Akashic

county

McPherson 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

German61.1%33.1%12.5%

Russian11.4%——

Irish9.4%9.9%9.4%

Dutch4.4%3.4%—

English3.9%7.7%9.5%

Norwegian3.5%10.4%—

Ukrainian3.1%——

Swedish2.4%2.5%—

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	McPherson County	South Dakota	United States
Median age	50	38.2	39.1
Age 18–24	7.1%	9.2%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	33.2%	18.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	McPherson County	South Dakota	United States
Median household income	$66,906	$75,081	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.9%	12.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	31.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	McPherson County	South Dakota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	14.9%	7.1%	22.3%
German or other West Germanic	14.4%	0.8%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	McPherson County	South Dakota	United States
Catholic	12.5%	14.8%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	26.7%	20.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	36.0%	44.9%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	24.8%	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 77.2% of 1,726 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic14.5%188TrumpRepublican83.7%1,087KennedyIndependent1.5%19

R+69.2

Lead: 899
Total: 1,299
vs nation: R+67.7
Turnout: 77.2%

BidenDemocratic16.8%222TrumpRepublican81.2%1,075JorgensenLibertarian2.0%27

R+64.4

Lead: 853
Total: 1,324
vs nation: R+68.9
Turnout: 74.2%

ClintonDemocratic16.9%192TrumpRepublican78.5%892JohnsonLibertarian3.8%43

R+61.6

Lead: 700
Total: 1,137
vs nation: R+63.7
Turnout: 64.6%

ObamaDemocratic22.4%272RomneyRepublican75.8%921OtherAll other candidates1.8%22

R+53.4

Lead: 649
Total: 1,215
vs nation: R+57.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic32.1%441McCainRepublican66.5%915OtherAll other candidates1.4%19

R+34.5

Lead: 474
Total: 1,375
vs nation: R+41.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic36.7%1,201BushRepublican61.7%2,017OtherAll other candidates1.6%53

R+24.9

Lead: 816
Total: 3,271
vs nation: R+22.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic20.8%295BushRepublican75.7%1,073OtherAll other candidates3.5%49

R+54.9

Lead: 778
Total: 1,417
vs nation: R+55.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic26.7%463DoleRepublican62.2%1,080PerotReform10.5%182

R+35.6

Lead: 617
Total: 1,735
vs nation: R+44.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+69.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 2,1452024 5-year
Median household income: $66,9062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 96.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 0.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+61.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+74.0 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Hyde County, SD · twin score 84.6

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: 77.2%1,332 participants ÷ 1,726 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +10.1 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -2.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 67.0%–67.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	1,216	1,883	64.6%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,060	1,890	56.1%	A/D
2020 · Presidential	1,338	1,803	74.2%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	1,142	1,782	64.1%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	1,332	1,726	77.2%	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 · 1,299 votes

Election

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

McPherson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -44	67	287	5	359	18.7%	79.9%	R+61.3
Precinct -11	46	293	5	344	13.4%	85.2%	R+71.8
Precinct -33	49	259	7	315	15.6%	82.2%	R+66.7
Precinct -22	26	248	7	281	9.3%	88.3%	R+79.0
VTD-101 precinct46_46089VTD101	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Central precinctCN	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Eureka ward 1E1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Eureka ward 2E2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Eureka ward 3E3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Leola town ward 1 (part of NE Leola precinct)L1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Leola town ward 2 (part of NE Leola precinct)L2	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Leola town ward 3 (part of SE Leola precinct)L3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Northeast Leola46_46089VTDNEL	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Northwest precinctNW	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Southeast Leola46_46089VTDSEL	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VTD-Southwest precinctSW	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	−27.6%
1896	−17.2%
1900	−49.6%
1904	−62.4%
1908	−65.5%
1912	+32.9%
1916	−62.0%
1920	−67.4%
1924	−25.6%
1928	+8.6%
1932	+61.9%
1936	−10.4%
1940	−54.9%
1944	−69.6%
1948	−53.3%
1952	−74.0%
1956	−0.1%
1960	−58.5%
1964	−44.7%
1968	−65.5%
1972	−54.1%
1976	−40.9%
1980	−73.6%
1984	−62.4%
1988	−40.7%
1992	−26.7%
1996	−35.6%
2000	−54.9%
2004	−24.9%
2008	−34.5%
2012	−53.4%
2016	−61.6%
2020	−64.4%
2024	−69.2%

