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Lake County, SD


Designated Market Area: Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD-IA-MN-NE
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 11,006   ( 58 from 2020)
Land area: 562.9 square miles
Population density: 19.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:9,817 89.20% 1.4%
Black:1261.14% 3.3%
Indian:1481.34% 22.3%
Asian:1141.04% 4.6%
2+ races:1901.73% 12.4%
Hispanic:6115.55% 4.1%
Total non-White:1,18910.80% 7.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:481 10.9
Deaths:46010.4
Net Migration: -84-1.9
Net Immigration: 180.4
Change in White population:-139 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:81 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lake County, SD



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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2024 69% Donald Trump (R) 3,819 64.7% Kamala Harris (D) 1,978 33.5% 109 [+] 1.8% 5,906 1 15 1.38%
2020 66% Donald Trump* (R) 3,681 62.7% Joe Biden (D) 2,068 35.2% 124 [+] 2.1% 5,873 1 16 1.39%
2016 77% Donald Trump (R) 4,038 59.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 2,314 34.1% 434 [+] 6.4% 6,786 -2 14 1.83%
2012 71% Mitt Romney (R) 3,419 54.4% Barack Obama* (D) 2,724 43.3% 142 [+] 2.3% 6,285 -3 7 1.73%
2008 70% Barack Obama (D) 3,033 49.3% John McCain (R) 2,993 48.6% 131 [+] 2.1% 6,157 -5 3 1.61%
2004 69% George W. Bush* (R) 3,359 55.9% John Kerry (D) 2,509 41.8% 139 [+] 2.3% 6,007 -4 5 1.55%
2000 60% George W. Bush (R) 2,724 52.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,331 45.2% 99 [+] 1.9% 5,154 -7 5 1.63%
1996 62% Bill Clinton* (D) 2,526 49.4% Robert Dole (R) 1,966 38.4% 626 [+] 12.2% 5,118 -8 -2 1.58%
1992 71% Bill Clinton (D) 2,388 42.7% George Bush* (R) 1,890 33.8% 1,312 [+] 23.5% 5,590 -7 -4 1.66%
1988 66% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,663 52.0% George Bush (R) 2,439 47.6% 20 [+] 0.4% 5,122 -5 -6 1.64%
1984 69% Ronald Reagan* (R) 3,027 55.9% Walter Mondale (D) 2,367 43.7% 19 0.4% 5,413 -7 -3 1.70%
1980 74% Ronald Reagan (R) 3,093 52.9% Jimmy Carter* (D) 2,207 37.7% 552 [+] 9.4% 5,852 -8 2 1.79%
1976 72% Jimmy Carter (D) 2,930 53.5% Gerald Ford* (R) 2,530 46.2% 16 [+] 0.3% 5,476 -4 -2 1.82%
1972 74% Richard Nixon* (R) 2,919 50.1% George McGovern (D) 2,886 49.6% 17 [+] 0.3% 5,822 -4 -11 1.89%
1968 76% Richard Nixon (R) 2,876 53.7% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,294 42.8% 188 [+] 3.5% 5,358 0 10 1.90%
1964 76% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,988 55.3% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,417 44.7% 0 0.0% 5,405 0 6 1.84%
1960 80% Richard Nixon (R) 3,520 61.3% John Kennedy (D) 2,224 38.7% 0 0.0% 5,744 3 12 1.87%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 3,404 62.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,058 37.7% 0 0.0% 5,462 4 5 1.86%
1952 72% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,020 73.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,466 26.7% 0 0.0% 5,486 4 18 1.86%
1948 66% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,837 56.9% Harry Truman* (D) 2,093 42.0% 52 [+] 1.0% 4,982 5 12 1.99%
