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1876–2024
Aberdeen, SD·South Dakota

Aberdeen, SD delivered R+30 in 2024.

A regional hub where agriculture and healthcare drive the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
LatestR+30in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population41,9252024 ACS

Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
41,9252024 5-year
Median household income
$71,9342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+45 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Aberdeen, SD
TrumpR+30
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2024 presidential margin by county for Aberdeen, SD, SDA map of the constituent counties of Aberdeen, SD, SD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Edmunds County, SD · R+61Brown County, SD · R+27
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.3%12,263
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.9%6,459
OtherAll other candidates1.8%352
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−30.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−34.4%
1896+8.8%
1900−10.4%
1904−41.0%
1908−15.2%
1912+50.3%
1916+3.2%
1920−43.9%
1924−45.1%
1928−14.8%
1932+31.2%
1936+27.3%
1940+3.0%
1944−0.4%
1948+8.1%
1952−24.4%
1956−6.0%
1960−1.4%
1964+21.6%
1968+1.8%
1972+0.8%
1976+8.2%
1980−26.3%
1984−21.1%
1988+0.3%
1992+4.0%
1996+5.5%
2000+13.3%
2004−14.9%
2008+3.0%
2012−9.5%
2016−28.9%
2020−26.4%
2024−30.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−30.4%
6,45912,26319,074
R
−26.4%
6,95512,11819,532
R
−28.9%
5,83211,04618,032
R
−9.5%
7,8729,58518,004
D
+3.0%
9,8609,28019,502
R
−14.9%
8,70811,82020,833
D
+13.3%
10,3177,84918,542
D
+5.5%
8,8867,85618,757
D
+4.0%
8,4157,60920,307
D
+0.3%
9,9329,86419,901
R
−21.1%
7,85912,09420,035
R
−26.3%
6,93312,43120,913
D
+8.2%
10,5178,90319,565
D
+0.8%
9,8629,70119,667
D
+1.8%
8,5278,21917,487
D
+21.6%
10,8156,96617,781
R
−1.4%
9,5029,76519,267
R
−6.0%
8,7649,87818,642
R
−24.4%
7,15311,75918,912
D
+8.1%
8,4017,12515,737
R
−0.4%
7,3137,37314,686
D
+3.0%
9,4918,93918,430
D
+27.3%
11,2076,32317,881
D
+31.2%
11,2575,82217,437
R
−14.8%
6,6629,00915,877
R
−45.1%
6383,7836,977
R
−43.9%
1,6477,06712,333
D
+3.2%
3,5533,3107,496
D
+50.3%
3,21706,392
R
−15.2%
2,4303,3726,179
R
−41.0%
1,3413,5235,320
R
−10.4%
2,2752,8185,232
D
+8.8%
2,3771,9894,394
R
−34.4%
4351,8324,063
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.2%
Irish
7.5%
English
7.5%
American
4.3%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.0%
Polish
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.7%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.4%
6.5%
55–64
6.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.1%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.0%
25–34
5.5%
5.1%
18–24
5.0%
9.1%
5–17
8.6%
2.8%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,934
Aberdeen, SD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Aberdeen, SD$71,934
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.6%
Mainline Protestant
27.1%
Other Christian
10.2%
Methodist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Baptist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Aberdeen anchors northeastern South Dakota as a trade and medical center, drawing a mix of farm-county conservatives and university-adjacent moderates that has kept Brown County competitive in statewide races decided elsewhere by wider margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-five points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 41,925, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,934 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,074 votes cast, 6,459 went Democratic and 12,263 went Republican.
What is Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota has a population of 41,925 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota is $71,934 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.