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	14.5%Harris188	83.7%Trump1,087	1.5%Kennedy19	R+69.2	R+4.8	R+67.7	1,299
2020	R	16.8%Biden222	81.2%Trump1,075	2.0%Jorgensen27	R+64.4	R+2.9	R+68.9	1,324
2016	R	16.9%Clinton192	78.5%Trump892	3.8%Johnson43	R+61.6	R+8.1	R+63.7	1,137
2012	R	22.4%Obama272	75.8%Romney921	1.8%	R+53.4	R+18.9	R+57.3	1,215
2008	R	32.1%Obama441	66.5%McCain915	1.4%	R+34.5	R+9.5	R+41.7	1,375
2004	R	36.7%Kerry1,201	61.7%Bush2,017	1.6%	R+24.9	D+30.0	R+22.5	3,271
2000	R	20.8%Gore295	75.7%Bush1,073	3.5%	R+54.9	R+19.3	R+55.4	1,417
1996	R	26.7%Clinton463	62.2%Dole1,080	10.5%Perot182	R+35.6	R+8.9	R+44.1	1,735
1992	R	27.3%Clinton478	53.9%Bush945	18.4%Perot322	R+26.7	D+14.0	R+32.2	1,752
1988	R	29.5%Dukakis571	70.1%Bush1,358	0.4%	R+40.7	D+21.7	R+32.9	1,936
1984	R	18.7%Mondale418	81.1%Reagan1,813	0.2%	R+62.4	D+11.3	R+44.2	2,236
1980	R	11.9%Carter287	85.6%Reagan2,056	2.5%	R+73.6	R+32.7	R+63.9	2,402
1976	R	29.3%Carter693	70.2%Ford1,662	0.5%	R+40.9	D+13.1	R+43.0	2,367
1972	R	22.8%McGovern579	76.9%Nixon1,950	0.2%	R+54.1	D+11.4	R+30.9	2,535
1968	R	14.8%Humphrey389	80.3%Nixon2,105	4.8%	R+65.5	R+20.8	R+64.8	2,620
1964	R	27.7%Johnson723	72.3%Goldwater1,891	0.0%	R+44.7	D+13.8	R+67.3	2,614
1960	R	20.7%Kennedy616	79.3%Nixon2,354	0.0%	R+58.5	R+58.4	R+58.7	2,970
1956	R	49.9%Stevenson1,635	50.1%Eisenhower1,639	0.0%	R+0.1	D+73.9	D+15.3	3,274
1952	R	13.0%Stevenson436	87.0%Eisenhower2,915	0.0%	R+74.0	R+20.6	R+63.2	3,351
1948	R	22.9%Truman611	76.2%Dewey2,034	0.9%	R+53.3	D+16.3	R+57.8	2,668
1944	R	15.2%Roosevelt410	84.8%Dewey2,290	0.0%	R+69.6	R+14.7	R+77.1	2,700
1940	R	22.5%Roosevelt826	77.5%Willkie2,839	0.0%	R+54.9	R+44.5	R+64.9	3,665
1936	R	44.4%Roosevelt1,556	54.8%Landon1,921	0.8%	R+10.4	R+72.3	R+34.7	3,505
1932	D	80.3%Roosevelt2,650	18.4%Hoover606	1.4%	D+61.9	D+53.3	D+44.1	3,302
1928	D	54.1%Smith1,468	45.5%Hoover1,234	0.3%	D+8.6	D+34.2	D+26.1	2,711
1924	O	3.3%Davis94	28.8%Coolidge833	67.9%La Follette1,962	La Follette +39.1	D+41.8	R+0.4	2,889
1920	R	5.6%Cox112	72.9%Harding1,470	21.5%	R+67.4	R+5.4	R+41.2	2,016
1916	R	18.1%Wilson224	80.1%Hughes992	1.9%	R+62.0	R+94.8	R+65.1	1,239
1912	O	32.9%Wilson327	0.0%Taft0	67.1%	Roosevelt +34.3	D+98.3	D+13.3	995
1908	R	16.4%Bryan157	81.9%Taft785	1.8%	R+65.5	R+3.1	R+55.9	959
1904	R	15.4%Parker144	77.8%Roosevelt727	6.7%	R+62.4	R+12.8	R+42.8	934
1900	R	24.5%Bryan297	74.2%McKinley898	1.3%	R+49.6	R+32.4	R+42.1	1,211
1896	R	41.1%Bryan361	58.2%McKinley512	0.7%	R+17.2	D+10.4	R+11.1	879
1892	R	22.9%Cleveland221	50.5%Harrison487	26.6%	R+27.6	—	R+29.3	964
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	13.1%196	86.9%1,302	1,498
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%1,181	1,181

