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Sanborn County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Sanborn County by 55.3 points, out of 1,212 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+23.620002004: R+16.620042008: R+14.320082012: R+26.820122016: R+51.420162020: R+54.720202024: R+55.32024
Sanborn County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP92976.7%
Kamala Harris DEM25921.4%
All other candidates242.0%
Total1,212

Sanborn County was R+55.3 against R+29.2 statewide, 26.1 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. Trump90576.4%
Joseph R. Biden25721.7%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen231.9%
Total1,185

Sanborn County was R+54.7 against R+26.2 statewide, 28.5 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 REP81972.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM24121.5%
All other candidates635.6%
Total1,123

Sanborn County was R+51.4 against R+29.8 statewide, 21.6 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
Mitt Romney REP68861.7%
Barack Obama DEM38934.9%
All other candidates383.4%
Total1,115

Sanborn County was R+26.8 against R+18.0 statewide, 8.8 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP66956.6%
Barack Obama DEM50042.3%
All other candidates121.0%
Total1,181

Sanborn County was R+14.3 against R+8.4 statewide, 5.9 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP81757.3%
John Kerry DEM58140.7%
All other candidates282.0%
Total1,426

Sanborn County was R+16.6 against R+21.5 statewide, 4.9 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 REP76760.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM46836.9%
All other candidates332.6%
Total1,268

Sanborn County was R+23.6 against R+22.7 statewide, 0.9 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 Sanborn County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Sanborn County by 55.3 points, out of 1,212 votes counted for president.

Is Sanborn County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 55.3 points; 2020: Republican by 54.7 points; 2016: Republican by 51.4 points; 2012: Republican by 26.8 points; 2008: Republican by 14.3 points; 2004: Republican by 16.6 points; 2000: Republican by 23.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 26.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 55.3 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