Akashic

county

Jackson County, SD

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1916–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1916 → 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

Oglala Sioux46.5%2.0%—

Rosebud Sioux4.3%1.1%—

White Mountain Apache1.1%——

German14.4%33.1%12.5%

Irish8.9%9.9%9.4%

English4.8%7.7%9.5%

French4.5%—1.6%

Norwegian3.0%10.4%—

Dutch1.7%3.4%—

Scottish1.0%—1.3%

American0.7%4.4%5.3%

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	Jackson County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	34.3	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	6.5%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	12.4%	18.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Jackson County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$35,417	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	42.4%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	12.4%	31.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Jackson County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.0%	7.1%	22.3%
Other languages	5.0%	1.9%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Jackson County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	2.9%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	6.1%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	75.4%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.4%	18.0%	5.2%
Black Protestant	5.3%	0.1%	2.2%

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 61.4% of 1,879 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic31.6%357TrumpRepublican66.7%753KennedyIndependent1.4%16

R+35.1

Lead: 396
Total: 1,129
vs nation: R+33.6
Turnout: 61.4%

BidenDemocratic32.2%359TrumpRepublican66.2%738JorgensenLibertarian1.6%18

R+34.0

Lead: 379
Total: 1,115
vs nation: R+38.4
Turnout: 50.7%

ClintonDemocratic29.5%323TrumpRepublican65.9%722JohnsonLibertarian3.3%36

R+36.4

Lead: 399
Total: 1,095
vs nation: R+38.5
Turnout: 50.4%

ObamaDemocratic38.5%426RomneyRepublican59.8%661OtherAll other candidates1.7%19

R+21.2

Lead: 235
Total: 1,106
vs nation: R+25.1
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic38.4%435McCainRepublican59.0%668OtherAll other candidates2.6%30

R+20.6

Lead: 233
Total: 1,133
vs nation: R+27.8
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic40.0%508BushRepublican57.1%726OtherAll other candidates2.9%37

R+17.2

Lead: 218
Total: 1,271
vs nation: R+14.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic30.7%319BushRepublican66.1%687OtherAll other candidates3.3%34

R+35.4

Lead: 368
Total: 1,040
vs nation: R+35.9
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic36.2%423DoleRepublican55.3%646PerotReform7.5%88

R+19.1

Lead: 223
Total: 1,169
vs nation: R+27.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+35.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 2,8022024 5-year
Median household income: $35,4172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 36.6%2024 5-year
Black: 0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 0.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Bennett County, SD · twin score 81.8

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: 61.4%1,153 participants ÷ 1,879 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: -0.4 ptsMidterm-resilient, low base
Drop-off versus state: -12.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 58.4%–61.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,095	2,173	50.4%	C/A
2018 · Midterm	993	2,248	44.2%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	1,129	2,229	50.7%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	966	1,894	51.0%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	1,153	1,879	61.4%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
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

18 precincts · 1,129 votes

Election

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

Jackson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -33	20	247	1	268	7.5%	92.2%	R+84.7
Precinct -77	209	44	7	260	80.4%	16.9%	D+63.5
Precinct -44	37	119	2	158	23.4%	75.3%	R+51.9
Precinct -22	22	95	2	119	18.5%	79.8%	R+61.3
Precinct -66	25	89	4	118	21.2%	75.4%	R+54.2
Precinct -55	6	78	1	85	7.1%	91.8%	R+84.7
Precinct -88	35	40	2	77	45.5%	51.9%	R+6.5
Precinct -11	3	41	0	44	6.8%	93.2%	R+86.4
VTD - 77	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Cottonwood voting precinct1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Green Valley voting precinct8	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Interior voting precinct2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Kadoka City Ward 1 voting precinct (part of VTD-4)46_46071VTD4W1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Kadoka City Ward 2 voting precinct (part of VTD-4)46_46071VTD4W2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Kadoka City Ward 3 voting precinct46_46071VTD3W3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - Long Valley precinct6	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - precinct 33	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD - precinct 55	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1916–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1916	−0.7%
1920	−46.1%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−17.5%
1932	+37.6%
1936	+11.2%
1940	−9.5%
1944	−14.3%
1948	−6.8%
1952	−39.6%
1956	−12.0%
1960	−18.5%
1964	+11.4%
1968	−18.1%
1972	−27.2%
1976	−12.4%
1980	−42.5%
1984	−42.2%
1988	−19.4%
1992	−23.6%
1996	−19.1%
2000	−35.4%
2004	−17.2%
2008	−20.6%
2012	−21.2%
2016	−36.4%
2020	−34.0%
2024	−35.1%