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	9.8%108	86.6%954	1,102
2020Class II	R	17.8%Dan Ahlers235	82.2%Mike Rounds1,086	1,321
2016Class III	R	14.1%Jay Williams165	85.9%John Thune1,009	1,174
2014Class II	R	16.8%Rick Weiland173	65.7%Mike Rounds677	1,031
2010Class III	R	0.0%None0	100.0%John Thune990	990
2008Class II	D	53.9%Tim Johnson740	46.1%Joel Dykstra633	1,373
2004Class III	R	37.2%Tom Daschle596	62.8%John Thune1,005	1,601
2002Class II	R	35.9%Tim Johnson571	63.3%John Thune1,007	1,590
1998Class III	D	50.5%Tom Daschle682	48.6%Ron Schmidt656	1,351
1996Class II	R	36.1%Tim Johnson618	63.9%Larry Pressler1,093	1,711
1992Class III	D	56.1%Tom Daschle946	40.9%Charlene Haar689	1,686
1990Class II	R	37.2%Ted Muenster561	59.3%Larry Pressler893	1,507
1986Class III	R	36.0%Tom Daschle696	64.0%James Abdnor1,235	1,931
1984Class II	R	12.4%George V. Cunningham269	87.6%Larry Pressler1,907	2,176
1980Class III	R	16.9%George McGovern412	81.9%James Abdnor1,997	2,438
1978Class II	R	12.4%Don Barnett243	87.6%Larry Pressler1,711	1,954
1974Class III	R	26.4%George McGovern613	73.6%Leo K. Thorsness1,707	2,320
1972Class II	R	28.9%James Abourezk731	71.1%Robert W. Hirsch1,801	2,532
1968Class III	R	26.9%George McGovern699	73.1%Archie Gubbrud1,898	2,597
1966Class II	R	15.0%Donn H. Wright334	85.0%Karl E. Mundt1,900	2,234
1962Class III	R	30.7%George McGovern741	69.3%Joe Bottum1,672	2,413
1960Class II	R	28.8%George McGovern859	71.2%Karl E. Mundt2,125	2,984
1956Class III	R	30.7%Kenneth Holum864	69.3%Francis Case1,949	2,813
1954Class II	R	28.4%Kenneth Holum576	71.6%Karl E. Mundt1,452	2,028
1950Class III	R	15.6%John A. Engel451	84.4%Francis Case2,431	2,882
1948Class II	R	18.8%John A. Engel489	81.2%Karl E. Mundt2,107	2,596
1944Class III	R	17.4%George M. Bradshaw459	82.6%Chandler Gurney2,180	2,639
1942Class II	R	21.6%Tom Berry474	78.4%Harlan J. Bushfield1,724	2,198
1938Class III	R	35.6%Tom Berry1,256	64.4%Chandler Gurney2,273	3,529
1936Class II	R	38.7%William J. Bulow1,328	60.4%Chandler Gurney2,071	3,430
1932Class III	D	52.2%U.S.G. Cherry1,682	46.8%Peter Norbeck1,506	3,220
1930Class II	D	58.1%William J. Bulow1,244	41.9%William H. McMaster897	2,141
1926Class III	R	39.4%C.J. Gunderson1,080	56.5%Peter Norbeck1,550	2,741
1924Class II	R	8.7%U.S.G. Cherry234	56.9%William H. McMaster1,526	2,680
1920Class III	R	7.1%U.S.G. Cherry140	30.5%Peter Norbeck601	1,969
1918Class II	D	50.1%W.T. Rinehart383	31.4%Thomas Sterling240	765
1914Class III	R	21.0%Edwin S. Johnson198	76.3%Charles H. Burke720	944

