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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	51	10.6
Deaths:	86	17.8
Net Migration:	23	4.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +12	R +46	R + 4.7%
D -34
2024 vs. 2016	R +195	R +199	R + 5.9%
D -4
2020 vs. 2016	R +183	R +153	R + 1.2%
D +30
2024 vs. 2012	R +166	R +250	R + 16.1%
D -84

2016 vs. 2008	R -23	R +226	R + 29.6%
D -249
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,087	83.7%	Kamala Harris (D)	188	14.5%	24 [+]	1.8%	1,299	20	34	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 19 (1.5%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 5 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,075	81.2%	Joe Biden (D)	222	16.8%	27 [+]	2.0%	1,324	19	34	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 27 (2.0%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	892	78.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	192	16.9%	53 [+]	4.7%	1,137	17	33	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 43 (3.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	921	75.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	272	22.4%	22 [+]	1.8%	1,215	18	29	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 12 (1.0%);
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	915	66.5%	Barack Obama (D)	441	32.1%	19 [+]	1.4%	1,375	13	21	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 11 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 3 (0.2%);
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,180	74.7%	John Kerry (D)	369	23.4%	30 [+]	1.9%	1,579	15	24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 18 (1.1%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	1,073	75.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	295	20.8%	49 [+]	3.5%	1,417	15	28	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 33 (2.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	74%	Robert Dole (R)	1,080	62.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	463	26.7%	192 [+]	11.1%	1,735	16	22	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 182 (10.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	72%	George Bush* (R)	945	53.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	478	27.3%	329 [+]	18.8%	1,752	13	17	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 322 (18.4%);
1988	75%	George Bush (R)	1,358	70.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	571	29.5%	7 [+]	0.4%	1,936	17	17	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4 (0.2%);
1984	80%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,813	81.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	418	18.7%	5	0.2%	2,236	18	22	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	81%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,056	85.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	287	11.9%	59 [+]	2.5%	2,402	25	35	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 54 (2.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 5 (0.2%);
1976	77%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,662	70.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	693	29.3%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,367	20	22	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	76%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,950	76.9%	George McGovern (D)	579	22.8%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,535	23	16	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	83%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,105	80.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	389	14.8%	126 [+]	4.8%	2,620	27	37	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 126 (4.8%);
1964	78%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,891	72.3%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	723	27.7%	0	0.0%	2,614	28	34	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,354	79.3%	John Kennedy (D)	616	20.7%	0	0.0%	2,970	21	30	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	71%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,225	77.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	633	22.1%	0	0.0%	2,858	19	20	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	77%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,915	87.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	436	13.0%	0	0.0%	3,351	18	32	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,034	76.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	611	22.9%	23 [+]	0.9%	2,668	24	31	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 23 (0.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,290	84.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	410	15.2%	0	0.0%	2,700	26	39	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,839	77.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	826	22.5%	0	0.0%	3,665	20	33	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	70%	Alf Landon (R)	1,921	54.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,556	44.4%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,505	12	18	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 28 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	65%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,650	80.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	606	18.4%	46 [+]	1.4%	3,302	-16	-21	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 20 (0.6%);
1928	56%	Al Smith (D)	1,468	54.1%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,234	45.5%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,711	-15	-13	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.1%);
1924	63%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,962	67.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	833	28.8%	94 [+]	3.3%	2,889	-21	-25	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 94 (3.3%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	1,470	72.9%	Parley Christiansen (FL)	415	20.6%	131 [+]	6.5%	2,016	12	13	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: James Cox (D) 112 (5.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 19 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	29%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	992	80.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	224	18.1%	23 [+]	1.9%	1,239	30	34	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 16 (1.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 7 (0.6%);
1912	24%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	649	65.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	327	32.9%	19 [+]	1.9%	995	0	-23	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 13 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.6%); William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	785	81.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	157	16.4%	17 [+]	1.8%	959	23	30	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 9 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.2%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	727	77.8%	Alton Parker (D)	144	15.4%	63 [+]	6.7%	934	7	21	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 50 (5.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 8 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.5%);
1900	35%	William McKinley* (R)	898	74.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	297	24.5%	16 [+]	1.3%	1,211	17	23	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 5 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

