South Dakota 2004 vs 2008: county swing
5 of 66 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 7 changed hands.
| County | 2004 | 2008 | Swing | Votes 2004 | Votes 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | R+17.1 | R+20.8 | R+3.7 | 1,271 | 1,118 |
| Lyman County | R+8.1 | R+11.4 | R+3.3 | 1,940 | 1,623 |
| Haakon County | R+63.5 | R+65.9 | R+2.4 | 1,240 | 1,141 |
| Bennett County | R+4.5 | R+4.8 | R+0.3 | 1,630 | 1,189 |
| Hyde County | R+41.3 | R+41.4 | R+0.1 | 900 | 776 |
| Union County | R+14.0 | R+14.0 | Even | 7,048 | 7,620 |
| Brule County | R+19.1 | R+18.4 | D+0.7 | 2,629 | 2,406 |
| Charles Mix County | R+8.4 | R+7.7 | D+0.7 | 4,798 | 3,937 |
| Fall River County | R+28.3 | R+26.9 | D+1.4 | 3,845 | 3,755 |
| Sanborn County | R+16.6 | R+14.3 | D+2.3 | 1,426 | 1,181 |
| Buffalo County | D+45.2 | D+48.7 | D+3.5 | 841 | 612 |
| Gregory County | R+34.3 | R+29.4 | D+4.9 | 2,546 | 2,218 |
| Tripp County | R+38.7 | R+33.7 | D+5.0 | 3,245 | 2,809 |
| Custer County | R+38.3 | R+32.3 | D+6.0 | 4,304 | 4,450 |
| Dewey County | D+26.7 | D+33.3 | D+6.6 | 2,564 | 2,005 |
| Corson County | D+14.6 | D+21.7 | D+7.1 | 1,724 | 1,390 |
| Oglala Lakota County | D+72.1 | D+79.6 | D+7.5 | 4,214 | 3,314 |
| Campbell County | R+48.9 | R+41.2 | D+7.7 | 959 | 844 |
| Stanley County | R+41.0 | R+32.9 | D+8.1 | 1,623 | 1,540 |
| Hamlin County | R+30.9 | R+22.6 | D+8.3 | 3,011 | 2,737 |
| Day County | D+4.1 | D+13.0 | D+8.9 | 3,540 | 3,178 |
| Jones County | R+60.1 | R+51.1 | D+9.0 | 717 | 618 |
| Walworth County | R+37.8 | R+28.5 | D+9.3 | 2,880 | 2,620 |
| Turner County | R+29.7 | R+20.1 | D+9.6 | 4,834 | 4,266 |
| Douglas County | R+59.8 | R+50.1 | D+9.7 | 2,012 | 1,735 |
| Beadle County | R+17.4 | R+7.3 | D+10.1 | 8,480 | 7,630 |
| Hanson County | R+29.4 | R+19.3 | D+10.1 | 2,150 | 2,414 |
| Moody County flipped | R+5.3 | D+4.8 | D+10.1 | 3,451 | 3,203 |
| Ziebach County | D+17.3 | D+27.4 | D+10.1 | 1,116 | 882 |
| McCook County | R+25.0 | R+14.7 | D+10.3 | 3,271 | 2,905 |
| Potter County | R+42.0 | R+31.7 | D+10.3 | 1,618 | 1,434 |
| Hand County | R+37.3 | R+26.7 | D+10.6 | 2,187 | 1,981 |
| Hughes County | R+37.6 | R+27.0 | D+10.6 | 8,835 | 8,386 |
| Edmunds County | R+30.0 | R+19.2 | D+10.8 | 2,234 | 2,053 |
| Todd County | D+47.0 | D+58.4 | D+11.4 | 3,524 | 2,807 |
| Bon Homme County | R+22.6 | R+11.0 | D+11.6 | 3,408 | 3,116 |
| Davison County | R+25.7 | R+14.1 | D+11.6 | 8,952 | 8,365 |
| Clark County | R+24.1 | R+12.3 | D+11.8 | 2,327 | 1,920 |
| Faulk County | R+38.5 | R+26.6 | D+11.9 | 1,369 | 1,174 |
| Mellette County | R+20.6 | R+8.7 | D+11.9 | 931 | 829 |
| Hutchinson County | R+41.5 | R+29.3 | D+12.2 | 4,147 | 3,561 |
| Sully County | R+54.7 | R+42.3 | D+12.4 | 917 | 823 |
| Pennington County | R+35.1 | R+21.4 | D+13.7 | 44,968 | 45,787 |
| Miner County flipped | R+11.5 | D+2.3 | D+13.8 | 1,470 | 1,198 |
| Perkins County | R+50.2 | R+36.4 | D+13.8 | 1,813 | 1,656 |
| Harding County | R+74.9 | R+60.9 | D+14.0 | 815 | 722 |
| Aurora County | R+23.6 | R+9.5 | D+14.1 | 1,649 | 1,468 |
| Grant County | R+18.6 | R+4.4 | D+14.2 | 4,090 | 3,774 |
| Meade County | R+47.0 | R+32.8 | D+14.2 | 11,504 | 11,465 |
| Clay County | D+10.1 | D+24.5 | D+14.4 | 6,136 | 6,159 |
| Butte County | R+50.5 | R+36.0 | D+14.5 | 4,271 | 4,205 |
| Lake County flipped | R+14.1 | D+0.6 | D+14.7 | 6,007 | 6,076 |
| Yankton County | R+16.9 | R+2.1 | D+14.8 | 10,431 | 9,967 |
| Kingsbury County | R+21.3 | R+5.8 | D+15.5 | 3,014 | 2,739 |
| Lawrence County | R+31.3 | R+15.6 | D+15.7 | 11,619 | 11,876 |
| Minnehaha County flipped | R+15.3 | D+0.7 | D+16.0 | 77,632 | 79,798 |
| McPherson County | R+51.3 | R+34.8 | D+16.5 | 1,579 | 1,364 |
| Lincoln County | R+32.0 | R+15.4 | D+16.6 | 17,066 | 20,601 |
| Codington County | R+23.3 | R+6.5 | D+16.8 | 12,751 | 12,076 |
| Deuel County | R+18.5 | R+1.6 | D+16.9 | 2,412 | 2,178 |
| Roberts County | D+2.6 | D+19.9 | D+17.3 | 4,982 | 4,484 |
| Spink County | R+20.7 | R+3.4 | D+17.3 | 3,774 | 3,239 |
| Brown County flipped | R+13.1 | D+5.6 | D+18.7 | 18,599 | 17,253 |
| Jerauld County | R+20.5 | R+0.4 | D+20.1 | 1,236 | 1,092 |
| Brookings County flipped | R+16.6 | D+5.7 | D+22.3 | 13,375 | 13,789 |
| Marshall County flipped | R+6.0 | D+16.6 | D+22.6 | 2,364 | 2,177 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data