1944 58% Thomas Dewey (R) 2,956 65.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,543 34.3% 0 0.0% 4,499 7 20 1.94%
1940 77% Wendell Willkie (R) 4,179 68.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,889 31.1% 0 0.0% 6,068 11 24 1.97%
1936 83% Alf Landon (R) 3,182 53.0% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,520 41.9% 307 [+] 5.1% 6,009 10 16 2.03%
1932 75% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,090 57.1% Herbert Hoover* (R) 2,222 41.1% 95 [+] 1.8% 5,407 7 1 1.87%
1928 68% Herbert Hoover (R) 3,048 63.4% Al Smith (D) 1,744 36.3% 15 [+] 0.3% 4,807 3 5 1.84%
1924 60% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,978 47.5% Calvin Coolidge (R) 1,888 45.4% 297 [+] 7.1% 4,163 -4 -9 2.04%
1920 48% Warren Harding (R) 2,333 70.0% Parley Christiansen (FL) 590 17.7% 411 [+] 12.3% 3,334 9 10 1.83%
1916 37% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,398 55.0% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,027 40.4% 115 [+] 4.5% 2,540 5 9 1.97%
1912 30% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,174 59.9% Woodrow Wilson (D) 657 33.5% 130 [+] 6.6% 1,961 0 -23 1.69%
1908 38% William Taft (R) 1,415 65.6% William J. Bryan (D) 636 29.5% 106 [+] 4.9% 2,157 7 14 1.88%
1904 41% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,728 78.9% Alton Parker (D) 260 11.9% 202 [+] 9.2% 2,190 8 23 2.16%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 1,172 55.6% William J. Bryan (D) 901 42.7% 36 [+] 1.7% 2,109 -1 4 2.19%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lake County, SD

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 57% John Thune* (R) 3,615 73.5% Brian Bengs (D) 1,139 23.2% 164 [+] 3.3% 4,918 4 1.41%
2022 G 58% Kristi Noem* (R) 3,131 63.0% Jamie Smith (D) 1,720 34.6% 115 [+] 2.3% 4,966 1 1.42%
2020 S2 66% Mike Rounds* (R) 3,816 64.8% Dan Ahlers (D) 2,069 35.2% 0 0.0% 5,885 -1 1.40%
2018 G 59% Billie H. Sutton (D) 2,669 51.3% Kristi Noem (R) 2,483 47.7% 55 [+] 1.1% 5,207 -3 1.54%
2016 S3 76% John Thune* (R) 4,677 69.7% Jay Williams (D) 2,031 30.3% 0 0.0% 6,708 -2 1.81%
2014 S2 56% Mike Rounds (R) 2,283 46.6% Rick Weiland (D) 1,862 38.0% 754 [+] 15.4% 4,899 -4 1.75%
2014 G 55% Dennis Daugaard* (R) 3,493 71.7% Susan Wismer (D) 1,205 24.7% 172 [+] 3.5% 4,870 1 1.76%
2010 S3 42% John Thune* (R) 3,700 100.0%       0 0.0% 3,700 0 1.62%
2010 G 59% Dennis Daugaard (R) 3,225 62.6% Scott Heidepriem (D) 1,925 37.4% 0 0.0% 5,150 1 1.62%
2008 S2 70% Tim Johnson* (D) 4,086 66.9% Joel Dykstra (R) 2,021 33.1% 0 0.0% 6,107 -4 1.60%
2006 G 62% Mike Rounds* (R) 3,237 59.8% Jack Billion (D) 2,065 38.2% 110 [+] 2.0% 5,412 -2 1.61%
2004 S3 70% Tom Daschle* (D) 3,391 55.8% John Thune (R) 2,683 44.2% 0 0.0% 6,074 -6 1.55%
2002 S2 64% Tim Johnson* (D) 3,198 58.2% John Thune (R) 2,248 40.9% 50 [+] 0.9% 5,496 -9 1.63%
2002 G 63% Mike Rounds (R) 2,897 52.9% Jim Abbott (D) 2,529 46.1% 55 [+] 1.0% 5,481 -4 1.64%
1998 S3 53% Tom Daschle* (D) 3,176 71.7% Ron Schmidt (R) 1,216 27.5% 37 [+] 0.8% 4,429 -9 1.69%
1998 G 52% William Janklow* (R) 3,092 70.2% Bernie Hunhoff (D) 1,233 28.0% 81 [+] 1.8% 4,406 6 1.69%
1996 S2 63% Tim Johnson (D) 2,972 57.0% Larry Pressler* (R) 2,246 43.0% 0 0.0% 5,218 -6 1.61%
