Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Minnehaha County, SD — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Minnehaha County, South Dakota voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+12.7 — 39,923 Democratic to 51,842 Republican of 93,986 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 16.5 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 Minnehaha County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,923 | 51,842 | 2,221 | 42.5% | 55.2% | R+12.7 |
| 2020 | 40,482 | 49,249 | 2,595 | 43.8% | 53.3% | R+9.5 |
| 2016 | 30,610 | 42,043 | 5,610 | 39.1% | 53.7% | R+14.6 |
| 2012 | 34,674 | 40,342 | 1,567 | 45.3% | 52.7% | R+7.4 |
| 2008 | 39,838 | 39,251 | 709 | 49.9% | 49.2% | D+0.7 |
| 2004 | 32,314 | 44,189 | 1,129 | 41.6% | 56.9% | R+15.3 |
| 2000 | 27,042 | 33,428 | 899 | 44.1% | 54.5% | R+10.4 |
Minnehaha County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Minnehaha County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Minnehaha County, South Dakota in 2024 by R+12.7, with 93,986 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Minnehaha County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Minnehaha County shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+9.5) and 2024 (R+12.7).
Is Minnehaha County more Democratic or Republican than South Dakota overall?+
In 2024, Minnehaha County went R+12.7 while South Dakota overall went R+29.2 — 16.5 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.