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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 46053 · South Dakota

GregorySD

Republican ×12 since 1980reported 1896–2024 · 33 elections

The Long Record

33 elections against the South Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+61.6
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
7–26
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/33
70% of its elections
Closest election
1948
D+2.0
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+110.1 ptsDemocrats
1916-107.2 ptsRepublicans
1932+53.8 ptsDemocrats
1980-50.1 ptsRepublicans
1920-34.9 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
4,016
College (BA+)
22%
Median income
$62,917
2024 dollars
Non-white
14%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
27%

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

Neighbouring counties

Boyd, NE · Keya Paha, NE · Charles Mix, SD · Lyman, SD · Tripp, SD