2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,978 | 3,819 | 5,906 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,068 | 3,681 | 5,873 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,314 | 4,038 | 6,786 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,724 | 3,419 | 6,285 | |
| 2008 | D | 3,033 | 2,993 | 6,157 | |
| 2004 | R | 2,509 | 3,359 | 6,007 | |
| 2000 | D | 2,724 | 2,331 | 5,154 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,526 | 1,966 | 5,118 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,388 | 1,890 | 5,590 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,663 | 2,439 | 5,122 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,367 | 3,027 | 5,413 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,207 | 3,093 | 5,852 | |
| 1976 | D | 2,930 | 2,530 | 5,476 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,886 | 2,919 | 5,822 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,294 | 2,876 | 5,358 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,988 | 2,417 | 5,405 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,224 | 3,520 | 5,744 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,058 | 3,404 | 5,462 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,466 | 4,020 | 5,486 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,093 | 2,837 | 4,982 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,543 | 2,956 | 4,499 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,889 | 4,179 | 6,068 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,520 | 3,182 | 6,009 | |
| 1932 | D | 3,090 | 2,222 | 5,407 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,744 | 3,048 | 4,807 | |
| 1924 | R | 297 | 1,888 | 4,163 | |
| 1920 | R | 398 | 2,333 | 3,334 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,398 | 1,027 | 2,540 | |
| 1912 | D | 657 | 0 | 1,961 | |
| 1908 | R | 636 | 1,415 | 2,157 | |
| 1904 | R | 260 | 1,728 | 2,190 | |
| 1900 | R | 901 | 1,172 | 2,109 | |
| 1896 | D | 999 | 864 | 1,874 | |
| 1892 | R | 196 | 742 | 1,707 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,808
Lake County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lake County$76,808
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lake County anchors the Coteau des Prairies plateau in eastern South Dakota, where agricultural economies and a stable rural electorate have produced consistent Republican presidential margins exceeding 25 points across the last four election cycles.
The Republican margin in Lake County reached its widest at sixty-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Lake County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,808, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,972 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Miner County and Brown County.
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