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	15.2%Jamie Smith167	82.8%Kristi Noem911	1,100
2018	R	29.3%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee309	69.2%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden729	1,054
2014	R	15.6%Susan Wismer160	82.5%Dennis Daugaard848	1,028
2010	R	49.2%Scott Heidepriem874	50.8%Dennis Daugaard901	1,775
2006	R	17.8%Jack Billion231	80.5%Mike Rounds1,046	1,300
2002	R	21.9%Jim Abbott345	76.8%Mike Rounds1,212	1,578
1998	R	23.6%Bernie Hunhoff321	74.1%Bill Janklow1,006	1,358
1994	R	30.5%Jim Beddow501	67.8%Bill Janklow1,114	1,644
1990	R	31.3%Bob Samuelson473	68.7%George Mickelson1,036	1,509
1986	R	40.0%Lars Herseth766	60.0%George Mickelson1,148	1,914
1982	R	15.0%Mike O'Connor309	85.0%Bill Janklow1,750	2,059
1978	R	23.0%Roger D. McKellips450	77.0%Bill Janklow1,506	1,956

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+69.8

Presidential vote · 2024R+69.2

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 0.6 points.

1,675 registered voters · 2026

Democratic9.7%Republican79.5%Unaffiliated3.9%Other7.0%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

+21 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +32 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $51,087 in average income, against $70,764 for residents who stayed — 28% 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 McPherson County, SD in McPherson County, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+5
2012	−11
2013	+18
2014	+4
2015	−3
2016	+30
2017	+7
2018	+2
2019	−19
2021	+30
2022	−1
2023	−46
2024	−5
2025	+21

McPherson County sits in the sparsely settled north-central plains, where a small, heavily rural electorate has produced some of the widest presidential margins in the state — R+69.2 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.2 points.

A population of 2,145, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,906 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hyde County and Smith County.

Political twins — counties

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

Hyde County

South Dakota

84.6twin score

2000–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % unaffiliated

Smith County

Kansas

82.8twin score

2000–2024 trajectory≠ 2004 margin

Trego County

Kansas

82.5twin score

2012–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity

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 McPherson County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, McPherson County, South Dakota voted Republican by 69.2 points (R+69.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,299 votes cast, 188 went Democratic and 1,087 went Republican.

When did McPherson County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which McPherson County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in McPherson County, South Dakota?

McPherson County, South Dakota has a population of 2,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in McPherson County, South Dakota is $66,906 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in McPherson County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.

