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county

Faulk 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

German53.7%33.1%12.5%

Irish13.0%9.9%9.4%

Norwegian7.1%10.4%—

Czech4.8%——

English3.7%7.7%9.5%

Russian2.8%——

Danish2.7%0.8%—

Welsh1.8%——

Mexican1.3%2.6%11.3%

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	Faulk County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	42.9	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.9%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.0%	18.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Faulk County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$57,750	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	28.3%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.6%	31.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Faulk County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	6.2%	7.1%	22.3%
German or other West Germanic	3.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Other languages	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Faulk County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	26.8%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	26.4%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	26.7%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	20.1%	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 73.0% of 1,588 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic16.2%183TrumpRepublican81.4%920KennedyIndependent1.9%21

R+65.2

Lead: 737
Total: 1,130
vs nation: R+63.7
Turnout: 73.0%

BidenDemocratic16.8%198TrumpRepublican81.6%964JorgensenLibertarian1.7%20

R+64.8

Lead: 766
Total: 1,182
vs nation: R+69.3
Turnout: 66.1%

ClintonDemocratic18.2%204TrumpRepublican76.7%858JohnsonLibertarian4.0%45

R+58.5

Lead: 654
Total: 1,118
vs nation: R+60.6
Turnout: 62.5%

ObamaDemocratic29.4%331RomneyRepublican67.9%765OtherAll other candidates2.8%31

R+38.5

Lead: 434
Total: 1,127
vs nation: R+42.4
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic35.7%426McCainRepublican62.0%739OtherAll other candidates2.3%27

R+26.3

Lead: 313
Total: 1,192
vs nation: R+33.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic30.5%418BushRepublican69.0%945OtherAll other candidates0.4%6

R+38.5

Lead: 527
Total: 1,369
vs nation: R+36.0
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic29.2%388BushRepublican68.0%904OtherAll other candidates2.8%37

R+38.8

Lead: 516
Total: 1,329
vs nation: R+39.3
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic35.5%493DoleRepublican52.3%726PerotReform11.9%165

R+16.8

Lead: 233
Total: 1,389
vs nation: R+25.3
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+65.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 2,1262024 5-year
Median household income: $57,7502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 95.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Edmunds County, SD · twin score 89.4

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: 73.0%1,160 participants ÷ 1,588 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +3.8 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off versus state: -8.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 69.3%–70.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,158	1,854	62.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,094	1,814	60.3%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	1,206	1,825	66.1%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	994	1,595	62.3%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	1,160	1,588	73.0%	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

16 precincts · 1,130 votes

Election

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

Faulk County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -77	54	210	9	273	19.8%	76.9%	R+57.1
Precinct -66	38	184	7	229	16.6%	80.3%	R+63.8
Precinct -11	37	133	4	174	21.3%	76.4%	R+55.2
Precinct -22	7	122	2	131	5.3%	93.1%	R+87.8
Precinct -33	14	107	1	122	11.5%	87.7%	R+76.2
Precinct -55	15	88	2	105	14.3%	83.8%	R+69.5
Precinct -44	18	76	2	96	18.8%	79.2%	R+60.4
VTD-precinct 1 Union-WesleyTwp-ChelseaTown-Devoe-Fairview-Cresbard Town1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 10 Ward 2 Faulkton City10	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 11 Ward 3 Faulkton City11	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 2 Entprs-Frdom-Emrson-Sartga-Pulsk-MyrnTwp2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 33	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 4 Irving-Orient-ArcadeTwp-OrientTown4	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 5 Centrvil-Pioner-Hildal-ZllTwp-RckhmTown5	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 6 Bryant-Tamworth-LafonTwp6	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-precinct 9 Ward 1 Faulkton City9	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	−49.3%
1896	−28.8%
1900	−33.3%
1904	−58.3%
1908	−31.0%
1912	+47.4%
1916	−9.1%
1920	−48.6%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−25.3%
1932	+20.5%
1936	+11.5%
1940	−8.8%
1944	−9.8%
1948	−4.1%
1952	−37.4%
1956	−4.3%
1960	−8.6%
1964	+11.4%
1968	−8.8%
1972	−0.9%
1976	+10.1%
1980	−40.1%
1984	−31.9%
1988	−8.2%
1992	−11.9%
1996	−16.8%
2000	−38.8%
2004	−38.5%
2008	−26.3%
2012	−38.5%
2016	−58.5%
2020	−64.8%
2024	−65.2%

