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County record · fips 46113 · South Dakota

Oglala LakotaSD

Democratic ×16 since 1956reported 1924–2024 · 24 elections

The Long Record

24 elections against the South Dakota and national vote
2024 result
D+72.7
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
19–5
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
11/24
46% of its elections
Closest election
1936
R+2.5
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
1928+98.1 ptsDemocrats
1936-29.1 ptsRepublicans
1964+24.9 ptsDemocrats
1952-21.8 ptsRepublicans
1956+20.2 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2012
Population
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College (BA+)
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Median income
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2024 dollars
Non-white
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Rural
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Age 65+
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Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.