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	31.6%Harris357	66.7%Trump753	1.4%Kennedy16	R+35.1	R+1.1	R+33.6	1,129
2020	R	32.2%Biden359	66.2%Trump738	1.6%Jorgensen18	R+34.0	D+2.4	R+38.4	1,115
2016	R	29.5%Clinton323	65.9%Trump722	3.3%Johnson36	R+36.4	R+15.2	R+38.5	1,095
2012	R	38.5%Obama426	59.8%Romney661	1.7%	R+21.2	R+0.7	R+25.1	1,106
2008	R	38.4%Obama435	59.0%McCain668	2.6%	R+20.6	R+3.4	R+27.8	1,133
2004	R	40.0%Kerry508	57.1%Bush726	2.9%	R+17.2	D+18.2	R+14.7	1,271
2000	R	30.7%Gore319	66.1%Bush687	3.3%	R+35.4	R+16.3	R+35.9	1,040
1996	R	36.2%Clinton423	55.3%Dole646	7.5%Perot88	R+19.1	D+4.6	R+27.6	1,169
1992	R	30.1%Clinton351	53.7%Bush627	15.8%Perot184	R+23.6	R+4.3	R+29.2	1,168
1988	R	39.4%Dukakis450	58.8%Bush671	1.8%	R+19.4	D+22.8	R+11.6	1,141
1984	R	28.6%Mondale365	70.8%Reagan903	0.5%	R+42.2	D+0.3	R+24.0	1,275
1980	R	26.2%Carter354	68.7%Reagan929	5.1%	R+42.5	R+30.2	R+32.8	1,352
1976	R	42.3%Carter589	54.7%Ford761	2.9%	R+12.4	D+14.8	R+14.4	1,391
1972	R	36.3%McGovern472	63.4%Nixon826	0.3%	R+27.2	R+9.1	R+4.0	1,302
1968	R	36.3%Humphrey470	54.4%Nixon704	9.3%	R+18.1	R+29.4	R+17.4	1,294
1964	D	55.7%Johnson828	44.3%Goldwater659	0.0%	D+11.4	D+29.8	R+11.2	1,487
1960	R	40.8%Kennedy579	59.2%Nixon841	0.0%	R+18.5	R+6.4	R+18.6	1,420
1956	R	44.0%Stevenson593	56.0%Eisenhower755	0.0%	R+12.0	D+27.5	D+3.4	1,348
1952	R	30.2%Stevenson401	69.8%Eisenhower926	0.0%	R+39.6	R+32.8	R+28.8	1,327
1948	R	45.9%Truman544	52.7%Dewey624	1.4%	R+6.8	D+7.6	R+11.2	1,185
1944	R	42.8%Roosevelt359	57.2%Dewey479	0.0%	R+14.3	R+4.9	R+21.8	838
1940	R	45.3%Roosevelt809	54.7%Willkie978	0.0%	R+9.5	R+20.7	R+19.4	1,787
1936	D	54.4%Roosevelt906	43.2%Landon719	2.4%	D+11.2	R+26.3	R+13.0	1,665
1932	D	67.6%Roosevelt1,424	30.1%Hoover633	2.3%	D+37.6	D+55.1	D+19.8	2,105
1928	R	41.0%Smith699	58.6%Hoover998	0.4%	R+17.5	D+17.9	R+0.1	1,704
1924	R	21.7%Davis315	57.2%Coolidge829	17.0%La Follette247	R+35.5	D+10.7	R+10.3	1,449
1920	R	24.4%Cox206	70.6%Harding595	5.0%	R+46.1	R+45.4	R+20.0	843
1916	R	48.7%Wilson279	49.4%Hughes283	1.9%	R+0.7	—	R+3.8	573
1912	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1908	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 36 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	29.9%403	70.1%946	1,349
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%809	809

