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Bennett County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Bennett County by 26.4 points, out of 1,088 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+30.020002004: R+4.520042008: R+4.820082012: R+6.420122016: R+22.120162020: R+19.320202024: R+26.32024
Bennett County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP67662.1%
Kamala Harris DEM38935.8%
All other candidates232.1%
Total1,088

Bennett County was R+26.3 against R+29.2 statewide, 2.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump69458.7%
Joseph R. Biden46639.4%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen231.9%
Total1,183

Bennett County was R+19.3 against R+26.2 statewide, 6.9 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: South Dakota Secretary of State, 2020 General Election results spreadsheet (downloaded 2/23/2021), sheet 'Presidential Electors' by county (the workbook calls them unofficial; 693 of 693 precincts)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP66658.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM41235.9%
All other candidates716.2%
Total1,149

Bennett County was R+22.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 7.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP62652.0%
Barack Obama DEM54845.6%
All other candidates292.4%
Total1,203

Bennett County was R+6.4 against R+18.0 statewide, 11.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP61451.6%
Barack Obama DEM55746.8%
All other candidates181.5%
Total1,189

Bennett County was R+4.8 against R+8.4 statewide, 3.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP83351.1%
John Kerry DEM75946.6%
All other candidates382.3%
Total1,630

Bennett County was R+4.5 against R+21.5 statewide, 17.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP71263.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM37733.8%
All other candidates272.4%
Total1,116

Bennett County was R+30.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 7.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Bennett County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Bennett County by 26.4 points, out of 1,088 votes counted for president.

Is Bennett County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 26.3 points; 2020: Republican by 19.3 points; 2016: Republican by 22.1 points; 2012: Republican by 6.4 points; 2008: Republican by 4.8 points; 2004: Republican by 4.5 points; 2000: Republican by 30.0 points.

How does Bennett County vote compared with the rest of South Dakota?

In 2024 it was 2.9 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 26.3 points against Republican by 29.2 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data