Fall River County, South Dakota

2024 results by precinct

9 precincts · 4,274 votes cast

Trump · R+49

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−49.3%	1,030	3,135	4,274
2020	R	−45.2%	1,053	2,878	4,042
2016	R	−47.4%	821	2,511	3,563
2012	R	−31.8%	1,140	2,258	3,516
2008	R	−26.5%	1,338	2,348	3,809
2004	R	−28.3%	1,326	2,413	3,845
2000	D	+30.7%	2,185	1,133	3,429
1996	R	−8.1%	1,357	1,636	3,458
1992	R	−3.1%	1,416	1,533	3,754
1988	R	−18.2%	1,380	2,002	3,417
1984	R	−41.3%	1,135	2,748	3,905
1980	R	−45.5%	982	2,831	4,067
1976	R	−14.1%	1,537	2,046	3,615
1972	R	−36.2%	1,107	2,374	3,497
1968	R	−28.4%	965	1,843	3,094
1964	R	−8.6%	1,706	2,026	3,732
1960	R	−27.2%	1,426	2,492	3,918
1956	R	−34.8%	1,150	2,377	3,527
1952	R	−47.9%	1,008	2,863	3,871
1948	R	−20.2%	1,348	2,037	3,411
1944	R	−26.7%	1,122	1,938	3,060
1940	R	−26.5%	1,405	2,420	3,825
1936	D	+1.3%	1,927	1,876	3,982
1932	D	+31.1%	2,603	1,351	4,029
1928	R	−27.5%	1,258	2,216	3,489
1924	R	−39.3%	342	1,392	2,670
1920	R	−27.4%	680	1,236	2,026
1916	R	−15.5%	668	922	1,644
1912	D	+42.2%	712	0	1,689
1908	R	−20.6%	466	726	1,260
1904	R	−48.5%	248	777	1,091
1900	R	−10.5%	421	521	948
1896	D	+2.3%	555	530	1,089
1892	R	−29.0%	262	569	1,059
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%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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

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: 55.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.8%

85+

1.8%

3.9%

75–84

4.5%

10.1%

65–74

10.7%

8.3%

55–64

9.1%

7.0%

45–54

5.2%

4.3%

35–44

4.6%

4.0%

25–34

4.6%

2.1%

18–24

1.8%

6.1%

5–17

6.0%

2.0%

2.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,917

Fall River County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Fall River County$67,917

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

16.6%

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

Other Christian

17.2%

Mainline Protestant

10.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.3%

Baptist

3.3%

Methodist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fall River County, anchored by Hot Springs near the Nebraska border, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades. Its sparse, ranch-heavy landscape and small elderly population define an electorate with little demographic pressure toward competitive outcomes.

The Republican margin in Fall River County reached its widest at forty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Fall River County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,917, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,258 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 Graham County and Gregory County.

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Fall River County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.