+15.9

R+27.4

D+7.3

10,244

1968

54.2%Humphrey5,357

42.7%Nixon4,214

3.1%

D+11.6

R+7.6

D+12.3

9,878

1964

59.6%Johnson5,968

40.4%Goldwater4,051

0.0%

D+19.1

D+37.5

R+3.4

10,019

1960

40.8%Kennedy4,079

59.2%Nixon5,911

0.0%

R+18.3

R+12.2

R+18.5

9,990

1956

46.9%Stevenson4,614

53.1%Eisenhower5,216

0.0%

R+6.1

D+24.5

D+9.3

9,830

1952

34.7%Stevenson3,443

65.3%Eisenhower6,487

0.0%

R+30.7

R+39.4

R+19.9

9,930

1948

53.9%Truman4,372

45.1%Dewey3,662

0.9%

D+8.8

D+5.6

D+4.3

8,111

1944

51.6%Roosevelt3,842

48.4%Dewey3,610

0.0%

D+3.1

R+6.2

R+4.4

7,452

1940

54.7%Roosevelt5,253

45.3%Willkie4,356

0.0%

D+9.3

R+22.6

R+0.6

9,609

1936

64.8%Roosevelt5,843

32.9%Landon2,965

2.3%

D+31.9

R+2.8

D+7.7

9,011

1932

66.8%Roosevelt6,246

32.0%Hoover2,995

1.1%

D+34.8

D+58.0

D+17.0

9,346

1928

38.2%Smith3,168

61.4%Hoover5,094

0.4%

R+23.2

D+17.0

R+5.8

8,293

1924

13.1%Davis851

53.4%Coolidge3,466

33.5%La Follette2,177

R+40.3

R+2.1

R+15.1

6,494

1920

18.3%Cox925

56.5%Harding2,852

25.1%

R+38.2

R+42.8

R+12.0

5,044

1916

50.3%Wilson1,828

45.7%Hughes1,662

4.0%

D+4.6

R+41.3

D+1.4

3,635

1912

45.9%Wilson1,464

0.0%Taft0

54.1%

Roosevelt +8.3

D+68.0

D+26.3

3,193

1908

36.4%Bryan1,105

58.5%Taft1,776

5.1%

R+22.1

D+31.7

R+12.5

3,036

1904

20.0%Parker493

73.8%Roosevelt1,818

6.2%

R+53.8

R+39.9

R+34.1

2,464

1900

41.7%Bryan915

55.6%McKinley1,220

2.8%

R+13.9

R+12.8

R+6.3

2,196

1896

48.8%Bryan915

49.9%McKinley935

1.3%

R+1.1

D+40.7

D+5.0

1,874

1892

11.1%Cleveland206

52.8%Harrison984

36.1%

R+41.8

—

R+43.4

1,862

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

21.3%1,798

78.7%6,653

8,451

2020

0.0%0

100.0%5,857

5,857

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

20.8%1,214

76.1%4,441

5,837

2020Class II

28.0%Dan Ahlers1,986

72.0%Mike Rounds5,104

7,090

2016Class III

26.4%Jay Williams1,809

73.6%John Thune5,049

6,858

2014Class II

28.7%Rick Weiland1,622

53.4%Mike Rounds3,018

5,653

2010Class III

0.0%None0

100.0%John Thune4,897

4,897

2008Class II

66.5%Tim Johnson5,137

33.5%Joel Dykstra2,589

7,726

2004Class III

55.6%Tom Daschle4,734

44.4%John Thune3,784

8,518

2002Class II

54.9%Tim Johnson4,381

43.9%John Thune3,499

7,974

1998Class III

70.2%Tom Daschle5,125

28.4%Ron Schmidt2,070

7,298

1996Class II

56.0%Tim Johnson4,787

44.0%Larry Pressler3,768

8,555

1992Class III

65.6%Tom Daschle6,014

32.2%Charlene Haar2,953

9,170

1990Class II

46.3%Ted Muenster3,511

51.5%Larry Pressler3,901

7,581

1986Class III

52.1%Tom Daschle4,592

47.9%James Abdnor4,222

8,814

1984Class II

29.6%George V. Cunningham2,745

70.4%Larry Pressler6,523

9,268

1980Class III

40.2%George McGovern4,103

57.1%James Abdnor5,829

10,202

1978Class II

41.6%Don Barnett3,314

58.4%Larry Pressler4,652

7,966

1974Class III

53.0%George McGovern4,925

47.0%Leo K. Thorsness4,367

9,292

1972Class II

55.8%James Abourezk5,608

44.2%Robert W. Hirsch4,441

10,049

1968Class III

57.7%George McGovern5,459

