Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Hughes County, SD — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Hughes County, South Dakota voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+30.1 — 2,838 Democratic to 5,379 Republican of 8,435 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 0.9 points more Republican than South Dakota overall (R+29.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Hughes County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,838 | 5,379 | 218 | 33.6% | 63.8% | R+30.1 |
| 2020 | 2,953 | 5,522 | 248 | 33.9% | 63.3% | R+29.5 |
| 2016 | 2,450 | 5,174 | 551 | 30.0% | 63.3% | R+33.3 |
| 2012 | 2,786 | 5,219 | 150 | 34.2% | 64.0% | R+29.8 |
| 2008 | 3,037 | 5,298 | 51 | 36.2% | 63.2% | R+27.0 |
| 2004 | 2,697 | 6,017 | 121 | 30.5% | 68.1% | R+37.6 |
| 2000 | 2,212 | 5,188 | 134 | 29.4% | 68.9% | R+39.5 |
Hughes County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Hughes County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Hughes County, South Dakota in 2024 by R+30.1, with 8,435 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Hughes County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Hughes County shifted 0.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+29.5) and 2024 (R+30.1).
Is Hughes County more Democratic or Republican than South Dakota overall?+
In 2024, Hughes County went R+30.1 while South Dakota overall went R+29.2 — 0.9 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.