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Brule County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Brule County by 42.4 points, out of 2,423 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+20.820002004: R+19.120042008: R+18.420082012: R+28.420122016: R+43.420162020: R+43.320202024: R+42.42024
Brule County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

South Dakota 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP1,69469.9%
Kamala Harris DEM66627.5%
All other candidates632.6%
Total2,423

Brule County was R+42.4 against R+29.2 statewide, 13.2 points more Republican 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

2020

South Dakota 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump1,75070.3%
Joseph R. Biden67327.0%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen672.7%
Total2,490

Brule County was R+43.3 against R+26.2 statewide, 17.1 points more Republican 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)

2016

South Dakota 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP1,56568.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM57125.0%
All other candidates1526.6%
Total2,288

Brule County was R+43.4 against R+29.8 statewide, 13.6 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)

2012

South Dakota 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP1,49963.0%
Barack Obama DEM82434.6%
All other candidates562.4%
Total2,379

Brule County was R+28.4 against R+18.0 statewide, 10.4 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)

2008

South Dakota 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP1,40758.5%
Barack Obama DEM96540.1%
All other candidates341.4%
Total2,406

Brule County was R+18.4 against R+8.4 statewide, 10.0 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)

2004

South Dakota 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP1,54458.7%
John Kerry DEM1,04039.6%
All other candidates451.7%
Total2,629

Brule County was R+19.1 against R+21.5 statewide, 2.4 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)

2000

South Dakota 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP1,26858.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM81837.7%
All other candidates813.7%
Total2,167

Brule County was R+20.8 against R+22.7 statewide, 1.9 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Brule County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Brule County by 42.4 points, out of 2,423 votes counted for president.

Is Brule County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 42.4 points; 2020: Republican by 43.3 points; 2016: Republican by 43.4 points; 2012: Republican by 28.4 points; 2008: Republican by 18.4 points; 2004: Republican by 19.1 points; 2000: Republican by 20.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 13.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 42.4 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