Hand County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Hand County by 57.3 points, out of 1,764 votes for president.

Hand County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

South Dakota 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	1,376	78.0%
Kamala Harris DEM	365	20.7%
All other candidates	23	1.3%
Total	1,764

Hand County was R+57.3 against R+29.2 statewide, 28.1 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump	1,433	78.1%
Joseph R. Biden	373	20.3%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen	30	1.6%
Total	1,836

Hand County was R+57.8 against R+26.2 statewide, 31.6 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	1,391	76.5%
Hillary Clinton DEM	334	18.4%
All other candidates	93	5.1%
Total	1,818

Hand County was R+58.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 28.3 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney REP	1,242	67.2%
Barack Obama DEM	575	31.1%
All other candidates	31	1.7%
Total	1,848

Hand County was R+36.1 against R+18.0 statewide, 18.1 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	1,247	62.9%
Barack Obama DEM	718	36.2%
All other candidates	16	0.8%
Total	1,981

Hand County was R+26.7 against R+8.4 statewide, 18.3 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

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	1,482	67.8%
John Kerry DEM	668	30.5%
All other candidates	37	1.7%
Total	2,187

Hand County was R+37.3 against R+21.5 statewide, 15.8 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)

2000

South Dakota 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	1,419	69.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	565	27.8%
All other candidates	47	2.3%
Total	2,031

Hand County was R+42.1 against R+22.7 statewide, 19.4 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Hand County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Hand County by 57.3 points, out of 1,764 votes counted for president.

Is Hand County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 57.3 points; 2020: Republican by 57.8 points; 2016: Republican by 58.1 points; 2012: Republican by 36.1 points; 2008: Republican by 26.7 points; 2004: Republican by 37.3 points; 2000: Republican by 42.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 28.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 57.3 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