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	23.9%215	68.6%617	899
2020Class II	R	32.1%Dan Ahlers357	67.9%Mike Rounds756	1,113
2016Class III	R	28.6%Jay Williams309	71.4%John Thune771	1,080
2014Class II	R	29.3%Rick Weiland269	51.4%Mike Rounds472	919
2010Class III	R	0.0%None0	100.0%John Thune734	734
2008Class II	D	60.5%Tim Johnson686	39.5%Joel Dykstra448	1,134
2004Class III	D	50.2%Tom Daschle657	49.8%John Thune652	1,309
2002Class II	R	47.3%Tim Johnson552	51.2%John Thune598	1,167
1998Class III	D	51.8%Tom Daschle492	46.0%Ron Schmidt437	949
1996Class II	R	42.6%Tim Johnson496	57.4%Larry Pressler668	1,164
1992Class III	D	51.7%Tom Daschle597	45.8%Charlene Haar529	1,155
1990Class II	R	30.9%Ted Muenster333	66.5%Larry Pressler717	1,078
1986Class III	R	41.2%Tom Daschle499	58.8%James Abdnor711	1,210
1984Class II	R	20.9%George V. Cunningham265	79.1%Larry Pressler1,002	1,267
1980Class III	R	27.4%George McGovern370	68.1%James Abdnor920	1,351
1978Class II	R	31.9%Don Barnett426	68.1%Larry Pressler909	1,335
1974Class III	R	37.0%George McGovern314	63.0%Leo K. Thorsness534	848
1972Class II	R	47.4%James Abourezk405	52.6%Robert W. Hirsch450	855
1968Class III	R	45.6%George McGovern386	54.4%Archie Gubbrud460	846
1966Class II	R	31.0%Donn H. Wright227	69.0%Karl E. Mundt506	733
1962Class III	R	45.9%George McGovern387	54.1%Joe Bottum456	843
1960Class II	R	43.6%George McGovern413	56.4%Karl E. Mundt534	947
1956Class III	D	52.0%Kenneth Holum462	48.0%Francis Case426	888
1954Class II	R	47.3%Kenneth Holum369	52.7%Karl E. Mundt411	780
1950Class III	R	29.9%John A. Engel237	70.1%Francis Case556	793
1948Class II	R	38.2%John A. Engel291	61.8%Karl E. Mundt471	762
1944Class III	R	34.4%George M. Bradshaw183	65.6%Chandler Gurney349	532
1942Class II	R	48.5%Tom Berry342	51.5%Harlan J. Bushfield363	705
1938Class III	R	46.3%Tom Berry508	53.7%Chandler Gurney589	1,097
1936Class II	D	50.8%William J. Bulow548	46.9%Chandler Gurney506	1,079
1932Class III	R	36.4%U.S.G. Cherry477	61.7%Peter Norbeck808	1,309
1930Class II	D	50.2%William J. Bulow521	49.8%William H. McMaster516	1,037
1926Class III	R	39.1%C.J. Gunderson357	58.4%Peter Norbeck533	913
1924Class II	R	35.5%U.S.G. Cherry362	49.9%William H. McMaster509	1,021
1920Class III	R	24.5%U.S.G. Cherry208	68.4%Peter Norbeck580	848
1918Class II	R	32.5%W.T. Rinehart132	65.5%Thomas Sterling266	406

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	30.5%Jamie Smith280	67.8%Kristi Noem623	919
2018	R	46.0%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee454	52.0%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden513	987
2014	R	25.7%Susan Wismer233	68.0%Dennis Daugaard616	906
2010	R	35.3%Scott Heidepriem335	64.7%Dennis Daugaard614	949
2006	R	33.2%Jack Billion332	62.2%Mike Rounds621	999
2002	R	38.0%Jim Abbott429	59.0%Mike Rounds667	1,130
1998	R	41.8%Bernie Hunhoff403	53.3%Bill Janklow514	964
1994	R	41.4%Jim Beddow462	53.8%Bill Janklow600	1,115
1990	R	35.5%Bob Samuelson387	64.5%George Mickelson703	1,090
1986	R	48.6%Lars Herseth586	51.4%George Mickelson621	1,207
1982	R	34.6%Mike O'Connor413	65.4%Bill Janklow780	1,193
1978	R	37.5%Roger D. McKellips534	62.5%Bill Janklow889	1,423

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+20.7

Presidential vote · 2024R+35.1

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 14 points more Democratic.

