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Minnehaha County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Minnehaha County by 12.7 points, out of 93,986 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+10.420002004: R+15.320042008: D+0.720082012: R+7.420122016: R+14.620162020: R+9.520202024: R+12.72024
Minnehaha County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP51,84255.2%
Kamala Harris DEM39,92342.5%
All other candidates2,2212.4%
Total93,986

Minnehaha County was R+12.7 against R+29.2 statewide, 16.5 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. Trump49,24953.3%
Joseph R. Biden40,48243.8%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen2,5952.8%
Total92,326

Minnehaha County was R+9.5 against R+26.2 statewide, 16.7 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 REP42,04353.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM30,61039.1%
All other candidates5,6107.2%
Total78,263

Minnehaha County was R+14.6 against R+29.8 statewide, 15.2 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 REP40,34252.7%
Barack Obama DEM34,67445.3%
All other candidates1,5672.0%
Total76,583

Minnehaha County was R+7.4 against R+18.0 statewide, 10.6 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
Barack Obama DEM39,83849.9%
John McCain REP39,25149.2%
All other candidates7090.9%
Total79,798

Minnehaha County was D+0.7 against R+8.4 statewide, 9.1 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 REP44,18956.9%
John Kerry DEM32,31441.6%
All other candidates1,1291.5%
Total77,632

Minnehaha County was R+15.3 against R+21.5 statewide, 6.2 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 REP33,42854.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM27,04244.1%
All other candidates8991.5%
Total61,369

Minnehaha County was R+10.4 against R+22.7 statewide, 12.3 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Minnehaha County by 12.7 points, out of 93,986 votes counted for president.

Is Minnehaha County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 12.7 points; 2020: Republican by 9.5 points; 2016: Republican by 14.6 points; 2012: Republican by 7.4 points; 2008: Democratic by 0.7 points; 2004: Republican by 15.3 points; 2000: Republican by 10.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 16.5 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 12.7 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