Election Results for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,263	13.1
Deaths:	7,357	13.3
Net Migration:	9,515	17.2
Net Immigration:	536	1.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12,098	R +375	D + 7.8%
D +11,723
2020 vs. 2012	R +16,863	R +10,627	R + 1.6%
D +6,236
2020 vs. 2008	R +18,628	R +19,283	R + 10.5%
D -655

2016 vs. 2008	R +6,530	R +18,908	R + 18.2%
D -12,378
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	94,337	67.0%	Joe Biden (D)	42,102	29.9%	4,316 [+]	3.1%	140,755	20	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 4,021 (2.9%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	82,239	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	30,379	24.9%	9,315 [+]	7.6%	121,933	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,288 (6.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 232 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	77,474	66.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	35,866	30.8%	3,203 [+]	2.7%	116,543	19	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,208 (1.9%);
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	75,709	62.4%	Barack Obama (D)	42,757	35.2%	2,916 [+]	2.4%	121,382	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,350 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 679 (0.6%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	80,806	67.2%	John Kerry (D)	37,003	30.8%	2,362 [+]	2.0%	120,171	17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,426 (1.2%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	68,696	69.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	27,467	27.8%	2,666 [+]	2.7%	98,829	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 966 (1.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 422 (0.4%);
1996	59%	Robert Dole (R)	52,147	52.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	34,765	35.2%	11,864 [+]	12.0%	98,776	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 10,817 (11.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 718 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	George Bush* (R)	46,422	45.6%	Bill Clinton (D)	30,372	29.8%	25,074 [+]	24.6%	101,868	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 24,566 (24.1%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	56,366	61.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	34,365	37.5%	881 [+]	1.0%	91,612	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 571 (0.6%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	66,428	72.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	24,832	27.0%	723	0.8%	91,983	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	59,956	68.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	21,825	24.8%	6,136 [+]	7.0%	87,917	17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,493 (5.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,605 (1.8%);
1976	58%	Gerald Ford* (R)	43,893	58.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	30,392	40.2%	1,248 [+]	1.7%	75,533	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 144 (0.2%);
1972	60%	Richard Nixon* (R)	49,827	67.0%	George McGovern (D)	24,263	32.6%	333 [+]	0.4%	74,423	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 39 (0.1%);
1968	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	39,412	59.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	22,231	33.4%	4,981 [+]	7.5%	66,624	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 4,981 (7.5%);
1964	69%	Barry Goldwater (R)	37,538	50.7%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	36,523	49.3%	0	0.0%	74,061	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	70%	Richard Nixon (R)	47,340	62.1%	John Kennedy (D)	28,839	37.9%	4	0.0%	76,183	13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	44,586	65.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,445	34.5%	0	0.0%	68,031	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	52,961	72.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,215	27.6%	53	0.1%	73,229	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	32,697	55.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	25,628	43.6%	491 [+]	0.8%	58,816	10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 464 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	32,764	60.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,411	39.5%	1	0.0%	54,176	15	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Wendell Willkie (R)	41,803	57.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	30,765	42.4%	34	0.0%	72,602	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	36,543	52.5%	Alf Landon (R)	31,157	44.8%	1,844 [+]	2.7%	69,544	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,806 (2.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 24 (0.0%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	38,667	57.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	26,844	40.1%	1,403 [+]	2.1%	66,914	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 680 (1.0%);
1928	69%	Herbert Hoover (R)	38,152	66.4%	Al Smith (D)	18,893	32.9%	456 [+]	0.8%	57,501	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 306 (0.5%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	25,501	54.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	13,406	28.4%	8,343 [+]	17.7%	47,250	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 8,303 (17.6%);
1920	53%	Warren Harding (R)	24,497	62.9%	James Cox (D)	10,929	28.0%	3,543 [+]	9.1%	38,969	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 3,104 (8.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 224 (0.6%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 215 (0.6%);
1916	44%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	17,454	54.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	12,982	40.5%	1,597 [+]	5.0%	32,033	-6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,335 (4.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 251 (0.8%);
1912	41%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	11,759	42.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	10,457	37.4%	5,776 [+]	20.6%	27,992	-12	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 3,205 (11.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2,102 (7.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 469 (1.7%);
1908	46%	William Taft (R)	13,681	54.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	9,513	37.6%	2,091 [+]	8.3%	25,285	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,834 (7.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 245 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 12 (0.0%);
1904	46%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	13,120	65.7%	Alton Parker (D)	4,926	24.7%	1,926 [+]	9.6%	19,972	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,372 (6.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 382 (1.9%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 172 (0.9%);
1900	58%	William McKinley* (R)	9,796	53.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	8,197	45.0%	235 [+]	1.3%	18,228	2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 66 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 60 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