1,834 registered voters · 2026

Democratic30.2%Republican50.9%Unaffiliated9.5%Other9.4%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−60 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −328 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $41,094 in average income, against $56,005 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 Jackson County, SD in Jackson County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+64
2012	−23
2013	+21
2014	−11
2015	−19
2016	−37
2017	−55
2018	−47
2019	+2
2021	+25
2022	−56
2023	−81
2024	−51
2025	−60

Jackson County's roughly 3,000 residents are spread across nearly 3,000 square miles of western South Dakota rangeland, and the county has backed Republican presidential nominees by double-digit margins in every cycle for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.1 points.

A population of 2,802, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennett County and Mellette County.

Political twins — counties

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

Bennett County

South Dakota

81.8twin score

% Whiteelasticitypopulation scale≠ median age

Mellette County

South Dakota

74.6twin score

% Whitepopulation scale2000 margin≠ elasticity

Wheeler County

Georgia

62.5twin score

elasticitymedian incomemedian age≠ % Black

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 Jackson County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Jackson County, South Dakota voted Republican by 35.1 points (R+35.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,129 votes cast, 357 went Democratic and 753 went Republican.

When did Jackson County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Jackson County, South Dakota?

Jackson County, South Dakota has a population of 2,802 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Jackson County, South Dakota is $35,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.

Measure

Jackson County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

34.3

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

6.5%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

12.4%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure

Jackson County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$35,417

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

42.4%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

12.4%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure

Jackson County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

5.0%

7.1%

22.3%

Other languages

5.0%

1.9%

0.8%

Measure

Jackson County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

2.9%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

6.1%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

75.4%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.4%

18.0%

5.2%

Black Protestant

5.3%

0.1%

2.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+35.1MIT Election Lab

Population

2,8022024 5-year

Median household income

$35,4172024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

36.6%2024 5-year

Black

0.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

0.4%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+37.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+46.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Bennett County, SD · twin score 81.8

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,095

2,173

50.4%

C/A

2018 · Midterm

993

2,248

44.2%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

1,129

2,229

50.7%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

966

1,894

51.0%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

1,153

1,879

61.4%

A/A

Jackson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -33

247

268

7.5%

92.2%

R+84.7

Precinct -77

209

260

80.4%

16.9%

D+63.5

Precinct -44

119

158

23.4%

75.3%

R+51.9

Precinct -22

119

18.5%

79.8%

R+61.3

Precinct -66

118

21.2%

75.4%

R+54.2

Precinct -55

7.1%

91.8%

R+84.7

Precinct -88

45.5%

51.9%

R+6.5

Precinct -11

6.8%

93.2%

R+86.4

VTD - 77

—

No votes

VTD - Cottonwood voting precinct1

—

No votes

VTD - Green Valley voting precinct8

—

No votes

VTD - Interior voting precinct2

—

No votes

VTD - Kadoka City Ward 1 voting precinct (part of VTD-4)46_46071VTD4W1

—

No votes

VTD - Kadoka City Ward 2 voting precinct (part of VTD-4)46_46071VTD4W2

—

No votes

VTD - Kadoka City Ward 3 voting precinct46_46071VTD3W3

—

No votes

VTD - Long Valley precinct6

—

No votes

VTD - precinct 33

—

No votes

VTD - precinct 55

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1916–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1916	−0.7%
1920	−46.1%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−17.5%
1932	+37.6%
1936	+11.2%
1940	−9.5%
1944	−14.3%
1948	−6.8%
1952	−39.6%
1956	−12.0%
1960	−18.5%
1964	+11.4%
1968	−18.1%
1972	−27.2%
1976	−12.4%
1980	−42.5%
1984	−42.2%
1988	−19.4%
1992	−23.6%
1996	−19.1%
2000	−35.4%
2004	−17.2%
2008	−20.6%
2012	−21.2%
2016	−36.4%
2020	−34.0%
2024	−35.1%