1994 G 64% William Janklow (R) 3,001 58.5% Jim Beddow (D) 1,965 38.3% 168 [+] 3.3% 5,134 3 1.65%
1992 S3 72% Tom Daschle* (D) 3,728 65.4% Charlene Haar (R) 1,754 30.8% 214 [+] 3.8% 5,696 0 1.70%
1990 S2 60% Larry Pressler* (R) 2,462 53.2% Ted Muenster (D) 2,048 44.3% 116 [+] 2.5% 4,626 1 1.79%
1990 G 60% George Mickelson* (R) 2,667 57.8% Bob Samuelson (D) 1,948 42.2% 0 0.0% 4,615 -1 1.80%
1986 S3 68% Tom Daschle (D) 2,958 55.7% James Abdnor* (R) 2,351 44.3% 0 0.0% 5,309 -4 1.79%
1986 G 67% George Mickelson (R) 2,655 51.0% Lars Herseth (D) 2,553 49.0% 0 0.0% 5,208 -1 1.77%
1984 S2 70% Larry Pressler* (R) 4,072 74.4% George Cunningham (D) 1,399 25.6% 0 0.0% 5,471 0 1.73%
1982 G 66% William Janklow* (R) 3,972 76.8% Mike O'Connor (D) 1,199 23.2% 0 0.0% 5,171 6 1.86%
1980 S3 74% James Abdnor (R) 3,102 52.9% George McGovern* (D) 2,634 44.9% 132 [+] 2.2% 5,868 -5 1.79%
1978 S2 63% Larry Pressler (R) 3,219 67.5% Don Barnett (D) 1,548 32.5% 0 0.0% 4,767 1 1.87%
1978 G 63% William Janklow (R) 2,484 51.9% Roger McKellips (D) 2,304 48.1% 0 0.0% 4,788 -5 1.84%
1974 S3 67% George McGovern* (D) 3,013 57.7% Leo Thorsness (R) 2,205 42.3% 0 0.0% 5,218 -5 1.87%
1974 G 68% Richard Kneip* (D) 3,260 62.3% John Olson (R) 1,972 37.7% 0 0.0% 5,232 -9 1.88%
1972 S2 73% James Abourezk (D) 3,404 59.5% Robert Hirsch (R) 2,314 40.5% 0 0.0% 5,718 -2 1.87%
1972 G 74% Richard Kneip* (D) 3,899 67.3% Carveth Thompson (R) 1,897 32.7% 0 0.0% 5,796 -7 1.88%
1970 G 66% Richard Kneip (D) 2,715 55.6% Frank Farrar* (R) 2,172 44.4% 0 0.0% 4,887 -1 2.04%
1968 S3 76% George McGovern* (D) 3,027 56.7% Archie Gubbrud (R) 2,308 43.3% 0 0.0% 5,335 0 1.91%
1968 G 75% Frank Farrar (R) 2,824 53.7% Robert Chamberlin (D) 2,438 46.3% 0 0.0% 5,262 -4 1.90%
1966 S2 64% Karl Mundt* (R) 3,125 68.7% Donn Wright (D) 1,427 31.3% 0 0.0% 4,552 2 2.00%
1966 G 65% Nils Boe* (R) 2,488 54.6% Robert Chamberlin (D) 2,070 45.4% 0 0.0% 4,558 -3 2.00%
1964 G 76% Nils Boe (R) 2,811 52.5% John Lindley (D) 2,547 47.5% 0 0.0% 5,358 1 1.84%
1962 S3 66% Joe Bottum* (R) 2,378 50.5% George McGovern (D) 2,330 49.5% 0 0.0% 4,708 1 1.85%
1962 G 67% Archie Gubbrud* (R) 2,712 57.1% Ralph Herseth (D) 2,041 42.9% 0 0.0% 4,753 1 1.86%
1960 S2 80% Karl Mundt* (R) 3,225 56.6% George McGovern (D) 2,477 43.4% 0 0.0% 5,702 4 1.87%
1960 G 80% Archie Gubbrud (R) 2,995 52.7% Ralph Herseth* (D) 2,693 47.3% 0 0.0% 5,688 2 1.87%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lake County, SD

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 SD00Dusty Johnson* (R) 4,406 75.2% Sheryl Johnson (D) 1,456 24.8% 0 0.0% 5,862
County Total for 2024-11-05:   5,862
2022-11-08 SD00Dusty Johnson* (R) 3,810 81.8% Collin Duprel (Libertarian) 845 18.2% 0 0.0% 4,655
County Total for 2022-11-08:   4,655
2020-11-03 SD00Dusty Johnson* (R) 4,717 85.0% Uriah Luallin (Libertarian) 834 15.0% 0 0.0% 5,551
County Total for 2020-11-03:   5,551
2018-11-06 SD00Dusty Johnson (R) 3,110 60.2% Tim Bjorkman (D) 1,925 37.2% 135 2.6% 5,170
County Total for 2018-11-06:   5,170
2016-11-08 SD00Kristi Noem* (R) 4,095 60.7% Paula Hawks (D) 2,654 39.3% 0 0.0% 6,749
County Total for 2016-11-08:   6,749
2014-11-04 SD00Kristi Noem* (R) 3,175 65.7% Corinna Balderramos Robinson (D) 1,654 34.3% 0 0.0% 4,829