42,102

29.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

94,337

67.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

4,021

2.9%

Other

295

0.2%

TOTAL

140,755

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

30,379

24.9%

Donald Trump (R)

82,239

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,288

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

232

0.2%

Other

1,795

1.5%

TOTAL

121,933

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35,866

30.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

77,474

66.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,208

1.9%

Other

995

0.9%

TOTAL

116,543

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

42,757

35.2%

John McCain (R)

75,709

62.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,350

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

679

0.6%

Other

887

0.7%

TOTAL

121,382

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

80,806

67.2%

John Kerry (D)

37,003

30.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,426

1.2%

Other

936

0.8%

TOTAL

120,171

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

68,696

69.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

27,467

27.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

422

0.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

966

1.0%

Other

1,278

1.3%

TOTAL

98,829

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 22

1996 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

34,765

35.2%

Robert Dole (R)

52,147

52.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

10,817

11.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

718

0.7%

Other

329

0.3%

TOTAL

98,776

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 12

1992 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

30,372

29.8%

George Bush* (R)

46,422

45.6%

Ross Perot (I)

24,566

24.1%

Other

508

0.5%

TOTAL

101,868

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

56,366

61.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

34,365

37.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

571

0.6%

Other

310

0.3%

TOTAL

91,612

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 8

1984 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

66,428

72.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

24,832

27.0%

Other

723

0.8%

TOTAL

91,983

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

59,956

68.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

21,825

24.8%

John Anderson (I)

4,493

5.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,605

1.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

87,917

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

30,392

40.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

43,893

58.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

144

0.2%

Other

1,104

1.5%

TOTAL

75,533

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

49,827

67.0%

George McGovern (D)

24,263

32.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.1%

Other

294

0.4%

TOTAL

74,423

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

39,412

59.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

22,231

33.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

4,981

7.5%

TOTAL

66,624

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

28,839

37.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

47,340

62.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

76,183

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 13

1956 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

44,586

65.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

23,445

34.5%

TOTAL

68,031

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 8

1952 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

52,961

72.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

20,215

27.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

73,229

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 17

1948 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

25,628

43.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

32,697

55.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

464

0.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

58,816

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 10

1944 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

21,411

39.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

32,764

60.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

54,176

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 15

1940 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

30,765

42.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

41,803

57.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

72,602

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 13

1936 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

36,543

52.5%

Alf Landon (R)

31,157

44.8%

William Lemke (Union)

1,806

2.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

69,544

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

38,667

57.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

26,844

40.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

680

1.0%

Other

723

1.1%

TOTAL

66,914

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

38,152

66.4%

Al Smith (D)

18,893

32.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

306

0.5%

Other

150

0.3%

TOTAL

57,501

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

25,501

54.0%

John Davis (D)

8,303

17.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

13,406

28.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

47,250

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 0

1920 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

24,497

62.9%

James Cox (D)

10,929

28.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

224

0.6%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

3,104

8.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

215

0.6%

TOTAL

38,969

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 3

1916 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

17,454

54.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

12,982

40.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,335

4.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

251

0.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

32,033

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -6

1912 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

11,759

42.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

10,457

37.4%

William Taft* (R)

3,205

11.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2,102

7.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

469

1.7%

TOTAL

27,992

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

13,681

54.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

9,513

37.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,834

7.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

245

1.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

TOTAL

25,285

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 3

1904 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

13,120

65.7%

Alton Parker (D)

4,926

24.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,372

6.9%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

172

0.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

382

1.9%

TOTAL

19,972

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 9

1900 President, Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

9,796

53.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

8,197

45.0%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.3%

Other

109

0.6%

TOTAL

18,228

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	226,812	79.08%	6.6%
Black:	3,106	1.08%	87.0%
Indian:	29,763	10.38%	2.4%
Asian:	3,428	1.20%	82.2%
2+ races:	8,219	2.87%	34.2%
Hispanic:	15,474	5.40%	72.4%

Total non-White:	59,990	20.92%	21.7%

Change in White population:	13,971	5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,714	4.1

Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rapid City, SD-MT-NE-WY Market Area