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	16.2%Harris183	81.4%Trump920	1.9%Kennedy21	R+65.2	R+0.4	R+63.7	1,130
2020	R	16.8%Biden198	81.6%Trump964	1.7%Jorgensen20	R+64.8	R+6.3	R+69.3	1,182
2016	R	18.2%Clinton204	76.7%Trump858	4.0%Johnson45	R+58.5	R+20.0	R+60.6	1,118
2012	R	29.4%Obama331	67.9%Romney765	2.8%	R+38.5	R+12.3	R+42.4	1,127
2008	R	35.7%Obama426	62.0%McCain739	2.3%	R+26.3	D+12.2	R+33.5	1,192
2004	R	30.5%Kerry418	69.0%Bush945	0.4%	R+38.5	D+0.3	R+36.0	1,369
2000	R	29.2%Gore388	68.0%Bush904	2.8%	R+38.8	R+22.1	R+39.3	1,329
1996	R	35.5%Clinton493	52.3%Dole726	11.9%Perot165	R+16.8	R+4.9	R+25.3	1,389
1992	R	34.0%Clinton488	45.9%Bush658	19.6%Perot281	R+11.9	R+3.7	R+17.4	1,434
1988	R	45.7%Dukakis714	53.9%Bush842	0.3%	R+8.2	D+23.7	R+0.5	1,561
1984	R	33.9%Mondale579	65.9%Reagan1,124	0.2%	R+31.9	D+8.2	R+13.7	1,706
1980	R	26.7%Carter520	66.8%Reagan1,300	6.4%	R+40.1	R+50.2	R+30.4	1,945
1976	D	54.9%Carter1,063	44.8%Ford868	0.3%	D+10.1	D+11.0	D+8.0	1,937
1972	R	49.2%McGovern986	50.1%Nixon1,004	0.7%	R+0.9	D+7.9	D+22.3	2,005
1968	R	40.6%Humphrey819	49.5%Nixon997	9.9%	R+8.8	R+20.2	R+8.1	2,015
1964	D	55.7%Johnson1,225	44.3%Goldwater974	0.0%	D+11.4	D+20.0	R+11.2	2,199
1960	R	45.7%Kennedy1,043	54.3%Nixon1,240	0.0%	R+8.6	R+4.3	R+8.8	2,283
1956	R	47.8%Stevenson1,155	52.2%Eisenhower1,260	0.0%	R+4.3	D+33.0	D+11.1	2,415
1952	R	31.3%Stevenson738	68.7%Eisenhower1,619	0.0%	R+37.4	R+33.3	R+26.6	2,357
1948	R	47.4%Truman971	51.5%Dewey1,054	1.1%	R+4.1	D+5.7	R+8.5	2,047
1944	R	45.1%Roosevelt896	54.9%Dewey1,090	0.0%	R+9.8	R+0.9	R+17.3	1,986
1940	R	45.6%Roosevelt1,199	54.4%Willkie1,431	0.0%	R+8.8	R+20.3	R+18.8	2,630
1936	D	55.0%Roosevelt1,404	43.5%Landon1,111	1.6%	D+11.5	R+9.1	R+12.8	2,555
1932	D	59.5%Roosevelt1,743	38.9%Hoover1,141	1.6%	D+20.5	D+45.8	D+2.8	2,930
1928	R	37.2%Smith1,135	62.5%Hoover1,907	0.4%	R+25.3	D+16.8	R+7.8	3,053
1924	R	14.0%Davis277	56.1%Coolidge1,112	30.0%La Follette594	R+42.1	D+6.5	R+16.9	1,983
1920	R	16.9%Cox346	65.5%Harding1,341	17.6%	R+48.6	R+39.5	R+22.4	2,047
1916	R	43.8%Wilson629	52.9%Hughes759	3.3%	R+9.1	R+56.4	R+12.2	1,435
1912	O	47.4%Wilson615	0.0%Taft0	52.6%	Roosevelt +5.2	D+78.4	D+27.8	1,298
1908	R	31.5%Bryan421	62.5%Taft835	5.9%	R+31.0	D+27.3	R+21.5	1,335
1904	R	17.1%Parker165	75.4%Roosevelt727	7.5%	R+58.3	R+25.0	R+38.6	964
1900	R	31.8%Bryan302	65.1%McKinley618	3.2%	R+33.3	R+4.5	R+25.7	950
1896	R	35.3%Bryan237	64.1%McKinley430	0.6%	R+28.8	D+20.6	R+22.7	671
1892	R	14.4%Cleveland107	63.7%Harrison473	21.8%	R+49.3	—	R+51.0	742
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	15.5%205	84.5%1,121	1,326
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%1,065	1,065

