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Mellette County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Mellette County by 20.1 points, out of 740 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+37.220002004: R+20.620042008: R+8.720082012: R+0.720122016: R+24.120162020: R+19.620202024: R+20.12024
Mellette County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP43458.6%
Kamala Harris DEM28538.5%
All other candidates212.8%
Total740

Mellette County was R+20.1 against R+29.2 statewide, 9.1 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. Trump44958.4%
Joseph R. Biden29838.8%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen222.9%
Total769

Mellette County was R+19.6 against R+26.2 statewide, 6.6 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)

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Donald J. Trump REP40258.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM23834.8%
All other candidates436.3%
Total683

Mellette County was R+24.1 against R+29.8 statewide, 5.7 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)

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Mitt Romney REP38149.5%
Barack Obama DEM37548.8%
All other candidates131.7%
Total769

Mellette County was R+0.7 against R+18.0 statewide, 17.3 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)

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John McCain REP44553.7%
Barack Obama DEM37345.0%
All other candidates111.3%
Total829

Mellette County was R+8.7 against R+8.4 statewide, 0.3 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)

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George W. Bush REP55359.4%
John Kerry DEM36138.8%
All other candidates171.8%
Total931

Mellette County was R+20.6 against R+21.5 statewide, 0.9 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
George W. Bush REP49567.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM22230.3%
All other candidates162.2%
Total733

Mellette County was R+37.2 against R+22.7 statewide, 14.5 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Mellette County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Mellette County by 20.1 points, out of 740 votes counted for president.

Is Mellette County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 20.1 points; 2020: Republican by 19.6 points; 2016: Republican by 24.1 points; 2012: Republican by 0.7 points; 2008: Republican by 8.7 points; 2004: Republican by 20.6 points; 2000: Republican by 37.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 9.1 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 20.1 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