Measure

McPherson County

South Dakota

United States

Median age

38.2

39.1

Age 18–24

7.1%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

33.2%

18.0%

17.2%

Measure

McPherson County

South Dakota

United States

Median household income

$66,906

$75,081

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.9%

12.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.5%

31.9%

35.6%

Measure

McPherson County

South Dakota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

14.9%

7.1%

22.3%

German or other West Germanic

14.4%

0.8%

0.5%

Measure

McPherson County

South Dakota

United States

Catholic

12.5%

14.8%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

26.7%

20.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

36.0%

44.9%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

24.8%

18.0%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+69.2MIT Election Lab

Population

2,1452024 5-year

Median household income

$66,9062024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

96.8%2024 5-year

Black

0.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

0.1%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+61.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+74.0 in 1952MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Hyde County, SD · twin score 84.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

1,216

1,883

64.6%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,060

1,890

56.1%

A/D

2020 · Presidential

1,338

1,803

74.2%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

1,142

1,782

64.1%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

1,332

1,726

77.2%

A/A

McPherson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -44

287

359

18.7%

79.9%

R+61.3

Precinct -11

293

344

13.4%

85.2%

R+71.8

Precinct -33

259

315

15.6%

82.2%

R+66.7

Precinct -22

248

281

9.3%

88.3%

R+79.0

VTD-101 precinct46_46089VTD101

—

No votes

VTD-Central precinctCN

—

No votes

VTD-Eureka ward 1E1

—

No votes

VTD-Eureka ward 2E2

—

No votes

VTD-Eureka ward 3E3

—

No votes

VTD-Leola town ward 1 (part of NE Leola precinct)L1

—

No votes

VTD-Leola town ward 2 (part of NE Leola precinct)L2

—

No votes

VTD-Leola town ward 3 (part of SE Leola precinct)L3

—

No votes

VTD-Northeast Leola46_46089VTDNEL

—

No votes

VTD-Northwest precinctNW

—

No votes

VTD-Southeast Leola46_46089VTDSEL

—

No votes

VTD-Southwest precinctSW

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−27.6%
1896	−17.2%
1900	−49.6%
1904	−62.4%
1908	−65.5%
1912	+32.9%
1916	−62.0%
1920	−67.4%
1924	−25.6%
1928	+8.6%
1932	+61.9%
1936	−10.4%
1940	−54.9%
1944	−69.6%
1948	−53.3%
1952	−74.0%
1956	−0.1%
1960	−58.5%
1964	−44.7%
1968	−65.5%
1972	−54.1%
1976	−40.9%
1980	−73.6%
1984	−62.4%
1988	−40.7%
1992	−26.7%
1996	−35.6%
2000	−54.9%
2004	−24.9%
2008	−34.5%
2012	−53.4%
2016	−61.6%
2020	−64.4%
2024	−69.2%