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	12.7%120	82.4%780	947
2020Class II	R	17.9%Dan Ahlers213	82.1%Mike Rounds975	1,188
2016Class III	R	18.2%Jay Williams206	81.8%John Thune925	1,131
2014Class II	R	20.2%Rick Weiland180	57.0%Mike Rounds508	892
2010Class III	R	0.0%None0	100.0%John Thune798	798
2008Class II	D	63.5%Tim Johnson763	36.5%Joel Dykstra439	1,202
2004Class III	R	46.0%Tom Daschle635	54.0%John Thune744	1,379
2002Class II	R	45.6%Tim Johnson626	52.9%John Thune727	1,373
1998Class III	D	59.5%Tom Daschle741	39.1%Ron Schmidt487	1,246
1996Class II	D	52.5%Tim Johnson719	47.5%Larry Pressler651	1,370
1992Class III	D	66.6%Tom Daschle950	31.6%Charlene Haar450	1,426
1990Class II	D	51.1%Ted Muenster773	46.4%Larry Pressler703	1,514
1986Class III	D	50.8%Tom Daschle834	49.2%James Abdnor807	1,641
1984Class II	R	24.8%George V. Cunningham420	75.2%Larry Pressler1,275	1,695
1980Class III	R	36.3%George McGovern707	59.9%James Abdnor1,167	1,948
1978Class II	R	31.5%Don Barnett548	68.5%Larry Pressler1,189	1,737
1974Class III	D	57.1%George McGovern1,076	42.9%Leo K. Thorsness810	1,886
1972Class II	D	61.8%James Abourezk1,225	38.2%Robert W. Hirsch758	1,983
1968Class III	D	53.5%George McGovern1,078	46.5%Archie Gubbrud937	2,015
1966Class II	R	34.8%Donn H. Wright628	65.2%Karl E. Mundt1,179	1,807
1962Class III	D	53.6%George McGovern1,156	46.4%Joe Bottum1,000	2,156
1960Class II	D	50.6%George McGovern1,156	49.4%Karl E. Mundt1,127	2,283
1956Class III	D	56.6%Kenneth Holum1,365	43.4%Francis Case1,048	2,413
1954Class II	R	47.3%Kenneth Holum913	52.7%Karl E. Mundt1,017	1,930
1950Class III	R	37.7%John A. Engel838	62.3%Francis Case1,384	2,222
1948Class II	R	41.7%John A. Engel854	58.3%Karl E. Mundt1,192	2,046
1944Class III	R	38.0%George M. Bradshaw757	62.0%Chandler Gurney1,233	1,990
1942Class II	R	46.1%Tom Berry889	53.9%Harlan J. Bushfield1,038	1,927
1938Class III	D	53.4%Tom Berry1,401	46.6%Chandler Gurney1,223	2,624
1936Class II	D	51.4%William J. Bulow1,300	47.1%Chandler Gurney1,191	2,531
1932Class III	R	30.1%U.S.G. Cherry863	69.5%Peter Norbeck1,995	2,869
1930Class II	D	56.9%William J. Bulow1,311	43.1%William H. McMaster992	2,303
1926Class III	R	32.2%C.J. Gunderson610	63.2%Peter Norbeck1,199	1,896
1924Class II	R	27.7%U.S.G. Cherry562	52.9%William H. McMaster1,072	2,026
1920Class III	R	19.0%U.S.G. Cherry402	48.9%Peter Norbeck1,036	2,117
1918Class II	R	34.6%W.T. Rinehart367	61.8%Thomas Sterling655	1,060
1914Class III	R	41.4%Edwin S. Johnson471	53.6%Charles H. Burke611	1,139

