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Dewey County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Dewey County by 12.8 points, out of 1,871 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: D+7.020002004: D+26.720042008: D+33.320082012: D+28.720122016: D+9.720162020: D+17.320202024: D+12.82024
Dewey County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM1,03255.2%
Donald J. Trump REP79342.4%
All other candidates462.5%
Total1,871

Dewey County was D+12.8 against R+29.2 statewide, 42.0 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
Joseph R. Biden1,13157.5%
Donald J. Trump79040.2%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen452.3%
Total1,966

Dewey County was D+17.3 against R+26.2 statewide, 43.5 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
Hillary Clinton DEM88852.0%
Donald J. Trump REP72342.3%
All other candidates975.7%
Total1,708

Dewey County was D+9.7 against R+29.8 statewide, 39.5 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM1,20763.7%
Mitt Romney REP66335.0%
All other candidates251.3%
Total1,895

Dewey County was D+28.7 against R+18.0 statewide, 46.7 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
Barack Obama DEM1,32866.2%
John McCain REP65932.9%
All other candidates180.9%
Total2,005

Dewey County was D+33.3 against R+8.4 statewide, 41.7 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
John Kerry DEM1,60662.6%
George W. Bush REP92135.9%
All other candidates371.4%
Total2,564

Dewey County was D+26.7 against R+21.5 statewide, 48.2 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
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM88052.3%
George W. Bush REP76145.3%
All other candidates402.4%
Total1,681

Dewey County was D+7.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 29.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Dewey County, South Dakota in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Dewey County by 12.8 points, out of 1,871 votes counted for president.

Is Dewey County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 12.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 17.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 9.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 28.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 33.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 26.7 points; 2000: Democratic by 7.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 42.0 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 12.8 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