Skip to content
The American Political Almanac
RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 46025 · South Dakota

ClarkSD

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the South Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+53.8
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
5–29
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
21/34
62% of its elections
Closest election
1992
R+0.2
this countySouth Dakotanational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1912+137.8 ptsDemocrats
1916-109.4 ptsRepublicans
1896+66.9 ptsDemocrats
1932+57.6 ptsDemocrats
1904-53.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
3,917
College (BA+)
20%
Median income
$70,726
2024 dollars
Non-white
9%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
24%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Beadle, SD · Codington, SD · Day, SD · Hamlin, SD · Kingsbury, SD · Spink, SD