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

14.5%Harris188

83.7%Trump1,087

1.5%Kennedy19

R+69.2

R+4.8

R+67.7

1,299

2020

16.8%Biden222

81.2%Trump1,075

2.0%Jorgensen27

R+64.4

R+2.9

R+68.9

1,324

2016

16.9%Clinton192

78.5%Trump892

3.8%Johnson43

R+61.6

R+8.1

R+63.7

1,137

2012

22.4%Obama272

75.8%Romney921

1.8%

R+53.4

R+18.9

R+57.3

1,215

2008

32.1%Obama441

66.5%McCain915

1.4%

R+34.5

R+9.5

R+41.7

1,375

2004

36.7%Kerry1,201

61.7%Bush2,017

1.6%

R+24.9

D+30.0

R+22.5

3,271

2000

20.8%Gore295

75.7%Bush1,073

3.5%

R+54.9

R+19.3

R+55.4

1,417

1996

26.7%Clinton463

62.2%Dole1,080

10.5%Perot182

R+35.6

R+8.9

R+44.1

1,735

1992

27.3%Clinton478

53.9%Bush945

18.4%Perot322

R+26.7

D+14.0

R+32.2

1,752

1988

29.5%Dukakis571

70.1%Bush1,358

0.4%

R+40.7

D+21.7

R+32.9

1,936

1984

18.7%Mondale418

81.1%Reagan1,813

0.2%

R+62.4

D+11.3

R+44.2

2,236

1980

11.9%Carter287

85.6%Reagan2,056

2.5%

R+73.6

R+32.7

R+63.9

2,402

1976

29.3%Carter693

70.2%Ford1,662

0.5%

R+40.9

D+13.1

R+43.0

2,367

1972

22.8%McGovern579

76.9%Nixon1,950

0.2%

R+54.1

D+11.4

R+30.9

2,535

1968

14.8%Humphrey389

80.3%Nixon2,105

4.8%

R+65.5

R+20.8

R+64.8

2,620

1964

27.7%Johnson723

72.3%Goldwater1,891

0.0%

R+44.7

D+13.8

R+67.3

2,614

1960

20.7%Kennedy616

79.3%Nixon2,354

0.0%

R+58.5

R+58.4

R+58.7

2,970

1956

49.9%Stevenson1,635

50.1%Eisenhower1,639

0.0%

R+0.1

D+73.9

D+15.3

3,274

1952

13.0%Stevenson436

87.0%Eisenhower2,915

0.0%

R+74.0

R+20.6

R+63.2

3,351

1948

22.9%Truman611

76.2%Dewey2,034

0.9%

R+53.3

D+16.3

R+57.8

2,668

1944

15.2%Roosevelt410

84.8%Dewey2,290

0.0%

R+69.6

R+14.7

R+77.1

2,700

1940

22.5%Roosevelt826

77.5%Willkie2,839

0.0%

R+54.9

R+44.5

R+64.9

3,665

1936

44.4%Roosevelt1,556

54.8%Landon1,921

0.8%

R+10.4

R+72.3

R+34.7

3,505

1932

80.3%Roosevelt2,650

18.4%Hoover606

1.4%

D+61.9

D+53.3

D+44.1

3,302

1928

54.1%Smith1,468

45.5%Hoover1,234

0.3%

D+8.6

D+34.2

D+26.1

2,711

1924

3.3%Davis94

28.8%Coolidge833

67.9%La Follette1,962

La Follette +39.1

D+41.8

R+0.4

2,889

1920

5.6%Cox112

72.9%Harding1,470

21.5%

R+67.4

R+5.4

R+41.2

2,016

1916

18.1%Wilson224

80.1%Hughes992

1.9%

R+62.0

R+94.8

R+65.1

1,239

1912

32.9%Wilson327

0.0%Taft0

67.1%

Roosevelt +34.3

D+98.3

D+13.3

995

1908

16.4%Bryan157

81.9%Taft785

1.8%

R+65.5

R+3.1

R+55.9

959

1904

15.4%Parker144

77.8%Roosevelt727

6.7%

R+62.4

R+12.8

R+42.8

934

1900

24.5%Bryan297

74.2%McKinley898

1.3%

R+49.6

R+32.4

R+42.1

1,211

1896

41.1%Bryan361

58.2%McKinley512

0.7%

R+17.2

D+10.4

R+11.1

879

1892

22.9%Cleveland221

50.5%Harrison487

26.6%

R+27.6

—

R+29.3

964

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

13.1%196

86.9%1,302

1,498

2020

0.0%0

100.0%1,181

1,181

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

9.8%108

86.6%954

1,102

2020Class II

17.8%Dan Ahlers235

82.2%Mike Rounds1,086

1,321

2016Class III

14.1%Jay Williams165

85.9%John Thune1,009

1,174

2014Class II

16.8%Rick Weiland173

65.7%Mike Rounds677

1,031

2010Class III

0.0%None0

100.0%John Thune990

990

2008Class II

53.9%Tim Johnson740

46.1%Joel Dykstra633

1,373

2004Class III

37.2%Tom Daschle596

62.8%John Thune1,005

1,601

2002Class II

35.9%Tim Johnson571

63.3%John Thune1,007

1,590

1998Class III

50.5%Tom Daschle682

48.6%Ron Schmidt656

1,351

1996Class II

36.1%Tim Johnson618

63.9%Larry Pressler1,093

1,711

