2024 United States presidential election in South Dakota

The 2024 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. South Dakota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of South Dakota has three electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.

Republican Donald Trump carried the state by 29.8% in 2016 and again by 26.2% four years later. Trump won the state by 29.2% in 2024. Trump flipped back Ziebach County, which he won in 2016 but lost to Biden in 2020.

Primary elections Democratic primary

The South Dakota Democratic primary was held on June 4, 2024, alongside primaries in the District of Columbia, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico.

Republican primary The South Dakota Republican primary was held on June 4, 2024, alongside primaries in Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico. Under state law, no primary will be held if a candidate runs for a nomination unopposed. As Donald Trump was the only Republican candidate to file for the presidential primary, no popular vote was held.

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Cook Political Report December 19, 2023 Inside Elections April 26, 2023 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 29, 2023 Decision Desk HQ/The Hill December 14, 2023 CNalysis December 30, 2023 CNN January 14, 2024 The Economist June 12, 2024538 June 11, 2024RCP June 26, 2024 NBC News October 6, 2024

Polling Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump KamalaHarris Other /UndecidedEmerson CollegeOctober 19–22, 2024825 (LV)± 3.3%62%35%3%62%37%1% Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump JoeBiden Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024303 (LV)–60%32%8%Emerson CollegeJanuary 23–28, 20241,777 (RV)± 2.2%55%26%18%Emerson CollegeOctober 1–4, 2023432 (RV)± 4.7%50%28%22%Emerson CollegeOctober 19–21, 20221,500 (LV)± 2.4%53%33% 14%

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump JoeBiden RobertKennedy Jr Other /UndecidedMason-DixonMay 10–13, 2024500 (RV)± 4.5%50%31%11%8%

Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DonaldTrump RobertKennedy Jr. Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024303 (LV)–51%38%11%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RobertKennedy Jr. JoeBiden Other /UndecidedJohn Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024303 (LV)–53%33%14%

Results

By county CountyDonald TrumpRepublicanKamala HarrisDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Aurora1,05675.81%30221.68%352.51%75454.13%1,393Beadle4,82668.84%2,01728.77%1672.38%2,80940.07%7,010Bennett67662.13%38935.75%232.11%28726.38%1,088Bon Homme2,23674.73%69723.30%591.97%1,53951.44%2,992Brookings8,57557.40%5,97840.02%3862.58%2,59717.38%14,939Brown10,64562.46%6,07535.65%3231.90%4,57026.81%17,043Brule1,69469.91%66627.49%632.60%1,02842.43%2,423Buffalo16435.19%29162.45%112.36%-127-27.25%466Butte4,02479.18%94218.54%1162.28%3,08260.65%5,082Campbell70684.45%12014.35%101.20%58670.10%836Charles Mix2,55170.57%1,00027.66%641.77%1,55142.90%3,615Clark1,38275.03%41522.53%452.44%96752.50%1,842Clay2,57445.50%2,94452.04%1392.46%-370-6.54%5,657Codington9,34969.20%3,84028.42%3212.38%5,50940.78%13,510Corson63155.21%49543.31%171.49%13611.90%1,143Custer4,31371.87%1,56726.11%1212.02%2,74645.76%6,001Davison6,20867.65%2,74329.89%2262.46%3,46537.76%9,177Day1,87663.98%1,00034.11%561.91%87629.88%2,932Deuel1,71774.72%52822.98%532.31%1,18951.74%2,298Dewey79342.38%1,03255.16%462.46%-239-12.77%1,871Douglas1,41985.59%21913.21%201.21%1,20072.38%1,658Edmunds1,61879.67%38418.91%291.43%1,23460.76%2,031Fall River3,13573.35%1,03024.10%1092.55%2,10549.25%4,274Faulk92081.42%18316.19%272.39%73765.22%1,130Grant2,59471.46%94626.06%902.48%1,64845.40%3,630Gregory1,79078.96%42618.79%512.25%1,36460.17%2,267Haakon1,00489.24%1059.33%161.42%89979.91%1,125Hamlin2,56079.36%61018.91%561.74%1,95060.45%3,226Hand1,37678.00%36520.69%231.30%1,01157.31%1,764Hanson1,61178.74%39919.50%361.76%1,21259.24%2,046Harding75491.95%485.85%182.20%70686.10%820Hughes5,37963.77%2,83833.65%2182.58%2,54130.12%8,435Hutchinson2,91878.10%75520.21%631.69%2,16357.90%3,736Hyde53076.26%14821.29%172.45%38254.96%695Jackson75366.70%35731.62%191.68%39635.08%1,129Jerauld70870.87%27627.63%151.50%43243.24%999Jones47786.73%6010.91%132.36%41775.82%550Kingsbury1,98971.01%76027.13%521.86%1,22943.88%2,801Lake3,81964.66%1,97833.49%1091.85%1,84131.17%5,906Lawrence9,90464.27%5,07432.93%4312.80%4,83031.35%15,409Lincoln22,62162.16%12,98135.67%7912.17%9,64026.49%36,393Lyman99368.62%42229.16%322.21%57139.46%1,447Marshall1,28861.07%78237.08%391.85%50623.99%2,109McCook2,22773.47%73324.18%712.34%1,49449.29%3,031McPherson1,08783.68%18814.47%241.85%89969.21%1,299Meade10,88774.20%3,42123.32%3642.48%7,46650.89%14,672Mellette43458.65%28538.51%212.84%14920.14%740Miner84172.07%29325.11%332.83%54846.96%1,167Minnehaha51,84255.16%39,92342.48%2,2212.36%11,91912.68%93,986Moody2,06864.85%1,05232.99%692.16%1,01631.86%3,189Oglala Lakota40613.26%2,56783.83%892.91%-2,161-70.57%3,062Pennington35,00961.88%20,05135.44%1,5202.69%14,95826.44%56,580Perkins1,34284.35%22814.33%211.32%1,11470.02%1,591Potter1,05981.59%21416.49%251.93%84565.10%1,298Roberts2,51460.59%1,56037.60%751.81%95422.99%4,149Sanborn92976.65%25921.37%241.98%67055.28%1,212Spink2,14568.33%92129.34%732.33%1,22438.99%3,139Stanley1,26072.62%44725.76%281.61%81346.86%1,735Sully71679.47%16818.65%171.89%54860.82%901Todd49723.38%1,57073.85%592.78%-1,073-50.47%2,126Tripp2,15081.01%47017.71%341.28%1,68063.30%2,654Turner3,37474.35%1,04423.01%1202.64%2,33051.34%4,538Union6,16069.40%2,54828.71%1681.89%3,61240.69%8,876Walworth1,94078.67%48119.51%451.82%1,45959.16%2,466Yankton6,65061.39%3,88335.85%2992.76%2,76725.54%10,832Ziebach38849.68%36646.86%273.46%222.82%781Totals272,08163.43%146,85934.24%9,9822.33%125,22229.19%428,922

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Ziebach (largest city: Dupree)

By congressional district South Dakota has only one congressional district because of its small population compared to other states. This district, called the at-large district because it covers the entire state, is equivalent to the statewide election results. District Trump Harris RepresentativeAt-large 63.43% 34.24%Dusty Johnson

See also United States presidential elections in South Dakota 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries 2024 United States elections

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