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Harding County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Harding County by 86.1 points, out of 820 votes for president.

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D+90R+90D+45R+452000: R+80.120002004: R+74.920042008: R+60.920082012: R+75.220122016: R+85.420162020: R+86.020202024: R+86.12024
Harding County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP75492.0%
Kamala Harris DEM485.9%
All other candidates182.2%
Total820

Harding County was R+86.1 against R+29.2 statewide, 56.9 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. Trump74892.0%
Joseph R. Biden496.0%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen162.0%
Total813

Harding County was R+86.0 against R+26.2 statewide, 59.8 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 REP69590.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM384.9%
All other candidates374.8%
Total770

Harding County was R+85.4 against R+29.8 statewide, 55.6 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)

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Mitt Romney REP63886.3%
Barack Obama DEM8211.1%
All other candidates192.6%
Total739

Harding County was R+75.2 against R+18.0 statewide, 57.2 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)

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John McCain REP57579.6%
Barack Obama DEM13518.7%
All other candidates121.7%
Total722

Harding County was R+60.9 against R+8.4 statewide, 52.5 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)

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George W. Bush REP70486.4%
John Kerry DEM9411.5%
All other candidates172.1%
Total815

Harding County was R+74.9 against R+21.5 statewide, 53.4 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP65088.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM648.8%
All other candidates172.3%
Total731

Harding County was R+80.1 against R+22.7 statewide, 57.4 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 Harding County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Harding County by 86.1 points, out of 820 votes counted for president.

Is Harding County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 86.1 points; 2020: Republican by 86.0 points; 2016: Republican by 85.4 points; 2012: Republican by 75.2 points; 2008: Republican by 60.9 points; 2004: Republican by 74.9 points; 2000: Republican by 80.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 56.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 86.1 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