Election Results for Butte County, SD -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	308	15.0
Deaths:	284	13.9
Net Migration:	517	25.2
Net Immigration:	-5	-0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +374	R +131	D + 5.9%
D +243
2020 vs. 2012	R +658	R +721	R + 9.0%
D -63
2020 vs. 2008	R +910	R +1,277	R + 23.1%
D -367

2016 vs. 2008	R +536	R +1,146	R + 28.9%
D -610
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,731	77.7%	Joe Biden (D)	939	19.6%	132 [+]	2.7%	4,802	16	31	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 132 (2.7%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	3,357	77.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	696	16.0%	298 [+]	6.8%	4,351	16	31	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 246 (5.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,073	73.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,002	23.8%	133 [+]	3.2%	4,208	15	26	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 94 (2.2%);
2008	58%	John McCain (R)	2,821	66.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,306	30.7%	129 [+]	3.0%	4,256	13	21	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 51 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 33 (0.8%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,166	74.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,009	23.6%	96 [+]	2.2%	4,271	14	23	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 45 (1.1%);
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	2,760	74.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	840	22.8%	89 [+]	2.4%	3,689	15	27	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 41 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	59%	Robert Dole (R)	1,947	53.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,132	31.0%	578 [+]	15.8%	3,657	7	13	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 541 (14.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 27 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	George Bush* (R)	1,674	45.2%	Ross Perot (I)	1,039	28.1%	987 [+]	26.7%	3,700	5	8	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bill Clinton (D) 973 (26.3%);
1988	63%	George Bush (R)	2,291	64.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,256	35.1%	35 [+]	1.0%	3,582	11	11	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 19 (0.5%);
1984	64%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,865	78.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	784	21.4%	18	0.5%	3,667	15	19	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,850	73.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	843	21.6%	205 [+]	5.3%	3,898	13	22	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 150 (3.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 53 (1.4%);
1976	65%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,055	59.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,366	39.3%	51 [+]	1.5%	3,472	9	11	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	68%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,452	68.8%	George McGovern (D)	1,085	30.5%	26 [+]	0.7%	3,563	15	8	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,090	63.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,017	30.8%	196 [+]	5.9%	3,303	10	20	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 196 (5.9%);
1964	78%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,877	50.2%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,863	49.8%	0	0.0%	3,740	6	12	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,496	65.4%	John Kennedy (D)	1,318	34.6%	0	0.0%	3,814	7	16	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,231	68.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,028	31.5%	0	0.0%	3,259	10	11	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,689	76.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	837	23.7%	0	0.0%	3,526	7	21	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,726	60.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,065	37.5%	51 [+]	1.8%	2,842	9	16	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 51 (1.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,824	66.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	928	33.7%	0	0.0%	2,752	8	20	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,164	61.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,384	39.0%	0	0.0%	3,548	4	16	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	70%	Alf Landon (R)	1,525	48.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,519	48.3%	101 [+]	3.2%	3,145	6	12	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 101 (3.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	72%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,684	50.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,594	47.8%	59 [+]	1.8%	3,337	13	8	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1928	65%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,988	69.4%	Al Smith (D)	840	29.3%	38 [+]	1.3%	2,866	9	11	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.2%);
1924	54%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,199	55.6%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	681	31.6%	277 [+]	12.8%	2,157	6	2	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 277 (12.8%);
1920	87%	Warren Harding (R)	1,722	54.5%	Parley Christiansen (FL)	741	23.5%	696 [+]	22.0%	3,159	-6	-6	1.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 672 (21.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 24 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	48%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	930	57.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	537	33.3%	145 [+]	9.0%	1,612	-16	-13	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 135 (8.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 10 (0.6%);
1912	50%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	647	44.3%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	601	41.1%	213 [+]	14.6%	1,461	0	-23	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 189 (12.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 24 (1.6%); William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%);
1908	115%	William Taft (R)	1,636	60.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	915	33.7%	166 [+]	6.1%	2,717	1	9	2.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 139 (5.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 27 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	61%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	793	67.3%	Alton Parker (D)	330	28.0%	55 [+]	4.7%	1,178	-4	11	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 (4.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 6 (0.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 1 (0.1%);
1900	62%	William McKinley* (R)	492	53.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	420	45.4%	13 [+]	1.4%	925	-4	2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.2%); John Woolley (Proh) 1 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