1992Class III

56.1%Tom Daschle946

40.9%Charlene Haar689

1,686

1990Class II

37.2%Ted Muenster561

59.3%Larry Pressler893

1,507

1986Class III

36.0%Tom Daschle696

64.0%James Abdnor1,235

1,931

1984Class II

12.4%George V. Cunningham269

87.6%Larry Pressler1,907

2,176

1980Class III

16.9%George McGovern412

81.9%James Abdnor1,997

2,438

1978Class II

12.4%Don Barnett243

87.6%Larry Pressler1,711

1,954

1974Class III

26.4%George McGovern613

73.6%Leo K. Thorsness1,707

2,320

1972Class II

28.9%James Abourezk731

71.1%Robert W. Hirsch1,801

2,532

1968Class III

26.9%George McGovern699

73.1%Archie Gubbrud1,898

2,597

1966Class II

15.0%Donn H. Wright334

85.0%Karl E. Mundt1,900

2,234

1962Class III

30.7%George McGovern741

69.3%Joe Bottum1,672

2,413

1960Class II

28.8%George McGovern859

71.2%Karl E. Mundt2,125

2,984

1956Class III

30.7%Kenneth Holum864

69.3%Francis Case1,949

2,813

1954Class II

28.4%Kenneth Holum576

71.6%Karl E. Mundt1,452

2,028

1950Class III

15.6%John A. Engel451

84.4%Francis Case2,431

2,882

1948Class II

18.8%John A. Engel489

81.2%Karl E. Mundt2,107

2,596

1944Class III

17.4%George M. Bradshaw459

82.6%Chandler Gurney2,180

2,639

1942Class II

21.6%Tom Berry474

78.4%Harlan J. Bushfield1,724

2,198

1938Class III

35.6%Tom Berry1,256

64.4%Chandler Gurney2,273

3,529

1936Class II

38.7%William J. Bulow1,328

60.4%Chandler Gurney2,071

3,430

1932Class III

52.2%U.S.G. Cherry1,682

46.8%Peter Norbeck1,506

3,220

1930Class II

58.1%William J. Bulow1,244

41.9%William H. McMaster897

2,141

1926Class III

39.4%C.J. Gunderson1,080

56.5%Peter Norbeck1,550

2,741

1924Class II

8.7%U.S.G. Cherry234

56.9%William H. McMaster1,526

2,680

1920Class III

7.1%U.S.G. Cherry140

30.5%Peter Norbeck601

1,969

1918Class II

50.1%W.T. Rinehart383

31.4%Thomas Sterling240

765

1914Class III

21.0%Edwin S. Johnson198

76.3%Charles H. Burke720

944

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

15.2%Jamie Smith167

82.8%Kristi Noem911

1,100

2018

29.3%Billie Sutton And Michelle Lavallee309

69.2%Kristi Noem And Larry Rhoden729

1,054

2014

15.6%Susan Wismer160

82.5%Dennis Daugaard848

1,028

2010

49.2%Scott Heidepriem874

50.8%Dennis Daugaard901

1,775

2006

17.8%Jack Billion231

80.5%Mike Rounds1,046

1,300

2002

21.9%Jim Abbott345

76.8%Mike Rounds1,212

1,578

1998

23.6%Bernie Hunhoff321

74.1%Bill Janklow1,006

1,358

1994

30.5%Jim Beddow501

67.8%Bill Janklow1,114

1,644

1990

31.3%Bob Samuelson473

68.7%George Mickelson1,036

1,509

1986

40.0%Lars Herseth766

60.0%George Mickelson1,148

1,914

1982

15.0%Mike O'Connor309

85.0%Bill Janklow1,750

2,059

1978

23.0%Roger D. McKellips450

77.0%Bill Janklow1,506

1,956

Frequently asked questions

How did McPherson County, South Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, McPherson County, South Dakota voted Republican by 69.2 points (R+69.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,299 votes cast, 188 went Democratic and 1,087 went Republican.

When did McPherson County, South Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which McPherson County, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in McPherson County, South Dakota?

McPherson County, South Dakota has a population of 2,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in McPherson County, South Dakota is $66,906 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in McPherson County, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.