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	17.5%Jamie Smith167	80.7%Kristi Noem771	955
2018	R	36.1%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee388	62.7%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden674	1,075
2014	R	17.6%Susan Wismer157	79.8%Dennis Daugaard712	892
2010	R	36.2%Scott Heidepriem394	63.8%Dennis Daugaard693	1,087
2006	R	23.4%Jack Billion270	75.2%Mike Rounds867	1,153
2002	R	32.6%Jim Abbott443	66.5%Mike Rounds903	1,357
1998	R	28.5%Bernie Hunhoff361	70.1%Bill Janklow887	1,266
1994	R	35.2%Jim Beddow495	61.2%Bill Janklow860	1,406
1990	R	44.0%Bob Samuelson668	56.0%George Mickelson851	1,519
1986	D	59.9%Lars Herseth990	40.1%George Mickelson663	1,653
1982	R	28.0%Mike O'Connor484	72.0%Bill Janklow1,242	1,726
1978	R	41.6%Roger D. McKellips733	58.4%Bill Janklow1,027	1,760

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+66.0

Presidential vote · 2024R+65.2

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.7 points.

1,539 registered voters · 2026

Democratic9.5%Republican75.4%Unaffiliated2.4%Other12.7%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−14 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −51 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $64,829 in average income, against $88,975 for residents who stayed — 27% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

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 Faulk County, SD in Faulk County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−15
2012	+4
2013	−11
2014	−23
2015	−8
2016	+16
2017	−7
2018	−16
2019	−31
2021	−2
2022	+6
2023	+31
2024	+19
2025	−14

Faulk County's sparse, agricultural population of roughly 2,600 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in multiple consecutive cycles, making it a reliable benchmark for measuring rural realignment on the northern plains.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 65.2 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 65.2 points.

A population of 2,126, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,750 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edmunds County and Kidder County.

Political twins — counties

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

Edmunds County

South Dakota

89.4twin score

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectoryGerman ancestry≠ median income

Kidder County

North Dakota

89.3twin score

2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend≠ Norwegian ancestry

Hettinger County

North Dakota

88.1twin score

2000–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Swedish ancestry

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 Faulk County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Faulk County, South Dakota voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,130 votes cast, 183 went Democratic and 920 went Republican.

When did Faulk County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Faulk County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Faulk County, South Dakota?

Faulk County, South Dakota has a population of 2,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Faulk County, South Dakota is $57,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Faulk County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.