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

31.6%Harris357

66.7%Trump753

1.4%Kennedy16

R+35.1

R+1.1

R+33.6

1,129

2020

32.2%Biden359

66.2%Trump738

1.6%Jorgensen18

R+34.0

D+2.4

R+38.4

1,115

2016

29.5%Clinton323

65.9%Trump722

3.3%Johnson36

R+36.4

R+15.2

R+38.5

1,095

2012

38.5%Obama426

59.8%Romney661

1.7%

R+21.2

R+0.7

R+25.1

1,106

2008

38.4%Obama435

59.0%McCain668

2.6%

R+20.6

R+3.4

R+27.8

1,133

2004

40.0%Kerry508

57.1%Bush726

2.9%

R+17.2

D+18.2

R+14.7

1,271

2000

30.7%Gore319

66.1%Bush687

3.3%

R+35.4

R+16.3

R+35.9

1,040

1996

36.2%Clinton423

55.3%Dole646

7.5%Perot88

R+19.1

D+4.6

R+27.6

1,169

1992

30.1%Clinton351

53.7%Bush627

15.8%Perot184

R+23.6

R+4.3

R+29.2

1,168

1988

39.4%Dukakis450

58.8%Bush671

1.8%

R+19.4

D+22.8

R+11.6

1,141

1984

28.6%Mondale365

70.8%Reagan903

0.5%

R+42.2

D+0.3

R+24.0

1,275

1980

26.2%Carter354

68.7%Reagan929

5.1%

R+42.5

R+30.2

R+32.8

1,352

1976

42.3%Carter589

54.7%Ford761

2.9%

R+12.4

D+14.8

R+14.4

1,391

1972

36.3%McGovern472

63.4%Nixon826

0.3%

R+27.2

R+9.1

R+4.0

1,302

1968

36.3%Humphrey470

54.4%Nixon704

9.3%

R+18.1

R+29.4

R+17.4

1,294

1964

55.7%Johnson828

44.3%Goldwater659

0.0%

D+11.4

D+29.8

R+11.2

1,487

1960

40.8%Kennedy579

59.2%Nixon841

0.0%

R+18.5

R+6.4

R+18.6

1,420

1956

44.0%Stevenson593

56.0%Eisenhower755

0.0%

R+12.0

D+27.5

D+3.4

1,348

1952

30.2%Stevenson401

69.8%Eisenhower926

0.0%

R+39.6

R+32.8

R+28.8

1,327

1948

45.9%Truman544

52.7%Dewey624

1.4%

R+6.8

D+7.6

R+11.2

1,185

1944

42.8%Roosevelt359

57.2%Dewey479

0.0%

R+14.3

R+4.9

R+21.8

838

1940

45.3%Roosevelt809

54.7%Willkie978

0.0%

R+9.5

R+20.7

R+19.4

1,787

1936

54.4%Roosevelt906

43.2%Landon719

2.4%

D+11.2

R+26.3

R+13.0

1,665

1932

67.6%Roosevelt1,424

30.1%Hoover633

2.3%

D+37.6

D+55.1

D+19.8

2,105

1928

41.0%Smith699

58.6%Hoover998

0.4%

R+17.5

D+17.9

R+0.1

1,704

1924

21.7%Davis315

57.2%Coolidge829

17.0%La Follette247

R+35.5

D+10.7

R+10.3

1,449

1920

24.4%Cox206

70.6%Harding595

5.0%

R+46.1

R+45.4

R+20.0

843

1916

48.7%Wilson279

49.4%Hughes283

1.9%

R+0.7

—

R+3.8

573

1912

—

No data

—

1908

—

No data

—

1904

—

No data

—

1900

—

No data

—

1896

—

No data

—

1892

—

No data

—

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

29.9%403

70.1%946

1,349

2020

0.0%0

100.0%809

809

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

23.9%215

68.6%617

899

2020Class II

32.1%Dan Ahlers357

67.9%Mike Rounds756

1,113

2016Class III

28.6%Jay Williams309

71.4%John Thune771

1,080

2014Class II

29.3%Rick Weiland269

51.4%Mike Rounds472

919

2010Class III

0.0%None0

100.0%John Thune734

734

2008Class II

60.5%Tim Johnson686

39.5%Joel Dykstra448

1,134

2004Class III

50.2%Tom Daschle657

49.8%John Thune652

1,309

2002Class II

47.3%Tim Johnson552

51.2%John Thune598

1,167

1998Class III

51.8%Tom Daschle492

46.0%Ron Schmidt437

949

1996Class II

42.6%Tim Johnson496

57.4%Larry Pressler668

1,164

1992Class III

51.7%Tom Daschle597

45.8%Charlene Haar529

