Hanson County, South Dakota: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,4722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,0712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Edmunds County, SD · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hanson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hanson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 399 | 1,611 | 2,046 | ||
| R | 557 | 1,793 | 2,388 | ||
| R | 424 | 1,497 | 2,006 | ||
| R | 760 | 1,627 | 2,416 | ||
| R | 961 | 1,426 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 745 | 1,379 | 2,150 | ||
| D | 944 | 457 | 1,421 | ||
| R | 541 | 801 | 1,534 | ||
| D | 566 | 522 | 1,435 | ||
| R | 776 | 786 | 1,572 | ||
| R | 625 | 898 | 1,530 | ||
| R | 598 | 1,015 | 1,725 | ||
| D | 1,005 | 693 | 1,707 | ||
| D | 1,022 | 876 | 1,906 | ||
| R | 826 | 901 | 1,799 | ||
| D | 1,232 | 802 | 2,034 | ||
| D | 1,153 | 1,087 | 2,240 | ||
| D | 1,187 | 1,050 | 2,237 | ||
| R | 773 | 1,320 | 2,093 | ||
| D | 953 | 860 | 1,828 | ||
| R | 864 | 1,070 | 1,934 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 1,408 | 2,624 | ||
| D | 1,530 | 1,090 | 2,708 | ||
| D | 1,783 | 845 | 2,650 | ||
| R | 1,129 | 1,576 | 2,711 | ||
| O | 299 | 811 | 2,004 | ||
| R | 418 | 1,001 | 1,930 | ||
| D | 767 | 712 | 1,501 | ||
| O | 632 | 0 | 1,403 | ||
| R | 630 | 668 | 1,372 | ||
| R | 523 | 745 | 1,336 | ||
| O | 607 | 607 | 1,237 | ||
| D | 658 | 420 | 1,084 | ||
| O | 196 | 378 | 1,044 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.1%
English
10.2%
Irish
7.7%
American
6.8%
French
1.3%
Scottish
0.7%
Polish
0.5%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,071
Hanson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Hanson County$81,071
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
7.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)3.8%
Seniors (65+)24.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.4%
Spanish1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hanson County's roughly 3,100 residents are concentrated in small agricultural communities on the James River plain, and its presidential margins have ranked among the widest in the state for over a decade.
The Republican margin in Hanson County reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,071, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,472 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 Edmunds County and Faulk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hanson County, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hanson County, South Dakota voted Republican by 59.2 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,046 votes cast, 399 went Democratic and 1,611 went Republican.
What is Hanson County, South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hanson County, South Dakota as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 18 times, and other 4 times.
When did Hanson County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hanson County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Hanson County, South Dakota?
Hanson County, South Dakota has a population of 3,472 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hanson County, South Dakota?
Median household income in Hanson County, South Dakota is $81,071 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Hanson County, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hanson County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.