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1876–2024
Aberdeen, SD·South Dakota

Aberdeen, SD delivered R+30 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A regional hub where agriculture and healthcare drive the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
Latest
R+30
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
41,925
2024 ACS

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic 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 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
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

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.
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.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
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.

The Republican margin in Aberdeen, SD reached its widest at forty-five points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was thirty points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,934, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 41,925 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/10100/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Aberdeen, SD, South Dakota as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.