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Brown County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Brown County by 26.8 points, out of 17,043 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+11.420002004: R+13.120042008: D+5.620082012: R+6.720122016: R+25.920162020: R+23.020202024: R+26.92024
Brown County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP10,64562.5%
Kamala Harris DEM6,07535.6%
All other candidates3231.9%
Total17,043

Brown County was R+26.9 against R+29.2 statewide, 2.3 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. Trump10,58060.3%
Joseph R. Biden6,53837.3%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen4292.4%
Total17,547

Brown County was R+23.0 against R+26.2 statewide, 3.2 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 REP9,61359.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM5,45233.8%
All other candidates1,0496.5%
Total16,114

Brown County was R+25.9 against R+29.8 statewide, 3.9 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
Mitt Romney REP8,32151.8%
Barack Obama DEM7,25045.1%
All other candidates4973.1%
Total16,068

Brown County was R+6.7 against R+18.0 statewide, 11.3 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 DEM9,04152.4%
John McCain REP8,06746.8%
All other candidates1450.8%
Total17,253

Brown County was D+5.6 against R+8.4 statewide, 14.0 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 REP10,38655.8%
John Kerry DEM7,94342.7%
All other candidates2701.5%
Total18,599

Brown County was R+13.1 against R+21.5 statewide, 8.4 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 REP9,06054.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM7,17343.3%
All other candidates3232.0%
Total16,556

Brown County was R+11.4 against R+22.7 statewide, 11.3 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 Brown County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Brown County by 26.8 points, out of 17,043 votes counted for president.

Is Brown County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 26.9 points; 2020: Republican by 23.0 points; 2016: Republican by 25.9 points; 2012: Republican by 6.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.6 points; 2004: Republican by 13.1 points; 2000: Republican by 11.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 2.3 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 26.9 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