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Pennington County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Pennington County by 26.4 points, out of 56,580 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+37.220002004: R+35.120042008: R+21.420082012: R+29.520122016: R+32.920162020: R+25.220202024: R+26.52024
Pennington County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP35,00961.9%
Kamala Harris DEM20,05135.4%
All other candidates1,5202.7%
Total56,580

Pennington 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. Trump35,06361.0%
Joseph R. Biden20,60635.8%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen1,8493.2%
Total57,518

Pennington County was R+25.2 against R+26.2 statewide, 1.0 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 REP29,80462.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM14,07429.5%
All other candidates3,8658.1%
Total47,743

Pennington County was R+32.9 against R+29.8 statewide, 3.1 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 REP28,23263.5%
Barack Obama DEM15,12534.0%
All other candidates1,1072.5%
Total44,464

Pennington County was R+29.5 against R+18.0 statewide, 11.5 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
John McCain REP27,60360.3%
Barack Obama DEM17,80238.9%
All other candidates3820.8%
Total45,787

Pennington County was R+21.4 against R+8.4 statewide, 13.0 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 REP29,97666.7%
John Kerry DEM14,21331.6%
All other candidates7791.7%
Total44,968

Pennington County was R+35.1 against R+21.5 statewide, 13.6 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
George W. Bush REP24,69667.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM11,12330.4%
All other candidates7382.0%
Total36,557

Pennington 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 Pennington County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Pennington County by 26.4 points, out of 56,580 votes counted for president.

Is Pennington County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 26.5 points; 2020: Republican by 25.2 points; 2016: Republican by 32.9 points; 2012: Republican by 29.5 points; 2008: Republican by 21.4 points; 2004: Republican by 35.1 points; 2000: Republican by 37.2 points.

How does Pennington 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