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Brookings County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Brookings County by 17.4 points, out of 14,939 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+15.220002004: R+16.620042008: D+5.720082012: R+3.220122016: R+14.720162020: R+13.020202024: R+17.42024
Brookings County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,57557.4%
Kamala Harris DEM5,97840.0%
All other candidates3862.6%
Total14,939

Brookings County was R+17.4 against R+29.2 statewide, 11.8 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. Trump8,00054.9%
Joseph R. Biden6,11041.9%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen4573.1%
Total14,567

Brookings County was R+13.0 against R+26.2 statewide, 13.2 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 REP6,74853.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM4,87938.5%
All other candidates1,0538.3%
Total12,680

Brookings County was R+14.7 against R+29.8 statewide, 15.1 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 REP6,22050.2%
Barack Obama DEM5,82747.0%
All other candidates3532.8%
Total12,400

Brookings County was R+3.2 against R+18.0 statewide, 14.8 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
Barack Obama DEM7,20752.3%
John McCain REP6,43146.6%
All other candidates1511.1%
Total13,789

Brookings County was D+5.7 against R+8.4 statewide, 14.1 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 REP7,66257.3%
John Kerry DEM5,44340.7%
All other candidates2702.0%
Total13,375

Brookings County was R+16.6 against R+21.5 statewide, 4.9 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 REP6,21256.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM4,54641.4%
All other candidates2262.1%
Total10,984

Brookings County was R+15.2 against R+22.7 statewide, 7.5 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Brookings County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Brookings County by 17.4 points, out of 14,939 votes counted for president.

Is Brookings County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 17.4 points; 2020: Republican by 13.0 points; 2016: Republican by 14.7 points; 2012: Republican by 3.2 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.7 points; 2004: Republican by 16.6 points; 2000: Republican by 15.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 11.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 17.4 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