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Day County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Day County by 29.9 points, out of 2,932 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+4.120002004: D+4.120042008: D+13.020082012: D+6.220122016: R+23.720162020: R+27.620202024: R+29.92024
Day County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP1,87664.0%
Kamala Harris DEM1,00034.1%
All other candidates561.9%
Total2,932

Day County was R+29.9 against R+29.2 statewide, 0.7 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

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump1,86963.1%
Joseph R. Biden1,05235.5%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen431.5%
Total2,964

Day County was R+27.6 against R+26.2 statewide, 1.4 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP1,62759.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM97435.5%
All other candidates1465.3%
Total2,747

Day County was R+23.7 against R+29.8 statewide, 6.1 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
Barack Obama DEM1,49752.1%
Mitt Romney REP1,32045.9%
All other candidates561.9%
Total2,873

Day County was D+6.2 against R+18.0 statewide, 24.2 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 DEM1,78556.2%
John McCain REP1,37243.2%
All other candidates210.7%
Total3,178

Day County was D+13.0 against R+8.4 statewide, 21.4 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
John Kerry DEM1,81751.3%
George W. Bush REP1,67147.2%
All other candidates521.5%
Total3,540

Day County was D+4.1 against R+21.5 statewide, 25.6 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 REP1,62350.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,49246.7%
All other candidates822.6%
Total3,197

Day County was R+4.1 against R+22.7 statewide, 18.6 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Day County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Day County by 29.9 points, out of 2,932 votes counted for president.

Is Day County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 29.9 points; 2020: Republican by 27.6 points; 2016: Republican by 23.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 6.2 points; 2008: Democratic by 13.0 points; 2004: Democratic by 4.1 points; 2000: Republican by 4.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 0.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 29.9 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