222

16.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,075

81.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

1,324

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

192

16.9%

Donald Trump (R)

892

78.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,137

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

272

22.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

921

75.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,215

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 29

2008 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

441

32.1%

John McCain (R)

915

66.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,375

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,180

74.7%

John Kerry (D)

369

23.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,579

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 24

2000 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,073

75.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

295

20.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

2.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,417

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 28

1996 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

463

26.7%

Robert Dole (R)

1,080

62.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

182

10.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,735

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 22

1992 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

478

27.3%

George Bush* (R)

945

53.9%

Ross Perot (I)

322

18.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,752

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 17

1988 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,358

70.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

571

29.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,936

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 17

1984 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,813

81.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

418

18.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,236

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 22

1980 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,056

85.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

287

11.9%

John Anderson (I)

2.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

TOTAL

2,402

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 35

1976 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

693

29.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,662

70.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,367

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

1972 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,950

76.9%

George McGovern (D)

579

22.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,535

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 16

1968 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,105

80.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

389

14.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

126

4.8%

TOTAL

2,620

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 37

1956 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,225

77.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

633

22.1%

TOTAL

2,858

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 20

1952 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,915

87.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

436

13.0%

TOTAL

3,351

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 32

1948 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

611

22.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,034

76.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.9%

TOTAL

2,668

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 31

1936 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,556

44.4%

Alf Landon (R)

1,921

54.8%

William Lemke (Union)

0.8%

TOTAL

3,505

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 18

1932 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,650

80.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

606

18.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,302

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -21

1928 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,234

45.5%

Al Smith (D)

1,468

54.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,711

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -13

1924 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

833

28.8%

John Davis (D)

3.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,962

67.9%

TOTAL

2,889

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -25

1920 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,470

72.9%

James Cox (D)

112

5.6%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

415

20.6%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.9%

TOTAL

2,016

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

1916 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

224

18.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

992

80.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

TOTAL

1,239

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 34

1912 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

327

32.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

649

65.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.3%

TOTAL

995

Turnout: 24%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

785

81.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

157

16.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.2%

TOTAL

959

Turnout: 26%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 30

1904 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

727

77.8%

Alton Parker (D)

144

15.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

5.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.9%

TOTAL

934

Turnout: 26%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 21

1900 President, McPherson County, SD

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

898

74.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

297

24.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,211

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for McPherson County, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	John Thune* (R)	954	86.6%	Brian Bengs (D)	108	9.8%	40 [+]	3.6%	1,102	17	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tamara Lesnar (Libertarian) 40 (3.6%);
2022	G	56%	Kristi Noem* (R)	911	82.8%	Jamie Smith (D)	167	15.2%	22 [+]	2.0%	1,100	21	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Tracey Quint (Libertarian) 22 (2.0%);
2020	S2	67%	Mike Rounds* (R)	1,086	82.2%	Dan Ahlers (D)	235	17.8%	0	0.0%	1,321	16	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:

2018	G	54%	Kristi Noem (R)	729	69.2%	Billie H. Sutton (D)	309	29.3%	16 [+]	1.5%	1,054	18	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 16 (1.5%);
2016	S3	61%	John Thune* (R)	1,009	85.9%	Jay Williams (D)	165	14.1%	0	0.0%	1,174	14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	S2	53%	Mike Rounds (R)	677	65.7%	Rick Weiland (D)	173	16.8%	181 [+]	17.6%	1,031	15	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Larry Pressler (I) 154 (14.9%); Gordon Howie (I) 27 (2.6%);
2014	G	53%	Dennis Daugaard* (R)	848	82.5%	Susan Wismer (D)	160	15.6%	20 [+]	1.9%	1,028	12	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mike Myers (I) 20 (1.9%);
2010	S3	51%	John Thune* (R)	990	100.0%				0	0.0%	990	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:
2010	G	62%	Dennis Daugaard (R)	901	75.4%	Scott Heidepriem (D)	294	24.6%	0	0.0%	1,195	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	69%	Tim Johnson* (D)	740	53.9%	Joel Dykstra (R)	633	46.1%	0	0.0%	1,373	9	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2006	G	63%	Mike Rounds* (R)	1,046	80.5%	Jack Billion (D)	231	17.8%	23 [+]	1.8%	1,300	19	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Steve Willis (Constitution) 14 (1.1%); Tom Gerber (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%);
2004	S3	75%	John Thune (R)	1,005	62.8%	Tom Daschle* (D)	596	37.2%	0	0.0%	1,601	12	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	S2	72%	John Thune (R)	1,007	63.3%	Tim Johnson* (D)	571	35.9%	12 [+]	0.8%	1,590	14	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%);
2002	G	72%	Mike Rounds (R)	1,212	76.8%	Jim Abbott (D)	345	21.9%	21 [+]	1.3%	1,578	20	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Carlson (I) 12 (0.8%); Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 9 (0.6%);

1998	S3	59%	Tom Daschle* (D)	682	50.5%	Ron Schmidt (R)	656	48.6%	13 [+]	1.0%	1,351	12	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Byron Dale (Libertarian) 13 (1.0%);
1998	G	59%	William Janklow* (R)	1,006	74.1%	Bernie Hunhoff (D)	321	23.6%	31 [+]	2.3%	1,358	10	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Bob Newland (Libertarian) 16 (1.2%); Ronald Wieczorek (I) 15 (1.1%);
1996	S2	73%	Larry Pressler* (R)	1,093	63.9%	Tim Johnson (D)	618	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,711	15	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
1994	G	68%	William Janklow (R)	1,114	67.8%	Jim Beddow (D)	501	30.5%	29 [+]	1.8%	1,644	12	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Nathan Barton (Libertarian) 29 (1.8%);
1992	S3	71%	Tom Daschle* (D)	946	54.5%	Charlene Haar (R)	689	39.7%	102 [+]	5.9%	1,737	10	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Other (Write-in) 51 (2.9%); Kent Hyde (Natural Law) 33 (1.9%); Gus Hercules (Libertarian) 18 (1.0%);
1990	S2	60%	Larry Pressler* (R)	893	59.3%	Ted Muenster (D)	561	37.2%	53 [+]	3.5%	1,507	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Dean Sinclair (I) 53 (3.5%);
1990	G	61%	George Mickelson* (R)	1,036	68.7%	Bob Samuelson (D)	473	31.3%	0	0.0%	1,509	10	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1986	S3	72%	James Abdnor* (R)	1,235	64.0%	Tom Daschle (D)	696	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,931	16	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	71%	George Mickelson (R)	1,148	60.0%	Lars Herseth (D)	766	40.0%	0	0.0%	1,914	8	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	78%	Larry Pressler* (R)	1,907	87.6%	George Cunningham (D)	269	12.4%	0	0.0%	2,176	13	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	G	72%	William Janklow* (R)	1,750	85.0%	Mike O'Connor (D)	309	15.0%	0	0.0%	2,059	14	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1980	S3	82%	James Abdnor (R)	1,997	81.9%	George McGovern* (D)	412	16.9%	29 [+]	1.2%	2,438	24	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Wayne Peterson (I) 29 (1.2%);

1978	S2	67%	Larry Pressler (R)	1,711	87.6%	Don Barnett (D)	243	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,954	21	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1978	G	67%	William Janklow (R)	1,506	77.0%	Roger McKellips (D)	450	23.0%	0	0.0%	1,956	20	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1974	S3	72%	Leo Thorsness (R)	1,707	73.6%	George McGovern* (D)	613	26.4%	0	0.0%	2,320	27	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1974	G	72%	John Olson (R)	1,685	73.0%	Richard Kneip* (D)	622	27.0%	0	0.0%	2,307	27	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1974:
1972	S2	76%	Robert Hirsch (R)	1,801	71.1%	James Abourezk (D)	731	28.9%	0	0.0%	2,532	28	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	77%	Carveth Thompson (R)	1,705	66.5%	Richard Kneip* (D)	860	33.5%	0	0.0%	2,565	27	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	G	66%	Frank Farrar* (R)	1,484	69.8%	Richard Kneip (D)	641	30.2%	0	0.0%	2,125	25	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:

1968	S3	82%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	1,898	73.1%	George McGovern* (D)	699	26.9%	0	0.0%	2,597	30	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1968	G	82%	Frank Farrar (R)	2,113	81.9%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	466	18.1%	0	0.0%	2,579	24	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	69%	Karl Mundt* (R)	1,900	85.0%	Donn Wright (D)	334	15.0%	0	0.0%	2,234	19	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1966	G	70%	Nils Boe* (R)	1,721	76.0%	Robert Chamberlin (D)	542	24.0%	0	0.0%	2,263	18	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	G	77%	Nils Boe (R)	1,985	76.9%	John Lindley (D)	597	23.1%	0	0.0%	2,582	25	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	70%	Joe Bottum* (R)	1,672	69.3%	George McGovern (D)	741	30.7%	0	0.0%	2,413	19	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	71%	Archie Gubbrud* (R)	1,801	74.3%	Ralph Herseth (D)	624	25.7%	0	0.0%	2,425	18	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	85%	Karl Mundt* (R)	2,125	71.2%	George McGovern (D)	859	28.8%	0	0.0%	2,984	19	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	84%	Archie Gubbrud (R)	2,126	71.7%	Ralph Herseth* (D)	839	28.3%	0	0.0%	2,965	21	0.97%
[-] 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 McPherson County, SD

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Voter Registration Data for McPherson County, SD

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2024	1,730	1,330	76.9%	192	11.1%	208	12.0%	Rep +1,138	Rep +65.8%	89%
2022	1,740	1,299	74.7%	216	12.4%	225	12.9%	Rep +1,083	Rep +62.2%	89%
2020	1,776	1,286	72.4%	244	13.7%	246	13.9%	Rep +1,042	Rep +58.7%	90%
2018	1,760	1,257	71.4%	269	15.3%	234	13.3%	Rep +988	Rep +56.1%	90%
2016	1,854	1,321	71.3%	293	15.8%	240	12.9%	Rep +1,028	Rep +55.4%	95%
2014	1,781	1,249	70.1%	292	16.4%	240	13.5%	Rep +957	Rep +53.7%	92%
2012	1,770	1,270	71.8%	317	17.9%	183	10.3%	Rep +953	Rep +53.8%	92%
2010	1,849	1,324	71.6%	359	19.4%	166	9.0%	Rep +965	Rep +52.2%	96%
2008	1,979	1,430	72.3%	382	19.3%	167	8.4%	Rep +1,048	Rep +53.0%	99%
2006	2,020	1,477	73.1%	372	18.4%	171	8.5%	Rep +1,105	Rep +54.7%	98%
2004	2,132	1,562	73.3%	386	18.1%	184	8.6%	Rep +1,176	Rep +55.2%	100%
2002	2,164	1,591	73.5%	398	18.4%	175	8.1%	Rep +1,193	Rep +55.1%	99%
2000	2,197	1,587	72.2%	411	18.7%	199	9.1%	Rep +1,176	Rep +53.5%	97%
1998	2,212	1,628	73.6%	432	19.5%	152	6.9%	Rep +1,196	Rep +54.1%	96%
1996	2,308	1,729	74.9%	438	19.0%	141	6.1%	Rep +1,291	Rep +55.9%	98%
1994	2,207	1,676	75.9%	421	19.1%	110	5.0%	Rep +1,255	Rep +56.9%	92%
1992	2,370	1,834	77.4%	453	19.1%	83	3.5%	Rep +1,381	Rep +58.3%	97%
1990	2,444	1,917	78.4%	450	18.4%	77	3.2%	Rep +1,467	Rep +60.0%	98%
1988	2,617	2,061	78.8%	480	18.3%	76	2.9%	Rep +1,581	Rep +60.4%	101%
1986	4,278	2,098	49.0%	1,833	42.8%	347	8.1%	Rep +265	Rep +6.2%	159%

