South Dakota

This is a deep red state that Trump won in 2016, 2020 and 2024. It is red when it comes to the Senate race, and it is red when it comes to all House races. There is little to no chance of a Democrat winning a national race here. But Democrats can choose to vote third party and swap their vote with someone in a purple state where the Democrat does have a chance of winning a seat.

Senate Race

This is a Red Senate race. No matter how you vote, the Republican incumbent Mike Rounds is going to win this Senate seat! Therefore you are safe voting for a third-party candidate without risking the outcome of this election. In this case, the only other candidate on the ballot is Brian Bengs, Independent.

VOTE for Brian Bengs, Independent, for US Senate!

And if you are not comfortable voting for Bengs, for whatever reason, why not swap your vote with someone in a purple state, who needs to vote Democrat to stop the MAGA madness.

Recent Polling for 2026 Senate race (if available):

Status	date	Democrat	Republican	other/don't know	%gap
RED

Source: 270towin.com; realclearpolling.com; racetothewh.com.

Results of recent Senate races:

year	Republican votes	Democrat/Independent votes	Margin	%margin
2022	242,316	91,007	151,309	45.4%
2020	276,232	143,987	132,245	31.5%

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House Races

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Presidential Election – 2028

Latest Opinion Polling Results in South Dakota:

state	STATUS	Trump	Harris	other/DK	% gap	date
South Dakota	RED	60.5%	34%	5.5%	26.5%	Oct-24

Source: 270toWin polling averages by state: https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/

Voting Results in the 2024 Election:

Trump votes	Harris votes	won by	%gap
272,081	146,859	125,222	29.19%

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election

Voting Results in 2020 Election:

Trump	Biden	Won by	% gap
261,043	150,471	110,572	26.2%

Source: Federal Election Commission https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2020.pdf

Voting Results in 2016 Election:

Trump	Clinton	Won by:	% gap
227,721	117,458	110,263	31.9%

Source: US Census Bureau, Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2016
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-580.html

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