Measure

Faulk County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

42.9

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

7.9%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

24.0%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure

Faulk County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$57,750

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

28.3%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

22.6%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure

Faulk County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

6.2%

7.1%

22.3%

German or other West Germanic

3.2%

0.8%

0.5%

Other languages

2.4%

1.9%

0.8%

Measure

Faulk County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

26.8%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

26.4%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

26.7%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

20.1%

18.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+65.2MIT Election Lab

Population

2,1262024 5-year

Median household income

$57,7502024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

95.1%2024 5-year

Black

0.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

1.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+47.4 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+65.2 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Edmunds County, SD · twin score 89.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,158

1,854

62.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,094

1,814

60.3%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

1,206

1,825

66.1%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

994

1,595

62.3%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

1,160

1,588

73.0%

A/A

Faulk County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -77

210

273

19.8%

76.9%

R+57.1

Precinct -66

184

229

16.6%

80.3%

R+63.8

Precinct -11

133

174

21.3%

76.4%

R+55.2

Precinct -22

122

131

5.3%

93.1%

R+87.8

Precinct -33

107

122

11.5%

87.7%

R+76.2

Precinct -55

105

14.3%

83.8%

R+69.5

Precinct -44

18.8%

79.2%

R+60.4

VTD-precinct 1 Union-WesleyTwp-ChelseaTown-Devoe-Fairview-Cresbard Town1

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 10 Ward 2 Faulkton City10

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 11 Ward 3 Faulkton City11

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 2 Entprs-Frdom-Emrson-Sartga-Pulsk-MyrnTwp2

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 33

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 4 Irving-Orient-ArcadeTwp-OrientTown4

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 5 Centrvil-Pioner-Hildal-ZllTwp-RckhmTown5

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 6 Bryant-Tamworth-LafonTwp6

—

No votes

VTD-precinct 9 Ward 1 Faulkton City9

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−49.3%
1896	−28.8%
1900	−33.3%
1904	−58.3%
1908	−31.0%
1912	+47.4%
1916	−9.1%
1920	−48.6%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−25.3%
1932	+20.5%
1936	+11.5%
1940	−8.8%
1944	−9.8%
1948	−4.1%
1952	−37.4%
1956	−4.3%
1960	−8.6%
1964	+11.4%
1968	−8.8%
1972	−0.9%
1976	+10.1%
1980	−40.1%
1984	−31.9%
1988	−8.2%
1992	−11.9%
1996	−16.8%
2000	−38.8%
2004	−38.5%
2008	−26.3%
2012	−38.5%
2016	−58.5%
2020	−64.8%
2024	−65.2%

