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McCook County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won McCook County by 49.3 points, out of 3,031 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+24.520002004: R+25.020042008: R+14.720082012: R+28.720122016: R+45.220162020: R+44.820202024: R+49.32024
McCook County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP2,22773.5%
Kamala Harris DEM73324.2%
All other candidates712.3%
Total3,031

McCook County was R+49.3 against R+29.2 statewide, 20.1 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

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump2,06871.3%
Joseph R. Biden76926.5%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen632.2%
Total2,900

McCook County was R+44.8 against R+26.2 statewide, 18.6 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP1,79469.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM62324.1%
All other candidates1706.6%
Total2,587

McCook County was R+45.2 against R+29.8 statewide, 15.4 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
Mitt Romney REP1,65563.3%
Barack Obama DEM90534.6%
All other candidates532.0%
Total2,613

McCook County was R+28.7 against R+18.0 statewide, 10.7 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 REP1,64656.7%
Barack Obama DEM1,21942.0%
All other candidates401.4%
Total2,905

McCook County was R+14.7 against R+8.4 statewide, 6.3 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP2,01761.7%
John Kerry DEM1,20136.7%
All other candidates531.6%
Total3,271

McCook County was R+25.0 against R+21.5 statewide, 3.5 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 REP1,61061.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM96536.7%
All other candidates562.1%
Total2,631

McCook County was R+24.5 against R+22.7 statewide, 1.8 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)

Questions and answers

Who won McCook County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won McCook County by 49.3 points, out of 3,031 votes counted for president.

Is McCook County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 49.3 points; 2020: Republican by 44.8 points; 2016: Republican by 45.2 points; 2012: Republican by 28.7 points; 2008: Republican by 14.7 points; 2004: Republican by 25.0 points; 2000: Republican by 24.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 20.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 49.3 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