939

19.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,731

77.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

132

2.7%

TOTAL

4,802

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

696

16.0%

Donald Trump (R)

3,357

77.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

246

5.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,351

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,002

23.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,073

73.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,208

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 26

2008 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,306

30.7%

John McCain (R)

2,821

66.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,256

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,166

74.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,009

23.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,271

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 23

2000 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,760

74.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

840

22.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,689

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 27

1996 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,132

31.0%

Robert Dole (R)

1,947

53.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

541

14.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,657

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 13

1992 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

973

26.3%

George Bush* (R)

1,674

45.2%

Ross Perot (I)

1,039

28.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,700

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,291

64.0%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,256

35.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,582

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 11

1984 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,865

78.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

784

21.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,667

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,850

73.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

843

21.6%

John Anderson (I)

150

3.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,898

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 22

1976 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,366

39.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,055

59.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,472

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,452

68.8%

George McGovern (D)

1,085

30.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,563

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,090

63.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,017

30.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

196

5.9%

TOTAL

3,303

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 20

1956 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,231

68.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,028

31.5%

TOTAL

3,259

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

1952 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,689

76.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

837

23.7%

TOTAL

3,526

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 21

1948 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,065

37.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,726

60.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1.8%

TOTAL

2,842

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 16

1936 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,519

48.3%

Alf Landon (R)

1,525

48.5%

William Lemke (Union)

101

3.2%

TOTAL

3,145

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,684

50.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,594

47.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,337

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

1928 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,988

69.4%

Al Smith (D)

840

29.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,866

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,199

55.6%

John Davis (D)

277

12.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

681

31.6%

TOTAL

2,157

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,722

54.5%

James Cox (D)

672

21.3%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

741

23.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.8%

TOTAL

3,159

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

930

57.7%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

537

33.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

135

8.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

TOTAL

1,612

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -13

1912 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

601

41.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

647

44.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

189

12.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.6%

TOTAL

1,461

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,636

60.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

915

33.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

139

5.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.0%

TOTAL

2,717

Turnout: 115%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 9

1904 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

793

67.3%

Alton Parker (D)

330

28.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

4.1%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.1%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.5%

TOTAL

1,178

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 11

1900 President, Butte County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

492

53.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

420

45.4%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

925

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Butte County, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	John Thune* (R)	3,269	78.6%	Brian Bengs (D)	597	14.4%	292 [+]	7.0%	4,158	9	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tamara Lesnar (Libertarian) 292 (7.0%);
2022	G	52%	Kristi Noem* (R)	3,211	76.7%	Jamie Smith (D)	823	19.7%	152 [+]	3.6%	4,186	15	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tracey Quint (Libertarian) 152 (3.6%);
2020	S2	59%	Mike Rounds* (R)	3,809	79.9%	Dan Ahlers (D)	961	20.1%	0	0.0%	4,770	14	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:

2018	G	49%	Kristi Noem (R)	2,505	65.8%	Billie Sutton (D)	1,234	32.4%	69 [+]	1.8%	3,808	15	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 69 (1.8%);
2016	S3	56%	John Thune* (R)	3,546	82.4%	Jay Williams (D)	758	17.6%	0	0.0%	4,304	11	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	S2	42%	Mike Rounds (R)	1,910	59.4%	Larry Pressler (I)	572	17.8%	731 [+]	22.8%	3,213	9	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Weiland (D) 539 (16.8%); Gordon Howie (I) 192 (6.0%);
2014	G	42%	Dennis Daugaard* (R)	2,484	77.5%	Susan Wismer (D)	513	16.0%	207 [+]	6.5%	3,204	7	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mike Myers (I) 207 (6.5%);
2010	S3	39%	John Thune* (R)	2,975	100.0%				0	0.0%	2,975	0	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
2010	G	48%	Dennis Daugaard (R)	2,575	70.2%	Scott Heidepriem (D)	1,095	29.8%	0	0.0%	3,670	9	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	57%	Tim Johnson* (D)	2,201	52.0%	Joel Dykstra (R)	2,034	48.0%	0	0.0%	4,235	11	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2006	G	53%	Mike Rounds* (R)	2,502	65.6%	Jack Billion (D)	1,181	31.0%	132 [+]	3.5%	3,815	4	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Steve Willis (Constitution) 74 (1.9%); Tom Gerber (Libertarian) 58 (1.5%);
2004	S3	62%	John Thune (R)	2,763	64.5%	Tom Daschle* (D)	1,518	35.5%	0	0.0%	4,281	14	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	S2	53%	John Thune (R)	2,321	65.0%	Tim Johnson* (D)	1,193	33.4%	59 [+]	1.7%	3,573	15	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 59 (1.7%);
2002	G	53%	Mike Rounds (R)	2,257	63.2%	Jim Abbott (D)	1,248	34.9%	67 [+]	1.9%	3,572	6	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Carlson (I) 36 (1.0%); Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 31 (0.9%);

1998	S3	47%	Tom Daschle* (D)	1,525	51.5%	Ron Schmidt (R)	1,339	45.2%	98 [+]	3.3%	2,962	9	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Byron Dale (Libertarian) 98 (3.3%);
1998	G	46%	William Janklow* (R)	1,949	66.4%	Bernie Hunhoff (D)	782	26.7%	203 [+]	6.9%	2,934	2	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Bob Newland (Libertarian) 145 (4.9%); Ronald Wieczorek (I) 58 (2.0%);
1996	S2	59%	Larry Pressler* (R)	2,324	63.7%	Tim Johnson (D)	1,325	36.3%	0	0.0%	3,649	15	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
1994	G	57%	William Janklow (R)	2,022	59.2%	Jim Beddow (D)	1,187	34.7%	208 [+]	6.1%	3,417	4	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 208 (6.1%);
1992	S3	64%	Tom Daschle* (D)	1,911	51.7%	Charlene Haar (R)	1,632	44.1%	156 [+]	4.2%	3,699	14	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Other (Write-in) 78 (2.1%); Gus Hercules (Libertarian) 58 (1.6%); Kent Hyde (Natural Law) 20 (0.5%);
1990	S2	51%	Larry Pressler* (R)	1,790	62.9%	Ted Muenster (D)	986	34.6%	70 [+]	2.5%	2,846	11	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Dean Sinclair (I) 70 (2.5%);
1990	G	51%	George Mickelson* (R)	1,859	64.8%	Bob Samuelson (D)	1,009	35.2%	0	0.0%	2,868	6	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1986	S3	59%	James Abdnor* (R)	2,057	61.2%	Tom Daschle (D)	1,302	38.8%	0	0.0%	3,359	13	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	59%	George Mickelson (R)	2,287	67.7%	Lars Herseth (D)	1,090	32.3%	0	0.0%	3,377	16	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	63%	Larry Pressler* (R)	3,100	85.8%	George Cunningham (D)	514	14.2%	0	0.0%	3,614	11	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	G	55%	William Janklow* (R)	2,352	73.6%	Michael O'Connor (D)	843	26.4%	0	0.0%	3,195	3	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	67%	James Abdnor (R)	2,996	76.6%	George McGovern* (D)	827	21.1%	90 [+]	2.3%	3,913	18	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Wayne Peterson (I) 90 (2.3%);

