Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Lincoln County, SD — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Lincoln County, South Dakota voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+26.5 — 12,981 Democratic to 22,621 Republican of 36,393 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.9 points toward Republicans. That makes it 2.7 points more Democratic 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 Lincoln County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12,981 | 22,621 | 791 | 35.7% | 62.2% | R+26.5 |
| 2020 | 11,981 | 19,617 | 798 | 37.0% | 60.6% | R+23.6 |
| 2016 | 8,076 | 15,499 | 1,656 | 32.0% | 61.4% | R+29.4 |
| 2012 | 7,982 | 13,611 | 359 | 36.4% | 62.0% | R+25.6 |
| 2008 | 8,642 | 11,803 | 156 | 41.9% | 57.3% | R+15.3 |
| 2004 | 5,703 | 11,161 | 202 | 33.4% | 65.4% | R+32.0 |
| 2000 | 3,844 | 6,546 | 166 | 36.4% | 62.0% | R+25.6 |
Lincoln County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Lincoln County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Lincoln County, South Dakota in 2024 by R+26.5, with 36,393 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Lincoln County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Lincoln County shifted 2.9 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+23.6) and 2024 (R+26.5).
Is Lincoln County more Democratic or Republican than South Dakota overall?+
In 2024, Lincoln County went R+26.5 while South Dakota overall went R+29.2 — 2.7 points more Democratic 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.