Custer, SD
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+19.1 |
| 2012 | R+37.7 |
| 2016 | R+32.6 |
| 2020 | R+28.6 |
| 2024 | R+25.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,341 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+25.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $78,369 |
| County | Custer County |
| State | SD |
Place narrative
Custer City anchors the southern Black Hills economy through mining heritage and national-park traffic, drawing a small, stable population that votes heavily Republican in statewide contests by margins typical of rural western South Dakota.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −25.4% | 440 | 751 | 31 | 1,222 |
| 2020 | R | −28.6% | 404 | 740 | 29 | 1,173 |
| 2016 | R | −32.6% | 304 | 647 | 102 | 1,053 |
| 2012 | R | −37.7% | 310 | 703 | 29 | 1,042 |
| 2008 | R | −19.1% | 424 | 633 | 35 | 1,092 |
| 2004† | R | −26.8% | 364 | 634 | 11 | 1,009 |
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 87.6% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $78,369 |
| Poverty rate | 14.2% |
| Median age | 51.2 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.6% |
| Age 65 and older | 34.7% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 26.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.3% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Custer County county page and the SD state page.