1978	S2	56%	Larry Pressler (R)	2,165	70.9%	Don Barnett (D)	889	29.1%	0	0.0%	3,054	4	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	57%	William Janklow (R)	1,936	62.7%	Roger McKellips (D)	1,152	37.3%	0	0.0%	3,088	6	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1974	S3	61%	Leo Thorsness (R)	2,002	61.7%	George McGovern* (D)	1,244	38.3%	0	0.0%	3,246	15	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1974	G	61%	John Olson (R)	1,937	59.5%	Richard Kneip* (D)	1,318	40.5%	0	0.0%	3,255	13	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1972	S2	68%	James Abourezk (D)	1,800	50.3%	Robert Hirsch (R)	1,779	49.7%	0	0.0%	3,579	7	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	69%	Carveth Thompson (R)	1,814	50.3%	Richard Kneip* (D)	1,794	49.7%	0	0.0%	3,608	10	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	G	54%	Frank Farrar* (R)	1,448	55.8%	Richard Kneip (D)	1,145	44.2%	0	0.0%	2,593	11	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:

1968	S3	70%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	1,718	52.7%	George McGovern* (D)	1,542	47.3%	0	0.0%	3,260	9	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	70%	Frank Farrar (R)	2,042	62.5%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	1,226	37.5%	0	0.0%	3,268	5	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	55%	Karl Mundt* (R)	1,942	74.7%	Donn Wright (D)	658	25.3%	0	0.0%	2,600	8	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	56%	Nils Boe* (R)	1,752	67.0%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	861	33.0%	0	0.0%	2,613	9	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	77%	Nils Boe (R)	2,260	61.3%	John Lindley (D)	1,426	38.7%	0	0.0%	3,686	10	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	66%	Joe Bottum* (R)	1,895	59.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,270	40.1%	0	0.0%	3,165	10	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	68%	Archie Gubbrud* (R)	2,111	64.7%	Ralph Herseth (D)	1,150	35.3%	0	0.0%	3,261	9	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	78%	Karl Mundt* (R)	2,468	64.3%	George McGovern (D)	1,370	35.7%	0	0.0%	3,838	12	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	79%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	2,243	58.4%	Ralph Herseth* (D)	1,601	41.6%	0	0.0%	3,844	8	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Butte County, SD

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Voter Registration Data for Butte County, SD

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	6,673	4,363	65.4%	785	11.8%	1,525	22.9%	Rep +3,578	Rep +53.6%	83%
2022	6,604	4,291	65.0%	840	12.7%	1,473	22.3%	Rep +3,451	Rep +52.3%	82%
2020	6,417	4,103	63.9%	926	14.4%	1,388	21.6%	Rep +3,177	Rep +49.5%	80%
2018	6,206	3,888	62.6%	972	15.7%	1,346	21.7%	Rep +2,916	Rep +47.0%	78%
2016	6,718	4,101	61.0%	1,168	17.4%	1,449	21.6%	Rep +2,933	Rep +43.7%	85%
2014	6,475	3,917	60.5%	1,245	19.2%	1,313	20.3%	Rep +2,672	Rep +41.3%	83%
2012	6,333	3,841	60.7%	1,345	21.2%	1,147	18.1%	Rep +2,496	Rep +39.4%	82%
2010	6,321	3,830	60.6%	1,427	22.6%	1,064	16.8%	Rep +2,403	Rep +38.0%	83%
2008	6,161	3,776	61.3%	1,411	22.9%	974	15.8%	Rep +2,365	Rep +38.4%	84%
2006	5,706	3,641	63.8%	1,228	21.5%	837	14.7%	Rep +2,413	Rep +42.3%	80%
2004	5,801	3,658	63.1%	1,301	22.4%	842	14.5%	Rep +2,357	Rep +40.6%	83%
2002	5,177	3,369	65.1%	1,185	22.9%	623	12.0%	Rep +2,184	Rep +42.2%	77%
2000	5,948	3,740	62.9%	1,519	25.5%	689	11.6%	Rep +2,221	Rep +37.3%	91%
1998	5,459	3,479	63.7%	1,413	25.9%	567	10.4%	Rep +2,066	Rep +37.8%	86%
1996	5,136	3,362	65.5%	1,315	25.6%	459	8.9%	Rep +2,047	Rep +39.9%	83%
1994	4,651	3,115	67.0%	1,226	26.4%	310	6.7%	Rep +1,889	Rep +40.6%	78%
1992	4,719	3,151	66.8%	1,269	26.9%	299	6.3%	Rep +1,882	Rep +39.9%	81%
1990	4,525	3,210	70.9%	1,122	24.8%	193	4.3%	Rep +2,088	Rep +46.1%	81%
1988	4,792	3,426	71.5%	1,178	24.6%	188	3.9%	Rep +2,248	Rep +46.9%	85%
1986	4,637	3,355	72.4%	1,115	24.0%	167	3.6%	Rep +2,240	Rep +48.3%	81%

