Election Results for Rapid City, SD Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,498	13.2
Deaths:	7,241	11.2
Net Migration:	6,834	10.6
Net Immigration:	287	0.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +1,419	R +1,793	R + 1.9%
D -374
2024 vs. 2016	R +8,671	R +1,050	D + 7.5%
D +7,621
2020 vs. 2016	R +7,252	D +743	D + 9.4%
D +7,995
2024 vs. 2012	R +11,349	R +5,698	R + 0.0%
D +5,651

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,511	R +9,121	R + 16.3%
D -5,610
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	65%	Donald Trump (R)	50,209	65.0%	Kamala Harris (D)	25,039	32.4%	2,005 [+]	2.6%	77,253	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 1,380 (1.8%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 625 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	48,790	63.6%	Joe Biden (D)	25,413	33.1%	2,479 [+]	3.2%	76,682	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,479 (3.2%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	41,538	64.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	17,418	27.2%	5,129 [+]	8.0%	64,085	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,427 (6.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	38,860	65.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	19,388	32.4%	1,553 [+]	2.6%	59,801	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,113 (1.9%);
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	38,027	60.9%	Barack Obama (D)	23,028	36.9%	1,338 [+]	2.1%	62,393	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 691 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 322 (0.5%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	41,245	67.9%	John Kerry (D)	18,426	30.3%	1,105 [+]	1.8%	60,776	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 716 (1.2%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	34,061	68.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	14,345	29.0%	1,090 [+]	2.2%	49,496	21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 422 (0.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1996	58%	Robert Dole (R)	26,017	54.1%	Bill Clinton* (D)	16,866	35.1%	5,166 [+]	10.8%	48,049	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,700 (9.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 338 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	65%	George Bush* (R)	24,198	47.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	14,878	29.1%	12,031 [+]	23.5%	51,107	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 11,814 (23.1%);
1988	58%	George Bush (R)	26,505	61.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	16,460	38.0%	301 [+]	0.7%	43,266	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 167 (0.4%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	30,038	72.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	11,175	26.9%	280	0.7%	41,493	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Ronald Reagan (R)	26,397	68.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,550	24.7%	2,753 [+]	7.1%	38,700	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,121 (5.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 620 (1.6%);
1976	54%	Gerald Ford* (R)	17,821	56.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	13,531	42.6%	442 [+]	1.4%	31,794	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	55%	Richard Nixon* (R)	18,546	62.5%	George McGovern (D)	11,023	37.1%	126 [+]	0.4%	29,695	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	13,206	54.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	9,552	39.0%	1,711 [+]	7.0%	24,469	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,711 (7.0%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	13,380	52.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	12,208	47.7%	0	0.0%	25,588	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	60%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,541	60.2%	John Kennedy (D)	10,279	39.8%	0	0.0%	25,820	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	58%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	14,936	65.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,843	34.4%	0	0.0%	22,779	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	66%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	15,863	71.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,456	28.9%	0	0.0%	22,319	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	9,662	55.8%	Harry Truman* (D)	7,527	43.4%	141 [+]	0.8%	17,330	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 141 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	53%	Thomas Dewey (R)	8,446	61.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,393	39.0%	0	0.0%	13,839	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	81%	Wendell Willkie (R)	10,959	57.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,960	42.1%	0	0.0%	18,919	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,614	52.4%	Alf Landon (R)	8,029	43.8%	705 [+]	3.8%	18,348	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 705 (3.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	9,413	58.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,350	39.6%	288 [+]	1.8%	16,051	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 49 (0.3%);
1928	73%	Herbert Hoover (R)	8,954	66.7%	Al Smith (D)	4,422	32.9%	58 [+]	0.4%	13,434	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 22 (0.2%);
1924	63%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,040	59.9%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,173	21.5%	1,876 [+]	18.6%	10,089	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,876 (18.6%);
1920	62%	Warren Harding (R)	5,246	61.5%	James Cox (D)	2,482	29.1%	804 [+]	9.4%	8,532	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 764 (9.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 40 (0.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	38%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,051	52.9%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,358	40.9%	358 [+]	6.2%	5,767	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 313 (5.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 45 (0.8%);
1912	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,531	45.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,529	45.7%	471 [+]	8.5%	5,531	-23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 360 (6.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 111 (2.0%); William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%);
1908	43%	William Taft (R)	3,142	54.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,380	40.9%	290 [+]	5.0%	5,812	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 226 (3.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 61 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.1%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,416	67.2%	Alton Parker (D)	888	24.7%	292 [+]	8.1%	3,596	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 151 (4.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 113 (3.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 28 (0.8%);
1900	55%	William McKinley* (R)	1,931	51.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,764	47.3%	32 [+]	0.9%	3,727	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%); John Woolley (Proh) 10 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	126,325	80.86%	4.3%
Black:	2,187	1.40%	3.5%
Indian:	11,073	7.09%	6.3%
Asian:	2,187	1.40%	13.8%
2+ races:	5,333	3.41%	11.3%
Hispanic:	9,122	5.84%	28.8%

Total non-White:	29,902	19.14%	13.6%

Change in White population:	5,244	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,579	2.4

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