Potter County, South Dakota

2024 results by precinct

26 precincts · 1,298 votes cast

Trump · R+65

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−65.1%	214	1,059	1,298
2020	R	−66.1%	227	1,139	1,380
2016	R	−64.0%	215	1,071	1,337
2012	R	−50.0%	339	1,029	1,381
2008	R	−31.6%	482	937	1,440
2004	R	−42.0%	463	1,143	1,618
2000	D	+13.2%	2,237	1,700	4,074
1996	D	+12.5%	2,186	1,646	4,333
1992	D	+6.8%	1,716	1,437	4,121
1988	R	−25.0%	701	1,175	1,893
1984	R	−52.5%	482	1,551	2,035
1980	R	−55.2%	436	1,633	2,169
1976	R	−11.1%	908	1,136	2,052
1972	R	−23.6%	858	1,389	2,253
1968	R	−22.4%	780	1,273	2,202
1964	D	+13.8%	1,260	954	2,214
1960	R	−13.8%	1,004	1,326	2,330
1956	R	−26.3%	843	1,445	2,288
1952	R	−47.5%	579	1,625	2,204
1948	R	−0.2%	1,039	1,044	2,101
1944	R	−16.5%	717	1,001	1,718
1940	R	−9.6%	1,054	1,278	2,332
1936	D	+18.4%	1,338	914	2,306
1932	D	+42.9%	1,668	660	2,350
1928	R	−6.0%	1,100	1,240	2,350
1924	R	−44.1%	283	1,075	1,797
1920	R	−55.1%	255	1,073	1,484
1916	D	+11.1%	512	408	938
1912	D	+46.9%	423	0	901
1908	R	−20.2%	400	614	1,057
1904	R	−29.9%	275	525	836
1900	D	+0.8%	381	375	782
1896	D	+7.8%	390	333	728
1892	R	−42.0%	57	320	626
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%

African American

1.2%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 49.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

4.6%

5.1%

75–84

4.4%

8.2%

65–74

7.5%

7.7%

55–64

7.2%

3.7%

45–54

3.9%

5.7%

35–44

4.7%

3.8%

25–34

6.2%

2.5%

18–24

3.4%

7.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.7%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,045

Potter County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Potter County$72,045

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

6.2%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

48.5%

Mainline Protestant

14.8%

Methodist

10.8%

Other Christian

9.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 14.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With fewer than 2,700 residents spread across nearly 900 square miles of central South Dakota rangeland, Potter County has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles, making it a reliable data point for studying rural Plains voting patterns.

The Republican margin in Potter County reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was sixty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Potter County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,045, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,388 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 Brunswick County and Pender County.

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Potter County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.