2022 Census data
White:	9,604	89.14%	2.6%
Black:	75	0.70%	275.0%
Indian:	228	2.12%	34.1%
Asian:	65	0.60%	132.1%
2+ races:	299	2.78%	32.9%
Hispanic:	503	4.67%	64.4%

Total non-White:	1,170	10.86%	56.0%

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	3,021	74.7%	Collin Duprel (Libertarian)	1,022	25.3%	0	0.0%	4,043
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,043

2020-11-03	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	3,977	85.5%	Uriah Luallin (Libertarian)	672	14.5%	0	0.0%	4,649
County Total for 2020-11-03:										4,649

2018-11-06	SD00	Dusty Johnson (R)	2,799	74.0%	Tim Bjorkman (D)	836	22.1%	149	3.9%	3,784
County Total for 2018-11-06:										3,784

2016-11-08	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	3,405	79.2%	Paula Hawks (D)	893	20.8%	0	0.0%	4,298
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,298

2014-11-04	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	2,521	78.9%	Corinna Robinson (D)	676	21.1%	0	0.0%	3,197
County Total for 2014-11-04:										3,197

2012-11-06	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	3,100	74.0%	Matt Varilek (D)	1,089	26.0%	0	0.0%	4,189
County Total for 2012-11-06:										4,189

2010-11-02	SD00	Kristi Noem (R)	2,357	63.4%	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	1,128	30.4%	231	6.2%	3,716
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,716

2008-11-04	SD00	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	2,430	57.7%	Chris Lien (R)	1,784	42.3%	0	0.0%	4,214
County Total for 2008-11-04:										4,214

2006-11-07	SD00	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	2,313	60.7%	Bruce Whalen (R)	1,405	36.9%	94	2.5%	3,812
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,812

2004-11-02	SD00	Larry Diedrich (R)	2,438	57.2%	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	1,765	41.4%	58	1.4%	4,261
County Total for 2004-11-02:										4,261

2004-06-01 sp	SD00	Larry Diedrich (R)	1,612	60.9%	Stephanie Herseth (D)	1,036	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,648
County Total for 2004-06-01:										2,648

2002-11-05	SD00	William Janklow (R)	2,298	64.1%	Stephanie Herseth (D)	1,232	34.4%	53	1.5%	3,583
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,583

2000-11-07	SD00	John Thune* (R)	2,856	77.7%	Curt Hohn (D)	691	18.8%	127	3.5%	3,674
County Total for 2000-11-07:										3,674

1998-11-03	SD00	John Thune* (R)	2,346	79.5%	Jeff Moser (D)	605	20.5%	0	0.0%	2,951
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,951

1996-11-05	SD00	John Thune (R)	2,451	67.2%	Rick Weiland (D)	982	26.9%	212	5.8%	3,645
County Total for 1996-11-05:										3,645

1994-11-08	SD00	Jan Berkhout (R)	1,719	50.3%	Tim Johnson* (D)	1,582	46.3%	117	3.4%	3,418
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,418

1992-11-03	SD00	Tim Johnson* (D)	2,100	57.8%	John Timmer (R)	1,248	34.3%	288	7.9%	3,636
County Total for 1992-11-03:										3,636

Change in White population:	244	2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	420	4.2

Butte County, SD

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