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Lincoln County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Lincoln County by 26.5 points, out of 36,393 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+25.620002004: R+32.020042008: R+15.420082012: R+25.620122016: R+29.420162020: R+23.620202024: R+26.52024
Lincoln County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP22,62162.2%
Kamala Harris DEM12,98135.7%
All other candidates7912.2%
Total36,393

Lincoln County was R+26.5 against R+29.2 statewide, 2.7 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
Donald J. Trump19,61760.6%
Joseph R. Biden11,98137.0%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen7982.5%
Total32,396

Lincoln County was R+23.6 against R+26.2 statewide, 2.6 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
Donald J. Trump REP15,49961.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM8,07632.0%
All other candidates1,6566.6%
Total25,231

Lincoln County was R+29.4 against R+29.8 statewide, 0.4 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
Mitt Romney REP13,61162.0%
Barack Obama DEM7,98236.4%
All other candidates3591.6%
Total21,952

Lincoln County was R+25.6 against R+18.0 statewide, 7.6 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP11,80357.3%
Barack Obama DEM8,64241.9%
All other candidates1560.8%
Total20,601

Lincoln County was R+15.4 against R+8.4 statewide, 7.0 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP11,16165.4%
John Kerry DEM5,70333.4%
All other candidates2021.2%
Total17,066

Lincoln County was R+32.0 against R+21.5 statewide, 10.5 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP6,54662.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM3,84436.4%
All other candidates1661.6%
Total10,556

Lincoln County was R+25.6 against R+22.7 statewide, 2.9 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 Lincoln County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Lincoln County by 26.5 points, out of 36,393 votes counted for president.

Is Lincoln County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 26.5 points; 2020: Republican by 23.6 points; 2016: Republican by 29.4 points; 2012: Republican by 25.6 points; 2008: Republican by 15.4 points; 2004: Republican by 32.0 points; 2000: Republican by 25.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 2.7 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 26.5 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