42.3%Archie Gubbrud3,999

9,458

1966Class II

35.1%Donn H. Wright2,743

64.9%Karl E. Mundt5,071

7,814

1962Class III

52.5%George McGovern4,471

47.5%Joe Bottum4,051

8,522

1960Class II

50.4%George McGovern5,036

49.6%Karl E. Mundt4,957

9,993

1956Class III

57.8%Kenneth Holum5,565

42.2%Francis Case4,071

9,636

1954Class II

46.9%Kenneth Holum3,877

53.1%Karl E. Mundt4,382

8,259

1950Class III

45.1%John A. Engel3,790

54.9%Francis Case4,614

8,404

1948Class II

48.7%John A. Engel3,827

51.3%Karl E. Mundt4,029

7,856

1944Class III

43.9%George M. Bradshaw3,247

56.1%Chandler Gurney4,148

7,395

1942Class II

55.4%Tom Berry3,208

44.6%Harlan J. Bushfield2,582

5,790

1938Class III

56.7%Tom Berry4,672

43.3%Chandler Gurney3,571

8,243

1936Class II

60.1%William J. Bulow5,332

36.3%Chandler Gurney3,220

8,867

1932Class III

49.0%U.S.G. Cherry4,478

50.5%Peter Norbeck4,614

9,134

1930Class II

56.0%William J. Bulow3,608

44.0%William H. McMaster2,830

6,438

1926Class III

43.4%C.J. Gunderson2,164

50.6%Peter Norbeck2,519

4,982

1924Class II

45.7%U.S.G. Cherry2,869

34.7%William H. McMaster2,180

6,282

1920Class III

16.4%U.S.G. Cherry850

37.5%Peter Norbeck1,951

5,196

1918Class II

39.7%W.T. Rinehart926

56.4%Thomas Sterling1,313

2,330

1914Class III

46.0%Edwin S. Johnson1,211

39.3%Charles H. Burke1,034

2,634

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

29.4%Jamie Smith1,716

66.8%Kristi Noem3,901

5,836

2018

46.4%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee2,832

52.1%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden3,182

6,108

2014

25.6%Susan Wismer1,433

70.9%Dennis Daugaard3,974

5,604

2010

42.9%Scott Heidepriem2,952

57.1%Dennis Daugaard3,931

6,883

2006

26.9%Jack Billion2,055

71.9%Mike Rounds5,500

7,651

2002

37.3%Jim Abbott2,946

61.8%Mike Rounds4,876

7,890

1998

28.7%Bernie Hunhoff2,094

68.3%Bill Janklow4,983

7,291

1994

39.6%Jim Beddow3,306

56.0%Bill Janklow4,676

8,344

1990

41.7%Bob Samuelson3,159

58.3%George Mickelson4,420

7,579

1986

51.3%Lars Herseth4,513

48.7%George Mickelson4,278

8,791

1982

31.5%Mike O'Connor2,705

68.5%Bill Janklow5,894

8,599

1978

41.6%Roger D. McKellips3,287

58.4%Bill Janklow4,621

7,908

Frequently asked questions

How did Beadle County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Beadle County, South Dakota voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,010 votes cast, 2,017 went Democratic and 4,826 went Republican.

When did Beadle County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Beadle County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Beadle County, South Dakota?

Beadle County, South Dakota has a population of 19,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota?

Median household income in Beadle County, South Dakota is $67,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of Beadle County, South Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beadle County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.