1,155

1990Class II

30.9%Ted Muenster333

66.5%Larry Pressler717

1,078

1986Class III

41.2%Tom Daschle499

58.8%James Abdnor711

1,210

1984Class II

20.9%George V. Cunningham265

79.1%Larry Pressler1,002

1,267

1980Class III

27.4%George McGovern370

68.1%James Abdnor920

1,351

1978Class II

31.9%Don Barnett426

68.1%Larry Pressler909

1,335

1974Class III

37.0%George McGovern314

63.0%Leo K. Thorsness534

848

1972Class II

47.4%James Abourezk405

52.6%Robert W. Hirsch450

855

1968Class III

45.6%George McGovern386

54.4%Archie Gubbrud460

846

1966Class II

31.0%Donn H. Wright227

69.0%Karl E. Mundt506

733

1962Class III

45.9%George McGovern387

54.1%Joe Bottum456

843

1960Class II

43.6%George McGovern413

56.4%Karl E. Mundt534

947

1956Class III

52.0%Kenneth Holum462

48.0%Francis Case426

888

1954Class II

47.3%Kenneth Holum369

52.7%Karl E. Mundt411

780

1950Class III

29.9%John A. Engel237

70.1%Francis Case556

793

1948Class II

38.2%John A. Engel291

61.8%Karl E. Mundt471

762

1944Class III

34.4%George M. Bradshaw183

65.6%Chandler Gurney349

532

1942Class II

48.5%Tom Berry342

51.5%Harlan J. Bushfield363

705

1938Class III

46.3%Tom Berry508

53.7%Chandler Gurney589

1,097

1936Class II

50.8%William J. Bulow548

46.9%Chandler Gurney506

1,079

1932Class III

36.4%U.S.G. Cherry477

61.7%Peter Norbeck808

1,309

1930Class II

50.2%William J. Bulow521

49.8%William H. McMaster516

1,037

1926Class III

39.1%C.J. Gunderson357

58.4%Peter Norbeck533

913

1924Class II

35.5%U.S.G. Cherry362

49.9%William H. McMaster509

1,021

1920Class III

24.5%U.S.G. Cherry208

68.4%Peter Norbeck580

848

1918Class II

32.5%W.T. Rinehart132

65.5%Thomas Sterling266

406

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

30.5%Jamie Smith280

67.8%Kristi Noem623

919

2018

46.0%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee454

52.0%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden513

987

2014

25.7%Susan Wismer233

68.0%Dennis Daugaard616

906

2010

35.3%Scott Heidepriem335

64.7%Dennis Daugaard614

949

2006

33.2%Jack Billion332

62.2%Mike Rounds621

999

2002

38.0%Jim Abbott429

59.0%Mike Rounds667

1,130

1998

41.8%Bernie Hunhoff403

53.3%Bill Janklow514

964

1994

41.4%Jim Beddow462

53.8%Bill Janklow600

1,115

1990

35.5%Bob Samuelson387

64.5%George Mickelson703

1,090

1986

48.6%Lars Herseth586

51.4%George Mickelson621

1,207

1982

34.6%Mike O'Connor413

65.4%Bill Janklow780

1,193

1978

37.5%Roger D. McKellips534

62.5%Bill Janklow889

1,423

Frequently asked questions

How did Jackson County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Jackson County, South Dakota voted Republican by 35.1 points (R+35.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,129 votes cast, 357 went Democratic and 753 went Republican.

When did Jackson County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Jackson County, South Dakota?

Jackson County, South Dakota has a population of 2,802 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Jackson County, South Dakota is $35,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.