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

16.2%Harris183

81.4%Trump920

1.9%Kennedy21

R+65.2

R+0.4

R+63.7

1,130

2020

16.8%Biden198

81.6%Trump964

1.7%Jorgensen20

R+64.8

R+6.3

R+69.3

1,182

2016

18.2%Clinton204

76.7%Trump858

4.0%Johnson45

R+58.5

R+20.0

R+60.6

1,118

2012

29.4%Obama331

67.9%Romney765

2.8%

R+38.5

R+12.3

R+42.4

1,127

2008

35.7%Obama426

62.0%McCain739

2.3%

R+26.3

D+12.2

R+33.5

1,192

2004

30.5%Kerry418

69.0%Bush945

0.4%

R+38.5

D+0.3

R+36.0

1,369

2000

29.2%Gore388

68.0%Bush904

2.8%

R+38.8

R+22.1

R+39.3

1,329

1996

35.5%Clinton493

52.3%Dole726

11.9%Perot165

R+16.8

R+4.9

R+25.3

1,389

1992

34.0%Clinton488

45.9%Bush658

19.6%Perot281

R+11.9

R+3.7

R+17.4

1,434

1988

45.7%Dukakis714

53.9%Bush842

0.3%

R+8.2

D+23.7

R+0.5

1,561

1984

33.9%Mondale579

65.9%Reagan1,124

0.2%

R+31.9

D+8.2

R+13.7

1,706

1980

26.7%Carter520

66.8%Reagan1,300

6.4%

R+40.1

R+50.2

R+30.4

1,945

1976

54.9%Carter1,063

44.8%Ford868

0.3%

D+10.1

D+11.0

D+8.0

1,937

1972

49.2%McGovern986

50.1%Nixon1,004

0.7%

R+0.9

D+7.9

D+22.3

2,005

1968

40.6%Humphrey819

49.5%Nixon997

9.9%

R+8.8

R+20.2

R+8.1

2,015

1964

55.7%Johnson1,225

44.3%Goldwater974

0.0%

D+11.4

D+20.0

R+11.2

2,199

1960

45.7%Kennedy1,043

54.3%Nixon1,240

0.0%

R+8.6

R+4.3

R+8.8

2,283

1956

47.8%Stevenson1,155

52.2%Eisenhower1,260

0.0%

R+4.3

D+33.0

D+11.1

2,415

1952

31.3%Stevenson738

68.7%Eisenhower1,619

0.0%

R+37.4

R+33.3

R+26.6

2,357

1948

47.4%Truman971

51.5%Dewey1,054

1.1%

R+4.1

D+5.7

R+8.5

2,047

1944

45.1%Roosevelt896

54.9%Dewey1,090

0.0%

R+9.8

R+0.9

R+17.3

1,986

1940

45.6%Roosevelt1,199

54.4%Willkie1,431

0.0%

R+8.8

R+20.3

R+18.8

2,630

1936

55.0%Roosevelt1,404

43.5%Landon1,111

1.6%

D+11.5

R+9.1

R+12.8

2,555

1932

59.5%Roosevelt1,743

38.9%Hoover1,141

1.6%

D+20.5

D+45.8

D+2.8

2,930

1928

37.2%Smith1,135

62.5%Hoover1,907

0.4%

R+25.3

D+16.8

R+7.8

3,053

1924

14.0%Davis277

56.1%Coolidge1,112

30.0%La Follette594

R+42.1

D+6.5

R+16.9

1,983

1920

16.9%Cox346

65.5%Harding1,341

17.6%

R+48.6

R+39.5

R+22.4

2,047

1916

43.8%Wilson629

52.9%Hughes759

3.3%

R+9.1

R+56.4

R+12.2

1,435

1912

47.4%Wilson615

0.0%Taft0

52.6%

Roosevelt +5.2

D+78.4

D+27.8

1,298

1908

31.5%Bryan421

62.5%Taft835

5.9%

R+31.0

D+27.3

R+21.5

1,335

1904

17.1%Parker165

75.4%Roosevelt727

7.5%

R+58.3

R+25.0

R+38.6

964

1900

31.8%Bryan302

65.1%McKinley618

3.2%

R+33.3

R+4.5

R+25.7

950

1896

35.3%Bryan237

64.1%McKinley430

0.6%

R+28.8

D+20.6

R+22.7

671

1892

14.4%Cleveland107

63.7%Harrison473

21.8%

R+49.3

—

R+51.0

742

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

15.5%205

84.5%1,121

1,326

2020

0.0%0

100.0%1,065

1,065

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

12.7%120

82.4%780

947

2020Class II

17.9%Dan Ahlers213

82.1%Mike Rounds975

1,188

2016Class III

18.2%Jay Williams206

81.8%John Thune925

1,131

2014Class II

20.2%Rick Weiland180

57.0%Mike Rounds508

892

2010Class III

0.0%None0

100.0%John Thune798

798

2008Class II

63.5%Tim Johnson763

36.5%Joel Dykstra439

1,202

2004Class III

46.0%Tom Daschle635

54.0%John Thune744

1,379

2002Class II

45.6%Tim Johnson626

52.9%John Thune727

1,373

1998Class III

59.5%Tom Daschle741

39.1%Ron Schmidt487

1,246

1996Class II

52.5%Tim Johnson719

47.5%Larry Pressler651

