Plankinton, SD
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+6.4 |
| 2012 | R+17.1 |
| 2016 | R+34.2 |
| 2020 | R+43.6 |
| 2024 | R+51.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 603 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+51.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $74,833 |
| County | Aurora County |
| State | SD |
Place narrative
Plankinton's roughly 600 residents make it one of the smaller county seats in South Dakota, where low-population agricultural communities have delivered lopsided Republican margins in statewide races for decades.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −51.4% | 75 | 242 | 8 | 325 |
| 2020 | R | −43.6% | 89 | 233 | 8 | 330 |
| 2016 | R | −34.2% | 93 | 206 | 31 | 330 |
| 2012 | R | −17.1% | 158 | 228 | 23 | 409 |
| 2008 | D | +6.4% | 192 | 168 | 17 | 377 |
| 2004† | R | −12.5% | 172 | 223 | 13 | 408 |
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 | 79.6% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18.9% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $74,833 |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% |
| Median age | 42.4 |
| Age 18–29 | 13.4% |
| Age 65 and older | 14.1% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 27.5% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 17.0% |
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 Aurora County county page and the SD state page.