2020 South Dakota General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the South Dakota 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

President Donald Trump received 261,107 (63%) votes beating VP Joseph Biden who gained 150,475 (37%) by 110,632 votes in South Dakota.

President Trump won 60 counties out of the 66 counties that make up South Dakota. The record shows that VP Biden won 6 counties.  

2020 SD Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

In the Primary, VP Biden won all the 66 counties that make up South Dakota.

2020 SD Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is a 63% increase for President Trump and a 41% decrease for VP Biden. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 261,107 for Trump and 109,675 for Biden at the Presidential General Elections.

Popular Vote Victory Contributed by South Dakota at the 2020 General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Minnehaha, Pennington and Lincoln), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Minnehaha, Pennington and Lincoln, three of the larger counties in South Dakota, voted in favor of President Trump giving him a 40k vote advantage out of those counties. This combined with Trump's steady win at many of the smaller counties made him gain an upper hand in the State of South Dakota.

Related References: 2020 South Dakota Primary Election Story, 2016 South Dakota Primary Election Story, 2012 South Dakota Primary Election Story