2022 Census data
White:	2,281	95.24%	5.2%
Black:	14	0.58%	1300.0%
Indian:	12	0.50%	1100.0%
Asian:	11	0.46%	57.1%
2+ races:	28	1.17%	40.0%
Hispanic:	49	2.05%	96.0%

Total non-White:	114	4.76%	111.1%

Change in White population:	-124	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	60	2.4

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2024-11-05	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	1,077	87.1%	Sheryl Johnson (D)	160	12.9%	0	0.0%	1,237
County Total for 2024-11-05:										1,237

2022-11-08	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	953	88.6%	Collin Duprel (Libertarian)	123	11.4%	0	0.0%	1,076
County Total for 2022-11-08:										1,076

2020-11-03	SD00	Dusty Johnson* (R)	1,181	91.2%	Uriah Luallin (Libertarian)	114	8.8%	0	0.0%	1,295
County Total for 2020-11-03:										1,295

2018-11-06	SD00	Dusty Johnson (R)	798	76.2%	Tim Bjorkman (D)	216	20.6%	33	3.2%	1,047
County Total for 2018-11-06:										1,047

2016-11-08	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	940	79.6%	Paula Hawks (D)	241	20.4%	0	0.0%	1,181
County Total for 2016-11-08:										1,181

2014-11-04	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	830	81.9%	Corinna Balderramos Robinson (D)	183	18.1%	0	0.0%	1,013
County Total for 2014-11-04:										1,013

2012-11-06	SD00	Kristi Noem* (R)	884	72.6%	Matt Varilek (D)	333	27.4%	0	0.0%	1,217
County Total for 2012-11-06:										1,217

2010-11-02	SD00	Kristi Noem (R)	692	57.3%	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	447	37.0%	68	5.6%	1,207
County Total for 2010-11-02:										1,207

2008-11-04	SD00	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D)	815	59.9%	Chris Lien (R)	545	40.1%	0	0.0%	1,360
County Total for 2008-11-04:										1,360

2006-11-07	SD00	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	732	56.7%	Bruce Whalen (R)	555	43.0%	5	0.4%	1,292
County Total for 2006-11-07:										1,292

2004-11-02	SD00	Larry Diedrich (R)	963	60.8%	Stephanie Herseth* (D)	614	38.7%	8	0.5%	1,585
County Total for 2004-11-02:										1,585

2004-06-01 sp	SD00	Larry Diedrich (R)	1,319	50.8%	Stephanie Herseth (D)	1,277	49.2%	0	0.0%	2,596
County Total for 2004-06-01:										2,596

2002-11-05	SD00	William Janklow (R)	1,137	72.0%	Stephanie Herseth (D)	428	27.1%	14	0.9%	1,579
County Total for 2002-11-05:										1,579

2000-11-07	SD00	John Thune* (R)	1,148	83.7%	Curt Hohn (D)	200	14.6%	23	1.7%	1,371
County Total for 2000-11-07:										1,371

1998-11-03	SD00	John Thune* (R)	1,061	83.9%	Jeff Moser (D)	204	16.1%	0	0.0%	1,265
County Total for 1998-11-03:										1,265

1996-11-05	SD00	John Thune (R)	1,194	71.0%	Rick Weiland (D)	413	24.6%	75	4.5%	1,682
County Total for 1996-11-05:										1,682

1994-11-08	SD00	Jan Berkhout (R)	812	53.6%	Tim Johnson* (D)	683	45.1%	20	1.3%	1,515
County Total for 1994-11-08:										1,515

1992-11-03	SD00	Tim Johnson* (D)	981	58.9%	John Timmer (R)	634	38.1%	50	3.0%	1,665
County Total for 1992-11-03:										1,665

McPherson County, SD

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