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Yankton County, South Dakota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Yankton County by 25.5 points, out of 10,832 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+15.020002004: R+16.920042008: R+2.120082012: R+12.720122016: R+24.520162020: R+23.620202024: R+25.62024
Yankton County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP6,65061.4%
Kamala Harris DEM3,88335.8%
All other candidates2992.8%
Total10,832

Yankton County was R+25.6 against R+29.2 statewide, 3.6 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. Trump6,58160.4%
Joseph R. Biden4,01636.8%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen3032.8%
Total10,900

Yankton County was R+23.6 against R+26.2 statewide, 2.6 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP5,65958.8%
Hillary Clinton DEM3,30134.3%
All other candidates6636.9%
Total9,623

Yankton County was R+24.5 against R+29.8 statewide, 5.3 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP5,49555.1%
Barack Obama DEM4,22642.4%
All other candidates2532.5%
Total9,974

Yankton County was R+12.7 against R+18.0 statewide, 5.3 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP5,03950.6%
Barack Obama DEM4,83848.5%
All other candidates900.9%
Total9,967

Yankton County was R+2.1 against R+8.4 statewide, 6.3 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP6,00357.5%
John Kerry DEM4,23740.6%
All other candidates1911.8%
Total10,431

Yankton County was R+16.9 against R+21.5 statewide, 4.6 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
George W. Bush REP4,90456.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM3,59641.1%
All other candidates2402.7%
Total8,740

Yankton County was R+15.0 against R+22.7 statewide, 7.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Yankton County, South Dakota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Yankton County by 25.5 points, out of 10,832 votes counted for president.

Is Yankton County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 25.6 points; 2020: Republican by 23.6 points; 2016: Republican by 24.5 points; 2012: Republican by 12.7 points; 2008: Republican by 2.1 points; 2004: Republican by 16.9 points; 2000: Republican by 15.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 3.6 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 25.6 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