Elections / 2016 · President · SD
South Dakota — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentTrumpR+29.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 61.5% | 227,731 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 31.7% | 117,466 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.7% | 24,914 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Beadle County, SD | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Brule County, SD | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Davison County, SD | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Deuel County, SD | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+82.3 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Hanson County, SD | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+85.3 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Lake County, SD | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+15.5 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+45.3 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Miner County, SD | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Moody County, SD | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+78.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Spink County, SD | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Union County, SD | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+2.0 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.5% |
| 1896 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −49.4% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +42.1% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −21.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −38.5% |
| 1956 | −16.8% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −8.6% |
| 1976 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | −28.8% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −6.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −3.5% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
County-by-county results — 66 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | R | 340 | 974 | 1,407 | |
| Beadle County | R | 1,912 | 4,455 | 6,772 | |
| Bennett County | R | 412 | 666 | 1,149 | |
| Bon Homme County | R | 704 | 2,105 | 2,974 | |
| Brookings County | R | 4,879 | 6,748 | 12,680 | |
| Brown County | R | 5,452 | 9,613 | 16,114 | |
| Brule County | R | 571 | 1,565 | 2,288 | |
| Buffalo County | D | 296 | 171 | 490 | |
| Butte County | R | 696 | 3,357 | 4,351 | |
| Campbell County | R | 105 | 704 | 831 | |
| Charles Mix County | R | 935 | 2,382 | 3,433 | |
| Clark County | R | 398 | 1,139 | 1,657 | |
| Clay County | D | 2,608 | 2,109 | 5,069 | |
| Codington County | R | 3,174 | 7,764 | 11,669 | |
| Corson County | R | 535 | 588 | 1,175 | |
| Custer County | R | 1,121 | 3,293 | 4,721 | |
| Davison County | R | 2,355 | 5,157 | 7,952 | |
| Day County | R | 974 | 1,627 | 2,747 | |
| Deuel County | R | 570 | 1,366 | 2,080 | |
| Dewey County | D | 888 | 723 | 1,708 | |
| Douglas County | R | 214 | 1,338 | 1,605 | |
| Edmunds County | R | 380 | 1,433 | 1,918 | |
| Fall River County | R | 821 | 2,511 | 3,563 | |
| Faulk County | R | 204 | 858 | 1,118 | |
| Grant County | R | 971 | 2,382 | 3,564 | |
| Gregory County | R | 391 | 1,600 | 2,091 | |
| Haakon County | R | 77 | 936 | 1,044 | |
| Hamlin County | R | 555 | 2,051 | 2,762 | |
| Hand County | R | 334 | 1,391 | 1,818 | |
| Hanson County | R | 424 | 1,497 | 2,006 | |
| Harding County | R | 38 | 695 | 770 | |
| Hughes County | R | 2,450 | 5,174 | 8,175 | |
| Hutchinson County | R | 692 | 2,517 | 3,365 | |
| Hyde County | R | 125 | 543 | 690 | |
| Jackson County | R | 323 | 722 | 1,095 | |
| Jerauld County | R | 264 | 648 | 967 | |
| Jones County | R | 69 | 450 | 558 | |
| Kingsbury County | R | 703 | 1,680 | 2,551 | |
| Lake County | R | 2,314 | 4,038 | 6,786 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 3,356 | 7,411 | 11,842 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 8,076 | 15,499 | 25,231 | |
| Lyman County | R | 369 | 977 | 1,421 | |
| Marshall County | R | 754 | 1,056 | 1,947 | |
| McCook County | R | 623 | 1,794 | 2,587 | |
| McPherson County | R | 192 | 892 | 1,137 | |
| Meade County | R | 2,223 | 8,441 | 11,621 | |
| Mellette County | R | 238 | 402 | 683 | |
| Miner County | R | 281 | 706 | 1,064 | |
| Minnehaha County | R | 30,618 | 42,053 | 78,281 | |
| Moody County | R | 1,043 | 1,731 | 2,933 | |
| Oglala Lakota County | D | 2,510 | 241 | 2,905 | |
| Pennington County | R | 14,074 | 29,804 | 47,743 | |
| Perkins County | R | 188 | 1,333 | 1,606 | |
| Potter County | R | 215 | 1,071 | 1,337 | |
| Roberts County | R | 1,540 | 2,144 | 3,889 | |
| Sanborn County | R | 241 | 819 | 1,123 | |
| Spink County | R | 919 | 1,854 | 2,951 | |
| Stanley County | R | 329 | 1,148 | 1,567 | |
| Sully County | R | 137 | 679 | 861 | |
| Todd County | D | 1,505 | 487 | 2,125 | |
| Tripp County | R | 462 | 2,069 | 2,630 | |
| Turner County | R | 961 | 2,937 | 4,150 | |
| Union County | R | 2,227 | 5,290 | 7,897 | |
| Walworth County | R | 457 | 1,896 | 2,477 | |
| Yankton County | R | 3,301 | 5,659 | 9,623 | |
| Ziebach County | R | 353 | 368 | 767 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.