South Dakota 2000 vs 2012: county swing
23 of 66 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 5 changed hands.
| County | 2000 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2000 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | R+15.7 | R+25.2 | R+9.5 | 5,772 | 7,596 |
| Gregory County | R+34.1 | R+42.3 | R+8.2 | 2,257 | 2,151 |
| Brule County | R+20.8 | R+28.4 | R+7.6 | 2,167 | 2,379 |
| Jones County | R+56.1 | R+62.8 | R+6.7 | 664 | 609 |
| Haakon County | R+68.6 | R+73.5 | R+4.9 | 1,129 | 1,092 |
| Hutchinson County | R+39.9 | R+44.7 | R+4.8 | 3,625 | 3,425 |
| McCook County | R+24.5 | R+28.7 | R+4.2 | 2,631 | 2,613 |
| Beadle County | R+14.6 | R+18.5 | R+3.9 | 7,739 | 7,263 |
| Edmunds County | R+29.3 | R+33.2 | R+3.9 | 1,986 | 1,936 |
| Douglas County | R+55.5 | R+59.3 | R+3.8 | 1,709 | 1,690 |
| Sully County | R+48.7 | R+52.2 | R+3.5 | 871 | 818 |
| Turner County | R+27.5 | R+31.0 | R+3.5 | 4,004 | 4,210 |
| Lake County | R+7.7 | R+11.1 | R+3.4 | 5,154 | 6,285 |
| Tripp County | R+40.1 | R+43.4 | R+3.3 | 2,765 | 2,691 |
| Sanborn County | R+23.6 | R+26.8 | R+3.2 | 1,268 | 1,115 |
| Walworth County | R+40.7 | R+43.0 | R+2.3 | 2,553 | 2,462 |
| Hamlin County | R+29.7 | R+31.6 | R+1.9 | 2,723 | 2,793 |
| Moody County | R+1.6 | R+3.5 | R+1.9 | 2,735 | 3,033 |
| Hyde County | R+44.8 | R+46.6 | R+1.8 | 835 | 733 |
| Hanson County | R+34.2 | R+35.8 | R+1.6 | 1,421 | 2,416 |
| Davison County | R+20.0 | R+21.5 | R+1.5 | 7,528 | 7,971 |
| Fall River County | R+30.7 | R+31.8 | R+1.1 | 3,429 | 3,516 |
| Stanley County | R+40.1 | R+40.8 | R+0.7 | 1,381 | 1,540 |
| Lincoln County | R+25.6 | R+25.6 | Even | 10,556 | 21,952 |
| Faulk County | R+38.8 | R+38.5 | D+0.3 | 1,329 | 1,127 |
| Potter County | R+50.6 | R+50.0 | D+0.6 | 1,494 | 1,381 |
| McPherson County | R+54.9 | R+53.4 | D+1.5 | 1,417 | 1,215 |
| Bon Homme County | R+23.6 | R+21.5 | D+2.1 | 3,139 | 3,074 |
| Miner County | R+15.9 | R+13.8 | D+2.1 | 1,266 | 1,140 |
| Yankton County | R+15.0 | R+12.7 | D+2.3 | 8,740 | 9,974 |
| Perkins County | R+58.2 | R+55.7 | D+2.5 | 1,614 | 1,590 |
| Butte County | R+52.0 | R+49.2 | D+2.8 | 3,689 | 4,208 |
| Minnehaha County | R+10.4 | R+7.4 | D+3.0 | 61,369 | 76,583 |
| Clark County | R+22.8 | R+19.4 | D+3.4 | 2,108 | 1,821 |
| Deuel County | R+14.4 | R+10.8 | D+3.6 | 2,224 | 2,171 |
| Codington County | R+22.7 | R+18.3 | D+4.4 | 11,138 | 11,524 |
| Brown County | R+11.4 | R+6.7 | D+4.7 | 16,556 | 16,068 |
| Custer County | R+43.1 | R+38.2 | D+4.9 | 3,573 | 4,520 |
| Grant County | R+19.9 | R+15.0 | D+4.9 | 3,830 | 3,606 |
| Harding County | R+80.1 | R+75.2 | D+4.9 | 731 | 739 |
| Jerauld County | R+13.9 | R+8.6 | D+5.3 | 1,122 | 1,006 |
| Charles Mix County | R+25.3 | R+19.8 | D+5.5 | 3,579 | 3,764 |
| Campbell County | R+64.6 | R+58.9 | D+5.7 | 917 | 787 |
| Aurora County | R+23.6 | R+17.7 | D+5.9 | 1,413 | 1,400 |
| Hand County | R+42.1 | R+36.1 | D+6.0 | 2,031 | 1,848 |
| Meade County | R+49.2 | R+42.8 | D+6.4 | 9,366 | 10,817 |
| Kingsbury County | R+20.6 | R+13.7 | D+6.9 | 2,727 | 2,608 |
| Lyman County | R+28.3 | R+20.9 | D+7.4 | 1,386 | 1,569 |
| Pennington County | R+37.2 | R+29.5 | D+7.7 | 36,557 | 44,464 |
| Spink County | R+20.8 | R+12.2 | D+8.6 | 3,284 | 3,041 |
| Hughes County | R+39.5 | R+29.8 | D+9.7 | 7,534 | 8,155 |
| Clay County | D+5.4 | D+15.5 | D+10.1 | 5,105 | 5,234 |
| Day County flipped | R+4.1 | D+6.2 | D+10.3 | 3,197 | 2,873 |
| Lawrence County | R+37.6 | R+26.8 | D+10.8 | 9,406 | 11,359 |
| Brookings County | R+15.2 | R+3.2 | D+12.0 | 10,984 | 12,400 |
| Jackson County | R+35.4 | R+21.3 | D+14.1 | 1,040 | 1,106 |
| Oglala Lakota County | D+72.5 | D+87.4 | D+14.9 | 1,953 | 3,145 |
| Marshall County flipped | R+7.6 | D+8.7 | D+16.3 | 2,079 | 1,987 |
| Corson County flipped | R+6.4 | D+11.1 | D+17.5 | 1,243 | 1,200 |
| Buffalo County | D+28.4 | D+47.7 | D+19.3 | 408 | 641 |
| Dewey County | D+7.0 | D+28.7 | D+21.7 | 1,681 | 1,895 |
| Roberts County flipped | R+13.2 | D+9.9 | D+23.1 | 4,074 | 4,256 |
| Bennett County | R+30.0 | R+6.4 | D+23.6 | 1,116 | 1,203 |
| Todd County | D+34.5 | D+59.2 | D+24.7 | 1,494 | 2,497 |
| Ziebach County flipped | R+9.7 | D+16.4 | D+26.1 | 721 | 761 |
| Mellette County | R+37.2 | R+0.7 | D+36.5 | 733 | 769 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data