County Total for 2014-11-04:   4,829
2012-11-06 SD00Kristi Noem* (R) 3,269 52.9% Matt Varilek (D) 2,916 47.1% 0 0.0% 6,185
County Total for 2012-11-06:   6,185
2010-11-02 SD00Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D) 2,458 47.2% Kristi Noem (R) 2,414 46.4% 332 6.4% 5,204
County Total for 2010-11-02:   5,204
2008-11-04 SD00Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* (D) 4,355 71.8% Chris Lien (R) 1,712 28.2% 0 0.0% 6,067
County Total for 2008-11-04:   6,067
2006-11-07 SD00Stephanie Herseth* (D) 4,078 76.0% Bruce Whalen (R) 1,189 22.2% 97 1.8% 5,364
County Total for 2006-11-07:   5,364
2004-11-02 SD00Stephanie Herseth* (D) 3,493 57.7% Larry Diedrich (R) 2,528 41.8% 34 0.6% 6,055
County Total for 2004-11-02:   6,055
2004-06-01 sp SD00Stephanie Herseth (D) 2,213 54.2% Larry Diedrich (R) 1,868 45.8% 0 0.0% 4,081
County Total for 2004-06-01:   4,081
2002-11-05 SD00William Janklow (R) 2,834 51.6% Stephanie Herseth (D) 2,624 47.7% 39 0.7% 5,497
County Total for 2002-11-05:   5,497
2000-11-07 SD00John Thune* (R) 3,737 72.4% Curt Hohn (D) 1,359 26.3% 69 1.3% 5,165
County Total for 2000-11-07:   5,165
1998-11-03 SD00John Thune* (R) 3,341 75.9% Jeff Moser (D) 1,062 24.1% 0 0.0% 4,403
County Total for 1998-11-03:   4,403
1996-11-05 SD00Rick Weiland (D) 2,583 49.5% John Thune (R) 2,434 46.7% 198 3.8% 5,215
County Total for 1996-11-05:   5,215
1994-11-08 SD00Tim Johnson* (D) 3,298 64.6% Jan Berkhout (R) 1,608 31.5% 199 3.9% 5,105
County Total for 1994-11-08:   5,105
1992-11-03 SD00Tim Johnson* (D) 4,119 73.9% John Timmer (R) 1,324 23.8% 129 2.3% 5,572
County Total for 1992-11-03:   5,572
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Lake County, SD

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 7,826 4,326 55.3% 1,903 24.3% 1,597 20.4% Rep +2,423 Rep +31.0% 91%
2022 7,969 4,172 52.4% 2,117 26.6% 1,680 21.1% Rep +2,055 Rep +25.8% 92%
2020 8,575 4,253 49.6% 2,396 27.9% 1,926 22.5% Rep +1,857 Rep +21.7% 99%
2018 9,652 4,546 47.1% 2,759 28.6% 2,347 24.3% Rep +1,787 Rep +18.5% 112%
2016 10,127 4,647 45.9% 3,202 31.6% 2,278 22.5% Rep +1,445 Rep +14.3% 117%
2014 9,134 4,172 45.7% 3,182 34.8% 1,780 19.5% Rep +990 Rep +10.8% 105%
2012 8,754 3,982 45.5% 3,306 37.8% 1,466 16.7% Rep +676 Rep +7.7% 100%
2010 8,353 3,816 45.7% 3,277 39.2% 1,260 15.1% Rep +539 Rep +6.5% 95%
2008 8,185 3,798 46.4% 3,347 40.9% 1,040 12.7% Rep +451 Rep +5.5% 94%
2006 7,811 3,838 49.1% 3,143 40.2% 830 10.6% Rep +695 Rep +8.9% 90%
2004 7,770 3,801 48.9% 3,170 40.8% 799 10.3% Rep +631 Rep +8.1% 90%
2002 7,628 3,746 49.1% 3,139 41.2% 743 9.7% Rep +607 Rep +8.0% 88%
2000 7,504 3,750 50.0% 3,051 40.7% 703 9.4% Rep +699 Rep +9.3% 87%
1998 7,268 3,701 50.9% 2,961 40.7% 606 8.3% Rep +740 Rep +10.2% 86%
1996 7,137 3,605 50.5% 3,007 42.1% 525 7.4% Rep +598 Rep +8.4% 87%
1994 6,880 3,501 50.9% 2,917 42.4% 462 6.7% Rep +584 Rep +8.5% 85%
1992 6,978 3,450 49.4% 3,065 43.9% 463 6.6% Rep +385 Rep +5.5% 88%
1990 6,826 3,457 50.6% 2,966 43.5% 403 5.9% Rep +491 Rep +7.2% 88%
1988 6,975 3,532 50.6% 3,040 43.6% 403 5.8% Rep +492 Rep +7.1% 90%
1986 6,912 3,558 51.5% 2,966 42.9% 388 5.6% Rep +592 Rep +8.6% 89%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.