Bon Homme County, South Dakota

2024 results by precinct

5 precincts · 2,992 votes cast

Trump · R+51

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−51.4%	697	2,236	2,992
2020	R	−50.4%	721	2,235	3,001
2016	R	−47.1%	704	2,105	2,974
2012	R	−21.6%	1,167	1,830	3,074
2008	R	−10.9%	1,367	1,712	3,175
2004	R	−22.6%	1,293	2,063	3,408
2000	D	+23.5%	1,901	1,162	3,139
1996	D	+4.1%	1,569	1,428	3,436
1992	D	+2.4%	1,294	1,212	3,367
1988	R	−7.4%	1,574	1,826	3,417
1984	R	−27.4%	1,408	2,478	3,906
1980	R	−37.8%	1,191	2,794	4,239
1976	D	+6.3%	2,154	1,897	4,073
1972	D	+5.6%	2,368	2,116	4,493
1968	R	−14.6%	1,773	2,411	4,383
1964	D	+16.6%	2,494	1,784	4,278
1960	R	−14.2%	2,052	2,730	4,782
1956	R	−11.4%	2,144	2,696	4,840
1952	R	−31.1%	1,658	3,157	4,815
1948	R	−4.7%	2,077	2,283	4,408
1944	R	−12.6%	1,981	2,553	4,534
1940	R	−10.6%	2,463	3,046	5,509
1936	D	+13.6%	2,959	2,236	5,299
1932	D	+44.0%	3,504	1,354	4,886
1928	R	−2.2%	2,166	2,262	4,441
1924	R	−16.5%	860	1,420	3,398
1920	R	−25.9%	960	1,872	3,517
1916	R	−1.8%	1,231	1,278	2,569
1912	D	+44.6%	1,059	0	2,372
1908	R	−12.9%	1,014	1,324	2,396
1904	R	−26.6%	886	1,547	2,483
1900	R	−10.5%	1,028	1,271	2,314
1896	R	−13.1%	893	1,163	2,063
1892	R	−34.9%	260	879	1,775
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

1.8%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

2.8%

3.1%

75–84

2.9%

6.2%

65–74

5.5%

8.1%

55–64

5.5%

7.8%

45–54

4.0%

9.3%

35–44

4.0%

10.2%

25–34

3.4%

5.3%

18–24

2.4%

6.5%

5–17

7.1%

2.4%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,435

Bon Homme County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Bon Homme County$64,435

South Dakota$75,081

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

21.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

18.7%

Other Christian

10.6%

Methodist

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bon Homme County, anchored by the Missouri River bottomlands and a tight-knit agricultural economy, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep-red alignment typical of South Dakota's rural, small-population counties.

The Republican margin in Bon Homme County reached its widest at fifty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Bon Homme County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,435, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,044 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clark County and Kingsbury County.

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Bon Homme County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.