South Dakota 2008 vs 2012: county swing
63 of 66 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 6 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins County | R+36.4 | R+55.7 | R+19.3 | 1,656 | 1,590 |
| McPherson County | R+34.8 | R+53.4 | R+18.6 | 1,364 | 1,215 |
| Potter County | R+31.7 | R+50.0 | R+18.3 | 1,434 | 1,381 |
| Campbell County | R+41.2 | R+58.9 | R+17.7 | 844 | 787 |
| Hanson County | R+19.3 | R+35.8 | R+16.5 | 2,414 | 2,416 |
| Miner County flipped | D+2.3 | R+13.8 | R+16.1 | 1,198 | 1,140 |
| Hutchinson County | R+29.3 | R+44.7 | R+15.4 | 3,561 | 3,425 |
| Walworth County | R+28.5 | R+43.0 | R+14.5 | 2,620 | 2,462 |
| Harding County | R+60.9 | R+75.2 | R+14.3 | 722 | 739 |
| Edmunds County | R+19.2 | R+33.2 | R+14.0 | 2,053 | 1,936 |
| McCook County | R+14.7 | R+28.7 | R+14.0 | 2,905 | 2,613 |
| Butte County | R+36.0 | R+49.2 | R+13.2 | 4,205 | 4,208 |
| Gregory County | R+29.4 | R+42.3 | R+12.9 | 2,218 | 2,151 |
| Sanborn County | R+14.3 | R+26.8 | R+12.5 | 1,181 | 1,115 |
| Brown County flipped | D+5.6 | R+6.7 | R+12.3 | 17,253 | 16,068 |
| Charles Mix County | R+7.7 | R+19.8 | R+12.1 | 3,937 | 3,764 |
| Faulk County | R+26.6 | R+38.5 | R+11.9 | 1,174 | 1,127 |
| Codington County | R+6.5 | R+18.3 | R+11.8 | 12,076 | 11,524 |
| Jones County | R+51.1 | R+62.8 | R+11.7 | 618 | 609 |
| Lake County flipped | D+0.6 | R+11.1 | R+11.7 | 6,076 | 6,285 |
| Beadle County | R+7.3 | R+18.5 | R+11.2 | 7,630 | 7,263 |
| Lawrence County | R+15.6 | R+26.8 | R+11.2 | 11,876 | 11,359 |
| Union County | R+14.0 | R+25.2 | R+11.2 | 7,620 | 7,596 |
| Ziebach County | D+27.4 | D+16.4 | R+11.0 | 882 | 761 |
| Turner County | R+20.1 | R+31.0 | R+10.9 | 4,266 | 4,210 |
| Corson County | D+21.7 | D+11.1 | R+10.6 | 1,390 | 1,200 |
| Grant County | R+4.4 | R+15.0 | R+10.6 | 3,774 | 3,606 |
| Yankton County | R+2.1 | R+12.7 | R+10.6 | 9,967 | 9,974 |
| Bon Homme County | R+11.0 | R+21.5 | R+10.5 | 3,116 | 3,074 |
| Lincoln County | R+15.4 | R+25.6 | R+10.2 | 20,601 | 21,952 |
| Brule County | R+18.4 | R+28.4 | R+10.0 | 2,406 | 2,379 |
| Meade County | R+32.8 | R+42.8 | R+10.0 | 11,465 | 10,817 |
| Roberts County | D+19.9 | D+9.9 | R+10.0 | 4,484 | 4,256 |
| Sully County | R+42.3 | R+52.2 | R+9.9 | 823 | 818 |
| Tripp County | R+33.7 | R+43.4 | R+9.7 | 2,809 | 2,691 |
| Lyman County | R+11.4 | R+20.9 | R+9.5 | 1,623 | 1,569 |
| Hand County | R+26.7 | R+36.1 | R+9.4 | 1,981 | 1,848 |
| Deuel County | R+1.6 | R+10.8 | R+9.2 | 2,178 | 2,171 |
| Douglas County | R+50.1 | R+59.3 | R+9.2 | 1,735 | 1,690 |
| Clay County | D+24.5 | D+15.5 | R+9.0 | 6,159 | 5,234 |
| Hamlin County | R+22.6 | R+31.6 | R+9.0 | 2,737 | 2,793 |
| Brookings County flipped | D+5.7 | R+3.2 | R+8.9 | 13,789 | 12,400 |
| Spink County | R+3.4 | R+12.2 | R+8.8 | 3,239 | 3,041 |
| Moody County flipped | D+4.8 | R+3.5 | R+8.3 | 3,203 | 3,033 |
| Aurora County | R+9.5 | R+17.7 | R+8.2 | 1,468 | 1,400 |
| Jerauld County | R+0.4 | R+8.6 | R+8.2 | 1,092 | 1,006 |
| Minnehaha County flipped | D+0.7 | R+7.4 | R+8.1 | 79,798 | 76,583 |
| Pennington County | R+21.4 | R+29.5 | R+8.1 | 45,787 | 44,464 |
| Kingsbury County | R+5.8 | R+13.7 | R+7.9 | 2,739 | 2,608 |
| Marshall County | D+16.6 | D+8.7 | R+7.9 | 2,177 | 1,987 |
| Stanley County | R+32.9 | R+40.8 | R+7.9 | 1,540 | 1,540 |
| Haakon County | R+65.9 | R+73.5 | R+7.6 | 1,141 | 1,092 |
| Davison County | R+14.1 | R+21.5 | R+7.4 | 8,365 | 7,971 |
| Clark County | R+12.3 | R+19.4 | R+7.1 | 1,920 | 1,821 |
| Day County | D+13.0 | D+6.2 | R+6.8 | 3,178 | 2,873 |
| Custer County | R+32.3 | R+38.2 | R+5.9 | 4,450 | 4,520 |
| Hyde County | R+41.4 | R+46.6 | R+5.2 | 776 | 733 |
| Fall River County | R+26.9 | R+31.8 | R+4.9 | 3,755 | 3,516 |
| Dewey County | D+33.3 | D+28.7 | R+4.6 | 2,005 | 1,895 |
| Hughes County | R+27.0 | R+29.8 | R+2.8 | 8,386 | 8,155 |
| Bennett County | R+4.8 | R+6.4 | R+1.6 | 1,189 | 1,203 |
| Buffalo County | D+48.7 | D+47.7 | R+1.0 | 612 | 641 |
| Jackson County | R+20.8 | R+21.3 | R+0.5 | 1,118 | 1,106 |
| Todd County | D+58.4 | D+59.2 | D+0.8 | 2,807 | 2,497 |
| Oglala Lakota County | D+79.6 | D+87.4 | D+7.8 | 3,314 | 3,145 |
| Mellette County | R+8.7 | R+0.7 | D+8.0 | 829 | 769 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data