1,370

1992Class III

66.6%Tom Daschle950

31.6%Charlene Haar450

1,426

1990Class II

51.1%Ted Muenster773

46.4%Larry Pressler703

1,514

1986Class III

50.8%Tom Daschle834

49.2%James Abdnor807

1,641

1984Class II

24.8%George V. Cunningham420

75.2%Larry Pressler1,275

1,695

1980Class III

36.3%George McGovern707

59.9%James Abdnor1,167

1,948

1978Class II

31.5%Don Barnett548

68.5%Larry Pressler1,189

1,737

1974Class III

57.1%George McGovern1,076

42.9%Leo K. Thorsness810

1,886

1972Class II

61.8%James Abourezk1,225

38.2%Robert W. Hirsch758

1,983

1968Class III

53.5%George McGovern1,078

46.5%Archie Gubbrud937

2,015

1966Class II

34.8%Donn H. Wright628

65.2%Karl E. Mundt1,179

1,807

1962Class III

53.6%George McGovern1,156

46.4%Joe Bottum1,000

2,156

1960Class II

50.6%George McGovern1,156

49.4%Karl E. Mundt1,127

2,283

1956Class III

56.6%Kenneth Holum1,365

43.4%Francis Case1,048

2,413

1954Class II

47.3%Kenneth Holum913

52.7%Karl E. Mundt1,017

1,930

1950Class III

37.7%John A. Engel838

62.3%Francis Case1,384

2,222

1948Class II

41.7%John A. Engel854

58.3%Karl E. Mundt1,192

2,046

1944Class III

38.0%George M. Bradshaw757

62.0%Chandler Gurney1,233

1,990

1942Class II

46.1%Tom Berry889

53.9%Harlan J. Bushfield1,038

1,927

1938Class III

53.4%Tom Berry1,401

46.6%Chandler Gurney1,223

2,624

1936Class II

51.4%William J. Bulow1,300

47.1%Chandler Gurney1,191

2,531

1932Class III

30.1%U.S.G. Cherry863

69.5%Peter Norbeck1,995

2,869

1930Class II

56.9%William J. Bulow1,311

43.1%William H. McMaster992

2,303

1926Class III

32.2%C.J. Gunderson610

63.2%Peter Norbeck1,199

1,896

1924Class II

27.7%U.S.G. Cherry562

52.9%William H. McMaster1,072

2,026

1920Class III

19.0%U.S.G. Cherry402

48.9%Peter Norbeck1,036

2,117

1918Class II

34.6%W.T. Rinehart367

61.8%Thomas Sterling655

1,060

1914Class III

41.4%Edwin S. Johnson471

53.6%Charles H. Burke611

1,139

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

17.5%Jamie Smith167

80.7%Kristi Noem771

955

2018

36.1%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee388

62.7%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden674

1,075

2014

17.6%Susan Wismer157

79.8%Dennis Daugaard712

892

2010

36.2%Scott Heidepriem394

63.8%Dennis Daugaard693

1,087

2006

23.4%Jack Billion270

75.2%Mike Rounds867

1,153

2002

32.6%Jim Abbott443

66.5%Mike Rounds903

1,357

1998

28.5%Bernie Hunhoff361

70.1%Bill Janklow887

1,266

1994

35.2%Jim Beddow495

61.2%Bill Janklow860

1,406

1990

44.0%Bob Samuelson668

56.0%George Mickelson851

1,519

1986

59.9%Lars Herseth990

40.1%George Mickelson663

1,653

1982

28.0%Mike O'Connor484

72.0%Bill Janklow1,242

1,726

1978

41.6%Roger D. McKellips733

58.4%Bill Janklow1,027

1,760

Frequently asked questions

How did Faulk County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Faulk County, South Dakota voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,130 votes cast, 183 went Democratic and 920 went Republican.

When did Faulk County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Faulk County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Faulk County, South Dakota?

Faulk County, South Dakota has a population of 2,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Faulk County, South Dakota is $57,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Faulk County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.